# badger5149, please leave, you add nothing **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 17, 2012, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger5149-please-leave-you-add-nothing/635011 "2012-09-17T21:51:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger5149-please-leave-you-add-nothing/635011/21 "2012-09-18T06:37:15Z")
> [@ExcitedIdiot](#): > > badger5149, in short, you lack the capacity for logical thought. You add nothing to this board, please leave. We don’t need no unthinkin’ badgers! ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger5149-please-leave-you-add-nothing/635011/22 "2012-09-18T06:56:55Z")
> [@Snerky\_Snerk](#): > > How many hispanic mechanics does it take to insert a spark plug? Hot damn! The class of July 2012 wasn’t entirely bad after all. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger5149-please-leave-you-add-nothing/635011/23 "2012-09-18T07:06:54Z")
> [@](#): > > First of all I have not had much exposure to online forums like this so I am likely a bit naive. But I was pondering on how leaders including myself might run things if I were an athiest. Fuck that noise. I’m \*way \*athier than he is. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger5149-please-leave-you-add-nothing/635011/24 "2012-09-18T11:56:31Z")
Oh come on! He’s pretty smart for a badger. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger5149-please-leave-you-add-nothing/635011/25 "2012-09-18T11:57:50Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > We don’t need no unthinkin’ badgers! You are a very bad man. ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger5149-please-leave-you-add-nothing/635011/26 "2012-09-18T12:18:58Z")
I’m reassessing my position on the culling of badgers. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby\_Slippers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/94ad74/32.png) [@Ruby\_Slippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby_Slippers)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger5149-please-leave-you-add-nothing/635011/27 "2012-09-18T16:29:38Z")
Honey, Badger don’t care. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger5149-please-leave-you-add-nothing/635011/28 "2012-09-18T16:41:29Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > …Hence why the one time I was pitted, … You’ve only been pitted _once_? Go figure… ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger5149-please-leave-you-add-nothing/635011/29 "2012-09-18T16:51:46Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally Posted by badger5149 > Something I believe in has to do with being hardwired to operate certain physical traits that we could potentaily possess thousands of years from now. Not that we ever will only that the wiring is in place just in case. Weird but realistic dreams about flying, swimming, climbing, fighting, things of this sort lead me to believe this. > [@ExcitedIdiot](#): > > I have no idea what the fuck that means. I think it’s related to a creationist philosophy. The basic idea is that nothing new comes into existence - everything already existed from the beginning but is just being expressed now. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger5149-please-leave-you-add-nothing/635011/30 "2012-09-18T16:54:41Z")
It means we have expansion slots. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger5149-please-leave-you-add-nothing/635011/31 "2012-09-18T16:57:34Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I think it’s related to a creationist philosophy. The basic idea is that nothing new comes into existence - everything already existed from the beginning but is just being expressed now. No, I think it stems from [the crazy contained herein](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=659337), namely that badger believes that people are capable of creating/doing anything their brain can conceive of, including self-medication via their brain, and possibly completely total nonsense like mind control. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger5149-please-leave-you-add-nothing/635011/32 "2012-09-18T16:59:15Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > It means we have expansion slots. I have an expansion slot? Hmmmm… This is going to make the dating scene even more difficult than I imagined. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger5149-please-leave-you-add-nothing/635011/33 "2012-09-18T17:29:43Z")
> [@ExcitedIdiot](#): > > badger5149, in short, you lack the capacity for logical thought. You add nothing to this board, please leave. > > … > > If you can point to one thread where you have added anything worthwhile to any conversation, I’ll take it all back. Otherwise, kindly fuck the fuck off and find a new board. To paraphrase Jean-Luc Picard: _this board was founded to fight ignorance; well, there it sits! Waiting_. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger5149-please-leave-you-add-nothing/635011/34 "2012-09-18T17:36:32Z")
Points well taken. I will make it a point to read more and post less. Not a racist or creationist here just for the record. Some of you may have led more sheltered lives. Some cultures just have not produced a very good record for behaviors. No question I lack the education many of you do, I was basicaly just having some here. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger5149-please-leave-you-add-nothing/635011/35 "2012-09-18T17:41:32Z")
Well, nothing wrong with just having some here, I always say. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger5149-please-leave-you-add-nothing/635011/36 "2012-09-18T17:42:50Z")
> [@badger5149](#): > > No question I lack the education many of you do, I was basicaly just having some here. Ignore the OP, but knock off the stuff about Hispanics (and Google “confirmation bias”). ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger5149-please-leave-you-add-nothing/635011/37 "2012-09-18T17:44:06Z")
> [@badger5149](#): > > Points well taken. I will make it a point to read more and post less. > Not a racist or creationist here just for the record. Some of you may have led more sheltered lives. Some cultures just have not produced a very good record for behaviors. > No question I lack the education many of you do, I was basicaly just having some here. Concessions? You’re no fun. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger5149-please-leave-you-add-nothing/635011/38 "2012-09-18T17:45:55Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Hence why the one time I was pitted, > [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > You’ve only been pitted _once_? Go figure… Shhh. He’s unaware of the hidden Pit **BigT** forum. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger5149-please-leave-you-add-nothing/635011/39 "2012-09-18T17:46:12Z")
> [@badger5149](#): > > Points well taken. I will make it a point to read more and post less. > Not a racist or creationist here just for the record. Some of you may have led more sheltered lives. Some cultures just have not produced a very good record for behaviors. > No question I lack the education many of you do, I was basicaly just having some here. An uncommonly thoughtful and humble absorption of a Pitting, in my opinion. Except for this sentence: > [@](#): > > Some cultures just have not produced a very good record for behaviors. This is an example of why you were pitted, Mr. Badger. It’s akin to the infamous “I’m not racist, but…” statements. You may have had some poor experiences with individuals from “some cultures”. You’re not unique in this. No matter what culture you belong to, there are lots and lots of people who have had poor experiences with your culture (or race/religion/nationality/etc), and undoubtedly, some of them hold to these poor experiences as “evidence” that your culture (or race/religion/etc) is somehow morally or otherwise inferior. Your “evidence” is just as strong (or more accurately as lacking) as theirs. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger5149-please-leave-you-add-nothing/635011/40 "2012-09-18T17:49:12Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > Let’s not forget this thread: > > [If I didn't believe in God - Great Debates - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=662569) > > Quote from the first post: > > > [@](#): > > > > First of all I have not had much exposure to online forums like this so I am likely a bit naive. But I was pondering on how leaders including myself might run things if I were an athiest. I would likley base all me decisions on the good of the planet and the human species long term survival. This would likley involve genocide and at the very least forced steriliaztion. This thought really upsets me because I see this as a very real possibility in the not so distant future. I am probably as kind hearted as anyone could imagine but I would feel the need to make unthinkable choices to save earth. Is this kind of thinking a possible reality??? The best way to help humanity is to kill it and sterilize the rest. Seems legit :dubious: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger5149-please-leave-you-add-nothing/635011.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger5149-please-leave-you-add-nothing/635011.md?page=3)