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You can get used to it, but it's better to simply not ***** so much. Once you get past a certain point, ******* will no longer make you feel better (and make you feel worse), and this point is far before you start having memory lapses. What you can do to help is that you don't ***** on an empty...

Yeah, how could they possibly think that the Venice Film Festival was a good idea?

What we perceive to be true doesn't need to be true to be used in science. Either it works or it doesn't. We could be going in the wrong directly entirely, but it doesn't matter until we find out. If that never happens, we've found a good lie. Nothing in the real world behind the illusion, no...

Hypothesis, proposition and thesis, are roughly equivalent. It is a possible explanation to and predictions (including formulas, which is a mathematical expression that approximates a given property) regarding a natural phenomenon, usually theoretically acquired (though not necessarily), that is...

Science requires observation, logic, and a bit of creativity. Religion requires faith. The difference is that religion falls if it's false, science doesn't as long as it's a good enough lie.

Or, you know, just make sure you don't ***** yourself stupid.

Just for the record, I don't believe in science. It's not about truth, and I can't really see any serious scientists claiming it is, it's about finding reasonable and applicable explanations. If we can explain how to split an atom, we can use it. If we say it's because God did it, we can't...

How do you suppose I could decide? Monotheistic religious claim they are mutually exclusive. Polytheistic religions (which are really just several monotheistic religions, but I digress) do not always make such claims, though they generally present themselves as, if not the true, then the proper...

I don't know. Which particular version?

No matter the legality or format of your acquired copy, you need a media player capable of playing DVD movies. Some players can't play them at all. Some can play them but with limited functionality. What you generally want anytime you want to play a DVD on a computer, is one that is designed for...

I'd wait a few more days before getting worried. ******* is a great way to flush out water, some vitamins etc., so if this was your first time and you drank a lot (bright idea by the way), I wouldn't be surprised if that's it. Wait a few more days, ***** a lot of water, eat fruit (juice anyone?)...

Yes, well, he's tried a great flood to destroy nearly all life on the planet and that didn't work, so I mean, faces in potatoes is the next logical step.

I can accept that. Trying to ascribe a subjective opinion to an objective value is another matter though. I'm not saying you shouldn't believe in God or whatever else you may desire to. I'm not ridiculing belief, though it's hard not to make it sound that way. What I am arguing against is...

Actually, predictions in the Bible, in Nostradamus, horoscopes, or basically any prophecy of your fancy fulfill themselves in the same way, on account of either having been around for a very long time and/or being given in such a general way that it is essentially impossible for them not to...

I don't really care what the thread starter said if he cannot stick to his own rules. It reminds me of that thread the other day requested no political discussion, then went on to say that Bush was a great guy.

I'd love to hear the justification for that statement. Do you also believe in horoscopes?

Well, actually, I'd say the world is overall doing pretty good at the moment. The problem is that while today might be better than yesterday, tomorrow could get nasty.

It's Scientology. It's not a religion, it's an industry. Why they are counted as a religion and don't have to pay taxes etc. is beyond me. The whole idea is so stupid it actually offends me. Unless of course it's all just a big scam to lure money from people, in which case it's just the...

Say what?

It's the opening of the German national hymn, isn't it? I think there was some connection to the Nazis as well, which made it a bit more famous. These days, whenever used by non-Germans, it seems to be in a slightly sarcastic manner. I hear it a lot more than you'd expect though.

Well, he did shoot a guy in the face with no repercussions, so I guess the first option is becoming increasingly accurate. Lucky for him he's not black, or he'd been on death row by now.

Re: Do you respect someone more when you hear that they had volunteered for the milit I would. Getting ****** for the sake of a nationalistic notion is perhaps the most stupid thing you can do. I would never die for a piece of land, no matter how historic that particular piece of land might...

Re: Do you respect someone more when you hear that they had volunteered for the milit I can't speak for others, but I've never said I think less of people for joining the military. I just don't feel the need to respect them any more for it. The whole glory and honor backdrop the military has...

Re: Do you respect someone more when you hear that they had volunteered for the milit If you're already in the military, presumably you knew war was a possibility. That's what the military is for. I feel a bit sorry for soldiers who are ****** into a war they don't want to fight because of...

You never know. Never heard that Einstein quote? Those are words I live by.

Yes, I see how hanging an elephant-sized spider over a fireplace might be a two-man job.

You know what that story needs? A dragon. Or Elvis.

I don't think you'll have much luck on that front, to be honest. Either find an, uh, unorthodox girl or be in a relationship and suggest it to spice things up. I doubt there's a formula for convincing random girls to do porn (unless of course you don't mind somewhat questionable and quite...

Which is plenty old enough to realize that you don't ****** ******* four times your size unless you feel you've already lived a long, full life. Not in so many words, perhaps, but you cannot seriously tell me that it's not old enough to recognize it as a bad idea.

I feel a bit sorry for the bear. It just wanted some food it found lying around and ended up getting ******. I'm not upset with the man who ****** it or anything, that was in defense, but the *** who threw a shovel at it as it was leaving peacefully... I mean, why? Of all the things he could've...

Re: Do you respect someone more when you hear that they had volunteered for the milit I really don't see the need to make this complicated. They are adults, they choose their own path, I have no obligation to think of or treat them any differently than anyone else, nor do I intend to. Doing...

I probably do from time to time. Sometimes without realizing, I suppose. Oh well.

I can't say I wouldn't think of it as a bit odd, but as long as both are consenting adults it's none of my business really. If they are happy with it, good for them.

Re: Do you respect someone more when you hear that they had volunteered for the milit Why should I respect people any more for willingly doing something? The moment they sign that paper, it's their job to fight and possibly die. I'm not going to call them heroes for that. Now, draftees is...

No option really fit my opinion. Essentially, I'm quite sure this is arranged for political reasons. At the same time, I encourage asking questions about the holocaust or history in general. Not that I doubt it happened, but history is not an exact science and is written by the winners. Asking...

I assume it's because the US is too young to have developed a distinct culture of it's own as opposed to blending those of the original colonists. The whole freedom and democracy thing is the closest thing to a national identity available.

The irony here being that existentialism came to be as an explicit opposition to rationalism. Non-Hollywood (i.e. "normal") Satanism is a form of egocentric hedonism. It's not really that adventurous being a jerk, unless you subscribe to the aforementioned Hollywood-type Satanism with black...

Depends on your definition of what is difficult. Being ****** into a certain way of living and having others make decisions for you can certainly be considered easier, if not very satisfying. But overall, going by what I assume you meant, I'd say women drew the short straw in life. Not...

I don't know what our Fearless Leader had to say about it, but Bush mumbled something about moral lines.

Existentialism doesn't deny God and leave belief to the individual (the freedom to choose, in general, is a fairly important aspect). One could summarize the core of the philosophy as; existence is what you make of it. You are not born into a role that defines you, you define yourself. It's a...

Oh, and don't even get me started on the savior complex.

What about the ~50% (of the voters) that didn't vote for him?

You do realize I hope that the first 50% (at least) of your initial post was pretty much entirely political, right?

But the entire point of natural selection is that traits that maximize the chances of reproducing are what will be carried on. A gene that is specifically designed to do the opposite shouldn't survive. I've read the reports about male homosexuals brains, though from what I understood all they've...

Not in terms of evolution. In fact, evolution in a competitive scenario ensures that those most suitable to survive can reproduce. If an area cannot sustain a population (which essentially means the food supply is not sufficient), starvation will set in and reduce the population to a manageable...

I do believe I mentioned that possibility earlier. The thing is, if it is a dormant mechanism, where did it come from? When has population control been an issue except the last few hundred years? Available resources has been the regulating factor up until then simply because humans have been...

In that case I'm not sure people are using it correctly. A sociopath is similar to a psychopath, only it is generally considered a socially triggered disorder than a biological. Essentially, a psychopath doesn't know the difference between right and wrong, whereas a sociopath doesn't care. I...

I'm quite sure I'm a bit of a sociopath.

Adoption is natural and fairly common among ******* that live in groups. Surrogates and such are an unnatural work-around to a natural desire, but there is a difference between means and motivation. There is a clear distinction between an item and a behavior. How something is made has nothing...

I would consider it to be unnatural, yes. It's not a behavior that is practically viable in a species. Perhaps I'm wrong and it does serve a purpose (like a failsafe to control population growth, however that managed to evolve), but I'd like to see a bit more research about that. Being left...