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Well, "good" and "evil" could possibly be explained by the way they define each other. One is meaningless without the other, so it follows that both must exist and it's up to us to do the best we can. The omniscient thing is harder though, and I've got nothing there. A couple of years ago, I...

Oh, Monty Python. Didn't even think about that one. But no, I was talking about something from the bible.

Science is a "figment of the imagination". But it has undeniably produced results and improved our lives, something that we can only speculate that religion has. The key difference is that belief is subjective, science is objective. Another key difference is that while God stands and falls on...

Elijah? A wagon and horses of fire as I recall.

Seriously. Evil? Dr. Moreau? Did anyone even read the article or just jump to conclusions at the misleading use of "interspecies cloning"? The issue has nothing to do with using eggs from another species, it has to do with using human DNA in those eggs. No one is going to mix human and ******...

As long as no ****** DNA remains in the egg, I don't see any big problems with it. It's not going to create hybrids or anything, it's more like wearing clothes made from ****** skin. Whether cloning in general is ethical is another question, but I can't say this particular method would be the...

Yes, it was a black day for us all. Many, unable to cope with the loss of years of hard work and investement, chose instead to throw themselves from, uh, well, their parents basements rather than facing their plummeting popularity.

Didn't think you were, only the first line of my post was specifically directed at you. The rest was just a brief explanation of the concept. Although it should be noted that scientists also use theory in the informal manner, so you'll have to mind the context to avoid confusion. It's when...

In science, a theory is as good as it gets. It's rather rare that it does, at that. A theory requires sufficient proof to be called such. For example, I can make a claim such as "if I drop a stone, it will fall to the ground", which would roughly speaking be a hypothesis. In order for it to be...

Well, it's not fact, but I'd like to point out that a "theory" as defined under the scientific method has rather rigorous demands placed on it, and is quite different from how the word is used informally. What people generally call a theory is rather what the scientific method would call a...

Ah yes, intelligent design. Basically, the world is so complex that a being even more complex must've developed it. Circular logic with no evidence, no results and no answers. I'm not even going to get started on evolution, but I can't image you've read much about it.

The closest I am to believing in God is the Flying Spaghetti *******.

That there exists a case in which it does work does not imply that all cases work. As I said, the article written to counter it was in itself proof that it didn't.

Not to rain on the parade or anything, but the original article is not quite correct. There was another article written using the same pattern that essentially explained why it was wrong. I don't remember what the reason was (give me a break, it was a few years ago since I read it), but I do...

It can also be caused by pressure on the bladder. Either way, as long as she doesn't actually need to go (like if she went before you got started), you can tell her to relax, it's fine.

Old news. It can be ****** (it's gonna happen), quite possibly it can simply be removed by the ******, and while it could certainly prevent some women from being ***** (beyond initial insertion), I'm not sure doing something like that to someone who has the mental and physical capability to ****...

JPEG uses lossy compression that you can play around with if I remember correctly. There should be some option somewhere when you save or elsewhere, but I haven't used Adobe in ages. The quality will go down of course, but if it's not already compressed, you'll probably not notice as long as you...

Why do I get a mental picture of people with shovels here?

Perhaps, although the question remains; why did the problem arise?

I guess the obvious answer would be; don't look at her. Your ****** is one lucky lady, though.

Not all wars are fought for freedom. Indeed, the vast majority are probably not. It has been a popular lie for the sake of morale for hundreds of years, but mostly, it's geopolitical interests. You may believe you fight for a good cause, but others may not. You have no right to demand gratitude...

Hey, pastafarism is a totally serious religion. He created the mountains, the trees and a midgit (sic).

Don't forget the Flying Spaghetti *******.

Go find them and line them up for me, and I will. Don't try an appeal to emotion on me, apart from the fact that it's a fallacy, it's not going to work.

Never really had a nickname that stuck. Not sure why.

Good thing you're not having it your way then. I'd rather have a ******** heart liberal pussy in charge than a genocidal maniac with his finger on the button.

I wouldn't avoid it by principle, but it might be difficult to make it work.

Uh, I've heard of several people of either gender who has died as a result. No doubt more have died that I haven't heard of, not to mention non-fatal incidents. No pornstars as far as I know, I'll give you that, but I'm quite sure they have checkups and instructions before and medical personnel...

I try to stay away from movies "based on a true story", simply because while the story the film is based on may be true, whatever story the film is trying to tell is about as far from the truth as it could possibly be. I don't know if that is the case with 300, but chances are it is. That, and...

Fair enough.

The valves in the vascular system are designed to work against gravity, i.e. when you stand upright. Yes, ***** will pool in your upper body when upside down, but it also means that overall circulation, and therefore oxygen distribution, will decrease. Being horizontal is another matter...

I wouldn't recommend it. Even a few seconds of oxygen deprivation can cause irreversible brain damage or death (due to the brain not having any reserves). Some are more sensitive to oxygen deprivation than others, so it may not be safe even if you do it by the book. I imagine it's easy...

Isn't she the one who started a vineyard?

I thought I had made it fairly clear by now; they are entitled to the same things as a non-homosexual person. That being said, I also believe that a person doesn't automatically have certain rights, more specifically, those that would allow the person to harm someone else. If a person is an...

*Sigh* "a slightly less common variation of the response of synapses active in areas of the brain dealing with sexual stimulation".

I don't generally describe people as defective just because they have an attribute I might consider defective. It wouldn't be a very useful term if it could be applied to everyone, which is more or less the case. I think I mentioned it before, everyone has some type of defect, some are just more...

*Shrugs* Call it whatever you want then. Different, mutation, feature, attribute, improvement, doesn't matter to me. I call it defective because that's what I'd say about something that doesn't work like it normally does for no apparent reason. Provide me with a valid reason for its existance...

And to me, it just sounds like wishful thinking, that we're somehow special. Humans being the ultimate creation, the sun revolving around Earth and so on, so forth. I can show you a brain, I can show you how it responds to stimulation, what it has in common with more primitive brains, and to...

It is called macroevolution and is not always benefitial to the individual. People who come to that conclusion are generally the people who would be against it whether it was a traceable defect or not. I do (or would if I was asked, it's not a hot topic to discuss or think about really). I...

Any reason for why an individual would not want to or be able to have ******** is counter productive in the biological sense. It's genetic suicide. As being left handed, possibly. Being black (or being white to be specific) is the result of evolution adapting us to hot or cold climates. Being...

You sure picked a complicated name for pronunciation. I'm not aware of any words in western languages with starts with two X's, but if you view them as one, there's a couple of options, depending on where you're from. It can be pronounces ksaru or ex(s)aru, although simply saru/zaru is possible...

It is counter productive to the individual, not the species. A higher degree of homosexuality (or other way of reducing birth rates) would actually be one of the best things that could happen to our species at the moment. We're far too many, the planet is essentially overloaded. Do us all a...

Uh, there is data that describes the file system with directories and meta data etc. on your harddrive, but the reason you're "missing" about 20.6 GB on that 300GB harddrive is because of the thing I mentioned. The file system, if it even counts towards the storage provided, is extremely small...

Wasn't there some British guy a while ago that legally changed his name to Jesus Christ (which is sort of odd considering that Jesus probably didn't use "Christ" as a surname)?

I'm not sure what a "whatchamacallit" is or how to cook it, but the difference is caused by manufacturers defining a terabyte as 10^12 bytes (which technically is correct), whereas a computer, due to its bit architecture, defines a terabyte as 2^40 bytes. Each "step" is actually in terms of...

Marginally increasing your size ought to be possible. Chances are you'll end up hurting it instead though, so you really have to ask yourself if the minimal gain is worth the risk (here's a hint: the answer is no).

While this probably have nothing to do with what you wanted to say, history is not an exact science. It is written (and re-written) constantly. Generally by the one who, at the end of the day, had the bigger club, so to speak.

So, technically, this would be a ~0.91 TB drive then. Not to rain on the parade or anything...

Bork bork bork.

Wikipedia is a good place to start, but you shouldn't use it as your source. Generally, you can look something up and follow the links to credible sources that are (hopefully) provided. Some articles leave out a bit of details, some are a bit too simplified (then again, some are much harder than...