• Methods of creation
    Look at that, you're already unique, and original. So just be yourself!

    I say use a timeless, tried and true method to come up with something brand new every time.
  • Islam and the Separation of Church and State
    Legally you can agree to any form of law or contract with someone as long as it itself doesn't break the law. The Jews also already have special courts.

    What does one figure it means to have sharia law, and courts? That they can behead infidels in the streets now?
  • Astrology/Myers Briggs Personality Test, etc
    Look, my spidey senses were just telling me that you weren't having as good a time as I was, so, being the kind of person I am, I asked myself what I could have done to cause it. I'm great like that.

    Anyway, sorry about the sarcastic comment, and if you felt like I was mocking you or whatever before. Wasn't intentional. You have a good night, there, gotta got to sleep now myself.
  • Astrology/Myers Briggs Personality Test, etc


    Ouch, you got me, you win, oh the pain.

    That one's sarcastic.
  • Astrology/Myers Briggs Personality Test, etc


    None of my comments were sarcastic.
  • Astrology/Myers Briggs Personality Test, etc


    Did you not like me saying that horoscopes are bullshit? I didn't say that unequivocally, and said they were legit above. I said that if it was unsatisfying then it was bullshit -- as in, no one knows you better than you. If something is right then it's right, and wrong if it's wrong, horoscope or otherwise, that's just a tautology.

    Don't think I was like dissing them if you do. No intended scoffing.
  • Astrology/Myers Briggs Personality Test, etc


    Okay, okay, fine. It's your thing.

    I'm not really sure what my thing is. Maybe my thing is not having a thing. That's a thing, right?
  • Astrology/Myers Briggs Personality Test, etc


    Um... you seemed unsatisfied with that, so I was saying horoscopes are bullshit then, and then a song about writing the story of your own life...

    Do I win at mystique? It's kind of like a power, I don't mind mystery.
  • Astrology/Myers Briggs Personality Test, etc
    If the story is unsatisfying, then it's a lie, and you're listening to the wrong one.
  • Astrology/Myers Briggs Personality Test, etc


    Puzzle wrapped in an enigma, locked inside a quandary are you?

    Remember to always take the right path, but not the right path. The right path is the wrong path, so don't take that one, but take the right one.
  • What's wrong with being transgender?


    You want them to add some rocks to the mud, eh? I prefer flung projectiles coming at me to lack substance, personally. They don't hurt nearly as badly.
  • What's wrong with being transgender?


    I for one feel entirely unvictimized. A much better tune.
  • What are emotions?
    A particular tempo.
  • How should children be reared to be good citizens, good parents, and good thinkers?
    I'm like a combination of the philosophy of lead by example, and neglect. So, you know, I just continue on with what I do, and not really look at, or talk to them, and they figure it all out. Just like God does it.
  • What's wrong with being transgender?
    Damn, can't mention anyone without them showing up it seems... I wonder how much time famous people spend googling themselves.
  • Astrology/Myers Briggs Personality Test, etc
    I'm Gemini, the Rat, and INFJ!

    All totes legit.
  • Top Philosophical Movies
    John dies at the end is pretty trippy. Also based on a book by David Wong, one of the editors of Cracked!
  • The Pornography Thread
    I'm more concerned that porn and prostitution may have a linkNoble Dust

    You're imagining things...

  • The Pornography Thread
    Those that are opposed to porn, and tell you how horrible it is, themselves look at porn regularly.
  • The Pornography Thread


    Real relationships are hard and scary, real people require care, consideration and negotiation. Porn and masturbation don't. The anti-natalists will all get their way, or in the future we will all do it with virtual reality, like on demolition man.

    When were men and women ever relating well? Although, at least they were relating...
  • The Pornography Thread
    You are exaggerating. Granted, the average woman does not have exactly the same opportunities as the average man does, but women in the industrialized nations are generally able to achieve self support, and even sovereignty. Where marriage is a necessity is in providing adequate incomes on which to raise children. It takes two incomes from two adults, if the primary breadwinner is not earning a very substantial salary.Bitter Crank

    Modernity doesn't exist in a vacuum. History matters, and conditions the way people behave in the future regardless of further necessity. True in our individual lives, and our societies.

    Sex work is not a dream job. No kidding. Neither are a good share of the jobs people drag themselves to every day.

    The labor of all men and all women has been commodified. Female sex workers are no more exploited than truck drivers, custodians, roofers, secretaries, sales clerks, and factory workers are exploited.

    The fact is that many individuals--men, women, young people, old people, smart people, stupid people--all kinds, have difficulty taking care of themselves in times of economic recession or depression. People who live in areas of endemic poverty, under-employment, and few opportunities will suffer more than people who live in booming economic areas.
    Bitter Crank

    The important thing isn't the drudgery, or the work per se, but the prestige. This is two fold. Firstly, the skill level. Anything that you can do that most people can't, is usually impressive, or not awful even if it's gross -- but just doing things that anyone can do, but just wouldn't... few respect that. Second is simply perception, if everyone thinks something is terrible, even if it isn't, and you know that you do it/are it, then you'll hide it, feel terrible, or simply stop listening to, or empathizing with others.
  • The Pornography Thread
    I'll gib my two cents. Firstly, porn is fiction, not reality. Like movies, and video games. Except that instead of pretending to be shot, or solving a mystery, you're pretending to be sober, not a horrible racist, enjoying yourself with your spouse watching, and not in weird inhuman sideways poses, and are screaming from the cramps rather than orgasms.

    I do think though, that women were generally barred from all means of real sovereignty, and means of self-support. Sex work was a means of doing that. Most marriages are of necessity for livelihood for women. Reminds of of Russell's remark about there probably being more unwanted sex in marriage than prostitution.

    I think that further degrading people that have very little options for themselves (as if they all grew up dreaming of being sex workers), for marketing their literal, most valuable assets because, one, the market exists, and two, they have no obvious better options.

    If there is a problem, it's will us all, not them.
  • It's a no
    Now that I look, I see that I was even aiming too low, it's actually ephebophilia, being between 15-19, whereas hebephilia is 11-14. Well, I don't mind being show to not be an expert with these terms.
  • It's a no
    That's hebephilia not pedophilia. I only point that out because lots of 16 year olds are attractive to adult males, generally. Not so many nine year olds...

    I don't think it's remotely as terrible, not without qualifying other terrible things, like violence, force cohesion, or whatever.
  • It's a no
    Isn't every frequent yoga attendee assaulted at least once?

    I once went to this like 2 and a half our long one with these travelling yogis that everyone was talking about, but it was so awful. Firstly, just the obviously rehashed, but played as natural or normal banter by him and his wife, like watching a routine, and then at one point he came over to me, I was like doing a runner's lunge, and he like kind of like sat facing me on my knee, and like wrapped his arms around me and was like pulling on my back. I don't think I can continue... too traumatic...
  • The Pornography Thread


    You know that Isis has a terrorist GTA? I got far cry primal last night. Luckily there are no remaining mammoths.

    We often want to control everything else, rather than ourselves.
  • It's a no
    I also do sub-contracting, and just rely on my guy to always come up with work. When I first started I didn't know anyone that had work everyday, but pretty much so far for the last three years my current employer comes through.

    Some slow start to this year though, with the weird snow all the way up to May, and then had the job for Monday guy drop out, so I was home yesterday and today. Got at least two lined up starting tomorrow though.

    Personally, I absolutely love my job, and am very very happy to have it. Considering my total lack of skills, and where I come from, I'm doing damn good.

    I see a couple of reasons why it will be hard, or you may fail that you mention. I hope that you can also think of a couple as to why you can succeed, and what about it will be easy.
  • It's a no
    That's unfortunate. Definitely hopefully not your last opportunity like that or anything.

    Hopefully doesn't get you too down, and you take some time to think about some uplifting things too.

    Best of luck. :)