Comment: 1-Up? (Score 0, Flamebait) 156
Am I the only one who parsed the title of this post as Apple selling an extra life a la Scott Pilgrim? Because some Applephiles do need to get a life, y'know.
Comment: Let's Count Them... (Score 1, Troll) 465
Here's his most recent statements that seem just off:
-Don't contact ET. On the one hand, what are the odds that we will do so? On the other hand, oops, you're about 100 years too late if we count radio signals alone, ignoring the big thrust that took place in the 70s and 80s.
-No need for God, gravity made everything. Creation versus evolution aside, doesn't gravity describe the attraction between particles based on their mass? So, if you have no particles, how could gravity make something ex nihilo?
-No Grand Unified Theory. Seems like a bit of hubris taking its course here. "If I can't find it, no one will!"
Comment: Obligatory (Score 1) 561
This one time, at band camp, I took a flute and Suzy took a flute, and we blew two notes where the difference was 15Hz and we got high.
Comment: Re:Yes (Score 1) 233
Somebody just watched an episode of Dr. Who from the sounds of it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hungry_Earth
Comment: Break It Down (Score 2, Interesting) 725
Hold on. You're doing two things wrong here. First, you're changing the definition of, "tolerant," to, "acceptance," or, "agreement." Second, you're lumping together totally different groups of people.
The gays aren't knocking at my door, telling my children that they are going to burn in hell forever.
Okay, define how this is intolerant. Are they killing your kids if they do not convert? You always have the option of shutting the door if you don't like it.
They aren't shooting abortion doctors.
How many abortion doctors have been shot by self-described Christians? Less than a dozen (which I would say is still too much). And true Christians condemn these acts (that whole Sixth Commandment and all).
They aren't launching suicide attacks on my neighborhood.
Ah, now you're talking about Muslims, which is a totally different religious group. Fundamentalist Muslims will try to blow you up. Fundamentalist Christians just pray for your soul and witness to you.
They aren't polluting science with their fictional delusions.
To turn this around, aren't you being a little intolerant in the way you're presenting their beliefs?
When the theists abandon their irrational bigotry, grow up and stop trying to control their neighbors, they'll be worthy of tolerance.
That also doesn't sound very tolerant.
Comment: If Someone Wanted To Go Religious (Score 1) 909
God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth...
If someone wanted to go religious, Matthew 5:28 would probably be a better one:
"But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart."
Comment: Re:Dirty is Relative (Score 1) 166
I had it worse as an IT guy for slaughterhouses. You can read about some of the, "fun," here.
Comment: Totally Inaccurate (Score 4, Funny) 119
This video was totally inaccurate. The NPC actors didn't repeat the same thing over and over when the knight approached them.
"Where are you taking grandma?"
"Where are you taking grandma?"
"Where are you taking grandma?"
Comment: Re:Great! (Score 1) 374
Irresistible bait for spelling Nazi's.
I salute you, sir. Now you're baiting more grammar fiends for the errant apostrophe and those who will throw the penalty flag for improper use of Godwin's Law.
Brain Surgery Linked To Sensation of Spirituality 380
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from the applied-psychology dept.
from the applied-psychology dept.
the3stars writes "'Removing part of the brain can induce inner peace, according to researchers from Italy. Their study provides the strongest evidence to date that spiritual thinking arises in, or is limited by, specific brain areas. This raises a number of interesting issues about spirituality, among them whether or not people can be born with a strong propensity towards spirituality and also whether it can be acquired through head trauma."
One critic's quoted response: "It's important to recognize that the whole study is based on changes in one self-report measure, which is a coarse measure that includes some strange items."