The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.
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North_Ranger
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This one.
And I think it's a he, not a she. But if that helps you spank the monkey, go ahead. I'm not judging.
At least they do it accidentally. When I was a kid people would say my name wrong on purpose calling me Mitchel, because they knew it annoyed me. And as I got older people who didn't even know me in Elementary school sometimes called me Mitch. Do I look more like a Mitch than Mick? Its vexes me.
I was referring to the Japanese porn star, but if you'd really like to encourage bestiality, I won't judge.This one.
And I think it's a he, not a she. But if that helps you spank the monkey, go ahead. I'm not judging.
North_Ranger
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Admit it, you smiled just a little bit
Not at all. I disapprove mightily of your encouraging bestiality. However, in an effort to be supportive, I understand there are some sex zoos in Germany that might be glad to hire you, depending on how "good" you are with animals.
Sometimes I think people just desperately want to use nicknames, whether they make sense or not.
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Welp.
I just saw something ... interesting. I work on the 6th floor, but I always take the stairs. Not too many others take the stairs that far. Today when I opened the door to the stairwell, there was an older business-suited gentleman with a young, attractive woman. They were... doing things. He just looked at me and said, "Hi".
I just saw something ... interesting. I work on the 6th floor, but I always take the stairs. Not too many others take the stairs that far. Today when I opened the door to the stairwell, there was an older business-suited gentleman with a young, attractive woman. They were... doing things. He just looked at me and said, "Hi".
Cajungal
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This professor is adorable. How can you say "If you do it, you get an A" and then expect our best work? I mean... I am trying because I'm a sucker, but good lord. This is our final project, and you're making it sound like some throwaway essay.
He knows I dislike him... and he knows I'm partially the reason our school might be going somewhere else for professional development... and at this point I really don't care. I'll do anything to avoid taking classes with this guy every year.
He knows I dislike him... and he knows I'm partially the reason our school might be going somewhere else for professional development... and at this point I really don't care. I'll do anything to avoid taking classes with this guy every year.
I remember arguing with someone a long time ago about my first name. Lisa. Easy right? Except this person insisted I was named Elizabeth and it got to the point where I offered to show her my birth certificate where it says LISA on it very clearly. I've also been called Liza and had my name spelled Leesa and Leasa. I won't even go into my maiden name which is French and half the letters aren't pronounced.
I hate to say I'm one of those people. I don't even do it on purpose, I don't even notice it till it's been a long time past the fact of going back.
Since you went on sabbatical we just threw out all the rules! (or they fixed the problem with long threads)
What is this freedom you speak of?
http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/texts/hobbes/leviathan-c.html#CHAPTERXIIIThomas Hobbes said:
Exactly the point of that quote.
Well, Hobbes thought it was precisely a strong central authority which prevented things from devolving into the state of nature and a "war of all against all", and was therefore for the greater good of the whole. But I take it you have a more liberal viewpoint.
Nope, just a scientific/factually proven one.
Very well then. But my understanding is that sociologists/anthropologists/other applicable scientists do not really consider Hobbesian views to be counter to those characteristics.
I'm simply one of the view that without Religion and Monarchies having held back Scientific/Technological advances for centuries, we'd be a better/stronger society as implied in the quote I posted.
I can't disagree more. Churches and Monarchies paid for many researchers to do science. With out them there would have been no Renaissance.
It's also been proven on multiple occasions where they killed/silenced scientists/people who could disprove their beliefs. There would have been plenty of other financial options other than Churches and Monarchies.
Even when they did finance advances, it was only to their gain most often than not.
Silence maybe, killed? They kept paying the bills. Even to this day, there is a lot of science that happens with funds from the church.
Like I said, if it's beneficial to them. Ex: Stem Cell research? Nope cause it goes against their belief. Could it save millions? Yep. Do they care? Nope.
I've never really understood this line of thinking. I mean, I get the basis of the thought, but, historically speaking, would you be able to point to civilizations in the past that made great scientific advancements that weren't monarchies or had some form of religion? If you can't, what makes you believe scientific progress would have progressed faster without strong kings and a religion to knit the civilization together? Monarchies in particular---what form of government do you think would have worked better in centuries past and still would have been able to stand up to the dangers of the era? Strong monarchies kept marauding barbarians at bay and some of the greatest scientific leaps were made in places like the Islamic kingdoms and Emperor-ruled, highly-spiritual China.
I just did in my post above yours. I'm actually more in favor of Monarchies than Religion having control/influence over Technology/Science if given the choice.
How many research universities were founded by churches? or monarchs for that matter?
At least as many or fewer than were destroyed in -Holy Crusades- I'm sure.