Well, from my understanding, as Pluto is comparable in size and mass with several other objects in the Solar System which also orbit the Sun - some of...
That's not quite right. You're right about the rigorous proof, but theories have more weight than just "best guesses." A "hypothesis" would be clo...
My geenral understanding is that scientific theories/explanations are, essentially, educated guesses that have not been disproved by rigourous tests, ...
Interestingly I ran across an article fairly recently on BBC website reporting that scientists have shown plants are capable of reacting based on the ...
When was the last time you heard a plant cry out in pain? The kind of "pain" responses exhibited by plants are very different to what we immediately ...
From what I understand, nuts and pulses can do a suitable job of supplying the amino acids required. As for how healthy it is, considering processed m...
The usual claim for why we shouldn't eat meat but why animals are allowed to is down to us being moral agents - as in beings which are capable of unde...
Nice point, Craig. The need for artistic endeavours to be profitable does somewhat compromise some of the more innovative or experimental efforts for ...
No suggestion of minesweeper either...
I'm not sure how objective the performance of music is. As a musician, although I appreciate the requirement to follow the written score - especially ...
Possibly a bit old-school now, but Lemmings was generally good fun.
Interesting thought their from sonicsfan1991 - what is the difference between a fetish and a preference? Or how do you distinguish between the two, if...
Sorry I've missed a bit of the debate - life gets in the way every now and then... Interesting point by sonicsfan1991 - if you accept that this is a ...
Possibly a clearer way to put the issue of regional similarity of views on various issues is that, although we are individuals, our experiences - whic...
The reason debates fail in this forum is because of all the previous drama that existed in the Marble Garden Zone, people mostly see it as LUL DRAMA a...
Freud was not exactly noted for his strictly empirical methods, although his theorising was put into practice in his professional life through treatin...
Not sure about experts, but (iirc) Freud took the view that fetishes arose as sublimations of sexual urges - something like you have an unconscious se...
Kind of linked to Shifty's idea, but I also wonder how much fetishes are developed by early perceptions of sexualisation - particularly in cultures wh...
Experience and familiarity can do a lot to shape someone's consideration of a given topic. For example, a greater familiarity with the game of chess c...
Just as a "state the obvious" moment, even if the task of getting a camel to pass through the eye of a needle were to become ridiculously ea...
Just to throw a monkey-wrench in the whole question of when God thought of Star Wars, God is often stated to exist outside of time, and so "befor...
Guess early October's looking like a proud moment for you. Congrats!
You'll probably get a lot of competition for Esper cards, since I think that's one fo the most popular shards to force at the moment. Might ...
Although 5-colour decks may well be viable, I'd guess trying to limit to 3 colours (2 colours would probably not be a great shout in the current ...
Well, the Pre-Release Primer will probably cover the brush-up on deck-construction basics. My guess is that mana-management will be key for success, a...
"Zombies!!!" is good fun, and has various expansions if it proves popular. "Carcassonne" is also quite good fun, although I never ...
I remember one thing a tour guide said to a group I was in on the first of three days - along the lines of "To make sure we don't get any falling...
A couple of ones I enjoy which haven't been mentioned yet: The Night Santa went Crazy (Weird Al) - a nice twist on the traditional christmas songs C...
It tends to be easier to recognise the negatives of your own position than the negatives of others, as you're the one feeling the effects of your own ...
Lightning dodging is entirely possible. Just tedious and incredibly annoying if you've got to around 180 or so and get hit... Getting Jupiter Sigil in...
For some reason I was reminded of this... www.imdb.com/title/tt0268437/ As for suing God, I believe corporate liability can allow you to sue the reli...
Couple of others: The Hills have Eyes Broken Arrow and I think Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is in there as well...
In terms of the economics of biofuels, it comes down to how great the production of such fuels would be. Obviously, there needs to be enough to feed p...
1. Ideal vacation for me would be more about the company I'm with than where we went. However, somewhere reasonably rural would suit me nicely. 2. A ...
On the subject of what Nietzsche thought about morality, while he did believe that the divine should be removed from our concept of morality, his view...
An engineer, a physicist and a mathematician are all staying in separate hotel rooms when the curtains of each of their rooms catches fire. The engin...
Well, to be fair to the script-writers, it's pretty hard to maintain temporal continuity within some of the more ambitious episodes, let alone through...
A couple of classics I'd add into the mix: UFO: Enemy Unknown (along with others in the X-Com series) - Provides a good balance between the Research,...
Since it's been bumped, I guess I may as well come back to this with the fun comment that I don't believe anyone has made, which is that God (taking t...
OK, from what you've said, I'd guess the mother believes, rightly or wrongly, that you and the other girl are in some way responsible for getting him ...
Well, the concept has been done before - The 10th Kingdom certainly springs to mind, even if that spent more time running around fairytale kingdoms - ...
Well, it's very hard to conclude guilt or innocence from only the testimony of the defence, and it is very clear that Plato intends that people readin...
Still lurking around, ready to post when you least expect it... Wait, you're expecting this post, aren't you... Ahem. Nothing to see here. Move alon...
Whether or not global warming is man-made or not, there is reasonable evidence to suggest that our actions are exaggerating the problem at the very le...
Slight side-point - I would contend that gender roles aren't going out of fashion, more being less confined to given genders. This is probably reflect...
Turning everyone into drones acting under the impulse of a single "mind" (making everyone a single entity) is something I doubt would be a g...
I have the joy of being on the Virgo/Libra cusp, apparently falling down just on the side of Libra. And I count as a Rat in the Chinese Years.
The joys of it being the 2nd fairly recent Hollywood blockbuster to feature a Persian army getting thrashed by "noble" Greeks. For some reas...
The joys of it being the 2nd fairly recent Hollywood blockbuster to feature a Persian army getting thrashed by "noble" Greeks. For some reas...
One other thing you might want to consider, although it's a very tough question to really get to grips with, is whether you are really happy hanging o...