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I think it's an awesome song. Really though, I've always thought time to be a concept invented by the mind. Matter interacts with itself, which causes things to happen. Time is just an arbitrary measure we use to keep track of what happens in what order.

Somebody should try cloning Jesus.

It still decays though. I'm not sure of how the process works or how long it takes, but after enough time it decays. Same reason we can't clone dinosaurs.

What are your opinions on mental / learning disabilities and people who have them?

Yeah, I'd believe that. Damn moralists.

I'm actually a little surprised no one has done this yet. I think a surrogate mother of the same species might be necessary, but I have no expertise in this area so I could easily be wrong.

Talk to the roommate?

I love Civ V. What I've taken to doing recently is focus on Culture at first because a few social policies are great for early expansion, then either continue on with Cultural focus or Science. Sometimes I'll break off and try to go for military conquest just because it's somewhat more engaging...

Montresor Basically, all of these. It's not that you're consciously faking emotion, which I know for a fact most people (Well, Rationals at least) do. It's more that you either consciously feign emotion for long enough that you're now doing it subconsciously, but it's still fake, or your...

Multiverse theory to me sounds like a lousy attempt at violating causality. "Why do things happen?" Because first this happened, and as a result, this happened, then this, then this, and so on. Multiverse theory implies that a single cause can possibly result in several contradictory effects...

It's basic human nature to stick with the familiar. It's tried and true, so you know it's safe. Some people take this too far and oppose anything new, while others do the opposite and embrace anything new, shunning that which is too familiar.

Science asks how, philosophy addresses why. "Why?" is a good question to ask, and it may lead to some theories, but in the end it's completely impossible to prove or disprove any of those theories, which is why we still have religious sects running about. I don't think refraining from "why" is...

Not quite what I meant. I mean feigning emotion unconsciously, if that makes sense. Perhaps a better way to explain it is that you pretend to feel something for long enough that you actually begin to feel it, but upon going back and analyzing that thought you realize that you really weren't...

Does anyone else, whether unconsciously or semiconsciously, find themselves feigning emotion on a regular basis? Not to be confused with consciously feigning emotion for the benefit of others, but feeling as if you care about something when in reality you don't. I've found that I've done this...

I'm a Scorpio, so no.

Well, hedonism is nothing more than attempting to maximize pleasure while minimizing pain. Isn't that pretty much the goal of every human being? Some of us just happen to have different sources of pleasure from others.

Your new avatar is awesomeness. More relevant: Ain't nothin' wrong with hedonism.

For me at least, it's been less the "I really want to bone them" feeling and more "I find this person sexually attractive but I also really really like them despite knowing next to nothing about their actual personality, just enough to maintain the belief that I may be in love with them." But...

What the hell are Pe and Ji?

Billions of years ago, you were Ufark, Lord-Commander of the Great Starfleet of Kaldor. One day there was a disturbance in the Andromeda Galaxy; you personally went to investigate. However, there was a hyperdrive malfunction on your capital ship, the Riperend Faldon (roughly translates to Great...

I don't believe I've ever experienced "love at first sight", though I've had pretty close to that. Speaking only for myself, infatuation seems to consist of physical attraction followed by just enough emotional attraction to create a strong, largely unjustified attachment. This has only happened...

Agreed. No one would try for greatness if they didn't think happiness would ensue. Arguably everybody only makes decisions that they think will bring them the most happiness.

Probably. Although, Japanese swords are constructed differently from Western swords and the whole process was / is much more, uh, "sacred". Beyond that though, and especially from a practical standpoint, there really isn't much difference. Sure, they look cool, but that doesn't make them...

I don't flirt. I think I know how, all sorts of possible compliments and all that other extraverted nonsense come to mind all the time, but my social awkwardness and / or self-respect prevent me from using them. Not that it particularly bothers me, if I really wanted to I have other ways, such...

Seriously though, these statistics don't necessarily mean anything. Sure, Asia has probably the greatest capacity for growth of the world, as many people love to point out, but that doesn't mean they will grow, or to what extent. That said, it's certainly possible China will become a greater...

Yeah. My first attempt was slow because I was expecting to just be able to click, but it turned out to be a click-and-drag and I didn't have my mouse handy. So on medium, average time was 04:32. I had to think briefly about it but it's fairly easy.

Good and bad are entirely subjective qualities.

Haha, thanks. But our DM has an opposition to stupid decisions, and that was definitely a lapse in judgement on my part. I dunno though, if he ever was angry about it I'm sure he's over it now. I'm not sure you understand how die-rolling works. You see, when someone tries to do something...

This happened just the other day, in Star Wars d20. Close enough, right? Our campaign has us all playing Clone Troopers during the Clone Wars, and our unit is sent down to some planet and rescue a Republic spy in a city. My clone has a jetpack, so I figure I can save some time by jumping...

I think, internally, I'm wanting and trying to be an ISTP.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremophile Life isn't that picky. Given the vastness of space it's practically guaranteed that life exists elsewhere but as demonstrated here the odds of their interacting are extremely slim.

You might just be so familiar with the tests and their questions that you are unable to properly answer them. If you want a real P vs. J decision look at the difference between the functions rather than take a test. Although, it seems you're somewhat on the border. I'm not the best person to...

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Good night's rest? What is that, some kind of fairy tale?

The main problem with something like this is INTP's won't want to do anything practical. We're all content to sit back and theorize, but when it comes to actually implementing those ideas we fall quite short.

28 out of 32. The format of that quiz was really obnoxious, having to press next twice for each question. And considering the questions asked, doesn't really prove much. Those statistics were interesting, though.

Or any sporting event at which large sweaty men throw a ball around, sometimes involving tackling one another. Somebody should push for a law that permits the euthanization of the stupid. The WBC and other similarly intolerant organizations make me want to either cry or strangle somebody. I'm...

I thought "Return of the Nazis" ceased to be an interesting premise a couple decades ago.

One who takes photographs of only people, and they absolutely must be in some sort of deep, meaningful situation. Because that seems to be what appeals to the masses.

All media is technically art, anybody claiming that one of Homer's epics is objectively superior to a video game or pornographic film is being a pompous ass. Sure, some things have far, far more effort put into them than others, but effort isn't an objective, observable quality. If I showed...

I think working for the benefit of all should be the default state. After all, most people are aided by public works growing up. If you'd like to make the decision to split off and owe nothing while receiving nothing, I say let them. But even if they did that, most people still expect some sort...

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But I'm proud to be un-American, where at least I know I'm not stupid. *cough* But no, seriously, if all I see in the media is "American", and all the idiots I see on a regular basis are "American", then I'll happily classify myself as un-American. And nationalism is a plague, in any...

I suppose in the end it depends on what you think humanity's goal should be. But even that's highly ambiguous; if it's the happiness of the individual, you risk societal stagnation. If it's the betterment of society, you risk alienating the individual. Where is the middle? Individual...

I think I'd like to be an ENTJ. Extroverts fit into society far better, and it'd be nice to actually be capable of doing things. It's basically the functional opposite of the INTP, but still retaining the iNtuition and Thinking parts. I don't know why so many of you would want to be Feelers...

I'm not entirely sure where this should go, so I'll just stuff it here. A thought occurred to me while reading the Wikipedia article for the movie Gattaca. I don't have any issue with genetic engineering, or at least I didn't think I did. If one can improve the fitness of a future generation...

This is pretty much it, I think. You've got Christian values to thank for that one.

I'm not trying to deny or lessen the importance of logic. It's just psychology.

I'm siiingin' in the rain... Few things seem capable of "moving" me lately. Maybe a few songs on occasion, but only slightly. I can't remember the last time I had a strong positive emotional response to anything. I enjoy seeing the snow covered hills from the cockpit of a Cessna 172, I...