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I eat meat. I like meat. I do not hunt. My reasoning: If I did not eat meat, I would not be saving any animals; they would still be killed so that someone else could eat them. Also, meat has protein and other nutrients that humans need. SW

1) OK, I follow you, although I don't entirely agree. 2) I don't know. I wasn't referring to you personally. I was referring to: 3) Yes, I agree. But she could smell, taste and feel. So she did have sensory input. Imagine a baby born blind, deaf, and with no ability to feel (physical...

I think it does matter how you die. Cancer is way on the bottom of my list, because the thought of my cells rapidly multiplying and taking over my body makes me shiver. When I get a cold, or the flu, however, I also feel horrible, but not because I think I am going to die. I am simply imagining...

I find it much easier to look people in the eye when I am lying, oddly enough – presumably because I know there are actual stakes. Otherwise, unless I need to be challenging, I get uncomfortable. Normally, I tend to stare at people without eye contact, and without their noticing. If I'm excited...

Oh, interesting. I certainly didn't recognise him. SW

In general, I've found that most "classic" books are just authors trying to make rich people sympathetic, and it doesn't work (The Portrait of Dorian Grey, Jane Eyre, The Catcher in the Rye...) So, here are some classic books that don't do that (mostly sci-fi): Starship Troopers, A Wizard of...

Who's the bloke (I think, hard to tell) in the picture, then? SW

Aside from number 1, I agree with you. How often do you get angry? SW

Precisely my reasons. Replace "ants" with "wasps," which are more interesting and whose feed off captured, living insects. SW

Nightmarish, yet fascinating. Brilliant music – it's a pity there wasn't much of it. SW

Why is there a fingerprint on your avatar?

Verdict: You get nervous because the teacher is listening to you as you play. If you could record the music and give it to the teacher, you would not be nervous. SW

The INTJ says, "Self-control! Listen to yourself." I am usually doing something impulsive, so this works quite well. The INFJ says, "f*** off!" *slap*. I am aware that not all INFJs are like that. SW

When I was around 9, I had a very needy friend (ENFP). She always wanted to spend time with me, and she wanted me to listen to her, and all that. When we were 7 and 8 years old, we had lots of fun together. However, as I got older, I became more distant and cold around people. One day, she asked...

As someone who is chronically bored, that's really good advice. In general, try to act like an S-type. Kick a football, do some push-ups, run, throw darts and/or knives (:))... it all helps when your intuition is at a loss (what boredom is for me). SW

The possibilities for use of 3-d printed liquid metals are vast. I wonder how it will be most used when it becomes available to consumers? The second one was sort of weird. What's the practical application for blobs? SW

Sorry, been a while since I last posted a lesson... Lesson 8: Hebrew Letter 10 The 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet is complicated: It is actually 2 letters: The letter can make both the "ch" sound (like the ח) and the "k" sound (like kilometre). When it is making the "ch" sound, it looks...

Welcome back, own8ge. 1) Makes sense, except: how is reality necessarily a reward? 2) That is something that has bothered me some time. It is probably why people used to think that deaf people were mentally impaired. My question for you: if a person has no sensory input (cannot hear...

I (INTP) agree. I am both detail-oriented and abstract. However, I find that "desiring concrete facts," for example, does not necessarily go hand-in-hand with "detail oriented." I see no reason, however, why "theoretical" and "detail-oriented" cannot go hand-in-hand. What if I like the details...

Beat it. Not very hard... How do you get the other levels? SW

OK, thanks. Yes, the problem is the demand. I had good luck in the USA, but over here nobody seems to want them. I tried selling in school (which is allowed :)) with no luck. I found Para/550 cord to be pretty expensive, and it's harder to find over here. My squadron had lots of old uniforms...

I've got it! We all need to "air-play" a classic music piece. How about a Scarlatti Sonatina? I have a few in mind that can be more-or-less played with one hand. SW

When I speak, and listen, I can see the words and mentally type them or play them over in my head. It is visual, but it is visual Times New Roman. When I need to, I think in pictures. I have a control panel in my mind. It is a room with a map of the world and a typewriter. When I want to...

Where is own8ge, btw? I have not heard from him in quite some time... SW

Minicool, try www.sporcle.com. SW

This site is, indeed, BS. My favourite colour is violet. I agree with approximately none of the descriptions. SW

I got stuck in a ditch there once. I live in and spent much of my childhood in the UK, but I spent about a year and a half in the US, in NYC. I don't particularly like cities, but I love the Northeast. People who don't live there assume that it is nothing but cities, but I spent some time in...

Overly-whitened teeth (in my experience, at least), surfers, road trains, rabbits. SW

what is the man in your avatar holding? SW

Hello, welcome to the forum. I'm a sci-fi fan, too, and agree with you that relatable characters draw me into a book, while I tend to have more fun with books that have characters with whom I don't relate. Your question is a difficult one. I'd have to say a draw between Sherlock Holmes and...

me, too :) Welcome. SW

I'm almost done as well! How long is yours, Coolydudey? SW

Either pineapples are a type of pine and mangoes are a type of man, or pineapples are a type of man and mangoes are a type of go :) Most likely neither. SW

Mangoes over Pineapples any day. Mangoes are sweet and tangy. Pineapples are sour and stringy. SW

Impressive. I used to play in tournaments, but I don't think I was rated. Those were fun days, though... SW

Think: it was a bad thing. Feel: nothing. I wonder if the younger one was brought in by his brother. I feel nothing, but I suppose I'm curious. I don't remember it – I was very young. Read a book called "Give a Boy a Gun" that had facts about it. I assume you are referring to "Sandy Hook." I...

Interesting. How would you measure this? Where is the "line" between truth and everything else? And, sorry to derail a bit, but THD, maybe that's the problem. There is a difference between a) "true" and "not true" and b) "true" and "false." There is "truth and everything else" vs "false and...

Are you a chess player? SW

TV: Fullmetal Alchemist, intend to start watching and/or reading Death Note soon. Film: Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle. SW

ℜεмїηїs¢εη¢ε, I didn't know she was female until I finished reading Anthem (her name does not tell much). I don't think it has to do with discrimination. linnet, I agree. She doesn't hold her philosophy together very well, and it is quite extreme. I found Anthem predictable as well as extreme...

Try learnstreet.net for JS. It may have html5 as well, but I am not sure. SW

1. I live in a city. However, I understand that many people die when they fall into silos through suffocation and toxic gases. 2. Brilliant. Yes. 3. See no. 1 4. Interesting, but I don't think I have enough background knowledge. When I learn more about architecture, I think it's great. 5. I...

I don't see how this answers the question. What do you mean, "I have no needs"? You need nourishment and oxygen. If you are like most people you need sex. If you want to develop normally, you need love. IMO, you also seem to need to put everyone else down to inflate your own ego, but that is...

Good explanation. 2 questions about it: 1. How much proof is required to make something true? 2. Who –or what– is inputting the "data"? SW

That's why I said she should read it if she's in the mood for something complex. It's not exactly dark, but it is heavy. SW

You and Cog were just throwing logical fallacies at each other, and I see this going the same way. You believe that truth is subjective, and I believe that it is subjective... and we're back to belief. Can you believe anything about Truth? I'm rather not continue the debate between the two of...

Then we have a problem, don't we? I think we need to define truth. When truth becomes subjective, it becomes meaningless. SW

I am almost 16. I thought you were middle-aged. The Duxford Wing game you mentioned threw me off. I sort of imagined a little boy playing with model aeroplanes in the 1960s. It would be a big change in everyday life, in ways you don't normally think about. For example, I strongly believe that...

Now that Sci-Fi has been recommended, I suppose I'll add to that with Ender's Game. If you decide you want something more complex, Dune or Foundation. If you want short stories, try "Tales from the Spaceport Bar." There are some very good stories in it, but I don't know if it is still in print. SW

Because I'm still a teenager. My parents make that decision until I'm 18. I also don't know how easy it would/will be to transfer from one lifestyle to another. :) It is published in Kuwait or UAE, I think. They're on the coast. No excuse! SW