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Irresponsible Super Heroes?
Should a super hero save stupid kids who jump in front of buses or off of waterfalls? No, of course not. So why do they? Don't they realize that evolution is a crucial process? If a kid JUMPS OFF A WATERFALL, why does Superman save him? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Mm6Ppj3e8 -
Matrix?
Yeah, but there is no "outside the Matrix". Zion was simply a partition in the virtual world that the machines created to give humans that rejected the Matrix reality the illusion of choice. As Neo put it after speaking with the Architect, the prophesy and the Oracle were simply "another form of control." Since Neo and crew never actually were free ( Read more... ) -
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All your base
has an active LJ again (in theory) -
We tried chosing the lesser of two evils?
Someone on the internet asserted that "choosing the lesser of two evils? We tried that, and look where it got us." I replied, and liked my reply enough to post it here as well ( Read more... ) -
Atheism and public perception
Freethinkers, Party of reason, Atheists, whatever you call the group, there is a perception that they're some satanic evil group out to destroy god (okay, so that is something we're kinda guilty of) without any moral compass. There is also a feeling of unease among many atheists at the thought of sharing their theological beliefs with others due to ( Read more... ) -
God Rock
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Automatic vs. Manual drift in Mario Kart Wii
It's interesting to note that Automatic in Mario Kart Wii provides two 'undocumented' benefits ( Read more... )