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Why is speed a determinant in measuring how intelligent a person is? Some of the best thinkers of our time are those that take the time sit down and think through their reasoning and write about it.

#1 and #2 were pretty awesome. Really ingenious idea collapsing those buildings in the hallway. I tried that trick today and got a few kills with it.

I'm glad you realized early on that being skeptical for skepticism's sake (in this case, at least) is completely [bleep]ing redundant. Is there a way we will know every psychoanalytical aspect of this family? No. The best we can do is surmise. If this guy bought every single "toy" that this girl had, then he has the right to take them away. Any further analysis is, in my opinion, grasping at straws.

The gun was a little excessive, but he's totally right in revoking that privilege, especially if he's the one buying her everything.

Spring Break starts today for me. Going out with all my friends for a "we just got our tax returns" night on the town. This song is my official party song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLnMFqItQXs

I think the community has just grown older. The so-called "Miniclip Generation" of scapers is now in their 20s or close (and most of us have quit playing), those who were around during the changeover in '04 are a bunch of old geezers. There are fewer early and pre-teens on the forums. Well, at least in Off Topic. Easing back on the censor was a great change and I think everyone has handled it with maturity.

Canada gets a snow day, but Minnesota conducts business as usual.

Alcohol doesn't freeze.

Dubstep is so awful.

Yeah I'll get high usually and zone out on some Battlefield or clean. Yes, I clean incessantly when I'm by myself. I usually only listen to music on headphones just to respect my roommates but if no one is home I turn the stereo on with some of my favorite music. If I know I'm really going to be by myself and I happen to have just taken a shower and know no one will be coming home, I'll chill in the nude. I've never been on Chatroulette.

I'm so sorry about that :lol:

I'm personally not a fan of the boat shoes, I'd rather wear a pair of boots if I'm going to go classy.

Dude, get rid of the DC's. Skate shoes are so out it's ridiculous.

I unlocked the USAS the other day. People are angry. BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM

Yeah the new Volta single was pretty good, but I'm not getting my hopes up TOO much. Their last few albums have been blah. That new drummer they have is beastly though. He reminds me of Tony Williams in a way, but with more straightforward beats. Also, the new Tool album should be out in 2012. It'll be six years in May since they've released 10,000 Days.

I have this feeling that Lamb of God is becoming more irrelevant with every album. The last three have been pretty poor.

Found out I have orientation for my summer trip abroad on Saturday :D

As long as I can avoid being raped, I would rather spend 40-50 years reading and writing behind bars than being killed at 22.

I read that as "I'd rather have DP than life in prison." Yuck, dude.

That's not true at all. The fact that war is an acceptable form of killing another person directly contradicts his statement "I say that if you take another person's life then you forfeit your own right to life," and supports my argument that the death penalty is barbaric and immoral. Edit: I should have posted that part earlier, but that's what I was hinting at.

So then war is ethical since it is not against the law? I can't say I agree with you on that point.

Logic breaker: War.

What are you, high? Did you even read his post? His point was that we force certain beliefs and practices on our children, because we believe they're for the best. Religion is no different. What would you do if your child decided he didn't want to learn English? Would you tell him it was okay, and that he didn't have to? I doubt it. Teaching someone to read a language that will help you every day of your life is not on the same level as making them learn about your religion. God damnit you guys. How often did you hear this at the elementary level: "Now students, when you go home to do your multiplication tables tonight, make sure you question the fundamental elements of mathematics and why 3x5=15. The same applies for your analysis of Gertrude Chandler Warner's The Boxcar Children." Never. Ever. That is because children have not developed the cognitive abilities to do so and you must know the rules before you can appropriately break them as you see fit. As a child you may be taught to question the teaching abilities or methods of your teacher as I was, but you do not question the basics of English or Math skills. That is my point. I'm not commenting whatsoever on the repercussions of being convinced that God is real for your entire childhood.

You've completely missed the point. Every child is indoctrinated in something, but once they reach the age where they have developed analytical skills, they can choose freely whether or not to believe in it. Teaching a child to read in English and teaching them the history of America is indoctrination just the same as religion is. The only difference is that you've only deemed public education as morally acceptable. That is the point I am trying to make. Feel free to research moderate Christians in your free time, I'm not doing your homework for you :P All I know is that there are many denominations and they all take different approaches towards interpreting the Bible.

Skeptic, I think you're misconstruing indoctrination slightly, and in some parts wholly. The average Christian is very likely to question at some point or another the tenets of their particular denomination. (Side note here, not all denominations believe the same thing--especially when it comes to questions of morality and ethics--and lumping them all into the same category demonstrates your lack of knowledge of the intricacies of each denomination) There are no doubt some Christians who completely believe every single word of the Bible and follow it orthodoxically. Those are called fundamentalists. I think the biggest point you're overlooking here is the difference between indoctrination and self-indoctrination. We are all granted with free will, that is something even the Bible recognizes. It is then a matter of individual choice whether or not a person believes wholly, partially, or not at all the doctrine of their religion. A child may be taught religion, much like that child is taught basic reading and math skills, but there is absolutely zero chance that he or she will not encounter moments of doubt or uncertainty pertaining to his or her religion. As I said, it is the individual's choice to remain indoctrinated or to follow yet question simultaneously. By the way, I in no way agree with religion, but I do agree with the concept of cultural relativity, and you should too. So long as the "high wall" Thomas Jefferson wanted placed between religion and the state is the goal of our society, I think people should be free to teach their children whatever they want. It is their loss--in my opinion--if they choose to limit their intellectual capability by not questioning the things they are taught, even those to which they hold fast and dear.