EdgedThesis

Today... Today I got into the University of Pennsylvania.

I feel that this should be combined with the 'pictures of hot women' thread, thus creating the ultimate source of mirth for men. It would be titled, simply, 'Mirth for Men'.

[bleep] that. Free speech. If people don't like what you say, fine, they can start talking back. Eventually you'll be shunned, if what you say is such poison. There will be social repercussions. But being executed for speech is [developmentally delayed]ed. If someone says something hurtful, talk to them about it and explain why it's wrong. But if you want to kill them for it, maybe go [bleep] yourself.

It's called division of labor, Joe. It's been a basis of functional civilization for a while, now.

Lonely Souls http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__r0gwxzeVE There's no secret to living/ just keep on walking There's no secret to dying/ just keep on flying

MASS EFFECT 2, BABY. [cabbage], I can't wait.

Played out by Freebird. Loved it. His parting message was one of the best: "Don't. Be. Cynical."

Yessir. Romantic love is something meant to keep a couple together long enough to raise a child to maturity, yes? 'Tis an offshoot of lust.

The world works based on self-interest. If something does not benefit us, or does not seem the 'greatest choice' to us at a specific instance of time, we would not do it. There is always some self-serving point. I may die for my child to see my bloodline continue, or I may die for a stranger because I feel my life somehow validated when it is used to save another. In any case, I do something because it is of immediate benefit--regardless of how skewed the logic I use may be. I help people because I genuinely want the human race to advance. This is self-serving. I donate money to charity because I believe it is better used there. This is self-serving. A creature that exists to serve itself is the most economical of all, and so these are the creatures that roam the Earth. We all serve ourselves. Again, this is not a bad thing.

Everything here is physical is because we are listing our favorite things exclusive to the opposite sex. A lot of these are physical. We cant list metaphysical things like personality and whatnot, because that isn't exclusive to gender. At least, it isn't unless you're a dirty, dirty sexist.

Yes, our ability to analyze how the world appears may set us apart. But we are animals, and are defined as such. It's not a bad thing.

Curves. Think 'woman' and you think of these smooth, feminine curves. Draw an impressionistic picture of a 'woman', a few simple brushstrokes just curving, and I'd find that sexy. Just because. The general shape of women is pretty damned appealing. Of course, the breasts, stomach, and arse all play their part-- it's just that they need to be in proportion.

For ease of reference.

Ah, you're right. I just took issue with the 'jobs' part, I guess. I don't know, doing something I love doing and genuinely helping society doesn't seem a part of a frivolous, over-fancy cup. But yes, it isn't meant to over analyze.

The point of the analogy is to learn to stop caring. So you will see us deprived of our current standard of living-- and if we listen to this story we will be fine, psychologically. If we don't, we will struggle and complain. Though, I see living standards more as sugars and creams added to my coffee. If we see living standards as the cups, and the coffee as 'life-force', this analogy would turn us into [developmentally delayed]edly content zombies eking out an existence on the minimum substance required. I'd rather add sugar to my cup before it gets sickly sweet, at which point I'd lend taste and flavor to the cups all around me.

It has been tested and shown that if a person is told a specific brand of wine is more expensive, it will taste better. Perhaps the richness of a cup may reflect upon the richness of it's contents? Anyway.

Absolutely nothing. I love menthol.

How about 'the Nulls'. Or do we have a two-syllable rule?

The Hermaneutic Circle is always ground away.

I myself have not yet mastered the mechanics of urinal use. I find it easier to do away with the pants and aim freely--without restriction of cloth or steel zipper. Needless to say, it would be awkward for me to 'aim freely' at a urinal.

I'd agree with bedman. The subconscious is doing some calculus to weigh attractiveness versus threshold for irritation, I think--as I myself will be annoyed quicker by someone who's unattractive and irritating. Though if a person is not annoying, I find it generally easy to talk to her regardless of looks.

Well, I don't think it has much bearing on what colleges think of you. Barely any of them ask for AP scores. Really it's just a way for students to get better at certain subject areas. Oh, right, and they can forward themselves even further along said subject paths because they might get class exemptions in college. Not bad. And thanks for the wish, Pinkbullet. I'll say the same to everyone who's taking APs this year: good luck.

Maybe no one will give two [cabbage]s, sure. Either way it makes for a discussion. Offering new interpretations of old beliefs seemed like a cool thing to do, so I ran with it. You go from a body of text that inspires complete faith in a God, spin it with different context, and you want to rebel. Interesting to me, in any case. I'm not trying to prove anything. I'm just putting up a stance, and asking people to support or attack it. This is my stance. If no one cares I'd be left powerless with my words, but it'd still be my stance, however painful.

This semester: AP Calculus AP Stats Film Theory AP Literature AP Chemistry Religion (Required.) US History AP Physics Next semester is the same deal, except with Psychology instead of Film Theory. Yay, senior year! It actually hasn't been bad at all.