Rainbows

I'd to take a moment to point that agnosticism is a position related to the existence of evidence, whilst a/theism is in regards to existence. Thus one is an a/theist, but can also be an agnostic a/theist. That out of the way, I felt your essay was far too ameri-centric. If you live there, that's understandable, but there are other countries out there. :wink: Some of which fully recognise same-sex marriages. Unfortunately, as history has proven, contradiction in religious texts seem to have little effect on the efficacy of people's beliefs. My personal belief is that opposition to homosexual rights in general springs from the wide spread of Abrahamic religions, though it's certainly present in other belief systems. I think it also has to do with the central importance, until very recently, of reproduction and primogeniture in 'modern' societies (I think this also plays a key role in the historical oppression of women, see here for details). Sexual repression can also be a key element of social control. Homosexuality (especially male) has predominantly been practiced to one degree of another by the ruling elite within a society, but the necessity of political marriages, etc has meant that it has generally not been afforded political sanction. Finally, it's always easy to scapegoat a minority. :wink:

Taking a small break from Ivy and going to Barbarian fish for a while; it's a little more interactive ^~^ In other news, managed to pawn the remaining treasure trail items; bringing the total cashpile to 2M. I also received a Blue Egg (Saradomin Bird?) while Woodcutting. :smile:

Was nice to see you yesterday; keep it up! <3:

I wish >=3 In terms of updates, 76 Woodcut tonight, and my cashpile just doubled after flogging off some treasure trail rewards - <3 King.

Day off work. Luxurious. <3:

And back on topic slightly, I could become a vegetarian cirumstantially - in fact, when my sister is at home, we mostly eat purely vegetarian dishes. I would, however, definitely miss all the mince based dishes (we eat a lot of mexican and italian meals, so :ohnoes: ).

Rainbow's Blawg!

Where are you fishing, out of curiosity?

This. As a low leveled player, I have no issue with high level content - if you put in the time to train select skills, you should have access to the benefits of those skills.

Why not? You wouldn't be able to turn down an unattractive but well qualified applicant for a job (excluding modelling, etc).

I'd warn you that it's one of the worst in terms of both pain level and healing time. That said, they look rather kewl - of course, I'm rather biased. <3:

My family, my freedom and caffeine. <3:

I noticed that the off topic section didn't have a thread on this, and was rather surprised. As per the thread title. To get the discussion started, here are a few questions for you: How do you feel about body modifications? (piercings, tattoos, subdermals and the like, although other procedures such as tongue splitting are included). Do you, yourself, have any/plans to acquire some in the foreseeable future? Why? How do you feel about the growing pervasiveness of tattoos among western youth? Do you think men should get ear piercings? As the topic creator, it's only fair that I answer first :P. This is intended as a general discussion thread, so don't just limit yourself to these. Feel free to post pictures if you want, but they must comply with the standards of the Real Life Pictures thread - no topless shots, disparaging remarks, discussion/photography of more adult modifications, that sort of thing. Use your common sense, and if unsure, PM a moderator first.