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It's a mixed bag I think. Genes might predisposition someone for a specific sexuality, but I think experiences during formative years is a big factor as well. I've only got anecdotal evidence; A guy with a choking fetish got choked by an abusive babysitter. A pedophile was molested as a child. A...

In a setting that aims for realism, nudity is badly suited for combat (at least in a post stone age setting). However the world of Batman contains a flying man-alien with laservision. It's obvious the DC-verse is about as realistic as My Little Pony.

Like how they refused to build a hydrogen bomb, because there was a chance it might ignite the atmosphere of the Earth? Oh wait... Humans are WAY to curious to leave awesome yet dangerous stuff unexplored. And that's the way it should be. I'd open Pandoras box every time, without regrets.

Have you got any evidence in support of that claim? As far as I know, we're pretty solid on what makes the hardware tick, it's the software that's tricky. But there has been a lot of progress in that department as well. I recently heard of a group trying to model an artificial mouse brain.

If they're smarter than us they are worthy inheritors of the human legacy. But I would prefer to merge with it instead. I like being alive. But if it comes to war, I'll be rooting for the AIs. Not that they'd need it, since winning a war against a race of idiots (by comparison) wouldn't even...

#1: Zelda: OoC & MM - After a while you start suspecting it's your nostalgia goggles acting up again, but then you replay them and it's just as brilliant as you remember. #2: Morrowind - Cliffracers are skooma-junking n'wahs. #3: C&C: G & ZH - THE RTS. Haven't played anything else as...

The Earth is perfectly capable to support a MUCH bigger population than now. That said, I personally think reproduction should be a privelege, not a right. You need a license to drive a car, but not to CREATE AND CARE FOR A SENTIENT BEING. That just doesn't sit right with me. Abortion shouldn't...

Chefren's Pyramid I played the predecessor of this game as a child. Very good.

Many speculate that higher intelligence is most likely to develop in two cases: 1. The species have dexterous appendages. This leads to tool usage, which leads to intelligence (examples: primates, octopuses, elephants). 2. The species are pack hunters. Working as a team and devising an...

I've seen the movie and agree he makes a good villian. But if he thought that what he was doing was good, then was he truly evil? Not trying to justify his actions, just putting that out there. I think true evil is to derive pleasure from causing suffering, knowing full well that it's wrong, and...

Here's a list: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Monster/VideoGames However, no character is even close to the heights of evil attained by the characters I've roleplayed in various RPGs.

I don't know what to add/remove from mandatory schooling, but all adults should know: *Basic cosmology (Earth orbits the sun, the axis of rotation is somewhat tilted, etc.). *Basic arithmetic (Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division). *Basic geography (Your country is here, the...

Neither. A leader should be subject to constant scrutiny and distrust. Only people who does not want power are fit to wield it.

Logical Ability and Intelligence Art and creativity arises from biochemical processes in the brain. These processes follow the laws of physics. Which in turn follow some sort of logic. Meaning I could in theory build an artificial creative mind (provided there is no limit to my information...

He's pretty much invulnerable. Not even Death knows when he's supposed to die.