Recent content by mackemsniper

'Think' can be both intransitive and transitive. 'I think' and 'I think him to be stupid.' Whoever originally said that 'think' *couldn't* be used as a noun, needs to read that dictionary again. A similar example would be 'mind', which is both a noun and two verbs (whence it originally...

Of course 'think' can be used as a noun, anyone who thinks otherwise needs to read more. 'I'll have a think about it' is one example. This is the beauty of English - flexibility. Although I do obviously know that the correct word is 'thing' in this context.

Gods do not exist. For all the OP's well written points, there is no getting away from the fundamental truth that, as things stand presently, there is no evidence for gods or fairies at all. All the verbiage and long sentences do nothing toward proving this. Belief in gods per se does not...

Agreed. Stephen Fry is very good, and educational to boot.

Read the novel. It's a million times better.

I'm a scholar of Arabic and Hebrew (and Greek, Latin, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Old English, and a tad of Irish) and I agree with the above poster. Semitic languages are bed-wettingly difficult, at least for Germanic speakers (I'm English). English tone, axiom, and of course spellings are...

I wasn't 'taught' any religion. My parents are atheists, and their parents were atheists. This is the 21st century, albeit 21st century Britain, where you're 'lucky' to meet any religious people these days.

Amiga. Hands down. Which one would that be...?

I just complained to the Advertising Standards Authority (asa.org.uk) about it. A bit of a lengthy process, but simple enough. (Open to us Brits, only.) I enjoin any Brits to do the same, this can't be tolerated.

I'm not 'exited', or excited. The NXE looks very immature, an imitation of the Wii perhaps. The Xbox has, I'm guessing, a more mature userbase than the Wii, and MS should reflect this in their software.

Science can perfectly well define 'life', thanks. Look up the 'Characteristics of Life', it's basic biology one learns at high school. Machines can not feed, reproduce, or grow. Merely three of the prerequisites.

Pandering to the social ineptitudes of the masses these days is why the world is 'dumbing down', in my opinion. Because some, not in the least a majority, people cannot laugh at themselves or take a joke doesn't mean than the rest of society must conform to their worldview. It's this...

So? He goes around offending Northerners, but am I offended? No. Because I know he doesn't mean it, and - here's the crux of the argument - IT'S FUNNY! Do you think all truck drivers are offended at his comments? No, they aren't. And they would've found the comments as funny as everyone...

In my opinion technical progression has been mediocre at best, and cynical at worst. The 7th generation is probably going to be recognised as the most apparent time when big business finally crushed game innovation and progression. Maybe I'm growing too old (born 1979), but everything in this...

No way! Top Gear is one of the only TV shows I watch any more. If anything, he should ramp it up, get taken off the air, and then let's watch how the Beeb's audience figures take a dive. (Top Gear is one of the BBC's most watched programmes, both here and abroad.) People all over the world...