Recent content by Vanilla Gorilla

...but that's all right, it doesn't look like you will be escaping from the monastery any time soon. You hide the crippling emotional pain you feel all the time by living as a mime

The Drake equation allows for some educated guesses, there are a lot of variables which we don't know the answers to but even with a fairly pessimistic view on these the chance for life of some form (not necessarily anything intelligent, microorganisms etc) seems high. Of course yes, we still...

Laws of physics, time differences and lengths of survival for any given species would all make it really unlikely that we'll ever encounter aliens, but the chances of them not existing either in the past or future of the Universe are slim.

I must admit I couldn't stop laughing when I saw Ashton Kutchers prosthetic claw with the crushing etc.

I was gonna say full spectrum warrior but when I quoted you it mentions 'field ops' in there so now I'm gonna go with that (sorry, accidental cheating!)

Practical joke sessions usually get to the point where you're scared to leave your room (if you have vengeful housemates). My final year of uni was characterised by constant practical jokes. I had my bedroom door removed, so my housemate had a nice harvest of cress grown on his mattress when...

I hadn't really thought about the nature of belief like that before, when you spell it out like that it does kind of seem to be a piece of a priori knowledge. Interesting, it raises questions about why we come to believe something in the first place. In the case of my own views you could say I...

In the politest possible way, could you please explain that to me? As for the rest I have recently come to agree with you. I am an atheist and will defend my choice if confronted but beyond that I don't feel a need to 'convert' others, live and let live etc.

So I'm guessing I've got a bit of time then... It was going to be good as well. Really tough, but thought provoking. Like Nietzsche, but more picturey and videogamey(Stares wistfully into the distance)...

Anyone mind if I ninja in here?

Lol, probably for the best! Thanks anyway, its been interesting. Although I inherently disagree with your opinion I can understand that as someone who works in hospitals you probably see the most unpleasant side on a regular basis. Plus I don't want a flame war! Kingdom hearts eh? It's...

I certainly agree they have no (or at least very little) therapeutic or medicinal value but that is not to say they have no SOCIETAL value. The creation of jobs and a boost to the economy is pretty high on the scale of societal value. By your logic videogames and the film industry have no...

Is it Age of Pirates or something along those lines? Definitely involves pirates somehow...

It really depends on your favourite genres really, personally I'm on a bit of a Milan Kundera binge at the moment due to failed Relationship and innate pretentiousness (spending far too much time smoking, drinking coffee and reading in coffee shops). I recommend the Unbearable Lightness of...

It is indeed, Im out of cookies but help yourself to a bourbon or a custard cream!