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Title: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Gatsby on May 05, 2008, 09:05:08 PM
Just post random questions you've pondered. Can be on any subject.


Would it be incest if you had sex with your clone?
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: BrightHeart76 on May 05, 2008, 09:10:29 PM
Um...I think that would technically be masturbation.  (I can't believe I thought about that...I blame you for the loss of brain waves)
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Gatsby on May 05, 2008, 09:20:54 PM
w00t! Draining people's brain waves since 1991!
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Makou on May 05, 2008, 09:51:39 PM
How common is bullying in public schools and what it is like here compared to other countries ( I have an idea because of a discussion I had, but some more info would be appreciated).
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: questionette on May 05, 2008, 09:56:19 PM
I wonder how long humans will last?
I wonder if anything we do in life really matters at all?
I wonder why everyone's parents tell their children they're special, just to walk into a room of people all been told the same thing?
Do you think global warming/other global disasters will effect our generation?
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Gatsby on May 05, 2008, 10:28:32 PM
Quote from: Makou on May 05, 2008, 09:51:39 PM
How common is bullying in public schools and what it is like here compared to other countries ( I have an idea because of a discussion I had, but some more info would be appreciated).

Well I live in a hick town where I'm bullied alot. Well was I left the high school and went to the local college. I know a bunch of my friends are bullied and the school does nothing about it because the hicks make up around 70% if not more of the student population.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Rei-Rei on May 05, 2008, 10:32:26 PM
Quote from: Makou on May 05, 2008, 09:51:39 PM
How common is bullying in public schools and what it is like here compared to other countries ( I have an idea because of a discussion I had, but some more info would be appreciated).
Not exactly about bullying...... But oh well.
With my experience, people in other countries are A LOT nicer in the schools in the US.
There's a lot of "groups" of friends divided by cliques and races here... It bothered me at first when I moved here, but then eh. I kinda got used to it. Still hate it though.  At our current school though, there is way too much drama and people talking behind other peoples backs and stuff.

Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Barnes on May 06, 2008, 12:06:23 AM
Why is it called the Breakfast Club, when they eat lunch in the movie?
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Steve.Young on May 06, 2008, 12:08:42 AM
Why human beings are so stupid sometimes =p.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: JTchinoy on May 06, 2008, 12:12:40 AM
Quote from: Steve.Young on May 06, 2008, 12:08:42 AM
Why human beings are so stupid sometimes =p.
Because you touch yourself at night.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: L3sli3_Lov3s_Chu on May 09, 2008, 03:16:19 PM
Quote from: JTchinoy on May 06, 2008, 12:12:40 AM
Quote from: Steve.Young on May 06, 2008, 12:08:42 AM
Why human beings are so stupid sometimes =p.
Because you touch yourself at night.
O:< Ewww.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: konmoni on May 09, 2008, 03:59:37 PM
How do you peel a banana? From the top or the bottom?  Which part of the banana is the top or the bottom?...And do you peel it as you're eating, or like in cartoons where monkeys peel it completely then start eating...?
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Jun-Watarase on May 09, 2008, 05:48:47 PM
Since I'm bored, I'll try to answer questions for the heck of it. =)

Quote from: Darth_Diclonius on May 05, 2008, 09:05:08 PM
Would it be incest if you had sex with your clone?

Actually, it would be considered incest. You could call it masturbation as a joke, but it's still incest. Your clone would be sharing the same genetic material as you, but you wouldn't be exactly alike. As for clones in fiction, like exact carbon copies... well, that's just up to you what to call it.

Quote from: Makou on May 05, 2008, 09:51:39 PM
How common is bullying in public schools and what it is like here compared to other countries ( I have an idea because of a discussion I had, but some more info would be appreciated).

Depending on which country you're referring to, they vary in how frequent and in what fashion depending on the country's society and social mentality.

Quote from: questionette on May 05, 2008, 09:56:19 PM
I wonder how long humans will last?
I wonder if anything we do in life really matters at all?
I wonder why everyone's parents tell their children they're special, just to walk into a room of people all been told the same thing?
Do you think global warming/other global disasters will effect our generation?

Hey, the world is supposedly ending in 2012. Who knows.

Depends on what you mean by "matter". It's both yes and no.

To encourage a sense of hope and self-esteem through value.

Of course it would. If you mean to a large degree, then it depends on how much it affects our world differently ecologically, economically, etc.

Quote from: Barnes on May 06, 2008, 12:06:23 AM
Why is it called the Breakfast Club, when they eat lunch in the movie?

The 80's. That's why.

Quote from: Steve.Young on May 06, 2008, 12:08:42 AM
Why human beings are so stupid sometimes =p.

Because they exist as imperfect beings and that they're born with a limited learning process.

Quote from: konmoni on May 09, 2008, 03:59:37 PM
How do you peel a banana? From the top or the bottom?  Which part of the banana is the top or the bottom?...And do you peel it as you're eating, or like in cartoons where monkeys peel it completely then start eating...?

There's no right way to peel a banana. It's up to your preferences. Bananas are peeled from the top most commonly because it's easier to grip the stem, rather than picking at the nub at the bottom.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: satanic_mechanic on May 09, 2008, 06:01:08 PM
why is bill orielly such an incurable douche?
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Mister_E on May 09, 2008, 06:06:55 PM
Quote from: Barnes on May 06, 2008, 12:06:23 AM
Why is it called the Breakfast Club, when they eat lunch in the movie?
Because they are different people and a Breakfast Club Sandwich is made of different things that you eat.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Sunara Ishi on May 09, 2008, 06:26:07 PM
What it'd be like when the universe contracts?
Are we truly dead and reliving our lives over and over?
What if I become so psychic, that I'd be able to know everything that will be and has been, and get stuck in one place due that knowledge that I am living my whole life while just standing around comatose...
What if one gets stuck in one's memories and really isn't living?
Was I supposed to be human?
If I was male, how would I behave? Would I hit on lots of girls?

yadda yadda yadda....
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Jun-Watarase on May 09, 2008, 06:51:35 PM
Quote from: Mister_E on May 09, 2008, 06:06:55 PM
Quote from: Barnes on May 06, 2008, 12:06:23 AM
Why is it called the Breakfast Club, when they eat lunch in the movie?
Because they are different people and a Breakfast Club Sandwich is made of different things that you eat.

But all sandwiches are made of different things you eat. There are a lot of theories as to why the title is what it is-- the most common one I've heard was because it was the timing of when the detention was held, etc etc. It escapes me at the moment, but there isn't an official answer. It's an awesome movie. Maybe Mikey knows, since he's old and lived during that time.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Mister_E on May 09, 2008, 06:58:49 PM
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on May 09, 2008, 06:51:35 PM
Quote from: Mister_E on May 09, 2008, 06:06:55 PM
Quote from: Barnes on May 06, 2008, 12:06:23 AM
Why is it called the Breakfast Club, when they eat lunch in the movie?
Because they are different people and a Breakfast Club Sandwich is made of different things that you eat.

But all sandwiches are made of different things you eat. There are a lot of theories as to why the title is what it is-- the most common one I've heard was because it was the timing of when the detention was held, etc etc. It escapes me at the moment, but there isn't an official answer. It's an awesome movie. Maybe Mikey knows, since he's old and lived during that time.
GO OLD PEOPLE!
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Amon_devilman on May 09, 2008, 07:48:46 PM
Does positive thinking actually alter things?
Is every cruel act a person does to another ever repayed?
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: G.I.R on May 11, 2008, 11:47:36 PM
Why isn't otakuapprentice (http://forums.fanime.com/index.php/topic,5624.800.html) answering some of these questions? ???
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: otakuapprentice on May 11, 2008, 11:50:35 PM
Quote from: G.I.R on May 11, 2008, 11:47:36 PM
Why isn't otakuapprentice (http://forums.fanime.com/index.php/topic,5624.800.html) answering some of these questions? ???
because this isn't the "Ask Otaku" thread, that's why.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Sunara Ishi on May 12, 2008, 12:02:58 AM
Quote from: otakuapprentice on May 11, 2008, 11:50:35 PM
Quote from: G.I.R on May 11, 2008, 11:47:36 PM
Why isn't otakuapprentice (http://forums.fanime.com/index.php/topic,5624.800.html) answering some of these questions? ???
because this isn't the "Ask Otaku" thread, that's why.
Nor was it a thread to post questions to be answered...

It was asking what the questions were... Perhaps some of us would rather others not try to answer them.... perhaps. XP

If our world was like that of Soul Eater, I wonder if I would already be kishin, a weapon, or something else...
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: otakuapprentice on May 12, 2008, 12:06:04 AM
Quote from: Sunara Ishi on May 12, 2008, 12:02:58 AM
Quote from: otakuapprentice on May 11, 2008, 11:50:35 PM
Quote from: G.I.R on May 11, 2008, 11:47:36 PM
Why isn't otakuapprentice (http://forums.fanime.com/index.php/topic,5624.800.html) answering some of these questions? ???
because this isn't the "Ask Otaku" thread, that's why.
Nor was it a thread to post questions to be answered...

It was asking what the questions were... Perhaps some of us would rather others not try to answer them.... perhaps. XP
well, some people are answering questions posted here anyways.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Jerry on May 12, 2008, 07:33:31 AM
What counts as a "strange" question nowadays?

are people who attend fanime 'normal' to begin with?

just because 1 boy and 1 girl hang out, does that count as a date?

isnt a date just any day on the calendar?

on a calendar, why are all my days numbered?  :(

What is time?

If I'm the only person who feels a feeling, and no one else is around, does that feeling count?

Why does only the dark side has cookies?

Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Gatsby on May 12, 2008, 09:10:44 AM
Quote from: Jerry on May 12, 2008, 07:33:31 AM
What counts as a "strange" question nowadays?

are people who attend fanime 'normal' to begin with?

just because 1 boy and 1 girl hang out, does that count as a date?

isnt a date just any day on the calendar?

on a calendar, why are all my days numbered?  :(

What is time?

If I'm the only person who feels a feeling, and no one else is around, does that feeling count?

Why does only the dark side has cookies?


Up until the last two questions I enjoyed how each question led into the next.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Jun-Watarase on May 12, 2008, 09:19:45 AM
Bored, again. Answering for kicks, based on personal beliefs and gathered knowledge in my 17.x whole years of existence.  8)

Quote from: Sunara Ishi on May 09, 2008, 06:26:07 PM
What it'd be like when the universe contracts?
Are we truly dead and reliving our lives over and over?
What if I become so psychic, that I'd be able to know everything that will be and has been, and get stuck in one place due that knowledge that I am living my whole life while just standing around comatose...
What if one gets stuck in one's memories and really isn't living?
Was I supposed to be human?
If I was male, how would I behave? Would I hit on lots of girls?

yadda yadda yadda....

Interesting. The Universe is supposedly expanding constantly. Thing is, infinity and most 4-dimensional objects like the Universe are beyond human comprehension and my knowledge doesn't offer much of it. :P

Simple. You'd just be so psychic that you would know everything that will and has been, and get stuck in one place due to the knowledge that you are living your whole life while just standing and being comatose. As for what would happen and how you would feel, it depends on where you are at the time, what you're able to do, what you do manage to do, what others do, and whether or not you remain a flawed human being or beyond that. Though unlikely that would happen, you're probably as psychic as you'll ever be. You could probably undergo some sort of primitive training for mental perception, and while it'd make a big difference to you, it'd be insignificant in the Universe.

That's just fantastic, as memories complex enough to generate imaginary conscious individuals with independent thought.

Probably, as you are one now. Depends on what you mean by "supposed to be".

You'd behave depending on your environment. If your male counterpart had similar upbringings as you, friends, family, education, etc, then you probably wouldn't hit on a lot of girls.

Quote from: Amon_devilman on May 09, 2008, 07:48:46 PM
Does positive thinking actually alter things?
Is every cruel act a person does to another ever repayed?

Everything you do alters something. It depends on the action itself, as to how much it alters things.

Ditto.

Quote from: G.I.R on May 11, 2008, 11:47:36 PM
Why isn't otakuapprentice (http://forums.fanime.com/index.php/topic,5624.800.html) answering some of these questions? ???

Your mom.

Quote from: Jerry on May 12, 2008, 07:33:31 AM
What counts as a "strange" question nowadays?

are people who attend fanime 'normal' to begin with?

just because 1 boy and 1 girl hang out, does that count as a date?

isnt a date just any day on the calendar?

on a calendar, why are all my days numbered?  :(

What is time?

If I'm the only person who feels a feeling, and no one else is around, does that feeling count?

Why does only the dark side has cookies?

Anything is considered strange if it's beyond normal, ordinary, or familiar by the most common or personal standards.

Depending on your standards, they either are or not. As a whole, most people are normal, but even the concept of 'normal' is both simple and complicated.

Any social engagement is considered a date by definition, but by today's standards, two people of opposite genders hanging out is not one.

Each day has a certain significance of the Earth's rotation and orbit, and smaller one to the Universe.

For the sake of you keeping track of time, annually. If you want a more in-dept answer, it goes both scientifically and historically. Scientifically, it'd be an explanation of the Solar Systems' order as to how time flows specifically within it. Historically, it'd be an explanation of the solar calendar and its creation.

Time is 4-dimensional, so the course of time would be very difficult to both comprehend and explain to someone who doesn't already have a full understanding of it. In a simple definition, however, it's a measurement of sequences used to measure events and their duration.

Depends on what you mean by 'count'. Everything counts for something, not necessarily someone, but it makes a difference. Emotions have a role in governing your thoughts and actions, so it definitely counts to you in some way.

It doesn't. Everyone has access to cookies, they just vary in taste and quality. The Dark Side originally began carrying them to lure more members so they can invest in having an adequate clubhouse instead of some white kid's grandmother's basement. :)

Quote from: Darth_Diclonius on May 12, 2008, 09:10:44 AM
Up until the last two questions I enjoyed how each question led into the next.

I never stop thinking, not for one moment. My entire thought process works in a chain unto a previous thought constantly. Only in my dreams where my thoughts are less uniform.  :-\
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: satanic_mechanic on May 12, 2008, 10:27:45 AM
is love real, or is it just some chemical reaction in your head that wears off after a year or so, some evolutionary bio-psychological trait that enables us to breed and nothing more?

what happens when we die? is there another plane of existence? is there a God? does our consciousness end, leaving us in a cold, dark void?

if oprah cashed all her money, could she stack it to the moon?

how does one cope with living in a neo-feudalist society? can one change a neo-feudalist society? if so, how?

why is Original Joes so awesome?  oh shoot i already know that.  the prime rib.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Jerry on May 12, 2008, 10:58:34 AM
I heard of this expression " I'm just Josh'in with you " Who is this Josh and why does he like to mess with people?

What does " yanking your chain " really refer to?

is it really appropriate to "break a leg" before a show ?

Why are we not allowed to mention "McBeth" in a Theatre?

Why does the Doc say "Great Scott!!!" who is this Scott why is he so great?

Why are misspelled words acronyms being used more often like - Pwnage, Lawls, chezburger, OMG!  WTF? and FTW and ROLFMAO- Rolfcopter.
Whats up with that?

What really Grinds your Gears?- Do people really have gears, and if they grinded, wouldnt they make a sound?

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Jun-Watarase on May 12, 2008, 11:54:23 AM
Quote from: satanic_mechanic on May 12, 2008, 10:27:45 AM
is love real, or is it just some chemical reaction in your head that wears off after a year or so, some evolutionary bio-psychological trait that enables us to breed and nothing more?

what happens when we die? is there another plane of existence? is there a God? does our consciousness end, leaving us in a cold, dark void?

if oprah cashed all her money, could she stack it to the moon?

how does one cope with living in a neo-feudalist society? can one change a neo-feudalist society? if so, how?

why is Original Joes so awesome?  oh shoot i already know that.  the prime rib.

Love is real. Just because it may be a chemical reaction between people, doesn't make it any less real. But life entails more than just loving someone and being loved in return. As for it demoting itself to pure breeding, it wouldn't happen, at least any time soon. The ability to think the way we do, and love the way we love is what makes us human.

You become permanently unconscious, your bodily functions begin to cease, molecular structure begins to collapse, and you decompose-- some of that energy is used and transferred to allow you to use that rot to fertilize plants above you or produce foul smells and feed bacteria. The rest of the energy disperses elsewhere, and the rest is unknown. I doubt you're still conscious, though. The most logical explanation is that your life is energy. Death is that energy leaving your body once it's inadequate to host that energy, and is transferred elsewhere. As cold an unfeeling the explanation may seem, I do like the idea of afterlife, Heaven and Hell, wandering, spirits, whatnot-- it's whimsical and fantastic, but most likely unreal.

Doubtful, but one could make the analogy that she can.

They cope with it by coming to terms with their lifestyle. It's not too hard if you're born into it, in comparison to switching lifestyles from where you are now, into a neo-feudalist society. Anyone able to freely express themselves can change a society, as long as another person is willing to listen. They have to do something revolutionary, most likely, to make a significant difference. But once the change had been made, it most likely wouldn't be a neo-feudalist society anymore.

Gotta have them ribs.

Quote from: Jerry on May 12, 2008, 10:58:34 AM
I heard of this expression " I'm just Josh'in with you " Who is this Josh and why does he like to mess with people?

What does " yanking your chain " really refer to?

is it really appropriate to "break a leg" before a show ?

Why are we not allowed to mention "McBeth" in a Theatre?

Why does the Doc say "Great Scott!!!" who is this Scott why is he so great?

Why are misspelled words acronyms being used more often like - Pwnage, Lawls, chezburger, OMG!  WTF? and FTW and ROLFMAO- Rolfcopter.
Whats up with that?

What really Grinds your Gears?- Do people really have gears, and if they grinded, wouldnt they make a sound?

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?


'Josh' is actually a verb in the English language that means 'to fool'.

"Your chain" is actually slang for, you guessed it, your penis. It means to intentionally irritate someone. A cleaner explanation would be that "the chain" refers to a leash of a dog, and pulling it would be intentionally irritating it.

Literally breaking a leg definitely is not, unless the show specifically featured injured performers. The cliche comes from the irony to prevent jinxing one's luck by saying "Good luck!"

It's considered unlucky to say "Macbeth" in a theatre because during its original premiere, many of those involved with the play, both on and off stage, were crossed with extreme misfortune almost coincidentally.

The phrase "Great Scott!" is an exclaimation in reference to the American Civil War Hero, General Winfield Scott. It was most commonly found in comic books and old detective movies in the 1940's. I guess it just snowballed from there and became well-known in American media.

Typos that are easily made became typical and common, so it became a natural 'inside joke' between those who frequent the internet and social interaction via typing. As for the bastardization of other words, its because of people who want to appear unique or funny in the way they type tend to almost effortlessly create alternatives that seemed funny or amusing at the time.

It's nothing special-- just another metaphor to describe irritation. Grinding gears means that the gears are irritated and are in need of lubrication to run smoothly.

There are too many variables in lollipop-licking to determine a concrete number, but if just purely licks and no biting, in a wind-resistant room and no pauses longer than maybe 3 minutes, it'd be more or less 450 licks according to people who've actually attempted counting the licks. Try for yourself?
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Mizuki on May 12, 2008, 12:11:48 PM
Why are lolis so cute and adorable. And why am I fataly attracted to yandere girls?
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Jun-Watarase on May 12, 2008, 12:57:51 PM
Quote from: Mizuki on May 12, 2008, 12:11:48 PM
Why are lolis so cute and adorable. And why am I fataly attracted to yandere girls?

This is a question I cannot answer.

But in terms of yandere girls-- it goes either they're batshit crazy psychos or they're just bitches. I think the psycho-ness is sexier.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Steve.Young on May 12, 2008, 01:40:04 PM
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on May 12, 2008, 12:57:51 PM
I think the psycho-ness is sexier.

Amen.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Sunara Ishi on May 12, 2008, 05:56:19 PM
Quote from: Jerry on May 12, 2008, 10:58:34 AM
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?
Easy.
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Where are the limitations of human thinking? How far can one think in multiple directions before they harm their brain? Is it possible to harm one's brain by merely thinking? Or would one just merely give oneself headaches when they reach their limit?

Do we all have the knowledge of countless generations at our disposal if we can open our thinking in the right way to access it?
Do we all secretly store knowledge, ideas, and language in a collective database that we unconsciously tap? Is it possible to knowingly tap it?
And if we knowingly tap it, how much information is it possible for our brains to hold? Would we overload it?
I wonder how much information is possible, to date, for us to hold? How much has someone been able to do so far? Is there recorded data? Is it possible for there to be recorded data?

When will humanity make a break through to knowingly map the human collective database and/or the flow of time and its influences? When will we invent the teleporter?

Is everything in some sort of loop?

If someone was a mad scientist and created chocobos, would we all buy and breed them?
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: satanic_mechanic on May 12, 2008, 06:46:28 PM
how does one deal with someone who has narcissistic personality disorder?
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: cappeh on May 12, 2008, 07:22:42 PM
so we're made up of molecules and atoms and protons and neutrons and electrons and quarks and alskfjlwesdkfjn, but what is consciousness made of? why are we conscious in the first place?

how did all the matter in the universe get there?

is there more than one universe?

why are honeydew milk teas more addicting than crack?
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Jun-Watarase on May 12, 2008, 07:42:41 PM
Quote from: Sunara Ishi on May 12, 2008, 05:56:19 PM
Where are the limitations of human thinking? How far can one think in multiple directions before they harm their brain? Is it possible to harm one's brain by merely thinking? Or would one just merely give oneself headaches when they reach their limit?

I think the limits vary between people. Human beings are able to do an immense amount of thinking. Limitations are created by physical attributes like the amount of healthy brain cells that govern the brains' ability to store information adequately, the person's will to learn, and their own skill in terms of thinking and rationalization. People's ability of storing information is measured by their IQ-- keep in mind that an IQ isn't the amount of knowledge or a measurement of how smart someone is, rather, it's a measurement of how much one is ABLE to store. Think of it as a tank of water, and the information is the water filling it. When a limit is reached, it probably would only harm it through strain, and strain on anyone mentally can be hazardous to one's health.

QuoteDo we all have the knowledge of countless generations at our disposal if we can open our thinking in the right way to access it?
Do we all secretly store knowledge, ideas, and language in a collective database that we unconsciously tap? Is it possible to knowingly tap it?

Well, it was once claimed that the brain only utilizes 10% of it within humans. Though, each part of the brain operates a different function. When it comes to information, it'd probably be possibly but unlikely to 'tap' into it outside extreme adaptation and generations of evolution. Who knows? I'm definitely not an expert on this, but these are my thoughts.

QuoteAnd if we knowingly tap it, how much information is it possible for our brains to hold? Would we overload it?
I wonder how much information is possible, to date, for us to hold? How much has someone been able to do so far? Is there recorded data? Is it possible for there to be recorded data?

I don't know if it's possible to overload the brain, rather, it'd probably just reach its limit and stop. I don't know how it'd affect the body if a limit has been reached, but if it came to that, it'd be difficult to acquire newer information. But if one manages to gather that much, then all necessarily functions would hopefully already be stored. As for how much people have been able to do so far, you look into people who are born with genius or those who are motivated enough to go through great lengths of studying. Knowledge deteriorates, so keep that in mind as well. It's not as if we remember every single thing we learn throughout our entire lives.

QuoteWhen will humanity make a break through to knowingly map the human collective database and/or the flow of time and its influences? When will we invent the teleporter?

That depends on humanity and the technology built to perform that function, and as I don't have a good grasp on how efficiently human perception is done and recorded, I have no clue as to when they'd be able to create a full-fledged database. As for understanding time, I don't think humans would exist long enough to have a complete understanding of it, and when it comes to teleporters, it goes in hand with understanding time. To be able to transfer every cell of the human body from one position, from one place to another, without any complicatons well... that's beyond me.

QuoteIs everything in some sort of loop?

Loop? What kind of loop?

QuoteIf someone was a mad scientist and created chocobos, would we all buy and breed them?

I don't feel that it's impossible for humans to create synthetic life-forms. It'd probably market well to FF-fans, if its fandom lives to that era. :)

Quote from: satanic_mechanic on May 12, 2008, 06:46:28 PM
how does one deal with someone who has narcissistic personality disorder?

People with narcissistic personality disorder don't handle shame very well, so a harsh approach would most likely cause them to avoid you. Appear welcoming enough that they'd feel comfortable approaching you, and after that, you can either accept them for who they are and disregard it completely, OR you can put them in their place and drag them down from their pedestal. It might make them miserable, but whether or not that concerns you is up to you. But when it comes to this, I refer to those who actually have the disorder as opposed to just being arrogant. Put yourself in a position where they won't feel superior to you, and have them humble themselves by being around those who are clearly 'better'. Slap a sense of reality into their heads and have them know that their delusion of grandeur is petty and thick-headed. Sympathy, is entirely up to you.

Quote from: cappeh on May 12, 2008, 07:22:42 PM
so we're made up of molecules and atoms and protons and neutrons and electrons and quarks and alskfjlwesdkfjn, but what is consciousness made of? why are we conscious in the first place?

Because we have brains, and the brain is an organ that allows us the phenomenon of being conscious. It lets us think, adapt, store information, feel emotions, operate our bodily functions, and ponder about things we question. Animals with brains are conscious, whereas organisms without them (e.g. plants and bacteria) are not. It's not made of anything. It's a neurological function. The only thing it could possibly be 'made of' would probably just be the energy that allows us to do any other action.

Quotehow did all the matter in the universe get there?

is there more than one universe?

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Quotewhy are honeydew milk teas more addicting than crack?

Don't know, but I prefer the powdered flavorings over the natural honeydew milk teas.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: protocol7 on May 12, 2008, 09:19:31 PM
Where did I lose that box of glowsticks at Fanime 2005?
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Jun-Watarase on May 12, 2008, 09:31:32 PM
Quote from: protocol7 on May 12, 2008, 09:19:31 PM
Where did I lose that box of glowsticks at Fanime 2005?

You have been forsaken. :V
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: protocol7 on May 12, 2008, 09:34:50 PM
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on May 12, 2008, 09:31:32 PM
Quote from: protocol7 on May 12, 2008, 09:19:31 PM
Where did I lose that box of glowsticks at Fanime 2005?

You have been forsaken. :V

!! You know where they went/whose room I left them in!
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Mister_E on May 12, 2008, 09:35:41 PM
Where are the flying cars dammit!?

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Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: cappeh on May 12, 2008, 10:12:57 PM
i dunno if consciousness was word i was looking for lol.

i mean, don't you ever just wonder why you're here.
and it's not so much asking why anyone is here, more like, out of anything else in the universe, why are you experiencing life in this place, in this body, in this world, etc

i dunno. that question has been bugging me and weirding me out since i was a little kid. @~@
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: SOawesomeness on May 12, 2008, 10:19:37 PM
Is all of this really real?
Will I wake up and find out that all of this is just a dream?
Is my life somehow secretly like the Truman Show?
Are we really housing aliens on Earth? :000
What do martians look like?
Why do I have to wait until the 28th to register for classes?
If my mom married some other guy and had a kid with him, would I still be born?
What does SOL mean?

:000 LE GASP.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: cappeh on May 12, 2008, 10:21:28 PM
If my mom married some other guy and had a kid with him, would I still be born?

see, this is eerily related to my last question. D: D: D: i've always wondered this too.


and SOL = shit out of luck btw
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Gatsby on May 12, 2008, 10:30:09 PM
Quote from: Chiri Kcrinh on May 12, 2008, 10:19:37 PM
Is all of this really real?
Will I wake up and find out that all of this is just a dream?
Are we really housing aliens on Earth? :000
What do martians look like?
If my mom married some other guy and had a kid with him, would I still be born?

I've pondered all of these. Mainly the second one.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Jun-Watarase on May 12, 2008, 10:54:55 PM
Quote from: cappeh on May 12, 2008, 10:12:57 PM
i dunno if consciousness was word i was looking for lol.

i mean, don't you ever just wonder why you're here.
and it's not so much asking why anyone is here, more like, out of anything else in the universe, why are you experiencing life in this place, in this body, in this world, etc

i dunno. that question has been bugging me and weirding me out since i was a little kid. @~@

Yeah. Tons of people question this, and everything has some sort of purpose. People who feel things lack a purpose, usually are referring to things/people/etc that make little difference to its environment. An answer to this question is beyond human comprehension, and I'm undeniably human.

Quote from: Chiri Kcrinh on May 12, 2008, 10:19:37 PM
Is all of this really real?
Will I wake up and find out that all of this is just a dream?
Is my life somehow secretly like the Truman Show?
Are we really housing aliens on Earth? :000
What do martians look like?
Why do I have to wait until the 28th to register for classes?
If my mom married some other guy and had a kid with him, would I still be born?
What does SOL mean?

:000 LE GASP.

Yes, it's real. Depending on your definition of 'real', that is. It's not a dream, and well, I tell you this because if it were, I'd be another conscious being governing a small portion of said dream. I answered a question similar to this on the previous page, though. While I don't claim to be absolutely correct, I am very certain when it comes to this. I've had dreams that had felt like had lasted for years at a time, though. I've lived short lifetimes within them-- maybe a duration of 5 or 6 years within the dream, and only a few hours in actual time. Even then, I'm pretty sure this is reality. It's complex, but not a fantasy.

We carry many aliens right here in the US, but I'd be banned for making racist jokes. : D

Making a single description of what Martians look like would be too general, but from what human discovery has uncovered, they're just micro-organisms much like the ones we have here on Earth.

You have to wait until the 28th because that's how your school district has scheduled registration. :T

'You' wouldn't, unless you simply classify yourself as the child of your mother and her lover. But outside of that, it'd be someone else.

And the last question was answered a couple of posts above this one. : D
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: SOawesomeness on May 12, 2008, 11:08:04 PM
xD Lawls, I enjoyed my answers. (:

EDIT: Wow, I really can't spell...
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: questionette on May 13, 2008, 06:46:05 PM
I think this forum should be renamed the "ask Jun" thread XD

Okay here's one:

What makes up protons and neutrons? and then what makes up that? and then what makes up that?
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Jun-Watarase on May 13, 2008, 07:09:53 PM
Quote from: questionette on May 13, 2008, 06:46:05 PM
I think this forum should be renamed the "ask Jun" thread XD

Okay here's one:

What makes up protons and neutrons? and then what makes up that? and then what makes up that?

Oh man, last time I even had to think about that was in my sophomore year of high school, and I've been out of college for this entire semester. Here goes... XD

If I recall correctly, protons and neutrons are made of energy, both of which are subatomic particles with different charges. And the rest is still just energy. But uh, hey, I don't have a degree in this so if anyone were to correct me, I probably wouldn't feel inclined to object if it seemed feasible.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: questionette on May 13, 2008, 07:18:37 PM
At one point I thought there was something about like...quarks?quaks?...something like that in there...I'm not 100% sure though XD

Pretty in depth stuff.  Your explanation sounds better than anything I could pull outta my ass, so kudos Jun :D
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Jun-Watarase on May 13, 2008, 07:28:37 PM
Quote from: questionette on May 13, 2008, 07:18:37 PM
At one point I thought there was something about like...quarks?quaks?...something like that in there...I'm not 100% sure though XD

Pretty in depth stuff.  Your explanation sounds better than anything I could pull outta my ass, so kudos Jun :D

Hahahahahaha, thanks.

But yeah, you reminded me. Yes, they are in fact made of electrically-charged quarks. Protons are made of 3, and neutrons are made of 2. Quarks are generic particles of a few (don't remember the exact?) that make up matter.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: cappeh on May 13, 2008, 11:32:49 PM
protons and neutrons are made of quarks i think.

yeah, here's a wiki article about them http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark

maybe something else too but that's as far as i know lol D:


hey i have another question
wtf is going on in jun's avatar
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Jun-Watarase on May 13, 2008, 11:34:36 PM
Quote from: cappeh on May 13, 2008, 11:32:49 PM
protons and neutrons are made of quarks i think.

yeah, here's a wiki article about them http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark

maybe something else too but that's as far as i know lol D:


hey i have another question
wtf is going on in jun's avatar

Use your imagination.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: cappeh on May 13, 2008, 11:36:54 PM
ok

my guess is a catboy...girl...person (i have no idea wtf) with 2 tails... licking/humping the floor
m i close or wut
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Sunara Ishi on May 14, 2008, 02:02:46 AM
Quote from: cappeh on May 12, 2008, 10:12:57 PM
i dunno if consciousness was word i was looking for lol.

i mean, don't you ever just wonder why you're here.
and it's not so much asking why anyone is here, more like, out of anything else in the universe, why are you experiencing life in this place, in this body, in this world, etc

i dunno. that question has been bugging me and weirding me out since i was a little kid. @~@
Because your soul chose that body for some reason? I know I chose mine... >.>; I dunno why I did; I just remember choosing. Actually I have an idea why... >.>; But it seems most people can't remember that kind of stuff so they don't really figure it out or get some sort of idea.

Maybe think about your life. What about it would make you choose that life?
What hobbies, opportunities, passions, or ways you'd influence might make you choose it?
How do you think your life would have played out if you weren't you?
Then look at what the differences would be.
And there are your reasons.

And as far as genetics and physical stuff go... the dominoes just happened to line up.
Its all just literally a flip of a coin based on what people previous to you have decided.
Though I think one's soul forms a good chunk of what you'd end up at.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Gatsby on May 14, 2008, 09:11:30 AM
Would the world be a better place without organized religion?
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Steve.Young on May 14, 2008, 11:40:39 AM
Quote from: Darth_Diclonius on May 14, 2008, 09:11:30 AM
Would the world be a better place without organized religion?

Yes. If you have taken any sort of history class, you'll see many wars/billions of people dying/and persecution in history were motivated by religion.

Down with organized religion!!!!
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Jun-Watarase on May 14, 2008, 12:10:03 PM
Quote from: Darth_Diclonius on May 14, 2008, 09:11:30 AM
Would the world be a better place without organized religion?

Well, while I don't have any religious beliefs, and are in most cases against the idea of organized religion... I don't think it's a bad thing that some spirituality exists. In many religions, people's behavior and morals are regulated by the idea of constantly being watched by their god, punishment, and fear of it. A lot of ideas of being moral and just comes from religious influences from youth. Another thing other than good morals and whatnot is hope. People need hope. It is in many cases, hypocritical and completely illogical, but many people in modern society that consider themselves religious acknowledge the possibility (fact) that it's all actually imaginary and created to explain things that humans weren't able to explain. Religion is a human invention, thus flawed, and it'd exist in some form or another.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: satanic_mechanic on May 14, 2008, 06:51:01 PM
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on May 14, 2008, 12:10:03 PM
Quote from: Darth_Diclonius on May 14, 2008, 09:11:30 AM
Would the world be a better place without organized religion?

Well, while I don't have any religious beliefs, and are in most cases against the idea of organized religion... I don't think it's a bad thing that some spirituality exists. In many religions, people's behavior and morals are regulated by the idea of constantly being watched by their god, punishment, and fear of it. A lot of ideas of being moral and just comes from religious influences from youth. Another thing other than good morals and whatnot is hope. People need hope. It is in many cases, hypocritical and completely illogical, but many people in modern society that consider themselves religious acknowledge the possibility (fact) that it's all actually imaginary and created to explain things that humans weren't able to explain. Religion is a human invention, thus flawed, and it'd exist in some form or another.

I both agree and disagree.  yes, religion is, in both ways, whether you are a believer or not, a human invention. the belief in higher power, however, is not; it has been around as long as upright man has looked up at the night sky and realized how truly small a human is.

in terms of social evolution, one could argue organized religion is an evolution from a period of relative amorality in the ancient era, a bridge between a time of despots and enlightened electorates.  it will not be long before people classify themselves more so as 'spiritual' rather then a 'believer.'  The structure of organized religion will soon dissipate, like an unnecessary organ, as humans begin to take their relationship with higher powers in the universe, ethics and philosophy into their own hands.

yes, human inventions are flawed, but will always be evolving. apes began with using a twig as an instrument to gather insects; ancient man forged tools from stone into better, more precise tools; religion or faith is a tool of universal understanding, and along with the evolution of humanity, will continue to change to better accomplish its aim.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Moogleborg on May 14, 2008, 07:02:07 PM
How much food are human beings really able to hold in their stomachs? Like a fully grown adult male for example?

If a small cut or a puncture wound bleeds like a stream of water, is there something wrong?

Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Sunara Ishi on May 14, 2008, 07:53:53 PM
If you are living your life in a loop and you somehow remember some of the stuff you're learning from a previous rotation of said loop [and yet are somehow making the same choices as before] or if you somehow know the future in advance (and the knowledge along with it), would you slowly lose enthusiasm for the subjects because you already know them even though you shouldn't?
Would you stop studying as seriously as you would normally?

If you achieve knowledge from the future but change things so you don't study what would give you said knowledge, would you still retain it? Or would it somehow disappear?
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Jun-Watarase on May 14, 2008, 09:15:09 PM
Quote from: satanic_mechanic on May 14, 2008, 06:51:01 PM
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on May 14, 2008, 12:10:03 PM
Quote from: Darth_Diclonius on May 14, 2008, 09:11:30 AM
Would the world be a better place without organized religion?

Well, while I don't have any religious beliefs, and are in most cases against the idea of organized religion... I don't think it's a bad thing that some spirituality exists. In many religions, people's behavior and morals are regulated by the idea of constantly being watched by their god, punishment, and fear of it. A lot of ideas of being moral and just comes from religious influences from youth. Another thing other than good morals and whatnot is hope. People need hope. It is in many cases, hypocritical and completely illogical, but many people in modern society that consider themselves religious acknowledge the possibility (fact) that it's all actually imaginary and created to explain things that humans weren't able to explain. Religion is a human invention, thus flawed, and it'd exist in some form or another.

I both agree and disagree.  yes, religion is, in both ways, whether you are a believer or not, a human invention. the belief in higher power, however, is not; it has been around as long as upright man has looked up at the night sky and realized how truly small a human is.

in terms of social evolution, one could argue organized religion is an evolution from a period of relative amorality in the ancient era, a bridge between a time of despots and enlightened electorates.  it will not be long before people classify themselves more so as 'spiritual' rather then a 'believer.'  The structure of organized religion will soon dissipate, like an unnecessary organ, as humans begin to take their relationship with higher powers in the universe, ethics and philosophy into their own hands.

yes, human inventions are flawed, but will always be evolving. apes began with using a twig as an instrument to gather insects; ancient man forged tools from stone into better, more precise tools; religion or faith is a tool of universal understanding, and along with the evolution of humanity, will continue to change to better accomplish its aim.

Hmm... honestly, I don't see exactly where you're pointing out you're disagreeing me with. You're more or less just adding to what I had initially said. But yes, of course there's a 'higher power', but it's not necessarily conscious and all knowing the the way people portray a God. Humans obviously aren't on top of the world and the universe around them, so me denying the possibility of a 'higher power' is just an arrogant claim that human kind doesn't deserve. As for religion in terms of evolution, it's more or less just people advancing in knowledge and understanding-- even if people do shed the religions that exist today, something similar and slightly more efficient would most likely take its place. A lot of people need something to believe in, whether it be something to explain the phenomenons around them that they can't seem to understand, or just some hope that someone is in control of their lives to reward them and reassure their sense of integrity. I won't get too far into this, though. It's REALLY hot and I'm extremely exhausted. Man.

Quote from: Moogleborg on May 14, 2008, 07:02:07 PM
How much food are human beings really able to hold in their stomachs? Like a fully grown adult male for example?

If a small cut or a puncture wound bleeds like a stream of water, is there something wrong?



That varies between the sizes of their stomachs, but uh... I'd suggest to stop eating once you get bloated. From then, I'm pretty sure you're able to judge just how much one is able to eat. I don't think there's an actual clear estimation as to how much the amount an average human is able to take to refer to, honestly. I'm too lazy to really look into it, and I can't speak from experience as I don't exactly have a regular diet.

And yes. If you bleed like a steam of water, with no resistance whatsoever, I'd say something is wrong. That's some extreme hemophilia there.

Quote from: Sunara Ishi on May 14, 2008, 07:53:53 PM
If you are living your life in a loop and you somehow remember some of the stuff you're learning from a previous rotation of said loop [and yet are somehow making the same choices as before] or if you somehow know the future in advance (and the knowledge along with it), would you slowly lose enthusiasm for the subjects because you already know them even though you shouldn't?
Would you stop studying as seriously as you would normally?

If you achieve knowledge from the future but change things so you don't study what would give you said knowledge, would you still retain it? Or would it somehow disappear?

Well, that's dependent on one's personality and patience. If you're referring to cases of... reincarnation, well, you for one cannot conclude that such memories are even real of relative to your past life. If one is able to look into the future, it gets somewhat complicated. Uh... in reference to ideas in 'studies' and in fiction, it can go one way or the other. Either you're able to change your future and the instance you become aware of what your future is alters what actually happens, OR your future is set in stone and you'll come to that eventual point in the same fashion BECAUSE you were predestined to become aware of it, or uh... it'd just happen regardless of what you do. As for retaining knowledge and it changing your behavior, it depends on what exactly you're foreseeing. Dependant on what emotions or thoughts you have from gaining that knowledge, you react to it a different way. You can become paranoid, jaded, lazy, blah blah blah... it's all circumstantial.

Man, I'm really lazy right now. It's so hot, it ain't even funny.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: JTchinoy on May 14, 2008, 09:28:04 PM
only hit mid-high 80's today in san jose. :)
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Barnes on May 14, 2008, 11:26:11 PM
EDIT: Nevermind
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: satanic_mechanic on May 19, 2008, 01:23:31 PM
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on May 14, 2008, 09:15:09 PM
Quote from: satanic_mechanic on May 14, 2008, 06:51:01 PM
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on May 14, 2008, 12:10:03 PM
Quote from: Darth_Diclonius on May 14, 2008, 09:11:30 AM
Would the world be a better place without organized religion?

Well, while I don't have any religious beliefs, and are in most cases against the idea of organized religion... I don't think it's a bad thing that some spirituality exists. In many religions, people's behavior and morals are regulated by the idea of constantly being watched by their god, punishment, and fear of it. A lot of ideas of being moral and just comes from religious influences from youth. Another thing other than good morals and whatnot is hope. People need hope. It is in many cases, hypocritical and completely illogical, but many people in modern society that consider themselves religious acknowledge the possibility (fact) that it's all actually imaginary and created to explain things that humans weren't able to explain. Religion is a human invention, thus flawed, and it'd exist in some form or another.

I both agree and disagree.  yes, religion is, in both ways, whether you are a believer or not, a human invention. the belief in higher power, however, is not; it has been around as long as upright man has looked up at the night sky and realized how truly small a human is.

in terms of social evolution, one could argue organized religion is an evolution from a period of relative amorality in the ancient era, a bridge between a time of despots and enlightened electorates.  it will not be long before people classify themselves more so as 'spiritual' rather then a 'believer.'  The structure of organized religion will soon dissipate, like an unnecessary organ, as humans begin to take their relationship with higher powers in the universe, ethics and philosophy into their own hands.

yes, human inventions are flawed, but will always be evolving. apes began with using a twig as an instrument to gather insects; ancient man forged tools from stone into better, more precise tools; religion or faith is a tool of universal understanding, and along with the evolution of humanity, will continue to change to better accomplish its aim.

Hmm... honestly, I don't see exactly where you're pointing out you're disagreeing me with. You're more or less just adding to what I had initially said. But yes, of course there's a 'higher power', but it's not necessarily conscious and all knowing the the way people portray a God. Humans obviously aren't on top of the world and the universe around them, so me denying the possibility of a 'higher power' is just an arrogant claim that human kind doesn't deserve. As for religion in terms of evolution, it's more or less just people advancing in knowledge and understanding-- even if people do shed the religions that exist today, something similar and slightly more efficient would most likely take its place. A lot of people need something to believe in, whether it be something to explain the phenomenons around them that they can't seem to understand, or just some hope that someone is in control of their lives to reward them and reassure their sense of integrity. I won't get too far into this, though. It's REALLY hot and I'm extremely exhausted. Man.


the part where you say it is flawed - my assertion is that since religion as it was and in most cases still is is not flawed, but obsolescent, overdue to be upgraded to a new form of universal spiritualism that harbors none of the divisive sectarianism that old organized religion has.  Since it is a tool or an organ, it cannot be flawed, but rather old, since at the time of its invention or evolution it was very much necessary.  the ape's twig was not flawed - it served the exact purpose the ape intended.  granted, over the course of evolution humans would invent tools that are far more useful, but that does not make the first use of a tool by any primate 'flawed.' that was the nature of my disagreement.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Jun-Watarase on May 19, 2008, 03:00:21 PM
Quote from: satanic_mechanic on May 19, 2008, 01:23:31 PM
the part where you say it is flawed - my assertion is that since religion as it was and in most cases still is is not flawed, but obsolescent, overdue to be upgraded to a new form of universal spiritualism that harbors none of the divisive sectarianism that old organized religion has.  Since it is a tool or an organ, it cannot be flawed, but rather old, since at the time of its invention or evolution it was very much necessary.  the ape's twig was not flawed - it served the exact purpose the ape intended.  granted, over the course of evolution humans would invent tools that are far more useful, but that does not make the first use of a tool by any primate 'flawed.' that was the nature of my disagreement.

Ah, I see. Normally I don't like getting into religious debates, but this is fine. Religion and philosophy is pretty flexible, so you may be right. I may be, too. It's only in my opinion that under most circumstances, religion is flawed. Religion is a man-made idea, created to explain the universe and celestial entities in a understandable fashion. Religion was created to do just that-- explain the universe, but not only that but instill morals, hope, and reassurance that people have a good understanding of the environment around them. Using religion as an explanation makes it undoubtedly flawed, because many of its explanations have been scientifically proven to be incorrect, and would probably continue to be. However, it's not as if everything in religion and spirituality is fictional-- it is in my opinion that many things that were recorded to happen have a complex scientific explanation. Over the course of history has man altered original religious text to bend to his will, to have people believe what they believe in their power, which is why monarchs had their people's trust, being known to be the 'closest to god', how sexist societies favor men in almost every way, how people claimed to be divine and were catered to for only that reason, etc etc etc. Did I explain that well enough?

It's flawed, to me, because it's biased, because it's a primitive form of explanation created by man. I don't believe that none of it is real, however. A lot of religious and spiritual text refers to phenomenons that could actually happen, only that they would be explained in a spiritual fashion as opposed to scientific. Just because they fulfilled what they were created to do, doesn't make it not flawed. It's not as if I feel that religion shouldn't have existed-- it did what it was there to do, for hope, for reassurance, for understanding, but anyone can make up stories to explain how things seem to be why they seem to be. Making it a belief for the masses, makes it a religion, whether or not it's true or not. It's in religions like Christianity, Catholicism, and the like that have been tainted over and over for the sake of power.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Kaura117 on May 19, 2008, 06:02:54 PM
Objection. An ape's twig CAN be flawed in that the ape chose a stubby, ineffective one in lieu of a more immediately useful equivalent. Religions, too, can be flawed- in that, while they fulfill what spiritual "needs" its followers desire, it does so at detriment to its believer's cognitive welfare. A stubby, ineffective faith when a far more useful one can derived from mere observation.

Then again, this comes from an atheist and a Discordian. Trust not what you read, and five tons of flax.  ;)

Edit: Also, in regards to the very first question in this thread- it would, in fact, be considered incest. In fact, it would be twincest, which is still incest, but with genetic data much closer to alike than between two ordinary human beings. Masturbation only applies to single-body sexual activity, see. =D
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: questionette on May 19, 2008, 06:37:05 PM
QUESTION!!~

Okay so I was wondering what are those things that you can see when you squint your eyes...they move around really fast like little moving dots with trails behind them (best way I can describe them)

They're not eye floaters...because those are a little bigger and more easily seen...am I crazy?
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Jun-Watarase on May 19, 2008, 07:14:29 PM
Quote from: questionette on May 19, 2008, 06:37:05 PM
QUESTION!!~

Okay so I was wondering what are those things that you can see when you squint your eyes...they move around really fast like little moving dots with trails behind them (best way I can describe them)

They're not eye floaters...because those are a little bigger and more easily seen...am I crazy?

I think know what you're talking about, but I actually don't know what those are. They seem to happen mostly due to light or your eyes focusing on something, then to a clear space, kind of like how you stare at shapes, then look at an empty space and they still appear, only with this it's less uniform. I used to play around with that when I was a little kid, following them with my eyes when I'm bored and have nothing in particular to do while sitting or something...

Question for you guys. What do you feel is the difference in gender and sex?
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: questionette on May 19, 2008, 07:21:21 PM
Do you mean what is the difference between the terms "gender" and "sex"?
Because from my anthropology class I've learned that "sex" is that it is biologically founded, whereas "gender" is socially/culturally adapted.

If you mean like...whats I think the differences between males and females are...when asked this I think about
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Jun-Watarase on May 19, 2008, 07:54:27 PM
Quote from: questionette on May 19, 2008, 07:21:21 PM
Do you mean what is the difference between the terms "gender" and "sex"?
Because from my anthropology class I've learned that "sex" is that it is biologically founded, whereas "gender" is socially/culturally adapted.

I feel that 'sex' is what one biologically/physically is, whereas 'gender' refers to what they feel they are, mentally. It takes a lot of patience, an open-mind, and the ability to be completely comfortable with oneself to be considered genderless. It's an interesting topic, though. How one can deviate, mentally, from what they biologically are.

A lot of people are brought up thinking that sex and gender are the same, but that also says a lot about how people initially felt about the topic. Traditional views on it are that gender matches corresponding one's biological sex, but in modern-culture, we realize how that isn't always the case. (eg, homosexuals, bisexuals, transsexuals.) It's interesting when a person is born one sex, but regards themselves as the opposite gender, using it as a lifestyle and identity. It sounds tough, and many people who harbor feelings like this suffer being given a body they might consider themselves inadequate, with or without an SRS. I have friends who have undergone SRSs and psychological distress from not being the gender they wished they were born with.

And from that, another topic. It isn't completely relevant, but you'll see the relation. In Plato's Symposium, it was said that in ancient times that there were three types of people. Male/female, male/male, and female/female. Then God came along and split those people in half, and those people spent their lifetimes looking for their other half. The whole "the one" idea. Realistically, we know ideas like this aren't true... but it's romantic, isn't it?

With humans, we're able to accept our sexuality and have it apply to our everyday lives. Humans live under the circumstances where we are able to do, whereas had we been another animal instead, natural selection would've wiped most homosexuals out due to their inability to procreate.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: JTchinoy on May 19, 2008, 07:56:21 PM
how can i get to the end of the world?

they got there in pirates of the caribbean, which was a very interesting documentary on the life of pirates.  i wanted to travel there someday.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: questionette on May 19, 2008, 08:24:03 PM
Quote from: JTchinoy on May 19, 2008, 07:56:21 PM
how can i get to the end of the world?

they got there in pirates of the caribbean, which was a very interesting documentary on the life of pirates.  i wanted to travel there someday.

Maybe if you flush yourself down a toilet you'll get the same results...
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: JTchinoy on May 19, 2008, 08:34:03 PM
Does it have to be a southern hemisphere toilet or a northern hemisphere?
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: questionette on May 19, 2008, 08:35:06 PM
EQUATOR TOILET
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: JTchinoy on May 19, 2008, 08:38:57 PM
Quote from: questionette on May 19, 2008, 08:35:06 PM
EQUATOR TOILET
does that even flush using a swirling motion? or will it just flush straight down?
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: questionette on May 19, 2008, 08:57:50 PM
Quote from: JTchinoy on May 19, 2008, 08:38:57 PM
Quote from: questionette on May 19, 2008, 08:35:06 PM
EQUATOR TOILET
does that even flush using a swirling motion? or will it just flush straight down?

Duh.  You go to the end of the world, so no one's lived to tell if it flushes swirly or straight down.  :P
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Mister_E on May 20, 2008, 05:11:10 AM
I wanna know who started calling sex "whoopie"?

The question came from a conversation I walked in on at the wrong time sometime ago.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Kaura117 on May 20, 2008, 07:09:46 AM
Quote from: Mister_E on May 20, 2008, 05:11:10 AM
I wanna know who started calling sex "whoopie"?

The question came from a conversation I walked in on at the wrong time sometime ago.

No clue, but it sounds somewhat 1930s-esque. Check with your grandparents? >_>
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: Mister_E on May 20, 2008, 07:15:23 AM
Quote from: Kaura117 on May 20, 2008, 07:09:46 AM
Quote from: Mister_E on May 20, 2008, 05:11:10 AM
I wanna know who started calling sex "whoopie"?

The question came from a conversation I walked in on at the wrong time sometime ago.

No clue, but it sounds somewhat 1930s-esque. Check with your grandparents? >_>
My only living grandparent is not the type of guy I should be asking.
Title: Re: Strange questions you've pondered.
Post by: JTchinoy on May 20, 2008, 12:33:17 PM
Quote from: questionette on May 19, 2008, 08:57:50 PM
Quote from: JTchinoy on May 19, 2008, 08:38:57 PM
Quote from: questionette on May 19, 2008, 08:35:06 PM
EQUATOR TOILET
does that even flush using a swirling motion? or will it just flush straight down?

Duh.  You go to the end of the world, so no one's lived to tell if it flushes swirly or straight down.  :P
Can you check for me?  I'd like to know for sure before I try. :)