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First of all, I didn't take offense! Secondly: Rand, I didn't take the time to actually read that post again, my bad.

Anyhow, the point I was trying to make was it's human nature to favour data...

Ruby's version incompatibility can be a bit of a headache.

I'm not sure what's funnier: the bug, or how the guy whaled on the bear :D

If it's not good practice, then you've shown your lack of commitment to quality discussion on these boards many times over by focusing the thrust of your arguments down channels that support the...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08e9k-c91E8&feature=share

The level of anger still present in SA's poor is so sad to see... and the aggression they exhibit is just wrong.

http://vimeo.com/33344517

That's powerlessness in action: and the price of 1st...

You're right - but perhaps you could balance your viewpoint with some facts from the opposition to your opinion? You're coming across a bit biased.

That's what I was suggesting, though I did it...

You're a sucker for the BBC, Rand. Here's an extract of another article they wrote:


Here's one of the supposed core principles of democracy in play - offering people a chance to vote on policy -...

:eek:

Anyway, the original question:
I understand that being happy and content has nothing to do with shutdown of important bodily functions (like pissing or having to eat). Satisfaction is also...

Lol so what's the point: that humans make bad decisions?

OMFG!

Hmm, I'll start a discussion about... why is grass green and the sky blue! Perhaps I could pull that one off and make a point...

Denial.

Doesn't need to be complicated.

Even if he represents a society that has tasked him with this specific discussion, then he's still not representing society - he's representing a segment of it. Any belief that is different to one's...

Yes, it's almost as if he creates a sense of outrage within himself. He then makes further leaps down the logical chain and justifies carrying his outrage through those leaps. The result is that he...

But you as an individual do not represent society.

You said 'we' vs 'you'. You put yourself in a position of power as if others had to petition you.

Should we refuse to punish the drunk driver because you believe...

Why are you putting yourself in the position of judge and executioner? Why do you wield 'punishment'?

I guess the psychology behind pointing out spelling errors has a sort of well-intentioned feeling behind it in most cases. But mainly I did it because I saw a pun waiting to be used, so I guess I was...

They're the same in the final analysis.

Oh, a thing that's making me happy: due to the way my contract has rolled over at work, I have 33 days of leave to spend over 7 months!

This is also quite funny:...

If you're up to making it, biltong blows all of those out of the water :)

What really irritates me is that he takes an illegal premise and then says 'but pretend its not illegal - is it ok to do it?'

What type of question is that? It tries to both validate the absolute...

Know what the sad thing is? On very bad days, when I feel like I don't have enough, I can find me telling myself this - that I deserve it. It's a very negative state of mind indeed...

And...

Bitter, please forgive me for this - and it doesn't detract from the beauty of your brooch nor cat's admiration - but it's 'you're', not 'your'.

You're not an idiot, you just had the grammar...

'Does our society really need money'

Another flawed question, Minx. Yes, 'our civilisation' requires money because it is defined by it. How could our bodies function without blood?

A different...

Bad example because you mixed 'illegal' up with 'immoral'.

The answer to your question can be 'yes'. For example, did I knowingly benefit from the apartheid regime? Yes: I learned powerful...