sv51macross Posts
Playing Final Fantasy 6 for the first time. It's taking longer than I thought to readjust to the retro feeling. (Wonder if I can beat this under a week, use to speed through rpg's in 3-5 days...)
nateriver10 wrote...
bakapink wrote...
I do agree that you can fear death out of a fear of loss, but I would think/say fear of the unknown, a fear (most) all self-aware species have, would probably have greater precedence.
Vanni Chan's fear seems to originate from that type of fear. What death entitles is what scares her/him. Which is a rational aspect. We, humans, fear the unknown for good reasons but sometimes we let ourselves get carried away. As long as his/her fear is not crippling their life, I think that fear should be fine.
Fear of the unknown is rational, assuming we are talking about a strange growl in a bush or a dark cave, however, rationally speaking, death isn't unknown, it will be the same as it was before you were born - nothing. Of course we can't be sure about this but there is no reason to assume death is something new. We didn't exist before we were born and after we die, we won't exist again. In a way, we already know what death is like.
I have to agree that fear of death could be a good thing in the sense that it would make us live our lives to the fullest but as far as logic goes, there is no reason to assume we don't know death, we just can't be sure.
We have as much certainty in death as we do in... I can't think of a good comparison at them moment (god and life on other planets came to mind but those are... complicated for their own reasons). Maybe to know exactly what a person who's named, a name you randomly pulled out of your imagination, is doing at the very moment you imagine it. Without any means to view/observe, we don't know.
We know what happens to the body. We have no idea what happens to consciousness. We have no certainty that everything involved in the living process ends with death.
Ot: Making me nauseous... (Enjoy this while you can... I can hold a grudge... for a little while!)
Ninja'd.... But still about blood!!! *cries*
OT: Thinking hard about bloody butts
Ninja'd.... But still about blood!!! *cries*
OT: Thinking hard about bloody butts
It's not something so easily described by a few sentences. It would ultimately come down to a conversation of how people are different (personality wise) and how those differences shape their fetishes.
What you find "weird" others find "open minded". Their simply more open to more ways of viewing sex.
What you find "weird" others find "open minded". Their simply more open to more ways of viewing sex.
The drill was a real drill!?!? (Crap I messed up!)
OT: Thinks I can stomach guro... As if someone who can't take blood from a small cut could watch a person torn... (I feel sick...)
OT: Thinks I can stomach guro... As if someone who can't take blood from a small cut could watch a person torn... (I feel sick...)
For! FOR!... (I wouldn't fear my own butt... hahaha... that would make me weird... hahaha)
OT: Keeps talking about "his" butt, which I assume is mine... But after re-examining, maybe he's stating Sanada wants to, to his own butt. So I feel relieved.
OT: Keeps talking about "his" butt, which I assume is mine... But after re-examining, maybe he's stating Sanada wants to, to his own butt. So I feel relieved.
IDK! I'm confused and fearing for my butt!!!
OT: Was able to confuse and baffle, lets his guard down to easily.
OT: Was able to confuse and baffle, lets his guard down to easily.
Warn her of the dangers, but as I watch the leering look in her eyes towards god, slowly turns around and pretend I saw nothing.
Your not still talking about me are you? (Is my butt the heavens? And what was the "drill" originally?)
OT: That is an amazing avatar that has a surprisingly large amount of character. Idk if it is, but feels like it could be a character from something.
OT: That is an amazing avatar that has a surprisingly large amount of character. Idk if it is, but feels like it could be a character from something.
nateriver10 wrote...
In this precise moment, it is an irrational fear - we are afraid of dying because we are alive, we want to keep living, we want to experience things we haven't experienced yet.I do agree that you can fear death out of a fear of loss, but I would think/say fear of the unknown, a fear (most) all self-aware species have, would probably have greater precedence.
Vanni Chan's fear seems to originate from that type of fear. What death entitles is what scares her/him. Which is a rational aspect. We, humans, fear the unknown for good reasons but sometimes we let ourselves get carried away. As long as his/her fear is not crippling their life, I think that fear should be fine.
LustfulAngel wrote...
And they are in fact, useless. If they had meaning, we wouldn't have to "read between the lines" and try so hard to find the truth.From your link's, source...
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/10/cnn-poll-popular-background-checks-also-cause-worry/
"The 86% figure from the CNN/ORC poll is in line with just about every other national survey released over the past couple of months, which found support for increased background checks hovering around the 90% level."
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/17/public-opinion-gets-trumped-in-gun-control-defeat/
"The ABC/Washington Post survey also indicated that 86% of gun owning households supported the proposal."
What "truth" are you uncovering? Because I am getting a different one? Truth is starting to sound subjective and bias. I don't understand how a poll with a higher percentage rate of "in favor"s derives higher important in an unrelated polling... I, as well, don't understand how gun legislation having a lower percentage rate means no one wants it or that it shouldn't be dealt with if it can be...
As well, there's (first ones vague and includes a multitude, but if assumed to be only one) 2 additional polls. 3k (minimum) now, still not satisfied?
LustfulAngel wrote...
Media, should be objective. The gun control incident was proof of how non objective the media really is. Truly great media is truly unbiased, but how can you have that when those media outlets are owned by people who have a stake in public opinion? Rupert Murdoch for example. Never the less, I do think an objective "US" media outlet would be great, but I don't see it thriving without the backing a rich person or group who truly wants to progress American citizens, not manipulate. Al Gore as an example...
http://www.policymic.com/articles/22334/an-inconvenient-truth-al-gore-sells-current-tv-to-the-emir-of-fossil-fuels
Black Jesus JC wrote...
bakapink wrote...
Honestly I'm juggling around (my own) conspiracy theory, that Zero Dark Thirty showed torture for the sake of breaking in American sensibility to the "idea and (self proclaimed) significance" of. (Won a trophy in the Academy awards (the biggest award show, here in the states right?)
Before i respond to this, are you being sarcastic here or do you actually believe ZDT was part of some grand conspiracy?
No I don't -_-, that why I insist that it is "my own conspiracy" theory, and in the next paragraph, that conspiracy theories are my "imagination". I know the difference between truth and speculated assumptions. I wouldn't believe "it was true", without infallible evidence for.
Badguy wrote...
I have a confession to make. I don't like muffins. I also do not like raisins.Can I have all you Muffins and Raisins then? As well as your raisin covered muffins and muffin covered raisins?
zeroniv_legend wrote...
Lots. Tsuki tsuki, Maga Tsuki, Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei, more monogatari series, Trinity Seven, and the most important of all:MOBILE SUIT CROSSBONE GUNDAM
When you said "monogatari series" did you mean the "Bakemonogatri" (and affiliated) series or possibly, Minamoto-kun Monogatari. I found this will going through your list of manga (thought it was in your list lol).
This series drives me up the wall even worse than Nozoki Ana does... Every 5-7 mins I scream out in embarrassment or screaming "Don't!" and "Idiot!".
If Minamoto-kun Monogatari hasn't been nominated yet, I'd like to include this one... Seriously, I don't think I can read this one at night... I get too into it...
