The Jesus Posts
Fiery_penguin_of_doom wrote...
[quote="The Jesus"] Your family and the human species are two different cases. When you're talking about your family, you would normally say "my family" when talking to people who aren't related to you. However, when you're talking to other people about the species, you're talking to another member of the species. That being said, its more suitable to say something along the lines of "our species."Now, your just splitting hairs my friend.
What do you mean splitting hairs?
The Jesus wrote...
I won't sell you're wisdom short, you could know everything there is to know about the subject, but by the way you talk, it shows a very restricted understanding.I condense things down assuming people will just be able to connect the dots and get the general idea. Its a bad habit, I know. I should explain better but, then we would also get tl;dr like you and I usually get since we are the most long winded people here.
Well people who are always saying tl;dr are just lazy. I personally don't care if someone doesn't want to read what I write because of its length. If a person is part of an intellectual conversation, they should be ready to encounter long posts. In a serious discussion, sometimes you need to go deeper into what you're saying.
M2991 wrote...
FrozenAngel wrote...
The Jesus wrote...
FrozenAngel wrote...
_Bluesummers wrote...
Aliens? Come on.There is nothing serious about aliens.
Nothing says they have to be intelligent. Any extraterrestrial life form would qualify as an alien.
For all we know every other lifeform out there might be laughing at us.
I'm pretty sure a lot of the "lower" life forms are laughing at us too.
dålif wrote...
Ask the Stork, he knows the secret to daughters, and sons, from what I've heard.Sorry I couldn't get a better clip, this was the only one I could find. Don't mind the last 12 seconds. Apparently the guy who posted it is fucking stupid.
ZeroOBK wrote...
That video was pretty good. I found a Mario one that is kind of similar:Spoiler:
I'm confused, why does Peach look like a crack addict. I suppose times were hard for the imperial family after democracy reached the Mushroom Kingdom.
FrozenAngel wrote...
_Bluesummers wrote...
Aliens? Come on.There is nothing serious about aliens.
Nothing says they have to be intelligent. Any extraterrestrial life form would qualify as an alien.
Azuran wrote...
google.com Estimated Worth $1.2 Billion USDIs there anything more expensive than that?
yahoo.com Estimated Worth $2.41 Billion USD
I'm sure once they're mass produced, we'll hear many funny news reports about people who were curious about masturbating in their brand new robot suit. Now that deserves a :shock:
Crystallion wrote...
Okay, guys, guys, here's something to work with:I AM a loli, so therefor, I voted for loli. Make sense? xD
("hey look, a woman in this thread!" "OH SHI-..."
Tits or GTFO?
Fiery_penguin_of_doom wrote...
PersonDude wrote...
Your comment that humans think they are superior sickens you also nagged at my attention. Even wild animals feel pride and there is nothing wrong with displaying your achievements. I have doubts about humans being the most virtuous but the fact that we are the most intelligent of all the species is true and it seems to me we do have the right to call ourselves dominant after looking at the planet.My personal view is we are the dominant species because we can adapt better than any animal. If we were to give a letter grade on different aspects of survival. We get a C in everything but, we get an A+ in adaptation. We inhabit every corner of the earth every hospitable and inhospitable environment. No other animal has been able to do that.
Adaptation, in a nutshell, is any change in the structure or functioning of an organism that makes it better suited to its environment. Typically, we change our surroundings to better suit us. Since we've begun developing technology, we've haven't had much need to "adapt."
PersonDude wrote...
Also, why do you find the words "my species" irratating? There seems to be nothing wrong with it. If you are human you have the right to call yourself a part of the entity known as the human species and it seems "my species" is perfectly okay.
I agree with this. What is wrong with referring to the species that I belong to as "my species"? I refer to my family I live with as "my family" the same goes with everything else. So where is the problem?
Your family and the human species are two different cases. When you're talking about your family, you would normally say "my family" when talking to people who aren't related to you. However, when you're talking to other people about the species, you're talking to another member of the species. That being said, its more suitable to say something along the lines of "our species."
The Jesus wrote...
Now with that out of the way, it seems to me you don't understand the concept of the food chain. Its an ecological system that is illustrated through the feeding habits of species in that particular species. I suppose you can say we are at the top of a food chain, and the operative word being "a" seeing as how we eat whatever the fuck we want. Its not the fact that other species are unable to eat us, its that we've isolated ourselves in a society where it is highly improbable that we will be eaten by another species. If we were in the wild, it would be very difficult to maintain this "top of the food chain" status, as members of the species are being dragged off by packs of wild animals for sustenance on a daily basis. In the way of animals, the majority of our diet consists of either herbivores or omnivores. I'll admit, we do eat some carnivores, but some such as big cats and wild dogs aren't exactly popular items on menus at restaurants. The fact of the matter is that many carnivores that can be classified as man-eaters turn to eating humans as an easier method of getting food when they are either injured, there is a shortage of their normal prey, or when illness or natural physical ailments hinder their abilities. That being said, I'd highly doubt that any human is rightfully "at the top of any food chain."Hey, thanks for repeating my high school biology teacher. Your assumption about my knowledge of ecosystems and food chains was wrong, I actually passed my biology and my ap bio classes with A's. Though I should have been a little more clear about what I was saying in relation to the food chain. I guess I meant "top" as in we are the dominant predator and no other animal actively hunts us.
Most true predators don't even consider humans as prey unless they're not physically unable to hunt their natural prey, I believe I already said that. Just because we aren't actively hunted doesn't mean we're not on the menu. The thing is that the majority of human ecosystems are isolated from nature and humans typically avoid areas where there are animals that would hunt them. I'm not saying you're completely wrong, I'm just saying that you're not taking into account the whole picture.
Like I said, as a species we are predators, that's something I won't deny. We are apex predators, but that is only because of the circumstances in which we live. Mankind has only found its dominance in these ecosystems because we are, essentially, the ones who built them. Basically, we eat animals that we specifically raise to slaughter, not hunt. However, that's all beside the point. The reason I am so critical of our position as predators is because in our day to day lives, we do not rely on predation for survival. The humans that do actual hunt their food on a natural basis, we have come to refer to as savages. Our classification as alpha predators, by definition is situational. If we were placed in another ecosystem, our dominance would most likely be overshadowed by predators that are more conditioned to hunting on a day to day basis. Realistically speaking, the vast majority of humans, without all the technology that we've come to rely on to make our lives easier, are in a shitload of trouble.
Getting A's in classes doesn't reflect actual knowledge. I passed my bio classes too. I didn't get A's, but that was because I wasn't there half the time, but if I was I would've. You don't learn everything in school. I won't sell you're wisdom short, you could know everything there is to know about the subject, but by the way you talk, it shows a very restricted understanding.
saibot wrote...
Just like not every mother is automatically a MILF, big breasts are a must.What the hell are you talking about? A MILF can be flat-chested and still be a MILF.
My opinion on women? Well, they're people. Some of them I'd like to fuck and some of them I'd like to push down a well or into a wood chipper. Except for the fucking part, I don't really look at women any different then men in the bigger picture. Of course, in day to day life I'll be more respectful to a woman than a man, just because that's the way I was brought up.
I think women should be equal to men. I don't necessarily mean they should have equal rights, which is part of it, but I also think that women get away with some shit just because they're women. You punch a guy in the mouth if he pisses you off, but if you do the same to a woman, you get all kinds of ethical and moral bullshit thrown at you because she has a vagina.
I think women should be equal to men. I don't necessarily mean they should have equal rights, which is part of it, but I also think that women get away with some shit just because they're women. You punch a guy in the mouth if he pisses you off, but if you do the same to a woman, you get all kinds of ethical and moral bullshit thrown at you because she has a vagina.
Fuck legal shit, I started drinking when I was 15 or 16, I don't remember. Like I always say, people are gonna do what they want when they want, so long as they have access to it. I'm for removing any kind of age restriction on drinking and smoking. Its all naive bullshit.
biglw17 wrote...
iris by goo goo dolls Goo Goo Dolls own. I'm listening to "Name" and then "Here is Gone."