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I'd say lots of things have in-universe explanations, even if the real explanation is a design decision. "Why are we using upright walking mechs? Well, we needed to put jammer fields on something and this is the design that worked the best for stability." "Why do all the aliens look similar to...

They could always be Americans of Arab descent...right?

Besides how quickly the community joke got old, I don't get why the movie borrowing from communist societies, which do tend to be very authoritarian and regimented in their real-world examples (yes yes, not true communism, yada yada yada) deserves to be scorned that heavily. It's not like other...

I get why you would grant refugees territory, I mean, you did just commit a massive act of genocide. But 1.why half the planet? Vae victis and all that. 2. If this was meant to be a peace deal, WHY THE FUCK ARE THEY STILL MILITARIZED? They are a militaristic society with a massive, massive...

The answer to this remains as it has been throughout the history of the big bang theory. We don't know. Regardless of the idea of four dimensional wrapping, we still don't know where matter and energy come from. Some propose that asking what was before the big bang is a lost cause, since it is...

To be fair to Hollywood, prophesied fate and chosen heroes have been with humanity since about as long as we have a recorded history, and have been a important part of our stories just as long. I mean, many Greek stories are about how pointless fighting fate is and how Seers are always right...

I've always heard that Schroedinger was giving a somewhat humorous layman's explanation of the idea. But I always thought the "many worlds" idea was more about the effects of actual quantum events. If a quantum exists in both a left and a right state, but each will give different results, then...

Double post, sorry.

Notably,the Devil's angel origin is referenced as "Helel/Heylel" which is a Canaanite word for the Morning Star. In Latin, the Morning Star is called Lucifer, Light Bringer in English. Something that is really just a random Canaanite deity, like Baal or Beelzebub were.

This was actually a really good point, I do dislike some of the more extremes of feminism when they end up crusading against anyone being even remotely traditionally feminine, usually with the justification that "no choice is made in a bubble and societal norms affect behavior." then basically...

Other than the whole "young girl gets psychic powers" angle is Beyond Two Souls really that much like Carrie? I mean, I would think Chronicle was more like Carrie than Beyond Two Souls.

I don't get why that episode is suppose to be so sad... I had heard it referenced as the saddest thing ever but I just didn't feel it. IDK, maybe I am a psychopath.

I usually like JRPG storytelling, even if many have a problem with it, but Allfather above this was awful. It felt much longer than it actually was, and they skipped 5 minutes of it. I usually like slower pace/characters just goofing around focus, but this was just awful.

Haven't seen it yet, but as a Norse mythology buff, I am glad to hear Sif ends up a romantic interest. In the name of he who hung upon the tree Yggdrasil for nine days and nine nights, she is supposed to be Thor's wife. Also, she is supposed to be blonde. This isn't minor, her nickname (like...

I said everything I needed to on this topic in my thread on it so consider my intro paragraph my response: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.409936-Can-We-Just-Use-Friendzone-to-Describe-a-Situation-Please