Recent content by Shadow5

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    A hypothetical question, especially for the atheists and skeptics in the audience...

    In asking a hypothetical there is a requirement to, at least initially, confine yourself to the paradigm it is being posited from. It is true that all events can appear to be equally inspired by or devoid of divinity. If I confine myself to the boundaries of the hypothetical's paradigm I...
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    Science is based on faith?

    I have worked and studied in the Biomedical field of science for a number of years and something that is obvious to me is that much of what many doctors and scientists accept as a major pillar of the field is not based in science itself. For example, a few decades ago a guy working out of a...
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    Poll: Should Link be female in the next Lengend Of Zelda

    I think it could be interesting, I don't think there would be any major changes to the gameplay or story line. Also having Zelda actually be a playable character would be really cool, whether she had her own game or not (both would be good)
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    Are you boycotting any companies?

    I don't buy products from Nestle, don't like their use of non-plantation palm oil and palm sugar
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    Women Troubles

    Firstly try and make some female friends, don't let yourself try and date them, just be friends. Then you can try for the rest of it. Coming out of an all boys school into uni was rough, I couldn't think of girls as anything other than potential interests. Luckily I woke up to myself before...
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    Do many Westerners really dislike Japanese games for such shallow reasons as "anime"?

    Following the sensible CarlMinez, I will also just answer the title. I like Japanese games. I find their way of directly addressing uncomfortable aspects of life, instead of skirting around them or hinting at them, refreshing and interesting. I do enjoy the greater level of emotion in JRPGs...
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    Why it is acceptable to criticize smokers, but not fat people?

    Hey, I criticise obese adults all the time, I know not all people who are obese can help it but the vast majority can. I don't criticise obese children, I criticise their parents. People who are slightly overweight, I figure there are too many possible mitigating circumstances to immediately...
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    I'm Curious... is Uni/College Little More Than A Waste?

    Personally, I really enjoy Uni. Being in Australia I don't have the same debt problems as students in the US and I really enjoy being with people I share common interests with. My cousin, who would be classed in the same socio-economic status group as myself, wanted to pursue a trade instead...
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    A Nation of Racist Drunks?

    Yeah, sorry I saw that a bit late, My bad
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    A Nation of Racist Drunks?

    Sorry but no, white people are not the only racist people on earth. I have friends who went to egypt and they got spat on walking down the street I have been refused entry to restaurants in Japan I have never even heard of things like this happening in Australia
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    A Nation of Racist Drunks?

    Hold up. Australia is actually on of the fastest adopters of new technology and many new technologies are released in Australia first to see how the market will respond. "Australians have shown a remarkable willingness to embrace new technology. In terms of market penetration, Australia...
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    A Nation of Racist Drunks?

    I'm Aussie and, I don't drink. Neither do most of my friends. Here is a helpful map of world drinking. http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/02/daily_chart_global_alcohol_consumption As far as racism goes, yes I know some racists, some people I know generally dislike arabic...
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    People's distaste for Science/Maths

    The thing that gets me is when the people who are doing Physics and Maths get down on Biology saying "its not a real science". I've never run into people who act the way you describe, although I'm certain they must exist. Most people at my university think pretty highly of people doing Physics...
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    What personality type are you?

    INFJ. Actually it sounds a lot like me, pretty accurate Introverted: 22 Intuitive: 50 Feeling: 25 Judging: 1
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    I just got Diablo 2...

    Mighty good fun, although finding weapons with class-specific augmentations can be really annoying when they are not for your class. But that is my only gripe, seriously it pretty damn good