Phi for All

I'm fully prepared to be dogpiled upon when I ask; what is this movie (I know it is based on a book) about? Whats the deal with "towels"? I am a fan of good scifi, so I am naturally interested.

It hovers above the unlearned and unrefined in much the same way a brick doesn't.

 

Careful or we'll start reciting Vogon poetry at you.

Inline engines leave a little more room to work in the compartment as well. I hate the fact that you can barely slip a screwdriver into most modern V-types to work on them. You practically have to yank them to change an oil filter.

 

Here's a link that talks about GM's Votec 4200:

Inline 6-cyl engine

You're OK in MY book!

A few people at school discovered my love for science and math, and my consistent attempts at improving my knowledge of our world. In response, they've branded me as a heretic - a traitor to the cause; and anti-revolutionary, destinied to face the social gulliotine.

Eventually, though these people are making your life hell now, you will be better off with knowledge of science. The only social skills you will need in the future is to tell your fellow schoolmates no, you don't want fries with your burger.

Should I now mention she also called me a whore?

Did her parents opt for the closed casket or did they pony up the dough to make her pretty again?

Only one girl (a pure and mighty Bible-Thumper) ever made a fuss over my brains, so I brained her.

I'm curious as to what her fuss was about.

 

Eve: "Azure, no man will ever make you his wife if he thinks you're smarter than he is. It says so in Deuteronomy!"

 

AzurePhoenix: "Ever met my monkey?"

what is better Inline 6 or v 6 ?

Better at what?

Who isn't dying to hear that Klanger- she of the Ann Coulter stupidity- got raped again because she thought confidence deters rape?

Me, for one.

 

You want to know what's really stupid? Joining scienceforums.net and immediately showing your belligerence. Please don't take out your bad day on fellow members. I'm asking nice, see?

Well hard to say with my own child since I don't have one but I have rarely ever felt any attraction towards my Nephew.. The only similarity is that once I get to know a child the sexual attraction becomes less and he becomes just a friend with very little sexual desire attached to the relationship.

Could it be that you have an ideal in mind when you first see a child and the ideal wears away as you get to know them and you realize how empty a sexual relationship would be with them? This is not unlike some forms of prejudice that disappear as soon as you actually get to know someone from the group you've been stereotyping (hint hint, everyone).

Other Pedophiles that have seen a photograph of my nephew say he's good looking so I'd have to say its not that he's just not attractive.

What would be your reaction if a pedophile you knew expressed an interest in a relationship with your nephew?

Sayotopia.

 

It's the only way forward.

But it's hard on the knees.

everyone is rationed a house' date=' vehicle, clothing, ect. food would be distributed in a mess hall type manner.[/quote']So you're calling for a kind of minimum subsistance that eliminates the need for welfare. Can I assume healthcare is included in this scenario?

 

Also, you call it "a military-esque system", witha representative government. How would the military be run, volunteer or mandatory service?

Read this book about the "tipping point."

 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0316346624/104-2172459-3356713?v=glance

 

And if you think this sort of underground (and one may argue subversive) practice not being able to reach the heights of high-fashion....

The book Julia is recommending has an example of how a handful of hyper trendy East Village clubbers wearing thrift-store Hush Puppy shoes got spotted by a Connector (one of those people who seem to know all the right people) and literally made the shoes all the rage, saving the company (Hush Puppies) from a slow financial spiral into obscurity.

Let me patch up my injured pride here.

Sorry, Obnoxious, I was making a joke. Was that the way you had originally intended the sentence to be? Coral and I thought it was supposed to be, "Well, the best way to prevent against rape is too inhumanly ugly."

 

Referring to castration, of course.

Does the newspaper have a website so I could learn more about that?

http://www.dailypress.com

 

Racism has merely switched it's targets. People who have a Middle-eastern appearance have a hard time of it. You should be able to find some interviews on the internet.

 

You might try looking up the Fundamental Attribution Error at Wikipedia for a possible cause of racism (certainly not the only one). I can see a connection and it's an interesting phenomenon no one else in your class may pick up on.

Was it just me or did it seem really condescending when the narrator was saying, "Do you like to get drunk? Do you like to wear sexy clothes?", like it was the woman's fault for being so alluring?

OMG, I was going to joke about whether or not it was spring-loaded and it turns out it is!

 

Btw, Lance, the device diagram looks particularly funny over your signature.

 

Has anyone downloaded the video they have at the website? It was horribly done and I really didn't like some of the implications they made. There is one shot of a guy coming home late, the woman is in bed, he hops in and comes on to her, she is obviously not in the mood but he presses the issue as she turns her head sideways to avoid kissing him.

 

Now I think a rapist deserves whatever malicious thing he gets (I like Jouhn5746's teeth comment), but to use something like this on your boyfriend or spouse? It may be rape since the advance was unwanted, but I think leaving him would have been a better first move.

its a way of conveying the thought when i cant come up with the actual words to state it.

 

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i also dont think we should count on wolves to protect our flocks.

I think those are great words to state it.

 

I completely agree with your feelings. We just have to be careful what we advocate as a solution. Screening men for a predilection towards pedophilia before allowing them to procreate sounds like a highly corruptible system.

whats wrong with adding violence to the analogy?

Because it wasn't part of what I was asking you about. You added a bit of misleading vividness to strengthen a position you didn't have before. You are asking me to knock down a strawman of your making instead of answering my original question.

 

You should be careful about what you are denying to others based on what they may have a predilection for. Attraction is not illegal. Are you advocating differently?

if i told you i had a disorder that made me want to punch children in the face would you want me to have a child?

That's a bit of a strawman. You're adding an element of violence into the analogy that wasn't there before. While I wouldn't discount incest as a possibility since it could happen to a non-pedophile, I don't think they would necessarily be more predisposed. Something changes in most people when they have children.

I was just wondering what would happen if the police wanted IP's...and I know someone admitted to having child porn....anyway..I was just curious.

I suppose if the police figured they could make a case for child porn they might be able to subpoena IP addresses as evidence. It would have to go beyond simple nudity, I'm sure.

 

GAH!

From an article in Scientific American:

You are correct in thinking that yawns are catching. Seeing, hearing or thinking about yawning can trigger the event, but there is little understanding of why it is contagious. A number of theories regarding the genesis of yawning have been presented over the years. Some evidence suggests that yawning is a means of communicating changing environmental or internal body conditions to others.

 

http://www.scientificamerican.com/askexpert_question.cfm?articleID=00074524-85CD-1D51-90FB809EC5880000

i feel like a jackass saying you shouldnt have a child' date=' but thats what i honestly feel, so here goes:

 

you shouldnt have a child.[/quote']Are you assuming that a pedophile who has a child would be attracted to that child? Does pedophilia presuppose incest? I can see where a pedophile might be more inclined to be more forthcoming about sexual matters, even with his own child, but surely even a pedophile must realise how incest would harm his own flesh and blood?

Would you give out the IP if the police requested them? If no......then would you in a warrant.

I don't know the legalities involved. I'm sure blike would know best. Did ezekiel23 confess to an actual crime in his posts? Because while we may be repelled by his beliefs and desires, as long as he has not acted illegally he need not fear the police.

Your time has not been wasted by merit of the fact that you know my opinion now, even if it still isn't written down.

I actually didn't get a chance to read all your posts before you erased them. I wasn't sitting at my comp the whole time. I rely on the forum to pick up the thread where i last left off. And with so many members, threads and posts, I don't always get a chance to read them all until sometime later.

I am sorry if you view that as disrespect.

As a poster and a member, I view it the way someone seeking knowledge views burning books. You have taken away my chance for learning. Despite the nature of this thread and the fact that many of us have children in the range you're describing, all here were willing to listen.

 

As a Moderator, you have violated this thread and made many replies look silly for future viewers. Of what were you afraid? Surely you must realize by now that, despite what some people were mentioning earlier, your IP address would never be shared. Word quickly spreads when internet forums depart from their integrity.

Well, the best way to prevent against rape is to be[/b'] inhumanly ugly.

Fixed.

 

This thing looks dangerous to the user. Nothing that pointy should be used near anything that delicate. And wouldn't having the rapist's blood inside you increase your chances of an STD?

 

How about printing out an official-looking tag that says the wearer is being quarantined for the ebola virus? Laminate it, wear it around your neck and whip it out when needed. Cost: $2.

What worked for me was a total clean break. As YT said, set a date and do it and make a list of all the reasons why your life will be better.

 

I wouldn't keep any cigs around though. That's just leaving the door open. The real trick is not to close or even lock the door, but to make the door go away, make smoking not an option in your life. Remember, you still have to live in a world where other people smoke. It's just not right for you.

 

As atinymonkey mentioned, change your routine a bit. You need to break the patterns that made you reach for a cig. The physiological crave goes away pretty quickly. Behavior modification will help you with the psychological bits.

 

DO NOT substitute one habit for another! Candy, coffee, extra food, toothpicks, forget it. Don't swap a thing for a thing. Use the extra $ for an activity you couldn't afford before (exercise will help your metabolism through the change).You can do this without crutches.

And I don't want to risk anything. I will be erasing all my posts.

Thus erasing any credibility you may have gained.

 

 

 

Thanks for wasting our time.

Another thing that scares me is the amount of views this thread has recieved in the short time it has been here. I wonder if it is just curiosity, or are there a lot more pedophiles lurking around than I think.

Actually, the ratio of views to replies is half that of the homosexuality thread, and significantly lower than most other threads. This is merely the longest thread in the Psychology sub-forum, and to that I attribute the fact that everyone is allowing the quest for knowledge to overcome their potential desire to flame out and get the thread closed.

 

Nothing will change my mind that adult sex with prepubescent children is wrong, but no one seems to be telling me that it isn't. Many things that attract us are capable of being avoided with restraint, common sense and concern.