metal dawn on 24/9/2006 at 06:01
lol, co-dependency
oudeis on 24/9/2006 at 06:34
Quote Posted by Gingerbread Man
I mean all three of you.
Humor, it is a difficult concept.
Aja on 24/9/2006 at 06:55
this thread is horrible. :(
Nicker on 24/9/2006 at 10:28
Quote Posted by DarthMRN
Would you believe it if I told you I worded myself in this manner precisely because I anticipated you taking the bait?
No.
Are you seriously asking us to?
Ohhhhhhh... This is also bait, right? And I took it! Doh!
DarthMRN on 24/9/2006 at 11:02
Ha ha, you poor sod. No, the second one wasn't bait.
The first one was deliberate as hell, though. I tend to make them once in a while, but stront only picks up on them occasionally.
Edit: At least you have a sense of humor, Henke. That is more than I can say about certain people.
Koki on 24/9/2006 at 11:18
Quote Posted by liquidfear
I think it comes down to one thing: if she's alive, she can talk. If she isn't, he has a chance of getting away with the crime. That thought process is extremely stupid, but some people adhere to it.
How this is stupid? You said yourself you can pretty much get away with it this way.
SD on 24/9/2006 at 11:45
I checked the first one; without the time or the inclination to humour you any further, I imagine they're all in a similar vein. As I understand it, these studies were pretty controversial, and a similar one was (
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3760923a11,00.html) refuted in quite strong terms by Nobel Prize winning biologist Paul Nurse.
Anyway, ignoring all that for a moment, I'm not disputing that some people are naturally predisposed toward criminality, but I am disputing that (i) certain people are inevitably going to behave in a criminal manner and that (ii) biology is the single biggest factor on whether a person is going to behave in a criminal manner or not. Absolutely nothing I have seen so far is telling me that a person's upbringing is less important than their physical makeup, or that people with certain genes are definitely going to become criminals.
As for DarthMRN: can I helpfully suggest everyone ignores his overt trolling? He hates this forum so much, one wonders why he bothers posting here, and after twice making a pretty despicable accusation about the people here, I'm rather determined not to engage him in any dialogue whatsoever; I'd advise others to do the same :)
ercles on 24/9/2006 at 12:28
In the link that you posted, your nobel prize winning scientist disputes the claim that a single gene can be responsible for emotional disposition. This isn't really what I was talking about. Although I origionally felt, like you, that nurture had a far greater effect, a lot of the stuff I have been reading and hearing about is starting to say otherwise. I never intented to mean that a single gene controls our genetic makeup, but that a plethora of genes create a larger picture of emotional disposition through hormones.
Also, why don't you just leave it up to us to decide how we behave towards Darth, rather than using your "friendly suggestion" as a thinly veiled opportunity to needle him into furthur flaming? Just concentrate on taking the moral high ground as you seem so determined to do.
