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I hate to point this out but in my own country this has been amply demonstrated: the people who most like to consider themselves 'special' and 'not a product of evolution' are the ones who have least evolved and are in their lives the most dreary and shallow people you would ever have the misfortune to know. People of depth realize that the universe manifests in many unique and various ways and thus 'different' is not 'better' - it is just the spice that gives the dish its flavor. We are different as a species but it is because of our difference that we should respect our provenance and not let arrogance drive us to extinction.
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Lol, its not like you to make me laugh, Fabian, but yes, its a national trait, it comes from years of having a rubbish football team and thus not taking ourselves too seriously, less we actually win something. Regardless we, like the Norwegians, shall establish our sovereignty once again, but alas for us, all our oil has been taken! I my self would invite black beetle to be King of Scotland, in the absence of R.J.Fischer.
Originally posted by FabianFnasyour just sore cause the Norwegians left you and now their rolling in dosh from their own oil! if you cannot discern what I was saying regardless of the humour then you must be a very colourless fellow.
No, it's not a national trait. It's a trait of yours.
Hiding behind 'humour' converging to absurdness, and when pointed at, excusing yourself with "What? Don't you understand a joke?"
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Originally posted by Proper Knobwhy do people like one form of music and not another, is it a simple yes and no answer? of course not, are animals to be equated with humans? is it is simple yes and no answer? of course not, so stop being silly Noobster old boy, for it is a characteristic of yours to attempt to simplify something which is obviously not simple and has numerous avenues which need exploration, in order for you to extract a self incriminating statement, i will not have it! and get a bib or something to wipe up the excess saliva, or window wipers for your monitor.
I'm pandering to nothing. You're just being a tosser as normal.
It's just basic common sense, which i guess you don't have. You either spit your dummy out and start ranting like a baby, or you just flatly refuse to answer any questions.
It's simple, and it's not semantics. Do we fit the description i gave above? Yes or no.
Originally posted by black beetlecurrent scientific fact, haha beetle, current is about correct, fact should not be banded about as if it were so, for the hypothesis cannot be subject to falsification,as you are aware, instead, what has transpired is a different model has been formulated, one that fits the theory, rather than the facts. One need only examine the fossil evidence, or should i say lack of, for this to be apparent.
Every being is unique, the Human and the Ape included; however the point is that, according to the current scientific facts and evidence, the Human and the Ape share a common ancestor;
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Originally posted by TerrierJackperhaps you have a solution? if so, i for one would be glad to hear it.
I hate to point this out but in my own country this has been amply demonstrated: the people who most like to consider themselves 'special' and 'not a product of evolution' are the ones who have least evolved and are in their lives the most dreary and shallow people you would ever have the misfortune to know. People of depth realize that the universe mani ...[text shortened]... ence that we should respect our provenance and not let arrogance drive us to extinction.
Originally posted by robbie carrobieComparing peoples differing musical tastes, with whether a human being is an animal is frankly ludicrous. Let me spell out for you what i mean.........again.
why do people like one form of music and not another, is it a simple yes and no answer? of course not, are animals to be equated with humans? is it is simple yes and no answer? of course not, so stop being silly Noobster old boy, for it is a characteristic of yours to attempt to simplify something which is obviously not simple and has numerous aven ...[text shortened]... it! and get a bib or something to wipe up the excess saliva, or window wipers for your monitor.
Q Is a fly an insect?
Q1 What are the characteristics of an insect?
A If a fly meets those charcteristics it is an insect.
Q Is a refrigerator a motor vehicle?
Q1 What are the characteristics of a motor vehicle?
A If a refrigerator meets those charcteristics, it is a motor vehicle. (it isn't by the way......just in case you were wondering)
Q Is a human being an animal?
Q1 What are the characteristics of an animal?
A If a human being meets those charateristics, it is an animal.
I'm sorry if i make it simple for you, but that's because it is. It's you who has this rather strange way of making things more complicated that they are, simply because you don't have to admit that you are wrong.
If the question was 'is a human a special type of animal', then that would require as you put it numerous avenues which need exploration, but it wasn't.
and get a bib or something to wipe up the excess saliva, or window wipers for your monitor
What on earth are you talking about?
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Originally posted by Proper Knobok whatever Noobster old boy, the fact of the matter remains is that you cannot reduce everything in the universe to a yes and no answer, the world in which we live is not black and white, nor is it entirely your shade of black and white, if it makes it easier for you to understand these things then all is good and well, for you! to others we see different nuances. the reference to the bib was to stop or at very least curtail your foaming at the mouth or at least limit its trajectory when you post, for you are reminiscent of Sylvester the putty cat when he utters 'sufferin succotash', to some perceived misdemeanour. You may wish to try and engage your imagination at some point.
Comparing peoples differing musical tastes, with whether a human being is an animal is frankly ludicrous. Let me spell out for you what i mean.........again.
Q Is a fly an insect?
Q1 What are the characteristics of an insect?
A If a fly meets those charcteristics it is an insect.
Q Is a refrigerator a motor vehicle?
Q1 What are the characteristi ss saliva, or window wipers for your monitor
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Originally posted by robbie carrobieRobbie, could you point to me where i've stated that everything in the world is black or white, or that everything in the universe can be reduced to a yes or no answer? You may have a long time looking beacuse i've never stated anything of the sort. You're making up an argument that i've never said.
ok whatever Noobster old boy, the fact of the matter remains is that you cannot reduce everything in the universe to a yes and no answer, the world in which we live is not black and white, nor is it entirely your shade of black and white, if it makes it easier for you to understand these things then all is good and well, for you! to others we see dif ...[text shortened]... o some perceived misdemeanour. You may wish to try and engage your imagination at some point.
You have this strange debating technique whereby if i give an answer, you automatically assume that's my answer for every other question you can think of. Just beacuse i think that the question of this thread has a simple answer, it doesn't meen that i believe EVERYTHING has a simple answer. It's quite frankly bonkers of you to assume that's the case.
Originally posted by LemonJello"A Man Called Horse" was one that I was thinking of, but then it's been a long time since I've seen that film.
I guess The Elephant Man would be the obvious one. I think it also occurs in The Party Animal but not in the same emotional vein; and a similar line that is in the same emotional vein (but I think not the exact same quote) appears in A Man Called Horse.
My favorite instance of the quote that I know about is in a Seinfeld episo ...[text shortened]... h features two allusions back to back:
"If we pick, do we not bleed?! I am not an animal!"
Originally posted by FabianFnas"Spartacus" was one that I had been aware of, but wasn't able to draw out of my mind.
There are 16 referencences to movies or other film-products where someone actually says "I am not an animal", or something alike, according to Internet Movie Database:
http://www.imdb.com/Find?select=Quotes&for=%22I%20am%20not%20an%20animal%22
The Jungle Book (1994)
"Mowgli: I am not a man! [pause] And I am not an animal."
Spartacus (1960)
"Spart ...[text shortened]... k. I am not warm and fuzzy and you are basically a stuffed animal made by grandma."
Originally posted by robbie carrobieNope; current facts are current facts alright, although these current facts of today they could be interprated tomorrow according to a different scientific approach (the falsification is related to the scientific approach itself and not to the given facts, and the probability of the falsification itself forces us to dismiss the products of the current facts as "absolute truth"😉.
current scientific fact, haha beetle, current is about correct, fact should not be banded about as if it were so, for the hypothesis cannot be subject to falsification,as you are aware, instead, what has transpired is a different model has been formulated, one that fits the theory, rather than the facts. One need only examine the fossil evidence, or should i say lack of, for this to be apparent.
So these "current facts" which they are available today, they must be really seen as current facts for the time being -and science has to do with current facts herenow.
Therefore, according to the current scientific facts and evidence ...oh ye Rabbie ye know the drill;
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