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Just had a GoodFellas Solo Pepperoni Pizza. Tasty. I couldn't be arsed to make a proper dinner. Plus i have no real food.

Yes, the memory techniques are pretty sweet, although my friend who is into memory techniques says the ones he mentions are "old fashioned" and that he deliberately holds certain things back. I fully expected this however as it was intended for the public and as a starter book, not as an indepth...

Did they win?

At the moment I am reading through Derren Brown's "Tricks of the Mind. It is generally a very interesting read, although there have been some parts which do not interest me. The tone of the book is enjoyable and often funny as it is intended for public consumption, but this is not to say what is...

One band I've been loving recently are Peter, Bjorn and John. You probably heard their big hit "Young Folks" in 2006/2007: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51V1VMkuyx0 But the album this is off, 2006's "Writers Block" is amazing, and contains brilliant song after brilliant song, my personal...

Well this topic started again, and the majority of the posts seem to be regarding "evidence" or lack thereof and how that is or isn't a problem. This is a huge topic, and a bit of a validity mine-field. There is no such thing as 100% undeniable scientific evidence, everything can be disputed, as...

The idea of atoms, not quite as we have it today, and I doubt the Qur'an has the idea that we have today of the nuclear model, has been around for a LONG time. According to Wikipedia; "The earliest references to the concept of atoms date back to ancient India in the 6th century BCE.", which is a...

But that's what I'm saying. If you're religious, but yet accept that the universe was created by the big bang, and so the sun and the Earth most certainly weren't the first "creations", how do you then justify the thought that God specifically cares for us. I'm somewhat expecting an answer along...

I know how much you hate my relentless referencing, but can I just throw in that this is venturing into the area of philosophy of consciousness, and differences between the actual world, and the way in which our senses pick it up and our brain interprets it. You personally cannot KNOW if you saw...

It's wasn't directed at you no. It wasn't directed at anyone, I was merely stating what I see as further futile points. Besides I wouldn't called mine and Joey's discussion about evolution a "white fight", it was fairly civilized and intelligent, and we did say many times that we were perhaps...

Well, I like to think I referenced Dan Dennetts "Breaking The Spell" and Sam Harris' "End Of Faith" as well, also good books on the subject. Besides, I'd recommend reading the original texts rather than getting them as distorted through an unintelligible pleb unable to think of these ideas...

Just to say that I stumbled upon this rather funny Paul Ince sketch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdocQHsPCNM And questioning faith is important so that you can base it on more than just "that feeling in my gut".

I nearly pissed myself.

I'm not saying I came up with the same ideas these guys came up with no. Im saying I might've had an initial thought on the subject which prompted me to explore the subject more, and upon seeing the evidence presented by people far more knowledgeable on the subject than me, and after listening...

I'm a little confused by the rating system bit. Most games DO have ratings attached to them, and are restricted to purchase by adults. Looking at my case of GTA4 shows a nice, big, clear "18" mark on it, and no-body below that age can buy it.

A very valid point, and one I agree with. It was Joey who said it initially, only offered as a counter suggestion, not something he agrees with, but doesn't mean its not worth rebutting. Wat you say also ties in with what i said about proving the feet bones not being a "waste of time"...

You raise an interesting point. Yes of course i believe everyone looks at things and tries to work out why, or what, or how. Again no examples personally come to mind, but I'm not really trying to think of any. I think the big... "problem" as it were, is that you say "Yes... of course i knew...

I have to somewhat agree with TarkaTrax, in that to be honest I'm not entirely sure what you're even getting at. Yes I make up my mind on things not in science... it's called being alive and making decisions. But very rarely do you just see raw evidence of stuff or stumble across it, short of...

Erm, no. I think that's a silly point sorry. Of course I'm reffering to other people, as everyone gets their knowledge from somewhere. Yes they put their own spin on it, but often that's not the best way. The best way to learn is through experts in the field of course, and all I'm doing is...

I read about Echidnas in the QI book of animal ignorance, those are some wierd animals lol. You're post seems to be backing up what I said... does this mean we finished?