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Thanks for the tip

I'm a big fan of orange and carrot juice... you could try to make into a smoothie/slushie I guess DL

Or maybe because we choose, by our own free will, to not create... its a common argument that other animals don't have free will in the same way that we humans do... nearly all of their actions are done so that the situation and environment is easier to handle for the the following generations whereas the majority of our actions are done so with our own best interests in mind... DL

Nice picture KOTORFanactic... I like how you've drawn his lightsaber... I always struggle with those DL

That's so funny, I'm going to try and use that in conversation today :D DL

Nice post... just one thing you need to clarify for me though ... surely if we *must* act in such a way to avoid the extinction, this in turn takes away our free will, don't we get to choose whether we want to propagate or not? Also, it's well known that humans are naturally quite destructive, as compared to most other animals. DL

No, it wasnt. But this was:

Well, actually the reason why his mother told him that he was really a dude was because he was terribly unhappy with his life. In an interview with her (his mum that is) I believe she said that 'Brenda' was near suicidal, despite the psychologists patting themselves on their backs for 'proving' that we are all born as 'tabula rasa'. Apparently, 'Brenda' was being bullied at school and called names like 'Cavewoman' etc. due to her obvious manliness. Perhaps if Brenda had no doubt to her feminity then perhaps he would've been happy to live as a woman... or at least more content... I think there was a whole documentary on Channel Four a while back about the Bruce/Brenda story... was quite interesting to watch... I'm sure the story can also be found on the internet Anyway, getting to the whole issue about free will... People mentally, either consciously or subconsciously, make a decision to act in a certain way. We all have innate tendencies inherited from our genetics, but we also can choose to break away from such things so long as we are aware of our other options. The same can be said for societal norms... we can choose to break out from them too. I think its important for people to be held accountable for their actions. DL

And how much of it influences someone's growth? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Unfortunately, an answer to both of those questions has never been truly determined (from what I've read, but could be wrong so feel free to correct me). The evidence found on studies relating to the inheritability of traits and personality and such seems to strongly support the nativist approach though. A really good example is the awful case of Bruce/Brenda... where a child was born as Bruce, but suffered from a botched circumcision and so he was brought up believeing he was a girl called Brenda... the psychologists of the time thought he was overwhelming evidence to support the view that our genetics dont play a significant role in our development/growth... of course they were wrong... Brenda has now had a sex change and is happily married to a woman DL

Your art is just disgustingly good KQD! :D Can't wait to see the finished picture... I always thought Sion was pretty cool... hmm... maybe that's just me then? " DL

I'm listening to the Baywatch theme song... total classic :cool:

Aye, I was aware, he seems to be a master of such things

It's a more romanticised form of combat

It very well could be the case that what traits you inherited from your father reduced your likelihood of having a life of crime... it also may have been the case that, from an evolutionary point of view, you had not experienced the environmental trigger necessary for you to take that path... for instance, having been kicked out at 14. DL P.S. Nice new banner Mr. Metadigital

Ooh! I've got an idea for a comic but its far beyond my abilities! I can tell you about it if you want! :D DL

Do you know whether you'd ever post one of the crews? And when!?!?! Please let us know Sentry!! :D DL

Hi Sentry! I was wondering where you had gotten to! Nice to see you back Awesome Juhani... she's super cute... that's much better than my interpretation of her Didn't you promise a group picture of both the Ebon Hawk crews? " DL

Yes, yes he does Had to re-post this classic

Please tell me that none of you are responsible for any of these:

It would be interesting to know what sampling method they used when selecting the 2000 they did

RonCarth will save us! (w00t)

And little girls into their mothers, looking to marry their fathers ... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'll have you know I resolved all my issues many years ago... no Elektra Complex for me

You make a good point, which is what makes the nature vs nurture debate so controversial... but in terms of psychological research, much of our personality (which determines/defines our actions) has been found to hugely dependent on our genetic disposition... That's why so many boys turn into their fathers... " DL

1. Just consider studies on schizophrenia and such... also, twin studies and adoption studies that concern monozygotic twins primarily serve as really good evidence in favour of the nativist position. 2. It was fairly fascinating until my lecturer butchered it with his appalling terrible monotonous voice... the only two examples of dormant genetic traits that I can remember at the moment are infidelity in women and altruism... but like I said... it was much more in the context of evolutionary psychology as apposed to the nature vs. nurture debate DL