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  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Should parents smack their children?

    What developmental psychology has said on the subject: Studies have shown Authoritative (smack as punishment or other harsh punnishments) parenting can be sucessful without squashing a kid's self este

    Jan 17, 2012
  • Lounge, The Re: Entertainment Guilty Pleasures

    wikipedia and Dr.Who addict: that's me.

    Sep 26, 2010
  • Lounge, The Re: "Recommend a TV Show" Thread!

    I second the nominations of Dr. Who, Psych, White Collar and Avatar: The Last Airbender. Avatar has a sequel miniseries coming out, by the way. Mythbusters Malcom in the Middle ...

    Sep 10, 2010
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Is your opinion always right?

    I'm seeing this become a fast road to semantics... It depends on a person's definition of an "opinion" and their definition of a "fact." In my opinion, that's what this ...

    Nov 21, 2009
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Are facts just observations

    In my opinion, yes. There is no way to absoutely prove something. You can prove it "beyond reasonable doubt" but there will always, absolutely always, be a loophole somewhere, even ...

    Nov 13, 2009
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Attempt to suicide-why is it illegal?

    In my opinion, it really depends. While the thought of someone endign their life is hard to stomach, if they had, say, a terminal illness and were in severe pain, ...

    Nov 13, 2009
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Eating Other's Flesh

    While cannibalism, in Western society, is generally abhorred, some isolated tribes of New Guinea and other such remote areas continue to practice this ritual partaking of human flesh. Even in ...

    Nov 13, 2009
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Videos Mocking Medical Conditions

    The reason I am posting this is because of my personal disgust over the "Tourette's Guy" videos on youtube. If you have seen these, supposedly 'comical' film clips, you will ...

    Jul 26, 2009
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Who's Next?

    I'm not deaf, and haven't met any Deaf people to my knowledge. Though my grandmother could be called Hard of Hearing. In my opinion, it is wonderful that people with ...

    Jul 26, 2009
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: euthanasia

    Here's my take: example: my grandfather had worn-out lungs, pretty much, and he was dying, though he didn't let us know until that very day. He chose to have a ...

    Jul 26, 2009
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Is homosexuality a choice or a result of nature?

    So it doesn't make sense evolutionarily... It's not what I consider to be 'natural' but then again, everyone has their beliefs. I don't think it's natural, but I'm not going ...

    Jul 26, 2009
  • Official Polls Re: What Are You Writing Now?

    ;) I am writing so many different short stories right now, I can't even remember all of them until I go back and pick up the notebook! I'm really bad ...

    Jul 14, 2009
  • Official Polls Re: Summer Is For...

    I've already been to camp, and at camp we swam, and done things I haven't done at all in the last six months. I went to Tourette's camp, which was ...

    Jun 8, 2009
  • Official Polls Re: Do You Get It?

    I have no idea. I really...duh...I have no idea at all. I love having no idea. Blank. _____ :? :D

    Apr 5, 2009
  • Official Polls Re: Are You Excited?

    Haha...I'm pumped up because I'm all energy..bout to write another chunk of a story. Haha! I love writing!!!

    Apr 2, 2009


There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
— William Shakespeare