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All media has the potential to become art, but emotional response is only the most basic level. Good art generally has the emotional response integrated into an overall whole. The emotional response is put in the service of some deeper meaning. I'm not really getting why this isn't clear...

You were, just a few posts ago, criticising mainstream science based pretty much entirely on a pseudoscientific TV documentary and your misconceptions about how science works. Now you're complaining that the media is actually the shadowy entity at fault, for broadcasting "fringe" theories that...

I'm not seeing any trouble with the thread, so long as this doesn't turn too spammish people might actually learn something. Shasta, don't be a douche. -I assume the helicopter bombs are inflatable, given that they float. Increased surface area makes 'em more likely to get hit, and detonate...

Well I did blow up the twin towers. I mean didn't. I didn't blow up the twin towers.* In the meantime, I'll totally accept clarkies' offer of an Island and slaves in exchange for Star Trek. You get the nonsensically shallow science fiction and I get my own island and the opportunity to...

Gene Roddenberry is overrated. "HAY GUYS I HAVE THIS GREAT IDEA THAT WILL BOWL YOUR MINDS RACIST STEREOTYPES ARE BAD RIGHT? SO HERE IS MY PLAN: WE WILL CREATE AN INFERIOR RACE WHO ACTS STEREOTYPICALLY RACIST WE WILL TEACH THE WORLD THAT THIS GODDAMN RACE IS SO INFERIOR TO CAPTAIN JAMES R...

I'm certainly not dismissing that contribution as inadequate; nintendo is quite good at style. To me though, and I think this is a common sentiment, art that resonates usually has at least two of the three Oz characteristics. Nintendo occasionally does get that far, but it's a rare event as far...

Duh, because legitimate scientists effectively never make absolutist claims unless there is near-absolute certainty. And even then, it's poor procedure. If a scientist claims 100% probability of being correct, that is usually a blatant sign of fraud. So, by your reasoning there, all science is...

Money is never a god, unless the person in question believes money is intelligent and has magical powers. NO, NO-ONE AGREES WITH THIS; IF YOUR GOD LACKS REASONABLE MOTIVATION, THEN THE REASONABLE CONCLUSION IS THAT YOUR GOD. DOES NOT EXIST. I put that in capitals because you do not seem to...

I can't claim to have invented that analogy; I paraphrased it from Walter Chaw, a film critic from www.filmfreakcentral.net (the only source I trust for professional film reviews). At the same time, The Wizard of Oz (at least on film) is itself a brilliant examination of the role of art in...

I find his sociobiological theories interesting as debate, but I'm far more impressed with his emminently reasonable religous takedowns. Personally, I'm more on the Sam Harris boat, although I've read Harris but only watched Dawkins on TV.

Denial of science is, sadly, a political problem. Science isn't a democracy. You can't vote your way into changing the laws of nature to support your favorite party platform. Frankly, if you don't believe in global warming, with all the conclusive evidence out there: you're retarded, folks...

I haven't really played any of the metroid games, so I can't comment too much on those, and I agree that Mario is weak in terms of meaning, but Zelda's themes have been rather consistently jungian since at least the SNES, what with all the shadow worlds, chosen heroes and so-on. All games *and...

The fact that it was actually broadcast doesn't mean it's any more valid than the average clarkyism. Discovery channel inexplicably has daily prorgramming about ghosts and UFOs. Fox has done alien autopsy and moon landing hoax conspiracy documentaries. The question is whether the actual...

Innovations are good, but saying that they cause art to happen is like saying that the greatest painters are caused by the most expensive modern paint. I acknowledge that Nintendo is extremely innovative in terms of technology, given that the wiimote is the best thing to happen to gaming in...

Games are an art form, and the only thing holding them back is people saying that fun is all that matters. It does matter, but there are games out there that are superior to movies and paintings in terms of resonance. That being said, the Wii is inexpensive and accessable. If anything, it'll...

The video is temporarily offline for whatever reason. Could you summarize which parts of the video convinced you, given that it is a google video listed beside google videos saying the war on terror is a conspiracy and the kennedy assassination is a conspiracy and 9/11 is a conspiracy? :P...

Strong reaction to things that don't exist is a pretty good definition of crazy. You cannot find truth by being willfully ignorant of falsehood. How do you tell true from false if you're constantly confusing the two? In a reasonable debate, or in any logical discussion, the burden of proof...

...defend the interests of your race? What?

That doesn't make any sense at all (although the writing is legible). You believe in the bible as factual. BUT You only believe in god as a vague concept. You base your belief on probability. BUT You seem to acknowledge that the chance of being correct is zero. I've heard this before, a lot...

DIS TRACK I write the ills that'll shake you up. Cry to the cops like they take your stuff, tough; sandpaper rhymes mean your shit's too rough. Mech got the lyric that's kitten-soft fluff. Cruising my caddy with delivery, doc. You're in a werewolf party and I got the glock: pop. Mecha makes...