You're right, on one hand mocking something sacrosanct does cause drama. On the other hand, by permitting people to mock a faith, it does encourage a mindset that a religion ISN'T a deadly serious business, and discourages fundamentalism, encouraging religious tolerance in general. I'm of the option this is part of what turned Christianity from one of the most intolerant faiths in the known world to one of the more accepting ones.
...Yes, Islam respects Jesus is the Muslim perspective. A more Christian POV might be, Muslims claim a misguided man (or perhaps even Satan) is a holier entity than the son of God. To be fair most Christian I know also believe Islam is ok. But, the notion that Islam is a grave insult to Christianity is a view many Christians have, and it is supported by Christian logic. So, Islam insults Christianity, what now? Shall we ban that faith? Or maybe we should just be a bit more open about faith in general?
Respect eh? From a Christian perspective, Mohammad is at best a misguided man, at worst he's a demon who's led billion to hellfire. The thing too many people of any faith can't seem to grasp is that just by existing, their faith is already offensive to others. So, yea show images of Muhammad, even degrading ones. The alternative is to notice just how... incompatible so many faiths are, and have a pointless holy war.
I wouldn't say we're doomed just yet either, but I'm don't know how we could turn things around. As someone who came from one of the countries with a negative population growth (Korea to be precise), the problem seems to be a desire to spend more time on things besides raising kids, while spending even more resources on raising children than the previous generations. Oddly enough, our standards would have to go down in order for the population to stabilize, and I don't see how that could happen short of yet another near apocalypse. We are a rather greedy race after all.
Can't comment on how how many people are truthful about their RRN, but my limited observation is that folks generally only considering doing that when they try to access socially awkward things like porn. The stiff penalties that exist doesn't exactly nurture lying either. In any case, you can't just switch the number attached to your account. One would have to open a whole new account, and I wonder how many are that desperately addicted...
I rather doubt this will be possible. To sign up for pretty much anything online in Korea (with the exception of sites that cater to an international audience) you must enter your "resident registration number." And like wikipedia so kindly tells us, the first six digits of that number is ones date of birth.
It doesn't work as well as one might think. Use the rod too often, and the child's hatred of the parent(s) exceeds their fear of punishment. It's what happened to me. And on a more general note, it's not like all children were straight A students or even B students back when hitting children was considered a practical method of raising children.
Huh, you'd think the fluency of the native born non Japanese (mostly Koreans I believe), would kind of kill the second theory. Unless of course the claim is gaijins can communicate in the language but they can't speak the language, or some equally bizzare hair splitting.
Was the realistic nature of that live action film seen as a good thing? If so, I found the premise of the story a bit odd. I mean heck, we still create black & white, and silent films. I'm sure even if CG movies become the norm, as long as realism is seen as a positive, there will always be at least a niche that'll prefer and create movies with real actors.
Intelligence, even extreme intelligence in something doesn't imply aptitude in all common things. I mean, what you think every person on slashdot is a well adjusted social individual?
It's more accurate to say - use copy protection, so that one can delay piracy. Considering how long the delay is one could actually prevent piracy for all intent and purpose. Consider the PS3 for example. From what I understand, it simultaneously the most difficult to break into, and the least popular of the current generation of consoles. No idea if it'll remain unlocked throughout it's lifespan, but it doesn't seem impossible if recent slashdot stories are any indication. Of course, we can only assume all the next gen consoles will be even harder to crack.
This is somewhat tangential, but there is illustrated porn where just about any deviance can be catered to without harming a minor. Actually molesting a child is wrong of course.
People with sexual urges will eventually create an opportunity act on them, and readily available pornographic content simply encourages them by giving them validation and a sense of moral acceptance.
Hmm... then how about homosexuality? It's not hard to find stories of people who denied attraction to the same sex their whole life in order to avoid being socially stigmatized.
As for the effects of pornography, does masturbating calm your sexual urges, or does it inflame them?
In short, people attracted to children will rape them? A bit like saying all men will rape women no? But that's not a perfect analogy, you can have sex with a man or woman without too much difficulty, whereas a pedophile can only masturbate. How about, would all slovenly, unattractive, misanthropes, who've zero chance of getting sex resort to rape? I rather doubt it, and even though pedophilia disturbs me, I don't think the sexual drive of that group is somehow stronger than your average male or female.
Just because you are upset and may want retribution, you are still going to see the distinction between this and someone intentionally killing your mother.
Oh, there is a distinction, the bombing is far worse. If someone kills my mother, or someone I care about, at the very least, it'll be one person who did the deed, and the world at large will agree with my anger. A government orchestrated attack on the other hand, can't be pinned on one person, so it'll be virtually impossible to see any short of justice. To make matters worse, there will be groups who would claim that the death was necessary for the greater good, if not outright claim my loved one deserved it for being some tangential supporter of evil.
I probably would feel a smidge more lenient if someone killed a loved one purely by accident, but that isn't the case when we bomb targets.
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In this case, can you even pirate it? I mean it's the PS3 not a PC.
I don't suppose the person who modded me down would care to actually present his beliefs, instead of simply labeling me as a troll?
Mary Magdalene was never a prostitute. And the notion that only hanging out with males makes one automatically gay is a modern construct...
You're right, on one hand mocking something sacrosanct does cause drama. On the other hand, by permitting people to mock a faith, it does encourage a mindset that a religion ISN'T a deadly serious business, and discourages fundamentalism, encouraging religious tolerance in general. I'm of the option this is part of what turned Christianity from one of the most intolerant faiths in the known world to one of the more accepting ones.
...Yes, Islam respects Jesus is the Muslim perspective. A more Christian POV might be, Muslims claim a misguided man (or perhaps even Satan) is a holier entity than the son of God. To be fair most Christian I know also believe Islam is ok. But, the notion that Islam is a grave insult to Christianity is a view many Christians have, and it is supported by Christian logic. So, Islam insults Christianity, what now? Shall we ban that faith? Or maybe we should just be a bit more open about faith in general?
Respect eh? From a Christian perspective, Mohammad is at best a misguided man, at worst he's a demon who's led billion to hellfire. The thing too many people of any faith can't seem to grasp is that just by existing, their faith is already offensive to others. So, yea show images of Muhammad, even degrading ones. The alternative is to notice just how... incompatible so many faiths are, and have a pointless holy war.
I wouldn't say we're doomed just yet either, but I'm don't know how we could turn things around. As someone who came from one of the countries with a negative population growth (Korea to be precise), the problem seems to be a desire to spend more time on things besides raising kids, while spending even more resources on raising children than the previous generations. Oddly enough, our standards would have to go down in order for the population to stabilize, and I don't see how that could happen short of yet another near apocalypse. We are a rather greedy race after all.
Can't comment on how how many people are truthful about their RRN, but my limited observation is that folks generally only considering doing that when they try to access socially awkward things like porn. The stiff penalties that exist doesn't exactly nurture lying either. In any case, you can't just switch the number attached to your account. One would have to open a whole new account, and I wonder how many are that desperately addicted...
Well... that else do you propose one do with a bunch of cheap disposable units?
I rather doubt this will be possible. To sign up for pretty much anything online in Korea (with the exception of sites that cater to an international audience) you must enter your "resident registration number." And like wikipedia so kindly tells us, the first six digits of that number is ones date of birth.
It doesn't work as well as one might think. Use the rod too often, and the child's hatred of the parent(s) exceeds their fear of punishment. It's what happened to me. And on a more general note, it's not like all children were straight A students or even B students back when hitting children was considered a practical method of raising children.
Huh, you'd think the fluency of the native born non Japanese (mostly Koreans I believe), would kind of kill the second theory. Unless of course the claim is gaijins can communicate in the language but they can't speak the language, or some equally bizzare hair splitting.
Eh, even the likes of Star Trek expresses such sentiment nowadays.
Cute I guess, but you've mixed up your Koreas. Joke makes as much sense as claiming America loves watching football while having tea and crumpets.
Was the realistic nature of that live action film seen as a good thing? If so, I found the premise of the story a bit odd. I mean heck, we still create black & white, and silent films. I'm sure even if CG movies become the norm, as long as realism is seen as a positive, there will always be at least a niche that'll prefer and create movies with real actors.
The comments here suggest ideally using a bootable CD to scan the drive, but what exactly should one use?
Intelligence, even extreme intelligence in something doesn't imply aptitude in all common things. I mean, what you think every person on slashdot is a well adjusted social individual?
It's more accurate to say - use copy protection, so that one can delay piracy. Considering how long the delay is one could actually prevent piracy for all intent and purpose. Consider the PS3 for example. From what I understand, it simultaneously the most difficult to break into, and the least popular of the current generation of consoles. No idea if it'll remain unlocked throughout it's lifespan, but it doesn't seem impossible if recent slashdot stories are any indication. Of course, we can only assume all the next gen consoles will be even harder to crack.
I believe it killed itmself because having a bit of Rose Tyler's DNA within it was too much of an abomination even for it.
Well... ok, technically it killed itself because integrating human DNA caused it to feel human emotions like regret, and it didn't like that one bit.
The iPad will use the same OS as the iPhone and the iPod Touch.
Do try harder. As a member of slashdot you should appreciate the need to coldly analyze all things even if they are distasteful.
This is somewhat tangential, but there is illustrated porn where just about any deviance can be catered to without harming a minor. Actually molesting a child is wrong of course.
People with sexual urges will eventually create an opportunity act on them, and readily available pornographic content simply encourages them by giving them validation and a sense of moral acceptance.
Hmm... then how about homosexuality? It's not hard to find stories of people who denied attraction to the same sex their whole life in order to avoid being socially stigmatized.
As for the effects of pornography, does masturbating calm your sexual urges, or does it inflame them?
In short, people attracted to children will rape them? A bit like saying all men will rape women no? But that's not a perfect analogy, you can have sex with a man or woman without too much difficulty, whereas a pedophile can only masturbate. How about, would all slovenly, unattractive, misanthropes, who've zero chance of getting sex resort to rape? I rather doubt it, and even though pedophilia disturbs me, I don't think the sexual drive of that group is somehow stronger than your average male or female.
Just because you are upset and may want retribution, you are still going to see the distinction between this and someone intentionally killing your mother.
Oh, there is a distinction, the bombing is far worse. If someone kills my mother, or someone I care about, at the very least, it'll be one person who did the deed, and the world at large will agree with my anger. A government orchestrated attack on the other hand, can't be pinned on one person, so it'll be virtually impossible to see any short of justice. To make matters worse, there will be groups who would claim that the death was necessary for the greater good, if not outright claim my loved one deserved it for being some tangential supporter of evil.
I probably would feel a smidge more lenient if someone killed a loved one purely by accident, but that isn't the case when we bomb targets.