mod parent up!,he's right.this only shows the collosal arrogance some of our scientists have.to assume that they can create life,when they are unable to treat some diseases,when they do not understand how life works or is created,it is like trying to write an OS,when all you know is how to write a simple HELLO WORLD program.
The other reason, I believe us was #1 was that they had an economic and legal system that promoted research. No offense to Americans, but most geniuses of the century were citizens of other countries who traveled to America because of the economic and legal system. Now, that is slowly falling apart. The economic system is as robust as ever, but more focused on wars than research, and the legal system is a mess, as most people here already know. Given that, and the patent system that stifle creativity, the outcome is hardly unexpected.
Its not only population, but also money that matters. Pakistan does not have Japans economy, neither does it have the workforce, neither does it focus upon teaching their students technical skills. With the above conditions, no country in the world will be able to develop in any field. India is coming up in the software market because they are interested, they work hard towards it, plus they work for a cheaper salary than their counterparts in other countries, something which most US companies love. China is also working hard towards developing the hardware market. But Pakistan is not. Population is not the only prerequisite for a country to develop.
piracy is something that been blow way out of proportion by the media.so,stop thinking about fuckin money and see the benifits of this.get the piracy thing out of your head.
I was merely saying that people would lose their sense of identity if they had a complete change of looks and no, I dont think that its better to have a disfigured face over one that is more recognizable.
I would say otherwise. Reason is that, in the case of a person who has lost his face to an accident, since childhood they have developed an identity of what they look like. They have lost something in the accident, yet in their memories they were something they remember. In your case, what your face looks like now is what you have accepted as your identity. They on the other hand, remember themselves as something different than what they look like after the operation, thereby the change of face would make them feel that they have lost some of their identity. This, I feel is applicable to most people. There will always be exceptions though.
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March 2006 is'nt here yet ?
If veils are outlawed,then only outlaws shall have veils! :P
well,if it is,hopefully within 1 or 2 years the RIAA president will shoot himself in an undergroud bunker. :P
mod parent up!,he's right.this only shows the collosal arrogance some of our scientists have.to assume that they can create life,when they are unable to treat some diseases,when they do not understand how life works or is created,it is like trying to write an OS,when all you know is how to write a simple HELLO WORLD program.
The other reason, I believe us was #1 was that they had an economic and legal system that promoted research. No offense to Americans, but most geniuses of the century were citizens of other countries who traveled to America because of the economic and legal system. Now, that is slowly falling apart. The economic system is as robust as ever, but more focused on wars than research, and the legal system is a mess, as most people here already know. Given that, and the patent system that stifle creativity, the outcome is hardly unexpected.
Its not only population, but also money that matters. Pakistan does not have Japans economy, neither does it have the workforce, neither does it focus upon teaching their students technical skills. With the above conditions, no country in the world will be able to develop in any field. India is coming up in the software market because they are interested, they work hard towards it, plus they work for a cheaper salary than their counterparts in other countries, something which most US companies love. China is also working hard towards developing the hardware market. But Pakistan is not. Population is not the only prerequisite for a country to develop.
piracy is something that been blow way out of proportion by the media.so,stop thinking about fuckin money and see the benifits of this.get the piracy thing out of your head.
parent should be modded funny not Insightful.
I was merely saying that people would lose their sense of identity if they had a complete change of looks and no, I dont think that its better to have a disfigured face over one that is more recognizable.
I would say otherwise. Reason is that, in the case of a person who has lost his face to an accident, since childhood they have developed an identity of what they look like. They have lost something in the accident, yet in their memories they were something they remember. In your case, what your face looks like now is what you have accepted as your identity. They on the other hand, remember themselves as something different than what they look like after the operation, thereby the change of face would make them feel that they have lost some of their identity. This, I feel is applicable to most people. There will always be exceptions though.