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The Dark Ages were marked by stagnant growth, plague, war, and oppression. The people's highest value at the time: religion, specifically Christianity.
The Renaissance is noted for growth, creation, discovery, and a vast improvement in quality of life and general well-being. The values most highly prized at the time: science, art, philosophy, and the questioning of authority, particularly the religious authorities.
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The Renaissance is noted for growth, creation, discovery, and a vast improvement in quality of life and general well-being. The values most highly prized at the time: science, art, philosophy, and the questioning of authority, particularly the religious authorities.
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emily_m:
No one ever learns from history. Why do we even bother requiring it in school anymore? 
buttpeesupreme:
master Tristen's gonna be out for a bit - hes had a few nasty turn of events thrown at him and isnt doing all that great - i promised id let his friends know hell be out for a while - please send your best wishes - im sure hed appreciate em 
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cthav:
haha, that guy's journal entries are great!
oldzork:
That Calvin... what a kid. I never had insights like that when I was six.
Oh, and about Ashanti... (pause for Google image search)... yup, she can be my sexy mercenary priestess/demon slayer any time!
Oh, and about Ashanti... (pause for Google image search)... yup, she can be my sexy mercenary priestess/demon slayer any time!
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It gets tiring to see a string of these kinds of quotes on the boards.
Anyway, it just struck me today that I should join a photography club. I've done music and acting; this will be another good way to...
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dayglow:
haha, ya that is a bit annoying. thats why i never do it, oh wait i dont know how to do it, maybe thats really why i dont ever do it.
oldzork:
I don't know if the intelligence distribution is symmetric or not. I know that IQ tests are designed to produce a normal distribution of scores, but that doesn't mean much. I've met more smart people than stupid ones, but I spend almost all my time at university, so my sample is biased.
The more I think about it, the more I think it doesn't make sense to represent intelligence as a single scalar quantity anyway. There are the obvious things like intuition versus logical deduction, and abstract math ability versus concrete engineering ability, and so on, but there are also more subtle things. I read a paper a while ago about a guy who had sustained damage to one particular part of his brain. His ability to reason about risk situations was unimpaired (IF I do this THEN I'll probably die SO don't do it), but his ability to reason about logically identical trust situations was completely trashed (e.g. IF I give Bob my money THEN he'll steal it SO don't do it.. but he'd go ahead and do it). He was studied fairly extensively (neurologists love people with interesting brain injuries... ). It appears in this case that logically identical operations are handled by different regions of the brain, casting into serious doubt the notion of a "general logic processor" in there that's used for all kinds of things, and presumably has something to do with "intelligence". Another example is face recognition versus other kinds. There's evidence that we have extremely specialized wetware for recognizing faces... much more accurate than our normal recognition facilities. So somebody could be really good at recognizing faces, but terrible at general cognitive tasks involving recognition. I think we're going to need some kind of many-dimensional space here...
The more I think about it, the more I think it doesn't make sense to represent intelligence as a single scalar quantity anyway. There are the obvious things like intuition versus logical deduction, and abstract math ability versus concrete engineering ability, and so on, but there are also more subtle things. I read a paper a while ago about a guy who had sustained damage to one particular part of his brain. His ability to reason about risk situations was unimpaired (IF I do this THEN I'll probably die SO don't do it), but his ability to reason about logically identical trust situations was completely trashed (e.g. IF I give Bob my money THEN he'll steal it SO don't do it.. but he'd go ahead and do it). He was studied fairly extensively (neurologists love people with interesting brain injuries...
). It appears in this case that logically identical operations are handled by different regions of the brain, casting into serious doubt the notion of a "general logic processor" in there that's used for all kinds of things, and presumably has something to do with "intelligence". Another example is face recognition versus other kinds. There's evidence that we have extremely specialized wetware for recognizing faces... much more accurate than our normal recognition facilities. So somebody could be really good at recognizing faces, but terrible at general cognitive tasks involving recognition. I think we're going to need some kind of many-dimensional space here...Every time I go out to any kind of gathering, I put this pressure on myself to meet people. I feel ashamed and a failure if I don't/can't strike up a conversation or flirt with anyone, which I usually don't. IT SUCKS. I'm trying to find some friends, and ideally a girlfriend, but as long as I keep thinking about it I can't do it!...
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emily_m:
If I don't know anyone, I get all shy. Then I don't talk to anyone and feel sad afterwards for preventing myself from having a good time. I know how you feel!
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trixel:
it's certainly my favourite kind of chocolate. 
*gets home from work*
*opens can of Dr Pepper*
*consumes greasy Wendy's burgers*
*updates SG journal*
*goes to bed*
*opens can of Dr Pepper*
*consumes greasy Wendy's burgers*
*updates SG journal*
*goes to bed*
emily_m:
Very exciting. 
I like Wendy's. What kind of burgers did you get? I am quite partial to the junior bacon cheese burgers with mustard. *dies of a heart attack*
I like Wendy's. What kind of burgers did you get? I am quite partial to the junior bacon cheese burgers with mustard. *dies of a heart attack*
masaba:
haven't read the series yet, but it is on my to-do list.....
Okay, what's up with Emily_M? 
I would say I could see her at Rocky, but I can't do Rocky anymore, seeing as how I work weekends at 9am. Eh, maybe it's for the best. She probably has better things to do than spend time on a website. I need to spend some time away from SG too.
Oh, but there are some BEAUTIFUL sets...
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I would say I could see her at Rocky, but I can't do Rocky anymore, seeing as how I work weekends at 9am. Eh, maybe it's for the best. She probably has better things to do than spend time on a website. I need to spend some time away from SG too.
Oh, but there are some BEAUTIFUL sets...
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buttpeesupreme:
weehee got a link pro back! how you doin man?
buttpeesupreme:
your pic sir 
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fallfromgrace:
Heya, I plan on seeing it.
How's life?
How's life?
fallfromgrace:
maybe love is unattainable, but a fleshlight isn't.
then again, a fleshlight is just wierd.
then again, a fleshlight is just wierd.
In roughly 24 hours, we will have chosen our (P)resident for the next four years.
Go vote. NOW.
Go vote. NOW.
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masaba:
happy birthday here have a monkey 
birdie_:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! We let you decide the election!
I'm going to try to make it to disco bowling