Zombism: Biology of Type 2 Rabies in Humans
Part 1: Similarities and Differences in Type 1 and Type 2 Rabies
The virus responsible for what has recently been referred to as "Zombism" in the popular media, is, in fact, a mutant offshoot of the rabies virus.
Type 1 rabies works by taking control of the aggression centers of the host's brain, causing the animal to...
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Part 1: Similarities and Differences in Type 1 and Type 2 Rabies
The virus responsible for what has recently been referred to as "Zombism" in the popular media, is, in fact, a mutant offshoot of the rabies virus.
Type 1 rabies works by taking control of the aggression centers of the host's brain, causing the animal to...
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When he is awakened, he should see the sun, but instead sees a large, black shape, like an eclipse, that is more or less human shaped and saying, "Jay, Jay" over and over again, hands on his shoulders, shaking him.
There is a moment of confusion because Jay isn't his name, of that he's reasonably sure, but who can be absolutely certain about something like...
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There is a moment of confusion because Jay isn't his name, of that he's reasonably sure, but who can be absolutely certain about something like...
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Fucking hell, idiocy and stooopidity are making my eyeballs fall out.
On the MySpaces, there's a bulletin going around, titled "Ladies, Please Read" which reads as follows:
"A woman at the nightclub Crobar on Saturday night was taken by 5 men, who according to hospital and police reports, gang raped her before dumping her. Unable to remember the events of the evening, tests later confirmed...
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On the MySpaces, there's a bulletin going around, titled "Ladies, Please Read" which reads as follows:
"A woman at the nightclub Crobar on Saturday night was taken by 5 men, who according to hospital and police reports, gang raped her before dumping her. Unable to remember the events of the evening, tests later confirmed...
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Hallelujah: A Possible Solution
Do you know how gravity works? It's not something that's usually taught in, say, a high school science class. I didn't know until recently, and, even then, it's such a difficult and intense process that I can really only wrap my brain around it through analogy.
Imagine a foam mattress. Now imagine placing a ball on that mattress. What happens? The...
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Do you know how gravity works? It's not something that's usually taught in, say, a high school science class. I didn't know until recently, and, even then, it's such a difficult and intense process that I can really only wrap my brain around it through analogy.
Imagine a foam mattress. Now imagine placing a ball on that mattress. What happens? The...
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It's terribly unpopular, especially on the left, but also to a limited extent on the right, but I'm going to throw down my glove and say, affirmatively, that I am against religious tolerance.
I'm not talking about inter-religious tolerance, christians smiling at muslims and saying "hey, we're all the same at the end of the day." I'm talking about tolerance for religion in general.
My...
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I'm not talking about inter-religious tolerance, christians smiling at muslims and saying "hey, we're all the same at the end of the day." I'm talking about tolerance for religion in general.
My...
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hunter:
I agreee wholeheartedly that the world would be much better off without religion. But the fact that you were able to write this shows that we're allowed to criticize it as much as we want.
rpickman:
It's allowed here, in a legal sense, but that's not really what I was getting at.
There's a social taboo against it to some degree, it's considered rude or close-minded to challenge someone on their faith. And, though that may not seem like a lot, this is very influential when you start considering people and groupings of people in terms of billions.
The force of social taboo really can't be underestimated. It has it's fingers in every social interaction, every biological function, and even in how much of ones own body others are allowed to casually or publically look at.
But, as an example of how this plays out in a practical sense, imagine someone protesting a church. Not yelling or being disruptive, just standing outside, en masse, holding picket signs. The very notion of this is horrifying and repulsive to most people. One is instantly (and irrationally) associated with nazis and inquisitors, tyrannical villains of the worst sort.
Yet, the reverse, religious organizations protesting anything they choose, such as clinics, places of medicine, is considered par for the course and well within the realm of social acceptability.
Not to dwell on semantics, but criticism in and of itself isn't exactly what I'm suggesting. One can criticize until doomsday boils us up into clouds of global warming gasses, and it wouldn't really do anything. Criticisms are easily dismissed as irrelevant.
More what I'm getting at is demanding that religions be held accountable for their claims and actions. If the posit something, they should be required (via social pressure, not legislation) to back it up.
There's a social taboo against it to some degree, it's considered rude or close-minded to challenge someone on their faith. And, though that may not seem like a lot, this is very influential when you start considering people and groupings of people in terms of billions.
The force of social taboo really can't be underestimated. It has it's fingers in every social interaction, every biological function, and even in how much of ones own body others are allowed to casually or publically look at.
But, as an example of how this plays out in a practical sense, imagine someone protesting a church. Not yelling or being disruptive, just standing outside, en masse, holding picket signs. The very notion of this is horrifying and repulsive to most people. One is instantly (and irrationally) associated with nazis and inquisitors, tyrannical villains of the worst sort.
Yet, the reverse, religious organizations protesting anything they choose, such as clinics, places of medicine, is considered par for the course and well within the realm of social acceptability.
Not to dwell on semantics, but criticism in and of itself isn't exactly what I'm suggesting. One can criticize until doomsday boils us up into clouds of global warming gasses, and it wouldn't really do anything. Criticisms are easily dismissed as irrelevant.
More what I'm getting at is demanding that religions be held accountable for their claims and actions. If the posit something, they should be required (via social pressure, not legislation) to back it up.
"When I first saw you I thought that I knew you. But then I realized that you look like somebody. Now don't be offended..."
This is not usually a great way to open a conversation. Telling someone they look like someone else is irritating enough, but having to preface it with "now don't be offended" tends to be a bad sign. It leads one to...
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This is not usually a great way to open a conversation. Telling someone they look like someone else is irritating enough, but having to preface it with "now don't be offended" tends to be a bad sign. It leads one to...
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So I'm watching House of Wax, and I'm honestly fucking terrified.
The movie isn't scary, or good, or even interesting.
But it's got plenty of scenes of just flat out torture. People are getting their lips sealed shut with crazy glue, you see fingers get snipped at the joint, and a man infused alive with wax, who is unable to scream or do anything other...
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The movie isn't scary, or good, or even interesting.
But it's got plenty of scenes of just flat out torture. People are getting their lips sealed shut with crazy glue, you see fingers get snipped at the joint, and a man infused alive with wax, who is unable to scream or do anything other...
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You may want to look into the text "Passage of Darkness".