Profile for Jeros
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| Displayed name | Jeros |
| Member number | 6102 |
| Title | Shock Trooper |
| Postcount | 220 |
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| Registered | Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
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| naming a character in Avernum in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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Shock Trooper
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written Sunday, August 7 2005 21:24
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I usually play solo (always human if solo), and the name of my solo character is my first name....*wink wink*, starts with a J and ends with a S. If I play a 4 member slith party: Leonardo (Slith Male Fighter) Michaelangelo (Slith Male Mage) Rafael (Slith Male Fighter) Donatello (Slith Male Mage) TMNT theme... On rare occasions, two nephils and two humans: (2 males and 2 females) Jeros (Human Male Fighter) Felix (Nephil Male Fighter) Veronica (Human Female Mage) Whiskers (Nephil Female Mage) Sometimes I use two sliths and two humans: (Also 2 males and 2 females) Zidane (Human Male Fighter) Elizardbeth (Slith Female Mage) Rikku (Human Female Mage) Lizzanardo (Slith Male Fighter) Just these three party name combinations and my one solo name, using the two fighters and two magic users format (party) or a fighter/magic combination (solo), which is quite common to use in many RPGs. Edit: Minor typos and added gender/class descriptions for names. [ Sunday, August 07, 2005 21:38: Message edited by: Jeros ] -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
| If you could invite 4 people to a dinner in any form... in General | |
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Shock Trooper
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written Saturday, August 6 2005 17:08
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The point of this thread is naming 4 people that are close to your heart, important people in your life or people whom you appreciate (or even all 3) that you'd invite to a dinner. They can be dead or alive. By dead, not the rotting corpses of them, but in their living, physical forms. (I did this kind of example at my college and some people freaked out on the dead part of it.) They can also be fictional or some fantasy character from a dream as well, if you so desire. As always, some people would be considered hypothetical if you've talking about people that are dead or you know that they probably couldn't be invited to your dinner, for obvious reasons. Ex: Michael Jordan, Albert Einstein, Mom, Dad. Those aren't the people who'd I invite, by the way. EDIT: Minor typos [ Monday, August 08, 2005 14:57: Message edited by: Jeros ] -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
| Human cloning in General | |
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Shock Trooper
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written Saturday, August 6 2005 16:44
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Well, I simply brought up this thread because I read something about it in the newspaper and it sounded like a good topic to start. -Jeros, who now realizes that this is one of the shortest posts he has made in his less than a month's stay at the SW boards. He also forgot to leave his sanity at the door in Alorael's office. EDIT: Typos [ Saturday, August 06, 2005 16:52: Message edited by: Jeros ] -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
| What's your religion? in General | |
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Shock Trooper
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written Saturday, August 6 2005 10:50
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1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. Liberal Quakers (84%) 3. Neo-Pagan (83%) 4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (75%) 5. Secular Humanism (74%) 6. Theravada Buddhism (74%) 7. New Age (72%) 8. Nontheist (60%) 9. Mahayana Buddhism (57%) 10. Taoism (53%) 11. Bahá'í Faith (50%) 12. Reform Judaism (48%) 13. New Thought (47%) 14. Jainism (45%) 15. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (43%) 16. Hinduism (40%) 17. Sikhism (40%) 18. Scientology (40%) 19. Jehovah's Witness (33%) 20. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (27%) 21. Seventh Day Adventist (25%) 22. Orthodox Judaism (25%) 23. Orthodox Quaker (22%) 24. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (19%) 25. Eastern Orthodox (11%) 26. Islam (11%) 27. Roman Catholic (11%) I like this test better. It's more detailed and specific. -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
| "Nephilim Mystery" Questions in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Friday, August 5 2005 19:39
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The 2nd vahnatti note is behind the Vahnatti room in the Nephilim Pit, near the northeastern portion of the room. The Nephilim Pit is accessed through the Nephilim Hill. The curse I was referring to wasn't the mana drainage in the cavern, it was an actual skill trait on your status screen called Dread Curse. It's gone now nonetheless. EDIT: Additional hints I forgot to mention. As for the bars of myrthil: 1. After an ambush batte with the Trogs in a hut somewhere on the southwestern part of the outdoor map. 2. In the room with the Dark Wyrms in that mana draining cavern; I believe it's in one of the treasure chests to the south. 3. By killing a group of Nephil that are wandering outside on either the northeastern or northwestern part of the outdoor map. If neither drop the last bar, then the quest can't be completed. [ Friday, August 05, 2005 19:46: Message edited by: Jeros ] -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
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written Friday, August 5 2005 15:57
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Fear of spiders, a common one, aka arachnephobia. Um...I think it's a common phobia. It's kind of a minor phobia to me; I can still look and touch spiders normally. If an entire room was full of spiders, then I'd probably panic. The only other major phobia that I'd have on the list would be altophobia, or fear of heights. By heights, I mean several tens of thousands of feet, not 10 story buildings. (Ex: Sky diving or bungee jumping off an airplane) [ Friday, August 05, 2005 16:01: Message edited by: Jeros ] -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
| "Nephilim Mystery" Questions in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Friday, August 5 2005 15:51
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Well, I finally beat the scenairo, a party of four at level 61, but still no clue on how I got the Dread Curse. It's off though now. Maybe I did get it somewhere else; I just can't remember where though... -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
| "Nephilim Mystery" Questions in Blades of Avernum | |
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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, August 5 2005 13:39
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Perhaps it was just a minor bug. I'm replaying the scenairo now, so maybe the Dread Curse may or may not pop up again. That's odd though, I'm the only one who got the Dread Curse? Maybe the version of Mac I have could be a problem. I got Mac OS 9.0. A lot of people around here that have Macs seem to be OS X and higher. Hmm...I'm checking the scripts myself and I see only the first part of the text description, but not the second part. So how in the world did I get a Dread Curse then? By the way, how do you get rid of a Dread Curse? EDIT: Added additional statements. [ Friday, August 05, 2005 15:50: Message edited by: Jeros ] -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
| "Nephilim Mystery" Questions in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Friday, August 5 2005 13:07
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You never got the Dread Curse? ....Well, I use a Mac, but I don't know if that makes a difference or not. On my stat screen, with all the attributes and all, I have the skill "Dread Curse" at level 2. All of my attributes were reduced by 12 for some reason and I'm trying to find a healer to remove the curse. Perhpas this is a bug for the Mac version of it and not Windows. EDIT: This was the exact text when that hermit cursed me: "An angry hermit storms out of the hut. She screams at you for disrupting her solitude, and then curses at you. You suddenly find youself somewhere else" "A rather nasty curse has been afflicted upon you. A normal healer can't cure this. Best to find someone that can in town before something bad happens." Now I'm wondering, I talked to the healer in town, but he only heals my health, so is this supposed to be the same guy that removes the Dread Curse also? [ Friday, August 05, 2005 13:16: Message edited by: Jeros ] -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
| "Nephilim Mystery" Questions in Blades of Avernum | |
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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, August 5 2005 12:43
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You get the Dread Curse in that one outdoor hut area that has a "GO AWAY" sign near it. Talk to the woman in that hut to get Dread Curse and your party gets teleported to the northeastern part of the outdoor map. Yeah, I found the readme file in the folder about the bars. Thanks. -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, August 5 2005 12:40
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Like the thread sez, what is your favorite/dream car? If you're old enough to drive, what kind of car do you drive and/or own? Obviously, if you've not old enough to drive, you don't need to answer the second part, unless you love to drive w/o a license... -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
| 1000 posts! in General | |
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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, August 5 2005 12:38
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I'd be happy to get a 100 posts. A thousand posts seems like a long ways away... -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
| "Nephilim Mystery" Questions in Blades of Avernum | |
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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, August 5 2005 09:58
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For those that haven't noticed, there's a new scenairo up now on SW for BoA called "Nephilim Mystery". Anyways, a few questions: 1. Where are the three myrthil bars? I got one by killing some Trogs when they ambushed me by a house, a second one in that wyrm pit that drains your mana and is always dark, but where's the third bar? 2. Did anyone else have the problem of being overwhelmed with enemies in this scenairo? There was like this nephil group that had like an army of 35-40 in a box formation and they carried a lot of good stuff on them and that dark wyrm battle when you enter the teleporter, I got annilated the first time around. 3. How do you get rid of the Dread Curse? Is the healer supposed to be in one of the huts or in the town itself? -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
| Human cloning in General | |
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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, August 5 2005 08:00
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Yeah, I figured that since I just found my old biology book under my bed just now. It was under a section called "Bright Idea Genius!". Shows how much I know. Lol... -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, August 5 2005 07:45
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Now, I do not know if this is true or not, but I read this from a biology book one time that there had been a successful human clone made before and that she lived a successful and fulfilling life. (Since she was cloned in the 1970s, according to the book, she's probably in her late 20s or early 30s by now) The problem was that when she found out she was an exact replica of another female woman, she broke down in tears. The cloned woman had the exact physical attributes, and for some reason, the original memories and emotions of the original woman. the cloned woman wondered on who's memories and feling they were, until she found out the truth. EDIT: Whether this story is true or not, or if it was put into the biology book as a work of fiction, I do not know. It's just something I remember reading in high school during my freshman year. Of course, logic would say that it's all a lie because GE didn't get that far back then, or did it? The only true benefit of human cloning, as I've heard of late, would be the use of stem cells to cure certain illnesses. To me, just forget about clones and live out your own life. No need to copy yourself. [ Friday, August 05, 2005 07:51: Message edited by: Jeros ] -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, August 5 2005 07:32
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You scored as Satanism. Your beliefs most closely resemble those of Satanism! Before you scream, do a bit of research on it. To be a Satanist, you don't actually have to believe in Satan. Satanism generally focuses upon the spiritual advancement of the self, rather than upon submission to a deity or a set of moral codes. Do some research if you immediately think of the satanic cult stereotype. Your beliefs may also resemble those of earth-based religions such as paganism. Satanism 100% Atheism 96% Agnosticism 83% Buddhism 58% Paganism 54% Islam 42% Judaism 42% Hinduism 21% Christianity 8% Interesting religious title they gave me. This would explain my egotistic behavior and strong bias for one's self. -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, August 4 2005 19:09
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The idea of "playing God" has been a hot topic of criticism for a lot of people in recent years. Some believe that there should just be one of every person, unless you have a biological identical twin who shares the exact thoughts, feelings, and looks that you do. I think this is kind of rare, not too sure though as I tend to study more of social life than biology concepts. -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
| Every Living Thing To Get A Barcode in General | |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, August 4 2005 18:57
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Hmm...putting bar codes on people...is that really such a good idea? I thought that Social Security identified on who you were already, unless it's a stolen number. Besides, putting bar codes on humans kind of makes us feel like a product... "Price check on a Jeros, price check on a Jeros....oh wait, I scanned the wrong end of your chest...here we go! BEEP....$2.99!" Yeah, I'm probably that cheap...lol. -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, August 4 2005 18:50
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Do you think that human cloning should be developed in the near future (unless it already is in development as I'm typing out this topic thread) or do you believe that it is morally wrong to clone human beings? I've recently read some things on cloning and I've heard a lot of people being against it for a lot of reasons. Majority Pros: 1. In theory, a loved one never dies as the clone of the deceased family member retains all physical and mental attributes (but people say it doesn't feel like the "same person") 2. People argue that cloning could help develop new cures for diseases as you can use the clone as an "artifical test subject". (but since the clone would actually be another human being, that would violate human rights) Majority Cons: 1. If too many clones were made, wouldn't the earth be overpopulated with people? 2. Some people believe on the "evil twin factor" that if you were cloned, the clone would attempt to kill you to become the "permanent person". 3. Some people find it morally offensive to clone humans because everyone was meant to live one life, unless certain religions state otherwise. (I do not know if the afterlife exists or not) PS: These pros and cons are not of my judgement; I just got these off of a local news report I was watching this morning. EDIT PS 2: By cloning, since Thuryl mentioned two types, I do mean by reproduction cloning. I mean, in a hypothetical sense, if cloning life were to last equally of a human life, would you be against it or not? There are tons more arguments out there, but I just want to hear out people's opinions about this touchy subject. I personally do not side with cloning, since I'd rather just have one Jeros and not some cloned twin of me. Again, this is pretty much open ended and I really don't think there is one correct answer to this. EDIT: Minor typos [ Thursday, August 04, 2005 19:16: Message edited by: Jeros ] -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
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written Thursday, August 4 2005 09:16
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People whom I'd probably trust would be my family and closest friends. As for strangers, I only tust them if I'm put in "forced to" situation. My co-workers are mere strangers to me as I just do the work and not talk to them, but I would trust them nonetheless to get a small task or group project done when my boss requests me to. They do their part and I do my part, end of story. -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
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written Thursday, August 4 2005 07:12
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quote:If you have DrawSprocketlib, then you've using a Mac then. I think it either goes in the System Folder or in whatever Avernum folder that you're missing DrawSprocketlib in. On how it got to the Trash bin, it's either that someone probably used your computer and trashed it on purpose, or something new was downloaded that overwritten the old DrawSprocketlib. That's just my two cents on it. [ Thursday, August 04, 2005 07:13: Message edited by: Jeros ] -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
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written Thursday, August 4 2005 07:05
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quote:Oh okay. It's just that the name Odin itself relates to Norse mythology as well. A good name for a boat too, since you're talking about a major Scandanavian God. As for stranger's little video clip, um... it's interesting. I never knew that Odin and Thor loved to eat sandwiches in the afterlife... EDIT: Too many typos and then some... [ Thursday, August 04, 2005 09:12: Message edited by: Jeros ] -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, August 3 2005 20:33
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quote:Norse mythology if I'm not mistaken. Odin was like THE Norse God who had that 8 legged creature thing, spear and all, and with Thor as his brother. I think they were supposed to be involved in some "world setting on fire" thing called Ragnarok or something like that and that Odin would be eaten by some wolf called Fenrir. It's just stuff I learned from a Final Fantasy game, as Odin and Fenrir are summons, so I could be wrong on the whole Norse history thing. Was Posideon like that Sea God or something, with the three-pronged spear/trident thing? I think I heard of that name from Homer's Odyssey or some other movie/book...can't remember exactly where. [ Wednesday, August 03, 2005 20:39: Message edited by: Jeros ] -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, August 3 2005 17:32
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Yeah, now that I've took some time to read my past posts, I'm starting to realize that. Isn't it common though for people to have biases on a lot of things? Like, for example, an employer could choose to hire certain people over others. I work at a Hallmark and my boss has this habit of always hiring people who "look" the job rather than do the job. A person covered in nose piercings and tattoos can do the same quality job, but is rejected because it isn't commonly accepted among people. Wouldn't that be a bias? -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, August 3 2005 17:21
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Well, I'll take your advice stranger and try to be less bias. As for the conformity with religion, I do agree with your point that if it ceased to exist, there would be no traditional things such as wedding vows or certain legal rights. As for people who disagree, they could say that it brings a greater sense of individuality, but in a way, that's sort of breaking away from conformity in the first place. Although I may not use religion to keep my family together, others do and I respect every sense of that. Different people have different ways to love and conform to one another. My grandparents had a habit of making "false threats" in order for my parents, when they were kids, to obey certain rules. In my generation, it's all about trusting one another and knowing that we each have other's backs, to my family that is. Certain things exist for certain reasons. If things like laws never existed, there would be a constant critter of chaos. To others, they think that laws and rules are meant to broken, hence they are made in the first place. I perfer to live in a society with rules and laws and not of the latter. Well, this could be my very first non-bias post, unless there's something bias about it... [ Wednesday, August 03, 2005 17:26: Message edited by: Jeros ] -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |