master_bacarra

the matter of "virginity" can be applied to both sexes. basically a person who hasn't experience first hand sex is a virgin. the only reason why virginity is associated with women is because of the hymen, which symbolizes them being virgin. that once this tissue is broken (usually by intrusion of the male organ), she is not a virgin anymore. to the devout in religion, virginity is the basis of a woman's importance. that should only be "taken" after marriage.

yes but your argument doesn't prove anything as well. that's why the question of his existence and how everything came to be is raised. like what i've said the big bang theory is a "theory", it has yet to be proven. what the... you don't prove something of its non-existence, you disprove its existence.

so you mean he put it there himself, but the devil aka satan in the form of the snake teased then into eating the fruit. if he knew it all along, why didn't he prevent it from happening himself? if he cared so much for his creations, he'd do anything to let it stay away from harm. what is he trying to prove exactly? he created his creatures in "his own image and likeness" so that means they inherit most of the characteristics that he has. but by doing such, as you put it, would make humans look stupid. if he knew everything would happen, he could have prevented it himself. what?! why would he want something that would be a pain to him later on? i don't get it. is there any statement in the bible that says he created even evil, or should i say he even created satan? those are trivial stuff. i was referring to making decisions in life, like what path to choose. i can't believe you took my example literally. all the options have been laid out in front of man, it's up to him to choose what path to take, thus free will. but by putting up the idea that "he has the best option among the others", he let's his creations choose for themselves, yet they are manipulated to think that if they take his option, they'd be better off in life. do you even get my point? in that sense, he still manipulates his creatures on what to choose, which takes away the sense of having free will. yes. but i was saying how he MANIPULATES his creatures by telling them his option is the best option. sure humans can take other paths if they want to, that there are even better options out there, but most of them who believe that they need to be better off in life would want to go for the best option. and what does this have to do with god exactly? you know most books only describe evil as "ugly" because it's the best description they can associate to it. good = pretty, beautiful. bad/evil = ugly. which by the way is the worst case of stereotyping. actually in the basis of attraction, evil can turn into the most beautiful thing just to get its victim in its claws. who would be tempted into going for someone that doesn't look that great (again, bad stereotyping). and with regards to "will be treated very well before the final day arrives", i thought the concept of purgatory isn't real? isn't it that it has been decided that once a person dies, he may only go to heaven or hell, whichever applies most. only people who want to have a "last chance" after dying would think of the idea of a purgatory. it doesn't explain the existence of god. dreams occur because they help people in coping up with all the demeanors that they weren't able to deal with in their waking state. so since the mother can't move on from the death of his husband, this dilemma of hers became instilled in her subconscious, that only in dreams she could find a perfect peace. i thought the guy was already dead? how do you know he is nice and polite? just because you think he's nice and all, doesn't prove the correctness of what the woman has said. again, it might be just her own interpretation of her dreams. let's be serious now, shall we? sneezing is a reflex that the brain acts upon to eject any foreign material that comes inside the body. if he's dead, meaning brain dead, he won't be able to do that. if that's the best "proof" you have, then i'm not convinced.

actually, that's the point of a "theory". it's yet to be proven. while it might or might not be true, it still presents a more realistic approach on the subject. but it's not much different with religion explaining stuff. humans themselves created religion, and along with that, the existence of god. so a human thinking that "these unexplainable events must be the doing of someone more powerful." to them that's more logical, more acceptable. uh, i have a question. i've been wanting to ask this since the last devout person who sat beside me and talked about all those bible stuff. if the garden of eden was "paradise" how come god allowed satan to pass there and have the forbidden fruit inside the garden? i mean forgive my rudeness, but isn't that kinda stupid? if i don't want evil in my place, i would drive them away myself and not just tell my "creatures" to avoid eating the fruit. wouldn't that render him powerless over evil? oh and one more thing. isn't your god a very manipulative god? for someone who says "i would give you free will" he sure knows how to manipulate humans into "going back to him". in the end there's no such thing as free will. if there's a fork in the road, one points to the edge of the cliff and one to the city, if i go to the road that goes to the edge of the cliff, i would die, so that means, i would rather go to the road that leads to the city. in the end, i don't have much of a choice, do i? it's like saying, "here are your options, but mind you, if you follow mine, you'll be fine. mine is the best among those other options".

well i'm interested. i want to know your facts of the existence of God. i think you should post it so people [who are interested] will reply. you need not care about those who won't reply. i'm sure people WILL have something to say about it. uh, that really didn't explain why "god exists". you could've said "god exists because he created everything out of nothing". basically it's logical to put the existence of god as an explanation as to how everything came into place--i'm talking about the creation of man (and apparently, everything) in the book of genesis. what science attempts to prove and fails to do so, religion comes up with a reason that is logical enough to explain the phenomenon. who said that? was that a joke or something? i didn't know inanimate objects like rocks can create an entire universe. and what, just A NUMBER OF ROCKS? wow seriously, the universe is like a container, it contains all the intergalactic matter that can be found or has yet to be discovered. even though these questions are not directed to me, i'd like to give some reactions about them. actually, humans, just like any other animal, has an instinct for survival. if they felt pain on the middle part of their body, or should i say the abdomen, and they suddenly develop this need to relieve that pain. that's how "eating" came into place. it's only natural for animals to react to stimuli that their bodies create. isn't the bible just an archive of stories of people in the past? they wrote those like diaries or journals, which contains some stuff that may lead us to think that god was involved. like for example, "i was walking alone then all of the sudden the ground shook and i was thrown in many directions. what is this unkown force that shakes the ground? maybe it's some higher being that controls the ground, or probably moves it with its own hands" or something along those lines. the point is that whoever wrote those that were included in the bible are intuitive humans that inspect their surroundings, and think of something that is acceptable through their values. (come to think of it, people back then also do journals. it's like the "blogging" trend in their era ) for example, in tribes, if the volcano grumbles, "they must have angered the gods", thus they want to please it by doing rituals, or "by acting accordingly" so they won't be punished. and if god DID ever exist, why doesn't he (well since you refer to him as a HE, i should use that for now) show up? is he shy? does he fear that his subordinates will judge him when they see him? whether they see him or not, he's still their god, like they can do anything about it. he at least owe his subordinates that one. exactly. i mentioned that without reading your post!

whoever posted this topic probably had some doubts about his/her sexuality. i think the question presented here is incorrect in the sense that it asks people of something that they cannot perform realistically speaking. being a man or a woman is something that is natural, something that has been determined from the point of fertilization. i think the question to be asked should be "do you like being a man/woman?" or "given a chance, would you want to be born as a man/woman?" or something like that.i've noticed that most of the replies are quite sexist. being biased would be more understandable, but some just took stuff like "oh i don't like be a woman because they only cook and do all those chores" or "i don't like to be a man because they are lazy and just sit around and watch tv all day" as their basis of their argument. these stuff are what our society has taught us to do, or rather expect us to do--women staying at home and work as housewives (yes, i said "work" because being a housewife is a job that doesn't need pay) while the men work as the provider for the family. actually this can root from the religion (particularly catholicism) that is patriarchal-based, but we don't want to go there, do we? but i'm pretty sure most societies nowadays are breaking from that norm, and that some tasks or jobs that are usually done by men/women can be done by their counterparts.did you know that it was proven that females are the better sex? the human fetus starts as a female and just develops their sexual organs according to the chromosomes that they got during the process of fertilization (XX for females, XY for males). let's not do anatomy classes, shall we? females also have a higher threshold of pain compared to males, as proven by their capability to withstand the pain produced by the process of giving birth. and because females have both the X chromosomes, the death expectancy of females are longer compared to males, that is they live longer than males.with all that said, i'm a guy and i like being a guy. on a lighter note, i really can't imagine how i'd look like if i were a female , but i hope i'm beautiful and hot, like a supermodel or something hahaha!

well i'm more into autumn and earth type colors like brown, orange, yellow, green and the range in between those colors and also blue. i'm more comfortable with those colors esp in clothes.

i say coke. mainly because it's the one that we're accustomed in buying in the store. pepsi is just a substitute.but then again, i rarely drink coke or any carbonated drinks for that matter. i am for iced tea and juice.

you know sometimes it makes me feel like i'm left in the cold. like no one's really appreciating my effort. i remember at the end of last sem, when i showed my grades, my dad didn't even speak a word. my mom was grateful, but my dad didn't even react as if he never heard my mom talk about my grades. it was really disappointing. sometimes, just a simple "good job" will do, but in the end i didn't get any. sometimes, i just try to cheer myself up just to forget about it, but you know it's good if someone acknowledges your work, knowing that you've tried your best and that you've given effort. i don't want to do that. i want to give them a chance and i want them to prove themselves that they can work on the project as well. and besides, we all started it together so we should end things together. i want all of us to graduate together. true, the only thing that i want is just appreciation for my work. i don't know if that'll happen though. i feel so betrayed. it was a decent post. thank you. i totally appreciate it. i don't know if my problem is THAT bad to be brought to a counselor or something. although i agree that a little help from others would be beneficial, especially that our futures are hanging in the balance. thanks again.

ah yes! the great vent! i have forgotten about this one. i'm currently trying a lot of stress reliever right now so that i won't shoot at any random people i just meet on the street and probably lessen the burden i'm having right now. it has been a long time since i've started my own topic, and i think this one would be a great topic. i beg for you to reply a sensible post, not just some one or two lines telling me to chill, because it won't work. i might end up throwing you a tantrum.i've had a rough week last week and had the best week-ender ever (sarcastically speaking). i only have less than three months left (probably around 2 months, i think) before this semester ends. i have a lot of acad stuff to do especially with my thesis. the completion of every subject is essential for my graduation, because i'm graduating at the end of the semester. the pressure starts to set in, and the people around me are starting to budge and make a fuzz about me graduating. when you have all these things happening at the same time, it could mean riot.i've had the worst rating from my thesis professors last wednesday from the demo of our application. i assumed that we were already around 50-60% done on the specifications of our application, but i was surprised when he told us that what we have done wasn't enough, that there are still a lot of specifications to do and that we're still less than 50% done. i was shocked because those specifications that he mentioned were not in the proposed plan and he just explicitly stated that during the demo. but that wasn't the problem. after the demo, my thesis mates had these disappointed looks on their faces, as if they were blaming me or something for the apparent failure. i just want to clarify to all of you that the prototype that we presented during the demo was made by me (again... just me). sure i could take the blame for the application not working well as it should, but for them to act as if it was all my fault, was like hitting below the belt. i can't fight them because they're women, so i feel like i just have to keep all the hurtful effects done by them glaring at me for myself. i was even more hurt when they act as if they were trying to make me look like a boss, trying to boss them around, when in fact i am not. i made it clear that i wasn't the team's leader nor did i wanted the position. they just assumed that it was me because i was the one who sets up all the meetings that we've done and the plans that we've conjured. during the development phase of our project, i was encouraging them to do some coding on their own so we could progress a bit faster, but all they could say is that "my computer at home is too slow. i can't work well with that kind of slow computer", that's why we do overnight sessions in a place provided by our thesis professors, and work with the computers there. the problem is that, they only do overnight sessions when i schedule one, or we plan on it together. they don't do overnight sessions if i don't go with them (i can work at my home pc with no speed problems, that's why i don't choose to do overnight sessions that much). with that, the development process slows even further. most of the progress comes from me.here's what's bugging me even more, they were acting as if i wasn't sharing any information about the codes that i write, when in fact they can question me all they want about the codes. i've given them copies, and they could ask me if they don't understand something about the code. i think it's fair that i get to be blamed if the program doesn't work properly since i've coded most of it, but for them to act as if they have nothing to do about it pisses me off. i'm trying to be as calm as ever since things are going to get rougher for the upcoming days. but this thing is really disturbing me so much.my other problem involves my parents (and probably relatives). they have become even more giddy when it comes to me graduating. they all have these expectations that are so high, i don't even know i can reach it. when i realized i won't be graduating on time (meaning i'm supposed to graduate last year, but because of a problem three years ago, i will be graduating this year), they got mad. my dad even gave me the worst cutting remark ever. i think i understand the part where they have the right to interfere with what's been happening in my life especially that i'm living under the same roof as them, and that they're the ones who are giving me all the financial support, but sometimes, they interfere too much. they are already setting some stuff, like how they hope for me to work abroad to be able to send money to them or let them migrate to other countries, or just hoping for me to get a high-paying job once i graduate. i appreciate the concern and the goals they want, but i feel like it's too much. i know that responsibilities are part of growing up, but they're putting too much upon me. and to think i haven't even graduated yet!with all these stuff integrated, and with just a few months left before i graduate (i hope), the pressure gets heavier and heavier. all these things are already getting into me and is already clouding my judgement. i'm trying my best to keep cool and having a positive attitude, but i'm really full inside, i feel like i want to explode.

<br /><br /><br /> well i agree with this one and some of the replies on this thread. computers can't take over completely. primary reason is that computers are created by man themselves. they create computers and program them in a way to perform functions faster and probably more efficient that humans. indeed they can take over in certain aspects such as working in factories. computers don't have the complete intelligence and ability to completely decide for themselves. i think the readers are misled by the phrase "take over" in the thread title. they are led to believe that computers can "take over" or rebel against humans and rule the world for themselves. they can "take over" in the sense that they can replace humans in certain functions that need a faster processing. humans can't work as fast as computers, which is enough for computers to replace them in their jobs, but it doesn't suffice that they can take over humans intellectually.

you've finished the hard ones? i am only able to finish the easiest track and i only finished third i'm such a loser almost everyone here is a friend (except for the ones who barely go online to post ) and besides, i just became active in the shoutbox like just last month i think. there's really no problem in finding a "friend" here.

you think so? i personally think the forum is fun actually the only thing that makes it serious is the hosting credits and its rules because the users have to follow them or else they won't get any free hosting. but anything other than that, the forum is pretty much fun. and look, they also changed the personal profile section. you could now add your friends to your list isn't that great?

well, i'll just have to release my stress through posting while the shoutbox is gone for the moment ;)yep, i agree with matak. the amount of smileys is very limited, in my opinion. i think it should be expanded as well.