Prometheon

heh, then how do you look so thin/fit?

Tripoli Blue Skies

Actually I agree with most of your points. I find a good analogy to help with this whole discussion is that nature plants the seeds, and nurture is which ones get watered.

Life is a Highway - Tom Chochrane

While We Were Hunting Rabbits Tripoli

I already said that Skinner was wrong, and his main point was the whole no free will thing. It's both. That's all I'm saying.

Born to Kill The Fall of Man

I dunno guys, I've seen hotter...

What do you have against em?

Sydney, I like your sig. For some reason I've always liked that sorta thing.

Yeah, machines are terrible, but for some excercises (mainly lat and other back ones) it's difficult to do a proper range of motion with free weights. Plus I have NO room in my house/room.

Youth Gone Wild by Skid Row

It is very expensive, but honestly, it's worth it.

Converge: I'm sorry but this is honestly the most insane thing I've ever heard, particularly the last paragraph. OK, the sport doesn't exist. But all the muscles and neural pathways required for it existed long before it was conceptualized. WTF are you even trying to say? Before skating was invented, there were people who would have been naturally good at it, but since it DIDNT EXIST they never devloped that talent. I'm not arguing that kids are born and know all the rules of hockey and how to score a hat trick and stuff, I'm just saying that the skills required (certain aspects of motor coordination, ankle strength etc.) differ from person to person thereby making those with a profiency in such traits better suited to certain sports or activities. Jeez. Borntohula: Much stronger argument, and I think you're both misunderstanding my stance. I'm not taking a side in the nature versus nurture debate, because it is both. I'm just making sure that all of the hardcore Skinner-inspired behaviorists realize that nature DOES play a role. I know nurture does as well and I'm not denying that in the slightest. Well obviously. I was never arguing that, as that would simply be retarded. You can be born with all the natural talent in the universe, but get locked in a closet for your entire chuildhood and you're gonna be messed up no matter what your natural potential is. There's a very compelling theory stating that you are naturally born with a certain 'range' of IQ, lets say 95-120. No matter what you do, you can not get above that range (though in extreme cases you can go lower). This range is genetic, but your upbringing determines where you fall in this range. Live in poverty with poor education and nutrition, and you will fall lower, but live in an affluent household with parents that provide education and opportunity, and you will be well into higher territory. As for your criticism of twin studies, I agree on certain points and disagree in others. The notion that the data collected via twin studies not be appliable to single born children doesn't really make any sense, as these twins are not raised in the same household or indeed with any knowledge of the other's existance. Your criticism of intelligence testing and of twin study's preoccupation primarily with intelligence is all correct, but debateable. Intelligence is very difficult to categorize, but with devlopments by Thurman, Gulford and other intelligence test theorists the models are becoming more and more adept at meausring verbal, spatial and mathematical skills. Admittedly, this is less than half of the 'intelligences', but it's still interesting research. There is also an overstatement of the effect of heritability ratios, as because of cultural norms of child rearing practices, the effect of heritability is effectively reduced, but it still exists and is quite strong. I agree that exposure at a young age is of critical importance to devloping one's ability. But I don't see how you can possibly deny that they are also born with natural talent. Was Wayne the only 3 year old to be exposed to Hockey at a young age and like it? If not, how can you account for him being better at it than any of the other thousands of kids without admitting to some sort of natural propensity?

Heh, I was about to make a topic about this myself actually. And yeah, I'm a huge gym rat. I go 3-4 times a week and love it.

I saw it with the girlfriend and loved it. She was bawling her eyes out. Those little babies are just SO CUTE. I honestly can't imagine the biological determination these penguins must have. Can you imagine taking that walk there and back only to come back after eating and find your little egg or baby is dead? ;)

Yeah man, you're right. In Spider Man she's kinda meh. But in Eternal Sunshine she's a hottie and a half.

I don't watch TV< so I'm not gonna vote, but I can honestly say that after wtahcing more than 2 or 3 episodes of Family Giy in a row (some friends have the DVDs) I can actually feel myself getting stupider. It's a funny show and I enjoy it, but...wow. It's really friggin stupid.

Vanna used to be a hottie though. now she's just kinda...old.

I'm shocked and appalled that only one person has mentioned Barenaked Ladies so far. They absolutely rock. BNL Matty Limblifter David Usher etc etc

I go to university, which is time consuming, and I'm also a mascot. I do corporate characters like the Esso Tiger, Coca COla Bear, etc etc. I'm also a clown and can make balloon animals. I do birthday parties, barmitzfahs etc.

Uh, no. What the hell are you guys talking about? Do you know what 'talent' means? Just because there are rules to a game doesn't mean you can't be good at it. It doesn't mean you can't be born with abilities that lead you to be more adept at working within that specific set of rules. The fact is, if you took 2 totally different children and raised then identically from birth, they would not be completley equal in every way at everything. This is due to physical differences as well as biological (natural) ones. We know this because identical twins reared apart are more similar on many many levels than fraternal twins reared together. If that isn't evidence enough for you I have nothing more to say.

500 posts. coolness.

Yeah but still. I have all the songs off of loser anthems, but I still think it would be cool to own a copy.

I think he does a lot for Pledge as well. Makes it sound much better than on the album.