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When I first got here, the only regular users who appeared to use pictures of themselves as their avatar were iamdavidh and thewayitis. At some point, joe started putting up youtube videos that featured him, so we know what he looks like. Revently, silaswash and saurbaby revealed their appearence to us, and we have some new users, such as ismalia and mecca who seem to be using pictures of themselves.
So, who do you want to see, if anyone?
One of the fastest growing genres of electronic music, dubstep has been packing clubs for a couple years now. If you've heard it, what do you think about it and why do you feel that way?
To those the believe that is a soul, or perhaps some other non-corporeal aspect of our lives, why do you believe this? What is your evidence or logic behind such a belief?
Archeological evidence combined with research on cultures from around the globe shows a general trend that can be traced by time, technology, and size of population. It is likely that the earliest human societies had no gods and were purely animist (believing everything had a persona or magical powers). With a few exceptions, animism today tends to be found primarily in small, isolated societies with very low technology. Polytheism seems to have been almost universal among growing civilizations around the world until the Abrahamic religions slowly began overtaking the old ways in popularity. Monotheism has been the leader for some time now, and monotheistic societies tended to be more technologically sophisticated than their polytheistic neighbors for centuries. Now atheism is gradually gaining in popularity globally, and we are now more populous and more technologically advanced than we have ever been.
Is all of this a coincidence, or has the human spiritual condition gradully evolved over time and in response to our knowledge of the world around us and increasing size of population? Do the number of supernatural entities we believe in (everything being supernatural, to everything being controlled by a finite pantheon, to everything being controlled by one god, to none) instinctively decrease as our understanding of science increases and our globalism increases? Will there come a time when the majority of the world is atheist? Or is there some better explanation for the spiritual trends seen in history?
We all know that CGI now dominates the special effects industry. But I know several people who dislike this turn of events. They feel that CGI looks inherently fake, and requires too much suspension of disbelief. Others argue that acting in front of bluescreens limits the realism of actor's performance.
On the other hand, CGI can be used to create virtually any scenario, and the more it is employed, the more realistic it ultimately gets. It also may create more options in post production.
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