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Language is instinctual? Jesus Christ, you are retarded. The only way people learn language, THE ONLY WAY, is through exposure. Nobody is born with an instinctual ability to communicate through language. Our brains have evolved and changed dramatically since the development of language. We can...

...he says, with zero counterargument. Yes, retard, the near-infinite number of ideas and skills we are able to understand and carry out because of language absolutely dwarfs any instinctual behavior that has ever existed. Why do you have a problem with this?

Well, the difference between you and me is that I'm looking at this question logically. How do we know what "interactions" take place between external stimuli and innate mechanisms? Well, we measure whatever we are capable of and observe the results. We can measure what parts of the brain...

Why so many more fatties in the States than elsewhere, then? If this was purely instinctual and we share the same instincts, shouldn't every (developed) country have the same percentage of fatties, over various points in history? Maybe it's because programs like "health at any size" act as...

I'm saying the idea that gender plays a significant role in our higher-level decision making (such as choosing an education field or a career) is bullshit. External stimuli play a far, far stronger role in dictating our inclinations than any vestigial instincts that have long been rendered obsolete.

Don't be a pussy. Is hunger not an instinct? If we're going to defineanythingas instinctual, wouldn't hunger be among the most obvious choices? Hunger was essential to out survival in primitive times, was it not? It still is for wild animals, is it not? And yet, hunger does not play an...

Thanks for that example of how society's minds as a whole were influenced by external stimuli. You sure showed me.

See: Brain plasticity, frontal lobe evolution, how language allowed us to change the way we process thought, how neural pathways are formed and reinforced. No "feels" necessary, at least not on this side of the argument. What's deeply ingrained? Like I said, HUNGER is as deeply engrained as...

Again, what the heck makes you think these subconscious desires "already existed"? Your "feels"? Even if advertiser's didn't instill these desires themselves, even if they're exploiting desires that existed without their input, that in no way proves that these desires are not a direct result of...

No wayTHATwas going to turn out messed up. Also, he spent years with neither penis nor vagina, his twin brother suffered from schizophrenia and died of an antidepressant overdose, and he had a difficult relationship with his parents and his wife left him. There's plenty more to the story than...

Who gets to decide that adding an egg to cake mix is a result of "subconscious desires"? Isn't it much more reasonable and logical to assume that women were raised to believe that getting a quality result required greater efforts? The fact that women felt like they were "cheating" by just mixing...

No we don't. We know exactly where these behaviors came from. Our biological differences forced us into roles that were necessary for our survival. Our survival is now all but assured and our brains have developed to the point that regardless of how these roles came about, they are essentially...

TOTALLY independent? No. But the little influence our subconscious has is ultimately moot. Show me studies done that show that the subconscious is responsible for the bulk of our decision-making. 'Cause right now, you'll forgive me with not trusting your "feels" over everything we know about how...

Function of the frontal lobes: The executive function of the frontal lobes involve the ability to recognize future consequences resulting from current actions, to choose between good and bad actions (or better and best), override and suppress socially unacceptable responses, and determine...

Come on, Khal. I want you to show that you're not just reading what you want to read. I know that out of everyone here, you're the one most capable of understanding the rationality of a point, even if it doesn't suit your jive. I'll give you a hint: It was about the brain.

You skipped what I consider to be the most important argument Mist made, and the reason why she's the only one using science to back up her stance. Come on, I'm sure you can remember it if you try.

A) She's had me on "ignore" since ages ago. I'm OK with this. It doesn't change the fact that she's right. (Believe it or not, there are reasons besides "trying to impress someone" to defend a particular point of view.) B) You saying she's been getting everything wrong doesn't make it so. See...

Agree completely. But when science actuallyDOESback up everything Mist says, well what do you do then?

And... you lose. Everything. Never mind the fact that Mist is literally the only person in this entire conversation to use science to back up her stance. Never mind that she makes claims that are both easier to grasp and better backed up by everything we've learned about humanity up to this...

How's garage door installation going? Or was it pet grooming? Data entry? I can never remember.

I honestly don't care whether she thinks she agrees with me or not. I certainly agree with her. Opposition repeatedly and dishonestly putting words into her mouth: Check. Opposition creating stacks upon stacks of strawmen: Check. Opposition unironically displaying the same disdain for...

Go fuck yourself. How dare you group me in with that imbecile!

I'm taking a break to spend some quality time with Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, but I did want to chime in and say that Mist is absolutelydestroyingyou all.

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Picked up RPG Maker VX Ace pretty cheap months ago. I'm looking forward to using it to make a non-RPG. I figure the interface could work well enough for a mystery/adventure that wouldn't include a battle system at all. Of course, I still have to learn the ins & outs of the software, but I figure...

What's your first language? Just curious.