umklassg

@umklassg (60)

Canada • Age 34

Joined myLot 14 years ago

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Why do science and religion have to fight? Evolution isn't against God!

umklassg @umklassg (60) • Canada 16 Oct 10

The title says it all, evolution does not negate the Bible, and vice versa. The only time it could be a problem is if things are taken out of context or too literally. People need to put this debate to bed.

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Malapropisms! List them! What's your favorite!?

umklassg @umklassg (60) • Canada 16 Oct 10

A malapropism is a substitution of a word that means something completely different for a word that sounds like it, resulting in a comical sentence... Shakespeare used them, David Chase used them in the Sopranos, Homer Simpson...

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Anxiety is terrible...

umklassg @umklassg (60) • Canada 16 Oct 10

How do people deal with anxiety in everyday life? I have found it very problematic in the past. Some people advocate benzodiazepine "chill pills" which are highly addictive... should I be taking these?

anxiety

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Is "Whiteness Studies" racism? Should white people feel guilty?

umklassg @umklassg (60) • Canada 16 Oct 10

Whiteness studies have been developed to determine whether being "white" is actually a construct designed to keep certain people subservient and has nothing to do with ancestry. I'm pretty conflicted about this, what do you all...

racism

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What is the most meaningful discussion you've had on here?

umklassg @umklassg (60) • Canada 16 Oct 10

Do tell, I'm new to the site and I'd like to know how serious the content on here gets, or if it's primarily crazy :). Thanks in advance for sharing!

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Will help from the West settle the conflicts in the Middle East?

umklassg @umklassg (60) • Canada 16 Oct 10

America and other countries continuously try to fix the tension in the middle east, but do you think it will ever really help? What does the Bible say about the conflict there? Can money fix it? Or does it require diplomacy? I...

israel

middle east

palestine

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Are death pools immoral?

umklassg @umklassg (60) • Canada 16 Oct 10

I saw a CSI recently about death pools where people bet on when a celebrity will die. Do you think they are immoral? I'm really not sure what to think about that one...

morality

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Anyone else have terrible trouble with nightmares? How do you deal with it?

umklassg @umklassg (60) • Canada 16 Oct 10

Please, tell me about any trouble you've had with nightmares and how you deal with it. I can't stand waking up in a cold sweat.

nightmare

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Batman sequel soon!?!?!?!?

umklassg @umklassg (60) • Canada 16 Oct 10

I heard that they are releasing another Batman movie with the Riddler as the villain. I heard it's supposed to come out soon, any word from anyone else? There have been rumours and I don't want false information :( Help!

batman

sequel

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What's your (most complicated) favorite word?

umklassg @umklassg (60) • Canada 16 Oct 10

Do you have a word that sticks in your mind repeating over and over that seems to describe something just so perfectly? Lately mine have been "vapid" and "acrid". Tell me what yours are, I love learning new vocabulary.

linguistics

vocabulary

words

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Inane discussions galore, can't we think of something better?

umklassg @umklassg (60) • Canada 16 Oct 10

I'm really having trouble with the number of completely inane discussions and questions on this site. I mean, I realise people are trying to generate content, but isn't it possible to have more imagination or creativity? I will...

inane

silly

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Who is your favorite film director, and why? Do you pay attention to directors?

umklassg @umklassg (60) • Canada 16 Oct 10

A director is very important in the movie making process and may determine how good a movie is, yet people rely on actor names to pre-judge how good a movie will be. Who pays attention to the name of the director? Who are some of...

director

movie

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Is government-funded education the way to go? Or is it better to reimburse after

umklassg @umklassg (60) • Canada 16 Oct 10

Some governments choose to let the residents of their country pay for their education off the bat, then reimburse them in tax returns. Is this a good policy in your view? In my opinion it seems like a bit of a catch 22. If I can't...

Now we're going old school.... Have you seen "The Third Man"?

umklassg @umklassg (60) • Canada 16 Oct 10

The Third Man is a Graham Greene novel-turned-movie with the screenplay written by the man himself. It's shot on location in Austria in 1949 before the rubble from the world war two bombing could be cleaned up. It's beautiful....

How many of you people have seen "Pontypool" and what did you think?

umklassg @umklassg (60) • Canada 16 Oct 10

Pontypool is a great Canadian horror movie. It's almost standard zombie fare but it has its own quirks and isn't corny in the least (or at least so I found). As well, the main character, the radio announcer, has a fantastic voice...

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