Recent content by The_Omnissiah

Assume for one minute that it does exist for the sake of exploring the question. -Omni

That's irrelevant to discussions of the DSM. -Omni

Hopefully :/ -Omni

Ah :P -Omni

St. Thomas Aquinas differentiates between the eternal, natural, human (or positive) and divine laws. The subjects addressed in each of these laws I think can give us some understanding of the Holy Spirit re: the question of time and space. The Eternal law is the cosmic order that comes from...

I've watched documentaries about that meeting, and how the Nazis were overjoyed that if they presenting things in a bureaucratic way - statistics and percentages - the common folk could mentally justify/deal with the horrendous things they were party to. -Omni

What is even happening here? -Omni

As far as I know, the DSM isn't advocating anything, simply trying to classify transgenderism (not really a word but you get what I mean) in psychological terms. So it's really just a definition, and some people will try in their way to 'cure' it, and others will try to use the definition to...

On a lesser scale, I've included (or at least offered to include) lots of people into my nerdery at one point or another. Taking them through the rules of whatever game I'm indulging in, and encouraging them. I tend to be very much about the spirit and enjoyment of the game and hope to impart...

I'll already be back at school at the end of August. And you lot flatter me :3 It's good to be back and also not be on fire. -Omni

Also, in regards to your second point, I suppose questions of affirmative action boil down to whether you think the oppressed group is 'on our level' yet or not. -Omni

Saving Private Ryan has such a crazy cast! It's like Black Hawk Down in that way. I would take Platoon over Apocalypse Now any day. One is an excellent movie about the personalities involved in a brutal war and how the war affected the people/how the people affected each other. The other...

I would like to point out something here. I find there is a useful definition and distinction in academia (particularly sociology and anthropology) between racism, discrimination, and prejudice. Prejudice is generally defined as holding biased views about anything in particular...

*knits in the corner quietly* -Omni

It will be a sin to not understand this thread :P -Omni