Human beings aren't circuit boards. Nothing about us is "hardwired." Everything about us is "biological", whether it comes from environmental, social, hormonal, or genetic influences.

Brain/biological "hardwiring." We now know that the simple act of learning a new skill/observing media for an extended period of time can change connections in the brain; it's time this myth died an ignoble death.

I wouldn't count them out, exactly - people divorce for all sorts of reasons, some through no fault of their own. There's sure to be ladies out there like that. And I'm sure it does work the same way for guys, too. Everyone seems like they're taken from about 27-33, then, suddenly! It's like some kind of floodgate…

I am 32 and seeing this right now. There's a glut of decent guys coming back on the market in their mid to late 30s after their first marriages end, and several of my friends who thought they'd be forever single after hitting the big 3-0 have ended up with them and seem pretty happy, too. They don't tell you about…

I can't give this enough stars.

So is doing 300 actions per minute. Does this mean you've never played Starcraft? (For the record, yes I have ridden a horse. Where did I say it wasn't challenging? Of course it's challenging. That's why it's in the Olympics. I said the primary actor was the horse. The rider is the secondary actor who controls the…

I was going by the IOC's definition - I think, provided it can be judged with reasonable objectivity, ballroom dancing can be a sport, myself. Poker and chess, no (don't require reflexes/motor skills), synchronized swimming, yes. For me personally, "sport" is an athletic event where people can compete against one…

Well if you don't consider archery and marksmanship to be sports, then I suppose you're already at odds with the IOC. I think eSports could qualify under their parameters if those do; all they require is fast reflexes and accuracy, which is what gaming does, after all. Come to think of it, the non-pushing positions in…

What exactly do you feel differentiates them that disqualifies competitive gaming from being a sport, that makes equestrian competitions a legitimate sport? They both involve many years of rigorous training from a young age, fine motor control, good reflexes and judgement, etc. And they primary actor is a proxy in…

Eh, I can see it. There are already equestrian events where it's more about manipulating an actor with your body as opposed to the main actor being your body. You don't jump that bar, a horse does, you just train yourself to direct it really well; you didn't land that hit with a rocket/spell/whatever, your avatar did,…

None of these are the "same fucking thing" the OP accused the US military of doing. These are things all militaries have done and continue to do. Accusing me of thinking it's "okay" because I know it's not the same means you know this is spurious, and you're out of ideas.

And in WWII the Germans put Jews in gas chambers. I guess that means the modern German army is guilty of exactly the same thing, and is no better than ISIS.

And in WWII the Germans put Jews in gas chambers. I guess that means the modern German army is guilty of exactly the same thing, and is no better than ISIS.

That's odd, I don't see the selling of hundreds of prepubescent girls anywhere in that article. Did I misread it?

So has every army that has ever existed.

They kidnap hundreds of prepubescent girls and force them into sham marriages? When did this happen?

I like how the only exception is "rape" and not "threat to health or life".

What? Yellowstone has pools like that, and I saw them last year. I sure hope they didn't collapse in the interim!

Son, value meal (burger + fries + drink) hasn't cost $4.5o in a goddamn decade or more. Try upwards of $7 now.

Yeaaaaaah. I don't get it. Yes, forcing an unnecessary surgical procedure on an infant is unethical. I won't be doing it do my sons. But if we were, say, cutting the entire head off of boys' penises then sewing them shut save for a tiny hole the could piss out of slowly and painfully, which was cut open when their…