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Hobbies & Games > Video Games (Other) Does violence in video games contribute to real life violence?: 14 of 167

This debate always makes me smile wryly as I think back over my childhood. At the heart of this issue lies two fundamental questions that really sway the whole point of arguing about anything else. 1) How resistant are people to outside influence? 2) Where does personal choice fit in? Sadly enough four years of studying psyc...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: The role of exercise in our lives: 1 of 11

It is sometimes hard to know where the line between circumstance and personal choice blur into each other. Most of the time I just feel like I am drifting and whatever comes my way gets attention or it passes by. But not always. Shortly after I got my license I gained the ability to travel distances that would have been impr...
Computers & Technology > Computer Maintenance Tips to speed up a slow computer: 5 of 18

Any attempt to speed up a sluggish computer should make use of the triple H model. There are three basic factors for the every day user to consider. This is not a comprehensive list but average users should be able to benefit and the experts can handle further troubleshooting themseves. The three H's are Heat, Hardware and H...
Relationships & Family > Gay & Lesbian Issues Marriage should be a sacred institution between only a woman and a man: 61 of 188

Yes lets confine marriage to one man and one woman. And while we're at it "exercise should be a sacred institution for overweight people only' and 'Color photography has no appeal to the colorblind' or what the heck let's just say 'Murder: Keep it in the family' There's not a soul abroad on this wild and vast planet that doe...
Computers & Technology > Computer Buying Tips Comparing Intel and AMD processors: 3 of 8

First and foremost CPU's in regards to price and performance fluctuate like an unmanned fire hose so this will probably be obsolete by the time you finish reading. As it stands in Q4 2007 the choices are vast and seemingly endless and yet highly simple with a little know-how. AMD chips cannot compare to the high end Intel sy...
Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) Does technology impoverish the mind?: 20 of 41

While there may be some immediately noticeable drawbacks to modern society and youth in particular technology is not a causal factor. Let's face it. Every generation has conflicted with its predecessor and its successor. Technology only appears to impoverish or lead to diminished youth because of personal bias in a rapidly e...
Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) The risks of heating water in a microwave oven: 1 of 2

The first time I heard about someone heating up water in the microwave only to have it explode upon retrieval I thought that surely this was some urban myth. However upon subsequent research I discovered not only that it can happen, but it will happen unless a few precautions are taken. Let's get the obvious ones out of the ...
Hobbies & Games > Video Games (Other) Are video games corrupting our children: 10 of 19

If video games corrupt children then there are several million people in the USA ready to strike at western civilization like a pack of digitally crazy locusts diving into an apple orchard. Or more likely they are people like myself, my brothers, the majority of my friends and a large hunk of post-pong humanity. I wish there...
Health & Fitness > Nutrition Basics Nutrition: Fresh vs. frozen vegetables: 8 of 15

Anyone who tells you that fresh vegetables are better for you than frozen veggies is misinformed. In most cases canned and frozen vegetable are just as healthy and in some cases actually better than fresh! Remember that a large percentage of edible plant matter, both fruit and vegetable, are imported from around the world. M...
Religion & Spirituality > Speculations & Criticisms The power of prayer discussed: 9 of 16

The power of prayer is often contested for the simple and inescapable reason that it can never be proved or disproved. Praying for something broad like peace of mind or happiness is statistically bound to coincide for some people at some point with an event leading them to great happiness. Statistically some prayers are goin...