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I am a mendicant student of the arts, an unrepentant freak and dedicated adherent of the Goth culture, eclectic spiritualist and rationalist, politically extropian and socially liberal. I make my way through this universe searching for transcendence and meaning,

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Sciences > Anthropology (Other) Predicting the next phase of human evolution: 1 of 27
Every form of life is continually evolving, being shaped by the feedback loop of variation, selection, and retention of complex characteristics. Human life is no exception to this universal law. People have a tendency to think and act as if the human form has never changed and never will change, even those who profess to beli... More..
Sciences > Sciences (Other) The social implications of transhumanism: 1 of 16
Transhumanism is a social and political movement for the information age and beyond, fusing activism and moral philosophy to cutting edge scientific and technological advances. The transhuman movement grew out of the humanist movements of past centuries, and is more lately influenced by the writings of thinkers such as Teilha... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Pagan & Earth-Based Religions Mythical creatures: Do they exist: 1 of 13
Many centuries ago, there was a trend among medieval intellectuals to compile what was known as a 'Bestiary' - a purportedly authoritative compendium of all animals known to man the world over. In the days before naturalism or taxonomy, when even a place as close as India might seem like an alien land, European scholars had t... More..
Health & Fitness > Substance Abuse Should marijuana be legalized?: 12 of 132
Question: would you rather pay less taxes, be personally safer from violent crime and terrorism, get more benefits from government programs, and enjoy the rights you are due as a citizen in a democratic nation? Or would you rather keep marijuana illegal?There are a multitude of reasons that the prohibitionary 'war against dru... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Culture & Community The impact of video games on society: 1 of 9
Within the space of less than three decades, video games have blossomed from an obscure pastime of solitary computer nerds into a multi million dollar arts and entertainment medium spanning cultures and generations. Every new medium, from the written word to the silver screen, from poetry to the printing press, has had a grea... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) The Church of Satan: 1 of 9
The Church of Satan is a humanist, hedonist, egoist, and rationalist religion and the leader of the modern Satanist spiritual movement. The distinct religious body known as the Church of Satan was inaugurated by Anton Szandor LaVey in San Francisco, California on Walpurgisnacht (April 30), 1966. Other Satanic organizations of... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Trends & Genres Role models or eye candy? The portrayal of female video game characters: 4 of 24
The portrayal of female characters in video games represents something of a dichotomy. On the one hand, any increase in the active role of female characters is an improvement over the early days in which virtual females were literally nothing but part of the game's 'eye candy', cheering bikini girls or princesses fit only to ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) The truth about the 80s satanic panic: 1 of 6
Throughout human history, there have been stories and rumours regarding groups of evil-doers dedicated to destroying social and moral order. These rumours can sometimes lead people to do terrible things to their fellow human beings. During periods of historical turmoil, when rapid changes in society are taking place and the c... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religious Concepts (Other) Bridging the gap between science and religion: 3 of 15
A great problem that has afflicted much of global society over the last few centuries is the widespread perception of a 'rift', or 'war', or otherwise incompatibility between the knowledge gleaned from science - that is, the evolution of theories about the universe gained from the exercise of inductive experiment - and the ex... More..
Style & Beauty > Fashion Trends & Styles Personal style: Goth: 1 of 5
The iconic fashion ideology known as Gothic or Goth has its roots in several different style trends, which coalesced during the last decades of the 20th century around a memeplex of social and aesthetic ideals known as the Goth counterculture. These fashion trends include the decadent fashions of the European upper classes du... More..