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Psychology, music, movies, literature, languages, and conspirational theories.

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  A comment on Conversation: When does a conversation become worth while?

  Sep 16 2012: I would say that there are two basic categories:
  
  1. The ones that makes you think. The ones that cause the thoughts in your mind whirl overnight and take away your sleep. And the ones that eventually cause a change of your perception, even the slightest one.
  
  2. The ones that give you the feeling of ease when you feel tense. The ones that come unexpectedly and put a smile on your face, when you didn't feel like smiling at all.

• A reply on Conversation: The tense relations between Libya and the USA

  Sep 15 2012: My apologies, I never meant to accuse the USA, but that is the information available on the web sites, almost cited.
  It is only supposed to inform about the source the video had come from, but that of course does not mean it was an official document created by the government to mock Islam.

• A comment on Conversation: In a democracy should voting be compulsory

  May 11 2012: Voting should not be compulsory.
  
  The main pillars of democracy lie in egalitarianism and in complete freedom of choice and expression. Therefore, giving the citizens an opportunity to freely choose among political parties, but at the same time take their opportunity to decide whether they want to vote, (and have the slightest interest in election), foremost, does not seem like an appropriate solution.
  
  If voting is voluntary, the results of the election, (no matter how fatal they turn out), are a true reflection of the state and of its inhabitants. The outcome is a valuable piece of knowledge, which can, in the end, struck people's lazy or undecided minds much more than just a simple command.

• A reply on Conversation: Does life make / have sense?

  Jan 9 2012: Thank you Phillip!
  I think you are completely right. Humans are animals, therefore we still have this "visceral urge" or instinct to have as much offspring as possible, hence love plays a less important role. However, as times change and people evolve in many ways, the function of love changes- and that, as I believe, is the "13 years +" period you desribed. That is where all the aspects of love- attachment, romance, lust and memories combine, to make it last.
  Your perception makes sense to me, thanks a lot again :)

• A reply on Conversation: Does life make / have sense?

  Dec 27 2011: Yes, life of a single being is temporary, that is true.
  Now, I guess that if you want to be remembered, (if you want your life to be useful and maybe have a deeper sense), you should leave something behind you. (Pass your genetic code and knowledge to your offspring / express yourself through music or art, / invent a machine that can significantly change the quality of life...)
  I guess for me, life would grow form a "temporary state of being" to "a useful time spent being productive", if I managed to use my limited time wisely and produced something that would not be forgotten.
  
  Now to the subject of love- yes, even though love has always been here and will be here lets say forever, you only live for a short period of time so you dont really have a chance to absrob it fully ... For our mortal lives that are prescribed into certain years and environments, I believe the grandness of love is not completely graspable, because even though we experience it, we can never understand the absolute power and "size" of love ... (I dont know if this makes sense, if I was not clear enough please tell me :D.)
  
  Where I aimed previously was whether you think that you can love someone throughout your entire life (and now I mean specifically romantic love). Do you think that you can love someone and long for someone with the same strength and intensity for decades- even when you both grow old, ill and wrinkled, even when all the lovely mysteries disappear? Or is loving a person just as temporary as everything else in life (and as life itself)? If not, what makes love different?
  
  Hope this wasnt too unordered and messy :D
  And thanks a lot for your reply :)

• A reply on Conversation: Does life make / have sense?

  Dec 24 2011: Thanks a lot for your comment Andrew, I must say I agree. Living for love and for somebody else seems to be a nice meaning of life ... but tell me, is love eternal? Do you think there exists such love that can last forever- love that can not be bound by time, age, money, society or anything else that influences our lives?
  All in life (and life itself) is temporary- that is what scares me - to live for something that never lasts and is quickly changed and forgotten. Love seems to be pretty hopeful in having a long-lasting meaning, but is it really?

• A comment on Conversation: What's your favorite word?

  Dec 24 2011: Punctuation :P
  
  And midget and pilgrimage are pretty cool as well.
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  A comment on Talk: Damon Horowitz: Philosophy in prison

  Nov 30 2011: alright, now this was pretty strong ... really fulfilling (almost) 4 minutes :)

• A comment on Talk: Joe Sabia: The technology of storytelling

  Nov 26 2011: This was charming ideed! :D

• A reply on Conversation: Top favorite movie of yours?

  Nov 24 2011: Thanks a lot Austin! :)
  Actually, Se7en I am planning to watch for a long time now, but something still comes into my way :D And Fight Club I have seen, and it was pretty thrilling ... the turn at the end was fascinating indeed, however when thinking about it I found some gaps I could hardly explain ... bit still, it is a top movie.
  
  A movie with a similar twist like the Fight Club is "A Beautiful Mind" with Russel Crowe. I did not like it that much prehaps, but it is definitely worth seeing. It was partially biographical, very intelligent and truly positively disturbing at the same time. ...And the music was gorgeous...
  
  "The Prestige" - An interesting movie with a wonderful plot, beautiful visuals and a great cast, and also a twist at the very end.
  
  "Ed Wood"- a biography of the so-called most unsuccessful director of all times, played by the ingenious Johnny Depp. If you like Tim Burton, classy style and bitter humor, go for it.
  
  Other, just briefly listed- V for Vendetta, Big Lebowski, Whatever Works, Nightmare Before Christmas, In Bruges ...
  
  Hope it helped :)