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  1. Request IMMEDIATE re-instatement of my post which Bill just deleted

    11 August 2009 - 03:54 PM

    In the "gay to straight therapy" thread...

    http://hypography.co...html#post275386


    I made this post, and Bill deleted it. It does not contain offensive language. It does not contain pornography. It does not contain spam. These are all valid uses of the moderation privilege of deleting posts.

    You can infract me. You can argue with my post openly and in public view, but using staff level permissions and deleting posts as a debate tool is low, foul, and out of line.

    I want my post un-deleted as soon as possible. Freeztar even responded to it, suggesting that the post was perfectly inline with site rules. Bill's deletion needs to be overturned. I thank you for doing it quickly.

    http://hypography.co...html#post275386

  2. Can we make the FireFox AutoPager Add-On work at Hypography?

    09 July 2009 - 06:11 PM

    Howdy team,

    Just curious if the Firefox AutoPager Add-On can be made to work at Hypography. It would make thread scrolling much simpler, but I'm not sure what type of development such an implementation would entail, so leave it to you. Thanks. :doh:

    https://addons.mozil...efox/addon/4925

  3. What happened to the Status Panel at the Top Right?

    20 June 2009 - 05:36 PM

    So, there used to be a status panel up toward the top right of the screen. It was a quick drop-down informing you of any new visitor messages to your profile, new private messages, rep comments, friendship requests, etc.

    I notice it used to be there, but isn't any longer (unless I'm getting blind in my old age). With all of this new social networking functionality at Hypo, it's somewhat difficult to know when new activity has happened without that status panel.

    Just curious if you'd consider bringing it back. I always found that feature enormously useful and user friendly.

    Hope things are well otherwise. Cheers. :lol:

  4. It All Started With the... Big Bang

    02 June 2009 - 03:33 PM

    YouTube - The Big Bang Theory Theme Song-Barenaked Ladies


    I like this song. It's fun.

    Who here can share other good ones like this which are science-ey, catchy, and fun? I double-dog dare ye! :)

  5. How Religion Hijacks Neurocortical Mechanisms, and Why So Many Believe in a Deity

    07 May 2009 - 05:55 PM

    Andy Thomson, a practicing psychiatrist, uses his knowledge of the human mind and countless neuropsychological research studies to make the case of how religion and belief in god are by-products of our evolved neural architecture. Below is his talk titled 'Why We Believe in Gods' which he presented at the American Atheist 2009 convention in Atlanta, Georgia.


    Press play. Use full screen.

    YouTube - Why We Believe in Gods - Andy Thomson - American Atheists 09



    Let us know what you think.



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    If you understand the psychology of [why we crave] the Big Mac meal, you understand the psychology of religion. We evolved adaptations for things that were crucial and rare... the sugars of ripe fruit... fat of lean game meat... for salt... those were crucial adaptations in our past. And now the modern world creates a novel form of it that comes from those adaptations, but hijacks them with super-normal stimuli... not ripe fruit, but a coca-cola... not lean game meat, but fat hamburger and french fries soaked in meat juice... and it creates these super-normal stimuli, but they're based on ancient adaptations.

    Let me take you on a bit of a tour of a few of these cognitive mechanisms.

    The first is Decoupled Cognition... <more at the video>



    He argues how our complex social interactions with unseen others (think visualization and mental rehearsal) are just one step away from communicating with a dead ancestor and one step further to communicating to a god or gods. He also illuminates our susceptibility to optical and other illusions, and how these same "gap filling" tendencies in the brain lend a giant opening for supernatural figures. It's called intuitive reasoning, and it underlines the essence of religious ideas, which are based largely on minimally counterintuitive worlds.

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    pamela 

    28 Jul 2009 - 07:13
    how's this? your posts not only enlighten me with much knowledge, but your humour and savory sarcasm provide the most pleasurable style of learning at the knee of the infinite one ;) and of course, you are my hero!!:)
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    pamela 

    26 Jul 2009 - 15:48
    i am in utter amazement!:)
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    enorbet2 

    26 Jul 2009 - 13:06
    [quote]Hey! Did you just call me a monkey![/quote] IN you know very well I was calling you an ape. Now stop bogarting that banana brutha. ;)
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    enorbet2 

    22 Jul 2009 - 06:48
    Re: today's post in New Atheist thread let me quote Pink Floyd "I mean, they're not gonna kill ya, so if you give 'em a quick short, sharp, shock, they won't do it again. Dig it? I mean he get off lightly, 'cause I would've given him a thrashing - I only hit him once! It was only a difference of opinion, but really...I mean good manners don't cost nothing do they, eh?" Hahaha!
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    pamela 

    20 Jul 2009 - 01:52
    sometimes i have to remind myself that i cannot change the world, but i can change the world in me hang in there, friend, love is the impetus for change :)
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    Turtle 

    18 Jul 2009 - 09:05
    danke. will have a read. :read:
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    pamela 

    14 Jul 2009 - 15:52
    you are a multi faceted jewel, whose brilliance is ever more revealed thru perception and time:)
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    pamela 

    08 Mar 2009 - 06:26
    your comment about our farming friend was absolutely hysterical, i will be laughing all day!Thanks!:)
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    Tormod 

    01 Mar 2009 - 09:27
    We are all well. :) I'm starting at a new job tomorrow so the past few weeks have been crazy...
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    Tormod 

    12 Feb 2009 - 22:28
    Welcome back, Inow.
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    InfiniteNow 

    07 Feb 2009 - 11:44
    Pat Condell, my friend. [url=http://www.youtube.com/user/patcondell]YouTube - patcondell's Channel[/url]
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    Pyrotex 

    07 Feb 2009 - 10:16
    InfNow! Glad to have you back. Say, who is that guy in the anti-religion video you posted in "Discussing God from Biology" thread? He is like, totally sane, dude. I also listened to a few of his other vids. Equally sane. If he's started a "chruch", I wanna join up!!!!
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    theblackalchemist 

    01 Feb 2009 - 00:08
    So....'Sup? yearnt to feel the hypo wind at your back or vice-versa ?:hihi: good to have ya buddy.... say.....d o we know each other :hihi: TBA
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    REASON 

    21 Jan 2009 - 05:57
    Welcome back, my friend. I knew you wouldn't stay away. There have been countless times where I've wondered what you would have to say on some of your favorite subjects while you've been on vacation, particularly climate change. I've missed your input. Glad to see you back online, brotha. You truly belong here at Hypography. :)
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    Pyrotex 

    20 Jan 2009 - 09:59
    Welcome back InfNow. Looking forward to teaming up with you against the hyper-trolls. :hihi:
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