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I think you misunderstood his statement about controversy. The matter is a lot like global warming; there is no controversy about the matter among scientists. Among the general public and evolution...

I'm interested in Hawthorne's work, but don't know where to start, so I'm seeking advice here. Novels, short story collections, I'm not picky! That said, if at all possible I would like...

I'm looking for recommendations on solid "critical" or scholarly editions of Melville's major works (Typee, Mardi, Redburn, Israel Potter, Billy Bud, etc. Pretty much everything of significance.)...

I agree with most of this, but you have to keep in mind that religious beliefs often influence political beliefs. The battle we're having over the right to abortion and gay marriage (or gay soldiers...

Religions, whether they speak of God or gods or whatever do generally have some rules involved, which is what constitutes a restriction; a religion isn't merely 'I believe in deity X, Y, Z' or 'I...

Indeed. All I'm getting at is that when you're dealing with the sort of individual who thinks 1984 is an instruction manual for how to run a proper society (assuming they get to be at the top of...

To be fair, I think this has a lot to do with the fact that the goal of the people running those states was one of power and a totalitarian state. That said, no, even a non-religious and...

Perhaps we misunderstood each other; I'm not sure how religion is the only path one can reach without starting with the assumption of the existence of a deity.



This is well said, but to be...

This is an interesting argument. Can you demonstrate how religion (a monotheistic one, specifically) is the only possible conclusion one can reach?

I don't entirely dispute the possibility of myths and legends in telling of an accurate history myself; some myths are used as broad time frames to check for geological events and they are...

I've seen the issue discussed through the lens not of 'is the Bible art?' or 'is the Bible literature?' but 'is the Bible good literature?[/i] and I suspect this is the question those atheists are...

Could you elaborate on this?



I'm...not sure what you mean here. Praying and 'living of hope' to whom or what? To a deity? To themselves? I may be misreading you but it seems that you're...

I'm a sci-fi nut and didn't find it all that impressive. It was a solid and the ending was beautifully done, but nothing else really stuck out and grabbed me. I didn't feel the magic that many seem...

Thank you.

Faulkner strikes me as the kind of author whose influence is subtle and harder to detect than others. Whenever I take a crack at Kerouac my first thought is to wonder whether he ever...

I can't speak to the other authors listed, but I can definitely see the Faulkner influence in Cormac McCarthy.

A lot of authors on Wikipedia have a list of authors they've influenced on their page; this is not the case with Faulkner. This got me wondering, if you were to list some writers that you felt...

Instead of trying to do something about guns, we could try to do something about the gun-free zones that cause these things to happen. It's common sense that when you have an area where people are...

So, you respond by claiming he is incorrect even though your statement has no foundation and you provide no evidence to support it.

That said, in the US at least, there is a strong correlation...

I finally gave in and ordered this disc recently (in spite of the price) because I've been hankering for some late Brahms on a period instrument:
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Ico is definitely worth playing. Not as good as Shadow of the Colossus, but a beautiful, interesting minimalist work. Not to mention, as you said, Shadow of the Colossus is worth replaying.

I've finally moved away from the Metal Gear Solid collection after getting the platinum trophy for 2 (HINT: It is ridiculously hard), and decided to move onto other things. I'm currently playing the...

That does sound fascinating, in particular the idea of the nightmare world and sending the arms out ahead of you to detect stuff.

I'm working my way through Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (HD Collection version) right now. The enemies are dumb as rocks, but I'm greatly enjoying the boss battles and the army building elements. ...

I haven't found the game as difficult as it's made out to be. You just have to take your time and be cautious, and do the occasional grinding.

I'm mostly the same way. I was concerned about trying out Demon's Souls or Dark Souls (difficult action RPGs) because they were likened to survival horror games, but I've found that I'm alright...