The Earth could be a telepathic being?

[Petrovsegratsk]

Ban Earth, regulate Planetary Formation

Don't ban. Legalise Earth, and tax it.

Taxation is terrorism, abortion is discrimination, ban feet! JOHN LOCKE 2005

[Hurdegaryp]

How the fuck do you keep making these?

What... the... fuck...

This is a joke right?

Welcome to NationStates General. Enjoy your stay and fasten your seatbelts. Mother Earth feels your pain.

[Anachronous Rex]

Damn, he's on to us.

[Wikkiwallana]

Presumably, that would do bad things to the surface deposit of ore they wanted to mine.

Avatar is really the thinnest-premise blockbuster ever.
1.That's the ONLY deposit of that ore on the whole fucking planet? In the whole fucking Galaxy?

No, it was just "The motherlode"; a ripe, juicy fruit that tempted the greedy corporate bastard into falling.

2.Neutron bombs. Chemical weapons. Free electron lasers. Even good ol' napalm ffs! There are so many fun alternatives to putting Marines' boots down on the ground!

Except the military was originally there in a defensive capacity, not an offensive one. They were sent to protect the miners, not purge the planet. Then the commander got bribed and most of them didn't blink.

I'm not saying the plot was good, but it was the execution that was at fault, not the premise.

[Agritum]

Damn, he's on to us.

Don't you dare touch my pets!

[Aidannadia]

Believe it or not there are people that believe this, though not to the same extent as the actual earth being a telepath, but to the extent that the thoughts of one person can affect the thoughts of another.

Examples:
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/through-the-wormhole-is-there-a-sixth-sense/Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman
and there is an online short video series you can find called Spirit Science, which is a bit out there but it is at least interesting to watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmN2RL4VJsESpirit Science

Now, can I say that this is true? Not really. I don't personally believe it to be true, as I like any kind of faith at all, but it is an interesting thought and some weird science supporting it.

The Short Version: No, I don't think so.

[Anachronous Rex]

Damn, he's on to us.

Don't you dare touch my pets!

Sure. Can you tell it to stop burrowing into my skull?

[Hurdegaryp]

Don't you dare touch my pets!

Sure. Can you tell it to stop burrowing into my skull?

That's not how it works. It hasn't even realigned your brains yet! Be reasonable, soon you shall see the Absolute Truth.

[Agritum]

Sure. Can you tell it to stop burrowing into my skull?

That's not how it works. It hasn't even realigned your brains yet! Be reasonable, soon you shall see the Absolute Truth.

Indeed.

[Phocidaea]

My own thoughts here are very similar to the general consensus:

"Welcome to the summer, it gets worse here every night
You learn to talk like a crazy guy in the summer where we write
If you hunger for sane writing you'll take it eventually
You can write anything you want but you better not write it to me"

[The Sector Union]

Believe it or not there are people that believe this, though not to the same extent as the actual earth being a telepath, but to the extent that the thoughts of one person can affect the thoughts of another.

Examples:
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/through-the-wormhole-is-there-a-sixth-sense/Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman
and there is an online short video series you can find called Spirit Science, which is a bit out there but it is at least interesting to watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmN2RL4VJsESpirit Science

Now, can I say that this is true? Not really. I don't personally believe it to be true, as I like any kind of faith at all, but it is an interesting thought and some weird science supporting it.

The Short Version: No, I don't think so.

They acted like this was some insane idea I came up with by myself. It's a theory that has been around for decades.

[The Emerald Legion]

Avatar is really the thinnest-premise blockbuster ever.
1.That's the ONLY deposit of that ore on the whole fucking planet? In the whole fucking Galaxy?

No, it was just "The motherlode"; a ripe, juicy fruit that tempted the greedy corporate bastard into falling.

2.Neutron bombs. Chemical weapons. Free electron lasers. Even good ol' napalm ffs! There are so many fun alternatives to putting Marines' boots down on the ground!

Except the military was originally there in a defensive capacity, not an offensive one. They were sent to protect the miners, not purge the planet. Then the commander got bribed and most of them didn't blink.

I'm not saying the plot was good, but it was the execution that was at fault, not the premise.

Not that tree. I'm not talking about the tree-based apartment complex. I'm talking about the magic nature-god one. That was nowhere near the motherlode.

[Republik auf Texas]

How can anyone say no? YOU don't know you just know what scientist tell you you've never studied it. Until then you don't know nor will you ever.

[Anachronous Rex]

Believe it or not there are people that believe this, though not to the same extent as the actual earth being a telepath, but to the extent that the thoughts of one person can affect the thoughts of another.

Examples:
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/through-the-wormhole-is-there-a-sixth-sense/Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman
and there is an online short video series you can find called Spirit Science, which is a bit out there but it is at least interesting to watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmN2RL4VJsESpirit Science

Now, can I say that this is true? Not really. I don't personally believe it to be true, as I like any kind of faith at all, but it is an interesting thought and some weird science supporting it.

The Short Version: No, I don't think so.

They acted like this was some insane idea I came up with by myself. It's a theory that has been around for decades.

It doesn't even come close to meeting the requirements to be a theory. I wish people would stop abusing that word.

[The Sector Union]

How can anyone say no? YOU don't know you just know what scientist tell you you've never studied it. Until then you don't know nor will you ever.

Everyone goes by "SCIENCE SAYS" rule, the equivalent to "THE BIBLE SAYS" rule.

[Regnum Dominae]

How can anyone say no? YOU don't know you just know what scientist tell you you've never studied it. Until then you don't know nor will you ever.

Everyone goes by "SCIENCE SAYS" rule, the equivalent to "THE BIBLE SAYS" rule.

Except that science is completely different from blind faith in a book.

[Anachronous Rex]

How can anyone say no? YOU don't know you just know what scientist tell you you've never studied it. Until then you don't know nor will you ever.

Everyone goes by "SCIENCE SAYS" rule, the equivalent to "THE BIBLE SAYS" rule.

Yeah, aside from being in no way similar, they're exactly the same.

[Death Metal]

How can anyone say no? YOU don't know you just know what scientist tell you you've never studied it. Until then you don't know nor will you ever.

Everyone goes by "SCIENCE SAYS" rule, the equivalent to "THE BIBLE SAYS" rule.

No.

[Hurdegaryp]

They acted like this was some insane idea I came up with by myself. It's a theory that has been around for decades.

It doesn't even come close to meeting the requirements to be a theory. I wish people would stop abusing that word.

What do you expect from a world where some people seriously think creationism is a science instead of just mere mythology?

[Helito]

oh, right. you were more than likely born in the 00's...

nevermind.

Really funny. I was born in the mid 90's. And you assume every kid born was playing video games. I was deprived of them at a young age.

I bet he was deprived of freedom too, leading him to grow up into a weak little arm chair dictator, where people just laugh him off when he tries to be a little fascist in real life

[Divair]

Everyone goes by "SCIENCE SAYS" rule, the equivalent to "THE BIBLE SAYS" rule.

Except that science is completely different from blind faith in a book.

Impossible.

[The Sector Union]

Everyone goes by "SCIENCE SAYS" rule, the equivalent to "THE BIBLE SAYS" rule.

Except that science is completely different from blind faith in a book.

The only difference between a science book and a religious book is that one has actual evidence and one doesn't. But a person who follows a science book can have blind understanding about science even with out considering the possibility that these theories may be incorrect some day.

[Wikkiwallana]

Believe it or not there are people that believe this, though not to the same extent as the actual earth being a telepath, but to the extent that the thoughts of one person can affect the thoughts of another.

Examples:
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/through-the-wormhole-is-there-a-sixth-sense/Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman
and there is an online short video series you can find called Spirit Science, which is a bit out there but it is at least interesting to watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmN2RL4VJsESpirit Science

Now, can I say that this is true? Not really. I don't personally believe it to be true, as I like any kind of faith at all, but it is an interesting thought and some weird science supporting it.

The Short Version: No, I don't think so.

They acted like this was some insane idea I came up with by myself. It's a theory that has been around for decades.

It's not a theory.

[Wikkiwallana]

No, it was just "The motherlode"; a ripe, juicy fruit that tempted the greedy corporate bastard into falling.

Except the military was originally there in a defensive capacity, not an offensive one. They were sent to protect the miners, not purge the planet. Then the commander got bribed and most of them didn't blink.

I'm not saying the plot was good, but it was the execution that was at fault, not the premise.

Not that tree. I'm not talking about the tree-based apartment complex. I'm talking about the magic nature-god one. That was nowhere near the motherlode.

Oh. Uhm, it's been a long time since I saw the movie. Did they even know about that tree before the clans rallied into a giant army around it?

[Anachronous Rex]

Except that science is completely different from blind faith in a book.

The only difference between a science book and a religious book is that one has actual evidence and one doesn't.

That's a pretty big difference.

But a person who follows a science book can have blind understanding about science even with out considering the possibility that these theories may be incorrect some day.

Nothing more then saying, "a person who reads a science book incorrectly has read it incorrectly."