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The ending to a movie isn't always the confusing part. For me at least, it's easier to "get" an ending if you can get the rest of a movie.

I get 2001 and Reloaded, but I still don't like either of them. To be honest, the first time I saw 2001 I didn't get it, but after watching it another time and reading the book I was able to put it all together. Still, I don't like it.

Actually, we have a comparison base of few more than one. There are a bit more than one civilization on earth. Perhaps the word "civilization" isn't the best one to use, or we could at least add the word "advanced" to it so we can still make the distinction between African Bushmen and, say...

That could simply be due to higher cognitive functions. They may realize they don't need to do that to keep their females. Also, they seem to have a high regard for what's best for the species, even if they occasionally get it wrong. They may have simply learned to live together somewhat...

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LOL. Classic. That's one of the funniest things I've ever read on any forum ever. Congrats.

Mav, I haven't seen it (can't bring myself to spend money on that franchise after Reloaded), but everyone I know who's seen it has expressed the same sentiments you just did. So no, you're not alone.

I respect all storylines. Even those with inconsistency. I enjoy the new Star Wars movies (well, not as much as the originals) even though they introduce huge inconsistencies. Granted, that's probably not the best analogy considering most of the inconsistencies are coming out of secondary...

If by "must have an explanation" you mean something even along the lines of "the writers decided they wanted to do it some other way" or "they paid no attention ot how it was previously done" then yes. Otherwise no.

Actually, I fall into both those categories. I don't accept the explanations AND I know it's not worth the time. So, it doesn't bother me. Well, I haven't been here as long as you obviously, but I know that my opinions of the series haven't changed much since coming here. Anything that has...

Dang, Ripper just got demoted. :p

Quite frankly, the explanations haven't been good enough. People aren't accepting them. You can explain them "to death" all you want, but if you're just going to use the same old reasons, people won't change their minds.

Well, why would we hear about it if it was anything out of the ordinary? How often do we hear about each pilot having 10 normal fingers? It's only when someone loses an arm does it ever come up. When those digits are no longer normal. We also hear about the Kilrathi religion all the time...

I bet if the main character was a Mopok we'd have heard about it a little more often though.

First off, I wasn't accusing you of anything. Sorry if it sounded that way dude. That strikes me just fine. In that case "human" just serves to explain who's nature we're talking about. It's not some entire other concept away from "nature." It's interchangeable with "nature" or "it's only...

Hey gryphon, if it makes you feel better, I understand what you're saying and mostly agree with you. Although I'm not really sure what the last post was all about. And until Chris Roberts writes a tell-all book that goes into all these timeline issues we all just believe whatever we want to...

What's to stop us from using the same techniques on Spot or Fluffy or any other animal? Once again, has nothing to do with being human. By the way, I'm not saying you have to stop using it or that it offends me. The phrase just makes my skin crawl and if someone uses it I usually just roll my...

No, that has nothing to do with being human. That is by virtue of being alive. Dog, cat, toe fungus, tape worm. Doesn't matter.

I really hate the phrase "the Human Condition". Like we're all suffering some terrible disease or something. It should really be stricken from the english language. :)

That's probably the best we can do. NOT WHAT I WAS SUGGESTING. Hope that never happens. And you are correct sir. Similar to the 2099 series for Marvel eh? And you really shouldn't user Star Trek analogies since their timeline is WAY more screwy than WC. (I like Star Trek and don't...