Life

The LIFE section of Debate Unlimited contains the stuff that doesn't fit better under any other heading.

All pages by Martin Willett unless stated otherwise.
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Ancestors' Tales

Nobody is superior to anybody else because of their ancestors' morality or conduct in long-vanished wars.

Meat Makes Man

An answer to a smug propagandizing vegetarian that I somehow never got around to posting, I've stuck a bit more flesh on the bones.

Big Women Revisited

Another look at the topic of larger women, Big Women has been one of the site's most popular pages for many years now. So here it is, Big Women: extra helpings.

Adjective Food

This is not just food. This is added value adjective food.

YouTube Babes

Why I haven't got what it takes to be big on YouTube.

Further into the Future

Where will technology go next?

Dreaming Your Way to Enlightenment

A cynical look at all things dreamy.

The Art of Debate

Some musings about the art of debate, especially in relation to Usenet newsgroups.

The World English Foundation

No one dialect of English gets it right all the time. Perhaps we need some somebody to kick some linguistic arse?

The Wall

Now in multimedia format. A series of rants. It makes me feel better anyway.

Suicide Attempts in Perspective

Can people, especially women, who make apparent suicide attempts really be that inept?

500 Characters

2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
You meet a lot of strange characters when you discuss videos on YouTube, but you have to keep to 500 characters per comment. Here's some interesting comments.

Management Speak

Decontructing a few phrases that I have had drilled into me in the past, exposing the absurdity in these arguments.

Rants and Raves

A collection of smaller thoughts that don't amount to a page in their own right.

Stand Clear of the Doors Please!

Smoking, smoking bans and blocking doors.

9/11 Inside Job?

Was there an American conspiracy behind the attack on the Twin Towers?

How to Defrost a Frost-Free Fridge-Freezer

Just because it's meant to be frost-free don't go assuming it can never need defrosting.

The Scientific Membrane

Science acts like a cell, looking out for evidence it wants (food) and being wary of material it does not want.

Free Pornography

No, I'm not giving it away but I think it should be given away and never sold.

Labelling the Out Group

Why choosing a label for people not like you is offensive.

Going to the dogs

The desire to emigrate and the desire to stay put and how they have shaped the world.

The Great Teleport Debate

Teleporting is suicide. Discuss.

Fifteen Minutes of Fame

Can anybody be a star on the web?

Ticket Touts

Can you defeat the market?

Better Than The Alternative

How do I feel about becoming a grumpy old man?

Caffeine: The Unmistakable Flavour of Coffee?

What does caffeine taste like?

Computer on a Stick

A little glimpse into the near future.

Neck Tie: Noose of Conformity?

Is the neck tie the ultimate mark of a man, or the mark of The Man?

Musical Comedy

Why do comedians need to show us they can sing?

Paedophilia is Not a Crime

Paedophilia is not a crime, it is an orientation and a useful scapegoat to aim the frustrations of the lower orders at.

Ticket to the Stars

Why you shouldn't happily pay taxes so they can go into space.

The Ghosts of Puritanism

Puritanism, a nasty philosophy that blights so much of human thinking and culture.

Setting the News

How headlines shape language.

Free Plan & Design

How not to buy a kitchen, unless you want to.

Easy McTarget

McDonald's the easy target.

Ranting 3

Assorted rants.

Pollyanna Meets Captain Kirk

Life in a universe full of greedy people? No thanks.

How to Beat Speed Cameras

Simple and effective way to avoid speeding fines.

The Roving Eye

Why do men look at teenage girls?

Is Skateboarding a Crime?

Skateboards, skateboarders and other public menaces.

Is Sex With Animals Always Wrong?

A page that answers its own questions.

Examination Conditions

Is it time to let students use the internet in examinations?

Thinking in Numbers

Why are we training people who can do mathematics without effort to teach mathematics to people who will always struggle?

“The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we should control our thoughts.”

Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man

What are Memes?

Good question, there would not be much point in going any further in this zone until you found out what memes were. And it is better to learn about them from somebody who knows, isn't it?

Willett's Wager

I bet I know what aliens will believe...

Exotheology

More about the beliefs of aliens

Willett's Wager: 01

Later thoughts on the beliefs of aliens

Exotheology 2007

Later thoughts on the beliefs of aliens

The Ought Cloud

The issue of is and ought, especially in relation to evolution.

The Maggie Simpson Model

The self and the lies told in its name

The Self Fulfilling Prophecy

The memetic analysis of Christianity

Real Explanations

The memetic analysis of why people do such crazy things

Sue Blackmore and The Meme Machine

Correspondence between myself and Susan Blackmore

Memes and the Christian

Correspondence with a (the?) Christian who is not woefully ignorant

Ahh! Isn't Memetics Just a Meme?

Isn't memetics just another meme? Yes, but what does that prove?

The Trafford Centre Bomber

A case study in meme fitness.

23 Sperm Curry

Another case study in memetics and urban legends

Meme Warfare

A look at ways in which memeplexes, especially religions, can play dirty.

Losing the Bet

Why I want to lose my bet

The Language of Man

A look at World English and the need for a universal language.

In Praise of Big Women

In praise of the larger woman and the absolute necessity of having fat on a woman.

Advice for the Young

My page of advice for the young. No mention of sunscreen. An early page but updated from time to time.

Cynic, and proud of it

A bit of lateral thinking and looking at commonly used words in a new light.

Music, the Unasked Questions

Music and the music industry. A challenging look at our obsession with music, how it has come about and whether it is healthy.

The Making and Death of Heroes

A lighter piece on how early death turns people into icons.

Shameful Language

A look at the shameful ideas hiding behind some common words.

The Day the Music Died

A personal perspective on a public tragedy.
 

The Importance of Being a Sheep

Why we are all like sheep and who benefits from it.

The Theory and Practice of Masturbation

Some real explanations for a stimulating kind of behaviour. Masturbation, why and why not.

Guide

The Hitch Hiker's Guide to The Galaxy, the book that changed my mind.

Allowing Diversity

A look at the differences between people that modern society denies.

No More Heroes

A look at our perverted sense of morality and the need for real heroes.

Fashionable People

Fashion and race, body shape and appearance.

Don't feel, think

A bit of universal advice about thinking and feeling.

Female Circumcision

Calling a spade a spade. What is the difference between circumcision and genital mutilation?

Sex Education 

What sex education should really teach our children about.

Americans are...

A look at why American attitudes are so dangerous to this planet.

St George, the big pussy cat and Richard the Lionheart

A frivolous usenet posting about English symbolism and religious genocide.

Don't Eat Me

A look at the idea that it is hypocritical to eat meat and not expect to be eaten.

Hold the Dream

The dream of success and why they say you must believe it.

Kill the Puppy Dogs

Why we have to kill those unwanted puppies.

Freedom of Information

Information wants to be free. Well, they would say that, wouldn't they?

The Importance of being Young

Youth culture. Cynical exploitation of the inherently gullible.

Aural Fluoride

Playing music in public, as evil as spiking a punchbowl.

Cutting Remarks: Circumcision

A look at the great debate over circumcision.

Chick Food

A somewhat provocative look at food and sexual politics.

The Passions

Hormones, body chemistry and personality.

The Colour of Music

Is there such a thing as too much bass?

You Don't Want to Smoke

A look at smoking, a filthy habit and an evolutionary mistake.

How to Win the Lottery

A surefire way to beat the lotteries.

Word on the Streets

The word on the streets is: stop smoking you selfish anti-social scumbags.

Eating Horses

A little debate about eating horses, or not.

You're so Vain

I bet you think this page is about you, don't you?

Food Spirits

Of course there aren't really spirits of good and evil in food, but this is the only theory which makes sense of the way millions of people (and not just women) behave.

Future Imperfect

GM food, a classic nameless shapeless fear.

It's good for business to be BAD

The music industry and bad behaviour.

Custom Cars and Women

Why women love custom cars, sort of.

Vasectomy: a survivor's Tale

Does vasectomy hurt? Is it worth it? Would I go through it again?

Anniversary Rant

Every once in a while a person needs to blow off some steam at those little things that are so annoying.

Indecent Exposure 

A look at nudity, nudism and sexual expression.

Cutting Remarks: Circumcision

by Star and Martin Willett
A look at the great debate over circumcision.

Size Matters

by Star and Martin Willett
Size is a big issue. Especially for tits and willies.

What is Love?

by Star
A scientific look at love.

Astrology is Bunk

by Jenni
and Martin Willett
"After spending a good two-thirds of my life studying and practicing astrology I can comfortably state that astrology is bunk." — Jenni
 
“To me it is simply obvious that astrology is nonsense, so obvious that taking any pains to understand it before I dismiss it seems a total waste of my time and sanity.” — Martin Willett

Star Wars, Misunderstood

by Rich, Beau Tochs
A view of Star Wars from a man who enjoys looking up and dreaming of exciting possibilities.

Douglas Adams, a life

by Mike
A tribute to Douglas Adams

Teen Sexuality

by Buck Cash
How should we bring up our daughters?

Why do some cigarettes taste better than others from the same brand?

By Steve O
Why do some cigarettes taste better than others from the same brand? An interesting question indeed.

The Problem With Trolleys

By Mike
Why are supermarket trolleys so painfully hard to steer?

Mirror Day

By Mark
A strange but interesting summer daydream by Mark.

The Art of Correspondence

by Travis Charbeneau
“The email revolution is devouring its children, not by firing squad, but with digital drivel overflowing our spam trap.”

On Sharing: Polygamy

by Kasira
Why polygamy isn't such a good idea.

Where's My Flying Car?

A sometimes whimsical piece looking at the future.

Infrequently Asked Questions

Questions that simply never occur to many people. A real mixed bag of unusual thinking.

Crazed Jottings

A lightweight piece of ranting.

Neologenetics

 

More Neologenetics

 

Even More Neologenetics

The science and art of coining new words.

Mental Shorthand

Private language, short phrases that cover interesting phenomena.

Nipples

Why do mannequins have nipples?

Ranting

1 | 2 | 3

More rantings. An early page that covers a large variety of serious subjects with some underlying humour.

Conspiracy Theory

A rather unusual page they don't want you to read.

Down The Rabbit Hole

Search strings, answers to weird questions and more. Abandon all norms and expectations. These pages were made by search engines eating themselves. There is a whole other world down here to explore, follow Alice's clues to find more adult easter eggs or escape back to (relative) sanity.
Things to Avoid on Shrooms
Satanic Clowns
Jeremy Clarkson: Sex God

life

n noun (plural lives)
1 the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
› living things and their activity.
2 the existence of an individual human being or animal. › a particular type or aspect of human existence: school life. › a biography. › informal a sentence of imprisonment for life. › (in various games) each of a specified number of chances each player has before being put out.
3 the period during which something continues to exist, function, or be valid.
4 vitality, vigour, or energy.
5 [as modifier] (in art) based on a living rather than an imagined form: a life drawing.
PHRASES
come (or bring) to life
1 regain or cause to regain consciousness.
2 become or make active, lively, or interesting.
for dear (or one's) life as if or in order to escape death.
for the life of me informal however hard I try.
as large as (or larger than) life informal conspicuously present.
larger than life attracting attention because of unusual and flamboyant appearance or behaviour.
life-and-death deciding whether someone lives or dies; vitally important.
the life and soul of the party a vivacious and sociable person.
a matter of life and death a matter of vital importance.
not on your life informal emphatically not.
see life gain a wide experience of the world.
take one's life in one's hands risk being killed.
ORIGIN
Old English lif, of Germanic origin; related to live1.

Right. So now we know the meaning of life we can get on and live it.

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