Before I begin, let me just say that it is about 2:30 a.m. when I am writing this, so forgive me if I ramble, or if any of this (if not all of it) is incoherent dribble. With that said, here it is.

This is an idea that I have been kicking around for a long time. I think that I first conceived it when the first x-men movie came out. It can be deduced that, as stated throughout the X-men comics/television shoes/movies, the superhuman abilities that the characters in Heroes have are a result of human evolution. However, I believe that due to Science, and Modern Medicine; evolution has either been slowed down, or even stopped all together.

One of the basic premises of evolution is survival of the fittest. Individuals that were genetically inadequate would die off, and as such, their flawed DNA was removed from the gene pool, whereas superior genetic traits would continue on. However, since the arrival of modern medicine, more and more flawed genes are remaining in the gene pool.

There are several human deficiencies that have persisted through the years that, before modern medicine, would have worked themselves out of the gene pool. Traits like poor vision, which would have placed an individual at a great disadvantage in the times of the hunter/gatherer, have persisted thanks to the advent of eyeglasses, and contact lenses. It would be similar to the evolution that raptor species like Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, etc. went through. It was essential for their species as a whole that they have superior vision in order to hunt, and survive. Those with less than superior vision would have difficulty hunting.

Every new generation of children have a higher population of asthmatics than the preceding one. Why? Because science have provided a way for those afflicted with asthma to live to reach child baring age, and as such, the defective gene which causes asthma continues on. How would a species dependent on aerobic activity like the big cats (especially the Cheetah) be able to survive if they were unable to chase down their prey because they had an asthma attack?

There are several strains of cancer that are hereditary. In a hunter/gatherer world, the individual would have died as a result of the cancer, and thus the cancer-causing gene would just die out. Yet again however, modern medicine has provided ways to prolong the lives of cancer sufferers. Even if the cancer in the individual has been eradicated, the gene still persists because the survivor is now able to pass on the flawed gene to another generation. There are several more examples of genetic defects like mental retardation, dwarfism, blindness, deafness, schizophrenia, attention deficit disorder, and manic depression… The list goes on and on. Every one of them a prime example of a genetic defect that would have eventually died out of the gene pool had it not been for the interference of modern medicine.

Now you may be wondering, what the hell any of this has to do with the show Heroes. It is simple, if evolution has been stopped by modern medicine, then it would be highly unlikely that man could evolve to a point when they could manifest super human abilities like those portrayed in Heroes, or the various X-men incarnations. Like in my previous example of poor vision, if individuals with poor vision were to die before they had the opportunity to procreate, then that would mean that only genes attributed to good or excellent vision would continue in the gene pool. Hence, every successive generation would have better vision than the one before it.

It may sound like I am trashing the premise of advanced human based stories, but in actuality, there is another explanation for the phenomenon that drives these stories. If Science has stopped evolution, and natural selection, then it is science that could take man to the next stage of evolution. Everyday, science is coming closer and closer to cracking the human genome, and achieving a true understanding of what makes humans tick. It is possible that since science has halted nature’s way of advancement, then man will find way of doing it himself.

I just wanted to bring to your attention a great forum dedicated to the new NBC show Heroes.

If you've listened to the Your Theories About Lost podcast, then you would be glad to hear that Chris and F_Stop_Blues are running the forum, and will be airing podcasts as soon as they get a steady flow of theories. If you are like me, and are a fan of the show Heroes, please feel free to drop by and share your theories, or participate in the discussions.

I have been intregued with the upconing show Heroes ever since I read the synopsis a few months ago. I have to say that after seeing the promos aired tonight during America's Got Talent that now I can't wait! Judging from the promos, this show looks like it is going to be a fantastic. I think I just found my new monday night show for this fall.

I was so psyched when I found out that one of my favorite shows EVER, the West Wing, was nominated for a bunch of emmys. I'm not sure about best drama, but I think that Alan Alda is a definite contender. I'm not sure what Alison Janey's chances are. She wasn't in this season that much, I just don't want Gena Davis to win. I still can't believe that she was nominated for that crappy piece of acting. CiC was a terrible series. I also think that Martin Sheen is the sentimental favorite for best actor. I think that they will be awarding him for the series as a whole, and not just for this season. The academy can't deny that in terms of the series as a whole, Martin Sheen's portrayal as Bartlett was consistently fantastic. I can't wait for the Emmys, and hopefully, the West Wing can go out on top.

Here is something funny that I found. Enjoy!

Okay, this is getting !@?$ing rediculous!!!!! This isn't the first post that I have made about stupid non-sport events trying to pass themselves off as sports on tv, and it probably won't be my last, but the World Hot Dog Eating Champioships? Give me a !@?$ing break! I didn't really mind it the first time they aired it. I still thought that it was supremely stupid that they were interviewing the contestants and discussing strategy as if it really mattered. What really has me earked is that they have been playing that stupid competition on ESPN for a week. Your know how many times they replay the real sporting events like the Superbowl, or a World Series game? ONCE! Maybe if we're lucky, and there are special circumstances, Like the Red Soxs coming back from three games down to beat the Yankees, then we may get a repeat, but that's it! I would much rather see a repeat of the Superbowl than a bunch of losers who's only claim to fame is being able to stuff a ludicris amount of Hot Dogs down their gullet.

I think that ESPN is definitly running out of programming to fill their schedule. Today I saw a 501 Darts competition, last week I saw the World Dominoes Championships. Then a few weeks before that, was the word championships of Scrabble. Then, I was flipping through the channels, and saw the World Rock-Paper-Scissors champioships on A&E. I can't believe that they air some of this stuff. What's next, a World Series of Solitaire, NCAA Beer Pong Championships. ESPN had a Madden 06 tournament, how about the U.S. Golden Tee Champioships? One thing that I think would be cool though is a "Barlympics". All events would be games either found in a bar, or can be played while drinking. All compeditors muswill be required to drink while competing. Events would be things like: Pool (Single and team) Bowling (Regular and Candle Pin/Single and team) Darts (Cricket, and 501) Golden Tee Mega-Touch Beer Pong (One and two man events) Mechanical Bull Riding Poker Karaoke Butt Darts: For those of you who don't know, it's a game where you clinch a quarter between your butt cheaks, then walk accross the room, and drop the quarter into a shot glass on the floor. Foose Ball (One and two man events) Horse Shoes (One and two man events) Washers: Similar to horse shoes, but instead you throw 2.5" washers into a three inch diameter pvc pipe. Here's a link. Shuffleboard (One and two man events)

This should be stickied to the top of every board. As a matter of fact, people should be required to view this before being alowed to register to any forum.

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I heard about this guy on an NPR news report. He's a professor of theology in Oakland named Matthew Fox, President Emeritus Wisdom University. He has writen over twenty books on his views on theology. His latest work is a new list of "95 Thesies: Articles of Faith for a Christianity for the Third Millennium" can be found here: http://www.matthewfox.org/sys-tmpl/door/ Here are a few that I found intersting: 4. God the Punitive Father is not a God worth honoring but a false god and an idol that serves empire-builders. The notion of a punitive, all-male God, is contrary to the full nature of the Godhead who is as much female and motherly as it is masculine and fatherly. 8. All are called to be prophets which is to interfere with injustice. 10. God loves all of creation and science can help us more deeply penetrate and appreciate the mysteries and wisdom of God in creation. Science is no enemy of true religion. 11. Religion is not necessary but spirituality is. 13. Spirituality and religion are not the same thing any more than education and learning, law and justice, or commerce and stewardship are the same thing. 15. Christians must distinguish between Jesus (an historical figure) and Christ (the experience of God-in-all-things). 24. Creativity is both humanity’s greatest gift and its most powerful weapon for evil and so it ought to be both encouraged and steered to humanity’s most God-like activity which all religions agree is: Compassion. 27. Ideology is not theology and ideology endangers the faith because it replaces thinking with obedience, and distracts from the responsibility of theology to adapt the wisdom of the past to today’s needs. Instead of theology it demands loyalty oaths to the past. 29. No matter how much the television media fawn over the pope and papacy because it makes good theater, the pope is not the church but has a ministry within the church. Papalolotry is a contemporary form of idolatry and must be resisted by all believers. 30 Creating a church of Sycophants is not a holy thing. Sycophants (Webster’s dictionary defines them as “servile self-seeking flatterers”) are not spiritual people for their only virtue is obedience. A Society of Sycophants — sycophant clergy, sycophant seminarians, sycophant bishops, sycophant cardinals, sycophant religious orders of Opus Dei, Legioneers of Christ and Communion and Liberation, and the sycophant press--do not represent in any way the teachings or the person of the historical Jesus who chose to stand up to power rather than amassing it. 54. The Holy Spirit works through all cultures and all spiritual traditions and blows “where it wills” and is not the exclusive domain of any one tradition and never has been. 55. God speaks today as in the past through all religions and all cultures and all faith traditions none of which is perfect and an exclusive avenue to truth but all of which can learn from each other. 56. Therefore Interfaith or Deep Ecumenism are a necessary part of spiritual praxis and awareness in our time. 68. Pedophilia is a terrible wrong but its cover-up by hierarchy is even more despicable. 69. Loyalty and obedience are never a greater virtue than conscience and justice. 70. Jesus said nothing about condoms, birth control or homosexuality. 71. A church that is more preoccupied with sexual wrongs than with wrongs of injustice is itself sick. 72 Since homosexuality is found among 464 species and in 8 percent of any given human population, it is altogether natural for those who are born that way and is a gift from God and nature to the greater community. 73 Homophobia in any form is a serious sin against love of neighbor, a sin of ignorance of the richness and diversity of God’s creation as well as a sin of exclusion. 74. Racism, Sexism and militarism are also serious sins.

I was looking in the FAQ and saw that they had added some new emblems that have yet to be named. I know that they usually let the people who first reach that level name the emblem, but I thought it would be fun to post a few ideas. N.O. M.A.A.M. (Married with Children) Falsly Imprisoned (Prison Break) Scoobie Snack (Scooby Doo) Texas Ranger (Walker Tx. Ranger) or Lone Ranger (The Lone Ranger) It's Butters! (South Park) Dead Parrot (Parrot Sketch from Monty Python's Flying Circus) Colonel Clink (Hogan's Heroes) Seaduck (Disney's TaleSpin) Marcel (Friends) Alien Mask (Star Trek) Journy to the Center of the Earth Madge (Palmolive commercials) Rocky Horror (Rockey Horror Picture Show) These are from DebStitch's thread, but I still like my names better. :P Level 51: I broke TV.com (Shatterdaymorn) (named after events that occured on September 21st, 2005) Level 52: Guzzlefish! (Ode to Snide) Level 53: Commander in Chief Level 54: Prison Warden Level 55: Bounty Hunter (Dog the Bounty Hunter)