>> ^Hive13:

If a show has a laugh track, I simply cannot enjoy it. It feels so forced and fake. I really want to like The Big Bang Theory, but that annoying laugh track absolutely ruins it for me.


I watched the episode of The Big Bang Theory with Summer Glau and laugh tracks was one big reason why I can't stand them anymore.
On a side note, Loni Anderson may be the official bombshell of WKRP, but I still liked Jan Smithers as Bailey.

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>> ^Hive13:

If a show has a laugh track, I simply cannot enjoy it. It feels so forced and fake. I really want to like The Big Bang Theory, but that annoying laugh track absolutely ruins it for me. The old, tired sitcom formula of "line, line, joke, laugh track" needs to go away.
Shows like Flight of the Conchords, The Office, Louie, Wilfred, and Modern Family, to name a few, have proven that you don't need to rely on a shitty laugh track to get your jokes across. I think that a laugh track is actually a crutch for average writing and delivery.

If a show has a laugh track, I simply cannot enjoy it. It feels so forced and fake. I really want to like The Big Bang Theory, but that annoying laugh track absolutely ruins it for me. The old, tired sitcom formula of "line, line, joke, laugh track" needs to go away.

Shows like Flight of the Conchords, The Office, Louie, Wilfred, and Modern Family, to name a few, have proven that you don't need to rely on a shitty laugh track to get your jokes across. I think that a laugh track is actually a crutch for average writing and delivery.

>> ^direpickle:

Yes. That three year old that can play piano by ear is absolutely the result of 10,000 hours of practice.
Are people really trying to argue that natural aptitudes don't exist? Rage.


More like them alone don't solely define your success. And most of those child stars have done their skill for thousands of hours, people with a natural aptitude tend to indulge that aptitude. But a person who is a natural born genius, but doesn't get alone well with others, or isn't in the right time or place doesn't always get ahead. Georges Lemaître, father of the big bang theory, isn't really remembered by any lay person...even though his theory shapes the entire field of astrophysics, much like Einstein, but everyone remembers him. Kurt Gödel, who's that, oh, a genius who ramifications in thought still haven't been fully explored 80 years later...but no one knows his name. Or even the famous composers and artists that we all love today, many died poor and unrecognized. Timing/luck seems AS fundamental for success as being a genius. The book isn't talking about actually producing the "best" but being recognized and reaping the rewards of being the best. It is a good read, I recommend it.

Can Anyone name all the cameo appearances?

1. Aziz Ansari - Parks and Recreation
2. Tracy Morgan - 30 Rock
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6. Nathan Fillion
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8. Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation
9. Kim Kardashian
10. Jim Parsons - Big Bang Theory
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12. Ashton Kutcher - Two and a Half Men

I love how they call scientists and subscribers to reason "followers of the big bang theory". Trying to paint scientific theory as a cult/religion, trying to bring them down to their level

So very manipulative, i love how devious it is. Such underhand tactics are the only evidence i need that they don't know what they're talking about... if they did, they wouldn't need to resort to tactical wordplay and spin. I guess religion is to science what politicians are to public service.

I'm not a big fan of your link in the comments though, it explains the paradox but not the solution when it's a fairly simple one. It comes down to a few things such as the universe is not infinitely old so there will be certain stars that are too far away for the light to have reached us yet (if it ever can), a star's lifetime is finite, stars (and we) are not fixed points, etc. For the paradox to make sense we'd need an infinite universe, infinitely old, that never moves and stars that are permanent fixtures.

You have been awarded 1 Power Point for fixing the embed code for Dead Pool video Big Bang Theory - XXX Parody Trailer - (SFW). Thank you for helping maintain VideoSift's reliability.

>> ^dingens:

private -> dead


Not worth fixing. I am pretty sure we have a Wil Wheaton clip here.

WHERE IS EVERYONE? I AM THERE/HERE! OH RIGHT...


>> ^darkrowan:

Sorry or the last minute ditch but I'm feeling a bit ill and am forced to stay in. Have fun without me


My allergies were kicking my butt/abdomen yesterday with itchy eyes running nose.

VS needs a live cam for to do it online for us! I should had built a remote robot like Sheldon Coopers did: http://videosift.com/video/Steve-Wozniak-Woz-on-The-Big-Bang-Theory ...

Oh, okay, so you believe everything you read. That's not very intelligent, or at least it's not very SMART. The bible was written hundreds of years ago, and has since been translated and re-translated to and from dozens of different languages. Individuals and groups in power throughout different points in history have taken it upon themselves to modify the bible, adding and omitting pieces here and there to suit their agenda. They knew that gullible sheep, unable to think for themselves, are easily swayed by religion, and what better way to control a populace than by attacking their very basis for the way they live their lives?

God pre-exists everything. We know God exists because He lets us know, and He would let you know that if you sought Him out. The New Testament was written 2000 years ago. The Old Testament is at least 1000 years older than that. We have copies of the early manuscripts so we know what the original bibles looked like. So the translations today are accurate, and this idea that they are corrupt is just outright false. Yes, man has used the bible for evil ends, but this is no different from anything else man does. The very reason that Jesus Christ came to Earth is because man is so desperately wicked and needs Gods redemption.

Additionally, if one is intelligent, and they believe in ancient myths, obviously they're going to be some of the greatest minds the world has ever known, right? That's why all the geniuses of the world are devout Christians or whatever religion you want to name, right? WRONG.

NASA is not run by rocket scientists who go to church on Sunday. Great inventors and genius-level individuals such as Stephen Hawking are not religious specifically BECAUSE they are intelligent. They are able to think for themselves, not be told what to think.

Some of the greatest minds in history were devout Christians..and some of the greatest scientists:

Francis Bacon - Originated the scientific method
Johannes Kepler - Laws of Planetary motion
Galileo Galilei - Father of modern astronomy
Nicolaus Copernicus - Heliocentric Universe
James Clerk Maxwell - Electromagnetic field
Neils Bohr - the Atom
Louis Pasteur - germ theory of disease
Rene Descartes - Philosopher and mathematician
Issac Newton - Invented classical mechanics
Max Planck - Founder of quantum mechanics

A lot of modern science is built on the backs of Christian thinkers, as you can see, and that is just a short list. Today, around 10 percent of scientists believe in God. At least 50 nobel laureates believe in God. Now, if you want to talk about great thinkers, how about Albert Einstein? He believed in God. Although not a Christian, here is what he had to say about Jesus:

"To what extent are you influenced by Christianity?"
"As a child I received instruction both in the Bible and in the Talmud. I am a Jew, but I am enthralled by the luminous figure of the Nazarene."
"Have you read Emil Ludwig’s book on Jesus?"
"Emil Ludwig’s Jesus is shallow. Jesus is too colossal for the pen of phrasemongers, however artful. No man can dispose of Christianity with a bon mot!"
"You accept the historical existence of Jesus?"
"Unquestionably! No one can read the Gospels without feeling the actual presence of Jesus. His personality pulsates in every word. No myth is filled with such life."7

Of course, religion and science are completely unrelated topics, and one does not have to be non-secular in order to be a scientist, but typically, the two mindsets would conflict, as religionists base their beliefs off of emotion and other irrational concepts. Scientists use a thought process, experimentation, and ruling out possibilities in order to come to conclusions and figure out FACTS about the universe around us. There are scientists who believe in the possibility of a god, but it takes a different form than that of some all-seeing being that created everything. I'll never try to explain that to you, though, as you're too blinded by foolish nonsense that has been force-fed to you since childhood.

I will leave you with this though: Adam and Eve. Here's some fruit. I'm going to tempt you with it, and then create a snake to TALK to you and tell you you should eat some of it, and THEN I'm gunna come back and be all "OH SHIT WHAT THE FUCK?! I SMITE THEE FOR ALL ETERNITY!!!" just to fuck with humanity. Wow. You worship a pretty evil, and vindictive force. Why would you want to do that? The fucker's up there just fucking with us like a little kid with a magnifying glass over an ant hill. Jesus christ, you must really enjoy misery. I'll take the reality of humanity surviving on our own acquiescence and compassion over that bullshit any day!

I base my belief off of personal revelation. I was an agnostic my entire life and raised without religion, and I was a secular humanist and a strict materialist who didn't see any evidence for God or spirit. God woke me up to the truth and let me know He is real. If you want science facts, you only have to examine the first page of the bible:

In the beginning (TIME) God created the heavens (SPACE) and the earth (MATTER)

And God said, “Let there be light (ENERGY),” and there was light.

It took mankind 3000 years to catch up and figure out the Universes foundation is based on these principles. There is also no better description which uniquely fits the big bang theory. Creation ex-nihilio, which is creation from nothing.

The serpent you're referring to was Satan. God put the tree there because He gave mankind free will to follow His commands or not. He also warned them of the consequences if they ate of the fruit. Adam and Eve decided to disobey God and believe the lie because Satan promised them they would have Gods power if they did it. So, instead of trusting God, they lusted after His power and betrayed Him. That's why they were kicked out of the garden. Their sin brought death into the world.

No, God didn't damn us for eternity. It's the very reason God sent His son Jesus to die on the cross, to save us from this fate we created and redeem mankind. So we could have eternal life with God again in the Kingdom of Heaven. We are sinners, and the wages of sin is death. Gods gift of salvation is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

This seems appropriate (from Big Bang Theory):

Sheldon: No, this is my home now. Thanks to you, my career is over, and I will spend the rest of my life here in Texas trying to teach evolution to creationists.
Mrs. Cooper: You watch your mouth, Shelly. Everyone's entitled to their opinion.
Sheldon: Evolution isn't an opinion, it's fact.
Mrs. Cooper: And -that- is your opinion.

>> ^Stingray:

Reminded me of this scene from the Big Bang Theory: http://youtu.be/Tb627xDlqBs
(I'd post it, but embedding is disabled)


Classic.

Reminded me of this scene from the Big Bang Theory: http://youtu.be/Tb627xDlqBs

(I'd post it, but embedding is disabled)

if you're right and your god wants to torture me for eternity because i didn't stroke it's ego then he/she/it is a massive dick. seriously. biggest dick move ever.

and i don't think i'm the result of a firecracker that made a modified monkey. nobody does. you're "interpretation" of the big bang theory and theory of evolution is embarrassing.

>> ^shinyblurry:

>> ^kir_mokum:
here are the 2 options:
1. you're wrong and nothing happens other than maybe a massive DMT trip and then nothing.
2. you're right and you're god is a massive dick who's been playing passive aggressive mind games with us this whole time.

Or I am right and you've transgressed the laws of a Holy God which makes you a sinner, and the responsibility of your decisions lay squarely on your shoulders. The wages of sin are death but God sent His only begotten Son to die on the cross as a man to give you an escape clause and eternal life; He paid the price you could never pay, but unless you turn to Him and repent of your crimes, you will be judged and rightly found guilty. If you honestly think you're the result of a random firecracker that made a modified monkey, that nothing exploded and created everything, well..I just have to say that you've set the bar a little low on plausibility.

That's what you're arguing for huh? how quickly your position changes..how about you just admit you are out of your league and don't know what the hell you are talking about.

>> ^JiggaJonson:
@<A rel="nofollow" class=profilelink title="member since January 21st, 2011" href="http://videosift.com/member/shinyblurry">shinyblurry
You're not factoring in differing views in science. From that same site:
"There are a number of other observations that are suggestive of the need for a cosmological constant. For example, if the cosmological constant today comprises most of the energy density of the universe, then the extrapolated age of the universe is much larger than it would be without such a term, which helps avoid the dilemma that the extrapolated age of the universe is younger than some of the oldest stars we observe!"
We can't go back in time to make precise measurements and observations to say that the big bang itself was the very beginning of the universe. "What was going on before the big bang," is what I would ask. You can't say with certainty the the universe had a beginning with the big bang and it's very presumptuous for you to assume that I should believe in god based on an idea that we will always be uncertain of. That's not to say, exactly, that I don't think the universe followed the big bang theory. Instead, I would argue that there was a similar "big compression" that preceded the expansion, and the expansion is the only thing we can measure because it's all we're left with. I'll dig up theory if you like; though dont make me waste my time if you can't be dissuaded though.
p.s. I worry you may be delusional based on all the posts I'm reading. Repent! Reason! and perhaps you can save yourself.