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What Are You Reading? Part Deux. (pg. 53)
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| Ted Promo |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lews
Are you a Physics major/professional or is this just free-reading because you damn smart and ? |
Free reading. But I'm not all that smart :/
Books are fun! |
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| Lews |
| quote: | Originally posted by nefardec
it's a vaginoplasty + labiaplasty.
i had the trans-racial discussion with someone once before. it's basically BS because race is a very complex and highly divisible genetic phenomenon that's also very dependent on dominant cultural perception (eg in the 1800s america, if you had one black great grandfather you'd be considered 'black', whereas today people are both claiming and rejecting barack obama as black) there are no specific race body organs or hormones, etc.
as far as trans-cultural goes, I think also this is more of a moot point in contemporary society because culture is a lot more fluid than gender at this point. But I would definitely consider myself trans cultural in a broad sense, in that count myself as a member of many other cultural groups that aren't what I was raised as (white, straight, italian american, catholic) I think many of us can say that about ourselves.
you don't need a vagina to appreciate famous feminist authors anymore than don't need a 'negroplasty' (ugh) to appreciate black musicians.
as far as my transgender identity goes, it's quite personal for everyone. it comes down to self image. some transgender people don't need surgeries or hormones to balance their presentation/self image with their subconscious sex. others do - I have felt this way as long as I remember.
however, at no point have I ever felt like i have a subconscious race or experienced feelings beyond admiring great people of other races and being curious about the experiences of others different to me.
i do know some people in the transgender community though that actually want to transition races. |
I'll write that down as "in the distant future." |
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| enydo |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ted Promo
Free reading. But I'm not all that smart :/
Books are fun! |
You are plenty smart.
NO-HOMO |
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| Lews |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ted Promo
Free reading. But I'm not all that smart :/
Books are fun! |
Uh huh. Just reading all about String Theory and Black Holes and Cats in Parallel Universes and stuff. Not smart at all.
Books are fun, though :p
I'll try to get The Elegant Universe next time I get some books :) |
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| Ted Promo |
| quote: | Originally posted by nefardec
i do know some people in the transgender community though that actually want to transition races. |
Whatever happened to just wanting super powers? |
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| Ted Promo |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lews
Uh huh. Just reading all about String Theory and Black Holes and Cats in Parallel Universes and stuff. Not smart at all.
Books are fun, though :p
I'll try to get The Elegant Universe next time I get some books :) |
Pshhh, it's not about cats in parallel universes. It's about how quantum physics can be related into the tangible world we inhabit and how the state of things (alive/dead, here/there) depends upon our perception of their state due to the Uncertainty Principal fostering a reality we cannot possibly fathom due to our classically tuned brains.
Srsly tho, do it. Brian Greene is the . I gotta get Fabric of the Cosmos and whatever his other one is too. |
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| Tasty Onions |
| I have Fabric of the Cosmos, haven't read it yet. |
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| enydo |
| Yeah, you're really dumb bro. |
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| Lews |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ted Promo
Pshhh, it's not about cats in parallel universes. It's about how quantum physics can be related into the tangible world we inhabit and how the state of things (alive/dead, here/there) depends upon our perception of their state due to the Uncertainty Principal fostering a reality we cannot possibly fathom due to our classically tuned brains.
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Nevermind, I take back earlier what I said about you being smart. You're a ing idiot.
Okay so:
The Elegant Universe
Dune 2
Neuromancer
Dance of Dragons
All on my purchase list in the next week or so. |
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| Ted Promo |
| Hidden Reality is pretty nifty although it's necessarily based off of much more conjecture than his previous works leading it to be a bit more of a chore to read toward the end. |
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| Tasty Onions |
Bought this on Amazon today:
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| Lews |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ted Promo
Hidden Reality is pretty nifty although it's necessarily based off of much more conjecture than his previous works leading it to be a bit more of a chore to read toward the end. |
How was the Leonard Susskind book? Isn't he just like pure conjecture. |
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