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I enjoy eating a nice curry with my chopsticks. But since there is plenty of sauce there, I tend to take my top off in case I drop a chunk of chicken followed by a splash. Please note, I am a bachelor! One argument in favour of chopsticks is you only use one hand. That is twice as efficient...

I think my initial analogy was opaque. Let me clarify. Once we discovered the (round) wheel, there was no going back. It was clearly the superior means of mobility for many things. Gone are those old square wheels! So, my thoughts were that perhaps chopsticks were embedded in Asian culture...

Wow, that is some serious writing going on there. Do you do it to relax or some other reason? I am sure Bee here will want to chip in, as she recently had her novel "Liminal" published.

Yes, you can add cards to shared decks. Essentially, once you add the shared deck to your Anki collection, you can do what you like with it. Add cards, remove them, edit them.

That is annoying. Then again, I had to learn French at school.

So we have chopsticks vs knife and fork. But there are a lot of folks in Asia using chopsticks! Are they in fact better for eating with than knife and fork or is this one of those inventions that form part of the culture and hence hard to eradicate from use, despite their clear inferiority? Is...

Is there a difference between the British Sign Language and others? Are they not internationalised?

I do not feel conflicted in any way. Put aside the Buddhism alignment for now, let us instead tackle the midge vs the steak. The steak represents just a portion of the animal. It is possible that if I took that much meat off a cow, it might still live! Yet the midge, we are talking about its...

I am not sure what others do, but I recommend an Add-on, called: More Overview Stats 2 You can get it here: https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/531984586 It gives you a bunch of stats on your collection and it is dead easy to install.

I am wondering if Wisdom and Decision Making should be in the same section, since they are related. Hmmm..

What are your top two favourites in that list, which have currently not been created?

I know many are. But caste your vote in the category you feel most closely resembles your beliefs (if you feel inclined to do so).

I am a slave to my desires. I comfort myself in the first post in this thread being possibly true. After that, I stick my head in the sand and avoid all thought on the matter.

Just a heads up to say that after only 4 or so days, we are up to 200 posts! A big thanks to all the members who are helping us develop this into a home for those who enjoy topics of the mind. You know who you are.

Well, I was using the physical skill analogously, but when you think about it, there is physical skill involved. A computer telling a joke in monotone is not likely to elicit guffaws followed by applause. That is not 100% accurate. I have heard Stephen Hawking get applause for his jokes.

You haven't offended the vegans, but you have offending the millions of poor animals who will suffer a death at the hand of their human keepers, followed by masticating them to death for your own pleasure. Please read that last bit carefully. I don't want you to get the wrong idea! I do want to...

As this forum evolves, new ideas and suggestions are happening almost daily! So, lets sort out our heads and feed our souls!

With Dawkins books like "The God Delusion" and the decline of religion in Europe, do you consider yourself an atheist? Please take our poll.

Do you consider the list of topics a good one? Do they seem relevant to "the mind"?

Jumbled mind, lack of comic timing. It is a bit like the physical skill of playing tennis. Some people can hit the ball easily while for others it looks like swatting flies.