Feb. 9th, 2004 05:24 pm
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In God?: No. I don't believe in a conscious, singular deity.
In ghosts?: No, but I do think people leave a bit of their essence/energy behind when they leave the world, and that most of their energy passes to another living thing.
In aliens?: Yes
In Bigfoot?: No, not in the Missing Link sense, because that's not really scientific.
In makeup?: Stage makeup, yes. I used to like playing with it when I was younger, and on very special occasions I will wear some, as a sort of stage makeup, but these days it's rather pointless.
In faeries?: no
In ESP?: I think some people are capable of broadcasting and/or receiving brain waves, much like radio waves, and therefore can be somewhat clairvoyant. I see this particularly with close relatives, which would make sense, if their DNA is similar enough to have similar "frequencies"
In superstition?: Well, yes. I don't believe in tempting fate, but I don't go to great lengths to avoid stepping on cracks, etc.
In equal rights for gays?: Anyone who doesn't is not someone I would even give the time of day to.
In equal rights for women?: I wish we could just totally disregard gender. That said, I do call myself a feminist.
In psychics?: See the ESP answer above. I also think there probably are some people who are instinctively tuned into things like body language and vocal cues to be able to tell what a person is thinking or feeling to enough of a degree to be able to speak to it.
In appearance?: Yes, but only where appearance is chosen, like with a sense of style, or how someone carries themselves. Clothing choices do tend to say a lot about the person. Some guy in Dockers, a polo shirt, leather loafers and perfectly groomed hair will probably get a little less of my respect than someone in a t-shirt and ratty jeans. Likewise some fluffy bimbo in glitter and platform heels isn't someone I'd waste my time with either.
In auras?: Eh. I think we radiate a bit of heat and electrical energy.
In true love?: No. But I do believe false love exists.
In happy endings?: The only true "ending" is the end of life. If you've been happy up until then, and you die without pain or undue grief, then that could be considered a happy ending.
In abortions?: When necessary, yes. But I'd much rather advocate the scrupulous use of birth control and the practice of non-intercourse sex to avoid pregnancy in the first place.
In Santa?: Nope. Christmas isn't really my holiday. The idea is nice, but the reality of it never really lives up to those Hallmark cards.
In soulmates?: Yes. I've had a few. But I've never had one yet that has lasted for a very long time.
In magic?: Of the David Copperfield kind, sure. Of the magick kind, eh.. I think some people can focus their will enough to alter their behavior in a way which can influence other things and people.
In cloning?: I believe cloning technology is useful in the sense that it could be used to regrow limbs or organs, etc, but I don't believe in cloning other full beings.
In fraggles?: Nah. But they're cute.
In werewolfs?: Nope.
In vampires?: Only those who play at it.
In miracles?: No
In existing thylacines?: Que?
In nessie?: There's supposedly a monster like this in Lake Tahoe, too. Eh. I think any large dinosaur type creatures would have died of old age by now at least.
In existing dinosaurs?: No, but there are some very cool descendants of them around.
In interracial marriages?: Yes. Also in interspecies, so long as the two species in question are sentient, intelligent beings capable of informed communication and consent.
In adoptions?: Yes
In saving the rainforests?: Certainly
In saving dying species?: Yes, but only where man's intervention has caused that to happen. Otherwise, it's mucking with evolution.
In the human race?: I think there are some good humans, but not the majority, unfortunately.
In recycling?: I'm probably about a 60% recycler. I do what I can when I can.
In blue tigers?: Only the edible kind.
In tattoos?: I have two of them
In plastic surgery?: Only to correct serious defects
In love in general? Oh yeah
In animal rights?: Yes. I don't think humans should exploit animals only for their own pleasure. Limited medical research is acceptable, however.
In the death penalty?: Yes, as a form of euthanasia, rather than punishment, and I think it's applied incorrectly right now. I think it should be limited to people like Manson or Dahmer. People who simply have zero hope of rehabilitation or a productive life.