I'm educated with a degree in Theology and am currently completing a MBUS as I feel the skills will be handy. I read a lot and am very interested in sociology. Although I no longer religious or believe in God I remain fascinated by the power and complex philosophical issues that sorround the very concept of an all knowing, all loving all powerful God or gods. That is, I am interested in discussing why the concept of God come into being and at what stage in human history did this occur. I tend to think that the concept of God enabled people to deal with the fears that are commonly attributed to those events that are outside of human control (i.e severe weather events...desire for control and certaintly) and a general desire for risk adversion. Once it has become institutionalised, religion become an instrument for control and manipulation and it continues this role even to the present day. Let's just face it, life is short, uncertain and fragile. Our only purpose is found in the hands of impersonal evolutionary forces. What do you think?

By the way, I have a passion for reading, a thirst for knowledge and a hunger for understanding and exploration of ideas.

Ladies...I appreciate that you are all individuals with real desires, aspirations and more to offer than your physical attributes! Moreover, I support femminist ideas and believe that society is much better because of what feminism has contributed to society.

I'm also interested in reading people's net dating profiles and see how they portray themselves and what they want in a partner and in life.

The following news story may be of interest to those who are interested in the way the internet has impacted the nature of dating. Enjoy!

Internet dating more intensive
Wednesday, 21 May 2008 - University of Melbourne

The Internet is affecting dating and intimacy, according to an article published in Swinburne University’s International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society (IJETS).

In Dating and Intimacy in the 21st Century: The Use of Online Dating Sites in Australia, University of Melbourne researchers, Dr Millsom Henry-Waring and Dr Jo Barraket conducted a web audit of more than 60 online dating sites and in-depth interviews with users of online dating services.

The researchers were looking at why people use online dating services and whether online dating alters the very nature of intimacy, emotion and dating.

They found that for many, using online dating sites was an informal and reasonably effective way of developing one’s social and intimate circle, even if there were still some signs of stigma.

According to the authors a central and important feature of communicating online was through the drafting of one’s personal profile – which was seen as your own personal ‘shop window’.

“Many of our participants talked about the fact that people were judged on the basis of how they looked, but also how their photos and profiles ‘talked’ online,” the study said.

The researchers also found that the nature of the communication between participants was revealing, due to the intensity, immediacy and in some ways, the almost addictive nature of the interaction.

“We have suggested that a type of ‘hypercommunication’ occurs in the types of communication and also in the speed and intensity of the contact. As found in other studies, this appears to be facilitated by the informal and dis-inhibitive nature of the medium.”

http://www.swinburne.edu.au/corporate/marketing/mediacentre/core/releases_article.php?releaseid=1114
http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20082105-17353-2.html

Probably go out for a coffee.