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Finding New and Unintended Ways of Playing Games
Ronald Diemicke writes "World of Warcraft players sometimes hang out in front of Ironforge and dance. Fallout 3 players seek out new and elaborate ways of destroying their avatar. Brawlers in Smash Brothers have an itchy pause finger, ready to catch any humiliatingly hilarious screengrabs. The thugs running rampant in Grand Theft Auto are putting Evil Knievel to shame by using a full assortment of vehicles to pull off some incredible stunt work. Personally, I like to collect and move things. My favorite is making piles of bodies in any game that lets me move them around. Ever catch yourself doing something in-game that isn't exactly part of the game, or just something really dumb?"
Sounds like something the Alliance would do. !Surprised.
I'm hoping this was also drafted in some fantasy game:
http://www.wphafm.org/sofaith.htm
"WPHA Statement of Faith
1. There is one God. Infinitely perfect, He is a triune God, eternally co-existant in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
2. Jesus Christ, the Son, is true God and true man. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died, was buried, rose again the third day, and is seated at the right hand of God making intercession for believers. He, the Just, died on the Cross of the unjust as a substitutionary sacrifice for all who believe in Him and are thereby justified by His shed Blood.
3. The Holy Spirit is a representative of the Tri-Unity in the world today. His work is to convict men of their sin, bringing them to repentance. He also seals, indwells, and comforts the believer. We believe in the supernatural Gifts of the Holy Spirit as described in the New Testament. Although important in the life of a Believer, the Gifts are NOT essential for Salvation, and their lack does NOT indicate a "lesser Christian" or a "lack of Faith".
4. The Old & New Testaments, as originally written, are without error. Being divinely inspired by God, they are a complete revelation of His Will for the salvation of man. They constitute the divine and only rule of Christian faith and practice. In ALL matters of doctrine, The Bible is the final Authority. (To borrow an old saying, "Nothing TRUE is NEW, and nothing NEW is TRUE.")"
We know where leadership by an anti-intellectual "strongman" who scapegoats minorities and likes boisterous rallies goes
"A lot" is two words. You wouldn't say "alittle", would you?
How about this: a bird alit on an allotment of felled trees.
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