Right, but my point is that its silly. Laws and lawsuits are meant to PROTECT the consumer. How is McD not playing nice by warming its coffee? ITS COFFEE FOR GODS SAKE! Its supposed to be hot and no it will not stay hot for hours. That is exactly my point. People find "finds out about a (the) history of complaints" and then sue so they can make money. Companies should not be punished for something that STUPID people do. No really, I want my product to never hurt me whatsoever. Thats just ludicrous. The tobacco case is admittedly different...the industry did lie about the research that they had privately done. My point was that as soon as the initial lawsuit brought down a major victory, others began looking at it and saying "oh yeah, my cancer came from cigarettes." Duh! Maybe that extreme coughing, bad and lack of breath may have had something to do with it as well. America has gotten to dependent on people babying them. ME ME ME...
I wanna see those suckers play hockey! Robots on ice with attitude! Then when one of them gets ticked off, they would start fighting a la those Robot Wars! The only problem would be cleaning up the mess and putting the loser back together again and in the Penalty box.
Sad sad sad sad. Why do it then? I'm here for intellectual discussion and learning, what about you? That really ticks me off that you like playing disinformation.
AHHAHA! That AOL coaster comment rocked! Yeah if aliens received that many AOL cd's as I have, they would have blown up the planet by now.
Hmm, you make an interesting comment though. Maybe we should be make up a Hieroglyphic language to send messages? Pictures speak louder than words so to speak. Perhaps even just photographs?
What about people who believe in God and science? As I mentioned in my previous post, I believe Science to be God's rules to the universe.
Religion is not "evil" just abused. This is seen through centuries of history as not being productive to understanding our world. Traditionally, if something did not agree with the teachings with a mainstream religion, and that mainstream religion is in the seat of government at the time, the new idea was either ridiculed or judged immoral with proof of only a set of texts alone. That is my problem with religion. It has always been about a power game and not salvation, and still is in the many outdated doctrines of the Christian church today.
The reason for "Why" it would have to be impossible if we were the only life is because (using your form of turning a statement back into a question of no substance)...Why not? Bacteria is life. Viruses could be considered a form of life (Biologists still debating, news at 11). Insects are life. Birds are life. All these forms of life developed on a planet where conditions existed for them to grow. How do you now that God just gave us an eternal soul? The Bible gives a history of our planet, how do you know he didn't give others the same "shared" eternal soul? How do you know there isn't another Bible for another set of beings on another planet? You don't, but will not admit to the possibility because of the childish "Mine Mine Mine" philosophy inherent in many of the Christian sects. My friend you only need to look above at those twinkling little stars at night to find proof of God and his creations. You cannot limit the creation to merely just this blue/green orb, for there are many like ours out there. If you do..you are only limiting your beliefs.
judging by the/. response it seems paramount to everyone's lives. I think the fire on the issue has burnt out. Napster will lose, people will go elsewhere.
Mmmmm. Flamebait.
Anyways I love these sorts of arguments so let us begin.
No. Its not a coincidence. We may be unique creatures in that we are human and bi-pedual but other than that it would have to be impossible if we were the only life. Europa is currently my bet right now for life in our neighborhood, but alas I digress.
First off, why would God only create us as his only life form? Granted we cannot understand God (we can learn his rules though in science), but WHY on Earth (ha ha) would we be the only lifeform? If there are trillions of stars out there, with trillions of planets what are the odds that there is just 1 planet just the right distance away from a star to continue life. And as I mention Europa question, heat need not be only generated by stars but by larger massive planetary pulls (ie. Jupiter). Seems kind of a waste of the universe that God would just make us..don't it?
a little like being a piece of sand on a beach in Africa, and playing marco polo with a piece of sand in say Hawaii? Don't get me wrong, I think its worth the shot to find our other Universe buddies (there just has to be..) but I wonder statistically how apt this project is just listening. Maybe start shooting more CD's into space???
*Sigh*. I never argued that SimCity was the same. There is time pressure in Sim games, just not at the same height as StarCraft. Using a mouse can just be as fast as a game pad. Imagination, it does a body good.
at it. I just graduated myself. I found that strict computer science was wasting my life so I found...Religion. Laugh what you will, I took up the double major and became enthralled with the subject. Taking Philosophy classes within the Religion degree helped me see problems from a different light (since most of the classes consisisted of good founded arguments and discussions).
I would seriously try to branch out in your school and take some fun classes like I did. You can easily get burnt out from classes that are incredibly difficult and can easily get disgruntled. Oh and..Calc 2 sucks. Just thought I'd let you know. Don't take it. No, seriously...DON"T.
Spry not to start a flame war..but have you actually *read* my post? I mentioned that Street Fighter was annoying so : YES, I understand the consoles have their problems.
HA HA! If speed is your concern, you could alter the cursor speed in WARCRAFT AND STARCRAFT, just like the REAL game. Uhm, I don't think any of your arguments were in your favor as you apparently did not read my post in the first place. Have a good day!
Why WarCraft II? Its almost the same dang thing! Just use the controller to move the cursor. My problem with some computer games is that you have to map EVERY SINGLE frickin key to play it. "Now lets see...is the jump the SPACE or J or UP or W or..." The list goes on. I don't want to bother with such silly things and I don't want to spend time wasting my time. I liked Quake a lot. I mapped a few keys and was off. A few games followed its pattern. Then some started adding on..."Press 1 2x followed by the # sign under a full moon"...I mean that is kinda ridiculous. I don't mind it for a Flight Simulator (needs to be complicated...real planes have plenty of complicated flashing lights and buttons to push). I like consoles (like SupNintendo) because all I did was insert the cartrige and hit START. I used just the buttons that I needed to jump and fire, but there were only 6 buttons. Street Fighter was annoying (all the moves). A game should be a mind numbing experience and if in the process you get some eye/hand coordination so be it. Mario...mmmmmmmmmmm.
Good arguments but a few of my own points
Multiplayer: Modems? Like the ones in the Nintendo Cubes?
Eye Candy: Hi-res flat screen (a la Panasonic) TV. Digital.
Sound: Home Theatre surround sound with 11" subwoofer. Nough said.
Renting Console Games: Then burning a copy for $2 (hehe)
Its actually pretty simple. People get used to it. The first SimCity game I ever played was on the Super Nintendo. It rocked! I loved every minute of it and had no problems making a selection with the controller pad. It was not "maddeningly limited" at all. I could still do the instant cash cheat without fai...I mean play without fail...
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Right, but my point is that its silly. Laws and lawsuits are meant to PROTECT the consumer. How is McD not playing nice by warming its coffee? ITS COFFEE FOR GODS SAKE! Its supposed to be hot and no it will not stay hot for hours. That is exactly my point. People find "finds out about a (the) history of complaints" and then sue so they can make money. Companies should not be punished for something that STUPID people do. No really, I want my product to never hurt me whatsoever. Thats just ludicrous. The tobacco case is admittedly different...the industry did lie about the research that they had privately done. My point was that as soon as the initial lawsuit brought down a major victory, others began looking at it and saying "oh yeah, my cancer came from cigarettes." Duh! Maybe that extreme coughing, bad and lack of breath may have had something to do with it as well. America has gotten to dependent on people babying them. ME ME ME...
No it won't. Now excuse me, I have to go pick up my Glaucoma medication.
I wanna see those suckers play hockey! Robots on ice with attitude! Then when one of them gets ticked off, they would start fighting a la those Robot Wars! The only problem would be cleaning up the mess and putting the loser back together again and in the Penalty box.
Sad sad sad sad. Why do it then? I'm here for intellectual discussion and learning, what about you? That really ticks me off that you like playing disinformation.
How many stars have we seen VS. How many stars are out there.
AHHAHA! That AOL coaster comment rocked! Yeah if aliens received that many AOL cd's as I have, they would have blown up the planet by now.
Hmm, you make an interesting comment though. Maybe we should be make up a Hieroglyphic language to send messages? Pictures speak louder than words so to speak. Perhaps even just photographs?
What about people who believe in God and science? As I mentioned in my previous post, I believe Science to be God's rules to the universe.
Religion is not "evil" just abused. This is seen through centuries of history as not being productive to understanding our world. Traditionally, if something did not agree with the teachings with a mainstream religion, and that mainstream religion is in the seat of government at the time, the new idea was either ridiculed or judged immoral with proof of only a set of texts alone. That is my problem with religion. It has always been about a power game and not salvation, and still is in the many outdated doctrines of the Christian church today.
Trollbait indeed! ITS UP TO A 4 FOR INSIGHTFUL? My God (no pun intended) what the heck are the moderators doing?
The reason for "Why" it would have to be impossible if we were the only life is because (using your form of turning a statement back into a question of no substance)...Why not? Bacteria is life. Viruses could be considered a form of life (Biologists still debating, news at 11). Insects are life. Birds are life. All these forms of life developed on a planet where conditions existed for them to grow. How do you now that God just gave us an eternal soul? The Bible gives a history of our planet, how do you know he didn't give others the same "shared" eternal soul? How do you know there isn't another Bible for another set of beings on another planet? You don't, but will not admit to the possibility because of the childish "Mine Mine Mine" philosophy inherent in many of the Christian sects. My friend you only need to look above at those twinkling little stars at night to find proof of God and his creations. You cannot limit the creation to merely just this blue/green orb, for there are many like ours out there. If you do ..you are only limiting your beliefs.
judging by the /. response it seems paramount to everyone's lives. I think the fire on the issue has burnt out. Napster will lose, people will go elsewhere.
Mmmmm. Flamebait.
Anyways I love these sorts of arguments so let us begin.
No. Its not a coincidence. We may be unique creatures in that we are human and bi-pedual but other than that it would have to be impossible if we were the only life. Europa is currently my bet right now for life in our neighborhood, but alas I digress.
First off, why would God only create us as his only life form? Granted we cannot understand God (we can learn his rules though in science), but WHY on Earth (ha ha) would we be the only lifeform? If there are trillions of stars out there, with trillions of planets what are the odds that there is just 1 planet just the right distance away from a star to continue life. And as I mention Europa question, heat need not be only generated by stars but by larger massive planetary pulls (ie. Jupiter). Seems kind of a waste of the universe that God would just make us..don't it?
a little like being a piece of sand on a beach in Africa, and playing marco polo with a piece of sand in say Hawaii? Don't get me wrong, I think its worth the shot to find our other Universe buddies (there just has to be..) but I wonder statistically how apt this project is just listening. Maybe start shooting more CD's into space???
A Beer is a terrible thing to waste.
No, I bet the N'Sync's songs would have a STRONGER sucking ability than the blackhole!
*Sigh*. I never argued that SimCity was the same. There is time pressure in Sim games, just not at the same height as StarCraft. Using a mouse can just be as fast as a game pad. Imagination, it does a body good.
at it. I just graduated myself. I found that strict computer science was wasting my life so I found...Religion. Laugh what you will, I took up the double major and became enthralled with the subject. Taking Philosophy classes within the Religion degree helped me see problems from a different light (since most of the classes consisisted of good founded arguments and discussions).
I would seriously try to branch out in your school and take some fun classes like I did. You can easily get burnt out from classes that are incredibly difficult and can easily get disgruntled. Oh and..Calc 2 sucks. Just thought I'd let you know. Don't take it. No, seriously...DON"T.
Spry not to start a flame war..but have you actually *read* my post? I mentioned that Street Fighter was annoying so : YES, I understand the consoles have their problems.
HA HA! If speed is your concern, you could alter the cursor speed in WARCRAFT AND STARCRAFT, just like the REAL game. Uhm, I don't think any of your arguments were in your favor as you apparently did not read my post in the first place. Have a good day!
Plus (as the webpage states), Microsoft doesn't want me to have it my way! RIiiiiiiiiiiiight.
All Hail Bill. The pointy haired one has spoken.
M$ bashing can only go so far (but its fun).
Slow, Bandwidth,Dead.
About your sig...yes their Hockey Team does suck. Go Flyers.
Why WarCraft II? Its almost the same dang thing! Just use the controller to move the cursor. My problem with some computer games is that you have to map EVERY SINGLE frickin key to play it. "Now lets see...is the jump the SPACE or J or UP or W or ..." The list goes on. I don't want to bother with such silly things and I don't want to spend time wasting my time. I liked Quake a lot. I mapped a few keys and was off. A few games followed its pattern. Then some started adding on..."Press 1 2x followed by the # sign under a full moon"...I mean that is kinda ridiculous. I don't mind it for a Flight Simulator (needs to be complicated...real planes have plenty of complicated flashing lights and buttons to push). I like consoles (like SupNintendo) because all I did was insert the cartrige and hit START. I used just the buttons that I needed to jump and fire, but there were only 6 buttons. Street Fighter was annoying (all the moves). A game should be a mind numbing experience and if in the process you get some eye/hand coordination so be it. Mario...mmmmmmmmmmm.
Good arguments but a few of my own points
Multiplayer: Modems? Like the ones in the Nintendo Cubes?
Eye Candy: Hi-res flat screen (a la Panasonic) TV. Digital.
Sound: Home Theatre surround sound with 11" subwoofer. Nough said.
Renting Console Games: Then burning a copy for $2 (hehe)
Its actually pretty simple. People get used to it. The first SimCity game I ever played was on the Super Nintendo. It rocked! I loved every minute of it and had no problems making a selection with the controller pad. It was not "maddeningly limited" at all. I could still do the instant cash cheat without fai...I mean play without fail...
And he drank Sapporo beer (aka. Japanese Budweiser). No credibility at all.
Beer, my liver can't be wrong.
In the US we call people like you....Drunk.
Yep. New saying: "As American as Apple Sueing!"
Disclaimer: Apple Corp, is a registered/copyrighted/happily married/friendly/ trademark of Apple Corporation. All rights reserved to sue you.
RATM...the machine is Apple