Except for the fact that the whole spinoza's god thing is explained in the link I cited. Not misinterpretation, just not significant to the discussion.
Oh, I was actually not being unrealistically reactionary, as I sometimes tend to be. I agree, while I don't believe personally, I don't really hold it against those that do (unless they try to legislate based on these beliefs). I mean the big bang theory was first popularized by a jesuit.
It's not faith, but accountability of those doing the teaching. On one hand we have scientists, who are undoubtedly smarter than I, whose motivation is learning how the world and universe work. On the other hand there are a multitude of un-named authors from thousands of years ago (several if you're talking old testament) whose motivation appears to be social control, and perpetuation of their own superiority over the common folk. Scientists tend to apply logic to their theories and then test them (over and over again) to verify or discredit the theory. While the biblical authors regurgitated the camp fire tales of illiterate desert nomads, with a edit or addition here and there to ensure they stayed in control.
Einstein said once, "It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated. I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly. If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it."
Maybe because Dark matter doesn't damn you to hell for wanting to have sex? Or because it is not based on campfire tales of desert nomads from thousands of years ago, but rather mathematical equations, observations, you know, scientific stuff.
Yeah, you know, cause the guy who is trained to set up and administrate ISP level networks also has a job designing and implementing power grids. He's kind of a "do all" dude. That's what makes the army so cool.
I'm not a marine, but I do work for the DOD, and I can tell you that most political websites, right or left, are blocked. Again, not a conspiracy, just simple work place web surfing management. When you're on a network that doesn't belong to you, or that you don't pay to have access to, you shouldn't complain about the policies in place. I don't bitch at my friends for not letting me fuck their wives when I come to visit their houses.
"oil is so ingrained in our current economy it's going to take the market a long while to find adequate substitutes for all its uses without an outside shove."
Or at least as long as it takes the oil companies to figure out how to package and sell these new energy sources to the consumer.
Well, QT Nethack for the Zaurus has menus to handle most of the actions you need to perform. Since it only runs in landscape view on my SL-C3100 I just use those.
Oh... and most of these devices have software keyboards, so if you really need it, it's there.
Uh... I seriously did not mod anything. It was a lie. I was trying to make a funny post, but somehow made an insightful one. *shrugs* I'll take my five mod points to a front page unworthly thread and make some AC's feel good now.
Off topic I know. I currently have mod points, 5 pieces of dead horse beating, opinionated power. I almost went and did what you suggested, since I usually just mod up and down according to other posts, but then I thought about. You're being a dick, so I modded you down. Take that fucker.
If I were to mod the parent down because you are some how offended by his name, that would really call into question the integrity of the mod system. I don't know about you but I take my mod point resonsibilities very seriously, and from now on will not listen to "mod parent up" posts or "mod parent down". No, from now on I shall only mod up posts that support my points of view, or mod down DNF jokes, or posts that somehow oppose my own interests. Hence, you have been modded down!...D'Oh!
Wow... you've never been to the middle east. I do have to be honest, I've never been to Syria, but I have been to Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain. A good percentage of the workforce in these countries are from India and Pakistan (also the Philippines, but that hardly supports my argument).
Not even something I considered, but entirely possible. It really takes a phenominal single player game to get my attention (Half Life 2 comes to mind) and yet a ho hum multiplayer game can keep me coming back for years (Planetside... why oh why do I resubscribe every couple of months?)
Damnit, you got me. I made the mistake of assuming. I rarely remember to include the sim and tycoon games when I think of popular games. Maybe I should have specified "good" single player games (that is of course relative to the player, I am simply being facetious).
That being said, it is not hard to see that the industry as a whole is moving to multiplayer style games, and has been for a while. In a lot of games these days the SP component serves only as a pale imitation of the Multiplayer game. This can be seen as far back as Quake 3.
I think, on the PC front anyhow, things are going to start sucking harder for single player fans before they start getting better.
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Except for the fact that the whole spinoza's god thing is explained in the link I cited. Not misinterpretation, just not significant to the discussion.
Oh, I was actually not being unrealistically reactionary, as I sometimes tend to be. I agree, while I don't believe personally, I don't really hold it against those that do (unless they try to legislate based on these beliefs). I mean the big bang theory was first popularized by a jesuit.
It's not faith, but accountability of those doing the teaching. On one hand we have scientists, who are undoubtedly smarter than I, whose motivation is learning how the world and universe work. On the other hand there are a multitude of un-named authors from thousands of years ago (several if you're talking old testament) whose motivation appears to be social control, and perpetuation of their own superiority over the common folk. Scientists tend to apply logic to their theories and then test them (over and over again) to verify or discredit the theory. While the biblical authors regurgitated the camp fire tales of illiterate desert nomads, with a edit or addition here and there to ensure they stayed in control.
Nice try, but that is a horrible mis-quote.
Einstein said once, "It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated. I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly. If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it."
Read all about it here.
Okay. You're a cynic.
Yeah, they both suck running on Dells and Gateways.
Maybe because Dark matter doesn't damn you to hell for wanting to have sex? Or because it is not based on campfire tales of desert nomads from thousands of years ago, but rather mathematical equations, observations, you know, scientific stuff.
Flame throwers are legal weapons under the Geneva Conventions. Their only restriction is use against civilians and civilian objects.
I hate them as much as the next guy. But what of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus?
About the time BSD died.
I think you might be in for a looooooong sleep there buddy.
"How can I watch the 1977 Star Wars without the burden of twenty-nine-years'-worth of accumulated 'spoilers?.'"
Drugs man, drugs.
Yeah, you know, cause the guy who is trained to set up and administrate ISP level networks also has a job designing and implementing power grids. He's kind of a "do all" dude. That's what makes the army so cool.
Uh... when did the nano disappear? I see them in stores all the time, and I have two friends who both just recently bought nanos.
I'm not a marine, but I do work for the DOD, and I can tell you that most political websites, right or left, are blocked. Again, not a conspiracy, just simple work place web surfing management. When you're on a network that doesn't belong to you, or that you don't pay to have access to, you shouldn't complain about the policies in place. I don't bitch at my friends for not letting me fuck their wives when I come to visit their houses.
or Neverwinter Nights 2!!!
"oil is so ingrained in our current economy it's going to take the market a long while to find adequate substitutes for all its uses without an outside shove."
Or at least as long as it takes the oil companies to figure out how to package and sell these new energy sources to the consumer.
Well, QT Nethack for the Zaurus has menus to handle most of the actions you need to perform. Since it only runs in landscape view on my SL-C3100 I just use those.
Oh... and most of these devices have software keyboards, so if you really need it, it's there.
Or a dual monitor, whichever.
A duel monitor set up is not a ménage à trois, no matter how much you want it to be one.
Uh... I seriously did not mod anything. It was a lie. I was trying to make a funny post, but somehow made an insightful one. *shrugs* I'll take my five mod points to a front page unworthly thread and make some AC's feel good now.
Off topic I know. I currently have mod points, 5 pieces of dead horse beating, opinionated power. I almost went and did what you suggested, since I usually just mod up and down according to other posts, but then I thought about. You're being a dick, so I modded you down. Take that fucker.
...D'Oh!
If I were to mod the parent down because you are some how offended by his name, that would really call into question the integrity of the mod system. I don't know about you but I take my mod point resonsibilities very seriously, and from now on will not listen to "mod parent up" posts or "mod parent down". No, from now on I shall only mod up posts that support my points of view, or mod down DNF jokes, or posts that somehow oppose my own interests. Hence, you have been modded down!
Wow... you've never been to the middle east. I do have to be honest, I've never been to Syria, but I have been to Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain. A good percentage of the workforce in these countries are from India and Pakistan (also the Philippines, but that hardly supports my argument).
"I think it all comes down to POV."
Not even something I considered, but entirely possible. It really takes a phenominal single player game to get my attention (Half Life 2 comes to mind) and yet a ho hum multiplayer game can keep me coming back for years (Planetside... why oh why do I resubscribe every couple of months?)
Damnit, you got me. I made the mistake of assuming. I rarely remember to include the sim and tycoon games when I think of popular games. Maybe I should have specified "good" single player games (that is of course relative to the player, I am simply being facetious).
That being said, it is not hard to see that the industry as a whole is moving to multiplayer style games, and has been for a while. In a lot of games these days the SP component serves only as a pale imitation of the Multiplayer game. This can be seen as far back as Quake 3.
I think, on the PC front anyhow, things are going to start sucking harder for single player fans before they start getting better.