I would have thought it's more the fault of those who are desperately trying to prove to themselves that there is no God, but of course since all types of people are Christians, some aren't going to know or care much about science, and they could be the ones who appear anti-scientific. Some people are also just idiots..
I haven't really looked into ID beyond a DVD my uncle had, it just seemed to me to be stating what Christians believe. I don't think the ID crowd just settle for saying God did it exactly, they look into it a bit deeper than that, but yeah I'm not really bothered about getting into any kind of disagreement about everything, I'm happy with my faith and if other people don't agree with it then it's not my problem.
Well that's what I usually see it being equated with, so yes. It could work fine for others but Christianity seems to be the religion that has to be on the defensive most against cynics.
Wait until some breakthrough artist figures out they no longer need to be beholden to the record labels for their livelihoods. Try Radiohead. They released their latest album for free online (with an option to pay), though I heard that most people paid either nothing or like 25p for it (I bought the full box set to try and show my support of what they were doing). They're releasing the album on CD but I think they'll still be doing things on their own rather than with a label.. good for them:) And the best thing of all is that it's a decent album;)
Personally I do think he cares, but some people don't. A big programmer would be the same as God yes. To me being a coder actually makes the idea of a God more feasible, but obviously not all coders think like me;)
I also used to wonder if I was just trapped inside some VR arcade game that had gone wrong, or in fact my whole life was a game that was only taking minutes on the outside, but seemed like a lifetime to me (I guess that idea was probably ripped from the Star Trek episode where Jean Luc experiences another life through some alien probe thingy, or Red Dwarf.. I think I had it before The Matrix came out anyway). Anyway, virtual reality wouldn't be distinguishable from real reality if all you could remember was the virtual one. Quote a few Anime's explore that idea (at least 2 spring to mind, Ghost in the Shell and RahXephon)...
This is different from the ID crowd, who apparently feel that 'God did it' means you actively refuse to even think about the rules. Don't be stupid, plenty of scientists believe in God, me being one of them - though of course I'm primarily a Computer Scientist, but I find physics highly interesting. My uncle has a PhD in fluid dynamics and he's a Christian, and I know plenty of other Christians who defy your personal stereotype.
I call bullshit. If you're already at the store and buying the game for your kids (which I assume you are, because otherwise where is your kid getting this game from? do you even know where/who your kid is with?), you have the time to see if this game involves killing people, and what the rating is. When you're browsing for films do you just ignore the back of the box? Too busy trying to beat everyone to the checkout? This is one of the very basic things that parents should *definitely* do. Basically, if you've chosen to be a parent, then your personal life comes *after* your responsibility to look after your child. If you aren't prepared to live up to that responsibility, then for fuck's sake, don't have children. No - I'm not a parent - I just am not an irresponsible idiot either. I wouldn't even get a pet unless I knew I was going to be able to give it the due care and attention it deserves for the rest of its life.
Uh.. you really need to learn how to read. Go read what she said again, then come back. It's not in 'the list'. She talks about 'replacing' a game with cops, with a game that doesn't have cops. Most NFS games do, in fact, have cops.
As well as the control system on the Wii being fixed in the stupid 'hold the controller 90 degrees out of sync with how you'd hold a steering wheel' mode. At least in Carbon you could choose between several different configs (they weren't really realistic either, but I quite liked controlling acceleration by angling the Wiimote..). I've given up on Prostreet at the moment and fetched my old PC steering wheel out to play Test Drive Unlimited, which is freakin awesome (I'd say it's like driving around in GTA, except you can use the clutch, gears, and drive 'real' cars)
Yeah, you could explain *anything* by saying "it's this way because it's programmed to be this way". It's the same convenience of saying there is a God (sure I believe in God myself so I'm not slagging beliefs, but this guy is just saying in a different way that he thinks that some superior beings made the universe).
I dunno, if the RIAA took advice from nerds and embraced digital downloads rather than fighting tooth and nail against them, then they'd be doing a lot better for themselves.
I see your new USB 'big F5' button working out well since the one on your keyboard died?
Back on topic I wonder what this new breed of virus will be called, if indeed it worked.. Weasles? WAIDs? Winfluenza? Actally Winfluenza could work on so many levels:)
The kind of person that falls for phishing is screwed in life anyway. Firefox 'zealots' simply recommend an easily-better-than-IE browser to their friends and associates, and a lot of them will just happen to be people with no common sense.
It could then offer to pair you up with someone else doing exactly the same thing who might be able to help you out. "We have another user attempting to use their CD tray as a coffee cup holder, would you like me to patch you through?"
"Unfortunately we have lost contact with all other users who have tried to delete the contents of their Windows folder - please hold"
Probably better to pair users up with someone who knows what they're actually doing, rather than creating little dumb-dumb molecules? I propose this new technology be named 'Dumb Squared'.
Yep it makes the process easier, though I'm sure there exist Apple engineers' whose purpose is to stop Mac OS working on non Apple hardware, which is another way of 'forcing' people to use a certain OS (in this case any x86 OS other than Mac OS).
You are a moron. If someone can listen to it, then they can also place a microphone next to it and record it. Sure the quality will be slightly degraded, but if it's done in a soundproof room in the middle of the countryside then it will be pretty decent quality. It's called the analog hole. I'm not a cracker so I'm not sure about the hardware side of things, but it's funny how modchip makers and crackers keep being able to crack supposedly uncrackable hardware too, huh? You don't know what you're talking about with your 'tamper-proof' hardware, unless you're talking about rigging every unit with C4. I can just see it now "WARRANTY VOID IF SEAL BROKEN (oh and your living room may end up rather void too)"
Yeah, because the only useful thing the internet did was help spread illegal music? Have we so quickly forgotten our roots? Won't someone please think of the porn stars?:(
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I would have thought it's more the fault of those who are desperately trying to prove to themselves that there is no God, but of course since all types of people are Christians, some aren't going to know or care much about science, and they could be the ones who appear anti-scientific. Some people are also just idiots..
I haven't really looked into ID beyond a DVD my uncle had, it just seemed to me to be stating what Christians believe. I don't think the ID crowd just settle for saying God did it exactly, they look into it a bit deeper than that, but yeah I'm not really bothered about getting into any kind of disagreement about everything, I'm happy with my faith and if other people don't agree with it then it's not my problem.
Well that's what I usually see it being equated with, so yes. It could work fine for others but Christianity seems to be the religion that has to be on the defensive most against cynics.
Uh. Okay. Nice to be remembered >_> Am still a scientist :P
Pah, I print out encrypted downloaded movies in ASCII form and use them as bedding for my pet rats all the time. They can't stop me, I tells you!
Personally I do think he cares, but some people don't. A big programmer would be the same as God yes. To me being a coder actually makes the idea of a God more feasible, but obviously not all coders think like me ;)
I also used to wonder if I was just trapped inside some VR arcade game that had gone wrong, or in fact my whole life was a game that was only taking minutes on the outside, but seemed like a lifetime to me (I guess that idea was probably ripped from the Star Trek episode where Jean Luc experiences another life through some alien probe thingy, or Red Dwarf.. I think I had it before The Matrix came out anyway). Anyway, virtual reality wouldn't be distinguishable from real reality if all you could remember was the virtual one. Quote a few Anime's explore that idea (at least 2 spring to mind, Ghost in the Shell and RahXephon)...
Dinosaurs couldn't slap mosquitos, so they all caught malaria?
I call bullshit. If you're already at the store and buying the game for your kids (which I assume you are, because otherwise where is your kid getting this game from? do you even know where/who your kid is with?), you have the time to see if this game involves killing people, and what the rating is. When you're browsing for films do you just ignore the back of the box? Too busy trying to beat everyone to the checkout? This is one of the very basic things that parents should *definitely* do. Basically, if you've chosen to be a parent, then your personal life comes *after* your responsibility to look after your child. If you aren't prepared to live up to that responsibility, then for fuck's sake, don't have children. No - I'm not a parent - I just am not an irresponsible idiot either. I wouldn't even get a pet unless I knew I was going to be able to give it the due care and attention it deserves for the rest of its life.
Uh.. you really need to learn how to read. Go read what she said again, then come back. It's not in 'the list'. She talks about 'replacing' a game with cops, with a game that doesn't have cops. Most NFS games do, in fact, have cops.
As well as the control system on the Wii being fixed in the stupid 'hold the controller 90 degrees out of sync with how you'd hold a steering wheel' mode. At least in Carbon you could choose between several different configs (they weren't really realistic either, but I quite liked controlling acceleration by angling the Wiimote..). I've given up on Prostreet at the moment and fetched my old PC steering wheel out to play Test Drive Unlimited, which is freakin awesome (I'd say it's like driving around in GTA, except you can use the clutch, gears, and drive 'real' cars)
I totally didnt read what you said, but I just want to post saying that I respect you made a post, whatever it said.
Yeah, you could explain *anything* by saying "it's this way because it's programmed to be this way". It's the same convenience of saying there is a God (sure I believe in God myself so I'm not slagging beliefs, but this guy is just saying in a different way that he thinks that some superior beings made the universe).
If you change that to 'a working system' then you could perhaps get this granted, as there doesn't appear to be any prior art!
I dunno, if the RIAA took advice from nerds and embraced digital downloads rather than fighting tooth and nail against them, then they'd be doing a lot better for themselves.
Ah, I thought the connection was that they were all being driven by sweaty monkeys.
I see your new USB 'big F5' button working out well since the one on your keyboard died?
:)
Back on topic I wonder what this new breed of virus will be called, if indeed it worked.. Weasles? WAIDs? Winfluenza? Actally Winfluenza could work on so many levels
The kind of person that falls for phishing is screwed in life anyway. Firefox 'zealots' simply recommend an easily-better-than-IE browser to their friends and associates, and a lot of them will just happen to be people with no common sense.
"Unfortunately we have lost contact with all other users who have tried to delete the contents of their Windows folder - please hold"
Probably better to pair users up with someone who knows what they're actually doing, rather than creating little dumb-dumb molecules? I propose this new technology be named 'Dumb Squared'.
Yep it makes the process easier, though I'm sure there exist Apple engineers' whose purpose is to stop Mac OS working on non Apple hardware, which is another way of 'forcing' people to use a certain OS (in this case any x86 OS other than Mac OS).
You are a moron. If someone can listen to it, then they can also place a microphone next to it and record it. Sure the quality will be slightly degraded, but if it's done in a soundproof room in the middle of the countryside then it will be pretty decent quality. It's called the analog hole. I'm not a cracker so I'm not sure about the hardware side of things, but it's funny how modchip makers and crackers keep being able to crack supposedly uncrackable hardware too, huh? You don't know what you're talking about with your 'tamper-proof' hardware, unless you're talking about rigging every unit with C4. I can just see it now "WARRANTY VOID IF SEAL BROKEN (oh and your living room may end up rather void too)"
Yeah, because the only useful thing the internet did was help spread illegal music? Have we so quickly forgotten our roots? Won't someone please think of the porn stars? :(