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Forum Games / Re: Europe or R.E.M.

« on: May 20, 2011, 09:06:25 PM »

I think it's terrible that my first thought when I see R.E.M. is Trigun.

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Site Discussion / Re: The Chef a mod?

« on: May 20, 2011, 04:22:39 PM »

[14:29] <Ventricle> I only locked that thread because I had no idea how to merge it
[14:34] <Ventricle> I didn't want to lock it

Here's the thing. Even if you wanted to merge it, or whatever, and couldn't figure it out (even though it's as easy as locking a thread), why would you think outright locking it instead of waiting to merge it when you had help was the better solution? It's not as though the thread was going to disappear if you waited a day. I don't see the logic in this defense.

[14:35] <Ventricle> point is, the damage has already been done and now everybody hates me even more

Or you could unlock it, learn from this and move on.

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Not at the Dinner Table / Re: 360 versus PS3

« on: May 20, 2011, 04:16:32 PM »

Or you could play games online, which some might argue is the primary purpose of PSN.

I haven't heard any forecast for when the Store will go up.

EDIT: I take that back. Word on the street is the 24th.

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General Chat / Re: Comic Books

« on: May 19, 2011, 07:18:39 PM »

I never really got the insistence upon turning every female character except possibly Granny Goodness into fan service.  Actually, scratch that - I think there was a flashback at one point wherein even she was fairly attractive (well, if baldness is your thing).

What's not to get? Sex sells. It's as simple as that.

Also, I imagine we get a lot of immature and sexist comments here due to pent up sexual aggression. I would be surprised if half of the posting members here actually engage with a woman (who is not their mother or teacher) on a daily basis.

Edit: I picked up the first issue of the new Mega Man series. Recommended!

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Forum Games / Re: You cry, you lose

« on: May 18, 2011, 11:16:22 PM »

Who says "This better be good" before a movie trailer?

Bail out, dude.

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Forum Games / Re: The Pointless Topic!

« on: May 18, 2011, 10:59:09 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms2klX-puUU

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General Chat / Re: Dorayaki

« on: May 17, 2011, 06:01:31 PM »

You ate baked beans for breakfast?

I've never considered doing that.

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Not at the Dinner Table / Re: 360 versus PS3

« on: May 17, 2011, 05:59:49 PM »

Valkyria Chronicles, Resonance of Fate, Demon's Souls, Nier, Red Dead Redemption, Bayonetta, Star Ocean 4 (Battle system is good, 'kay?), Batman Arkham Asylum, Devil May Cry 4? These are just games in my catalog that I'd recommend.

More power to you if you want to stick to your Kingdom Hearts and your Nathan Drakes, but you should venture out there once and awhile.

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Not at the Dinner Table / Re: 360 versus PS3

« on: May 17, 2011, 12:36:38 AM »

Well, that's twice I've been pleasantly surprised. And though I'm not particularly concerned about the information gleaned, I will definitely make use of whatever the Identity Theft protection program they end up providing as well.

I was going to say I can't wait to see what people complain about this time, but alas, beaten to the punch.

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Forum Games / Re: You "Awesome," You Lose

« on: May 15, 2011, 02:30:18 PM »

I have to say, that was really awesome.

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General Chat / Re: Poutine

« on: May 14, 2011, 10:05:03 PM »

It does kind of look like a Garbage Plate, but no where near as delicious.

I tried poutine when I was in Quebec. It tastes exactly like you'd think.

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Not at the Dinner Table / Re: Confess!: (became a) Religious Discussion

« on: May 14, 2011, 01:00:32 AM »

My reasoning is that the Bible is supposed to be perfect, but it's not. It's full of inaccuracies outright impossibilities. Why should I take it seriously if it says it's inerrant but it's not?

And I guess that's where we disagree. It's my understanding that common belief is that the Bible is the word of God written by man. Being as it's purported to be written by many different people across different times (stories tend to change when passed down verbally) it's expected that there will be contradictions.

Is that a convenient excuse to cover up the inconsistencies of a grand scheme to control people? I don't know and I expect I'll never know.

And the website you posted is extremely knit-picky and lacks anything of particular importance. Most of what I'm seeing in there is extremely minor and accounted for by different authors and translations.

If you believe the Bible is "perfect", I can see where that sort of thing causes issues. If I am missing a glaring contradiction, please inform me.

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Not at the Dinner Table / Re: Confess!: (became a) Religious Discussion

« on: May 13, 2011, 11:05:45 PM »

No no no, I was saying that it's likely that the Christian god doesn't exist because empirical evidence has disproven a lot of "supernatural" events in the Bible. I concluded that people who accept it anyway are fooling themselves. They're being weak. That's just my take on it.

I see. But I don't really see how you can come to that conclusion unless you take every story in the Bible literally.

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Not at the Dinner Table / Re: Confess!: (became a) Religious Discussion

« on: May 13, 2011, 09:38:01 PM »

Look it up yourself. It still stands that abstract concepts like the afterlife cannot be proven by natural means.

If you're not willing to back it up, don't make the statements. I don't even know where I'd begin to search for a scientific study of the correlation of a person's "will" and their belief in God or an afterlife.

Your second statement is true, but science cannot explain many things. But that doesn't stop me from yawning.

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Not at the Dinner Table / Re: Confess!: (became a) Religious Discussion

« on: May 13, 2011, 06:09:53 PM »

Not necessarily, the former is supported by empirical evidence (or at least suggests that if God exists he or she cannot be discovered through legitimate natural methods) while the latter is just another strange "explanation" (like Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, etc.) for the origin of everything.

Would you mind sharing this empirical evidence that supports your statement?