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Spider AL

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Posted in: Weighing the soul
  Spider AL
11-29-2004, 1:52 PM
#4
It could escape the body though eh. Most intriguing subject. I remember reading about some... Russian experiment was it? Hmm, can't recall exactly. Anyway, whatever country it was, they measured electromagnetic activity in corpses, and those that ha...  [Read More]
Posted in: I love violent video games...
  Spider AL
11-30-2004, 8:27 AM
#41
Well, those old tales did contain murder and mayhem aplenty. Violence has been part of childhood storytelling since time immemorial. Think Grimm's fairytales. The idea that it does kids any harm is ridiculous of course. TV though, graphic imagery is...  [Read More]
Posted in: I love violent video games...
  Spider AL
11-30-2004, 4:43 AM
#38
Oh, as long as the game wasn't titled "Star Wars: Jedi Knight III: Jedi Academy" It's legitimate. I don't mind playing a random character in a side-game every so often, as long as the JK series proper continues with the bearded-one as the m...  [Read More]
Posted in: I love violent video games...
  Spider AL
11-29-2004, 11:36 PM
#36
they kinda DID it. you create your own jedi and Kyle is the mentor.Ahh that wasn't Jedi Knight series fare though, it was Jedi Academy... At least that would be my excuse if I were Raven. :D Remember that girl Garrett cought picpocketing him? maybie...  [Read More]
Posted in: I love violent video games...
  Spider AL
11-29-2004, 2:42 PM
#34
I think Thief 4 had better have Garrett as the main character, or Eidos Interactive will be checking the dark corners of their offices for ME for the forseeable future. :evil2: Making a Thief game without Garrett would be like making a Jedi Knight g...  [Read More]
Posted in: I love violent video games...
  Spider AL
11-29-2004, 1:47 PM
#32
It was great! Not since Silent Hill 1 have I appreciated a horror-atmosphere more....  [Read More]
Posted in: I love violent video games...
  Spider AL
11-28-2004, 1:11 PM
#30
I find Thief a very moral game, because one loses levels (depending on skill setting) for killing innocent people, or killing people at all. It's also damn good fun. Thief 3 was excellent, though a little short....  [Read More]
Posted in: I love violent video games...
  Spider AL
11-27-2004, 11:17 PM
#26
It's the same deal as with movies. They don't make people crazy, they just make the ones who already are crazy more creativeActually copying the killings in movies makes them more unoriginal, and therefore less creative, surely... :p But say, I have...  [Read More]
Posted in: I love violent video games...
  Spider AL
11-26-2004, 7:39 AM
#13
I recall it was Toms who said that, very funny indeed. Wonder if he thought of it. :D...  [Read More]
Posted in: the "get a life" brigade
  Spider AL
11-23-2004, 12:08 PM
#3
I find that situation apt also, ET, as the girl in question is probably obsessed with something much less exciting than a movie series... like hair or shoes or a soap opera or reality TV or something. People are such silly hypocrites....  [Read More]
Posted in: The death of Philosophy and the Rise of Christianity
  Spider AL
11-27-2004, 11:09 PM
#20
As for philosophy being defined as a "love of wisdom" I think that's way off."phi·los·o·phy ( P ) Pronunciation Key (f-ls-f) n. pl. phi·los·o·phies Love and pursuit of wisdom by intellectual means and moral self-discipline. In...  [Read More]
Posted in: The death of Philosophy and the Rise of Christianity
  Spider AL
11-25-2004, 2:18 PM
#18
But you must know, wisdom is relative. One might think the way he does things is best.Philosophy is not "knowledge", nor even wisdom, but the love of wisdom. The desire for wisdom. As such, it cannot be a bad thing. Full stop. If you've re...  [Read More]
Posted in: The death of Philosophy and the Rise of Christianity
  Spider AL
11-24-2004, 3:24 PM
#13
Err...Philosophy can create bad people too you know.I don't think that the love of wisdom can "create" bad people....  [Read More]
Posted in: The death of Philosophy and the Rise of Christianity
  Spider AL
11-24-2004, 12:06 PM
#10
Even if they were, it wasn't frowned upon as it is today.The sexualisation of history by leftist revisionists is rampant these days. Yes, sexual perversion was common in many ancient Greek states at certain periods of their history (The Athenians wer...  [Read More]
Posted in: The death of Philosophy and the Rise of Christianity
  Spider AL
11-23-2004, 8:50 AM
#2
Frankly there will always be large groups of people who want to manipulate others to gain power, and will spread dogma and misinformation in order to do so. They don't have to be the Christian Church. There were such non-christian men in ancient gre...  [Read More]
Posted in: Court Ruled That Media Can Legally Lie
  Spider AL
11-27-2004, 10:59 PM
#28
CapNColostomy: The gift that keeps on giving. That's twice he's said "I WIN I WIN... enjoy your thread" now, but will he ever actually leave? Tune in for the answer to this and other exciting developments next week, same bat-time, same bat-...  [Read More]
Posted in: Court Ruled That Media Can Legally Lie
  Spider AL
11-27-2004, 2:54 AM
#25
You've gave piss poor examples at best. Yeah. That's right, PISS POOR.Ooh. He said the "P" word. You've mentioned "Faux news" not reporting on the lack of WMDs in Iraq. Well guess what? That makes perfect sense to me. Why would...  [Read More]
Posted in: Court Ruled That Media Can Legally Lie
  Spider AL
11-25-2004, 2:26 PM
#23
Actually, I prefer to think that it's rather pointless to continue arguing something that neither of us can prove.I've made an assertion and backed it up with examples. You've tried to COUNTER that assertion, without ANY backup. So frankly, I've tech...  [Read More]
Posted in: Court Ruled That Media Can Legally Lie
  Spider AL
11-24-2004, 3:21 PM
#21
I thought I'd spoken clear enough English in my previous posts to make it obvious I didn't accept what you'd said.Actually you typed rebuttals that were in turn rebutted. The fact that you refuse to even attempt to rebut my rebuttals of your initial...  [Read More]
Posted in: Court Ruled That Media Can Legally Lie
  Spider AL
11-24-2004, 12:24 PM
#19
No, as a matter of fact I didn't participate at all, thank you. Did you and your country men elect this guy? Prince Charles has no political power in our society. Your example is therefore irrelevant and flawed. No, as a matter of fact I didn't part...  [Read More]
Posted in: Court Ruled That Media Can Legally Lie
  Spider AL
11-23-2004, 12:06 PM
#15
Yeah, sorta like the world famous British tabloids!We've already established that every country is lied to to a certain extent, Colostomy. I know everyone in Europe thinks all Americans are dumb and fat. But are you actually going to tell me now tha...  [Read More]
Posted in: Court Ruled That Media Can Legally Lie
  Spider AL
11-23-2004, 9:03 AM
#11
I think there are relatively few cases where it can be demonstrated that various mainstream media outlets lie to the public.I wouldn't be so charitable. Yes, Fox news and its ilk leaves itself a little out, but so do politicians. Frankly, lying by om...  [Read More]
Posted in: Court Ruled That Media Can Legally Lie
  Spider AL
11-23-2004, 7:30 AM
#8
The only thing I find suprising about this, is that people thought until now, the media was being honest in the first place. I thought they always lied?!?! And not just here in the states.They lie to you more in the US than in most developed, western...  [Read More]
Posted in: Christians!!! *snarls*
  Spider AL
11-20-2004, 9:20 AM
#72
Wildjedi: When I say "These christians are unchristian" I'm condemning their lack of adherence to Christ's principles. I'm attacking christianity as a group of people, and the church as a bastion of hypocrisy. When YOU say "people w...  [Read More]
Posted in: Genetically modified cats for sale
  Spider AL
11-21-2004, 1:51 PM
#58
Aren't we slaves already? My country for instance: People work the longest hours in europe, for some of the lowest pay in a comparably developed society, and with little prospect of training and advancement since our workforce is being deskilled at a...  [Read More]
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