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SilentScope001

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Posted in: Fable 2!!!
  SilentScope001
03-23-2007, 11:43 PM
#8
Agreed. I was really not much surprised with the plot and the villain. Jack-of-the-Blades... T'was too generic for me. Here's a BETTER story idea they should have done: After the fall of the Empire, with chaos and mayhem, monsters and theives roam...  [Read More]
Posted in: Fable 2!!!
  SilentScope001
03-23-2007, 9:51 PM
#6
Please fix the story! I know this is an action RPG, and they don't usually care about storyline, but what happened in Fable 1 really was a travestry. What's the point of any RPG without a good story? It all felt to me like an excuse to be a mercanary...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Kavar's Corner Book Club
  SilentScope001
03-22-2007, 7:28 PM
#6
I am currently reading some Nietchzhe's works (Beyond Good and Evil, Twilight of the Idols, Genology of Morals), though with schoolwork, I don't think I'll handle reading a seperate book. But I'll tune into the disucssions. :)...  [Read More]
Posted in: The right to upset others
  SilentScope001
03-17-2007, 9:51 PM
#4
I think people should have the right to upset others...as long as they are willing to be upset themselves when they are proven wrong and people use that same right against them. ;) That's right. Sometimes, I prove other people wrong. Other times, ot...  [Read More]
Posted in: Human shields
  SilentScope001
03-21-2007, 11:30 AM
#8
Actually, I think the human shield idea started getting used when people got this strange idea that civilians was worth protecting during times of war. Since some societies believed that civilians should not be harmed, other societies manlipuate the...  [Read More]
Posted in: Mira's advice on men
  SilentScope001
03-16-2007, 8:53 PM
#2
"When you want a man, you jab him with a Bothan Stunner, then when he's screaming in pain, slap some stun cuffs on him. Then starve him for two or three days until he becomes open to suggestion, then double-check his bounty and see if he's worth...  [Read More]
Posted in: Any Tips for Living in A Pretty Hot Globe?
  SilentScope001
03-15-2007, 10:09 PM
#1
Alright. For the basis of this topic, let's assume the warrant: Global warming exist. I don't want this point to be contested, because then you would destroy the whole basis of this topic. Problem: Few people are doing anything to stop it. (Self-int...  [Read More]
Posted in: Evolution: The discussion and the theory...
  SilentScope001
03-19-2007, 12:43 PM
#31
I've read the Bible, and I just don't see how it could be taken any other way. If God can write our destinies, police our thoughts, and (occasionally) answer our prayers, I don't see why I shouldn't be inclined to believe that he is capable of creati...  [Read More]
Posted in: Evolution: The discussion and the theory...
  SilentScope001
03-15-2007, 9:35 PM
#22
Ah, okay. My bad. Just a note though: Either way, the question was, do I think people should believe in evolution even if their religious leaders denounce it. The answer is, of course I do, because I believe those religious leaders are wrong. Would...  [Read More]
Posted in: Evolution: The discussion and the theory...
  SilentScope001
03-15-2007, 9:12 PM
#20
That's a bit of a ridiculous question. Of course I think people should adopt the views that I personally hold in spite of opposition because I, personally, believe that I am right. If I had my way every Muslim would believe that Jesus was the messiah...  [Read More]
Posted in: Evolution: The discussion and the theory...
  SilentScope001
03-15-2007, 12:34 AM
#6
Here's another theory. Once upon a time, the human race grew to became an advanced race. Colonizing everything, it soon realized that the Universe may die, due to "heat death". So it created a computer and tasked it with the impossible tas...  [Read More]
Posted in: Evolution: The discussion and the theory...
  SilentScope001
03-14-2007, 8:36 PM
#2
I have always been thinking of a Theory X, that would contradict both Evolution and Creationism. I think you found it...good job. No proof though, and I do think evolution suffices to say that we are just one species of humans, and there has been nu...  [Read More]
Posted in: Climate change issue not as clean as we thought?
  SilentScope001
03-16-2007, 2:29 PM
#17
I was speaking about the $20 billion _profit_, which is what they take home after operating expenses are accounted for. Still, profit is not high considering they still have to pay money. The profits are inflated because Exxon can get away with ch...  [Read More]
Posted in: Climate change issue not as clean as we thought?
  SilentScope001
03-16-2007, 12:47 AM
#14
Yes, Exxon surely needs those oil subsidies, since their $20 billion profit per _quarter_ is apparently not enough. In defense of big oil companies: 1) Oil companies have profit, but it is due to high oil prices. However, you know what is needed t...  [Read More]
Posted in: Morality and religion
  SilentScope001
03-16-2007, 9:08 PM
#20
Well, clearly, murdering someone goes against your own common sense. However, terrorists are not influenced by common sense. Rather their main concern is their radical religious beliefs. There are secular terrorist movements out there, you know. (IR...  [Read More]
Posted in: Morality and religion
  SilentScope001
03-16-2007, 3:37 PM
#18
If you ask why someone should be moral when there is no eternal reward or punishment either way, I would say that there is a common interest among humans to live in a society that is civilized. I help others, others help me. I hurt others, others hur...  [Read More]
Posted in: Morality and religion
  SilentScope001
03-15-2007, 8:49 PM
#15
You seek to know why morality matters at all if God doesn't exist. Well, in fact, you could do whatever you want and ignore morality if you want. The point is, you'd be punished not by God, but by others in the society. We don't live alone on an isla...  [Read More]
Posted in: Morality and religion
  SilentScope001
03-14-2007, 11:50 PM
#10
Some questions, but merely for clarification, not for argument: I am a Catholic, but I don't think trying to answer your question would undermine my faith or do anything to that effect. It's just a hypothetical question: "IF" there's no Go...  [Read More]
Posted in: Morality and religion
  SilentScope001
03-14-2007, 5:02 PM
#5
If the only thing that is stopping you from going out and murdering, raping, and stealing is the fear of being punished for it... then you are an amoral person. It's that simple. ...Er, why should I adopt a moral standard? I still don't understand,...  [Read More]
Posted in: Morality and religion
  SilentScope001
03-14-2007, 4:15 PM
#2
Hm. I think some atheists might be able to help me understand. NOTE: You must be an atheist to respond to this question. If you are a religious person, then do not, by any means, respond to this question, unless you are willing to abandon your faith...  [Read More]
Posted in: Progress Quest
  SilentScope001
03-19-2007, 12:08 AM
#3
Oh but the real strength of MMORPGs is the interaction with fellow players... Somehow, I find that as a plus that there is no interaction with fellow players. The people on other MMOs seem a bit...annoying. "Where can I mine fish?" "I...  [Read More]
Posted in: Corruption in the education system
  SilentScope001
03-24-2007, 10:49 AM
#29
You ever tried to teach, Silent? I have. It's darn hard to do, and do well. I'm not saying that it really is easy to teach, it's just common preception that teaching is easy. I actually taught classes in Sunday School, tutorted students at my high s...  [Read More]
Posted in: Corruption in the education system
  SilentScope001
03-23-2007, 9:43 PM
#26
/sigh. Teachers don't get paid much because anyone can teach. Lawmakers need a raise, however, due to the fact that we need to attract better lawmakers. It's expensive to campagin, and state lawmakers has to go and give up their dayjob to work, and a...  [Read More]
Posted in: Grand Theft Auto 4
  SilentScope001
03-14-2007, 5:23 PM
#29
Downloading GTA2, which I heard is the best in the series. I played GTA3 and GTA: VC, and they are pretty neat, but once you played one, you played them all. GTA2 had a better storyline than the rest of the GTA series, so that's why I'm downloading...  [Read More]
Posted in: The use of deadly force....
  SilentScope001
03-20-2007, 11:27 PM
#116
For all the rights that accused persons have...I would rather let 100 guilty people go free than to let one innocent person go guilty. Why? Because by doing such a thing, we would become guilty ourselves, no? Unless...you are willing to become JUST...  [Read More]
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