Originally posted by Techleo

   A system like this would definitely be worth the investment for physic experiments. A lot of the time the experiments have so many resultant numbers it would take anything but a supercomputer generations to extrapolate results. Even computers like the Roadrunner are primitive due to the limitations of how it stores memories.

  Take a human brain and study how it stores memories. Apply that to a computer. Then your cooking with gas... and you have a nice little Skynet.

Skynet....lol.

This is a better idea:

Originally posted by Zerocool032

 

Originally posted by Man1ac

 

Originally posted by LuckyCurse

 

Originally posted by Man1ac

 

I DON'T KNOW.  Read what i've written.  I'm not going around making up stories to try and explain it.  I am fine with not knowing.  You make up some imaginary god and pretend like that is the answer.  Delusional.

You say: So what...as i've said ever so often, why do we have the law? probably nothing wrong with adultery or murder is there? Oh wait the law actually has taken hints from religion itself mt friend...

Of course there is something wrong with murder.  Are you sick in the head? As to adultery, don't Muslims believe in killing people over that? Hmmm.... sick in the head religion.   As to the law:  religion was born from the imagination of people.  The law comes from the same place.  Funny how they share the same origin...

 

As to the rest of what you have said, it is meaningless gibberish.  Religion is a Bad Thing[tm], whether it is Christianity, Islam, or whatever made up thing you want to believe in.  

- LC

Uhm, yea you don't know so don't CARE then. Stop bashing other people way of lives just because you can...its pathetic. Go Saudi Arabia, it's a f-ing third world country yet you'll see how low the crime rate is! The Islamic laws are strict but when the Muslims pay proper attention to the fundamentalism of our religion...does it go wrong  no. You are ignorant and know nothing about religion in the concept of itself. But we can go on about this forever so I have one question for you...

 

What do you say about the fact that the Qur'aan has sentences which hint at details scientific knowlege in regards to the Earth, I don't want to go into great detail, read it up yourself. I'm not an idiot, I think blindly following what scriptures say is stupid but that is proof. They didnt have microscopes about 1000 years ago did they and do say crap about the Qur'aan being altered or misinterpretation because non-muslims have translated the text also.

The purpose of the above paragraph is to prove that Islam wasn't created by IMAGINATION.

To answer your question:  The idea that an ancient book written by scared old men in the desert holds scientific knowledge is laughable.  It is the same thing as trying to say that Nostradamus is actually foretelling the future.  Here is the formula:  One part vague passage + common event every decade = prophecy being foretold.  It is that simple.  Give us an example.  Just one.  I'll bet it fits into that formula very nicely.  You said it yourself, it 'hints' at it.  Trust me, Bible freaks try to pull the same thing, but it would be abundantly clear to you when they try it... the only difference is, you have Islamic blinders on instead of Christobrandblinders[tm].  Of course, just once I would like to see this scientific information brought forth from a religious text and used before science has to do all the leg work and actually create it.  Yeah, hinting at knowledge.  REAL HELPFUL.  pfft.

 

As to Saudi Arabia, it has a barbaric system of punishment.  If you're seriously proud of it, good for you.  Chopping off heads and right hands is a symptom of stupendous idiocy.  If that has lowered crime, which apparently it has, I say it has come at an even higher cost.    Of course, Saudi Arabia is the same place where women aren't allowed to drive, alcohol is forbidden, and other ridiculousness.  And let's not forget:  Being gay or adultery is an offense worthy of death.  Please, keep your low crime rate and I'll keep my freedom.  The only thing making Saudi Arabia relevant at all is its oil supply.  Lose that and you've got a dried up patch of sand with a lot of people hating others for having it better.

Islam, and every other religion, was created by pure imagination.  I'm sorry if that hurts, but it is absolutely true.   Every good that it has produced can be reproduced without religion.  I know, because I've seen, and done, a lot of good.  Of course, you support killing people for adultery, so what do you know of good? Barbaric.

- LC

www.miraclesofthequran.com/scientific_index.html

 

There you go, have fun, mix and match your own will. Islamic Law has to be altered to match the modern society, I was on about the principles. You decided to add your nice little social aspect which I had to respond to. Remember I was taling about fundamentalism which has no implication of any of this, alcohol cause so much more problems than good so don't even dare bring that up. Women have equal right to men, that is a clear fundamental, it doesn't matter what the Muslims do, you can't blame the religion, I am enjoying this debate but its not nice to be so damn harsh! I suppose I haven't either been nice....

Gameloading...you have a point but nevertheless, I don't give a damn, I still find how the events happened ridiculous and how easily Alqaeda had fingers pointed at them (no I am not a supporter of them), the American government is infamous as i've said, you want evidence? click on that link and have fun aswell.

 

Most people can easily determine there is a God through the number or miraculous occurrences.  Most atheist/agnostic believe there is a logical explanation for these phenomena, but there is TOO much phenomena for all to be coincidence.  They also refuse to examine any phenomena that has to do with supernatural because they've already got their minds made up.

www.near-death.com

The NDE is my favorite God phenomena because 2 close members of my family went through the experience.  And the change in them was like somthing unreal had happened.

Religion has warped the image of God around and this is why we have people that claim he doesnt exist.

Near Death Experiences don't hold a lot of weight with me.  No one knows what your mind actually goes through when you're in the dying process, perhaps you start reliving old memories or your have random images flash through your mind....or maybe you just see what you've been told to see your whole life.  People claim god doesn't exist because he doesn't.

You may want to try this forum: Archery Talk.

Wow...we are really hurting for thread topics, huh?

Originally posted by xDarc

Im still gonna vote for him.  Of course, they could find a dead hooker in his trunk and I'd still probably vote for him before I gave my vote to John McCain.

  ROFL - Agreed!

Just in time...that should end the recession.

Originally posted by Khuzarrz

 

Originally posted by Par-Salian

 

Originally posted by Khuzarrz

 

Originally posted by Par-Salian

What I find humorous is that so many educated, sophisticated people can actually believe in a magical omnipotent being that has existed forever and created the entire universe but decided to focus all (or most) of his attention on our little planet.  The Greeks thought similarly about their gods but we laugh at them now.  Someday, people will also laugh at Christians, Jews, etc. for believing in God.

 

 

I don't know anyone that laughs at the Greek or Norse Gods anymore than they laugh at their own. You either know some incredibly ignorant people, or you're making gross generalisations based on yourself. There's no reason their religion is any more right than ours today, and I know very few 'believers' that would dispute that. Different times = different needs = different religions.

 

Do you actually know people who still worship Zeus?  No, didn't think so.  My point was the ancient Greeks, Romans, etc. truly believed in their gods and they turned out to be false.

 

Firstly, yes I do. I also know people who worship the Norse pantheon, and the Roman pantheon. So maybe your world is just a little too small compared to the real one.

Who has proven their Gods to be false? If their Gods are proven false then surely all Gods can be proven false, and yet we know that you cannot falsify the unfalsifiable. People converting to other belief systems does not mean the original ones were wrong, just that they prefer, or had better reason to align themselves with the new ones. A pluralist would even say they're worshipping exactly the same thing and it's totally irrelevant which Gods they pick.

 

I'm sorry, I thought we were talking within the confines of the civilized world.  I seriously doubt anyone on these forums believes the sun is pulled across the sky by a giant chariot...and I also thinks it's fair to say that particular god was proven false.

Originally posted by upallnight

Originally posted by Par-Salian

 

Originally posted by Khuzarrz

 

Originally posted by Par-Salian

What I find humorous is that so many educated, sophisticated people can actually believe in a magical omnipotent being that has existed forever and created the entire universe but decided to focus all (or most) of his attention on our little planet.  The Greeks thought similarly about their gods but we laugh at them now.  Someday, people will also laugh at Christians, Jews, etc. for believing in God.

 

 

I don't know anyone that laughs at the Greek or Norse Gods anymore than they laugh at their own. You either know some incredibly ignorant people, or you're making gross generalisations based on yourself. There's no reason their religion is any more right than ours today, and I know very few 'believers' that would dispute that. Different times = different needs = different religions.

 

Do you actually know people who still worship Zeus?  No, didn't think so.  My point was the ancient Greeks, Romans, etc. truly believed in their gods and they turned out to be false.

So we should stop believing in God because Zeus fell out of fashion?  Sorry, just trying to clarify what you're saying.

Sigh...my point is that the current god will "fall out of fashion" just like the old ones.

Originally posted by Man1ac

 

Originally posted by lomiller

 

 

Originally posted by bluberryhaze

republicans and democrats alike shouldve thought of that before voting to send our bravest off to war.

 

 

The lies they were told about Saddam getting ready to give nuclear weapons to Al Qaeda may have had a little something to do with that…

Iraq was a suspicion to have WoMD, Iran is suspected a lot more to have WoMD why didn't America have a War in Iran? To put this into analogy, America is basically the big bully you get at school who picks on the 3th and 4th graders and especially beat up and pick pocket the little rich kids.

 

Not America as a whole.  68% of Americans (SOURCE) do not approve of the war in Iraq. 

Originally posted by bluberryhaze

Originally posted by Thrakk

I was talking about The War on Terror (also sometimes known as the war in Iraq).

but if you are going to change the topic to establishing democracy... we need to fix America before we risk soldiers lives for some country that couldn't care less.

when it comes to them attacking us, thats when it becomes The War on Terror. That was what I'm referring to.

republicans and democrats alike shouldve thought of that before voting to send our bravest off to war.

Maybe if they and the American people were told the truth about Iraq's "connection" to Al-Queida or the truth about Saddam's "weapons of mass destruction" they wouldn't have voted to invade...errr... liberate Iraq. 

I don't understand why we can't approach the UN, admit we made a mistake and ask the rest of the nations for assistance in establishing a true coalition to safeguard the fledgling government in Iraq.  The burden of maintaining the entire military budget will be lessened, the size of the occupying force will be greater, the surrounding Arab nations will feel they have more of a say in what happens to their neighbor and we might actually gain a little respect in the international community (for a change). 

Originally posted by Khuzarrz

 

Originally posted by Par-Salian

What I find humorous is that so many educated, sophisticated people can actually believe in a magical omnipotent being that has existed forever and created the entire universe but decided to focus all (or most) of his attention on our little planet.  The Greeks thought similarly about their gods but we laugh at them now.  Someday, people will also laugh at Christians, Jews, etc. for believing in God.

 

 

I don't know anyone that laughs at the Greek or Norse Gods anymore than they laugh at their own. You either know some incredibly ignorant people, or you're making gross generalisations based on yourself. There's no reason their religion is any more right than ours today, and I know very few 'believers' that would dispute that. Different times = different needs = different religions.

Do you actually know people who still worship Zeus?  No, didn't think so.  My point was the ancient Greeks, Romans, etc. truly believed in their gods and they turned out to be false.

Originally posted by JayBirdz

I am really sorry to the op for being off topic.  But why do several people and the title refer to buying a game as an investment?  

For me, it's an investment towards my sanity.

How many times have we done this subject?

My opinion is summed up in this earlier posting of mine in the Does GOD Exist thread:

What I find humorous is that so many educated, sophisticated people can actually believe in a magical omnipotent being that has existed forever and created the entire universe but decided to focus all (or most) of his attention on our little planet.  The Greeks thought similarly about their gods but we laugh at them now.  Someday, people will also laugh at Christians, Jews, etc. for believing in God.

Originally posted by olddaddy

 

Originally posted by LuckyCurse                                                                                                                      I love discussing politics and religion! As to Olddaddy's sexual orientation,.....

 

I am tri-sexual. If it's sexual I want to try it........

 

Ba-Da-Boom.

olddaddy will be here until Thursday, Folks,  Remember to tip your waiters and waitresses.

Originally posted by Nierro

Originally posted by Par-Salian

 

Originally posted by bluberryhaze

for appearance purposes obama will need- not a mexican, not a woman, noone younger than himself, someone less attractive, someone with more than 2 years xp(obama is such a noob).

an older looking white guy who has been around washington for some years.

 

 

That is why I think Joe Biden will make a good choice.  It is very likely, however, that Obama will choose Hillary in an attempt to polarize the Democratic party.

Not at all dude... the campaign said it would "be very unlikely"

Politicians are notorious for changing their position if it will benefit them.

Originally posted by olddaddy

We have an unwritten rule on these forums, we all agreed that we really don't like to discuss politics, religion, and sexual orientation.

...and yet those seem to be the topics of our most popular threads.  Go figure.

Originally posted by Norked

In case you didn't read Jack Thompson's statement, he added his email address:

amendmentone@comcast.net

Have fun.

Ha!  He'll probably sue you if you send any negative comments....

Originally posted by Cabe2323

 

Originally posted by Pyrite

 

Originally posted by Cabe2323

Originally posted by therain93

 

And he also says to turn the television off -- how does this turn into an anti-videogame argument exclusively?  The fact is, he is a proponent of education for people to better themselves. And guess what?  The time to study has to come from somewhere....

 

 

The point is that other countries like Japan and Korea have no problem scoring extremely high but they also play tons video games. 

The difference is they are much smarter than us and are able to balance education with gaming.  They don't have museums in Tokyo claiming the Earth is only 6000 years old.

 

www.creationmuseum.org/about

Obama's not arguing against video games.  He's arguing against morons who would rather play than learn.

first of all I am surprised that I didn't get a long post that was copied from Bill Maher from you. 

 

 

Secondly they are not smarter than us.  We have the top universities in the world in this country.  We are capable of being the most well educated individuals in the entire world.  Plenty of the other countries send their best and brightest to America to get educated.  There is a reason for that. 

The problem is not video games.  Just as it wasn't D&D before Video Games.  It wasn't Rock & Roll before that.  The problem is our education system.  It is broken.  It is completely and utterly broken.  They no longer want to fail people because the liberals think it would "hurt the kid's feelings".  Give me a break.  When I went to school if you didn't do your work you got an F.  Now a days you get all the time in the world to try and complete it and if you still aren't completing it then they try and blame something else.  FAIL these kids and kick them in the ass to do better.  Next tie a higher grade point average with sports and don't allow schools to pass atheletes just because they can play a sport.  FAIL them too.  When I was a kid we learned from our failures.  Now a days you get all of this whiney "oh we don't want to hurt their self esteem" crap from the liberals.  When I was a kid if you weren't good at baseball you didn't play little league.  The coach would kick you off of the team.  Oh today there would be an uproar.  It is getting ridiculous.  These liberal parents today that want to be their kid's "friend" or don't want to hurt their self esteem, or want them to just be kids (which for some reason means they can't have rules and are able to do what ever they want) is what is wrong with the country today.  

They need to make a move back in the correct direction.  They need to make the education system harder again and fail students that do not do well in school.  They need to have standards across the board that are equal and stop making excuses.  And they need to stop teaching to the average.  Is that what we want in this country a bunch of average people?   

Yep, it's all the evil liberals fault!  Bush has proven that conservatives are definitely leading the way to outstanding educational reform with amazing p