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37501
« on: June 05, 2015, 12:11:43 PM »
Quake inspired a lot of other games. And where is Sonic? Doom was Quake's spiritual predecessor, was it not? And Sonic definitely doesn't belong up there. At least not for now. Sure, he was more popular than Mario for a short period, but he never really did anything revolutionary or important (that I recall). It was just a relatively simple platforming game on a console that was advertised really well.
37502
« on: June 05, 2015, 12:02:08 PM »
Men are inherently like that. Considering the existence of exceptions (I never liked sports, despite being competitive in a lot of other areas--like argumentation--but a lot of women are indeed much more competitive than I am when it comes to physical activities), I really don't think so. I think a lot of people are inherently like this. It just so happens that a lot of them are men. And maybe it's because, biologically speaking, it allows men to protect women--maybe that's the reason why men tend to be more competitive. This still does not make the trait inherent to men and men only. Nah, I still don't agree with this. John Money's experiment proves you wrong. You keep citing John Money's case, as if it means anything. One isolated incidence. I'm gonna need, like, five. Ten. Experiments that don't involve castration. Because, John Money's case doesn't prove jackshit (neither for my side OR your side), because the experiment itself was botched. He didn't do it right. Therefore, it can't be used as an example. Provide me with more, better examples.
37503
« on: June 05, 2015, 08:41:00 AM »
if missing out on good experiences is a harm, then perhaps death is a harm too... even if you aren't aware of what you're missing.
Missing out on good experiences is definitely not a harm. I've never been to Disney World. I'm sure it's a great time, but I don't really feel any inner turmoil for never having been there. If I let that kind of stuff harm me, I would've gone fucking insane. I don't think it's because we're "numb" to it, either--more that, we don't know what we're missing, and we're smart enough to realize that the universe doesn't revolve around us, to help us understand the fact that life is comprised of banal, quotidian bullshit most of the time. And besides--it's this stagnation that helps us appreciate the "good times", as it were. There is no free pleasure. I'm just saying, it doesn't quite work as a functional definition of harm, because harm tends to be one of those things that everyone should universally agree on. What pain is is really NOT up for interpretation.
37504
« on: June 05, 2015, 08:30:36 AM »
Even though humanity has existed for tens of thousands of years the people over in Europe discovered North America some hundreds of years ago. Then when it comes to our moon which has been up there for billions of years some decades ago we walked on it. When it comes to our own planet we know more about space then what we do at the bottom of the ocean. The point is that if there is life out there they would be hindered by distance or technology.
"tens of thousands" absolutely PALES in comparison to thirteen billion we're talking .00001% of the universe's lifetime really not a great comparison
37505
« on: June 05, 2015, 08:25:42 AM »
Just kill yourselves everyone.
yeah, that about sums it up
37506
« on: June 05, 2015, 08:24:32 AM »
I don't think escapism is a good reason to do anything, really. I used to think the same way, but honestly, considering the stupid shit people are willing to do for the sake of "escapism", I can't say I personally consider it a rational endeavor. I play video games because they're engaging in some way, and sports games, being the way they are, are the opposite of that in my view.
But no, I wouldn't use the "why not just play real sports" argument, ever.
37507
« on: June 05, 2015, 03:53:14 AM »
From the lack of exploration of course. that doesn't make it likely
37508
« on: June 05, 2015, 01:08:58 AM »
I value the truth over basically everything else. I don't care how horrible the truth is. If it were me, I would much appreciate having my faculties restored. And I think if you're a self-respecting individual, you would, too.
37509
« on: June 05, 2015, 12:46:37 AM »
Grand Theft Auto 3 or San Andreas should be in there
I feel like Vice City never gets any love. It's my favorite GTA (then again, I'm not a GTA fan).
37510
« on: June 05, 2015, 12:17:38 AM »
Hey OP, you can name spoilers by going [spoiler = Name] (image) [ /spoiler] Like this (remove spaces, of course) It'll make your gallery a little cleaner.
37511
« on: June 05, 2015, 12:01:43 AM »
Its equally possible that life does live elsewhere what are you basing this apparent likeliness on
37512
« on: June 04, 2015, 11:59:21 PM »
It's a thing now.Inductees thus far: The only one that makes me raise an eyebrow is WoW, but you know, whatever. I think a hall of fame for games has been quite overdue, so I'm happy it exists now. Here is their stated criteria on their nomination page: The World Video Game Hall of Fame recognizes individual electronic games of all types—arcade, console, computer, handheld, and mobile—that meet the following criteria:
- Icon-status: the game is widely recognized and remembered.
- Longevity: the game is more than a passing fad and has enjoyed popularity over time.
- Geographical reach: the game meets the above criteria across international boundaries.
- Influence: The game has exerted significant influence on the design and development of other games, on other forms of entertainment, or on popular culture and society in general. A game may be inducted on the basis of this criterion without necessarily having met all of the first three.
Thoughts?
37513
« on: June 04, 2015, 11:50:55 PM »
37514
« on: June 04, 2015, 11:49:50 PM »
No, we don't.
37515
« on: June 04, 2015, 11:44:51 PM »
Our Galaxy is the oldest Galaxy in the known universe? Doubt it. The universe itself has 1 billion years over our galaxy. I'm sure millions of other galaxies have been created within that interim.
37516
« on: June 04, 2015, 11:35:46 PM »
As for the hostile aliens, I... don't believe in aliens, really. So there's that.
I'll believe them when I see them.
Our galaxy had a 13,000,000,000 year head start, so you'd think they'd have found us by now.
37517
« on: June 04, 2015, 11:31:20 PM »
Does your opinion on space travel come from an anti-natalist view or a general view? Um, both. While I can't disagree necessarily with the idea of space travel for the purpose of harvesting unearthly resources, I'm obviously completely against the terraformation of other planets (which, good luck accomplishing that anyway). Space travel to the point where we can comfortably and expediently make multiple round trips to other planets is SO far into the future, it's hard to contrive a reality where we could ever feasibly do it, so from my perspective, it seems like a waste of time and money, and we should instead focus on making the most of what we already have here.
37518
« on: June 04, 2015, 11:13:26 PM »
this thread is nonsense
37519
« on: June 04, 2015, 11:10:14 PM »
Y. What productive purpose could we possibly serve by going into space? Seems like a colossal waste of time and money. Anyone that's against space travel is against the advancement of humanity.
Indeed.
37520
« on: June 04, 2015, 10:40:09 PM »
There are people against space travel?
I.
37521
« on: June 04, 2015, 10:34:20 PM »
favorite film of all time
37522
« on: June 04, 2015, 08:45:45 PM »
i saw the theory of everything the other day and it was pretty good
37523
« on: June 04, 2015, 08:42:36 PM »
why are you so fucking weird
37524
« on: June 04, 2015, 08:20:07 PM »
I don't quite understand this debate(?).
37525
« on: June 04, 2015, 07:58:14 PM »
THE SECOND HALF OF TTGL IS TRASH
TRAAAAAAAAAASH
you're half right
37526
« on: June 04, 2015, 07:43:02 PM »
was it confirmed that you also needed 117 hours of online time to get it, by the way
37527
« on: June 04, 2015, 07:40:48 PM »
that's what i said
p. lame tbh
37528
« on: June 04, 2015, 07:00:01 PM »
Terraria's okay?
Verbatim confirmed to have shit taste.
lol
you kind of do
i'm just saying, he said "confirmed" like NEWSFLASH verb has unpopular opinions about games
37529
« on: June 04, 2015, 05:57:26 PM »
I'm high now so uh lol
I'll take this up tomorrow don't lock it
well, thanks for that courtesy, at least nothing's worse than trying to discuss anything with someone who's high/drunk
37530
« on: June 04, 2015, 05:53:37 PM »
No sources or proof of any kind, then?
Off to Tumblr with Mad.
I don't get how you could possibly agree with this shit.
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