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1051
« on: September 12, 2016, 11:38:51 AM »
So by trying to save the lives of a hundred thousand, he inadvertently killed 40,000 with his good intentions.
Challenger's comment about further testing would not be remiss. I think the action is more important than the intentions, because the intentions can be ethnocentric and not entirely in the best interests of a group of people.
A good point, but wouldn't the alleviation of famine and thus the reducing of suffering be an objectively good action and thus not ethnocentric?
In this particular example my comment doesn't necessarily apply, I'm more so talking about in principle ethnocentrism can cause suffering. Relativistically, however, not starving would probably rank high on people's "life is good" list. Physical needs are not the only way to impart suffering, however.
Say we have a hypothetical in which people from one country want to help the urban poor in another country, but believe them to be ethnically inferior for ethnocentric reasons, so they offer indentured servitude to the urban poor. These people's basic physical needs are covered, which is the ultimate goal of the contract-holder and in their eyes they have moral intentions. Some of the basic freedoms of the urban poor are restricted, however. The contract-holder can still cause suffering in a psychological sense not immediately apparent to them (though one can argue perceiving others as inferior to begin with is immoral, thus their intentions aren't moral to begin with).
I would say that restricting their freedom in the guise of providing for their basic needs rather than offering the help freely makes it an immoral action regardless of the intent. You could also look at civilised man's burden for something similar By belonging to a more advanced society, the desire or responsibility to help those who are not as advanced can either be seen as egotistical or benevolent ( usually depending on the number of body piercings a person has). So you have a 'good' action (the sharing of knowledge and technology) driven by either an altruistic or an egoistic intent. But would it really matter why the man shares his knowledge with the primitives (assuming he doesn't go all Heart of Darkness with it) if the outcome is a good thing?
1052
« on: September 12, 2016, 09:19:23 AM »
So by trying to save the lives of a hundred thousand, he inadvertently killed 40,000 with his good intentions.
Challenger's comment about further testing would not be remiss. I think the action is more important than the intentions, because the intentions can be ethnocentric and not entirely in the best interests of a group of people.
A good point, but wouldn't the alleviation of famine and thus the reducing of suffering be an objectively good action and thus not ethnocentric?
1053
« on: September 12, 2016, 09:16:57 AM »
It's manslaughter at the least. He should've done more tests and been more careful. He knew the evil he could awaken experimenting with GMOs, yet he continued.
If only man today could heed the wisdom of the past Leviticus 18:22 'Do not make GMOs with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable'
1054
« on: September 12, 2016, 05:00:43 AM »
A man is trying to solve famines in a desert region by growing a cactus-wheat hybrid, unfortunately being GMOs these whactuses grow out of control and kill 30,000 people before being stopped by a firebombing campaign that results in the loss of another 10,000 lives.
So by trying to save the lives of a hundred thousand, he inadvertently killed 40,000 with his good intentions.
At the time of creation the man had no conceivable way of knowing that the whactuses would go on to slaughter starvin marvins wholesale and he thought that he was going to help a great many people.
Should the man be forgiven or punished for his actions, which directly harmed nobody but indirectly killed tens of thousands?
1055
« on: September 11, 2016, 07:09:12 PM »
As a serious note about serious though, memes and the like are fine provided they are on topic.
1056
« on: September 11, 2016, 07:07:51 PM »
Oh... serious did actually turn into a partial meme repository.
Meta, you're the consummate father of this board, and Psy the mother.
Please discipline your unruly child.
Memeposting serious >>> Flamewar serious. If pepes and keks are the price we pay for peace, then that's a price worth paying.
1057
« on: September 11, 2016, 06:21:34 PM »
I'm actually very sorry to hear this.
I wanted to watch Donaldus crush her, not some disease.
Either way the God-Emperor's victory is assured (as if it wasn't already ordained in heaven)
1058
« on: September 11, 2016, 08:46:55 AM »
To meet the God-Emperor Donaldus Rex before I die ;-;7
1059
« on: September 10, 2016, 06:57:56 PM »
Do you carry TP around? ahahahhahahaaaaaaaaaaa 
1060
« on: September 09, 2016, 11:59:04 AM »
Cityfighting will be my life
CQB with flamers, melee, gas, molotovs
;x;
i better be allowed to firebomb the city from the air
we dresden now
1061
« on: September 09, 2016, 10:52:51 AM »
be careful kids or the toilet witch will catch and eat you for spending a penny
1062
« on: September 09, 2016, 10:08:16 AM »
Cityfighting will be my life
CQB with flamers, melee, gas, molotovs
;x;
Shotgun or bust.
Russkie 1895 or bust
1063
« on: September 09, 2016, 09:05:04 AM »
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1064
« on: September 09, 2016, 09:03:10 AM »
Cityfighting will be my life
CQB with flamers, melee, gas, molotovs
;x;
1065
« on: September 09, 2016, 09:02:01 AM »
How, pray tell, can you chase down a fleeing criminal if your movement and vision is obscured by a burka?
You could just about argue for the headscarves, given that we allow sikhs to wear their turbans whilst serving but a face veil has no place in the police force.
1066
« on: September 09, 2016, 06:00:18 AM »
It's only a month out lads
Hunger is the best seasoning and all that e.e
1067
« on: September 09, 2016, 05:59:40 AM »
what le fug :DDD
1068
« on: September 06, 2016, 06:10:34 PM »
I have no pc that can run it, so it'd have to be the xbone
peasant
rude My original plan was to have a pc by the end of june but tbh it's such an ayylmao as to when it'll actually materialise that i'm just assuming it's not gonna happen for a while
1069
« on: September 06, 2016, 05:40:25 PM »
yfw the war that ends the planet isn't fought over water
it's over tea and coffee
1070
« on: September 06, 2016, 05:36:16 PM »
Anybody fancy a cheeky skype/bf1 sesh?
lookin at you mr p
It would be good but for two things I have no pc that can run it, so it'd have to be the xbone and skype just straight up died for me a few months back
1071
« on: September 06, 2016, 09:56:01 AM »
Thank Christ.
The servers are still located in Utah so no. *Thank Joseph Smith
1072
« on: September 06, 2016, 08:33:03 AM »
Thread has been updated today, some simplifications as to what is permitted and what is not.
The short version of changes are that we will be tighter on dealing with memeposting and personal attacks in here, but this isn't going to turn into some meme-banning hugbox.
1073
« on: September 06, 2016, 08:10:50 AM »
Reworking all the serious stuff today, this thread and the old rules are going to be redundant now.
1074
« on: September 05, 2016, 11:23:54 AM »
K/D = 2.42
literally wat
He's bloody insane
He team wipes on his own
Its not even fair
I. AM. THE. BATTLEFIELD.
1075
« on: September 05, 2016, 11:20:02 AM »
K/D = 2.42
literally wat
 literally me I had a 4.7 k/d on BF4 back in the day, these days it's playing for fun with the lads rather than getting all bent out of shape about kills. I think I got into the top 100 players at one point too
1076
« on: September 05, 2016, 10:12:31 AM »
Time played 17h
Wins 38
Losses 26
Kills 885
Deaths 365
Kills/min 0.82
Score/min 389.16
Skill 594.26
K/D = 2.42
W/L = 1.46
Not quite the levels of bucketry from BF4 I attained, but not too shabby. W/l is better than usual too, that'll be from playing with the JSDF e.e
1077
« on: September 05, 2016, 05:57:26 AM »
https://twitter.com/Battlefield/status/772683959398387712?s=09
"We'll be deploying a BF1 update on all platforms starting on Sept 5 at 1A PT/8A UTC/10A CEST with up to 15 minutes expected downtime."
Yep, no more time limit on conquest really and now it's to 300 points.
There it is, there it issssssss pllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllt
1078
« on: September 04, 2016, 05:12:32 PM »
Tbh Conquest will be fine, its Rush that needs some fixing and tweaks.
Could just be that map, or the fact I'm not a Rush fan, but it wasn't fun. The popular opinion seems to be in agreement with me too.
Whats your opinions on it, lads?
I love rush and it was kinda mediocre really Mostly just the team with the most tanks won Less vehicles would make that map a bit more interesting, focus more on elite classes rather than tankspam
1079
« on: September 04, 2016, 12:29:03 PM »
The Anti-Tank equipment in the game, yet you can't seem to use any of it. Have you tried getting good rather than complaining it about it constantly?
I would say, and this is probably due to the openness of the map, that the effective range of tank weapons is a bit too high. When a machine gunner in a heavy tank can mow me down from the rock bridge while I'm running towards G from spawn, his gun is a little too accurate.
Yeah I'm a bit eh on how pinpoint the MGs can be in the game. The emplaced ones too, it's a bit too tight of a spread.
Mounted MGs, though, are sniper bait. I'd say their power is balanced by the fact you're gonna get killed pretty easily by a rifle because you're not moving. Much better than the BF4 .50's, anyway.
Yeah that's a fair enough trade-off, I guess they wanted tank sponsons to actually feel useful rather than the LAV guns in BF4 which felt like peashooters.
1080
« on: September 04, 2016, 06:47:58 AM »
The Anti-Tank equipment in the game, yet you can't seem to use any of it. Have you tried getting good rather than complaining it about it constantly?
I would say, and this is probably due to the openness of the map, that the effective range of tank weapons is a bit too high. When a machine gunner in a heavy tank can mow me down from the rock bridge while I'm running towards G from spawn, his gun is a little too accurate.
Yeah I'm a bit eh on how pinpoint the MGs can be in the game. The emplaced ones too, it's a bit too tight of a spread.
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