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Skydude Armos Knight                   Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| My goodness, I leave for a day and chaos ensues. SS, I've got to say, it's pretty clear Dracoon believes in what I consider the rather ridiculous notion of what I would call absolute relative morality. And if you don't believe there is a definite right & wrong, you're probably never going to be convinced that anything is wrong. If you are, you'll decide to justify changing your values so it's no longer considered wrong in your opinion.
Absolute morality doesn't necessarily imply that we know what is right and wrong beyond the shadow of a doubt. It may in fact be impossible for man to know that. But it does posit that such morality exists, and to deny that basically makes any discussion of anything regarding morality pointless. It doesn't really help when said person, as is usually the case, is antireligious as well, to the point that they will attack religious people arguing on nonreligious grounds merely because said person is religious. SS, I applaud your devotion to this, and I'm sorry I wasn't here to assist you in taking on the attacks, poorly worded as they were, but honestly, I don't think it's worth your time, or mine. Some people just won't listen. |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| Well, Ziff, what does my post add? It gives my own take on the events of the past couple of pages, for which I was not present. It does so in a summary form, with what I feel is the primary theme of the discussion. Do you think it would be a better idea if I went through every post made and addressed each point individually? You have no right to tell me to "butt out" as I have been a part in the discussion, and much of this came directly out of some of it that I was directly involved with. I have just as much right to post here as anyone else.
Beyond that, it also gives some explanation of the idea of absolute vs relative morality, a point not properly explained in this thread but a key feature of the debate. So don't tell me my post didn't contribute anything, when in fact it's served to contribute a lot more than some of your own posts here. |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| Well, I suppose I just have a bit broader scope when I say recently, since I consider the past several weeks to be recent. Particularly when it's as incredibly consistent as it was then. | |||
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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Originally posted by Plus Sign Abomination I have to say.................what? And as for bringing up the Nazis, the fact is that it's probably about the clearest cut example of something being definitely wrong, whereas they thought they were right themselves...and it's more accessible to people than other examples of the same. And yet it seems Dracoon still thinks they might not have been wrong, in an absolute sense, from what I understand... |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| There are indeed examples that are less volatile to use, but my point was that while volatile, the use of Nazis as an analogy makes the point rather clear, and the fact that even this extreme example was STILL said to be not necessarily wrong by Dracoon makes it so that SS didn't need to continue bringing up progressively stronger examples until getting here (which he would've needed to if he had started with a weaker example). So wasn't it better just to start here? | |||
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| Honestly, I have to say online dating can be tough, but can indeed work. Using OK Cupid which was made by the team from thespark.com, I had some luck a couple years ago and I'm still in fact friends with the girls, both of whom were in the area I'm from. One of them has another recommendation that you do have to pay a bit for, but I'm not sure what the site is and can't personally recommend it because I don't know.
On the whole, the viability depends on several factors. If they're nearby, then it's really just if you don't mind meeting them through online. Otherwise, then it's a lot like other kinds of long-distance relationships, which are a more general matter. |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| Well I'm ready to play Colin, but he doesn't seem to be on. Even if you're not around, I'm sure someone else in the tournament likely will be, so it should happen today most likely. | |||
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| Of course, it could be that the reverse is in fact the opposite in meaning as well as the order of the letters. Maps are generally used for finding a good, logical route from one point to another, planning things...whereas spam generally involves no logic or planning.
And then there's my friend Naomi...and because of various aspects of her personality, I don't think she would be likely to moan  |
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Skydude Armos Knight  Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| But that's what made it so great. You didn't NEED to max out your characters. It was perfectly possible to take the original team into the final dungeon and beat the final boss, as before, without it being overly difficult. This was completely optional, and pretty interesting besides. I liked Edge's Ninja Playground, myself. Then again, I really thought Edge was a great character... | |||
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Skydude Armos Knight  Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| On a similar note, Red vs Blue, a popular web series of which I am a fan. | |||
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| I don't know why you would try to get the Mind Flayer summon unless you're obsessively completionist. It's not very useful at all even at the earliest you can get it...also, it should be noted that you can get it more easily in Rydia's trial in the post-game dungeon, if you're that obsessed with it. | |||
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| I think it largely depends on the kind of online dating you do, ephy. If you do it as a way to meet people in your general area, then past the way of meeting people it is pretty much just like "normal" dating. If you live far away and don't meet the person until you've gotten to know that person better...it's certainly not exactly like a long-distance relationship where you dated the person for a while before it was long distance, but not completely unlike it either.
Particularly in this world in which we are increasingly connected via the internet, online dating isn't quite so far from other things as you make it out to be. That said, I consider it more of a backup plan of sorts than where you should spend most of your time/resources looking for a date, since it is better to meet people in a more "normal" setting. |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| I can be on pretty much any time in the evening other than (these are in Board Time):
Monday: 10-12PM Thursday: 9:30-11PM |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| I have mixed feelings about this movie, to be honest. On the one hand, someone in the comments section of imdb.com points out, "Profiting from the death of a family member" and that does trouble me somewhat. But then, this is likely to be a lot more respectful than other bits which have done the same thing, and this one (unlike certain other films) not seeking to be propaganda from what I can tell, but rather a historical drama of sorts.
On the other, if it's done well it could serve as a fitting memorial to the brave souls who decided that they would be more than just victims of terrorism, they would fight back as best they could. And they may have saved thousands of lives by doing so. |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| Eh, better than the random porn IMs some people seem to get...and I've gotten one of.
As for the "extra" summons, Cockatrice is useful if you get it randomly early on, but the other two are worthless even then. |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| Well, in the interest of moving on, I decided to make a move on another friend of mine. This one got out of a relationship a few months ago, but it was a rather long run and she says she's not really ready to try to start something new at this point. So of course I'm giving her room and I've promised that I'll be there as a friend, which I will, since as usual friendship is what I care most about. Anyway, any advice on how to give her the space she needs while still being there should she decide maybe she's ready to date again, aside from just going and visiting now and then like I do with other friends? | |||
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| Cockatrice damages a foe and has a decent chance of petrifying (instantly killing) an enemy. Goblin, the other one, does a small amount of damage. Oh, and looking at this list there's also Bomb, which does a decent amount of damage, but not much more than the "Chocobo" summon the character already has. Mind Flayer would be decent at this point, but you can't get it until a decent amount of time later...and you can't USE it until later still, when the character has MUCH better things to cast. | |||
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| Well, I would have said more, but didn't feel like writing spoilers. Since you seem interested, though...
Spoiler:
There is one character in FF4 who can summon. Her name is Rydia. You have her for a little while during the early part of the game, during which time you can get the Goblin, Bomb, and Cockatrice summons. At one point you lose her, thinking at the time that she's dead, and you can't get the Mind Flayer summon before that time. You can get it before you get her back, but only she can use it...and when she comes back, she's got a lot more powerful stuff. Item drop rates are pretty bad. |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| Hey, we had more posts yesterday than the day before...and more posts today than yesterday....if this trend continues, we may be on our way to an active board again.
I definitely don't think trapster coming back would really help much. Posting tends to increase when there's more content to respond to. He didn't really help in that regard. |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| He was visiting Stanford this weekend for the "admit weekend" thing they do to convince students they let in to come here rather than go other places. He ought to be back home by now, and should be online at some point in the relatively near future. |
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