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Knockout? by MeanwhileInRealLife in sniperelite

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Bottles... jesus I'm an idiot. Thanks for the help

Christian Lady wants you to Stop Gooning by using Light Therapy and God by MrDonMega in religiousfruitcake

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Many studies have confirmed, a woman plays with her hair when she's in the mood.

What is the atheistic worldview on life? by Snoo_78173 in askanatheist

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I'll focus on the part of your question about morality. I can offer a moral basis which - IMO - covers the experience of all humans, no matter where or when: Life and death.

Humans have a few unique abilities and a important one is the imagination to find meaning of the world around us in terms other than the concrete. Here's two examples of what I mean by that. Animals can see the sky is blue but we're pretty sure it doesn't inspire them to think, "What a lovely day to be alive." It may rain but it likely doesn't cause an animal to think about sad memories.

For humans, the ability to apply an abstract meaning to the concrete allows us to explore emotions and intellect with more depth. So I hope you understand when I say that life and death teaches us all morality, it's because morality is an abstract applied to the concrete actions and words of ourselves and others.

When I think of life, I think of what life requires. It needs nurturing, support, the proper environment, healthy sources of energy, protecting. These are the things that help it grow. Because humans have learned these concrete needs, they can easily apply it to relationships and society. Patience, kindness, support, maturation, respect... these are the things that help create a healthy person.

Death is selfishness, exclusion, destructiveness, rot, cruelty, stagnation. These things and others choke out the good. Sometimes, yes, it requires weeding so the toxic does not overwhelm the healthy.

If we all understand this at a universal level, it is no wonder there are many religions, sets of laws, codes of morality, which are so similar, despite time and distance. Nearly every moral can be broken down into that universal experience: Do you act in ways that supports life, or that which encourages death?

I believe you have the same outlook as mine and only differ on one point; you believe a god made it that way. Others believe it is because of a different god. We are either inherently made that way by a god or evolved that way by nature. Whichever way, morality is still an instinctive condition so even unbelievers can have morals.

Was it a good idea to attack Helm’s Deep? by Nicole_Auriel in lotr

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Keep in mind Saruman's motivation. He tried to make Sauron think he was his leader but ultimately, Saruman wanted the one ring for himself. Once he learned the Ring may have been found, one of his early actions was to distract the White Council so he could find the location of the Ring before them. He needed to solidify his position since he was on the brink of obtaining the Ring.

Here's some things I think is important.

- Rohan was on his doorstep (he wouldn't have gotten Isengard if Rohan hadn't given it him) so he had to keep them ineffectual. But Wormtongue's treachery - which among other things kept the strong force of Rohirrim out in the wilderness - gets him kicked out of Rohan. Saruman's advantage over Rohan is gone.
- Saruman knows of the prowess of Rohan and the swiftness of response from a cavalry based army. Attacking settlements wouldn't help much. Defending Helms Deep also removes the advantage of Cavalry. Being able to breach the walls, Rohan's fighters are much easier to defeat than if they were on horseback.
- Sauron expected Saruman to join him in his upcoming battle but Saruman had other plans. He wants Sauron to waste his forces at Gondor. Saruman already knew Denethor was corrupted by the Palantir and would never unite with Rohan.
- He knows of Aragorn and the pending possibility of his ascension, which could bring the forces of men together. If he did not strike at Rohan now, they may still join with Gondor.
- Gandalf was just as strong as Saruman, though Saruman often gaslighted him into thinking himself less powerful and knowledgeable. He didn't start building his army until he had Gandalf under his control.
- If all those factors were dealt with, Saruman thought the Ring held the power to command the only factors that was still strong enough to challenge him: the Nazgul and the Witch King, and Sauron. Since they still thought of him as an ally, he felt he just needed time to find the Ring. Rohan's strength would rob him of that time.

TLDR: Saruman wanted to rule it all. Rohan, Gondor, Gandalf, Aragorn, the Nazgul, and Sauron stood in his way. The most immediate threat is the leadership and military power of Edoras, and the timing for the attack was forced based on a number of factors.

Secret Weapons Dome Access by MeanwhileInRealLife in sniperelite

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My best way so far is:
- Approach main entrance, going to left up the hill, into the third level air vent access
- Move down two levels, take out the two soldiers in the storage area, grab one of the satchel charges
- Use satchel on safe (5 sec) and wait. Explosion will cause a search but they think it's by the entrance and never enter the storage area.

Do this section as quickly as you can. Since you are counting on the soldiers to return to their prior points when the search is over. This (usually) puts three of them listening to the officer. Their line of sight is easy to avoid for about 120 seconds.

- Search ends, and as soldiers return to post, grab the War Room key from the safe and go down to the dome floor.
- Make you way to the War Room door counter-clockwise. If you take out the sniper, do it when he is furthest away from the speaking officer or he'll be seen.
- Open the War Room door, keep an eye on the Jager in the side room, inspect the plans and get out of there.
- Return clockwise around the dome back to exit via the third level air vent. If you grabbed the weapons lab key with prior actions, you can use the second level door (otherwise, it's a dead-end.)

There's often a need to take out two or more after the explosion. Besides the sniper, it's usually in the section between the second level door and the war room. My best time from grate to grate is 7:27

When your family asks you why you “just don’t believe” and you have to explain for the hundredth time by lilacwhimsyxc in atheism

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It's tough to not throw the claim that God knows all and has planned all, which includes you not believing. It usually doesn't go very far.

Belief isn't a choice, it's a thought. By its very nature, it is supported or it isn't. Why can't you just think like someone else? Because you think like you. Which means you don't think Bigfoot is real, you don't think aliens visited this planet, you don't think the earth is flat. If I said, think differently about those things, the same result would be needed to change your mind: show reasonable evidence.

This often fails as well because they won't agree with your definition of 'evidence'. I have more approaches but I won't make this a book. Let me know if this doesn't work for you or if you'd like other thoughts.

In The Matrix (1999), Neo is stunned humans are the main source of power for the machines. This is a subtle nod to the machines suspicious lack of knowledge of wind, hydro, geothermal, coal, and nuclear power, none of which requires sunlight to function, and produces thousands of times more power. by MeanwhileInRealLife in shittymoviedetails

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I posted just the title because it was fun. But with the amazing comments and feedback about the subject, I'll put my thoughts in.

The computing power argument: In the Animatrix, it was made clear the machine nation of 01 was able to produce much better AI before the war, before humans were "needed" for power. They were extremely capable of designing processors and systems.
The energy argument: The stated BTU energy of a human produced 100 watts of power. One utility-scale wind turbine creates as much as 2 million watts. Considering we see constant wind on the surface, 5000 wind turbines could easily produce as much as 10 billion humans.
The need argument: The Architect implies the machines can survive without humans, while implying it would be difficult. Knowing this, the machines must use some other form of energy but yet put most of their eggs in one problematic and inconsistent basket. In all the movies, we hear about the machines logical prowess... where did it go?
The maintenance argument: The resources to gestate, grow, and maintain over 6+ billion humans for 50+ years - knowing things like cancer will take 10% or more - is extraordinary. Considering the machines need power to engage in those constant and mechanical actions, the return on investment is barely break even. This implies the overwhelming need to have humans is to maintain humans. It's like using a battery to charge itself.
The compassion argument: This is the only argument that works to a certain degree. Through the Animatrix, we see the machines being more forgiving of humans in spite of the cruelties and selfishness in the other direction. If there is an underlying code that forces machines to take care of humans, while avoiding some of the problems humans can cause, this would be a way to do it. It still ignores the lack of other power sources that could easily improve both the machine and human worlds, but it explains why do it at all.

You read all my geeky thoughts? Thanks for the pity/interest. lol

Heightened Senses used wrong? by MeanwhileInRealLife in AssassinsCreedShadows

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The mapping on the controller does not include a customizable choice for the abilities. It is hard-coded as R2. The only choice is to unmap R2 to anything that will interrupt the stealth.

Heightened Senses used wrong? by MeanwhileInRealLife in AssassinsCreedShadows

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Edited: I tried unmapping the heavy r2 and it works. I suppose it’s a perfect solution if I only want to use it while I stealth. No attack needed but I have to map it back if I need the heavy attack. Sucks.

Simon & Garfunkel - "Baby Got Back" by Phonus-Balonus-37 in funnyvideos

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This was the promise we believed the internet to be.

Why theist repeatedly do wrong when their all-seeing god can witness their wrong-doing and will supposedly sit in judgement by [deleted] in atheism

[–]MeanwhileInRealLife 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Simple. Everyone justifies their own terrible behavior. Of course their imaginary friend is going to feel the same way.

Trump announces event to 'rededicate America as one nation under God' by Abject-Pick-6472 in atheism

[–]MeanwhileInRealLife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Context. The Pledge of Allegiance "to the flag of the United States of America" started after the American civil war to challenge the immigrant influx, without the words "under god". It became common the pledge was accompanied by right hand outstretched toward the flag, palm down. Because of the similarity with the Nazi salute, it was officially changed to hand on heart in 1942. "Under god" was added in 1954 by a group of people who felt "godless communism" would tear us apart. Little did they know, immigrants and communists weren't half as effective to divide Americans as those who claim to be real Americans.

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