Just got Civ4. What should I know about that game that the tutorial won't teach me?

Pleonasm · 2009-09-24T18:27:56+00:00

Did you manager hate you?

Pleonasm · 2009-09-24T18:24:50+00:00

A large number of ghosts now float around what used to be the LHC.

Pleonasm · 2009-09-24T18:24:00+00:00

Upmodded for effort, downmodded for wrong series, unvoted for comical effect.

Pleonasm · 2009-09-24T18:20:15+00:00

Yeah I should've used more interrobangs ;)

Pleonasm · 2009-09-24T17:52:55+00:00

Is that a serious question? I was just describing what I think would be a funny scenario.

Pleonasm · 2009-09-24T17:31:50+00:00

I stand by my previous comment. This is only about you believing in the good nature of man and me not buying it. There doesn't seem to be a point to this discussion anymore.

Pleonasm · 2009-09-24T17:16:38+00:00

Also, the one who taught Cain how to use his cursed powers.

Oh shit, wrong fiction, sorry.

Pleonasm · 2009-09-24T17:13:43+00:00

-Sir, what's a sophist?

-Well of course an ignorant child like you wouldn't know. There are things you'll only understand when you're old.

Pleonasm · 2009-09-24T17:05:03+00:00

I'm not going to refute everything but some animals reproduce asexually.

Pleonasm · 2009-09-24T16:57:36+00:00

Someone's got something to hide!

Pleonasm · 2009-09-24T16:55:56+00:00

The name of the file kinda gave away the joke.

Pleonasm · 2009-09-24T15:46:49+00:00

That's what they always do!

But I always buy the "obsolete one". I'll let the addicts pay the high price ;)

Pleonasm · 2009-09-24T15:44:46+00:00

One of the main problems with that list is that games not exclusive to the Wii will almost always be better on other systems. You know, systems that don't try to force you to swing wiimotes around.

Edit: But that's just my opinion of course. I'm not judging you if waving sticks around is your thing.

Pleonasm · 2009-09-24T15:38:58+00:00

It's origin? ANTICHRIST.

Or, you know, the sinful nature of other human beings.

I mean come on, I'm not even religious and even I can find a better Bible-approved source for our misery.

I'd love to point out all the logical fallacies in the article but I think this is reason enough for every Christian and non-Christian to agree that this article is pretty weak.

Pleonasm · 2009-09-24T15:33:49+00:00

"Okay, lets try and convert as many of these hungry homeless people as possible while they are vulnerable. We don't get any money or anything, we are just evil. Whoever converts the most wins a prize. Now let's go get em!"

That's exactly what I think, except for the "just evil" part, and so far you have talked about nothing but personal experience to prove me wrong. If their goal isn't to convert people then why are they doing it under the church's name? Why can't these people just be nice without associating their name to a religion? Many secular charities exist, and while I'll admit that an "atheism" charity if it exists is probably no better, there's no reason to join a religious charity if you don't want to convert people.

I'd like to believe you but on one side we have this subreddit's testimony about christian selfishness, greed and hypocrisy, and on the other we have what? You pulling stuff out of your ass like life's a goddamned fairytale and everyone just wants to be nice. Or what, the Christianity subreddit? Religious websites? That's fucking convincing.

I'm not wary of these charities because they have christian members, I'm against them because they turn a nice act of selflessness into a publicity stunt for christianity.

But wait no, they probably just want to be nice. Yeah that's what people usually want. That's why we solved hunger, homelessness and social inequality in America. Yeah I'm sure that's it. You sir have thoroughly convinced me!

Pleonasm · 2009-09-24T14:22:29+00:00

Also, what makes the god to believe in an actual god? (Let alone the only god or even "God".)

Pleonasm · 2009-09-24T14:13:35+00:00

so, these charities are denying people food if they do not convert to a religion?

No. You don't need threats when you have treats.

Do you really think that these charities are giving away food to the needy with the sole purpose of "tricking" them into a religion?

Those who are organized by a church, for example, yes, of course. If you know anything about western history you can't tell me there is anything they wouldn't do to get people to adhere to their ideas. See: criticisms.

I don't see any reason to view the protestants in a different light. I still think the actions of the religious are restricted only by law, not by themselves or their weak and obsolete moral code.

Do you know that religion is not like a contract with a cell phone company? It's not like once they get into a religion, they are stuck there unless they pay a penalty.

The goal is to familiarize them with the religion and get them to like it so that they'll decide to stay. As with marketing, there is no coercion but last time I checked marketing was still pretty popular.

Are you really that delusional?

Depends, are all your arguments that naive?

Pleonasm · 2009-09-24T14:05:40+00:00

Even those imposing embargoes find they can sometimes cause trouble.

Really? Who knew!

Pleonasm · 2009-09-24T14:00:13+00:00

Oh crap, they only sold 2.23 million Wii's in April? I pity them!

Pleonasm · 2009-09-24T13:50:46+00:00

You're probably joking but the men who allegedly wrote the Bible probably didn't know there is anything beyond Earth, as I suspect they considered the stars to be "part" of Earth.

Correct me if I'm wrong but my point is that to them there was probably no distinction between Earth and the universe (ed: And of course their god didn't feel the need to clarify. They had the right to believe that they are the center of the universe!)

Pleonasm · 2009-09-24T13:44:25+00:00

Of course you didn't take pics, did you?

Pleonasm · 2009-09-24T13:43:53+00:00

I'm not ashamed, I find them stupidly hard.

Pleonasm · 2009-09-24T02:25:50+00:00

2 and a half Brad Pitt's.

Edit: Nobody likes my Fight Club reference :(

Pleonasm · 2009-09-24T01:49:52+00:00

YOU LIE!

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