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  • posted a message on Is ownership rooted in evil?
    Quote from italofoca
    It's the opposite. Ownership is needed to prevent violence in a scarce world.

    I don't think evil have a single root because there are different kinds of evils, so each one would have it's own unique root. Also I don't get concept of "root" (by "root" you mean cause?).


    No, I mean it is sustained by it.
    Posted in: Religion
  • posted a message on Is ownership rooted in evil?
    Quote from Ulfsaar
    By what logic do you connect ownership to violence, death, and scarcity?


    If we did not need to sustain our lives with stuff like food, water or shelter, what would we need to own?

    Taylor beat me to it, but even moreso, what use is it to fight to claim an unknown rock asteroid orbiting an undiscovered planet?

    I can see a theological approach to your view, Commons; Everything is owned by God. "All the gold and silver are Mine." But it also bears a profound view of the ultimate liberty: What use would a Creator of all universes have for gold and silver?
    Posted in: Religion
  • posted a message on Is ownership rooted in evil?
    Quote from Valros
    Heaven gets around that by stripping individuality as well, so there really isn't scarcity of anything. Everyone just... I dunno, stands around and praises God all the time.


    I suspect I know the scripture you read, and I challenge this assertion.
    Posted in: Religion
  • posted a message on Is ownership rooted in evil?
    If we lived in a world without evil, would there be ownership?

    Not to define evil too specifically, but as a starting point, is ownership indelibly linked to violence, death and scarcity? If there is a heaven, will it include ownership in its ultimate sinless state?
    Posted in: Religion
  • posted a message on Marriage is not defined in the Bible as 1 man w/ 1 woman.
    From my Christian perspective:

    Even if one assumes the prevalent "biblical" view on marriage (which I do not), what does a government definition of marriage have to do with the Biblical definition? Does God define marriage, or man? If you think God defines it, what does it matter how man defines it?

    The only argument I have heard legitimizing governmental religious mandates was from a Baptist who claimed the intent was to societally stave off God's wrath. toot
    Posted in: Religion
  • posted a message on A quick question with ownership while playing "Stack" variant
    Quote from noshadowkick
    We do the same, which makes cards like Nevermaker REALLY interesting. Grin


    EOT Repel can inspire some cycling bidding wars too. Smile
    Posted in: Homebrew and Variant Formats
  • posted a message on A quick question with ownership while playing "Stack" variant
    Quote from Strawberryz
    My friends and I wanted to play a quick game of magic with our cube so we decided that a game of stack would be easy. We ran into some rules trouble with bounce cards. We were wondering who the "owner" of a card in this game is. For example, if someone plays a man-'o-war to bounce a creature that an opponent had previously cast, would it be possible to send it to another players hand? Thank you!


    In our shared deck variant, the person who drew a card is its owner.
    Posted in: Homebrew and Variant Formats
  • posted a message on Injustice
    Quote from The Duskbringer
    Played the demo, and I might actually buy it. I never liked MK-like fighters, since they feel too slow for me. (I'm a BlazBlue addict, so yeah) But this one I really liked for some reason. Can't compare with many other chars, but Lex Luthor seems a LITTLE strong or is it just me?


    I'd rate Aquaman, Sinestro and Deathstroke the toughest opponents. But I am by no means a fight game expert. Smile
    Posted in: Video Games
  • posted a message on 2013 Films You're Looking Forward To
    Quote from magickware99
    Pacific Rim.

    But I think that movie is going to bomb spectacularly and will be Del Toro's first true failure.


    I think it will inspire a Kaiju -> mainstream event.
    Posted in: Movies
  • posted a message on That infernal Hobbit ad! (And the book/movies too)
    Quote from mystery45
    Nope it littery was a kids novel. although i think it was aimed at more of the 6th/jr. high school kid than say a 5 year old.

    I know i read the hobbit in JR high and the lord of the rings in high school.


    Yep.

    And given that the adults will go to see it so long as it isn't beyond terrible, they are smarter to market for the kids. Kids propel toys and dvd sales.
    Posted in: Movies
  • posted a message on Injustice
    Piper is right. I hadn't gotten far enough in story mode before, but they take glowing pink nanotech pills. It was cooler when I thought they were just ignoring continuity.

    Had an irritating event where I spent cards for the final XP multiplier but it didn't implement. I really dislike XP multiplier advancement options. :p
    Posted in: Video Games
  • posted a message on Injustice
    Couple issues with the game:

    1. Some characters have no obvious foil for Deathstroke machine gun spam. At least I can't figure it out with Batman, while other like Aquaman seem to foil him fine.
    2. Temporary experience perks are terrible game design. These encourage you to only play matches you know you can win.
    Really, I have yet to play any game with a selectable experience multiplier that is a good game design. At least every iteration of these mechanics I have choosing an experience multiplier is always the correct choice, and it does nothing that is actually cool.

    Selectable experience multipliers are the equivalent of getting cash for your birthday and investing it in a savings account.
    Posted in: Video Games
  • posted a message on Injustice
    Quote from Blinking Spirit
    Is there any explanation for how the Joker can win a fistfight with Superman?


    Nah. Ignoring continuity has become a key to comic book success. Western franchises have only recently realized what Godzilla knew all along.
    Posted in: Video Games
  • posted a message on Injustice
    Not at all sluggish that I've seen. But we are playing locally.

    Lobo is installing as I write...

    EDIT: Apparently the Lobo release is some sort of error. It will only load 99%.
    Posted in: Video Games
  • posted a message on Injustice
    Anyone else playing this? Curious what people think.

    I really like it. As a casual gamer, the controls seem easier to work than most fight games. Not quite as easy as Super Smash Bros, but a bit easier than Soul Calibur.
    Posted in: Video Games
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