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You're just defending it because your rig can handle it.

I liked the interviews. It gave me insight into a game I've never played but always was interested in, a generation of gaming I missed.

This is something I more or less realized on these boards during a certain discussion. I think it was humbling for me, because I was posting like I had all the answers. God is the final Judge, so who am I to say someone is saved or not? I still think he has given us the answers with the Bible, but regardless of that, I hope he is really forgiving for all of our sakes. Yeah, sometimes I get a little overzealous when it is only required of me to "witness".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/144,000 Gah, how did I forget it was Revelations. Thanks for the link. You and me both. Ill be over at the bar if you want to hang out. I know this is OT but Im interested to read how religous people reconcile this in their minds. I mean, Id seriously doubt any of us regular Joe's/Joettes are on that list so whats the reward? If the vast majority of us are destined to hell, why believe? Seriously, read the passage in context (Revelation 7). Sometimes I am amazed at the comments you guys make and think are well-informed. If you read the passage you can instantly tell that the 144,000 are not "all saved people" or something like that. There is a distinct difference between this group (12,000 from each tribe of Israel) and the group mentioned after them (who are described as saved in the Christian sense of the word), all clothed in white robes and are innumerable. I know they are distinct because one is numbered 144,000 and the other group is "a great multitude that no one can count". Then looking at Revelation 14, one sees that the group is singled out in heaven by their unique gift of being the only ones able to learn a certain worship song to God. This hardly means they are the only saved ones. I think people hear the word, "sealed" and think that means saved or something. I'll go more in depth because I know none of you will even think of reading the actual Bible chapter. Verse 3 of chapter 7 is an angel (with his own seal) telling the some other angels (who are holding back some nasty forces of nature), "Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God." So we establish that the 12,000 from each tribe in Israel (which amounts to 144,000) are servants of God. Then John looks at these other guys in verse 9, "After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands." How can there be a multitude from every nation if it is only from the 12 tribes of Israel? ANSWER: IT ISN'T THE SAME GROUP, MEANING THERE ARE MORE SAVED PEOPLE THAN THE 144,000. How do we know these people are saved, you ask? Because the elder tells John who they are. How convenient for this conversation, I know... In verse 14-17: "And he said, 'These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore, "they are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them. Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.'" That sounds saved to me. So we have established that there is an innumerable amount of people other than the 144,000. This is how I "reconcile", Gfted1; I don't have to in the first place. And you and Xard don't have to go to hell. You both have a choice, along with every other human that has ever existed. You sincerely ask Jesus Christ, the sinless Son of God, to be the sacrifice for your sins, and you are saved. I don't see how this is so unknown. I hear people say things like Xard said and they actually mean it, but for some reason they don't realize that God has provided a way out. They have faith in heaven and hell, but not God's mercy. Maybe people just don't understand what sin is. Sin is loosely defined as anything you do that is bad. For example, lying, stealing, coveting, committing adultery, lusting, murdering, fornicating. These are all things described in the Bible as sins. These are not things that normal people should be proud of. I mean, if you are proud of murdering, then most would agree when I say you are either locked up or should be. So if you aren't proud of your sin, there is nothing wrong with repenting, or turning away, from it. But if you repent, that doesn't change the fact that you sinned already. Well, that's where Jesus comes in. He takes the penalty for sin. Oh, I forgot to mention, God punishes sin. Just like there is a judicial system in the US, there is an ultimate Judge, God. The laws are set, and Romans 1 says we have conscience and are without excuse if we never saw it in writing or something definitively definitive. And this punishment is what we need salvation from. So we are saved from the punishment. The judge is giving us his son to take the punishment for us. Srsly guys, I can't understand why you don't all accept this gift from your Creator. Even if it wasn't true, which I assure you it is, what would be wrong with believing it for now and accepting Christ? Srsly, you are not going to splode into thousands of pieces or stop enjoying video games or smthing.

Your party members are playing a classic game called hide and seek. It's actually a sign that they are comfortable enough with you to be playful.

NVRMND

Guys, this "Jesus' Family Tomb" is highly disputed by archaeologists and theologists. I can't believe you are even discussing this as scientific fact. Also, Christians and non-Christians alike don't realize that this is a serious affront to Christianity. If this were true, Christians would have to defy a whole segments of the Bible and their beliefs: Corinthians 15, specifically verses 12-19. Read it and you'll see why. This is fundamental for Christians. If Jesus didn't rise from the dead, then death has not been defeated, and nobody will rise again. Not to mention the gospel accounts, where it explicitly says Jesus is raised from the dead and goes to heaven. And seriously, Mary Magdalene? Why would she be in the same tomb as Jesus? What about Jesus' other sisters and brothers? Why the heck aren't they in the tomb? What about Joseph, Jesus' father? Where is he? Isn't it his family's tomb? Then I hear the "statistics". I'm sure it's true that there can statistically be only one tomb with all these names, but that doesn't automatically make it Jesus Christs' tomb. Also, if the disciples were actually trying to hide the fact that Jesus didn't rise from the dead, why would they put him in a tomb with his name on a bone-box? That would certainly make them the worst group of con-men I've ever heard of.

I still play simple games like Soldat. I think the allure is in the satisfaction of shooting the guns, the number of guns, the flying and physics, the gore, and the occasional teamwork, like when two snipers sit on one hill and pin down the other team while the rest of the team captures the flag. It also doesn't require all of your life. You can just sit down for 5 minutes and feel like you got a solid gaming session in.

This sort of gauges for me how big a part the OE forum community plays in your time on the internet. I also think this gives some insurance for the community we have, even if you think it's impossible for Obsidian to go out of business.

Well said, Deraldin. You have spoken what is in the hearts of us all. I know this is a grim topic, but I feel it must be discussed, like talking about the will of a relative. Now let's decide on a failsafe forum to migrate to in the ever-so-small chance that this forum dies. TADS* will house some refugees, but we'll need a more permanent solution. I like Hurlshot's idea about joining the forums of whatever company Sawyer goes to. *For those of you that are worried about OE's imminent death, here is the beta-failsafe site, The Atomic Danger Squad. Maybe bookmark that or something. But I warn you about going there needlessly, as it is not for the faint of heart.

Because Obsidian's forum community would die along with the business, I was wondering to where you would all migrate. I also think this thread should serve as a brainstorming thread for preparation of this worst-case scenario*. i.e. I want the regulars to migrate to the same place. Any ideas in that regard? I would like to say I am loyal to Obsidian Entertainment, but I don't feel like taking that step because I really can't tell at this point if they are worth my loyalty. If their next game is great, then I will be a fanboi, but until then I am here because the community is funny and entertaining. *Actually, the worst-case scenario would be if Obsidian made lame games and was still in business, so we'd probably still be here and inadvertently support a company that was lame.

Do you still play Pokemon? Who doesn't? Am I right, fellas? I mean, am I right?

You mean like when my level 30 Charizard went up against a level 20 Blastoise and got his butt handed to him by the stupid turtle?

I recognized a few names from the late Mistress boards. A good crowd. I wish we had inherited more of them.

OH OH! LET ME TRASNGNSLATE! "Yes, it is Byakuya's Bankai." My current desktop...

Because when people quote him he still gets through.

I have a different Rock 101.1 called KUFO. This is a big station in this area of Portland, Gresham, Vancouver, Camas (first two are cities in OR, the others are across the river in WA). Alternatively, there is alternative rock and alternative music in general on 94.7 KNRK. This one is also popular. I think KUFO beats out 94.7 when it comes to talk shows, although KNRK takes pride in playing music a lot and having few talk shows. It plays the syndicated Loveline talk show, while KUFO plays the syndicated Adam Carolla show. KNRK makes me mad sometimes though when they play too much 80's bad-sounding music (especially crap like Depeche Mode). However, they have a lot of good alternative rock too. KUFO will sometimes play lame rock, like Aerosmith or Beastie Boys or something I find stupid or annoying, but they too have a lot of good stuff to play, such as Mastodon and Pantera. Both stations may play the same bands like with Nirvana and Foo Fighters. Then there's a Jazz/Blues station I listen to that is broadcasted from a community-college across the river, KMHD 89.1 They play some good stuff. I also listen to a Classical music station sometimes, KBPS 89.9. It's nice too. This is all listened to during 25 minute car drives to school and back (car is without a CD/MP3 player). I listen to anything that sounds good. If it doesn't sound good, I won't tolerate it, I have 4 other stations to choose from. 5 including z100 Portland, but that is usually the one I am forced to switch away from. I won't lie though, I'll continue to listen if it sounds good, for example, the recent Icebox by Omarion. The problem with z100 is that it plays the same songs over and over and over... and over. People get sick of them quick (or is it just me?), especially when the songs are barely tolerable to start with. Perhaps this is as good a time as any to note that, even though I am Christian, I can't stand "Christian music". It's way too upbeat. For some reason it comes across like they are making music first and worshiping God second. They somehow don't even do either well. I am not judging them on a personal level, but it comes across like that to me, and so I simply don't listen to it. Their voices are always over the top with "emotion". To my ears, it's like if you took the worst from pop music and combined it with Raffi. Of course, if you like it, I have nothing against you, I just can't stand it. In fact, it makes me sad when people just can't hear the good music. Like with rap/hip-hop, I have a friend who doesn't like it simply because it is rap, but he likes other music I like, and I thought they sounded as good as each other. I am sure there is a good song in every genre, I just haven't found that for "Christian music"... Or country music. I will also take this opportunity to say that I loathe country music. I like bluegrass and anything else, just not country.

You spend half of your time here doing that.

Hiro has to go to the past and become Kensei and perfect his powers. At least... thats what I'm hoping. That'd be great... but it seems like too big an undertaking for a TV show with a lot of other action going on outside of a feudal Japan setting.

It looks like that bass guitar only has two strings (at the 11 second mark). Really funny song though, I'm glad you mentioned it here.