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No, thats what I'm saying. World records are like saying this guy could probably eat the most hotdogs in the world, so what he eats is the world record, or that guy can really smoke cigarettes so how many he smokes in an hour would be the world record. All I'm purposing is that maybe like once every couple of years, or every year even, then get together the most likely candidates to set these records and make them compete to get them instead of just handing them out to the guy or girl who appears to be the most capable. Like if some one wanted the world record for acting, they could get together all the world's best actors and they could literally act it down to the last person, man that'd be cool. That's a large part of what happens. World records aren't handed to the most "capable." They're not based on promise. Someone makes an accomplishment, then that is recorded and becomes the record. Then another person challenges the accomplishment, people come out to record it, if he beats the old record, he sets the new record. Sometimes this is done by contest like you describe, as well. In other words, world records are nothing like "saying this guy could probably eat the most hotdogs in the world." They're like saying this guy has eaten the most hotdogs ever recorded in the world. They don't pick record holders off promise, they pick them because of the achievement that itself sets the record.

Is there a catchy phrase pertaining to the confusing of arguments with evidence?

I may just rebuy Civ IV. Never bought Warlords, but might as well and might as well get it in a package with IV. I'd buy it over Steam, but 4X strat with no manual? I'm not insane!

I prefer not to spend $40-60 on games that I play once then promptly forget about.

Are you coming on to me, Musopticon?

I had thought as much. With all the trolling I do of others, you'd think I'd have a sense for when others do it. *shakes fist*

I'm not trying to be offensive, it's just I've never heard anyone ever claim that world records are theory before. So, I'm attempting to explain to him what one is.

I hope you're just joking. A record, of any kind, has to actually occur. Models, equations, and conjectures are called models, equations, and conjectures. A record is an instance that has been recorded, not a theory.

You scored 12 Honor, 4 Justice, 6 Adventure, and 2 Individuality! Honor? I should be offended!

I swear, if one of the questions is anything like: Which do you prefer? The Dark The Old West A Medieval castle. I am OUT OF HERE.

You have to be able to maintain that. Taking your 40 yard dash time and merely multiplying to get a mile is assuming infinite endurance.

I'm dealing with the threat of shinsplints, so not very fast at the moment.

Anyone played around with Beyond the Sword yet? Saw it was out. Was it released today or yesterday?