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*bump* Fund this people!

I tend to avoid the organic stuff most of the time. I'm not really against it, but usually when you have a salmonella outbreak, it is the organic stuff. Plus I live next to a field so I'm pretty sure I'm already well exposed to all those pesticides anyways.

LC, I'm heading to the Public House, the bar attached to the park, to watch the game today. It should be pretty crazy, hopefully they clinch tonight so I can buy my shirts right there at the park.

My WoW account was hacked, and Blizzard kept telling me it was an issue on my end with security. I don't believe it for a second. Blizzard has security flaws and they are targeted more heavily than any other company out there.

That's why it's so fun Cant! The Giant's team is an odd bunch, and they are a ton of fun to root for. I'm also heading out to a World Series/Octoberfest party in a few. Should be a lot of fun!

As long as you can have some bacteria on bacteria romance, it will be a massive hit.

Clearly you don't remember Myspace.

Bioware lost their soul the minute they stopped focusing on medical software!

I had a weird dream where mt wife was getting married to some really old guy. I was with my ex-girlfriend at the time. I ended up telling the ex it wasn't going to work and then I sped off to break up the wedding. So yay for my subconscious Speaking of Vegas, I also registered to play in a hockey tournament out there in March. It should be fun, I didn't like Vegas either until I started playing hockey there. Walking through a casino with a bag of gear and hockey sticks is pretty fun.

Who are you talking to with this post? The only people that have brought up religion in this thread have been the people attacking it. And no one is attacking science. Well, Orogun's post might be seen that way, but he was more pointing out a humorous situation than actually questioning mathematical law.

You are correct. But again, we aren't talking about religion, we are talking about the idea of a creator/mystical force/whatever. They are very different, even though that is the central idea of most religions. And the question isn't 'should we stop science to accommodate philosophy' but rather 'can philosophy help us create new avenues in science.'

It says no such thing. You are acting like science has answered all the mysteries of the universe. We are nowhere near that point in our understanding of the universe, we seem to be creating more questions than answers at this stage. Science does not address whether there is a mystical force or not. You are choosing to believe there is not.

I believe you missed the point completely Krezack.

Where did all that come from? I don't think I saw any mention of stopping science or defining God as a man in that article. Also some people seem to have trouble separating the idea of a creator, God, or industrious invisible pink elephants if you are Gorgon, and organized religion. One does not need the other to exist.

Just finished Dance with Dragons. I enjoyed the reading, but it is fairly amazing how little the plot moved forward in 1000 pages. Ah well, more people are dead, I'm assuming the last book will simply be a long list of every character being dead.

The article is more about what place philosophy has in science. The example of Einstein asking very childish questions is used to illustrate how philosophy is used to establish new ideas, whereas science alone doesn't necessarily allow out of the box thinking.

It's been awhile since we've had a nice reason versus faith discussion, and I found this article to be a great read: http://www.bbc.co.uk...onment-19997789 The quote that stood out to me was by John Lennox, a mathematics professor at Oxford: "If the atheists are right the mind that does science... is the end product of a mindless unguided process. Now, if you knew your computer was the product of a mindless unguided process, you wouldn't trust it. So, to me atheism undermines the rationality I need to do science."

Thought I'd give this a bump. I'm a little worried about the speed they are getting pledges, but maybe I'm just spoiled after watching Project Eternity blow up. They still have a lot of time, but I'm hoping they hit their goal with plenty of time to spare. I'm also concerned there is a little bit of Kickstarter fatigue

It's been pretty stress free for a game 7. Now if they can just get out before the rain delay!

You dissed Bend and Butterfingers, you are dead to me AGX

I buy a big thing of that Dubliner cheese every time I go to Costco. They are huge and last forever, and they are delicious.

Please show me which Kickstarter got anywhere near a million pledges. As amazing as it is that Project Eternity has raised $4 million, it still has less than 100,000 backers. Games like Call of Duty and Battlefield sell millions of copies. I love my RPG's and space sims, and I'm thankful that Kickstarter is allowing them to get developed, but I understand that I am the minority in the marketplace.

Because it is a limited audience. Seriously, we have 2 billion FPS games a year because that is what the market dictates.

I believe you need to patch it, since the patches are unofficial.

It's pretty easy... called "hype" Dragon Age 2, Black & White, Spore, Duke Nukem Forever... list goes on and on. That's what I'm saying, from a completely rational perspective those were fully functional games. They went through a full development process, they were subject to extensive bug testing, they were greenlit by a publisher. They had all the components of a good game, and there are going to be people that enjoyed every one of them. They generated interest and sales. It is irrational to call them bad games, there is nothing to support that but opinions. Also I'm pretty sure DNF didn't sell all that well, unlike the others on your list. And Spore is awesome, my entire family has enjoyed that thing.