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That is false. There is faith in the evolution process in that since it's not a law you have to assume it's correct in order to draw any conclusions from it. And while neo-evolutionism seems a pretty solid theory, science has as of yet been unable to explain the mechanisms and processes that led to the conception of the first living being from organic compounds. Hell, they can't even agree what is truly alive and what is merely a complex set of chemical reactions. I know you hate to see yourself as a believer, but you are one. Science is your religion. But perhaps you should know your religion a little better before lunging forward like that.

Well, Privateer II only shares the name with its predecessor. It's not really a sequel, more like a rip-off. A shame, really.

Hmm. Briefing, cutscenes, and a story told from three different perspectives. The storytelling was much better than in HL2, if you ask me. But I'm a AVP fanboy... meh. Oh yes, and the netcode sucked, big time.

I agree that it's a FPS and story is not the focus of the game. But compare it to AVP2, for instance. That game had as much action as any, and it had a greatly woven, involving story. Hell, compare it to HL1, Gordon doesn't say a damn word in that game either, but the story is better. You actually have a goal in that game. You know why and how. My problem with HL2 is that I spent most of the game expecting to be given a little background, a simple explanation of what's going on, or something that would give me a reason to do what the rambling NPCs said I had to do. And that's the only thing that kept me playing. So when I got to the end of the game and finished it I felt like... "So what?"

Intriguing indeed. I'd say the most likely explanation is that she is just stealing the guards' bondage/fetish party stuff. Nobody said that being a guard in the garrison had to be boring. They are entitled to some fun, too. Or perhaps those are armors like the ones from NWN, that magically change shape depending on who puts them in their inventory. "

So, you're a satanist?

Yes, unfortunately I bought and played HL2 to the bitter end. Note that I'm not attacking the setting, the atmosphere, or even the NPCs. Those were fine, better than in most FPSs I have played. I just don't see where the story on HL2 is. You spend the whole game running for your life (for unexplained reasons, too), except for the final part of the game. You don't have clear motivations for what you do other than "run, or the [insert nasty thing here] will shred you". That's not a story. That's map roaming. But perhaps I'm wrong and the game does have a story. If so, I totally missed it. Please be so kind to tell me what the hell it was about.

I was going to write a long, well thought reply, but I'm tired and Eldar pretty much did it for me:

For the Nth time. Wikipedia is not a reputed source on ANYTHING.

LOL Did you both expect the Bible to feature 21st century moral and social values, as well as a completely PC writing style? Don't make me freaking laugh. And Drakron, yes. The Bible was written by regular people alright. It wasn't written or inspired by God. But that is not a valid argument to sustain that its value as a historical document is nil.

There may be arguments about "natural use" being misogynistic, but I know I don't feel good being told that my "natural use" is a receptacle for male seed. Now here's a goody... So it's good for a man to not touch a woman, but hey, better to be married and not fornicate. At least the polygamy of the OT is thrown out here. Here's another fine portion from 1 Corinthians... And now I'll skip down to my favourites... Thanks, but without your rather biased comments, those aren't really misogynistic quotes. Archaic conceptions of what family roles and aesthetics are, at worst. Using today's standards to judge the past is not a very good way of analyzing history.

HA! Of course it can. The problem is that religion itself is based on postulates that are not necessarily subject to logic. They are a matter of faith. You can't prove that God doesn't exist because, for starters, God may indeed exist. You are just an adherent to another doctrine. The modern doctrine that states that any problem can be solved by means of logic.

Great. Perhaps you can tell me what the story is about? And no, "running, shooting and listening to NPC ramblings" doesn't qualify as a story.

Yep. And the US never got to the moon.

Well, the important thing here is that She-Hulk is not real. And this one you can feel and taste. Not that any of you ubernerds will ever get the chance, but still...

No, it's not a matter of bias. We're all biased one way or the other, aren't we? It's a matter of "infidels.org" not being worth jack as a reputed source of historical research.

True trekkies probably know already...

Does it really matter?

Unfortunately, that package only includes WC 1&2, as WC3 is too big for HotU to host... or something.

You doofus! She-Hulk was never that hot. And there's more of them.

Simple enough.

And the answer is... both of you are correct! Actually, I think a better way to say this is that their rendering engines are 100% 3D. They look 3D because their graphical representation is true 3D. However, portions of their internal game logic operate only in 2D. Hence the term 2.5D.

Um, are those supposedly reliable sources? Providing a link to "nobeliefs.com" or "infidels.org" hardly strengthens your discourse. I can provide some delightfully informative link (more!) to one of the most underrated sciences ever! And the controversy about it is easy to explain. There is no real point in trying to refute the existance of Julius Caesar, since if he was proven a hoax, it would hardly change anything today. But proving that Jesus Christ didn't really exist would be a serious blow to many churches. Something very appealing to many people. Occam's Razor. While I'm not an expert in anything, let alone the Bible, I don't think the misoginy stems from it. It's a later (Catholic, mostly) invention. Christianism isn't inherently misogynistic. About the quotes, the boards have a limit of quotations per post. If you exceed the limit, the quotations will be all messed up. If that happens, simply make two posts instead of fitting it all into one.

Um. My French is... poor at best so I think I'll have to pass.

Neat. I'm D/L'ing now.