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Deus ex Machina: the Will of The Force ...
metadigital replied to metadigital's topic in Star Wars: General Discussion
Did anyone hear something? " God does not exist, there is no proof! where's the scientific data? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Occham's Razor is a formalised method for dismissing logical falacies, e.g. the Watchmanker's Father. It doesn't just say there is no proof (which there cannot be, unless we find a babel fish); it says a god is not necessary, and superfluous, for that explanation. Stress on the need to find a better argument, not more proof. It's more a logical flaw, than a lack of data. Well, atheism is just another creed to me. The sentence I quoted is as much a dogma as the immortality of the spirit. People who wield a dogma as a counter to another dogma always bring up a chuckle with me. Yes I tend to agree, although it can also be a lot more serious than that, as well. Fundamentalists, I believe ( " ) are actually a form of evil. I am quite a libertarian, I've noticed, but I hate those who would stiffle opinion with dogma. Those people who think they have all the answers -- or, at least, all the answers that we are allowed to have. Democracy specfically, and human culture in general, needs to cross-polenate ideas to remain sanguine. (Probably why the established Churches produce splinter groups after years of doctrinal orthodoxy.) "Freedom of speech and freedom of action are meaningless without freedom to think. And there is no freedom of thought without doubt." -Bergen Evans Indeed. People who claim to use logic to explain things that logic was never meant to explain strike me as either extremely arrogant, or extremely narrowminded. I don't know what's worse. Narrowminded, definitely: arrogance can be countered. Can't argue with that. "Anything goes" just leaves us back where we started, the first question of any philosophy is where do we begin?; what do we accept as "given"? I think that once we can explain the "mechanism" we call reality (with science), then we will be in a far better place to guess at the other unseen elements (metaphysics). I caught the cover of a New Science weekly the other day, they were heralding the re-popularising of the Victorian theory of ether (not the gas that was used for anaesthetic; the solution that contained the universe that gave its name to "Ethernet") ... might that not be equated on some level to The Force? :cool: -
There was a consensus amongst the Jedi Masters that the Exile was a leader. (That normally equates to charisma in the real world, but that's another topic for another day.) So the wound/echo thingie that no-one seems to know the exact nature of has indeed made the Exile more powerful, but it is the leadership question that needs to be answered. After all, the Exile may have been an average joe jedi, but she was a superior leader, and jedi wanted to follow, even if they weren't her padawan. that's why Vrookie-babie got so peeved when the Exile went to Malachor ... Whether the "leadership" is derived from the wound, caused the wound or is co-incidental to the wound is never explained nor explored in the game. :cool:
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Most obvious character duplication.
metadigital replied to Lord Zacarus's topic in Star Wars: General Discussion
Ditto with everyone above. But I voted for the little astromechs. -
Oh wait, maybe they did... ... Going a bit off topic, does anyone else think Malak got that metal jaw because he was hurt by HK's meatbag-statements? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It is a well known fact that Malak had a shaving accident with a cursed (-20) blade. "
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Who was the WORST jedi ever?
metadigital replied to Lord Orpheus's topic in Star Wars: General Discussion
What you say about Bandon can easily be said about Nihilus. I mean, what an anti-climax. And that voice -- was it me, or was he totally unintelligable. I needed subtitles. And what a fight! Planet-eating monster, indeed. At least the jedi on genosis were outnumbered about 1000:1. And that clown mask -- please. -
How Should KOTOR III Start And End?
metadigital replied to Bastilla_Skywalker's topic in Star Wars: General Discussion
Now you're just stirring up trouble. But yes, I think my idea is a good one. It'll never be done though. Still, maybe I can write a story about it .... -
KOTOR III Domain Reserved!
metadigital replied to Nur Ab Sal's topic in Star Wars: General Discussion
What was that all about? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Nur Ab Sal was salivating over Kaftan Barlast's last avatar. This is off topic but I have to say it: your previous avatar was giving me pleasant thoughts. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> -
Nah, I'll agree that it takes ten minutes or so to get your eyes used to the HUGE screen, but bring it on. My middle name is MORE. Sound in newer theatres is made to hit every seat, but I guess there are better spots (probably can't avoid some nodal points around the entire cinema). Then again, after all the nightclubs I've been in over the years, I'm losing my hearing anyway. (It's not like I'm gunna miss anything from Skywalker Sound, they don't turn the volume down or anything....) :D
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Who was the better lightsaber user?
metadigital replied to Lord Orpheus's topic in Star Wars: General Discussion
Shaving with a cursed swichblade (-15 to hit and -200 to damage) :D -
Deus ex Machina: the Will of The Force ...
metadigital replied to metadigital's topic in Star Wars: General Discussion
As long as we can find a substantive, measureable part of, say, morality then we can begin to chart it. I'm not saying its easy, but then again Newton didn't invent calculus by having a doodle on a pad. (Or gravity by being hit on the head with an apple, either.) Then again, the guy who discovered the molecular model for benzine did dream it (its circular, so two of the carbon atoms get to join with the one external molecules, which only works in a circular form. Dream. Also, I've heard that it is becoming more and more common for sheep to be seen crossing those cattle grids on their sides ... ever since one was caught doing it! Either they are gossiping, or their is some sort of synchronicity linkie thingie going on there ...) :D Also, to borrow a concept from the late Douglas Adams, it all depends on the question your asking, as to the answer you'll find. Morality can be scored in various ways, just as the behaviour of light can be predicted using the particle-wave dichotomy, depending on the application. You can use hedonistic economics as a measure, for instance, or place more value on the individual. -
KOTOR III Domain Reserved!
metadigital replied to Nur Ab Sal's topic in Star Wars: General Discussion
Forget the avatar ( *shakes head at poor geeks who really need to get out more* ) I liked your sig. Where did it go? Y'know, the one about stupidity and bad taste being POV? -
Richard Kiel was Malak in Land of the Lost! What a cool program that was! Much better than HR Puffnstuff (although that was pretty good, too). And I liked Sigmund the Sea Monsters, too. Good ol' Slurp and Blurp. :cool:
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You are all crazy. I sit right up front, what's the point in having a screen forty feet high if you sit back where the aspect ratio makes it look like a tv? Sit up and be CONSUMED in the Force! Peripheral vision overload as special effects overpower your meagre human senses! (Assuming it is going to be a good film, of course: otherwise I won't watch it.) :cool: I remember first watching the Aldous Huxley camp-nazi classic Starship Troopers front row. Man, did those bugs look mean!
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TSL Restoration Project: Work in Progress
metadigital replied to Aurora's topic in Star Wars: General Discussion
We obtained the our originals from here but it appears not to not work for me; I'm not sure if anyone else has them available in unmolested form. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yep, I thought there was some confusion over scripting and scripting. Well, to get to Pago Pago you'd have to travel for about a day and a half, and they were all almost completely wiped out about a year ago with a gigantic typhoon ... still, it would be a good place to get away from it all ... not sure they have much in the way of internation trunk lines, though: might have to rely on satellites. There is a beach in Dubai that is all top speed WiFi, but I don't think the budget would stretch to mentioning the name of it, so I won't endanger the project by doing so. Linkie works for me. (w00t) :D -
Deus ex Machina: the Will of The Force ...
metadigital replied to metadigital's topic in Star Wars: General Discussion
Ah, now I understand. That is because science is all about measuring. If you can't measure an hypothesis, then it is not hard science. It is psedoscience, like the soft sciences you mention. This only means that if we can discover some repeatable, meaningful method to measure the pseudosciences, then (apart from the immediate benefit to humankind) you can be a believer! I would suggest (parts of) psychology and morality are well on the way to this. We already have meanful ways to describe both the somatic aspects of psychology and even a moral compass to compare moral judgements with (measured against the Lawful-Chaotic / Good-Evil dual axis Alignment matrix). They just need some more work. -
She wasn't in the first game! You're assuming they get it together in the second game, which is counter-intuitive. Otherwise we could talk about Candyman and Micah in their eighties.
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Deus ex Machina: the Will of The Force ...
metadigital replied to metadigital's topic in Star Wars: General Discussion
Hmmm, I'm not sure I understand that. You mean that whatever the observable qualities of the object is authoritative? Because I can't see how that impedes ideas, and I can't see a (deductively) logical system working any other way ... -
I'd rather see that then a paedophile molesting a young girl. At least Candyman and Disciple make a cute couple.
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Deus ex Machina: the Will of The Force ...
metadigital replied to metadigital's topic in Star Wars: General Discussion
So you don't really disbelieve science, more like a healthy skepticism of it? Nothing wrong with that, especially with a lot of the garbage statistical mis-samples used for poor predictions which are, in turn, misquoted in the media to fill space on a slow-news day. I had a dream when I was very young (about 5yo) that I was dreaming my life. I keep waiting to wake up. -
mmm .. calamari ... quick fried with lemon ....
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Should Revan Have An "Offical" Gender?
metadigital replied to Bastilla_Skywalker's topic in Star Wars: General Discussion
Agre to disagree then. I think it is mad choosing a gender for Revan and the Exile just so you can write some novelisaton about Jolee Bindo after KotOR, or Hanharr after KotOR2, for example. Just restrict your fiction to before the games. There's plenty of scope for padding out the stories before-hand, and the epic quality of the games means that very little could happen afterwards (or before, if you ask me) that could compare to the plots of the games. -
Should Revan Have An "Offical" Gender?
metadigital replied to Bastilla_Skywalker's topic in Star Wars: General Discussion
Yes. It would solve the problem for Revan. But if you follow the storyline, the Exile would have to be on KoTOR 3 and we would have the same problem. See that I am not trying to impose my will over yours. I don't think some big shot on Lucas Arts is gonna see my post and say hey: Look at what this guy is saying. Let's do KoTOR 3 the way he wants! I am merely expressing my opinions, OK? :cool: <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You could play both Revan and the Exile as PCs, like the second part of Dxun writ large. -
Darth Frog, your assistance and information is always well researched and welcome. But don't beat up the guy for asking a question on the Forum! It is not a straight out question, it involves a lot of research (which you have obviously done, otherwise you woudn't be so proud about displaying it). Good info, thanks.
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Should Revan Have An "Offical" Gender?
metadigital replied to Bastilla_Skywalker's topic in Star Wars: General Discussion
It is possible, but not very plausible, unless you create every movie, every cut-scene an every dialog in double. An even than it would still remain the doubts about Revan's alignment. What I am trying to say is it's perfectly possible to do it in the way it was done for KoTOR 2, but despite the several references to Revan, he/she doesn't have a major role on the game. He plays a role in the storyline (with the references) but it's not a character per se in this game. And I want him to have an effective role in the next installment. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Then have Revan as a PC, so that we can choose. That way, barring any surgical alteration -- which seems beyond the scope of the SW universe, you will have Revan as an integral part of the story and not isolate anyone from the community. Problem solved. -
Should Revan Have An "Offical" Gender?
metadigital replied to Bastilla_Skywalker's topic in Star Wars: General Discussion
So what? What exactly are you wanting? I don't understand -- you want the KotOR games to be referenced in detail in the other SW literature -- is that right? Why? And why is that more important than including everybody who played the games in the community, of respecting the zeitgeist of KotOR? Would you be prepared to have Revan as a female? Would that still be okay? What about if she were DS. Is that okay? Just so long as she is categorised and labelled, so that she can be referred to in other comics and the greater EU? I think it is better on all counts to have a non-specific Revan and Exile: bathed in myth. Just so I don't exclude you from my vision of Revan and you don't exclude me from yours.