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Reply to New Demigod: Lucifer The Fallen Angel (General) in Demigod Ideas Demigod Forums

[quote]I've worked on the idea a little and heres what i've got so far: Name, Chronus/Khaos[/quote]In case you aren't aware, those two names are major players in actual mythology, being the actual creators of the Greek (or was it Roman?) gods. I hate to be a party pooper, but once again the names imply power-levels beyond the scope of the game. Chronos (I know not "Chron u s" but near enough as it is actually the "Chron" part that counts) also usually implies time control. Now

Reply to New Demigod: Lucifer The Fallen Angel (General) in Demigod Ideas Demigod Forums

[quote]I moreso just didn't like the idea that the devil would be trying to ascend to godhood.[/quote]I have no problem with that, it's just that while perhaps not truly a God, I still think he is above this tournament. [quote]The all holy/light demigod is a good idea because it more fits with the game. They are trying to be gods so why are they letting an evil guy join. [/quote]Where do you get that idea? UB, TB, and QoT are "holy/ligh

Reply to Evolution is proven to be false by science in The Environment JoeUser Forums

[quote]okay, the little smiley face was to let you know I was joking but we can deal with humor later.[/quote]Usually I expect winking smilies to indicate jokes. [quote]During the last big ice age even the oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere came to earth as snow that means the Earths surface temperature was below 400 degrees. [/quote][quote]The last big ice age ended 20k years ago.[/quote]Seems like you might be using several definitions of "big"? [quote]That part is simple

Reply to You Can "Know" in Religion JoeUser Forums

[quote]Apparently, we're all miserable, horrible little beings undeserving of any mercy our theoretical creator might have; but if we just believe he exists, he'll give us the mercy we so dreadfully don't deserve. We can't "buy" or "brown nose" our way into heaven, but it might get us a better spot to watch all the unbelievers burn. [/quote][quote]well that's a pretty dismal way of looking at things. [/quote]It's not my view, it is the one of many Christian denominations though. How is saying

Reply to You Can "Know" in Religion JoeUser Forums

[quote]Even if the choice is to purposely do the selfless thing, it ultimately has a selfish motive: we want to feel good about ourselves.[/quote]The real question is, why would we expect any different? (Edit: Upon closer examination, while I don't completely disagree, the use and placement of "about" is a bit disputable.)

Reply to You Can "Know" in Religion JoeUser Forums

No, I think you're being plenty clear, being good won't get you into heaven. Apparently, we're all miserable, horrible little beings undeserving of any mercy our theoretical creator might have; but if we just believe he exists, he'll give us the mercy we so dreadfully don't deserve. We can't "buy" or "brown nose" our way into heaven, but it might get us a better spot to watch all the unbelievers burn. [quote]You're fooling yourself here. When you do something for someone out of empat

Reply to New Demigod: Lucifer The Fallen Angel (General) in Demigod Ideas Demigod Forums

I find it funny that people think my posts imply I am offended. Personally, I view the biblical figure of Lucifer/Satan as a Prometheus (if I thought there was some "spiritual truth" to the bible, I wouldn't be surprised if it was actually the devil that gave us free will); but either way you look at it, the characters fought against their own.

Reply to You Can "Know" in Religion JoeUser Forums

[quote]Our works will be tried to see what they are made of. Did we do our good deeds for ourselves, to make us look good or did we do these works to give God the glory and make him look good? [/quote]But you're ignoring that our good deed might be done for those they are done for, not to "make ourselves look good", "glorify god", but to actually help a person in need with no other motive other than empathy. They way you word it, it still reeks of buying your way into heaven, just wi

Reply to Evolution is proven to be false by science in The Environment JoeUser Forums

[quote]It is obvious that you are a solar system warming denier. [/quote]That's odd, because I am not. [quote]Millions of years ago our Sun was not as warm as it is today.[/quote]Perhaps, but you were talking about an ice age that only ended 15 thousand years ago, and suggesting it was roughly 30 times cooler. [quote]The Earths orbit was not as stable as it is today. Are you aware of the snowball Earth theory? Not widely a

Reply to Evolution is proven to be false by science in The Environment JoeUser Forums

[quote]That is because it is Darwinism that I take issue with. If you read carefully I don't have an issue with evolution. I see no conflict with evolution and my religious beliefs, I do have problems with people that keep screaming Charles Darwin is what we need to teach in schools when it has been out dated and embarrassingly wrong yet if I take issue with any part I get called names, I get told I am a creationist, (as if that is a bad thing) or that I am ignorant or don’t understand

Reply to You Can "Know" in Religion JoeUser Forums

[quote]Is it just me, or does anyone else think this interpretation suggests one can buy their way into heaven, or sounds like a church looking for bigger tithes?[/quote][quote]no, if you read the last line you can see that even though all his works were burned up because they were inferior he still entered heaven...not the best way to enter heaven but heaven can't be bought. That was the whole point with Martin Luther leaving the RCC. People were being told they had to buy their way in vi

Reply to Black Screen Crash in Demigod Technical Support Demigod Forums

[quote]...and PLEASE stop telling the posters to just turn off and turn on their monitor; that doesn't work, and it's the first most obvious thing to try.[/quote]There is a reason that "is the device plugged in" is one of the first things a lot of tech support lines ask. That said, people should post their graphics card whenever such issues are being asked about. They should probably also post whether they have (disabled or not) integrated graphics just in case it could cause an issue. I use

Reply to New Demigod: Lucifer The Fallen Angel (General) in Demigod Ideas Demigod Forums

The only remaining problem I see is that such a character concept seems like it should switch sides in the middle of play.

Reply to You Can "Know" in Religion JoeUser Forums

[quote]There are two kinds of Christians here. The first man in line represents those who have made real contributions to God's kingdom while they were here. His works are described as "gold, silver and precious stones." The quality is such these works make it thru the fire judgment of God. This man is rewarded for his good stewardship. The second man steps up and represents believers who have no time for the things of Christ; are saved, have accepted Christ as their Savior but

Reply to Evolution is proven to be false by science in The Environment JoeUser Forums

[quote]During the last big ice age even the oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere came to earth as snow that means the Earths surface temperature was below 400 degrees. [/quote]I'll assume you meant 400 degrees below zero, and Fahrenheit (since its the only scale in modern usage that goes that low); the alternative is to assume you actually meant "below 400 degrees" in which case, (no matter what the scale used) would be necessary to actually have the water on the planet not boil off into spa

Reply to New Demigod: Lucifer The Fallen Angel (General) in Demigod Ideas Demigod Forums

Generally, I think they should stay away from all modern/current/major religions; not for political correctness, but because the game is about demi gods seeking to acheive full godhood, not god(s) being god(s). Maybe it's just me, but ideas like Satan and Death seem just way too overpowered as concepts to qualify.

Reply to Question re: External HDs and Viruses in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

[quote]I don't know about that. Mac forces you to create and use a user account and not run as root or admin so a virus would have a heck of a time executing it's code if it has to attack 2 or more levels of a user account...[/quote]I've always thought that was kind of a funny "benefit". "Don't worry, your reinstallable OS and software will be fine; you'll just lose YOUR files."

Reply to Overweight? Then airlines should charge you more... in Everything Else JoeUser Forums

[quote]Here's a thought. How about they put larger seats on planes? Damn things are too narrow and uncomfortable. That's why I prefer to fly first class, the seats are quite a bit larger and more comfortable[/quote][quote]They could have a "non-fat" and "fat" section... but that brings us back to: by what do we determine "fat."[/quote][quote]Maybe they shouldn't measure weight, but just diameter?[/quote][quote]Which is more logical, but would be viewed as discrimination. And which part would

Reply to Overlord 2 in PC Gaming JoeUser Forums

[quote who="Darvin3" reply="10" id="2279262"]If this is just more content, then I'll pass.[/quote]It's hard to tell from the demo, it was way too short.

Reply to My Current Top 5 RTS's in PC Gaming JoeUser Forums

[quote]Homeworld games . Some of the best space RTS games, with outstanding visuals that really give you a huge sense of scale. Although they could've done without the "you carry your old fleet into the next level" stuff, which can sometimes kill you in the next level .[/quote]That was only Homeworld 2, it liked to punish people for doing well. As far as the homeworld series goes, the original was the best. Carrying your fleet over to the next level was part of the pluses of the Homeworld ser

Reply to Hoaxes in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote who="lulapilgrim" reply="18" id="2278955"]SETARCOSNOUS POSTS: I can just picture it now, lula reaches the afterlife and tries to hold God accountable to a written work of men. It's posts like these that confirm to me how people hold a book above their possible creator, or at very least cannot distinguish between the two. LULA POSTS: Where do I say or even intimate that the Bible is above God? Not me, for I don't believe that for a second. My point simply is that

Reply to Question re: External HDs and Viruses in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

[quote who="Anthony R" reply="11" id="2278908"]Yeah I would go with the flash drive option... if the infected computer still boots, fire it up and put the jpeg images onto a flash. The odds on any virus following the transfer of your pics to that flash drive are slim to none. Then just wipe the drive with kill disc to start with an unallocated and fresh drive. Don't waste your money.[/quote]Actually, some viruses propogate through external drives. The drives get infected just by plugging them

Reply to Unable to create Direct3d in Demigod Technical Support Demigod Forums

Quick and dirty: Delete you game.prefs file. You'll lose any single-player progress, accomplishments, favor, etc... Better: Open game.prefs with a text editor and search for a section like this: options = { master_volume = 100, &nb

Reply to Hoaxes in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]Maybe the Christian god IS correct, KFC. But that isn't spoiled if the bible is not correct. And that is a WAY simpler solution than trying to suggest that a universe as vast as this was made to fool us into thinking it is one thing when it's actually something else. [/quote][quote]Both Holy God and the Holy Bible, of which He is the principle Author, are correct. Correct, meaning it has no errors. It's inerrant becasue every writing, every book was written under the inspiration of the

Reply to Overlord 2 in PC Gaming JoeUser Forums

I played the demo, from what I could tell (it was a very very short demo) it was pretty much more of the same. Graphics look about the same, gameplay feels about the same; all in all quite good, but I justed finished the original's Raising Hell expansion in anticipation of the sequel so now I don't feel like I gotta have it right away, and have some of the rare but significantly stupid and non-intuitive challenges in RH in recent memory to temper my excitement. If it comes to Impulse, I'll pr