Unpopular Opinions V5: "I still don't like Half Life 2."
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[QUOTE=Oizen;49346312]I thought the new star wars movie was very mediocre[/QUOTE]
Then prepare for this
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[QUOTE=bdd458;49345166]Like they kept some of the worst maps from BF1 (Mos Eisley) for BF2 but didn't use the best ones (Naboo Plains, Dune Sea, bespin maps)[/QUOTE]
But BF1 doesn't have Tantive IV aka THE BEST MAP.
[QUOTE=wauterboi;49345268]I enjoy The Downward Spiral, Broken, The Fragile, and Ghosts the most. Everything else is not as good. [B]The newest one he did was really bad imo.[/B][/QUOTE]
Hesitation Marks is only bad if you are looking for industrial music. It is a good electronic album.
Terrorists shouldn't be stripped of their citizenship.
[QUOTE=Alice3173;49346081]
Whether my purchasing or not purchasing Valve's games isn't even really the point since, as you said, it won't make a difference if it's only one person. The point is to not just claim I believe X and then do whatever. It's to actually prove that I do indeed believe X by actually carrying through with my proclamation.[/QUOTE]
But what is this going to achieve exactly
My unpopular opinion is that way more people are secretly more agnostic and atheist than they're willing to accept. I'm no fedora tipper, and I defend the freedom of religion and defend against religious discrimination a shit ton, but that doesn't detract from the major problems and criticisms I have of religion, and how I feel that people agree with those criticisms without really having to say anything.
There have been a lot of times in the past where I've argued with religious people - even staunchly religious people - and they end up almost arguing against themselves. "Well, what's stopping me from shooting up a school if there is no God?" "Nothing." "Well, if you don't have God, what's the point to life?" "There is no point." Shit like that - are they asking me or themselves? At some point they drone on, asking the big questions - the necessary questions - but they actively choose [I]not[/I] to accept the immediate answer that comes to mind because it's a complete invalidation of their faith and way of life. But those questions are there, and those questions are seemingly natural - everybody has them and these people talking about it isn't any different. But what does that mean when you consider how people express themselves and what they're actually thinking? Do they go farther with their questions? Does the criticism ever stop? I genuinely think it only stops when the person has disabled their ability to critically think and maximize their trust - basically the absolute fundamentals of a group starting on the spectrum with the born-again megachurch-goers and ending with the terrorists. But I don't believe most people are that, and I wonder if people are able to fend off those thoughts as much as people claim they do. I mean, some of them are quick to ask those questions when they find out I'm an atheist - my little cousins did for sure and it breaks my heart. My brother was routinely asked about his atheism, often with stink-eye, but again with all of those questions. Then again, I'm a really biased source that comes from a peculiar upbringing, I believe, so I could be way off.
[QUOTE=wauterboi;49349326]My unpopular opinion is that way more people are secretly more agnostic and atheist than they're willing to accept. I'm no fedora tipper, and I defend the freedom of religion and defend against religious discrimination a shit ton, but that doesn't detract from the major problems and criticisms I have of religion, and how I feel that people agree with those criticisms without really having to say anything.
There have been a lot of times in the past where I've argued with religious people - even staunchly religious people - and they end up almost arguing against themselves. "Well, what's stopping me from shooting up a school if there is no God?" "Nothing." "Well, if you don't have God, what's the point to life?" "There is no point." Shit like that - are they asking me or themselves? At some point they drone on, asking the big questions - the necessary questions - but they actively choose [I]not[/I] to accept the immediate answer that comes to mind because it's a complete invalidation of their faith and way of life. But those questions are there, and those questions are seemingly natural - everybody has them and these people talking about it isn't any different. But what does that mean when you consider how people express themselves and what they're actually thinking? Do they go farther with their questions? Does the criticism ever stop? I genuinely think it only stops when the person has disabled their ability to critically think and maximize their trust - basically the absolute fundamentals of a group starting on the spectrum with the born-again megachurch-goers and ending with the terrorists. But I don't believe most people are that, and I wonder if people are able to fend off those thoughts as much as people claim they do. I mean, some of them are quick to ask those questions when they find out I'm an atheist - my little cousins did for sure and it breaks my heart. My brother was routinely asked about his atheism, often with stink-eye, but again with all of those questions. Then again, I'm a really biased source that comes from a peculiar upbringing, I believe, so I could be way off.[/QUOTE]
There seems to be a lot of stigma against openly calling oneself atheist/agnostic. I'm not sure how much of an issue this is in say Europe but doing it publicly here in the US, even casually or just as part of a normal conversation on faith will usually result in at least one or two people acting like your lack of faith is some major threat to their own. Openly stating it on the internet almost always results in more than a few people acting like you're some fedora tipping, /r/atheism tier asshole. I guess in the end it just depends on where you go and the people around you.
My brother is in the military and has been asked if he was an idiot by fellow soldiers because of his atheism. That was back in training, though, and like I said it's not as much of an insult as it is simply saying, "Why can you be atheist and I can't? What makes you special?"
Origin is actually better than steam in a lot of aspects.
Customer support generally fixes issues within a day.
Prices are in local currency at least for Australia so no bank fees for foreign transactions.
And generally runs better even the in game browser runs well.
Coffee is bad, it's so bad
[QUOTE=Mister Sandman;49350058]Coffee is bad, it's so bad[/QUOTE]
Tea is fucking horrid
Water is the devil's drink
[QUOTE=Gwoodman;49350100]Water is the devil's drink[/QUOTE]
whiskey is the only drink we have now children
Now we all must drink sand.
[QUOTE=Combine 177;49350113]Now we all must drink sand.[/QUOTE]
I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating, and it gets everywhere.
[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;49350140]I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating, and it gets everywhere.[/QUOTE]
So it's Vodka?
[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;49350140]I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating, and it gets everywhere.[/QUOTE]
Episode 2 has the best writing of all the Star Wars films.
[QUOTE=Anderan;49350161]So it's Vodka?[/QUOTE]
But without the fun times it brings.
[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;49350167]But without the fun times it brings.[/QUOTE]
You aren't drinking the right sand then.
[QUOTE=damnatus;49349093]But what is this going to achieve exactly[/QUOTE]
I explained this in the post you're replying to. What it achieves is proving that I'm not some idiot with zero integrity. If I say I believe something then my actions are actually going to back up those beliefs.
[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;49350140]I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating, and it gets everywhere.[/QUOTE]
Jedi business, go back to your sand
Many PC gamers like to max their games out and complain about bad framerates when they have a damn 50-inch TV as a monitor and running their 4K too. Meanwhile I'm sitting here on a 1440x900 resolution monitor and if I could hook up a monster PC here, I would be seeing 200FPS allover the place.
[QUOTE=SilverDragon619;49350788]Many PC gamers like to max their games out and complain about bad framerates when they have a damn 50-inch TV as a monitor and running their 4K too. Meanwhile I'm sitting here on a 1440x900 resolution monitor and if I could hook up a monster PC here, I would be seeing 200FPS allover the place.[/QUOTE]
Tbh I'm just going to wait for 4k, besides the price of your monitor, it's just not feasible to run games at 4k. I'm sure in a few years though graphics will catch up. Already they're being filled with tons of VRAM.
Also using a TV as a monitor for gaming is a bad idea because of colour (some prolly dont care about this) but especially response time.
Warhammer is dumb
I don't think Cards Against Humanity is funny, the humor feels very lazy and uninspired. It reminds me of the South Park episode where they find out that the writers for Family Guy are just manatees that pick random jokes.
South Park has gotten to be very stale in the past few seasons
[QUOTE=Rangergxi;49348920]Terrorists shouldn't be stripped of their citizenship.[/QUOTE]
They were trying to pass laws which would allow the Department of Immigration to strip suspected and actual terrorists of their Australian citizenship here a while ago.
Imagine that. A fucking cabinet minister having the power to strip citizenship. No need to go through the courts or anything.
The scum sucking bastards would have ignored the proper judicial procedures necessary to justify that kind of punishment just because they wanted to score 'national security' points.
[editline]20th December 2015[/editline]
oh look neutered versions of the law got passed
[url]https://www.yahoo.com/news/australia-strip-citizenship-terror-suspects-224500325.html[/url]
I hope to god the High Court stuffs the relevant portions of the constitution down these idiots' throats.
[QUOTE=thelurker1234;49351533]Tbh I'm just going to wait for 4k, besides the price of your monitor, it's just not feasible to run games at 4k. I'm sure in a few years though graphics will catch up. Already they're being filled with tons of VRAM.
Also using a TV as a monitor for gaming is a bad idea because of colour (some prolly dont care about this) but especially response time.[/QUOTE]
The bigger the screen is, the more you have to move your eyes around. If you can just focus on one small area, it helps alot with immersion too. World of Tanks does work better on a bigger screen since you don't have everything bunched together. But if I were to talk about Project Reality, I would like 4K to be able to see the tiny enemy soldier running over the hill 2km away.
To me computers are like bodybuilding- work for strength, not for size. It's better to be in complete balance with yourself and know your limits than have to micromanage everything.
[QUOTE=Rangergxi;49340283]It isn't being edgy. The Galactic Empire was much better than the Galactic Republic.[/QUOTE]
The Galactic Empire was a corrupt regime that focused on using fear and manipulation to keep its populace under control. It openly committed genocide against, enslaved, and undermined non-humans.
Not saying the Republic was entirely better, but the Empire was far from good.
[editline]20th December 2015[/editline]
[QUOTE=BusinessRed;49352042]Warhammer is dumb[/QUOTE]
It's dumb because GW has seen fit to market the game to edgy middle schoolers with upper-middle class parents instead of actual wargamers.
Age of Sigmar is a fucking insult in that regard. Plays like a bad version of Hordes and charges $50 for five fucking miniatures.
There's a reason I've switched to Bolt Action and Black Powder.
[editline]20th December 2015[/editline]
[QUOTE=wauterboi;49349326]My unpopular opinion is that way more people are secretly more agnostic and atheist than they're willing to accept. I'm no fedora tipper, and I defend the freedom of religion and defend against religious discrimination a shit ton, but that doesn't detract from the major problems and criticisms I have of religion, and how I feel that people agree with those criticisms without really having to say anything.
There have been a lot of times in the past where I've argued with religious people - even staunchly religious people - and they end up almost arguing against themselves. "Well, what's stopping me from shooting up a school if there is no God?" "Nothing." "Well, if you don't have God, what's the point to life?" "There is no point." Shit like that - are they asking me or themselves? At some point they drone on, asking the big questions - the necessary questions - but they actively choose [I]not[/I] to accept the immediate answer that comes to mind because it's a complete invalidation of their faith and way of life. But those questions are there, and those questions are seemingly natural - everybody has them and these people talking about it isn't any different. But what does that mean when you consider how people express themselves and what they're actually thinking? Do they go farther with their questions? Does the criticism ever stop? I genuinely think it only stops when the person has disabled their ability to critically think and maximize their trust - basically the absolute fundamentals of a group starting on the spectrum with the born-again megachurch-goers and ending with the terrorists. But I don't believe most people are that, and I wonder if people are able to fend off those thoughts as much as people claim they do. I mean, some of them are quick to ask those questions when they find out I'm an atheist - my little cousins did for sure and it breaks my heart. My brother was routinely asked about his atheism, often with stink-eye, but again with all of those questions. Then again, I'm a really biased source that comes from a peculiar upbringing, I believe, so I could be way off.[/QUOTE]
If there's such a thing, I'd call myself a Christian Nihilist.
I'm pretty open that I think there's a God, that I think I should follow the examples set by the Christ, but that ultimately nothing I do on this world will matter in the end.
It's less of a "God has abandoned us," and more of a "God don't give a shit if you jerk off," thing.
[QUOTE=L'Citizen;49354539]The Galactic Empire was a corrupt regime that focused on using fear and manipulation to keep its populace under control. It openly committed genocide against, enslaved, and undermined non-humans.
Not saying the Republic was entirely better, but the Empire was far from good.
[editline]20th December 2015[/editline]
It's dumb because GW has seen fit to market the game to edgy middle schoolers with upper-middle class parents instead of actual wargamers.
Age of Sigmar is a fucking insult in that regard. Plays like a bad version of Hordes and charges $50 for five fucking miniatures.
There's a reason I've switched to Bolt Action and Black Powder.
[editline]20th December 2015[/editline]
If there's such a thing, I'd call myself a Christian Nihilist.
I'm pretty open that I think there's a God, that I think I should follow the examples set by the Christ, but that ultimately nothing I do on this world will matter in the end.
It's less of a "God has abandoned us," and more of a "God don't give a shit if you jerk off," thing.[/QUOTE]
I surely don't intend this to become a debate religion thread but just curious what do you do with the parts of the bible in which jesus plays less of a direct role?
On a completely different note I personally think its almost a kind of a sacrilege to claim you belong to religion X without having read its defining book. For people that actually believe that god is directly responsible for the bible it seems highly irresponsible/reckless/disrespectful to not read their holy book in full.
Not gonna propose any laws against it it just strikes me as very odd thing to do.
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