Unpopular Opinions V5: "I still don't like Half Life 2." - General

[QUOTE=_Axel;49495305]I don't get it. What would the alternative be exactly? Some sort of immaterial entity that for some obscure reason only acts upon human bodies? I don't see how that would work without shitting on the principle of causality.[/QUOTE] I dunno, whether or not it's something we don't know about or processes in the brain is something that could be discovered eventually. But until then I don't think we should act like we've proven or disproven one simply because you can't disprove something by saying "this doesn't fit my preconceived notions of how things work so it can't be possible" and should wait for empirical evidence such as pinning down a specific biological mechanism for consciousness before we get confident. It's extra hard for anyone to be objective on this though because a lot of it also comes down to philosophy. Some people argue human consciousness is inherently different from animal consciousness, free will, and dualism vs materialism, etc etc.

[QUOTE=FunnyStarRunner;49495016]All these new gimmicky "hoverboard" vehicles like the flammable two-wheeler are stupid and dangerous. It's so much easier to fall off and injure yourself on them.[/QUOTE] They're just as dangerous as bikes and laptops.

[QUOTE=FunnyStarRunner;49495016]All these new gimmicky "hoverboard" vehicles like the flammable two-wheeler are stupid and dangerous. It's so much easier to fall off and injure yourself on them.[/QUOTE] people hated skateboarding in the late 40's and early 50's, and snowboarding in the 60's often fearing for people's safety.

[QUOTE=Hypoxide;49495215]I think there are quite a few people who are too quick to diagnose themselves with "conditions". Of course there's the typical idiot who says they have OCD because *gasp* they like having a tidy house. On the other house, there's also stuff like depression where people seriously jump to conclusions too quickly. "I woke up on Friday and I felt like shit. UGH I HATE BEING DEPRESSED!!!" Um hi. We all have bad days. By your definition, everyone has depression and we all need therapists.[/QUOTE] Imo, self diagnosis isn't automatically bad. But it has to be done with good research, and you probably shouldn't ever say that you definitively have it and know what treatment you need. Though that you're describing sounds like vapid people on facebook trying to make themselves quirky, so I suppose we aren't talking about the exact same things

Star Wars prequel is good. Story has it's flaws but it are entertaining movies.

[QUOTE=thermobaric;49496474]Star Wars prequel is good. Story has it's flaws but it are entertaining movies.[/QUOTE] I understand it's easy to miss major flaws when you can't even speak the language properly

[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;49496824]I understand it's easy to miss major flaws when you can't even speak the language properly[/QUOTE] Man I don't like the prequels, but don't give him shit for that. That's low.

I recognize their flaws, but still enjoy them. Though Episode II the least.

For me, episode 1 is really the only watchable one because of how much of a hate-on I can get. Because yes, sometimes I like to just watch a movie/show just to hate on it. The other two are just boring.

Most of the middle of Ep. 2 is boring, but I wouldn't call Ep. 3 boring imo. 3 is a 6/10 from me 1 is a 4 or 4.5/10 And 2 is a 2/10 Even though I give them low scores, especially 2, I still enjoy them. Partly because I grew up on them, partly because I do geniunely enjoy them amidst the glaring flaws. Like I said, I recognize the flaws, but I still enjoy them.

Today I made an accomplishment in my life, which is to have tried every flavor of Monster currently available. In doing so, I have disconfirmed my prior belief that there are no good Monster flavors out there. On the contrary, there is ONE good Monster flavor, and that is Fruit Punch. All others are disgusting and undrinkable. Drinking other Monster drinks is like melting a lollipop and drinking it.

Episode 3 will always be my favourite prequel because I liked the variety amongst the clones and the Order 66 sequence.

The variety in the clones and their gear is literally the only thing I remember about episode 3 besides the stupid, drawn out, boring ass fight scene at the end. And I don't think that's at all enough for it to stand on its own as a movie. But I guess that means it was average enough to be forgettable, while 1 and 2 are bad enough you can't forget it.

I disliked the prequels because the lightsaber fights were boring and mainly consisted of perfect swings, dodges and it just looked like two ballerinas twirling around. Any characters that died were a bit "meh" because we didn't know them well or care. Anakin became an EXCESSIVE version of Kylo Ren and just wouldn't stop complaining. Also, I know Padmé is supposed to be like 16 when she goes to Tatooine but I just sort of cringed at the relationship she and Anakin had. Nevertheless, there is something in Episode 3 that I love for some bizarre reason. [video=youtube;V1FFVWEQnSM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1FFVWEQnSM[/video]

[QUOTE=Hypoxide;49495215]I think there are quite a few people who are too quick to diagnose themselves with "conditions". Of course there's the typical idiot who says they have OCD because *gasp* they like having a tidy house. On the other house, there's also stuff like depression where people seriously jump to conclusions too quickly. "I woke up on Friday and I felt like shit. UGH I HATE BEING DEPRESSED!!!" Um hi. We all have bad days. By your definition, everyone has depression and we all need therapists.[/QUOTE]tbh I think everyone has something they could gain from seeing some sort of therapist or mental health person, no matter if they're mentally ill or not.

Literally the entire sequence on the Invisible Hand (Grevious's Command Ship) at the beginning is pure Star Wars. Especially the Banter between Obi-Wan and Anakin. I love that bit. And yeah, while the fight between Anakin and Obi-Wan gets a bit ridiculous (mainly with the rope swinging), I still love it and get all emotional at the end.

[QUOTE=bdd458;49498532]Literally the entire sequence on the Invisible Hand (Grevious's Command Ship) at the beginning is pure Star Wars. Especially the Banter between Obi-Wan and Anakin. I love that bit. And yeah, while the fight between Anakin and Obi-Wan gets a bit ridiculous (mainly with the rope swinging), I still love it and get all emotional at the end.[/QUOTE] to be honest both sequences were either too long, confusing, or boring the lightsaber fight lost all of its emotion when they started jumping around on the lava. the dialogue is also shit "from my point of view, the jedi are evil" lmao

Episode I is watchable. Episode III is close to being good. But Episode II really bores me to death. I guess there's a few decent action sequences in there but there's so much bad dialogue, forced romance and shitty plot in between. The film doesn't do its job of showing the friendship between Anakin and Obi-Wan, nor does it show the beginning of Anakin's descent to the Dark Side (yeah he kills a bunch of sand people but then things are instantly back to normal for some reason) which forces Episode III to have him go from good guy to murdering children in the span of like one and a half hour. Also the C3PO comic relief in that film is honestly worse than Jar-Jar.

Whatever one jar jar binks died was my favorite but thats a popular opinion

[QUOTE=Verideth;49499002]Whatever one jar jar binks died was my favorite but thats a popular opinion[/QUOTE] canonically jar jar binks outlived the empire, you can hear him in the ending scenes of Return of the Jedi

[QUOTE=Rebi;49495382]I dunno, whether or not it's something we don't know about or processes in the brain is something that could be discovered eventually. But until then I don't think we should act like we've proven or disproven one simply because you can't disprove something by saying "this doesn't fit my preconceived notions of how things work so it can't be possible" and should wait for empirical evidence such as pinning down a specific biological mechanism for consciousness before we get confident. It's extra hard for anyone to be objective on this though because a lot of it also comes down to philosophy. Some people argue human consciousness is inherently different from animal consciousness, free will, and dualism vs materialism, etc etc.[/QUOTE] The "something we don't know" has to be something material, and where would it be if not in the brain?

Ponytails dont look good 90% of the time

[QUOTE=Havolis;49499823]Ponytails dont look good 90% of the time[/QUOTE] I wouldn't say they don't look good, but most of the time another haircut would suit the face better yeah.

from what ive gathered from my friends who wear pony tails, they usually wear one when they dont feel like taking the time + effort to style their hair its like the hair equivalent of sweat pants

[QUOTE=Havolis;49499823]Ponytails dont look good 90% of the time[/QUOTE] Assuming you mean on dudes, then yeah

[QUOTE=Sobotnik;49499038]canonically jar jar binks outlived the empire, you can hear him in the ending scenes of Return of the Jedi[/QUOTE] There apparently used to be a book where he got shot in the face by someone that blamed him for the rise of the Empire.

[QUOTE=_Axel;49499669]The "something we don't know" has to be something material, and where would it be if not in the brain?[/QUOTE] Why do you think it "has to be"? Drawing absolute certain conclusions on things we have no idea of based on the relatively few things we know about the subject(The brain and how it functions to do well, everything) just leaves your mind closed to where you'd ignore evidence to the contrary if it ever was presented.

[QUOTE=Rebi;49500633]Why do you think it "has to be"? Drawing absolute certain conclusions on things we have no idea of based on the relatively few things we know about the subject(The brain and how it functions to do well, everything) just leaves your mind closed to where you'd ignore evidence to the contrary if it ever was presented.[/QUOTE] i thought the whole point of your theory is that, were it true, there would be no evidence

I'm convinced that VR will remain an unnecessary gimmick in games and will go down a similar path as 3D did in movies. Many games will support it, but hardly any of them will do it well and use it effectively.

I think VR will be a gimmick until the point where we have retinal/brain implants and it can directly tap into our senses. [editline]10th January 2016[/editline] waifus will finally transcend their shackles of 2D screens and printed body pillows