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  So, anyone play NWN yet?

  by Xander in

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  just curious.

  i know we have a few gamers on the board.

  any thoughts on neverwinter nights?.

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  Xander:

  Sorry I didn't reply to this before. I usually just browse the "Active" list so I often post in a thread and then totally forget about it.

  I agree with a lot of your gripes about Morrowind. I think the game world is huge but very lifeless. And the NPCs are weak. I was a little disappointed the first time I saw them milling around in the street at 3am at the same spot they were earlier. In NWN it isn't much different. This is not a game where the NPCs go on about their lives. In fact I can't really tell you why NWN is better than NWN, only that I got bored with MW and stopped playing, I finished NWN. It might have something to do with getting sick of trudging back and forth across vivec.
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  So...anyone play 'America's Army'?

  by Xander in

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  just wondering - new game out, developed by the us army.

  it's based on the unreal tournament 2003 engine, so it looks pretty good.

  decent gameplay, a lot of innovative features for shooters.. best of all, it's free.. wondering if anyone else has taken a shot at it yet?

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  Xander: I would still check out Thief if I were you. The 'thief' experience is extremely well done.

  You can probably get it in the bargain bin. It is on my top 10 list which includes BG, Deus Ex, Fallout, GTA3, Morrowind, NWN, Civ series, XCOM, Torment, Diablo, EQ, Q3A
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  So...anyone play 'America's Army'?

  by Xander in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  just wondering - new game out, developed by the us army.

  it's based on the unreal tournament 2003 engine, so it looks pretty good.

  decent gameplay, a lot of innovative features for shooters.. best of all, it's free.. wondering if anyone else has taken a shot at it yet?

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  Xander: it's not a shooter but it is first person: have you played Thief or Thief II?
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  A classic case of WT dishonesty.

  by caspian in

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  the following piece of misleading wt thinking was emailed to me recently by a close friend see what you think.

  the following words are plaguerised from another person, but i did feel they should be posted.

  ""under the title "is it wrong to pronounce gods name?

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  I can just imagine if this discussion were taking place in person, Yadirf would be surrounded by a circle of people. They would be going around the circle thusly:

  Derek: explain blah blah blah, because otherwise blah blah blah
  Yadirf: That is just plain stupid
  Pomegranite: Yeah but what about this point?
  Yadirf: YOU ARE FRUITY SIR!!
  Julien: What a lame argument to say " That is just plain stupid"
  Yadirf: You are just plain stupid Julien!
  Derek: answer our questions
  Yadirf: You know the answers [Ed.note: he means Yadirf's answers], you are just trying to see if I will answer them or not.
  All of you are either ignorant or prejudiced, thus I will not address any arguments, especially fruity or ignorant ones.
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  A classic case of WT dishonesty.

  by caspian in

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  the following piece of misleading wt thinking was emailed to me recently by a close friend see what you think.

  the following words are plaguerised from another person, but i did feel they should be posted.

  ""under the title "is it wrong to pronounce gods name?

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  ... the Greek Text needs reworking ...

  Translator A: This text doesn't support our theology
  Translator B: Obviously it needs reworking

  That statement of yours has got to take 1st place in a contest of stupidest things said. "LORD" is a title for God, not his name. "LORD" speaks of what he is, not who he is.

  On the contrary, your statement here takes that prize. A name is just a sound, it carries no meaning other than to identify a person. By itself the identity is useless; WHO a person is involves more than just the sound you make to identify them.

  Some guy comes along and says "I need to see all your financial records." You say "Who the hell are you." Which answer carries more meaning:
  "Bob Smith"
  "I'm your IRS auditor".

  Clearly "Bob Smith" is meaningless. Or let's say you are at visiting a friend and are at lunch and you notice everyone whispering about someone at another table. You ask your companion "Who is that?" Which answer gives actual information?

  "It's Mike Jones"
  "It's the Mayor"

  And how about this rebuttal folks:

  You're showing your ignorance, Derek.

  WOW! That seems like it would work for every argument! Don't have an answer?? Just spout "YER IGNORANT."

  Talk about brain dead.

  Edited by - Julien on 15 August 2002 16:59:46
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  A classic case of WT dishonesty.

  by caspian in

  1. jw
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  the following piece of misleading wt thinking was emailed to me recently by a close friend see what you think.

  the following words are plaguerised from another person, but i did feel they should be posted.

  ""under the title "is it wrong to pronounce gods name?

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  My mom and dad also have personal names but I consider it disrespectful and emotionally distancing to call them by those.
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  Locating Their Achilles Heel

  by metatron in

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  evidence is growing that the society now recognizes the grave.

  danger of holding on to the blood doctrine and is quickly trying.

  to 'fade it to black'.. it is likely that most witnesses will passively go along with this.

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  I agree with MikeMusto - The power of the 'God's channel' concept cannot be underestimated. I haven't seen any changes in the attitude of my family who are still in. NONE, nada. Despite easy availability of info on the internet, Dateline and Panorama, etc, the truly sincere, faithful witnesses will simply not be affected. They will not question the FDS. The FDS=God to them. They can effectively ignore negative information indefinitely.
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  Tonight's Internet Meeting Part

  by Pistoff in

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  i just had to go to meeting tonight to hear the material on the internet.

  it was the usual stuff about pornography, many scriptures and three mentions of how jehovah was giving this material to the slave to give to us at this time, so there must be a reason.

  of course, satan got three mentions too as one who is trying to ensnare us into abusing the net.. and of course, nothing on the net can be trusted, per the fsd.

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  we should be not allow our children to make arrangements to see people they meet in chat, as they could be paedophiles pretending they are children.

  Typical meaningless posturing designed to give the rank and file the impression that the WTBTS is serious about protecting children. I wonder how can millions of suckers can continue to fall for this bullshit, and the overall 'internet is evil' nonsense.
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  What do Jehovahs witness?

  by sleepy in

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  yes what is it exactly that jehovahs witnesses, witness?

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  Jeez I remember when I was a kid believing that as JWs we truly understood the bible, understood scriptures in context etc. And that worldly folks were the ones who ignored context. Amazing how I could believe something like that strongly without even investingating it. I just accepted it. JWs are particularly bad about ignoring context, to support their wacky doctrines, such as two class christian system, blood, etc.

  Edited by - julien on 25 July 2002 18:31:11
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  What do Jehovahs witness?

  by sleepy in

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  yes what is it exactly that jehovahs witnesses, witness?

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  Oroborus21: What dictionary says witness means 'example'?