State of the Game

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[Boomtrooper]

Both.

I read the book. Loved it. Then read it a few more times. Loved it again. Then lost the book, bought another, then read it again.

Then the show came out and I watched it and loved it once more!

Best, most funny without being offensive/insulting in any way possible book/show on the subject!

Neil Gaiman is the most amazing old-fashioned story teller isn't he - everything is amazing (with the possible exception of the Norse Mythology that was a bit hard going)

His short stories are just magical...

 

[Aeorath]

Interesting thought. Although, considering that He's omnipotent, it would seem to me that there were much easier ways at His disposal.

But, granted, maybe not quite as humorous. I mean, I'll do most anything for a laugh. Granted, the laughs often end up being at my expense, but let's not talk about that.

If a being is omnipotent and has an infinity of ways to do something, would you think that said being'd choose the simplest and easiest way to accomplish something?

I know I wouldn't, I'd go for the most complex thing I could come up with... because for such a being probably boredom would be the worst enemy.

I am just rambling now. I don't even remember what this thread was about, and I feel good.

 

[MishaTX]

Best, most funny without being offensive/insulting in any way possible book/show on the subject!

Not to mention: Gaiman/Pratchett combo? How can you NOT end up laughing your hindquarters off???

 

[Just]

I get a feeling we're talking shop now, which, although I can do so endlessly (much to the chagrin of anybody around me) is entirely too serious so...

Can anybody explain to me why G-d made a perfect Eden, telling Adam and Eve they could have anything there, only they could't touch THAT particular tree and then expect them to not immediately go for it? I mean, He does know us humans better than anybody, right?

Edit: I'm a Christian. I just always wondered about this

Because Earth is just some kind of Big Brother / Truman Show and therefore drama >>> logic.
It's actually more plausible then any "sane" explanation of amount of absurd things we were taught to believe in and/or are experiencing / doing on daily basis.

 

[Lysette]

I get a feeling we're talking shop now, which, although I can do so endlessly (much to the chagrin of anybody around me) is entirely too serious so...

Can anybody explain to me why G-d made a perfect Eden, telling Adam and Eve they could have anything there, only they could't touch THAT particular tree and then expect them to not immediately go for it? I mean, He does know us humans better than anybody, right?

Edit: I'm a Christian. I just always wondered about this

reminds me of my first death in NMS - whispering eggs in an alien installation, I basically knew, something bad will happen if I try to crack them open or absorb them with my multi-tool - but I had to know what will happen. Of course I was doomed doing that, swarmed by a bunch of crab like alien life forms bigger than myself, quicker on their feet than me as well - but those eggs were there, basically begging me to try it out nevertheless.

 

[MishaTX]

If a being is omnipotent and has an infinity of ways to do something, would you think that said being'd choose the simplest and easiest way to accomplish something?

I know I wouldn't, I'd go for the most complex thing I could come up with... because for such a being probably boredom would be the worst enemy.

I am just rambling now. I don't even remember what this thread was about, and I feel good.

You raise some very valuable points, though.

I mean, whenever I play a game that I'm finding hard to beat and I know that I can mess with the code/mods to my heart's content, do I just make myself invincible and enter a "kill all" command in the console?

No, I do not.

I place myself at the top of a hill above a village and spawn 10,000 cheese wheels.

So I see where He's coming from!

 

[MishaTX]

Oh, and let's not get started on the horrid, unimaginable things I've subjected Sims to!

Still makes me giggle like a schoolgirl.

Edit: I'm a horrible, horrible human being. HA!

 

[Aeorath]

... and spawn 10,000 cheese wheels.

This could be you, me, US!

 

[MishaTX]

This could be you, me, US!

Now do it on top of High Hrothgar!

 

[Aeorath]

Oh, and let's not get started on the horrid, unimaginable things I've subjected Sims to!

There is a story in there somewhere, maybe right in the basement where you kept your locked Sims... do tell us about it, Sir!

 

[Boomtrooper]

The above musings just made me realise... if impotent is the inability to hold an erec.... then omnipotent must be awesome...

Just sayin'

Bit like Misha with a naked photo of Aisling Duval glued to the inside of his shades...?

 

[MishaTX]

There is a story in there somewhere, maybe right in the basement where you kept your locked Sims... do tell us about it, Sir!

I'm on enough watch lists already, thank you very much!

 

[MishaTX]

The above musings just made me realise... if impotent is the inability to hold an erec.... then omnipotent must be awesome...

Just sayin'

Bit like Misha with a naked photo of Aisling Duval glued to the inside of his shades...?

That would be the time where, according to TV commercials, I should seek the attention of a doctor, right?

 

[Boomtrooper]

That would be the time where, according to TV commercials, I should seek the attention of a doctor, right?

At your disposal, old fruit....

 

[Aeorath]

Remembering the basements and the Sims, and unspeakable things, this was some good soundtrack for all the... activities in there. It'd make all so much easier.

Source: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=k1-TrAvp_xs&feature=share

 

[MishaTX]

At your disposal, old fruit....

Appreciate it. Meanwhile, there are those blue, rhomboid pills I've heard of. Not that I need any, but could you hook a friend of mine up with some, perchance?

 

[Aeorath]

I should seek the attention of a doctor, right?

Only if you REALLY want to meet that doctor... maybe you took a liking to them, and yes, you should seek their attention then. Otherwise... what for?

 

[Boomtrooper]

Appreciate it. Meanwhile, there are those blue, rhomboid pills I've heard of. Not that I need any, but could you hook a friend of mine up with some, perchance?

 

[Hanerib]

I get a feeling we're talking shop now, which, although I can do so endlessly (much to the chagrin of anybody around me) is entirely too serious so...

Can anybody explain to me why G-d made a perfect Eden, telling Adam and Eve they could have anything there, only they could't touch THAT particular tree and then expect them to not immediately go for it? I mean, He does know us humans better than anybody, right?

Edit: I'm a Christian. I just always wondered about this

Well that's interesting question. It's a story about humans losing their primal innocence, losing the utopian arcadia that had no sickness or toil. The forbidden knowledge thus was perhaps learning of agriculture, attaining consciousness, learning of societal norms (regarding nakedness for example) and building of a civilization, culture, science even. There was built this distinction between nature, naturalness, and artificiality, man-made. No more child-like naive pure faith. These are of course later interpretations as the cultural concept of a tree of life (plus related concepts) is ancient (Mesopotamia, Siberia) and cultural, religious concepts evolve with time. I don't really have too much formal education in these matters, or great personal opinion on these matters either, so this is meant as a random forum post.