Unhappy Anchovy

Maybe ask a Catholic? In seriousness: Christianity is a personal decision, but it's practiced in a community. Look around local churches until you find one you 'click' with. Ask the ministers. This is their job. :)

Use the search function. ;)

http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/why-do-so-many-sbers-hate-tvtropes.237056/

I think the site is fine. Is it a mess? Yes, but its a well organized mess. I also like some of the new changes.

Um, I don't mean to sound confrontational here, but firstly I do watch Spoiler Warning and secondly I'm not really interested in being preached at regarding the merits of the One True Game.

Didn't mean to sound 'preachy,' but you bring up that Errant Signal video pretty often, so I thought I'd show this video to you. If you've already seen it then my bad.

What makes you say that?

You do know that I don't like, um, anything by Valve, don't you? Anyway, I don't think it has much to add to the debate, never mind basic errors, such as Portal being an FPS. The comment on winnability is a non sequitur, the comparison to Milgram is fatuous, and so on. There's even a bizarre section where it pretends that noclipping is some artistic statement. I find the whole thing self-indulgent nonsense.

Well technically it is a 'shooter' since you shoot... portals. But that's getting into semantics. Anyway, it is just one among many articles I found analyzing the game, I just felt like sharing it since it was somewhat relevant.

It was after the quest 'Lordaeron'. 'Rise, Forsaken' was probably the point of greatest evil, but Sylvanas' speech in 'Lordaeron' made it impossible for me to work for her.

Ahh I see.
Raises the question of when even pretend is too much.

I regularly read Shamus' blog, so I was already well-aware of that post.

Anyway, I think it addresses his points pretty well (sorry for late response, just noticed your comment).

Denominationally, I am a member of the Uniting Church of Australia. I have never been a Roman Catholic, although I have no dislike of Catholics and I have a great respect for their church and their traditions. I have my disagreements with the Vatican, but so do most Catholics, it seems. Why do you ask?

For nothing, I was under the impression you were catholic until the "what you think of other denominations" thread.

For LoH, all evil and suffering is the work of the Devil. 'The Devil' can be read as a synonym for 'evil'. The mechanics of Darwinian selection are rather brutal and include a good deal of death and suffering. Therefore, while LoH acknowledges that the world works that way and evolution is scientifically true, the suffering it causes makes it a sign of the evil of the world.

Needless to say I do not share his view.

Well, I never said you did. But it is fascinating how one can acknowledged Evolution and also classify it as work of the devil To be honest all the other "deniers" were just that..they simply denied it. To find one that accepts it but says it is evil, is something completely new to me.

Give me a second: I will write in answer in a PM, so it doesn't bog down the profile page.

Ok, I was curious since it was your reply to LoH

Even if you do disagree with me about any number of other things? Thank you anyway. I honestly like LoH, but I can't let fundamentalism be the only Christian perspective on the forum!

Morning War discussions not withstanding. Personally, I don´t like drones like LoH. Sorry but people who completely surrender their free will and independent thought freak me the f*** out.

Hey, no problem. I wasn't jumping on you specifically. Quite a few people did that.

Ha, that is interesting! I have to confess that there are some country songs I quite like, though the genre is sometimes a bit too saccharine for me as well, so there you go. Way to make me feel self-conscious about my preferences in music!

Hey, my favorite music is, quite seriously, that manufactured by the Disney Channel's various popstars. You have nothing to be ashamed of, comparatively. I just thought it was interesting related to your (unless I confused posters) comments that you were not sure what the conservative/republican ideology was about.

I was going to put it on hiatus, but I seem to have forgotten about that. It's had some long delays recently, so I'm hoping to get it back on track now. :)

Yes.

Could you elaborate?