it is possible that could have add/adhd however, that's something that he should consult a medical professional about, not a forum. Any advice about coping with it would be better phrased in an pm anyway.

Learning to code is like learning to play an instrument. Practice enough and you'll eventually get there. However, just like learning to play an instrument, you have to learn to do scales as well. In this case, that means writing as many simple console apps, or whatever passes for the simplest thing in the language of your choice. By doing this enough, you should eventually be able to gain enough confidence to move on.

so when people say that there's a need for religion, i wonder if they mean that there's a need for superstition (believing in the supernatural) or a need for a system of thought that tells them what to do (a need for moral and philosophical guidance). i suspect more commonly the latter, since in the past (although not presently) i've had a need for a moral system to guide my actions, but i also know people who genuinely have a need to believe that the reality they sense with their senses isn't all that exists, and that there's also a reality they can't sense. so i think both needs exist, but the need for systematic philosophical guidance may be more common than the need for belief in the supernatural.

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I think this is a really good point, which is often not taken into consideration when discussing religion. It's important to distinguish between the two when considering yours and other viewpoints. For example, I believe that religion is not the only way for finding moral guidance, but particular religions, if applied correctly (god, that makes them sound like a cream) can provide that directions. However, I do not believe that religions can offer guidance into the supernatural. In my view (or opinion, whichever is best) only science, and the scientific method can expose those answers.

hosea 4:6

I dont think the dirt is that bad, but in my experience, grass is only that green when it's really healthy. Based upon the pallet for your sprites and other stuff I'm assuming your game's not set on a playing field.

Possibly make it darker? or add in some yellow to make it look a bit wilted?

the grass seems a bit to vibrant. I'm not too much of an expert tbh. Might also be and idea to post it in the workshop as well?

http://microaggressions.com/

Interesting how this is posted after the whole f****t debate.

Oh shut up, don't remind me 

i wasnt even thinking of that 

I was 

I'd be happy to help with what I can, like hunting bugs and stuff.

paul eres is unflinching in the pedantic application of his "morals," i dont know why anyone would bother arguing with him on these points. you're not going to change his mind.

good point, in this case, this is relevant:

Libya under gadaffi has sponsored terrorism for many years now. Earlier in this thread i linked a picture of the aftermath of the lockerbie bombings, a terrorist attack in Scotland sponsored by Libya.

I agree that there's that issue, which is why I think the marble example is a bad one.

If for example you saw someone having an anaphylactic attack as you were driving past, and chose not to give them the epipen that you (hypothetically) keep in your glove compartment, instead, simply driving away. Would that be comparable morally acceptable?

[simply not seeing the marble coming towards him]

now imagine your brother saw the marble rolling towards his foot and thought "if I move my foot, the marble will go to the other side of the room, however if I don't move it, the marble will bounce off and go under the chair". And then, imagine that the brother doesn't move his foot.

This is a very different situation to the brother simply not seeing the marble coming towards him.

In the end, willful failure to prevent an action is different to ignorant action, or an impossible action. That's what this argument comes down to, and what I think you're failing to see.

leaving people to die is A-OK

yes, you said that there is a difference, but you also said that they were basically the same thing:

"if there is a possibility of saving someone, then you more or less killed them" -14113

you also earlier agreed that people who don't donate money to feed others and buy games instead are murderers

so i'm not sure which of those two you believe at any given moment.

yes, if there is a possibility, and you choose not to, you killed them.

I'm worried you're simply not reading my posts.








I wouldn't blame you.

no, like I explained, I do think there is a difference bettween choosing not to save a life and failing to save a life.


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but all of my political quotes are from star wars video games 

well I'm annoyed by professor brian cox. grah.

My girlfriend's brother works with him sometimes and says he's the smuggest man he's ever met. (I quite like thinking about smooching him.)

oh sure, hes a hottie all right.

he's just content free

therefore we're all murderers who sacrifice people's lives to play games

I wouldn't say "murderers", but it's arguably a bit of a waste of time isn't it?

but you would and did say murderers, by saying that if you don't kill innocents to save a larger number of innocents you are killing the difference between those two numbers. i'm just taking it to the logical conclusion: that if you can say that that is killing, then so is, say, not donating all your time to prevent killing. in fact, even if you dedicated your life to prevent killings worldwide, and didn't play games at all, or post on forums at all, you would *still* be a murderer because you couldn't save everyone, you could only save some people, and that therefore you'd killed everyone you could not save.

@14113 - no i'm not a nerd so i don't play nerd games like kotor2

The difference is, in this case you actually have the possibility of saving people. Of course you're right, you're not a murderer if people die who you cant save, but if there is a possibility of saving someone, then you more or less killed them.

I'm offended that you haven't played kotor2. It's wonderful.

well I'm annoyed by professor brian cox. grah.