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Enter to win a Spectral Tiger Mount from WoW Insider! {WOW Insider}
Jul 26th 2007 5:26PM Want win plox thx.
Novint Falcon crazay mouse gets a price, release date {Engadget}
Jan 9th 2007 11:24AM I can't tell from the website, does this thing have at least one button on the grip or what?
Video game asks for child sponsorship {Joystiq}
Nov 11th 2006 8:01PM Lol, I love that you added video game systems to the list. ;p
But I agree, there aren't that many secular charities out there, especially in the US. But a good example of a very large one is the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. ( http://www.gatesfoundation.org/default.htm ) At least, from what I know of Bill and what I've gleaned from their site, it seems pretty secular to me.
The other topic you hit on is Theodicy, and that conversation can get very lengthy, so I'll just say it's a big problem that religious people have (the problem of evil) and tend to explain in terrible, no good very bad ways. Such as: "God works in mysterious ways" (an obvious cop-out answer) or "But humans have free will!" (and who's free will causes hurricanes, and other natural evils?)
Video game asks for child sponsorship {Joystiq}
Nov 11th 2006 6:57PM Don't support the indoctrination of starving children, seriously. Even if they are giving them food, they are molesting their minds with whatever religious thoughts they're pushing on them. Come on guys, there are secular charities out there who will just give them food and support, let's get those guys some more money.
"but this time it's actual Christianity and not some made up deity. Well, not a made up deity to a significant portion of the population anyway."
You came very close to losing me at that last line, but you saved it at the end. But still, what does it matter that they pick Christianity to base their story off of instead of say, Norse mythology, like every DnD based game ever? (And for the sake of sanity in the discussion, I'm temporarily ignoring the fact that the people who made this actually, literally think an event like this will happen someday.)
The only Wii post you'll ever need [update 3] {Joystiq}
Sep 15th 2006 1:39PM I'm really hoping for a package deal on the remote and nunchuck, because $60 is ridiculous for a controller. (And is basically only is a "controller" with both, the way I see it.) Thankfully it's the only price I'm worried about, though. Everything else seems pretty reasonable.
Wii box art mockup collection {Nintendo Wii Fanboy}
Jun 22nd 2006 4:33PM I refuse to even entertain the idea that Nintendo would use Comic Sans on anything, ever. That's serisously god-awful.
Iwata tackles Virtual Console prices, Wii Connect24 [update 3] {Joystiq}
Jun 2nd 2006 5:04PM Blinking...lights? Are you serious? Do you want to complain about the color of those lights too? Or how about the shape?
Freakin' whine some more, damn.
Old-style controllers are for losers? [update 2] {Joystiq}
May 8th 2006 12:22AM Come on guys... they used that 'loser' line for comparison to the Wii remote, learn2read. No one's insulting anyone.
Joystiq Poll: What do Wii think? {Joystiq}
Apr 27th 2006 5:43PM It's retards like you who are going to ruin this name for everyone. Stop using in the place of "we," it's not funny, it's stupid, and you're stupid for not thinking of something more original.
Thompson's Rockstar mad-on intensifies {Joystiq}
Apr 2nd 2006 5:29AM And on the topic of the post, I for one would like the image to be put back in place. I didn't see the original, but it sounds like a good parody of the cat/dog Hindu god painting controversy going on.
Joystiq, specifically Alan, or whoever made the decision to take down the image: there's absolutely no reason to be so "politically correct" about this. Someone had a good sense of current event satire, that's it. All this "PC" protection religion enjoys really needs to be stopped. You're not violating anyone's rights or laws by having it there, and I'd even go further to say that by taking it down you're helping to further the "morally correct by force" ideology of fundies like none other than Jack himself.
So I beg you; do me and anyone else open-minded enough to enjoy some good parody work a favor by exercising some First Amendment freedom and reverting the image to it's original state.
