Continuum

Funny, I just rejected Christianity today. Interesting timing, no? Well, our beliefs differ, but again, they might change. Now then, back to the subject of "suicide". You can't classify people. I've tried and there's too many factors, people being individuals and all. Making a blanket statement about people posting in this thread and not posting individual arguments to each is just plain rude and lazy. You started this thread, remember? You cannot live without emotion. You can deny your emotions, think that you have no regrets, and try to live on the outside looking in, but it's impossible. You are a human and, unless you kill yourself, you will live with what you think of as flaws, regardless of what you want. By the same token, you can't not think about the repercussions of your actions.

By distractions, I mean human ideas and things that keep us happy and not thinking about our insignificance. I'm not really condemning these things, I engage in them daily and stop thinking about my insignificance, but I'm not one to turn a blind eye. I've mentioned the fact that I might be wrong numerous times, but as for right now, it's what I believe. A few weeks ago I thought the same as you did: opinions change.

Spreading Love, a distraction, doesn't necessarily mean that you're worth something. It means that you and other people think you're worth something. Come to think of it, Worth in general is just another distraction. Alright, so you guys feel the Sun is too far off to worry about. Let's take a nuclear blast then. Nuclear holocaust, end of the world, humanity dies out. It's a future that's quickly becoming more believable, and something that we might not be able to prevent. Your whole life becomes meaningless: no one will ever remember you because there will be no one to remember you. Life becomes void. As for me, I'm a well-off fourteen-year-old living in the USA. Perhaps I don't know the full meaning of life, perhaps I am missing out on something. I don't think, however, that I'm an angsty brat, and it'd be rude to assume that just because of my age. As for people knowing there Life is meaningless and they're atheists, it isn't love of Life that's keeping you from pulling the trigger, it's fear of what comes after Life. This is my belief.

Why the hell are you assuming we're lazy? Why can't people have a debate without any insulting, instead of an argument with someone going "lazy [wagon], lazy [wagon], lol" every five seconds? As for "repeating over and over again", it's called defending. Now then, with that out of the way, let's proceed to defend. You're comparing something that humanity controls, voting, to the major things that we can't (yet) like the Sun s'ploding. I agree with you for the "levels of difference", but simple ones, from moving arms to ending the Civil War, have no effect whatsover on the fact that the Sun is going to s'plode. Yes, I know I keep coming back to the Sun s'ploding, but it's such a good example of something that's eventually going to happen and we can't change it. Yet. Like I said before, I sincerly hope I'm wrong, and that we can change the Sun s'ploding. As for laziness, why don't you think before you talk? If we were really that lazy, that stupid, we would not own a computer, or have privileges as to using a computer, and thus couldn't be debating with you in the first place. I'm not lazy. I'm getting A's in school. Sure, I don't do sports-not my things, but whatever. It's quite stereotypical and, quite frankly, rude of you to assume that people like myself are lazy. This is my belief. (For God's sake, what the hell is wrong with you people? Is it really necessary for your idiotic egos to keep on insulting the other party over and over? Do you really think that makes your argument more convincing? God! By the way, anyone think I'm angsty? It's not that I'm basing my self-esteem off your judgment, I'm just trying to decide whether it's worthless to debate with you or whether you think my argument might actually hold some water.) Zonorhc, I dislike you.

The thing about Religion is that we'll never know if any god(s) are real or not until we're gone. Not necessarily after we die, perhaps a good deal of time afterwards, but we probably won't be able to relay a message back to Earth. Right now, I'm hoping that God (Imma Christian, see?) exists, but it seems like a sham. Something people turn to for comfort. However, it is necessary in culture so the people are afraid of something, keep them doing good deeds, and thus keep them in line. If there are any god(s) out there, they sure haven't taken interest in Earth for a good two thousand years. Unless you're a Mormon...or some cult follower.

Not the same thing, I'm backing my "fatalism speech" with Reason.

Bill Gates, Lincoln, and Mandella have all impacted lives, but it will never truly mean anything in the end. They affect the short run, which is all fine and good. Don't get me wrong, I respect these people (Bill Gates not so much, Windows 95). If, one day, the human race finds a way to overcome obstacles such as the Sun s'ploding or the Universe collapsing, then that's great. I seriously hope that Life, in general, will prove me wrong. Love is a distraction. This encompasses Happiness and Family.

Oh dear, it seems you're a jackass.

I believe he is sincere. Death is not something to be afraid of. We know what Death is. It is what lies beyond Death that frightens the human being. The true fear of everyone, everywhere in the world, at any given time is fear of the unknown. But when you lose Will and Hope, Reason swoop in, lifting the shadow of humanity and letting us know what we're really worth: nothing. Our lives will never affect the moving of planets or stars, or god(s), if such being(s) exist. We may be able to tweak it a little bit, blow up Earth or other planets with our nuclear weapons, but eventually gravity will mold everything back to normal. Looking at the really big picture, the Sun is going to kill everyone someday anyway, as will the Universe collapsing or whatever crap. I'm no physicist. Religon, Entertainment, Love: all things that are meant to distract us from Reason; pure, cold Reason. But back to fear of the unknown, eh? Is there really a Heaven or Hell? You don't know for sure. You might pull that trigger and your consciousness just disappears forever, or you might go to Hell, or whatever crap you believe in. The best you can do is to stick it out, just in case. Try to be the best you can be and hope for the best. Also, if you're going to kill yourself, please do it in a manner that doesn't get brains all over the furniture and walls: awful mess to clean up. Remember to leave a note as well. This is my belief.

Nice try, but you are absolutely 100% wrong. I DON'T LIKE HALO, and I NEVER WILL. Since the beginning, I never liked them. And I knew they had Sci-Fi novels, I've read them. I really just don't like how they reverted the storyline to the game, and I only read them because I wanted to see how the series ends (Like I do with graphic novels) and yet the author still writes more (I won't be reading them). And I've talked to many people that agree when I say this: Halo is futuristic, therefore give us a damn flashlight with infinite power. Even Halo fans themselves have said this to me. Wrong again, I'm not looking for a cheat code. Then, you have guns in the game, which I agree even a while from now we won't be 100% with laser guns like the aliens in the game. So, what have we learned? Hmmm... 1) I've always hated the Halo franchise, even before others said it was bad. I may have read the books, but they weren't the greatest storylines, neither were the games. Never like the game, never will. 2) I wasn't looking for a cheat code. Think about it. The game is set in the future, thus why not have a nce piece of equipment that won't die. Guns are realistic because humanity will not be creating lasers anytime soon. Oh, let's throw this in, too: 3) I (Being Sephiroth_king) never liked Halo. Never did, never will. Even though I read the books, I never like them, either, only a few parts which wanted me to see how it ends. Oh, as you said, Continuum, God I hate people like you. Now lets add a little something at the end so we won't fight anymore (Hopefully): God I hate people like you who assume with no proof that I'm a follower. I am done. If you are going to defend, I'll wait. P.S. Double post, sorry. I'm not sure whether you're referring to me assuming you're a follower of God or a "follower" of the Halo "cult". If the former, stfu. If the latter, I wasn't. First off, yeah, the batteries run out of power, like they do in real life. It's making the game more realistic; amazing concept, isn't it? The guns don't run out of bullets or plasma, so why the hell should a battery contain unlimited electrical power? Secondly, are you saying that just because Halo is set in the future, they should have unlocked the secrets of Pandora's Box and created a weapon/something that never runs out? I'm not physicist, but I'm pretty damn sure it's not within our reach. Thirdly, if you want to find out the end so badly, just read it through on Wikipedia. Fourthly, I dislike you.

UD pwns your soul. :P Besides, IronRealms is basically the God of "text-based MMORPG"s, and they call their games MUDs. So more proof there.

This is the perfect example of someone who is obviously following the crowd in saying "Halo sucks". Yes, it is one of the most overrated games of all time, but that does not mean it's a bad game. First off, they give you a flashlight with a battery to make it more realistic, and thus, more fun for the gamer. Secondly, that "PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY WITH INFINITE POWER" is not a flaw, what you're looking for is a cheat code. Lasers are often used in futuristic games, and UNSC uses bullets, while the Covenant, the friggin' aliens who are supposed to have lasers, have lasers. Even then, it's plasma, which is not a laser. The storyline isn't actually that bad, if you really follow it. You can pick up some of the books in Barnes and Nobles, which aren't the greatest in the world, but if you're looking for an alright Sci-Fi novel, there you go. God, I hate people like you.

Pssst, they're called MUDs. And I do occasionally, Aetolia. One of IronRealm's fine games.

Knights of the Old Republic wins hands down.

I don't know much about Halo and Halo 2, seeing as how I'm not allowed to buy them... -.- ...I play the demo for Halo 1 a lot. It's pretty good. Yeah, seems overrated and all that, but I'd give it an eight out of ten. I also like Masterchief. Guild Wars is good if you want to play along to a good storyline, but I'd pick up WoW after I beat it. The Sims, played without cheats, totally sucks.

The Droidekas are still pretty hard to take down in Battlefront II. They've gone and killed me while playing Obi-Wan plenty of times. Guess I should really start using the Jedi blaster-block thing. -.-

I ditched Total Annihilation for Supreme Commander. Anyway, here's the RTS games I play... 1. Supreme Commander-Awesome game, steep hardware requirements. Which my computer can handle, I'm very glad to say. 2. Command & Conquer genre-Awesome games, but the mouse clicking it kind of annoying since it messes up all my other RTS gamingness. 3. Starcraft genre-Another set of awesome games, I'm highly anticipating the third installment. 4. Civilization 3-Inferior to Civilization 4, but okay if you already have it. 5. Dawn of War-Yup, pretty good. ~Good Turn-Based Games~ 1. Risk II-Yeah, it's awesome. Basically it's the boardgame, except it goes quicker and you can build up armies more (Like, say, the thousands)... 2. DEFCON- Nukes. Automatically cool.

I only use cheats once I beat a game, but never in RTS games, since I come to rely on the cheats and can't play Multiplayer properly. Then again, plowing through enemy AI with unlockable special units or hundreds of troops is incredibly fun.

Battlefront II wins because of the Jedi fighting and space battles. Surprisingly, every time I play a space battle, I think of zooming through the battle in a Cylon Raider. Then I get depressed due to the lack of any Cylon Raiders or even any Cylons and play something else. :(

I really, really, REALLY hate it when I see macroers in treasured random event costumes, such as a mime mask. GGGGGRRRRRAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!

Haha, those silly Swiss. What will they do next? Liechtenstein once had an army up until the end of WWII. It consisted of eighty men and was sent off during World War II (I think) to fight Italy. The army never fought and actually came back with eighty-one men. Apparently they made a friend along the way. After this, the army was disbanded.

Poor Old Wonders. Being replaced with these new-fangled still-stand wonders. Bah! 1. Pyramids of Giza, Egypt 2. Acropolis, Athens, Greece 3. Colosseum, Rome, Italy 4. Great Wall, China 5. Kremlin/St. Basil, Moscow, Russia 6. Statue of Liberty, New York, USA 7. Taj Mahal, Agra, India I didn't pick the Easter Island Statues or the Stonehenge because they're just a bunch of interesting rocks. I didn't pick the Eiffel Tower because I don't like the French. I didn't pick the Sydney Opera House because they were so incredibly stupid about building it, plus I don't like opera. Everything else I either didn't know about or it was in Central America/South America, which I don't like.

'Kay. Don't want to get into a pointless argument over faith, so I'm just going to drop it.

You can't, which is why I shower all of them with hugs and kisses and love. ... No, but seriously, I just assume that anyone who makes a suicide thread has at least something in their life that's troubling them, so I do my best to comfort them. And if I just happen to prevent a suicide, that's good too. Urban Legend: Same Situation, Real Life

Of course I think my belief is true, but I don't expect everyone to recognize it as the truth. And Satenza, quit it with the "LOL, FAITH SUCKS!" crap.