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The two of you have completely different dispositions. :lol: From what I can tell, your personal definitions of "faith" are distinct. For reference, here are two dictionary definitions of "faith": (1) "confidence or trust in a person or thing." (2) "belief that is not based on proof." Let me say that, in Zierro's case, he seems to recognize the first to be the true definition--believing that the faith theists place in the existence of God is similar to the "faith" atheists hold in the foundations of science and the process of the scientific method. As warri0r mentioned earlier, this definition is liberal in its scope. However, "faith," as I judge warri0r to understand it, falls more precisely under the second definition. From his viewpoint (again, as understood from my perspective), faith in God--which is based wholly on one's personal opinion/belief--cannot be equated with what, for lack of a better term, could be called "faith" in the workings of scientific study since the latter is founded in facts and evidence. I believe his point can be summarized as follows: (1) Religious faith is a form of personal belief which cannot be supported by concrete evidence. (2) Scientific "faith" is different in that its principles can be more or less substantiated. (3) Therefore, the two "faiths" can be said to be markedly dissimilar (i.e. belief in the Supernatural =/= belief in the Natural) and would warrant seperate "words" to differentiate the two but for the failings of language/communication. From my third-party perspective, I can see why warri0r would take offense at being said to have "faith" in science just as theists have faith in God, and I can also see why this would lead Zierro to believe that warri0r is acting childish and stubborn in his rejection of being labeled as "faithful" in the workings of science. Essentially, and from what I can determine, the two of you aren't even debating over the same issue; your respective definitions of "faith" have deviated too greatly for you to come to an understanding.

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." ~Theodore Roosevelt

I would probably tell him, in all seriousness, to lay off. After that, I'd explain how it's wrong to discriminate against anyone and how it makes him come off as a [puncture]. If he won't let you get a word in, you can always fall back on ignoring him.

I think I'll have to go with the crowd on this one; that woman must be crazy. :? Seriously, why? And how did she not know that it'd be a crime? I suppose there's just no understanding some people. :lol: ----- I hadn't realized that you were a Tip.it'er, Faitherooski. :o Heya. :)

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I'll be returning home tonight after having spent this past week in Florida. The weather's been great here, so I can't say I'm all that eager to be leaving, to be honest. :P I've had an enjoyable and relaxing Spring Break, though, so I'm content. :

Happy Easter, everyone. :) I got to hide the eggs last night and watched my younger siblings hunt for them this morning. Good times. :thumbup:

That's actually a fair idea; I'd suggest sending IGoddessI a PM if you're interested in learning how (I believe she's mentioned having had some success in pursuing those).

'My sincerest condolences. I've never lost a family member or friend to suicide, so I cannot imagine what it must be like. But, and since you've opened this door yourself, I would say that your father's suicide falls under the "irrational impulse category" I described. Rational, caring people will rarely choose to commit suicide in the knowledge that they will be leaving behind their family and friends in states of confusion and grief. Few will do so despite whatever problems they may be facing; it requires either a very selfish or very unsettled person to do otherwise. I won't pretend to know, but I'll assume that your father was the latter. Those struggling with depression can often appear to be perfectly normal (even to the people closest to them); it's a mask they wear for fear of others mocking their insecurities or self-styled "failings." I suspect that your father may have been clinically depressed and therefore not fully capable of making rational decisions, but, again, I don't know the circumstances. I have to object to your concluding comment. :| I'm probably misinterpreting the statement, but it seems that you're calling me...disgraceful? Whatever your intent, I can't change the way I am. Life has always seemed dull and wearisome to me. At times, I feel profoundly "alive" and joyous, but, more often than naught, I feel merely tired and languid--the quote in my signature, I believe, will give you the general idea. Some people such as yourself, I daresay, have formed a strong opinion on the matter of suicide based on powerfully negative influences. To people such as myself, however, suicide is just another option to be duly considered at the start of each day. I wouldn't say there is anything wrong or disgraceful about us; we just take a "softer," and, what I'd consider to be a more reasonable and open, stance on the topic than do you.

I think this is probably the case in most incidents. It's truly unfortunate; many suicide victims often struggle with depression/seemingly irremediable problems which could have been treated or otherwise resolved beforehand. However, it's important to note that not all suicides are committed on an impulse by the irrational. For some--myself included--suicide is viewed merely as an alternative to the monotony of living. It may be that I just don't attach the same meaning and importance to life as do others, but I've certainly never found suicide to be a particularly unappealing choice; it's something I've considered almost everyday for several years. I've long since decided to refrain from killing myself, as my doing so would cause my family a great deal of undeserved grief and essentially wouldn't be worth the price to be paid by everyone I'd leave behind, but I can understand and easily relate as to why a generally apathetic person would decide to commit suicide for no apparent reason to those remaining. I'll be able, though, to forego the ridiculous indecision faced by many of the terminally ill in taking their own lives should I ever contract a terrible disease or develop cancer. I'd much rather end my life sooner than succumb and die in excruciating pain latter on, so I suppose I can take comfort in the fact that I will not die as a direct result of a terminal illness. :lol:

I couldn't agree more. :D It's the only skill of its kind. ----- EDIT: Unless you've been watching over your crops personally, I don't see how the relatively slow growth rates are a problem. They're truly the most unique aspect of what is perhaps the greatest skill in the game. :)

Tip.it was recommended to me about five years ago by a friend; I had been having trouble retrieving the oil can during the Ernest the Chicken Quest and needed a guide to sort everything out. :oops: Memories, eh? :lol:

I'm seventeen. My birthday's coming up in May. :

Diesel. :P

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I'm surprised so many people have voted for Farming. I've always considered it to be a fairly mild and enjoyable skill; you can spend 30-45 minutes on a full Farming run and be finished with it for the remainder of the day. I've never even considered attempting to reach 99 Slayer or Runecrafting, but Farming was an entirely different matter. I think too many people see that the majority of fruit/regular trees (the main source of Farming experience) require several hours to grow and automatically assume that they'd have to dedicate an ungodly amount of time to achieve skill mastery. Really, and as I do quite often, you only have to log into the game for the relatively short time it takes to accomplish a Farming run and then you can just log off or work on another skill. 'Simplicity in itself.

I suppose it comes down to personal preference then. I don't know enough about you to know the truth of the matter, although your increase in charms may well have been a result of either luck or increased stats/efficiency (as you used the RoW in your later levels). However, I wouldn't presume to know in your case; I only have my own experiences and what I've read in a number of guides to base my opinion on. To the OP: equip the RoW if you feel confident in your abilities. I agree that the Seers Ring's magic bonus could be considered negligible, but I generally prefer the RoL anyway as I have a tendency to not pay attention at times.

You aren't missing anything obvious. Being something of a mythology buff, I decided to devote my avatar to either Ouranos or Hermes--my two favorite Greek Gods--in a subtle reference. I chose Ouranos in the end, so I took a picture of Uranus and had its astrological sign edited into the picture. 'Stupid, I know. :lol: ----- Lenin gets a 7/10 from me. :)

I'm interested in seeing what support you can provide for that statement, Toast. Because, honestly, I'm not buying any of it. From personal experience and that of several of my friends, I can say that I've never seen any reason to believe that the RoW increases charm drop rates. Additionally, I could quote from several reputable guides in support of this. Here's one from Natmonster's Rock Lobster Guide (FAQ Section) on RSC: [hide=]Q:Ring of life is stupid, using a ring of wealth gives you up to 30% more crimsons! » A: Its not that Ring of wealth is useless but I could tell you that it doesn't gives you more charms and I experimented with that. You are probably just lucky getting more crimson charms. According to Jagex, ring of wealth affects only RARE items and it won't affect lootshare/coinshare. Charms are not considered a RARE item since you don't get one in like 50 kills and above, thus I conclude that it won't affect your charm drop rate. Don't be foolish risking your life by using another ring which doesn't help you much. However I won't stop you using this ring, high leveled/rich players who are not afraid of death can go ahead with their item builds if they wish. Below is an extract from runescape forums on this charm issue. Ring of wealth does no affect charms. If you read one of the post bags you would know that drops are similarly calculated the way you would read a pie chart. The pie chart represents a wheel with all drops of a monster. Common drops fill up a more percentage of the wheel and rarer drops fill up less on the wheel. Imagine an arrow spinning on the wheel. Whatever the arrow lands on, is your drop. To make it easier to interpret, the ring of wealth makes the rarer drops fill up more of the wheel, so you would get more rarer drops than common. Now this doesn't mean you will get a good drop every kill, it will just increase your chance. I cannot 100% confirm how the game engine decides drops, but it was mentioned somewhere in a postbag. The charms are placed on a different wheel. Each charm drop rate is different for every monster. For example: Waterfiends Imagine crimson charms filling up 85% of the wheel, which would mean you would more likely get crimson charms than golds, greens, or blues.[/hide]

The available evidence seems to indicate that the RoW does not have any significant effect on charm drop rates. A Seers Ring or a RoL are the only viable options when Bursting Rock Lobsters.

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