elucin8er

Ty :) Been watching your blog too, we have similar goals 5 / 11 / 09

Great read man, this would have to be the best blog on this site. So in depth and you've kept so many pictures. All the best with your future progress.

1. Steel Dragons are number 1, definetly. Not enough of them, frustrating to kill. 2. I hate Wyverns also, so I blocked them. However some ppl like the safe spot, and keep them for the visage drop chance. 3. Aquatines are my 3rd, although I hear they're ok if you want ranging ammy drops. Otherwise, block them. 4. Iron dragons are my last, although I'm willing to change it if I find something else I hate more. Worthy mentions are: Warped terrorbirds. Though I hear they're ok with a cannon. Waterfiends. Slow task, need crush wep and pots. Although you should keep them for the amazing crimson and other drops Hellhounds. Bad task, but I find there are more worthy tasks to block than these.

1. First bolded statement, is horrible. There is not enough evidence to combat religion at ALL. There is tons of evidence that combats the literal meanings of the bible, however if you were intelligent you would know it is THE MOST researched book on the entire planet that to this day has not had it's symbolic meanings entirely deciphered. I can guarantee you on the subject matter I am more educated that you. I have spent tons of my time researching this topic and taking arguements from both sides, and in the end I still strongly believe there is a God. I study Marine Science and have undergone countless lectures on evolution, astrology etc. In my spare time I study astrology and the origins of the universe, and I'm here to tell you they do not counter religion, many of the points support it. 2. Your point about the 21st century is actually incorrect. This centuary marks the decline of atheism, not the "revolution" as you put it. Newton, one of the most intellectual men of his time ( and perhaps of ALL time ) hypothesised and concluded many scientific ideas that only were recognised by Einstein centurys later, however in Newton's time the work was not published as it lacked sufficient evidence. Such a man awoke each morning and had to sit for hours before starting his day in order to deal with the large amount of ideas that came to him. His intelligence was unparralleled, and even with all this scientific information, reason, and deep intellect, he believed in God. God is not a product of "uneducated, less intelligent people." You do not link science with the intellect, and religious faith holders as blind fools. Such a link makes you an ignorant fool who shows no respect for people just as educated as yourself, though with a faith you lack. First of, decline of atheism? Thats why atheist has doubled in the last 20 years right? Funny how i live in one of the most religious countries in the world ( Brazil), yet when i go to school over 75% of the people i know is atheist. Second, LOL, Newton, really? Newton lived around/ right after the middle ages, when religion ruled EVERYTHING. No one knew about Evolution, Big Bang,age of the Earth, or ANYTHING at all about science. Creationism was the only explanation they had at the time. Don't compare someone who lived so looong ago to someone from the present, that has scientific information. And for the bible being only simbolical... Well, i admit that it is possible for a God to have created the universe via Big Bang. I actually sometimes imagine a god creating the basic rules of the universe, creating all matter via Big Bang, and then waiting for something interesting ( aka life) to appear. Once life forms with intelligence appear, i can imagine this God making an experiment with us, taking forms of different prophets and Gods, and seeing how we would react to them. But, thing is, there is no evidence for such thing, and until evidence is found, it is unscientifical and shouldn't be discussed by scientists. You assume in Newtons time there were no aethists, when in fact there were. And in your arguement, who better to be an aethiest than a scientist correct? This is why my point is valid, indicating that such an educated man still has strong religious beliefs. And although most people don't know it, he actually wrote more on Biblical hermeneutics than his science his is remembered for today.

Sigh, I was reading through this topic forcing myself not to get back into it, but after reading this post I just had to 1. First bolded statement, is horrible. There is not enough evidence to combat religion at ALL. There is tons of evidence that combats the literal meanings of the bible, however if you were intelligent you would know it is THE MOST researched book on the entire planet that to this day has not had it's symbolic meanings entirely deciphered. I can guarantee you on the subject matter I am more educated that you. I have spent tons of my time researching this topic and taking arguements from both sides, and in the end I still strongly believe there is a God. I study Marine Science and have undergone countless lectures on evolution, astrology etc. In my spare time I study astrology and the origins of the universe, and I'm here to tell you they do not counter religion, many of the points support it. 2. Your point about the 21st century is actually incorrect. This centuary marks the decline of atheism, not the "revolution" as you put it. Newton, one of the most intellectual men of his time ( and perhaps of ALL time ) hypothesised and concluded many scientific ideas that only were recognised by Einstein centurys later, however in Newton's time the work was not published as it lacked sufficient evidence. Such a man awoke each morning and had to sit for hours before starting his day in order to deal with the large amount of ideas that came to him. His intelligence was unparralleled, and even with all this scientific information, reason, and deep intellect, he believed in God. God is not a product of "uneducated, less intelligent people." You do not link science with the intellect, and religious faith holders as blind fools. Such a link makes you an ignorant fool who shows no respect for people just as educated as yourself, though with a faith you lack.

Lol, I hyt'd ya just now. Best of luck with the blog, I'm sure i posted before, but another <3:

Ta for the blog, I read it all while slaying :thumbsup: Awesome to see your bank progressions, improving a lot in short time gaps Well done again :) I'll be watching this lots.

Nice blog, I read it all. Good luck with ze goals :thumbsup:

That's a nice little speach. They love us, so maybe they'll improve customer support for us !! <_<

I chose to crop it there so it wouldnt be toooo big Ta for comments everyone :) :thumbsup:

Just because you say no at the end of your sentences, does NOT make it so. So when trying to insult my intelligence do not assume I did not read your post. I read it, and a simple no does not justify a change in the religious story. When it was first written, I am confident they discussed the symbolic importance assuming it was meant to be taken metaphorically. ---- Too many people are reading the topic title, then replying. It's gone on too many pages to construct a continous arguement, and those that are still attempting to argue are ignoring my points and not really reading. One minded views with no room to listen to others. I am attempting to take in advice and new points I was unaware of, but anything I digest and throw back is discarded. I'm out of this heated topic, I don't have the energy.

Did you read like, any of my post apart from the bit about changing the story? I read your entire post, what's your point? Your arguement revolves around reading the bible literally vs taking a metaphorical angle. You claim we changed the story after the literal meanings crumbled, I replied with my post. Problem? You need to read more posts before doing a 1 hit reply. Big Bang and creationism currently go hand in hand. Read, then post. There is more in this world than proven fact and science. Religion is a major influence on our world, and it is very important we explore it further. Ignoring it altogther is foolish and naive. Faith in a higher power isn't something that should be dismissed, every human race has believed in something greater than ourselves, our inner faith and existence tells us there is something more. The potential of the human mind is astounding, such a complex intelligent creation cannot merely be the result of a long chain of evolution. The moment we started questioning life, and strived to obtain knowledge instead of working out effiecient ways to live and produce offspring ( the goal of life for other eukaryotes and prokaryotes ) was the moment the human race knew there was something more. Quote from a source, wording it better than I could I could write forever, but it's enough for now, short blocks are the best.

:thumbsup: Now it's back to some srs slaying

:thumbsup: Now it's back to some srs slaying

Yeah its just there is so much to do now that I don't know where to start either. So i'm just waiting for the re-introduction of RS1 than I'll probably play again hehe. I am so so excited for the re-release of rsc. I'll probably play it more than this, but I wonder how they'll do it...

See, the bible is supposed to be taken literally. Do you really think when it was first written everyone gathered in church and discussed the symbolic importance of things? No. The only reason why fundamentalism is dying out, is because science is moving forward. Christianity needs to change it's story as it crumbles or die out - it twists it's own logic until you can't disprove it. It is constantly changing to suit science. Now you have theories like god causing evolution, prayers only being answered 'some of the time' and that god isn't perfect after all. All of them weak changes to the story, as a result of being backed into corner by science and logic. When have we changed the story? And why would we need to change the story. The only people that should be changing stories are those who take the Bible literally. You assume all religious people have identical views, this is not the case.

Perhaps RuneScape isn't better than those games on Xbox and PS3, though I'm wondering why Blizzard didn't win the award, since both are on comparable terms. Having Jagex win the award gives me the satisfaction that I'm paying less for a better game. :thumbsup: You're paying less for a game that got more votes. It's not a better game in the slightest, WoW > Runescape. However, WoW requires so much time, makes you log on at certain times to raid, makes you concentrate the entire time you're playing. Runescape is chilled, afkable, satisfying and lets you play in your own time for however long you like. For this fact I'd give em a vote for creating an awesome game, and can understand why they got the votes. Then perhaps WOW isn't that great of a game then? Everyone's definition of good and bad games differs from each other. To me, the "chilled, afkable, satisfying and lets you play in your own time for however long you like" deserves a win more than a game that can seriously hinder my personal life. Apologies, I assumed this topic turned into a talk about WoW, so I removed my post because I could see it was a relation with Runescape to other UK developed games. Apologies again. I agree with you on your point, and I said that in my initial post also.

I noticed a lot of people commenting on why people laugh at Runescape and other such games. It's just simply that they're MMOs and are known for their time consuming nature. True gamers play on skill and not on repetetiveness. This can be argued by WoWs arena system, but that's about the only MMO that requires any such skill, and the game as whole will still be laughed at.

Nice pics hohto :thumbsup: Good list also carl, I'll update it when im afking. Amazing everdred got 99 woodcutting on normal trees that get one shot upon chopped :ohnoes:

Interestingly I read in the wiki trivia ( follow links ) that 200M experience equates to lvl 126. Would be fun to see if Jagex ever raise the lvl cap to 110, Runecrafters everywhere would cry. I do think it's a possibility one day when over 200k or so people max everything. :thumbsup:

So I was thinking about the first people to 99 in each stat, and was suprised at the amount I couldn't remember, and the ones I could I couldn't remember the spelling. I need help fixing the list, but even if you can't assist me discuss the immortals and any memories you have of them. First to max total - Zezima First to max total after summoning - Kingduffy 1 1. Attack - Zongui 2. Defence - Zongui 3. Strength - Ladykilljoy 4. Hitpoints - Zongui 5. Range - Snake Slava 6. Prayer - Lilyuffie88 7. Magic - Bluerose13x 8. Cooking - Tks 9. Woodcutting - Everdred 10. Fletching - Chillipeppers 11. Fishing - Tks 12. Firemaking - Cowchicken 13. Crafting - Ltangel 14. Smithing - Bluerose13x 15. Mining - Joe Bill64 16. Herblore - Halw Gnun 17. Agility - The hate 18. Theiving - Swedemike 19. Slayer - Zezima 20. Farming - 0xpx0 21. Runecrafting - Kale Stille 22. Hunter - Darkforst67 23. Construction - Cursed You 24. Summoning - Nercychlidae Thanks in advance for the list. I still remember the race between Zezima and .... that other guy for 99 slayer. Exciting times <3: Same with gearshifter and his rival. I wasn't sure on Zongui, I remember him maxed and a top chaser, but I don't remember if he hit 99 in the combat stats first. EDIT - Thanks for the website link, I knew it was out there but I kinda wanted to see if people remembered. Now that the website is out, I do remember lilyuffie winning, and Kale Stille. I think the race I was thinking of with gearshifter was for 123 first. Further quotes from wiki if you guys want. I had no idea about point 2. and find it fascinating. 99 twice before anyone else.... 2002 was still early days for rsc aswell, and I think Jagex would've acted without prove at this time. ( I remember "Moderator" talking to players about the knife bug in Meilie's archive, it was very dodgey, he didn't know for sure at all ). Furthermore, if you want more info check out carl's link. ( dates trivia etc ).

The swaps between herb and summoning and con and rc are pretty justified. 1. Summoning was only recently released, it will soon drop very far down the ranks, it would not be that high if it were released with all the other skills. 2. Same thing with rc and con, although furthermore the money sink in con has become less of a money sink for most ppl due to the massive amount of money in the game now. Con and summoning will slip further and further. The top stable ones should always be rc herb and mining. And as time goes on, I do think mining will move to number 2.

Nvm, working fine now :)

Mining sure has stood the test of time. It was within the first selection of skills, and STILL it pulls a top 5.

I like this point, it's very true, as is this: Both points are probably the huge fault in suggestions such as mine, and in many debates this is the MAIN counter arguement when taking the approach I took. I believe it comes down to faith for now, and later when the Bible is deciphered correctly we will have the answers. No this is not a fact, this is merely an act of faith from me. Only on the point of the Big bang am I still correct, but if your points repeat themselves, soon I won't be, this is true. If one were to take a look at the big picture and not the single point ( assuming you take the Bible literally, in which religion does ) then I am wrong, as is those certain points of religion.