MarcusCardiff

i depends on if the book is good or not and same with the movie Movies have loads to compete with though, but that doest mean there aren't great movies, Marcus

please pull, I cant get my thoughts right Ill repost when i write something better, cant write tis off the cuff , need to think

[ It takes me "preponderance of evidence" for me to start and accept what the media tells me. and I never have total faith or certainty in anything they say. Uhh ... isn't that why the big news corporations all say the same thing, basically? So that we will be completely overwhelmed psychologically? I am never overwhelmed and I think you give them too much credit. Their propaganda is so obvious that it has no real value. It only eff

But do they exist? was more my question. More to the point If only we could make them exist. Marcus

ultima was the first of a great series though, III and IV were great. it spawned all that came after. It's hard to beat for its time or compare it to some of its progeny. Marcus. PS I'm a convert. I love my gaming past. lol

I can understand others not being able to visualize book characters, but for me movies actually ruin it sometimes. I saw the movie "Rising Sun" before I read the book. While reading it, all I could picture was Sean Connery. I like to be able to imagine the characters, and in this case I couldn't It depends on the author, some have a gift that makes characters feel almost real. same is true for movies though. I find some movies and books so weak t

Bush is just a dreamer who believes in a democracy that has no problems. you said it, not i. Also Megalomaniacs when in power tend to have their pictures EVERYWHERE, and those who appose them disappear I think you misunderstand the nature of megalomania. it doesn't have to be despotic. The constitutional laws are always up for debate, Now is this in the cons

There aren't many that have gone and can't ever be replaced. I loved text adventures now we have broken sword, Dreamfall, the longest journey. and many more. hate point and click, so i missed loads. I loved Elite now we have Darkstar One, a modern day version. I used to love rpg's like, Ultima, then Diablo, now we have oblivion. Doom was the starting that took us beyond scrolling shooters, now half life is awesome and we have so many more. OK. the fir

Why should I do a search when you say its ok to make stuff up to make someone look bad. If you got a REASON post it. Bush is a megalomaniac that has totally lost touch with his power and his accountability. He is by his actions a truly scary man. Vice president Cheney, acting like he's above the law, now Bush letting another of his sycophants free of lawful justice This is a regime that considers itself not only unaccountable but above

From the BBC to Jon Stewart. Anywhere i find it. But that doesn't mean i just take it as read. I make sure there are more than one different sources and then at least use my brain to think of what might be true and what might be hoax or propaganda. It takes me "preponderance of evidence" for me to start and accept what the media tells me. and I never have total faith or certainty in anything they say. Marcus

White Holes. What exactly do you mean? are you talking about the Rosen Bridge and/or Wormholes ? Marcus<a

If only I could be first to greet a person from another world. Share ideas on the beauty of such a meeting. But I guess this will take some time, I am just certain that someone will do so eventually. Marcus.

It totally depends on my mood. There is nothing like the depth of experience that a great novel will give you and nothing like the perspective that a great mind can offer in factual texts either. There is also nothing like the felling you get while immersed in the audio visual thrill ride of a truly great movie, nor the touch of actuality that a well crafted and balanced documentary can give. So I have to say both, for their own unique reasons. PS "a picture s

More useful for debating, in my experience, is a fundamental understanding of the logical fallacies, especially in applying them to one's own arguments. fallacies are only crucial in argument when directly applied to an unassailable certainty or at least a postulated theorum. Marcus The usage of "logical fallacies" is surely Floccinaucinihilipilification..

got to admit though, the black hole one has me gripped. to see the universe screaming ahead faster and faster till the end of time would be the best ride imaginable. ooooh, If only. marcus

i'm not entirely up on my X-Men comics, so with this i'm referring to the Fox kid's cartoon... remember when the Phoenix went into the sun to hide the whatever crystal? now that would be amazing, to see and experience a star from the inside out... if only. I agree but no ships, falling into a star. If only. PS There's so many wonders of nature that we cant get close to. if

Try doing a search. 1, President bush is the greatest diplomatic genius that ever spread peace on this earth. 2, Bush is a total moron and nothing said about him is beyond belief I go with 2 Marcus PS anyone who even listens to Bush is a complete fool and should be sent to Iraq and made to walk around with a "I love Dubya" mortar board. Just to prove, once and for all, that the republicans are correct and its all fine and dandy there.

you got a point, everyones spying on us so why are google different. i give up. everything you ever ask for is on a database. everything. Doesn't that bother you, or are you one of these idiots that says. "if you haven't done anything wrong, why are you worried" if so then I'd like to search your house while your out, Is that ok? Or have you got a privacy problem with a stranger poking through your life? Well? Marcus. If Google wasn't selling a

Is it just me or do you all hate the pompous jumped up Spelling/secretary police that pounce on any little typo. Have these fools got a brain, have they nothing else to bleat about. "I think you should learn to spell" I think they should stop wanking (see typo, I meant "wanting") enough to think for a second. Ideas don't care if its punktuated or speled corectly, let alone the gramer. I couldn't stop abusing you long enough, in my head, to even consider that I

...as an "importal" ...nice, nik, real nice. i won't die, but i won't spell very well either. well at least the spelling/secretarial police aren't bothered with ideas, just typing errors. Marcus PS i think they might be the modern SS, lol bles there cottern soks.

If i was immortal, I'd go into the heart of a black hole. Now thats what I'm talking about. If only. Marcus

I don't know what some of you are referring to on Google ... I haven't had anything similar to what you all experience ... but then I just use it as my home page/search engine. Tempting to crack a macabre joke here ... you let msworlddominationxx do it on your pc for years without getting upset, why pick on the googlit all of a sudden? Hm? Isn't it a bit late to be closing the barn door after the barn burned down? See Tyranny of E

f by poverty you mean having a portion of your population lacking healthcare, adequate nutrition, education, transport, clothing, access to communication and access to the natural environment... then very definitely no. I think there are lots of people in our western countries haven't got any of those. even a bus fair food out of the children's mouths for some, It is easy for me and you to ignore. you are surely ignorant, this happ

The Iran guy Mahmoud Ahmadinejad isnt scary on his own, he's acary cause he provokes dubya into more stupid acts I promote bush to No 1., he's arming the Sunni insergants, the guys that are planting terrorist bombs , killing American and British troops. WHY? Well as long as they "promise" to stop bombing us, then hell. have some more bombs. what a genius. Lets ask al qaeda if they'll promise not to hate America and we'll let them fly planes full of explosives

hahah, nice. I do like the variety of ideas here. I'm also glad that many people can remain civil, especially while debating very hot topics. I have been some places where every thread I've seen has turned into a flame war. It's very nice to find a forum that is so open and friendly. Thanks to everyone here! I know what you say. In some forums, you only have to twitch and all you get is abus