Recent content by Intronaut

Finally. I've never seen a game as beautiful as Metroid Prime.

Well, the claim is that an atheistic picture of reality cannot contain objective, prescriptive values. Of course an atheist can act morally, and can believe in the notions of good and evil - he just can't rationally justify this belief with his metaphysical commitments.

Well, my gf plays scrabble on her cell phone. She claims to be a sega genesis master as well, but this remains unconfirmed.

I've done this shit before.

Not necessarily. Though I preferred it to other forms of discipline, it still wasn't a pleasant experience. It should be reserved for children under the age of 10 in my opinion. Children tend to be inherently irrational and incapable of understanding the consequences of their actions, so a...

The problem with your analogy is one of severity. Cutting and burning your child is far beyond smacking him on the ass a few times.

Sweeping generalizations are hardly compelling. I was spanked as a child. I love both of my parents and harbor no resentment whatsoever. Besides, I always preferred spanking to any other form of discipline - 5 minutes, and then its over. The few times I was grounded were horrible.

They are not art. Now that I have your attention, let me explain. Video games very well may be art, but what does it matter? Regardless of how you classify them, they will remain the same. Is OOT any worse if we can't label it art? No, it'll play the exact same either way. Why gamers are so...

I go down staircases sideways.

I've all but moved in with my gf, and I regret that some of my friendships have dissipated because of it. Shes done a good job of introducing me to her group of friends though, and that helps. I play guitar in a fairly active band, and spend a decent amount of time with my bandmates. I'll drink...

Sikth, Johnny Truant, The Contortionist.