Recent content by Odd Owl

I missed that nuance in your post. My mistake. In that case, seconded.

Girl was invited to give her personal remarks to the graduating class. Girl's remarks reflected her personal religious convictions. Girl was forced to change her remarks. Girl has a persecution complex. I don't really see how that last one was a "complex." On topic, the speech would have...

Save-scumming does do something to negate consequence, and I personally love it when games somehow account for player death in a way that doesn't break immersion (e.g., Dark Souls, the newer Prince of Persia). I only play XCOM on Iron Man mode. With that said, when playing games where...

I think I can drink to that, too. The problem we're talking about is not "[insert color here] privilege," it's the tendency for people in a position of relative power to downplay the hardships and valid concerns of those who are not in a similar position of relative power. That's an issue that...

I am very confused by your response, so I'm not sure how best to reply. I'm not trying to invalidate the experiences of any victim of discrimination, nor am I trying to say that discrimination no longer exists. I am saying that the term and concept of "white privilege" has outlived its...

You cannot be serious. Twice now I have said that I support efforts to end discrimination, but I think focusing solely on one kind of racial discrimination - such as by harping on "white privilege" - is counterproductive at this point. Better to campaign against any form of discrimination...

I'm sorry, you must not have read my post in its entirety before deciding to mock me for disagreeing with you. I actually suggested that by encouraging all people to work through their prejudices regardless of their race or color would be a more egalitarian, intellectually honest, and...

That's not evidence of "white privilege" in any meaningful sense. Those biases are deeply ingrained into the human psyche, possibly at a neurobiological level considering they transcend all races and cultures. I think it's a bit ridiculous when we stoop to discussing "black privilege" in...

I'll second all of Lugixx's suggestions. In particular, Planescape: Torment and the Baldur's Gate series are fantastic. Planescape: Torment is more of a "thinking man's" game, in that combat definitely takes a back seat to dialogue and story progression. Baldur's Gate is arguably more...

Sounds like an interesting idea. A couple of questions though, for the sake of thought: Why would a global organization willingly entertain, let alone codify, the possibility that dictators are free to cause extreme problems in their own sectors or at large. Dictators abusing their own...

Admiral Ackbar says, "It's a hoax!" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landover_Baptist_Church

Of course this theory (or hypothesis, or whatever) can hold up, just as well as theistic evolution. Your theory is neither falsifiable nor verifiable, nor is it based upon observable phenomona. Therefore, it has nothing to do with science. Welcome to religion my friend! Do you have a name...

I've been reading up on SWTOR and, while it looks like a fun game, I must admit that I'm a little disappointed that it seems to be a WoW clone, at least with regards to its MMO mechanics. It's a theme-part, much like WoW. This is very different from earlier MMOs like UO, Asheron's Call, and...

The same way Democrats get elected. Simply put, a Republican gets elected if a majority of voters like what the Republican has to say more than what the Democrat has to say, and vice versa. Just because a voter supports a Republican candidates doesn't mean the voter supports everything the...

Refusing to tolerate intolerance is all fine and good - to a point. As I said, it's one thing for society to shun truly hateful people. But where's the line between personal preference and intolerance? The way I see it, that line is most reasonably drawn where a person goes from making...