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Originally written by Ishad Nha:

I think Rune Reading is redundant, there is no need for both it and Arcane Lore.

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Originally written by Drew:

While there are always success stories like the English major making a career for herself in the tech sector (my wife is living proof), the mean/median incomes for majors don't just come out of thin air.

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Originally written by Ming:

Obviously the torch, candle, etc. examples of Rational Mind not working don't make sense, but I'm guessing there's no easy way to program around that, and in reality you only need one person holding a torch.

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Originally written by Miramor:

That's what I've heard, but from what I've seen (in the Windows version anyway) it cuts out at 1 AP, 2 while hasted.

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Originally written by Nioca:

The idea is that you can get through the game without attacking anything. You'll still get into fights, but you have to be smart enough to figure out how to defeat your foe without attacking it directly or with your creations.

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Originally written by Garrison:

I extrapolate that a genius mind may experience these problems on a constant basis, and I personally find it horrifying.

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Originally written by Ibian:

With that in mind, is there any way to play as an average battle/average magic/average shaping char?

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Originally written by Starman1985:

16 hits?!?!

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Originally written by Student of Trinity:

Abusus non tollit usus is the old rule. Practically speaking, good luck showing that the Bible causes net badness in the world, let alone such a preponderance of badness that we ought to let the abusus toll anyway on pragmatic grounds.

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Originally written by Thuryl:

My contention, based on experience, is that people who have read the Bible are not, on average, morally better than people who have not.

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No contention here. Reading about something does nothing if you don’t apply what’s read.

By the way, Ford makes cars knowing that some people will use their cars to intentionally hit others. Should they not make cars since they could be misused?

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If the slave did not die immediately, that would indicate that the master did not have murder in his heart and would also raise question as to whether or not the beating was actually responsible for the death.

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Originally written by Stillness:

There's Christian proverb that you know a tree by the fruit it bears. Good and rotten trees produce fruit accordingly. So if the Bible was from an wicked source it would instruct one to do wicked deeds. Does it? My examination tells me no. On the contrary it elevates thinking and morality.

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Originally written by Drakefyre:

I'm not sure what you mean when you talk about outdoors time - 10 steps in town equal one step outdoors.

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Originally written by Drakefyre:

Everyone recognizes the issue of attracting quality teachers is important - but really, is teaching ever going to get people who right now are in the doctor/lawyer/engineer/finance pool?

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Originally written by SkeleTony:

Again, is this going to be one of those "But what is life?" meandering and pointless solipsist forays into curling up in a fetal position and chanting "WE cannot KNOW that we cannot KNOW that we cannot KNOW..." type deal? If so then I am not interested. I am NOT attacking your love of such exercises or anything like that so please do not threaten to slash your wrist or or launch into a Shakespearean monologue about how unjust men are.

I am simply NOT interested.

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perhaps you could just COME OUT AND SAY WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY and save us some time here?

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If you want to contend reason itself then use ANY means aside from reason to do so and I will be happy to change my mind about engaging in pointless philosophical masturbation.

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I am 100% certain that gravity works as I have always observed it to work precisely because of an unspecified number of times I have observed this to be correct. The better question for you to ask is "How many times would I have to observe the ball rolling in a completely random direction, not in accordance with gravitation before I doubted gravity?".

The answer is: One such observation would cause me to question and repeated experiments/confirmation would cause me to openly doubt gravitation.

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Alright I gave you your shot kid and your blew it. I am done with you now.

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P.S. The difference between an axiom and a bald assertion is that a bald assertion remains a bald assertion by definition. It is unsupported by evidence/logic/reason. An axiom is rooted in concurrent observation and repeatedly, continually confirmed/substantiated through reason/logic/evidence. Bald assertions lead to confirmation bias while axioms lead to understanding.

Pretty significant difference to my mind.

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Originally written by Stillness:

I would not say the sciences are religion anymore than a hammer is. It's a tool. But if a guy collects hammers, dedicates his time and mental energies studying them, decorates them, and thinks they hold the answers to any questions worth answering then hammers have ceased to be just a tool - he's made them his religion. Not the superhuman, supernatural definition of religion, but the kind that involves devotion and belief. There are without question people for whom science holds this place.

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