I don't know for sure which will sell more, but I'm more interested in picking up the Switch. Nintendo exclusives are too good to pass up.
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@thehig1: Actually, that's the definition of agnostic atheist. The definition of atheism is the disbelief or lack of belief in a god or gods, for any reason what so ever. Your description is agnostic atheism, which is atheism based on a lack of information. The title of atheist means someone could disbelieve or lack belief in god for a number of reasons, while agnostic atheist provides that reason in the title. So no, I'm not confused about what atheism is.
I was more so confused by your statement that agnosticism has nothing to do with belief. While it doesn't on the level of someone being classified as a theist or atheist, it still serves as the reason that many use to form their religious beliefs. While it is formed by a lack of knowledge, it is by its very definition based in belief as well. So I feel like saying it has nothing at all to do with belief whatsoever is a bit too broad of a statement to make.
I actually decided to look it up out of curiosity, and I technically would be classified as agnostic atheist since I don't currently believe in a specific god, just the possibility that one may or may not exist. Even if I do believe the odds of that are 50/50, that doesn't really change the classification. So I concede that you were right about that. I also agree based on looking into it a bit, that agnostic does more so focus on the "why" of religious beliefs rather than the theist/atheist classification.
As I said before, I haven't done much research into religious classifications like this before, so this was an interesting conversation. It doesn't change the nature of my beliefs at all, but it was interesting to see a bit more about how the term agnostic is applied in certain circles as well as the exact classification I'd be under. I'm not a religious person, so I'd probably never look into it this much unless I were engaged in a conversation similar to this one. You seem to be fairly well informed on the topic, so thanks for having this discussion with me! I'm glad that there are still people who can talk about aspects of religion without getting hostile with each other.
Freaking amazing movie. I actually liked it a bit better than the original, the comedy and character development in this movie was excellent. Plus the action scenes were phenomenal. All around just an incredibly fun movie.
This movie deserves all the success that it got and then some.
While I do like DC a lot when it's done well (Batman is one of my favorite super heroes), I prefer Marvel by quite a bit.
I like the characters and the stories more (for the most part), and overall they've done better with video games and movies in my opinion. DC used to have some really high quality animated shows though.
- Ratchet and Clank 1-3
- Jak and Daxter 1-3
- Sly Cooper 1-3
- Ape Escape 2 and 3
- God of War 1 and 2
- Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3
- Okami
- Devil May Cry 1 and 3
- Resident Evil Code Veronica X
- Resident Evil 4
- Dragon Quest VIII
- Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2
- Persona 4
- Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne
- Shadow of the Colossus
- Dark Cloud 2
- Odin Sphere
- Soul Calibur 3
- Def Jam Vendetta
- Def Jam Fight for New York
If your looking for games from the ps2/gamecube era and before that, I suggest looking into finding some indie game stores in your area. You can find some pretty awesome and hard to find old games that way.
Trick poll, the answer is the Magnavox Odyssey, because it was the first video game console released, and as such as the most life experience allowing it to succeed in the adult world more easily.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it CAN teach you how to pay your mortgage and will be there to buy you your first cold one on your 21st birthday.
Overall, I gotta go with the majority on this one and say Snake Eater.
The gameplay is a ton of fun, I really like the jungle theme, the story and bosses are equal amounts philosophical yet off the walls over the top, and I'm a sucker for the intro song.
@thehig1: agnostic definition:
"a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena; a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God."
As for your statement, I suppose it might be possible to categorize me as agnostic atheist, although I don't think that's accurate as I consider God's existence to be an equal possibility. Agnostic atheists don't believe in god for the reason of not having information or proof. I'm someone who tries not to make a judgement until I have some form of context or input on a situation, and until then I try to take multiple possibilities into question. So for me, I believe that that the possibility of a God existing or not existing is about 50/50. I do actually see the value people take from religion though, a good deal of my family is actually catholic and it has had a positive impact on their lives. One of my best friends is also an atheist, and although he doesn't believe in God, he believes that each person's religion is true as it can have such an impact on their life and how they treat others, and in that it becomes real. I just don't feel I want to make a declaration that there definitively is or isn't a God without some considerable form of proof or information.
My "opinion" on the matter is pretty passive and I don't really know too much about religious practice terminology. So once again maybe your right and I'm technically agnostic atheist, although once again I don't think that's accurate given the nature of my views. I've been through some bizarre situations that were fairly spiritual and seen some things that seemed supernatural that I haven't been able to explain, so even I'm not fully sure where I stand on the matter. While I am interested in how people react to and view religion, it's more-so for understanding psychology and cultures. I just believe I don't and probably won't ever know everything, and I'm fine with that. So I'm fine staying in the middle on the God question.
So I'll just stick with agnostic. Thank you for your input, though.
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