Larian Studios Forums General Chat Saddam is caught

hahaha!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" /> somehow we do see things quite similarly!

i did mention about 'definition' in a thread called chaos theory, or something like that. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> darkness is may not be the opposite of light, rather the lack of light.

what makes a knife really a knife? just the looks? or could it be the sharp edge? most importantly but not exclusively it's the purpose of the knife that makes it a knife. so i do agree with christianity in a purpose & direction for human existence. humankind cannot do this. just like a knife cannot decide that it is a knife or otherwise. it's defined by its creator: human. so purpose & direction for humankind is a decision best made by its creator.

""words" or "definitions" to create little boxes where we put our definitions in and then judge everything around us by using these little definition boxes."
-> u're right, kiya. our limited vocabulary despite all achievements still cannot put everything into words. also limited is our method of thought(logic for example is one) that limits our understanding of our environments.

"And WHY do we, when we have overcome our child age, still stick to this (and many even do this without questioning)? Why can't we use our brains and then find out our own paths?"
-> there is a reason for this; to avoid the same pitfalls that befell those before us. & i think it's called wisdom. the part regarding 'without questioning' is very sad indeed. hence some dare to fall into the same pitfall to learn it better.

"Why do they have to be labeled with Christianity/Islam/Hindu/Democracy etc?"
-> to be honest with u, kiya, as well as rendering respect; u sound like an outsider who doesn't have an inkling about the essence of religion & its contribution towards humankind & community is but one of many contributions. how should i put this? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/think.gif" alt="" /> here's an american idiom: don't knock it till u've tried it.

democracy is a political system as u know very well. so's communism. they're mostly ideas that turn into reality though their original definitions are lost in interpretation. their existence is proof that humankind does indeed try to forge new paths especially for community living. but the spirit of pioneers now seems limited to profit-oriented technology only.

i will never think of shooting u, kiya. i might as well face josie again & again. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />