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[quote who="cuckaroucha" reply="234" id="2346696"]You know, I think that if we truly were a "judeo-christian" nation, we wouldn't go into any war. Why? One of the ten commandments is "thou shalt not kill." You can't get any clearer than that. [/quote] Oops, somebody didn't take any theology courses in college. You must not be familiar with the concept of "Just War." See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

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[quote who="cuckaroucha" reply="225" id="2346307"] As for number two, opinions and interpretations change over time. The jucial branch essentially exists to interpret the constitution, and obviously interpretations are going to change just as guns transform from muzzle loaded muskets to something you can conceal in your pocket. [/quote] This point is a major issue of contention amongst Constitutional scholars. You should be wary of stating it as fact.

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[quote who="Mumblefratz" reply="222" id="2346282"]Here's a con you can add to the list that came up in the other thread. The reason proponents support health care reform is so that they can sneak in legislation that will allow underage women to receive abortions without parental approval paid for by the taxpayer. You can file this under paranoid delusions. [/quote] Oh look at you, trying to spread this around in multiple threads in order to tar your opponents with view

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Someone is seriously quoting JAMA in a political discussion? It's not like the AMA has a political agenda, right? And it has nothing to do with the majority of physicians in the US, either, or the AMA would be pushing harder for tort reform. If you want less BS, consult the American College of Surgeons or other specialist-based agencies.

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[quote who="cuckaroucha" reply="216" id="2346096"] so having a healthy workforce isn't in pursuit of domestic self-interest? [/quote] I wasn't aware that the American workforce was stricken by some sort of plague as of late.

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[quote who="Obscenitor" reply="214" id="2346079"] Food stamps, unemployment insurance, etc. can all be viewed as domestic investments, I view health care that way too. [/quote] We are talking an entirely different magnitude of cost. Food stamps are issued to a small minority of the population, and even so, many Americans disagree with their existence. Additionally, unemployment insurance is similar in concept to social security: we pay into our own accounts&n

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[quote who="cuckaroucha" reply="212" id="2346057"] The notion that the United States can't force people to give to charity in the form of taxes is to ignore any form of foreign aid. Did you know that the Bush administration sent aid to Africa with your tax dollars? [/quote] To assume that foreign aid is selfless charity is to be ignorant of the persuit of international self-interest. See: The Marshall Plan.

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[quote who="Aroddo" reply="207" id="2346017"]@Primal Zed So you are saying that true christian compassion must be individual and must not be practiced by a state? Doesn't the official motto "In God We Trust" imply a state based upon christian values and if so, isn't that state compelled to act upon those principles? [/quote] There are so many distortions here I'm not sure how to dissect your words. Firstly, the gospels overwhelmingly preach in

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[quote who="Obscenitor" reply="203" id="2345940"] The people here who are opposing the health care bill are on the fringe. [/quote] While I do not agree with your assessment, I now understand the intent of your original statment. Thank you for the clarification.

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[quote who="Obscenitor" reply="31" id="2345827"] Those experiments weren't so brutal because of a lack of understanding of their scientific value, it was because jews had lost their status as people. I don't think it's unbeliebable that non-humans could suffer the same fate. [/quote] I'm aware that this was the intent of the film, but I was not persuaded.

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[quote who="Obscenitor" reply="201" id="2345914"] The people here who are opposing the health care bill are the fringe. [/quote] Opinion polls disagree with you, sir.

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[quote who="Aroddo" reply="199" id="2345894"]@Primal Zed But isn't that an unchristian philsophy? Many americans and much more republicans seem to share your life philosophy while at the same time calling themselves devoted christians. Isn't that a contradiction? [/quote] Please tell me that you didn't just attempt this tired and flawed argument.

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[quote who="Obscenitor" reply="193" id="2345681"] Quoting Loqucious, reply 190 Forget all of what you have heard for a mintue and ponder this: The main reason we are told we need health care reform is because of rising costs. Two of the MAJOR factors that contribute to these costs are the expenses due to litigation and the costs of taking care of illegal immigrants who can't and/or don't pay for their services. These are facts.<br

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[quote who="twifightDG" reply="20" id="2345283"]Sorry I mistyped. I meant why isn't the demo on there yet? [/quote] Well, I've noticed that Impulse tends to miss a lot of demos. I assume that they only link to demos that they host or demos for their own games, or perhaps it is simple neglect.

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[quote who="twifightDG" reply="18" id="2345273"]Why isn't the game on Impulse yet? It's on steam.. [/quote] It was added to Impulse yesterday.

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[quote who="Mumblefratz" reply="156" id="2343995"] There is no place where winning an argument is more like winning special olympics than here. There really is no point in discussing anything at all and so I usually don't waste my breath. [/quote] This is an incredible self-contradiction.

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[quote who="mandark0" reply="14" id="2344573"]well, it seems it is out now. but its having the same regionalized price as with steam: 29.90 dollar = 29.90 euro. anyway, i just bought it, but i cant register the game with my impulse client, because its not showing up in the dropdown-gameslist. does anyone know how to fix this? [/quote] Well, let's check a few things: 1. Did you purchase it on your web browser or from within the Impulse client? (It s

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So is there any word on signing SouthPeak to Impulse? I plan on buying Section 8, and it would be nice to see it here.

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I thought it was a good movie, but I expected more. I had trouble believing a few things with the movie, namely: That a weapons manufacturer was granted such authority over a sensitive refugee operation (it makes the Blackwater incidents look trivial) The lack of humanity in nearly all of the humans in the movie The poor, illogical decisions made by many of the characters The need for such gruesome experimentation (didn't anyone learn

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For those too lazy to read the IGN interview, here are a few interesting tidbits, paraphrased for brevity: The PvP will be split in two, with one portion catering to casual players, and another to the hardcore/e-sports crowd The game world will be persistent, unlike GW 1, but mission-like elements will still be present Significant technical improvements (see the trailer for some) An event system has been added, which allows scenarios such as the fo

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Wow! I've always been impressed by ArenaNet's art/design team, but this game looks brilliant. I would buy it for the environments alone, but I know that it will be a fantastic game. Guild Wars is a wonderful title that remains unique today (the mission elements and network technology, namely). I am excited to see what these ex-Blizzard hotshots can deliver with the sequel. I would love to see NCsoft sign with Impulse. They already sell games through D2D and Steam, so I se

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[quote who="WIllythemailboy" reply="151" id="2343959"] as a side benefit several people became more educated on copyright law. [/quote] I didn't realize that your presence here was so beneficial. I apologize for mocking your devotion to condescending to those who do not share your perspective of the world. [IMG]http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/8135/michelangelocaravaggio0.jpg[/IMG]

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[quote who="WIllythemailboy" reply="54" id="2343954"]I have no intention of "engaging you in honest debate" because I have read the preceding two pages, and you have proven yourself incapable of such a debate. Ask Jonnan, if I think I can convince someone of something, I'll jump in with both feet and a clue-by-four. [/quote] Bring your hours of research with you, please. I'd hate to lose an argument and discover that you only invested 15 hours preparing a counter-point.

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[quote who="WIllythemailboy" reply="149" id="2343950"] You weren't here for the MDY/Blizard topic. That went on for weeks, and I spend hours every day doing research. If you aren't willing to put in the time, you shouldn't start the argument, or at least avoid being the front man for one side's arguments. [/quote] I got a chuckle out of this. You spent hours each day doing research for an argument in the off-topic forums of a software company? Incredible.

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[quote who="WIllythemailboy" reply="52" id="2343944"]Exactly the effect I had hoped for. Thank you. [/quote] Well, considering that your intention was to intimidate me into leaving the discussion, instead of engaging me in honest debate, I suppose I'll do you a favor and retract my above statement. I can't let someone discourage discourse through thuggery, now can I? (Although you really do suffer from a bully complex, I'll give you that.) Sorry! [e digicons]:inlove: