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« on: December 29, 2009, 07:03:21 PM »
Well he is arguing the easier side...
I'm not quite sure what we are arguing anymore. Is it that you, frezal, should refrain from swearing, why swearing is offensive, or what?
What it comes down to is how you want people to look at you. If a hardcore church-goer see's you swearing, they think of you as sinful. If you were to start swearing your head off in this debate, people would see you as not in control and easily angered. If a parent or elder sees you they think of you as impudent with little respect.
However, I agree with your point that you can swear if you want. It just comes down to how you want to present yourself.
So, technically, you win this debate, even though the conclusion is a subjective one. Gratz, and thanks for the debate.
3942
« on: December 29, 2009, 11:48:59 AM »
Well, you can't have a popup with a flat front, and this one is very close to vertical. The bots will have a hard time sliding up and it it will act more like a ram.
3943
« on: December 29, 2009, 11:47:42 AM »
Change doesn't just happen; it requires action.
When I was your age, I held the same position on "bad" words. I absolutely didn't say them, and got upset at those who did. As I got older, I started to think about things more; I started to question why things are the way they are. The more I thought about life, the more I realized just how much of society is based on completely arbitrary rules. There is no practical reason that I know of to not use the words in question. The objections to them are completely arbitrary, and as pointed out by you, were created by the church in an attempt to control primitive people.
By the way, isn't this a contradiction?
3944
« on: December 29, 2009, 11:44:29 AM »
It's like a bad habit. Swearing is definitely becoming more and more commonplace, but it will take a very long time for it to be accepted as normal, formal, and casual conversation by everyone. Because, of course, there are still many people who belong to a church.
The reason you swear is because you see no reason against it, and because you like the words better. However, there ARE still some people who find it offensive, and I think you should respect that. Their reason: because that's the way they were taught by their parents, who were taught by their parents, go back like 10 generations, who were taught by the church. Until that way of thinking dies down completely, respect those who still think like that, even if they are wrong in your opinion. Eventually someone in their family will have the same thoughts as you, with or without your help.
3945
« on: December 29, 2009, 11:20:00 AM »
Now the wedge is WAYYYY too steep. And if something doesn't fit, REBUILD THE CHASSIS.
3946
« on: December 29, 2009, 10:43:29 AM »
Looks like you just made a box chassis with no plan for what went in it. In this case, it didn't work out for you. Wedge is way too steep, batteries are uneven, you wasted a ton of weight on those two S2s when you could use one SII, and there's a ton of empty space.
3947
« on: December 29, 2009, 01:01:26 AM »
Love the girls one hahaha.
3948
« on: December 29, 2009, 01:00:03 AM »
What I mean was swearing was just taboo, and everyone came to accept that. Marriage laws actually brought down the hammer and said people couldn't do things. People all over followed the church, and if it believed some words were sinful, then that's what the people came to accept. Over time they were just taboo without thinking that it had a connection to the church, which is where we are now.
Well, again we get into the synonym debate. It gets back into levels of meaning. Saying "Oh crap" is like saying "darn", while saying "oh sh**" is like saying "damn". Both are expletives, but one has more emotion in it than the other. It is an "obscene" amount of anger, surprise, or pain. That's my thinking, at least.
Well unfortunately for him, most teenage parents are like that nowadays.
See, he wasn't running for presidency.
3949
« on: December 28, 2009, 11:27:59 PM »
Fine.
3950
« on: December 28, 2009, 11:12:24 PM »
Hello Cherry!
Your name for sure sounds familiar, but I don't know who you are exactly...
3951
« on: December 28, 2009, 10:53:01 PM »
Yes, but that wasn't integrated into society. That was the church exercising its power. Swearing will become less offensive as time goes on, but it will be a slow process, and for now the thoughts of the old days still ring true in our society.
Yes, but that isn't obscene slang. The synonyms are not vulgar. Awesome, a synonym, is OK. The synonym for sh**, however, is a horribly disgusting pile of feces that brings a bad image to ones head.
That's true, you don't know them. The answer is no.
You, being 21, have a completely different relationship with your friends' parents than me, being 15. Therefore, you can't compare.
It becomes my friend's problem when he gets kicked out of the house.
Was this before or after he was elected? Was this broadcasted nationally on TV? Also, does anyone have any respect for Dick Cheney?
3952
« on: December 28, 2009, 08:15:54 PM »
Never had that happen, even on my old XP and on my Vista. You have to press the windows button on your keyboard, then you can just click right back in when you want to.
3953
« on: December 28, 2009, 08:14:34 PM »
Yes, there are 2 blacks. That covers 1600 power output. With 4 HPZs and 2 DDTs, you have an intake of -2600. To get the full power of the DDTs, I think you need 4 blacks. Although I know that spin motors don't require full power, so I'm not quite sure about this. I couldn't find Click's thread on power intake, so can someone back me up on this?
3954
« on: December 28, 2009, 07:59:59 PM »
Not bad. Underpowered. What's the weight? It wasn't in the *cough* splash.
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« on: December 28, 2009, 07:57:33 PM »
Swearing is offensive because of the church a long time ago. Back then, the church had influence over almost every aspect of society. And they believe that some words were not acceptable because they were sinful. Anything sexual was sinful (ever heard of nuns?), and anything that went against the religion or used the lords name in vain (God damn, Jesus christ, etc...).
The other category of swearing lies in the slang words of society. Slang, in it's definition, is an extremely informal way of speaking. This is why my principal and my mother and a ton of other people think that swearing is offensive and disrespectful. Do you think formality is a complete joke? Should everyone go around wearing tattered clothing, drunk, and swearing like a sailor? That is the kind of thing formality prevents. Slang terms are just informal synonyms of other things.
If I were to sub my toe in front of my friend's parents and yell F_UCCCKKKKKKK!!! what do you think they would think of me? DO you think they would invite me back into their house? Just the other day I was at a friends house and another kid came over. After a while, my friend's mom sent him home because he was being too course and swearing, as well as using sexual terms repetitively and obscenely. I don't want that to happen, which is why I try to refrain from swearing in front of other people as much as I can.
I have never seen a public speech by Bush where he swore. That's what I was talking about, public speeches. I could care less what they said in casual conversation, cause that's not broadcasted over the entire country. I said a president would not be elected if he swore in public speeches. I stand by that. Unless you can provide a good, legit speech of Bush or someone else swearing their head off in a public speech. I can't find one.
3956
« on: December 28, 2009, 07:27:11 PM »
I actually like this bot. Very original setup.
3957
« on: December 28, 2009, 02:00:10 PM »
I have never played on full screen after the first few weeks. I lags the computer when I open and close it, and one a smaller window I can IM or watch movies at the same time.
3958
« on: December 28, 2009, 12:57:06 PM »
Haha wow guys...
I'm running windows 7 with 8 different version of RA2. I'll admit, the fullscreen doesn't work. However, if you use a smaller window it will. 3ds Studio max 10 works perfectly.
3959
« on: December 28, 2009, 12:27:41 PM »
I don't get Pwns...
3960
« on: December 28, 2009, 12:25:51 PM »
So? The entire chatterbox is meaningless. What's the meaning of life? To continue the existence of our species? So what's the point of that? What does that do? Is life meaningless?
Haha I'm kidding. But seriously, what's the big deal? Why do you have you go ruin our debate for us? You look like a douche now.
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