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@Gamingway: "Made in China" doesn't mean that the bulk of the purchase price goes to China. Technically none of it goes anywhere other than to Walmart (located in the USA). The "made in China" actually brings in wealth to the USA since we get a labor and product value that greatly exceeds the...

That's like saying "Whose to say that Muhammad was a Christian?" The two simply can't go together. [Disclaimer: I may get some of this wrong, but just take the general point in rather than some technicality of either Cetra or Christian belief] For example: The Cetra believe that all living...

It's pretty obvious that the symbolism, imagery, or whatever in the game resembles a lot from Christianty. That seems to have been pointed out twice every page for the duration of this entire thread. But this doesn't necessarily mean that Aeris is Christian, and I don't believe the developers...

Well, I agree with the OP's basic point that: if something is inevitable, then embrace it rather than fight it. However, there are only a few things in life (comparatively speaking) that are truly inevitable. For exampe, death is one of 'em. But on your point about marijuana legalization, I'd...

Actually it depends a bit on what branch of Christianity you follow. Some believe that simple belief will get you saved while others require actions in addition to belief (the rationale is that what you do is a better reflection of your belief rather than what you say you believe). So the...

Well, eventhough they both actually praise the same God, the interpretation of the Word of God is quite different between the two religions. As for the book burning, I don't really understand what the guy aims to accomplish other than inflaming an already tense situation. A part of me thinks...

If you do decide to play the game again, try to focus on some of the allusions to relgion (that generally play out in all FF games in some manner or another). The farplane, Sin, the pilgrimage, the final sacrfice, spiral of death, etc... There's a bunch of crap the developers threw in there so...

Well, time will only tell how "independent" the South will become. All the country's got is oil, but the problem is that the infrastructure and pipeline is all concentrated up North. The North and South are going to have a very intertwined relationship despite whatever independence that the...

So you got trolled, and you want revenge by trolling the trolls. I don't think you've got enough troll in you to troll trolls, because trolls usually know when they're getting trolled. Now say that three times fast :D But really, it's not the end of the world in getting trolled on the internet...

It's a bit funny to say you've got thick skin but then turn around and get a little worked up about a few sentences I wrote that wasn't even meant to be offensive. I don't want to sound "condescending," but people that are overly defensive on the internet tend to be prime meat for trolls or...

Yes...but the difference between a quasi-speculative theory like the Big Bang and some Creator is the existence of some scientific evidence and theoretical support. I don't believe anybody who knows their science is saying that the Big Bang is 100% certain because it's essentially science...

Well, I think there are degrees of atheism (or maybe agnosticism if you want to flip it around). Instead of looking at the issue of whether you either (a) believe in some divine entity, or (b) you don't; it's more realistic to look at the issue on a spectrum of belief. For example, many...

Well if you think about it, most government's do exactly the eye for an eye type of treatment. But I just find that the general reasons that underlie why we have laws and punishments and what not isn't really applicable when it comes down to something inconsequential (as is what that "hate"...

Whoa...you have a revenge list of names against people who were mean to you on an internet forum? I don't want to sound like an ass or anything, but don't you think that's a bit extreme? What's preventing you from just ditching these douchebags? In a way, if you're actually going to be pulling...

I don't think the story was spectacular in any amount. I mean if it was all down on paper, and you had to read it in a book...it wouldn't be all that great. BUT....the presentation was probably the best out of all the ff's. I don't know if it was because it was the first time with voice...

I realize there's a little debate going on, but I'm just going to interject to answer the OP. I've got no problem with atheists or Christians or Muslims or whatever. It's not really the category or group that's the problem, but it just boils down to the individual. It's not the atheist or...

I don't really do sidequests but...FFVI was the exception when I collected all the characters in the World of Ruin. It's one of the few times I actually deviated from the course and spent some extra time on the game (I've done it in a few other games like Fallout 3 but not normally for FF...

This is a pretty loaded question. I personally think that one person dictating the laws that'll affect a population of 300 million (USA) is walking the line of a totalitarian regime, so I don't really think it's a great idea to begin with...but I'll make a suggestion anyway. :D Well another...

I think it's a bit of a mischaracterization to call that "trolling." If someone feels a genuine distaste for certain governmental policies, then expressing their opinion is probably meant to either spread information or be a form of advocacy rather than just a means to piss other people off for...

Naw, Barret needs to be black. For some reason there's a (positive) stigma of being cooler or more hip just by being black. Probably has to do with the fact that most top athletes and good number of hip-hop/r&b/pop (or jazz for back in the day) artists are black. I'm guessing this stigma...