Comments on: 100,000 MS Point Bomberman tournament hits Xbox Live

By: Audie Garza

Audie Garza — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:00:48 +0000

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By: The_Glovner

The_Glovner — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:08:58 +0000

Its a fair point, but to teach other people something because someone is mislead into believing it (no personal attack on you if thats you thing, but like you we are both entitled to our point of view, one thing I can commend you on is the fact that you can actually put some thought into the discussion and not just stick your fingers in your ears like most theologists) isn’t the right way to go.

Unless factual evidence can be attributed to something then it remains not to be factual. No factual evidence can be given to creationism, however there are many facts to back up evolution.

Religion to me is the easy way out in the search for advancing our knowledge.

e.g

How did we get here?

Thats a complicated question, and to answer would would take a lot of investigation and time but instead of doing that and seaking the truth with evidence to back it up, lets just take the easy way out. God did it and becuase he did it then there is no way for our feeble minds to understand it so we shouldn’t even bother to investigate further and just put it all down to the big man.

Now please don’t take what I say here as an attack on your personally, I don’t even know what your thoughts on God are. The one I have a problem with is the God of the Bible which so many Americans seem to believe word for word as a factual document of history. When if there is any truth in them (bearing in mind the only books of the Bible put out there as the real deal was written 300 years after the supposed death of Jesus so no gospel even offers an eye witness account, yet we are to believe it without question). I have no issue with peoples personal God but I abohre the God given to you by the Church.

I understand that some people may argue that religion does a lot of good, but it is fully outweighed by the evil it causes in its name. I would also say that since I can live a decent life without the fear of religion and hell hanging over me that makes me a better person than someone who acts in that manner purely out of fear for the rewards the can reap in death.

I hand the floor to you.

By: lone goat

lone goat — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:02:45 +0000

“Evouloution may be still only be a theory, but still a far more credible theroy than intelligent design from a supreme being which really offers no basis in fact whatsoever.”

facts yes,,, what i’ve been thou… no. you call it blind faith… you havn’t walked in my shoes.. and i havn’t walked in yours. i’m not trying to fear you (or otherwise) in to becoming a chirstian.. it sounded like you were attackin the church (some should be) i was only sayin let believe what they wish to believe.

“Then they have the cheek to lobby schools to tell them they should teach creationism alongside evolution like it for one second even holds the same credibility (by the way it doesn’t).”

they fight the schools b/c they don’t want there kids being told something they belivie is BS. just like how u don’t want creationism in the schools.

By: The_Glovner

The_Glovner — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:44:51 +0000

And as for it being a few “towel-heads” (your words not mine) or crazy pastors i’m afriad that isn’t the problem.

The problem is real scientific discovery being held back by creationists that have no credible fact to back up their point of view.

Then they have the cheek to lobby schools to tell them they should teach creationism alongside evolution like it for one second even holds the same credibility (by the way it doesn’t).

You really don’t want to get me started on this subject as it’s one I have spent a lot of time on and can pretty much destroy any argument a pro-religious group wants to through at me, and I will disprove it with fact and logic rather than blind faith and fear.

By: Worms

Worms — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:44:02 +0000

Apparently there’s 2 other people participating. Played a few games last night and it’s always the same two people not at that the same time. 1 vs 1 Friendly Fire is not very fun.

By: The_Glovner

The_Glovner — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:47:47 +0000

Evouloution may be still only be a theory, but still a far more credible theroy than intelligent design from a supreme being which really offers no basis in fact whatsoever.

But at the end of the day it’s an argument which can never be won as the theologist always has the saftey net of blind faith on his side.

By: Lone Goat

Lone Goat — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:52:13 +0000

“when the beliefs encroach on others well being”

like a few towelheads? & a few nut job pastors then yes.

“especially if almost all available facts point towards the belief being false.”

last time i check “Evolution” was still a theory..

i unstand if u “abhore religion and everything it stands for.” there is ALOT of BS in churchs theis days…. but (just like the towelheads) theres allways some bad apples in every Religion.

By: Lone Goat

Lone Goat — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:44:42 +0000

thats odd the U.s.s.r bowed to Reagan… oh and btw Bush… was just the lesser of two evils.

By: Worms

Worms — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:23:28 +0000

Well maybe not. Tried yesterday several times to find games/host games, etc. No one playing.

By: Worms

Worms — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:53:32 +0000

I’m signed up and I’m winning. What’s with 3rd place two PINK controllers? They just trying to get rid of excess inventory or what heh.

By: DanielDrago

DanielDrago — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:30:35 +0000

hahah wow its just become i hate a american rant ||\\//||Im Lovin’ It||\\//||
anyway this tpoic seemed to of ended years ago but im goin to add my 2 GBP’s to the rant
fuck america, lived there and guess wat? I came back good ol’ england WOOT

By: BleedingEyes

BleedingEyes — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:32:55 +0000

Booohooo… Where you ever gonna spend USD840 on Microsoft Points in the first place?

Well, if you’re not happy with the tournament, try participating in the Powerball-lottery; much bigger chance of winning…

By: BleedingEyes

BleedingEyes — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:30:41 +0000

Who went where? To put it in perspective; the entire population of the USA (except for the native Indians living in supression) is actually one big pile of “illegal” immigrants trying to get the world to shut up or put up.

Can’t really say I’m that impressed hence the fact that almost all over the world there are people not bowing to those puppets like Bush and Reagan.

Ow, happy 2008!

By: The_Glovner

The_Glovner — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:24:49 +0000

hmmmmmm, I will agree to a point, but when the beliefs encroach on others well being and effectively stunt the overall growth of human race then there is an issue with different beliefs, especially if almost all available facts point towards the belief being false.

By: koopa

koopa — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:17:36 +0000

Ya theres no taxes on something with no value. The only thing i can think of is that there gunna stack the leaderboards with people that work for them or some bull like that. 100,000 points can buy you the whole damn marketplace. Im gunna try it, if i can get my broken 360 back in the next two days >_

By: Lone Goat

Lone Goat — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:44:12 +0000

maybe if the ppl in Europe stop bitching about America, they might have time to try to become something better then America

By: Lone Goat

Lone Goat — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:40:10 +0000

“Probably worth bearing in mind that belief does not equal truth.”

Never said it did..
I was just trying to say there’s nothing wrong with different belief’s

By: Worms

Worms — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:25:05 +0000

Microsoft points have NO monetary value, says so on their sight. You don’t pay taxes on gifts or awards with no monetary value. You guys are wrong.

By: Worms

Worms — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:21:15 +0000

Very true Glovner

By: darkrom

darkrom — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:00:45 +0000

I would rather not have 1 bazillion M$ points if I would have to PAY $360 AND win the tournament! What a joke. Its a way to sell a low selling game, get you to download the expansion pack, then the “lucky winner” gets to pay $360 to buy a zillion points to use on digital downloads that cost them cents IF anything at all! Garbage.

By: Fetter

Fetter — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:48:01 +0000

$360 in taxes? Coincidence? I think not.

By: The_Glovner

The_Glovner — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:41:39 +0000

Meh, you wouldn’t have America anyway if we didn’t let you go off in boats and steal it off the natives anyway.

By: The_Glovner

The_Glovner — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:38:16 +0000

Probably worth bearing in mind that belief does not equal truth.

By: The_Glovner

The_Glovner — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:37:08 +0000

Claimate change caused solely by man = Myth

God = Not completely disproveable by 100% but highly improbable given the facts

Evolution/Natural Selection Humans from Monkeys = Hell of a lot more going for that theory than your big beardy man in the sky.

I apologise, i abhore religion and everything it stands for.

By: The_Glovner

The_Glovner — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:34:29 +0000

I laughed.

Kudos to you.

By: Veritas

Veritas — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:22:52 +0000

Every generalization you make brings you closer to “our” side, pal.

By: Veritas

Veritas — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:21:32 +0000

Indeed it was. This is the state of consumerism in the world today: make things to be broken.

By: Veritas

Veritas — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:18:41 +0000

Of course it is. It’s manufactured by one of the richest corporations in the world and 75% of the games in its library have guns in them. =P Christ, there’s going to be a -mechanical bull-riding game- for it.

By: Veritas

Veritas — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:16:19 +0000

Sheer ignorance.

By: Veritas

Veritas — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:15:37 +0000

I’m surprised you can hear anything over everyone complaining about the “damn Americans”.

By: Veritas

Veritas — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:14:10 +0000

Lmao, fucking awesome. And yes, I am American. That was hilarious.

By: the lame american

the lame american — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 07:16:43 +0000

well um im american and we win….joking well im azn but nobody cares….

By: StGermain

StGermain — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:50:40 +0000

That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. But then I live in Europe so I’m not as likely to hear dumb things all of the time.

By: Lone Goat

Lone Goat — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:29:18 +0000

and others really believe we came from monkeys… gezz,,, “they think that sh*t is REAL.”

just b/c doesn’t ppl believe something different then u doesn’t mean there a fool… remember Most ppl in the world believe that climate change is caused by man…

By: Jamzy No 2

Jamzy No 2 — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:16:15 +0000

i would also take part if it was not for the fact im am not american

By: John

John — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:26:21 +0000

Just another reason I’m proud to be American.

By: joe_of_war

joe_of_war — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:29:24 +0000

God bless America and God bless Bomberman!! Oh and don’t forget to blame Canada.

By: Nekro

Nekro — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:37:02 +0000

this is surely one of the top 100 best comebacks of all time.

By: naysayer

naysayer — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:35:21 +0000

thats fuckin funny. and mostly true too- but remember its not ALL americans just MOST americans. fuck man, MOST americans think theres an actual devil- with an actual tail and hooves and a fuckin pitch fork, they think that shit is REAL.

By: PGXL

PGXL — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:12:58 +0000

What they don’t tell you is that you will have to pay tax on the winnings; they will ask for your Social Security Number before handing over the points as is required. 100,000 MS points is around $1200 USD, and you typically pay about 30% on winnings to the IRS = $360 in taxes.

Theres not enough good content on the marketplace to justify paying $360 in taxes for.