finally, some ppl that may truly understand...

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definately, especially when the word god can mean so many things..


To me god means infinity, to me god means motion...


Why put others views down anyway? Its through the conflict of views that your own were shaped.

Me on religion? Well, I can't say that I do beleive in God (no religious folk around me and no religious upbringing either) but then I can't say I don't (in my story, one of my characters goes to heaven, and the story follows his entrepedeurs there). One of my favourite qoutes is from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:

"Now, it is such a highly improbable fact that something as infinitely useful as the Babelfish could've evolved purely by chance, that many people have chosen to see this as the final clinching proof of the non-existince of God. The argument goes something like this:

'I refuse to prove that I exist' says God, 'For proof denies faith, and without faith, I am nothing'
'But ah!' says man, 'The Babel Fish is a dead giveaway! It proves you do exist and therefore, by your own arguments, you don't.'
'Oh bugger,' says God, 'I hadn't though of that.' And he promptly vanishes in a puff of logic."

Good thing the Babel Fish is fictional, eh? Another favourite qoute is this:

"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a wholly remarkable book. Perhaps the most remarkable, certainly the most popular book ever to come out of the great publishing corporations of Ursa Minor. More Popular than the Celestial Homecare Omnibus. Better selling than 53 more things to do in Zero Gravity, and more controversial than Oolong Colluphid's series of philisophical blockbusters Where God went Wrong, Some More of God's Greatest Mistakes, and Who is this God person, anyway?"

I can see how both of these can offend somebody, but we all have to laugh at ourselves sometimes, right?

Anyway, I respect all religions and beleifs, except those innately stupid ones like some of the churches around here (Garlic, Mustard and Ketchup?!?). For all other religions, I'll accept them, and I'd not be resilient to bow bown and pray if needed. Religion is always a touchy topic due it's vast importance in people's lives. In fact I've probably inadvertedly offended half of America with this one post!

But yeah, Peace Out, God Bless, and enjoy your time here!

Yo pace be upon you.

Welcome, Eric!

Eric, your talk about not being able to take things to the next level reminds me of me.

It also reminds me of when I play The Sims.

Why? Is it the level of social interaction required to play? Is it THAT like real-life? (And therefore difficult for Aspie's to play?) I'm asking because I've never played it but for me most computer games that follow a certain set of rules are relatively easy...

You don't really need social interaction. It's good fun. It's useful for practice, it shows you what they need on a bar-type thing. Their expression matches it. You can ignore their expression. But like I said, it's at least useful for practise.

Emp, generally speaking I wholeheartedly agree with your views on religion and such, but this is just being plain rude. Grow up man. Saying 'God bless you' or whatever has taken a step away from it's religious connotations these days I've found - it's now more of a wellwishing or sign of good intent. I say 'bless you' to people when they sneeze, does that make me or the sneezer a Christian? No. Does that mean I'm trying to convert them to Christianity? No. It means that I'm showing MANNERS. It's like you're looking to start an arguement or something, because this is really quite petty. Don't waste your time.

Hang on, emp, do you go over to someone say 'hello', talk to them and then walk off?


If not, then bye comes from goodbye which in turn comes from 'God Be With You'.

But it has lost its religous connations over the years.

Bless you, is if anything more sinister, it's short for 'God Bless you' which stems from the time of the bubonic plague, a.k.a The Black Death.

And I'll stop rambling now.

Well, yeah. As sig said, relationships are measured in a little bar, and in the sequel, which my sister also owns, you get little icons to show how good the 'chemistry' is. Me being me, I've always been a bit 'iffy' when it comes to actually setting up a relationship and getting things going and such. Because it is a computer game, you won't find any aspie Sims (that's the term for the simulated people in the game), partly because they don't have the time to program that sort of thing into the game, but mostly because, well, the same reason they don't put in people in wheelchairs into the game. I can imagine that, due to the light-hearted tone of the game, aspies would be a special fun aspect. Think about it: it'd be a neat challenge in the game trying to manage someone with limited, yet changing, interests, doesn't need a big social life, and is prone to meltdowns.

That being said, I've always been confused and irritated by the Social meter a Sim has. As all meters affect the Sims mood, Social seems to be the most important, but I just want to let my Sim be left alone, goddamnit!! ! Oh well, I solved the problem in the first game by getting Pets (included in an expansion pack), and the sequel is having a similar expansion pack being released soon. The pets thing is also ironic because I tend to find it easier to tell my Sim to interact with animals, just as I do in real life. And if I can't be bothered getting pets, I just use cheats

Should we open another topic for this? Because it seems nessecary to me.

Welcome! And KBABZ, return my messages for Christ's sake!