Friday, December 4, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Modern Warfare 2: Tech That's Too Old and Topics That Are Too Modern?
The biggest release of the video game world so far in 2009 has hit the shelves: Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (MW2) dropped Tuesday, setting the 24 hour sales record for a video game easily. The record was previously held by Grand Theft Auto (GTA) IV, which sold 3.6 million copies in April of 2008. Modern Warfare 2 blew that measly record out of the water, selling an astounding 4.7 million copies in 24 hours. That's just under 3,264 copies per minute, or 54 per second (http://ow.ly/BHiH). MW2 is already (after only two days!) the 5th highest selling Xbox 360 game (http://ow.ly/BHp3) of all time.
Friday, October 23, 2009
A Realization and Meditation
Monday, October 12, 2009
Philosophy and the Existence of God
Proof of God (Descartes)
- (Causal Effect) There must be as much (blank) in a cause as the (blank) in the effect (Cause is greater than or equal to effect)
- The Causal Principle (P1) holds true for things with formal reality an for things with objective reality
- If any idea has so much objective reality that Descartes cannot be the cause of it, then something other than Descartes exists
- Descartes has an idea of God
- The divine idea “tops out” the scale of objective reality
- Passivity Principle (I’m not the cause of all my ideas) (perception comes to one without willing it)
- The only thing that could cause the divine idea is a formally real god
Personally. I have a hard time reconciling premise #5 and the idea of objective reality. If the idea of god tops out the scale of objective reality, how is one able to imagine it? Anything that is comprehendible, or thinkable as it were, by humans, cannot tip the scale of objective reality, or one would not be able to think it by my reasoning. Another problem I have is that Descartes has an idea of god. Does not his idea of god represent an imperfect idea, by the Causal Principle? An interesting theory that I believe takes too many "well if this..." moments to be plausible, while also not applying some of his own logic to his argument.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
September 3oth is recognized around the world as International Blasphemy Day. This holiday was created in the wake of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoon, which blasphemously depicted the prophet, a serious religious offense in Islam. Riots ensued. Over 100 people were killed. Danish embassies in Syria, Lebanon, and Iran were attacked and set on fire. Danish, Scandinavian, and European art, flags, and buildings were defaced across the Middle East. All because some people believe their religion is above criticism and satire.
It is ridiculous how people in America, and most specifically in this case religion, believe that when they are in the majority, that makes them correct. In my book, Constitutional law comes before your personal belief any day, whether you like it or not.
So, a Happy Blasphemy Day to all!
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
The Newest Addition (SPOILER WARNING)
Halo 3: ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper) was originally billed as a simple expansion pack to the original Halo 3, but in the end came out being much more. ODST contains a solid seven hours of band new campaign material. The campaign takes place on earth during the Covenant invasion of New Mombassa, at which time in Halo 2 Spartan-117 is leaving earth in the wake of the Prophet of Regret for Installation 05.