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[QUOTE=Oberon;918411]+1. There are some cartoons that are genuinely well made, like Tom and Jerry (and incidentally some animes). Hell you could say many cartoons are better than some of the movies that get made nowadays ����[/QUOTE]
If you said Simpsons instead, [MENTION=30382]naz[/MENTION] would agree with you. :weed:

Originally Posted by Oberon

+1. There are some cartoons that are genuinely well made, like Tom and Jerry (and incidentally some animes). Hell you could say many cartoons are better than some of the movies that get made nowadays ����

If you said Simpsons instead, @naz would agree with you.

[QUOTE=Marshmallow Marshall;918328]I never watched anime because... idk, the culture around it doesn't appeal to me. But does that mean anime in itself is inferior to other forms of fiction? Absolutely not. There could be very serious and deep cartoons, and there probably are, actually, given the amount of anime around.[/QUOTE]

One Piece is 1000 chapters deep and will go on for several more years at least. The depth is great. It's serial, not episodic - so it's an ongoing story.
The story maker knew how it will end before he made the first chapter 20+ years ago, and works on getting closer to it with every chapter. (This excludes anime though as it has filler episodes and even arcs)
With an attention to detail that has gained him the nickname [I]Goda[/I]. If you ever feel like trying Manga - I recommend One Piece. But it'd take some months to catch up probably. :cheesy:
Watching that amount of anime episodes would be quite the commitment though.

Originally Posted by Marshmallow Marshall

I never watched anime because... idk, the culture around it doesn't appeal to me. But does that mean anime in itself is inferior to other forms of fiction? Absolutely not. There could be very serious and deep cartoons, and there probably are, actually, given the amount of anime around.

One Piece is 1000 chapters deep and will go on for several more years at least. The depth is great. It's serial, not episodic - so it's an ongoing story.
The story maker knew how it will end before he made the first chapter 20+ years ago, and works on getting closer to it with every chapter. (This excludes anime though as it has filler episodes and even arcs)
With an attention to detail that has gained him the nickname Goda. If you ever feel like trying Manga - I recommend One Piece. But it'd take some months to catch up probably.
Watching that amount of anime episodes would be quite the commitment though.

[QUOTE=Stealthbomber16;918280]This is a fresh thought, stemming directly off of [MENTION=8570]yzb25[/MENTION] 's post.

I don't understand the separate classification of anime compared to other TV programs. Anime is an art style and is a type of film. It's a separate type of cartoon.

It annoys me when someone asks me if I watch "anime". That's such a broad term. That's like asking someone if they watch movies. There are a lot of different types of anime, just as there are a lot of different types of movies. Anime has genres just as movies do or other TV series do. Even though by virtue of being a cartoon it doesn't have access to every single genre (imagine a documentary animated entirely in anime style, or reality TV), it's still just an art style. When someone says they only watch anime it irks me to no end. You're shutting out upwards of 50% of media because it's not japanese cartoons? I don't understand it.

But then again I don't enjoy the general art style, so who knows...[/QUOTE]

What are the different types of anime? Or cartoons for that matter.

Originally Posted by Stealthbomber16

This is a fresh thought, stemming directly off of @yzb25 's post.

I don't understand the separate classification of anime compared to other TV programs. Anime is an art style and is a type of film. It's a separate type of cartoon.

It annoys me when someone asks me if I watch "anime". That's such a broad term. That's like asking someone if they watch movies. There are a lot of different types of anime, just as there are a lot of different types of movies. Anime has genres just as movies do or other TV series do. Even though by virtue of being a cartoon it doesn't have access to every single genre (imagine a documentary animated entirely in anime style, or reality TV), it's still just an art style. When someone says they only watch anime it irks me to no end. You're shutting out upwards of 50% of media because it's not japanese cartoons? I don't understand it.

But then again I don't enjoy the general art style, so who knows...

What are the different types of anime? Or cartoons for that matter.

I don't think he meant [I]all[/I] religious people. Though I don't think he implied any amount.
My assumption was [I]"ahh he means like the rare 1% or something probably"[/I].
Would be nice to know of what proportions of people he had in mind. [MENTION=29377]Marshmallow Marshall[/MENTION]

I don't think he meant all religious people. Though I don't think he implied any amount.
My assumption was "ahh he means like the rare 1% or something probably".
Would be nice to know of what proportions of people he had in mind. @Marshmallow Marshall

[QUOTE=Oberon;918239]Unlike atheists who don't have to follow any rules because rules are beneath them :P
I think morality is more important for religious faith than the notion of God. Like as far as I'm concerned God may or may not exist but I'm 100% convinced that something like a 'divine' morality exists that you have to follow or mother nature screws you over. Eat your own people? Here's a neurological disorder headed your way. Selfishly care only about yourself? You've got no friends - and you're fucked when you're down at the bottom with nobody to help you. Tell too many lies? People will no longer trust you and nobody will believe what you have to say.[/QUOTE]
We know almost nothing for certain - all of our external claims are predicated on the assumption that our senses and reasoning correlate with reality.

What this means is that, technically speaking, everything is subjective.
Is the earth a sphere or do we just believe so?

Technically, we don't know - we believe. But we believe so based on scientific objective observations.

Would you call you being attracted to someone as a scientifically objective conclusion, based on your own observation?
Would you call you having a moral compass a scientifically objective conclusion, based on your own observation?

I assume you wouldn't call you being attracted to someone as divine attraction. Neither should you call morality divine.

Only difference is that one can be explained more at this time. [S]Don't go[/s]You shouldn't call[s]ing[/s] everything you don't understand as Divine.

What you explained is connected to a term called "natural selection" or "evolution" - I believe.

Originally Posted by Oberon

Unlike atheists who don't have to follow any rules because rules are beneath them :P
I think morality is more important for religious faith than the notion of God. Like as far as I'm concerned God may or may not exist but I'm 100% convinced that something like a 'divine' morality exists that you have to follow or mother nature screws you over. Eat your own people? Here's a neurological disorder headed your way. Selfishly care only about yourself? You've got no friends - and you're fucked when you're down at the bottom with nobody to help you. Tell too many lies? People will no longer trust you and nobody will believe what you have to say.

We know almost nothing for certain - all of our external claims are predicated on the assumption that our senses and reasoning correlate with reality.

What this means is that, technically speaking, everything is subjective.
Is the earth a sphere or do we just believe so?

Technically, we don't know - we believe. But we believe so based on scientific objective observations.

Would you call you being attracted to someone as a scientifically objective conclusion, based on your own observation?
Would you call you having a moral compass a scientifically objective conclusion, based on your own observation?

I assume you wouldn't call you being attracted to someone as divine attraction. Neither should you call morality divine.

Only difference is that one can be explained more at this time. Don't goYou shouldn't calling everything you don't understand as Divine.

What you explained is connected to a term called "natural selection" or "evolution" - I believe.

Tell what random thoughts you've recently had.

Mine:
[I]"How likely is it to get a Newbie/Mentor game in 30-40 years with members of this community as the Mentors and their grandchildren as their Mentee's?" [/I]

Tell what random thoughts you've recently had.

Mine:
"How likely is it to get a Newbie/Mentor game in 30-40 years with members of this community as the Mentors and their grandchildren as their Mentee's?"