@TheLoadingGorilla
Outdated. They're frankly outdated.
Humans evolved to live in a savannah, stabbing things to death and fighting over mates. They're primitive. Imperfect. They were forged by evolution, not sense (honestly a great argument against Intelligent Design: there's no intelligence to the human body).
You imply that no other animal is capable of rational thought, which they very much are (if not nearly to the same extent). If they weren't they could never decide anything, while they constantly do. At the same time, humans are deeply irrational creatures; every facet of the human experience is filled with irrational actions whether it be emotion (e.g. acting on blinding hatred and perpetuating conflicts) or short-sightedness (the fact capitalism, built of destructive self-interest, is dominant and not a logically planned system taking everything into account into the distant future).
Faith is the product of not knowing. It is the product of thinking that the clouds are angry and the crops are spiteful. Is the result of ignorance and imagination trying to fill voids beyond the abilities of the senses. It is the result of craving stability and thus putting one's future in the hand of someone who appears confident, whether a dictator, a preacher, or someone declaring themselves a prophet. It only continues through cultural momentum and the irrationalities of the human mind (emotional and short-sighted). The dark of the universe is no longer the house of gods, simply the depths of the cave which the light of science hasn't yet burned bright enough to vanquish.
Humans just ain't it.
Humans have a reasonably defined lifespan. It's not a universal law, but by their nature as living creatures with decaying DNA they are very short-lived. Death has to be a fact of life; humans die with their surroundings, not the universe.
@TheLoadingGorilla Firstly, wrong. You must not idolize humans, for they are all flawed inherently. It's impossible to surpass that, only to try (which I doubt they did). The ape brain is one so pathetically outdated for humanity's niche that it's hilarious (and sad).
Secondly, humans are no different at their core to any other animal. The "soul" is a mere concept (though this obviously cannot be argued about by nature of its belief being entirely rooted in, quite frankly, blind faith), and the only difference in reasoning is the extent. Encounter a true greater intellect and you'd quickly realize humanity is far, far from the peak of what is possible.
Never idolize mortals.
@TheRLAF Quite arguably greater, though different by nature. Human emotion is more "real" in the sense that it always has consequences for the human's actions, whereas these machines can immediately put them aside completely and totally if the situation truly calls for it. It's complicated.
Are they independently mounted (i.e. three-gun rather than triple)? They'd have to be, or else they couldn't fire at once due to different ballistics. Additionally, they wouldn't be able to reload since they'd be tied down by whichever was the slowest firing when aligning with the loading system.
@TheRLAF Depends how you define "feel". Arguably, yes.
@TheLoadingGorilla If they were truly above it then they've no longer be humans. Humanity's issues are inherent to their species. Humans should cease to exist in the future and be replaced by a better people, whether genetically engineered or mechanical. The means exist, but the tools are in the hands of idiots who'd either turn them against themselves or fear it like it's some sort of demon.
@Subsere No.
@TheLoadingGorilla No, they really aren't. Trust me, I've worked with them for a long time. They are fundamentally a primitive, backwards species allergic to the idea of changing. They are not suited to the niche they've built themselves.
@TheRLAF No, they're dead.
@Boeing727200F You can put them on your shelf as a conversation piece then beg for your life when a Soian unit decides to poke around your home at random.
They do that sometimes.
The Number One item that people hide in their closet and are embarrassed to have discovered will shock you!
@Boeing727200F You might tear one open expecting to see wires and circuit boards and pipes and pistons and whatnot. Instead you just find seemingly purposeless plates of overlapping material. This stuff is more alien than people give credit for.
@Boeing727200F I should specify, reverse-engineering is essentially impossible; they don't even resemble any known mechanical part from Earth. Really, it's just a trinket.
@TheLoadingGorilla Wrong kind of machine, Kong.
@Randomplayer What countries?
@Boeing727200F A friend of mine is messing with me. This has happened twice before. If the account was open I'd link them.
Difference last time was SupremeDorian wasn't CM yet (or even a Mod, if my memory serves). Now, they've done their job a tad overzealously, though not of much fault on their part.
Main account got banned on suspicion of the account being hacked. That would imply there was actually a problem, whereas this is just someone I know playing a harmless (if very slightly annoying) prank on me. I wouldn't consider this "hacked". I've emailed the CM that there's no concern of that sort, so it should be sorted out before long.
b bye
+1@TheLoadingGorilla
Outdated. They're frankly outdated.
Humans evolved to live in a savannah, stabbing things to death and fighting over mates. They're primitive. Imperfect. They were forged by evolution, not sense (honestly a great argument against Intelligent Design: there's no intelligence to the human body).
You imply that no other animal is capable of rational thought, which they very much are (if not nearly to the same extent). If they weren't they could never decide anything, while they constantly do. At the same time, humans are deeply irrational creatures; every facet of the human experience is filled with irrational actions whether it be emotion (e.g. acting on blinding hatred and perpetuating conflicts) or short-sightedness (the fact capitalism, built of destructive self-interest, is dominant and not a logically planned system taking everything into account into the distant future).
Faith is the product of not knowing. It is the product of thinking that the clouds are angry and the crops are spiteful. Is the result of ignorance and imagination trying to fill voids beyond the abilities of the senses. It is the result of craving stability and thus putting one's future in the hand of someone who appears confident, whether a dictator, a preacher, or someone declaring themselves a prophet. It only continues through cultural momentum and the irrationalities of the human mind (emotional and short-sighted). The dark of the universe is no longer the house of gods, simply the depths of the cave which the light of science hasn't yet burned bright enough to vanquish.
Humans just ain't it.
Humans have a reasonably defined lifespan. It's not a universal law, but by their nature as living creatures with decaying DNA they are very short-lived. Death has to be a fact of life; humans die with their surroundings, not the universe.
@TheLoadingGorilla Not talking about you.
@KatBapa20 Does he know?
@TheLoadingGorilla D/M/Y.
+1@TheLoadingGorilla It's December.
@TheLoadingGorilla Firstly, wrong. You must not idolize humans, for they are all flawed inherently. It's impossible to surpass that, only to try (which I doubt they did). The ape brain is one so pathetically outdated for humanity's niche that it's hilarious (and sad).
Secondly, humans are no different at their core to any other animal. The "soul" is a mere concept (though this obviously cannot be argued about by nature of its belief being entirely rooted in, quite frankly, blind faith), and the only difference in reasoning is the extent. Encounter a true greater intellect and you'd quickly realize humanity is far, far from the peak of what is possible.
Never idolize mortals.
@TheRLAF Quite arguably greater, though different by nature. Human emotion is more "real" in the sense that it always has consequences for the human's actions, whereas these machines can immediately put them aside completely and totally if the situation truly calls for it. It's complicated.
Are they independently mounted (i.e. three-gun rather than triple)? They'd have to be, or else they couldn't fire at once due to different ballistics. Additionally, they wouldn't be able to reload since they'd be tied down by whichever was the slowest firing when aligning with the loading system.
+1Two gun calibres in one turret for a naval vessel is certainly a choice.
+1@TheRLAF Depends how you define "feel". Arguably, yes.
@TheLoadingGorilla If they were truly above it then they've no longer be humans. Humanity's issues are inherent to their species. Humans should cease to exist in the future and be replaced by a better people, whether genetically engineered or mechanical. The means exist, but the tools are in the hands of idiots who'd either turn them against themselves or fear it like it's some sort of demon.
@Subsere No.
+1@TheLoadingGorilla No, they really aren't. Trust me, I've worked with them for a long time. They are fundamentally a primitive, backwards species allergic to the idea of changing. They are not suited to the niche they've built themselves.
@TheRLAF No, they're dead.
@TheLoadingGorilla Train wrecks can be interesting to observe. That said, one would be best to avoid getting too close.
+1@TheLoadingGorilla I'd keep away. Humans... suck.
They just suck.
@TheLoadingGorilla Can't help you there.
@Boeing727200F You can put them on your shelf as a conversation piece then beg for your life when a Soian unit decides to poke around your home at random.
+1They do that sometimes.
The Number One item that people hide in their closet and are embarrassed to have discovered will shock you!
@Boeing727200F They're tiny. Like a couple dozen square cm at most.
Trinkets.
Empty.
Conversation.
Not to say those parts aren't in there, they just don't look (or function) like any Earthly being is used to.
@Boeing727200F You might tear one open expecting to see wires and circuit boards and pipes and pistons and whatnot. Instead you just find seemingly purposeless plates of overlapping material. This stuff is more alien than people give credit for.
+1@hpgbproductions What they don't know can't hurt them.
@ComradeBazookaBall My comrade in commune these are gods.
@Boeing727200F I should specify, reverse-engineering is essentially impossible; they don't even resemble any known mechanical part from Earth. Really, it's just a trinket.
@TheLoadingGorilla Wrong kind of machine, Kong.
@Randomplayer What countries?
@V Oh.
To this day I'm still not sure what happened with them. I heard they were rude, supposedly?
@Boeing727200F Any interest in purchasing MA unit parts?
@Boeing727200F Good to hear!
@Boeing727200F Is that a yes?
@DeepSpaceIndustries noh
I am the FUNNIEST person on this website.
@V Who's that?
Also what about... what was the name, BogdanX? Did I get that right? Granted, they deleted their account...
Also for legal reasons, this is entirely hypothetical.
@V Then where the bloody hell is BoxGlow
+2GAH!
Damn, a good looking tank using blocks?
+1@Randomplayer missile
mmmm boat
Vido. What about?
+1Those wings did not look forward swept in the thumbnail lol
+2This is the kind of thing you see staring at you through the window at night when you stay in a mountain cabin.
+1@eggstick Dragon activities
@SimplyElegant Oh, the one part one?
Okay so why is it so long in the silhouette view.
What's behind it?
That engine is begging for an eject.
It'll know it'll be its end, but its hunger will finally be satiated.
Detective Wizards
@SupremeDorian You seek to destroy power you cannot take for yourself, dragon!
@eggstick Uh, no. That would be impossible.
Ah! Wonderful!
@Boeing727200F A friend of mine is messing with me. This has happened twice before. If the account was open I'd link them.
+2Difference last time was SupremeDorian wasn't CM yet (or even a Mod, if my memory serves). Now, they've done their job a tad overzealously, though not of much fault on their part.
Main account got banned on suspicion of the account being hacked. That would imply there was actually a problem, whereas this is just someone I know playing a harmless (if very slightly annoying) prank on me. I wouldn't consider this "hacked". I've emailed the CM that there's no concern of that sort, so it should be sorted out before long.
So this is what it was...
Just FYI, if you want to curse my name, my name is "Grain".
First you must be a detective, then you must be a wizard. Do you know your dark magic?