Illusion of Terra

I enjoy watching Conan O'Brien remotes, where he goes to other countries (like Mexico, Japan, Israel, Germany, Cuba, Italy) https://www.youtube.com/user/teamcoco/playlists

@SanguineTear I see, so you mean something like someone who is willing to kill someone is probably not going to change (there actually was a famous philosopher who thought so too). Too bad you don't want to debate it, would have been interesting! Maybe we mean the same thing with what I said that it is a bit too simple. Moral parsimony, if it actually is moral parsimony, should not be based on any kind of social correctness (I'm not saying it is not used like that, just saying it should not). Rules like "the morally right thing to do is to always give white people an advantage" or "it is morally right to always maximize the amount of damage you can do to society" would be very parsimonious, even though many would not call it morally right. That's also what I mean with that the quiz is too simple, it probably doesn't factor in such rule (although I'm not sure it doesn't). So yeah, maybe they only factor in rules that kinda presuppose ideas like "killing is wrong" but I can't be sure. In some European countries, policemen are not allowed to kill an attacker if it is not necessary. They are only allowed to use the kind of force that is necessary in the given situation. Of course this is hard to judge especially when the attacker has a firearm etc. I do get the problem of putting your colleagues at risk but I suppose that is something that takes a lot of experience to judge correctly. (this doesn't refer to this debate specifically, just in general) I also want to add that in philosophy people are quite straightforward, so if someone has an opinion which someone else thinks is false or not well argued for, philosophers usually say so in exactly those words. Just making sure no one thinks that someone wants to offend someone else.

@ArchieKun Truly cherish those moments man.

Don't know if it's true but I kinda don't expect anything decent from it. It's a prejudice on my side, but I just don't see google making anything decent when it comes to gaming.

This sounds so weird to a European ear I know guns are quite popular in the US and you also have a strong culture build around it in some of the US states, so it seems normal to you. But in Europe where people like me literally only know no one or one single person who owns firearms (a relative who is a police officer in my case), this sounds like something out of a movie. It's like I'd say how I just bought another company after the three others last week went broke. Not impossible but something you usually only see in movies. Not trying to make a value judgment, because the topic is kinda complicated (with different interests having to be weighed against each other), just trying to say what it sounds like to me. Suffice it to say I can't add anything meaningful to this topic

Would you recommend this Slime anime? Just the title kinda made me not want to watch it, but seeing that so many people seem to like it, I'm thinking about looking into it.

Hi, is that Orochimaru as your avatar?

@SanguineTear Holy moly that's intense. Hope your surgery goes well if you need to have it!

Kinda reminded me of Rurouni Kenshin and his final attack the "Amakakeru Ryū no Hirameki" which they said like 100 times in only a couple of episodes But yeah I've noticed titles getting longer as well which I find pointless after a certain length.

The title pretty much says it. Is there an anime which you think should have gotten another season? I'm not talking about ongoing anime (like My Hero Academia) but those that officially have not been continued. I would have liked to see another season for School Rumble and Silver Spoon. School Rumble was simply fun to watch and I would have liked to see more of it. Silver Spoon just ended after Season 2 somehow, with many chapters of the manga left. Ultimately, I think it would have been great if they had continued it for at least one more season or two.

What is this 'spring break' you are talking about? Where I live there are no breaks Joking, but seriously though, try and do something you enjoy. How long does spring break last? Like Archie said traveling is quite nice. If you have a forest, sea or anything like that you could spend a day outside enjoying nature. If you are looking for more orientation in life you might volunteer to help out at something for a couple of hours (retirement home, day care centers etc.) to get to talk to people and think about what you want to do. Other than that the usual stuff like gaming, learning to cook, reading and watching anime. Not really original ideas now that I think about it.

I wasn't totally convinced of it at first as well. Now I think it is pretty alright. Not the best anime I've ever seen but it is worth watching and I think quite fun to watch

@leyley I don't mind when authors take a completely different path, just as long as it is somehow reasonable. If it is done well, it can be great for a story! If it just seems labored and you get the feeling that they just did that to make the show more edgy/surprising than I think they should just have stuck with the way the story was going. About the Japan women thing, though, I think it's complicated. We can't expect every culture to view things the way the West/the US does, even though we might think we are right. So yeah, maybe female fighters will stay in the background for quite some time. Although, there have been shows like Soul Eater where there are very prominent female fighters.

That's simply preposterous! I do think that's slowly changing though, isn't it? What bothers me nowadays (not so much when I was younger) is when there is too much 'fan-service' in an anime, by which I mean that characters are dressed or behave in a certain way simply because of the fan service and other than that it does not make any sense. If in some way it is well incorporated into the whole story then I kinda get it, but other than that it always looks like a cheap attempt to get people to watch it. Another thing is when they design the story in such a way that there is a huge cliffhanger just right at the end of the season. I get why they do it, but for me it is more important that the story as a whole is well-rounded rather than being attention grabbing at the end of each episode or season.

what a coincidence, that one of the people I'm subscribed just released a video called pop culture Is there like a pack with many different ones you can buy, so I can see what it's all about? I usually don't drink fizzy things but just to try it out.

@Ohiotaku What did you think about the whole getting back to his world thing? I hadn't really thought about it, but I don't think he can take anyone from that world back. I'm also curious about that witch-like character at the end. Wouldn't be surprised if it turns out to be someone that has already appeared (like the king's daughter).

@SanguineTear If you don't want to continue debating it, you don't have to read it, but here's what I think about it. Why I think you are right Why I think you are ultimately wrong (the second might be more convincing for you)

Hi, seems like quite a few people already know you

Never realized soda was such a thing in the US, it's like a whole culture based around it As far as I know it is just another type of beverage here in Europe. I did try that Dr. Pepper though, but wasn't too big of a fan.

Ryuk did say that people like Kira who used the Death Note don't go to hell or heaven after they die. But I'm not sure if that means that he will become a shinigami. Might be, and there might be hidden clues within the manga/anime which people never paid attention to. What I don't understand is how you come to the conclusion that the leader of the shinigami is "the only true god"? If shinigami were only created by people with a Death Note who cause others to suffer, then the leader of them, who I assume is a shinigami?, would have to have been a person who made others suffer. But how did this person get a Death Note in the first place. I don't think there is enough to argue for the idea that the leader of them is a kind of god (outside of shinigami being considered gods in Shinto in general). Maybe someone with some background in Shinto and Japanese literature has more insight to this though.

The 14th was the online one right? Never tried it, but I don't think it even runs on the potato of a computer I have. I guess people here are not that into online multiplayers?

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@Seshi I don't think saving your daughter is wrong As far as doctors go: sometimes there is no "best" way, or there are multiple best ways. Doctors are often quite underqualified when it comes to ethical questions. That's why they have ethic committees to create simple rules (such as when it is or is not right to turn off life-prolonging machines, when exactly someone is considered dead etc.), but rules can never cover every single instance, so they are left with quite some problems on their hands they don't really know how to solve. Also I do think it is right to take the life of someone even if they are not a murderer. For example if someone tries to kill me, I do think it is right to defend myself, and if there is no other way, kill them. But you might put that as a kind of 'war'. And what about someone who is in constant, almost unbearable pain and wants to die but cannot end his own life? I'm not saying it is right to kill him, but there are quite a lot of people that do think so and decent arguments they put forth.

@Optic Thx for clearing that up, I didn't know you guys had one in the past. But seeing that there isn't an overwhelming majority for it (at least from those who voted) I guess it would not have been used much anyway