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What are you doing to better the world, or yourself? How are you going to, or how are you now, making a difference?

I try to live my life by the following quote by Jesus Christ, "Love one another"


Here's a couple of nice quotes...


"When we love, it isn't because the person's perfect, it's because we learn to see an imperfect person perfectly."

"We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love."
-- Tom Robbins

"Spread love everywhere you go: first of all in your own house. Give love to your children, to your wife or husband, to a next door neighbor... Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile, kindness in your warm greeting."
-- Mother Theresa

"Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work. Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person"
-- Mother Theresa

/peeks head in...

/sloooowly backs away and closes the door

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Flyoc,
Farm with attitude.

You know, I always find it in good taste to disagree with Locke, but for once, I am baffled.

Since the question has been asked... In January, I plan to attend the University of Advancing Technology and enter their Multimedia program. There, I will major in Game Design. From there, I will become a truely famous game designer, and one day design, develop, and put a game on the shelves which significantly raises peoples' awareness of nature and the outdoors - while of course still kicking ass and being a fun game.

It's a subtle difference, but one we need to see - because it's people like us hopelessly pathetic Avians... or maybe just people like me, that need that sort of help.

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:: Orbital :: Section Three ::

Official Avian Mascot - Sock Puppet
Board of Directors - Ex-Chairman

uh everybody already knows all about nature and the outdoors. That's the best place to gain levels. A cloak with a hood always helps, especially if your a hunter or rouge. +5 daggers of piercing would be best if your fighting mostly beast creatures such as bears, mountain lions, and jaguars. Just make sure you have bow and arrows or some kind of specially crafted projectile weapon so you can get the cheetahs easier(they are pretty hard to run down on foot). Also some potions to keep your health up in case your attacked by manic faeries. Buy a tent(would probably run you about 2g) and set up whenever you feel like taking a break. Yesh, you act like this outdoors thing is some kind of big deal.

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"There is no such thing as a free lunch."

Orbital=month long wolf tracking vacation guy!

No matter how much I think I know about outdoors, I bet a game by big-O will enlighten me several times over.

This outdoors subject is interesting. Being a guy from Louisiana, I feel like I have many more opportunities to experience the outdoors than most guys. Even then, I know a 1/100th of the things other LA natives know.

I suppose you must help yourself, before you help others...


I gues this wasn't the type of forum for the dicussion I was hoping to hold, but we'll see...

Even if you don't believe in God, or the existence of Jesus Christ, I was hoping to start a dicussion on the grounds of loving one another, doing good for people, helping each other out, etc.



Start a conversation with a homeless man, smile at a person you walk by, Sit next to someone whose by themself in the cafeteria...sometimes little things brighten peoples days...

Instead of always thinking about ourselves, and our own problems, perhaps we could try helping someone out...ever see the movie pay it forward.....someone does one act of kindness, and it spreads like wild fire...

Is this a total waste of my time? Not really. If this discussion affects one person on this forum positively, then I have met my goal.




p.s. You know this world we live in, is filled with so much hatred that it disgusts me, and frankly, I'm tired and fed up people not loving one another. With my life, I plan to do something about it. I plan on changing the world, bettering humanity in some way. This I promise.

Okay, okay I'll bite...but the religious discussion - well, lets just say that one probably falls into the realm of political discussions on these forums. This coming for a Catholic.

Anyways, my work sponsors and supports many charities. This week in the lobby they have a sign up / contribution desk for winter coats for needy kids. Nice new coats from LL Bean, etc. so I bought one.

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I have been on an ongoing quest to better the world by letting myself be a part of it.

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And we appreciate you doing that Angus. We really, really do.

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What is it with all these sappy and deep discussions we Avians have been delving into lately??

We have a charity dinner and golf tournament coming up next week sponsored by my company, in Columbia SC. If anybody wants to come, the dinner is at 7pm on next Wednesday night. Consider this a formal invitation. Should be quite the shin dig. Proceeds go to a childrens program called Camp Kemo. Or if anybody wants me to purchase raffle tickets on their behalf, I can do that. Supposedly they have really good prizes too. $10 for 15 tickets I think it is. PM me if you're interested.


Then there's the fact that I have a homeless man living in my house, and has been for 7 months. My wife just found out she was pregnant a couple months ago, so I told he has to start looking for a place soon. That was the suckiest conversation I've ever had in my life.

You asked.

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"Perhaps the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not yet sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favor; a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defence of custom. But the tumult soon subsides." - Thomas Paine, Common Sense

Hmmm, man comes to live with you ... wife gets pregnant ... YOU may be the one homeless soon

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Nasiobo Aprillis
Star Wars: The Old Republic | Jedi Consular (Nasiobo)
Slicing, Scavenging and Cybertech

ROFL.. bastard. That's just wrong.

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"Perhaps the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not yet sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favor; a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defence of custom. But the tumult soon subsides." - Thomas Paine, Common Sense

Ya know, that's the first thing that popped into my head when I read that .

Tired, grumpy, perverted old Ship Builder....










i was right there too

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I agree, Talon you simply phrased that wrong! Besides it's technically impossible to have a homeless peerson living in your house

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X2-PB

Pathfinder Kingmaker Campaign:
Gednan Malithanar - Wizard (1)
Dukin Thunderstrike - Ranger (1)

Star Citizen: - https://www.robertsspaceindustries.com/
AntanKarmola on their forums

Star Wars: The Old Republic: - Not really playing
Antare Karmola - Jedi Guardian (32)
Antan Karmola - Jedi Shadow (21)
Arianae Karmola - Gunslinger (20)

Given the situation the world is in... ie, not very peaceful, I believe that since I possess the knowledge and skills that I do, I must pass them on. See, were a person put in the situation where they had to leave their home, or couldn't get home, etc - that is, in the wilderness for some reason or another, fate might have screwed them out of their cloak with a hood, potions, and +5 daggers. I have yet to see ANY game which truely educates people about this. I believe it's possible to make a very fun game which at the same time educates the player.

The sad thing is this, the U.S. Army's highly trained Rangers know next to nothing about the woods. They see it as hostile terrain and they fight it, rather than embrace it. They spend MONTHS training for a one-week excursion, where they bring their own food, tents, 50lbs of gear on their back... ie, they're not trained survivalists any more than Bill Gates is. With the real skills, you can get in your car, drive to the middle of nowhere, leave your clothes and gear and walk into the forest, and live there for a year if you like. So, you ask for my motives, and you get more diatribe.


This I promise too. Granted, I have been out in the wilderness among wolves for weeks at a time, but like Cyrus, I still know a fraction of what I should know. And persuing this goal in my life means that I must sacrifice that much more the thing which I love most, nature. I can not be out there as much as I'd like to as a game designer - I can only hope that once I accomplish that goal, I can retire into the woods.

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:: Orbital :: Section Three ::

Official Avian Mascot - Sock Puppet
Board of Directors - Ex-Chairman

I'm going to help the world by building a gigantic Space Station.

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X2-PB

Pathfinder Kingmaker Campaign:
Gednan Malithanar - Wizard (1)
Dukin Thunderstrike - Ranger (1)

Star Citizen: - https://www.robertsspaceindustries.com/
AntanKarmola on their forums

Star Wars: The Old Republic: - Not really playing
Antare Karmola - Jedi Guardian (32)
Antan Karmola - Jedi Shadow (21)
Arianae Karmola - Gunslinger (20)

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


and for all this nature talk...

Play EQ 2 and becoem a druid......or just be a druid in general ^_^

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"Just because you can`t see me, doesn`t mean I`m not there..."

All joking aside I'm glad I see so many people interested in pursuing something that can change the world. To be honest, I've never really thought how I can change the world. I am still a student of all things. I'm still searching for my place in life per se. I tend to think on a more fundamental level than most. I've even sometimes considered following a religion as a career(christianity, buddhism, hinduism) but through research and thought I've determined I don't want to encapsule my mind within the confines of a single religious belief. They all share inherent values of man's inner sense but none rules the other.
I try to educate myself as much as possible in things I find inspiring. One of my life goals is to write a book that influences people some way in their view of the world and create artwork that influences people. But, for now I'm just studying and living the good life in high school(only one more year left ).

I decided to montage some quotes which inspire me. Maybe it will inspire you. It’s material I try live by.

"The secret to life is to know who you are and where you are going."

"To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it--who can say this is not greatness?"

"Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got"

"As human beings, we are endowed with freedom of choice, and we cannot shuffle off our responsibility upon the shoulders of God or nature. We must shoulder it ourselves. It is up to us"

"Use the talents you possess; for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except the best."

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams”

“I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; I will not refuse to do the something I can do.”

“There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come.”

Between yourself and destiny, your life starts with a choice. Good luck

EDIT: Locke and other's might find this article on a world view insightful(http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/WORLVIEW.html). I believe a common world view is the only way in which we will all come to embrace each other's ideas, cultures, and mindsets to end hatred and false pretenses of the world.

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"There is no such thing as a free lunch."

Thanks for the link Barcalla! That article really helps/promotes the idea of having a world peace. I think that the space program is one of the first steps in uniting the world, and forming a world peace.

- X2PB, one of my many dreams in life is to fly space shuttles.

I disagree with the space program uniting the world. I feel the way forward is to sort things out a little closer to home - our planet, Earth.

I can kind of understand where you're coming from though as my boyfriend is more of your thinking and we've discussed it in-depth on many an occasion. He's a bit of a space boffin!

I'd be interested to read your reasoning behind your statement, though.

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Exponential Expansion of Consciousness, Coming Soon to a Planet Near You!

Enter MoonWorld

LMAO!!!!!!

I should have read the first post a little better

What am I doing to better the world, or myself?

I try to be non-judgmental;
I think positively at all times and encourage others to do the same;
I search for the truth and encourage other to do the same and not accept everything at face value (particularly when the source is the media, governments...);
I understand that people's perceptions differ;
I try to love everybody and everything.

This is a fantastic question and I'm sure I could think up more if I wasn't preoccupied with eating pizza!

In fact, this whole forum is great - I like it here, the members have intellect

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Exponential Expansion of Consciousness, Coming Soon to a Planet Near You!

Enter MoonWorld

A nasty rumour. Don't set the bar too high, we are likely to bang our heads on it.

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Dr. Golga Bolg
SWTOR - Golga
Rift - Gnarlwood: Golgar Golgantua Golgate - Retired
WoW - Dalaran: Bolg Golga Virrok All Retired
SWG - Golga Bolg - Doctor (Resident) Retired
Eve - Edge Finn - Limbo
Section 2 - (Former) Director
What am I playing now?: The waiting game

There are always two views of the space program. One is that it is sort of an extravagence that wastes money better spent on people back on good old Earth. While I don't think social programs can be ignored and an effort always has to be made to help the least fortunate people, progress has to be made. There will always be a group of people who are capable of taking care of themselves but if the government gives them a handout they are more than willing to take it. Society can't let itself be slowed in making progress because of this group of people. Regardless of how much one wants to take care of every last person on Earth prior to spending what they see as frivolously on space, I belive in the end we need to drag ourselves forward. From space, the view of the world is simply one planet, not divided by religion or ethnicity, just a globe full of one race. That was never more evident than when we made the moon landings and for a moment almost everyone looked to the heavens with pride in mankind's achievement.

/steps off soapbox

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"Chatfield, I think there's something wrong with our bloody ships." Admiral David Beatty, upon watching the battlecruiser Queen Mary explode at the battle of Jutland.

My name is Tobias Smith and I approved this post.

More and more countries are starting to now get involved into the space program. A while ago, China sent someine into space, and India and Korea will send people to the moon and into space within the next ten years. Eventually we will have most countries in the world sending people into space. I think if we involve everyone into the space program we will set a common goal for ourselves, and will eventually unite as a species. Of course disease, and war has to be eliminated on earth....but we can still sort of unite.

We need to look at ourselves as one planet, one species, the human race, not whites, blacks mexicans, chinese, japense, etc. If we don't learn how to come together as a human race,, then were not gonna last long.

I predict within the next 100 years, most diseases on Earth will be eliminated. If you don't believe me, then I'll see you in the year 2104.

Hopefully, by 2050, our medical technology should be able to cover most health related problems in the world.

I was brought up in Hong Kong, a highly multicultural society; my friends were Indian, Chinese, Philipino and I didn't even know what racism was until I came back to the UK! I totally agree with you that unless people accept people for who they are and not by the colour of their skin or their culture, then we're going to carry on with this rough ride.

I'm also of the opinion that the powers that be already do have the answer to all the world's health problems; but unless they find a way to make huge amounts of money they will withhold this knowledge.

Check out this report, issued this month.

http://www.worldnewsstand.net/04/sprpt/11-1.htm

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Exponential Expansion of Consciousness, Coming Soon to a Planet Near You!

Enter MoonWorld

While I agree that pot should be legal I don't believe in giant immunization conspiracies. People don't understand what it's like to have huge numbers of children crippled and dying for the very reason that they are immunized against diseased like polio, small pox etc. While research should continue in safer ways to immunize I believe it does FAR more good than harm.

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"Chatfield, I think there's something wrong with our bloody ships." Admiral David Beatty, upon watching the battlecruiser Queen Mary explode at the battle of Jutland.

My name is Tobias Smith and I approved this post.

In the short term, perhaps. But what about the long-term?

We can't reasonably expect future generations to clear up the mess of their past generations when it's within our generation's power to stop it now before it's too late. If it isn't already - we're already pretty toxic beings.

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Exponential Expansion of Consciousness, Coming Soon to a Planet Near You!

Enter MoonWorld

In 2050 it is said that we will ahve nanotechnology by then ..

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"Just because you can`t see me, doesn`t mean I`m not there..."

ooooooooo!... and we all know that battlebays are in the same tree as nanotechnology. And if we can just research the Gauss Cannon, we'll get a bigtime bump in to our ship combat ratings.

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"Perhaps the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not yet sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favor; a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defence of custom. But the tumult soon subsides." - Thomas Paine, Common Sense

I'll believe this once I have my own flying car that was due to arrive in about 1990. At least if you believe those predictions of the 1940ies.

Most prediction 50 years into the future have been way off. I mean WAY off.

Edward
not even getting in 640K being enough for anyone or the need for five computers worldwide

Blame the US government and all of their restrictions. They constrict free trade and free markets which puts the private sector in a lock down causing slow progression of all things(technology & drug research especially). The private sector would have expanded more than it has if all these government restrictions and agencies hadn't been implemented over the past 100 years. Down with the government, up with libertarianism!

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I don't really want to debate this with you, I just believe what I believe. Whether future clean up is beyond the ability of that generation is unknown. I do know that one generation generally always leaves things behind for future generations to have to deal with even things that in their own time they trumpeted as great achievements. The future generations always do the best they can with the generally greater tools they have at hand.

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"Chatfield, I think there's something wrong with our bloody ships." Admiral David Beatty, upon watching the battlecruiser Queen Mary explode at the battle of Jutland.

My name is Tobias Smith and I approved this post.

It's kinda hard to blame the US government for stifling research in Europe. My take is there is something fundamentally wrong with long-term predictions. No one predicted the internet or mobile communications, which are shaping our life todays in thousands of way, making us freer and better informed than ever before (if we want to), while all these things from personal heliprops to ubiquitous nuclear power that have been predicted fail to materialize.

Edward
thinks technological progress is beyond prediction

I think european governments are as much to blame for the lack of thechnological research as the US government, and any other for that matter. Research today is pretty much limited to things that will yield a short-term profit for someone and not necessarily help humankind in the long run. Take Norway as an example: Most other western countries have large debts and are struggling to get their budgets to work, while we keep pouring money into our so-called "oil fund" which currently amounts to over 100 billion dollars, and can't spend any of it. That amount may seem like peanuts to those living in a large country like USA or Germany, but it's equal to twice our national budget. The point I'm trying to make is that most other comparable countries spend a larger percentage of their budget on research than we do, and we're the ones who can really afford it but prefer to keep our money locked up in a fund.

There is also the fact that most western countries aren't involved in large scale warfare and thus don't have the extreme need for military research. Of course I don't want 3rd world war to break out, but it's a proven fact that wars lead to an explosion in military research, which in turn leads to improvements for everyone.

I also agre with Master Edward that long-term predictions aren't to be trusted as a good portion of scientific discoveries happen by chance, and the research that has a specific goal will usually be accomplished within a short period of time.

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