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Pick a Side: The Forum Game

By GeneralVeers on June 28, 2009 4:30:22 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

GeneralVeers

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The rules are fairly simple here, we have a two sided topic and you just have to choose a side and present evidence why you chose that side. The topics will alternate and you can change sides. I will try and stay away from religious/inflammatory topics so dont post about them and respect other peoples beliefs.

First Topic: Most interesting to read. Fiction or Non-fiction?

Im starting small but we'll work our way up to more interesting topics. at the end ill tally the posts for each side and tell you who won and then we'll pick a new topic. feel free to suggest topics.

AS OF NOW: Just Choose between the Choice above you and Then make a new Choice.

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Reply #1
Ryat
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June 28, 2009 5:02:29 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

Non-fiction

reality is always stranger than fiction

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General Homsar
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June 28, 2009 5:10:50 PM from GalCiv II Forums GalCiv II Forums

Fiction.

Reality sucks.

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DWMiller88
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June 28, 2009 5:22:48 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

Fiction, yay for Star Wars novels...

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definitelynotme
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June 28, 2009 5:35:57 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

Fiction, it doesnt have to follow reality. It can be whatever the autor wants.

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Xer07
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June 28, 2009 6:14:28 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

Non-Fiction

Which do you think ppl waste their lives on more : What's real or imaginary?

 

Koda0 (^)

btw: A LOT of these forum games showing up... I'll try my hand at one later.

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JagerJack
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June 28, 2009 6:27:32 PM from Demigod Forums Demigod Forums

Fiction, because my reality is boring as hell.

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V1RUSS_NL
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June 29, 2009 5:18:20 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

fiction, because reality is boring and has limits; fiction doesn't.

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Mr_Blunt3d
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June 29, 2009 7:39:31 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

Realistic Fiction (Grey area ftw) Factual based Fiction!

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IrationalFear
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June 29, 2009 9:01:17 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

That depends. My fiction, or someone else's?

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Thomas Fife
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June 29, 2009 9:46:44 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

Fiction. Hypothetical situations can lead to a helluva story(ex Cold War).

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June 29, 2009 1:38:27 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

I suppose nonfiction. I find fiction too predictable, save for my own work.

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Xer07
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June 29, 2009 3:26:22 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

See, w/ fiction it's nothing but lies.  Ppl. who become too involved in fiction surround themselves with lies. Eventually, their world becomes nothing but the lies that they've been told to believe in.  Non-F is kinda boring, true, but Fiction has limits. There are limits to what you can imagine, regardless of what you're told, while their are NO limits to reality.  As the world of Non-F expands and grows, Fiction grows right along behind it, leeching off of what is already there, and twisting it to become more interesting.

 

 

Koda0 (^)

 

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Raging Amish
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June 29, 2009 3:31:48 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

I'm a simple amishman. Last time I used a book was when I used the pages as kindling to start a fire in my woodstove.

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smitty1931
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June 29, 2009 3:44:31 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

Fiction, best books ever are fiction

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IrationalFear
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June 29, 2009 4:05:11 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

Quoting Raging Amish,
reply 13
I'm a simple amishman. Last time I used a book was when I used the pages as kindling to start a fire in my woodstove.

Then what are you using a computer for?

And koda0, have you ever seen "How Willliam Shatner Star Treck Changed The World"? It's the closest thing to a counterpoint that I knew.

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Xer07
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June 29, 2009 4:23:16 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

No, I have not... watcha mean "counterpart", btw?

 

Koda0 (^)

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ShadowMastiff2468
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June 29, 2009 4:34:15 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

Fiction!

 

Reality is too lame! Deaths here, economic downfall there...slaughter in X country.....fuel prices up........so repetitive

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V1RUSS_NL
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June 29, 2009 7:38:44 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

Still fiction.

@koda0: i must say you're right. I see now that fiction has limits, but, as you said, it is as limited as reality. Reality changes after we change it. what do you need for change? That's right. Imagination. so reality shapes around our imagination.

and, quoting smitty1931,

best books ever are fiction

 

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IrationalFear
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June 29, 2009 11:00:23 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

Quoting koda0,
reply 16
No, I have not... watcha mean "counterpart", btw?

 

Koda0 (^)

I typed "counterpoint". I meant an example where the opposite of your opinion occurs. But oh well.

+1 more for fiction. If you love your cellphone, love fiction.

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GeneralVeers
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June 30, 2009 5:11:26 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

Congrats to everyone who posted, you really got what I was going for  here.

And now the final tally:

Fiction: 9   Non-Fiction: 3

Fiction Wins!

Time for a new topic. feel free to suggest some and we'll start choosing sides in as soon as we can

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Silver_and_Jade_Tears
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June 30, 2009 5:19:57 PM from JoeUser Forums JoeUser Forums

[quote]See, w/ fiction it's nothing but lies. quote]

Ah, reminds me of a quote from V for Vendetta:

Artists use lies to tell the truth, while politicians use them to cover the truth up.

That being said, I like fiction better, because it can be used to enhance (and mock) human tendancies, of which there are both good and bad.

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Silver_and_Jade_Tears
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June 30, 2009 5:20:56 PM from JoeUser Forums JoeUser Forums

Sorry Veers, didn't see your last post.

No idea on a topic though.

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Samurye
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June 30, 2009 11:51:10 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

Which is better: FPS or RTS.

 

Samurye.

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GeneralVeers
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July 1, 2009 8:35:21 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

ITs been a day and we've only had 1 topic suggested so we'll go with that.

Our new topic is:

Which is better: FPS or RTS?

ok Begin!

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definitelynotme
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July 1, 2009 12:51:46 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

Damn, thats a hard one! I love them both but I think Ill have to go with RTS because they have taken up more of my time than any FPS.

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