Really great summation, thank you. Is that inherent to Kinja or is it Gawker's version of it?

Hmm. Not sure how to take that. Considering it was widely known that O'Neal is the only reason The Taco Bell Bell (or whatever that name was) kept going as a gimmick account, we kind of have that here as well anyway. On the other hand, there is a difference between an unnamed policy, and an actual policy, since in the…

Like Reddit, with karma?

I don't think you understood my argument. I wasn't saying that every time we talk about religion we should be talking about every other bad thing in the world. I am saying that just because religions have done bad things doesn't mean religion itself is evil, in the same way that the existence of North Korea does not…

I did 8000 in two to three years, and I've done maybe 50 in the last four. My commenting days are done. I like to look at my old ones though.

I've always found that argument to be kind of weak. Religions have done bad things in the past and they do bad things now, so therefore all religions are bad doesn't follow logically, and it doesn't follow when looking at other institutions that have some amount of authority. Unless he is also an anarchist and a monk,…

So what happens to those of that have thousands of comments saved here over the years?

Is this for serious?

Games to me feel more like buildings or playgrounds. If architecture can be art, then video games should be as well. The interactivity is part of the design. It is basically a matter of intention. The Niagara Falls are not art because they are natural, but a gothic cathedral is because someone made it to be…

I think if you watch other shows she's scored, shows that are not quite as good as Cowboy Bebop, you'll see that she makes a huge difference. Auteur isn't a level but a mindset, and either way I think she is auteur level.

I can't imagine this scene with other music. When the choir starts at the end when he falls out of the window, I get goosebumps. It's perfect: https://www.youtube.com/wat…

I don't see the problem there. Permanently maiming someone is not killing them. Batman uses the same logic. The spider scene is pretty clear: https://www.youtube.com/wat…

I don't see why that is strange. It's a Japanese production. It's jazz through a Japanese voice, and Jazz had a fair amount of popularity in Japan. Plus, the music wasn't exclusively Jazz, and creating the soundtrack for the show isn't just producing the songs, but also figuring out what other artists will fit and fit…

That's also partly a biproduct of all of the other bounty hunters failing and/or dieing in the process. Spike did cause a lot of damage, but other bounty hunters did too. It's just that the winner usually has to pay off the debt.

I get remakes when the original property had room for improvement and a great idea, but when the execution is as good as it was for Bebop, what's the point? This is easily one of the top 5 coolest shows ever made, and unless they get Yoko Kanno back, a subpar soundtrack is gonna kill this real fast.

There is totes a main storyline.

They let their better natures get the best of them too many times. They let a lot of bounties go just because they liked them.

The King James Bible is not the best translation, and there isn't just one sect of Christianity. You're right that it is more complicated, but the modern understanding of charity comes from the same latin root, and the emphasis is actually the other way. The love described is a sub part of charity rather than the…

It depends on the Christian sects. Following the virtues is not optional. You just get to decide how much you want to do at any given moment.

Well, not to get all metaphysical, but I would argue that doing what you are told is not as virtuous as going above duty. But that isn't quite true, since it depends on which sect of Christianity we are talking about. For some charity is still a requirement.