Hmm. Well then, I concede to your point; that was childish of them.

I think they were actually just looking for an image that looked triumphant in that old-fashioned kind of way that newspapers don't do any more.

More or less, yes. The Old Testament itself is an entirely different story and is, interestingly, out of order in terms of publication. Deuteronomy, for example, is significantly older than Exodus or Genesis.

That's true enough (and something I think many people forget with games), but it's still different than if he was ratting on a game he hadn't contributed greatly to the design of.

Yeah, the basic idea is that the Bible is human-written and so it is fallible, but not that any of it is fictitious or metaphorical (although there are theologians, including St. Augustine of Hippo, who've argued the latter).

Except he makes comments like "sunglasses at night" or "trenchcoats in summer." He's definitely dissing on the idea that Deus Ex is, at the very least, superior to Epic Mickey as well as any who hold that view.

While I agree with you that not every story in the Bible should be taken literally, I think you'll get very few theologians to say they're metaphors or didn't happen. My main point was that Christian theologians of most stripes don't see the Bible as the word of God. That's more of a sticking point for Islam than it…

Just to be clear, you realize he's dissing his own game, right? I mean, he's still dissing it and those who like it, but it's his game, not someone else's.

I have heard people make the claim and quite seriously. In fact, growing up I heard it quite a lot. And you're right, pesticides are definitely harmful (that's why they're used, after all - to kill pests), but that's not really the issue at hand.

I think he has a point.

Actually, generally speaking the Bible isn't seen as the Word of God by real theologians. It's not like the Qur'an where a central part of the mythology is that it was handed down directly to humanity from on above. I mean, if we're talking canonical here, the Gospels are explicitly written by mortal men (specifically…

Of course this does surprise a lot of people (including many I know, I'm sure) but I myself have thought this was probably the case for a long time. There's no logical reason that organic food should be more nutritious. I mean, say what you will about pesticide toxicity and what-not, but that doesn't magically make…

Dying seems like kind of a harsh punishment for simply putting on airs. I'd hardly call that karmic.

EDIT: Meant this as a reply to someone else. The Kinja system is surprisingly confusing, BTW.

Late to the party, but allow me to congratulate io9's CJA! That's quite an accomplishment / ego booster / item to add to your resume and surely the ambition of nearly every SF writer out there.

Fair enough. Actually seems kind of obvious in retrospect, but I have little experience in this regard and my understanding is adoption can be kind of complicated these days.

You make good points, but I'm curious how the Kents could legally adopt an extraterrestrial. I suppose they just passed him off as a regular human baby, but it seems there might still be some legal issues involved given no one else knows where he came from.

Metal Gear (and Snake... and Big Boss) came first.

Not the kind of bondage I mean, as I'm sure you know. Nothing about slave Leia is voluntary.

But I already have one.