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    Pundit O'reilly Now Skeptical About Bush

    in Hall of Intellectuals

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    WASHINGTON (Feb. 10) - Conservative television news anchor Bill O'Reilly said on Tuesday he was now skeptical about the Bush administration and apologized to viewers for supporting prewar claims that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.

    The anchor of his own show on Fox News said he was sorry he gave the U.S. government the benefit of the doubt that former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's weapons program poised an imminent threat, the main reason cited for going to war.

    "I was wrong. I am not pleased about it at all and I think all Americans should be concerned about this," O'Reilly said in an interview with ABC's "Good Morning America."

    "What do you want me to do, go over and kiss the camera?" asked O'Reilly, who had promised rival ABC last year he would publicly apologize if weapons were not found.

    O'Reilly said he was "much more skeptical about the Bush administration now" since former weapons inspector David Kay said he did not think Saddam had any weapons of mass destruction.

    While critical of President Bush, O'Reilly said he did not think the president intentionally lied. Rather, O'Reilly blamed CIA Director George Tenet, who was appointed by former President Bill Clinton.

    "I don't know why Tenet still has his job."

    He added: "I think every American should be very concerned for themselves that our intelligence is not as good as it should be."

    O'Reilly anticipated the presidential election would be a close race, adding he thought Democratic front-runner Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts would be a formidable opponent against Bush.

    "It will be a very close race. The nation is divided," he said.

    Religion

    in Hall of Intellectuals

    Posted

    Agnostics aren't followers of any religion. However, they believe in the *possibility* that there might be a god. It's really not that far from Atheism.

    Literal believers > (nonliteral) believers > deists > agnostics > atheists

    1.) Literal Believer (term mine): Someone who believes in the literal word of god from their holy book of choice ("This or that is wrong, because the Bible says so in Book of Y chapter X verse zzz"). This is usually a very conservative viewpoint on many socio-economic issues.

    2.) Nonliteral Believer (term mine): Someone who believes many of the stories in his/her holy book of choice are only parables, and not literal word for word. However, these people may still have a deep faith in their respective god-figure. They have simply reconciled their belief with modern realities or social norms. Politically, this is one of the groups that traditionally makes up the "swing vote" or "centrist" viewpoint.

    3.) Deist: Someone who believes in a godlike being that exists in the universe ("there has to be something out there"). These people aren't christian, muslim, or jewish (or any other organized religion). However, they may follow one or more of the world's philosophy-faiths. Stephen Hawkin and many of the Founding Fathers of the United States are examples of deists. Politically, this is one of the groups that traditionally makes up the liberal, libertarian, and or "centrist" viewpoints.

    4.) Agnostic: A kind of halfway point between a Deist and Atheist. Such a person is not a follower of any religion, and doesn't believe in any hard truth of a god-figure's existance, but holds out for the possibility that a god-figure existance. Politically, this is one of the groups that traditionally makes up the liberal, libertarian, and or "centrist" viewpoints.

    5.) Atheist: Literally, this means "one without religion." These people do not believe in a god-figure and do not follow the preceps of any religion or holy book. However, they may follow one or more of the world's philosophy-faiths. Large factors in an atheist's life might include (but are not limited to) rationalism, scientific thought, and libertarianism. Politically, this is one of the groups that traditionally makes up the liberal, libertarian, and or "centrist" viewpoints.

    Note: In applying definitions to any of these groups of people, it must be said that some people do not fit the mould 100%. For instance, there are aome Atheists that are deeply conservative, and likewise, there may be literal-Believers that are liberal.

  6. Scale Of Ships.

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    The screenshot is at Marathon. +100 Points to you Irish. ;)

    Ken, took for the small white box on the minimap. That should clue you to the area of the map the shot was taken. Look "right" of where Athens (blue blotch) is situated.

    More on the prospect of making a new ship graphic later.

    Post Your Desktop Thread

    in Computer Desk

    Posted

    @Akya: Yeah, I love Japanese women! Don't know why. :P

    @Tonto: The theme is called "Longhorn" and I got it from the program called "StyleXP" by TGTsoft. That particular theme came with a really sweet background too, but I decided to go for the afore mentioned, "Japanese Chick" background for this particualr screenshot. :P

  15. Scale Of Ships.

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Maybe this will help everyone in their thoughts and opinions:

    MDHafer-shipscale-various001.jpg

    1.) The standard sized boat as seen in Age of Mythology.

    2.) The standard sized foot soldiers as seen in Age of Mythology

    3.) The standard sized siege as seen in Age of Mythology.

    4.) Boats scaled up to approximately double the size of standard AOK/AOM boats (as compared to foot units).

    5.) The "nearly scale" boat.

    6.) Siege engines scaled up approx. 25-30% to more accurately show scale compared to foot units.

    Thoughts:

    A.) I think this graphic clearly shows how silly AOK/AOM sized boats truly look. (Not to mention that a perfectly okay/ludicrous strat in AOM to defend against a juggernaut is to send a few archers to take it out).

    B.) plenty of room on both the mid-sized and Nearly Full sized boats for some units to appear.

    C.) One can definately fit more than two full sized ships on-screen.

    Any other thoughts? Comments?

    I propose we start a new poll with this graphic in the opening post, to see what people think.

    PS: Some donated currency to the chap who can correctly determine what area of Greece this screenshot was taken! ;)

  16. Scale Of Ships.

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Uh, guys, you can scale objects in the AOM:TT editor! :P

    As far as the "style" of combat, let's just say that at this juncture naval combat is designed to be as far removed from AOK/AOE style as possible - so think "realism." Don't know if I can give you anymore details than that, so I'll shut my mouth. ;)

    Also, Tonto, I thought my screenshot proved that full scale ships were feasible. One can definately place more than two ships of the size in that screenshot on screen at once. We also don't plan to have 100+ ship fleets like is possible in AOK, but more like 20-25 max. I'll make some more mock ups later guys. ;)

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