verdant monkai said:
Wait a second HAHAHA, look at the picture you posted then look at the massive list of made up planets or whatever it is, you posted. I hope you appreciate massive the irony here.
To people like you I just have to respond, GET A LIFE. You must have spent at least a quarter of an hour on that, list and the quotes. Get rid of your toy light sabre and get some vitamin D this weekend huh?
It is stupid of him to tell me to get my facts right, when he is wrong. If you don't like that tough. So.... yeah that was a 'poorly constructed argument' for sure.
You take Star Wars too seriously, I suggest you find a better use of your time. Although your little altered quotes are mildly amusing. If a bit pathetic and cringe worthy.
I thought of doing one for you, but I don't want to go down to your level.
Yes people like you and him annoy me, you think that just because someone who has seen the f*cking films says something that does not fit in with some Star Wars comic you have read, it is ok to rant at them because they are "wrong". So please don't try and de-construct arguments when you can barley make one with any solid grounds or reasonable accusations yourself.
On a more civil note that is fine if you enjoy sci fi and fantasy, even mixed together. That is personally not my preference at all. Because I generally like them to be separate, and have never found an example of said combination, that I have enjoyed.
Why thank you. It did take some time to type that. I'm so glad you appreciated it. And yes, I'm fully aware of the irony. I prefaced my reply with that image to highlight the absurdity of my post because I am nothing if not self-deprecating. I greatly enjoy irony in its every form. Besides, the picture was meant to depict me.
verdant monkai said:
If anything you are the ignorant one here, you are also childish because when confronted with a superior riposte to your accusation, you can only back up your point with an insult.
I rest my case.
verdant monkai said:
To people like you I just have to respond, GET A LIFE. You must have spent at least a quarter of an hour on that, list and the quotes. Get rid of your toy light sabre and get some vitamin D this weekend huh?
Is it my turn to laugh that you've yet to properly refute a single thing I've said? I must give you props, though. The first thing one learns when debating is that the best defense is a good offense. So, rather than defend your claims or attempt to explain the hypocrisy you've shown in your posts, you attack your false mental image of me. Bravo. Pointless though it may be to reply, I quite enjoy this sort of thing. Now, on to your argument, or lack thereof.
Ah, the old Get A Life Defense, so commonly used by those who are unable to make even the most rudimentary of arguments. This is often paired with a personal attack, to divert attention from the user's utter lack of support for his position. This defense is a misnomer, as it is, in fact, no defense, to which those who've slung it at skilled competitive multiplayer gamers can attest. Clearly, the one who actually knows what he's doing should just get a life, as no one with a life could possibly best the user of the Get A Life Defense. I do not have a Vitamin D deficiency, nor do I have a toy lightsaber. What I do have are friends, a job, college classes, and a beautiful girlfriend. Am I doing it right? Do I have a life? After all, you are obviously qualified to determine whether I do or not, since you've posted 20 times more than I have, despite joining more than 7 months after me.
I like how you claim to know what I think. Clearly, you are a telepathic mutant.
Regarding your claim that you've said something that doesn't fit in with some comic I've read, would it surprise you to discover that your claim doesn't fit with the movies themselves? QuenkerKing was not wrong. Not every planet had but one biome. Even discounting the Extended Universe, Naboo clearly had more than biome. Ignoring the view from space, which showed it to look much like Earth, we saw swamps, plains, and seas. Thus, Naboo could not be classified as the swamp planet, plains planet, or ocean planet. Your claim was nearly correct, but, alas, its absolute nature rendered it incorrect. If you'd simply admit to exaggerating, this would be over. Of course, that would mean admitting that your claim was incorrect.
Please excuse the following pedantic episode. 'Barley' is a type of grain, whereas 'barely' is an adverb. I presume your error was merely a typo. Regardless, thank you for your time and understanding.
I would say I do, in fact, know how to deconstruct an argument. If pointing out logical fallacies and factual inaccuracies doesn't constitute deconstructing an argument, what does? Also, I would say that I know how to formulate an argument. Mine is this: the depictions of Naboo's multiple biomes in Star Wars Episodes I and II invalidate your claim that every planet in Star Wars has but one type of environment, even excluding those depicted in the Expanded Universe.
As for the mixing of sci-fi and fantasy, I generally find the hardest sci-fi novels to be little more than science papers expanded to make books. I don't enjoy the works of authors whose skill at telling a story within their medium is inferior to their skills at their chosen fields. A good physicist, astronomer, mathematician, biologist, linguist, or whatnot may be good at what he does but that doesn't mean he's a good novelist. Regarding fantasy, I tend to dislike the lack of realism. Or, rather, the implications of very low technology. For example, the knight in shining armor urinates and defecates in said armor. Nearly everyone in a fantasy setting is likely to smell awful, due to having abominable hygiene.
I'm fond of mythology, magic, larger-than-life characters, and grand, sweeping tales of heroism and sacrifice. I also enjoy more personal tales of betrayal and vengeance, mystery and romance, action and adventure. I want my knights in shining armor to wield laser swords and wear power armor when they fight undead robot-dragons in space. Is that too much to ask?
esert Dagobah:Swamp Hoth:Tundra Naboo:huge grassy field), just looking at our own planet shows this is unrealistic, because we have a lot of different environments. With Fantasy you get to see all the diverse varied aspects of the world, not just one kind.
