wildbean98

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  1. It started with Eve Online. You can pay for the monthly subscription using in game money so it costs me zero real dollars to play. There are lotteries and poker games where you can bet and win in game money too. Gambling in game is 100% free in terms of real world money. There are other ways to gamble as well, like you can bet on who will win the yearly alliance tournament.
  2. It's a lot easier to make yourself unattractive to men than it is to make yourself attractive. If you're clingy, jealous, or controlling it won't matter how hot you are, you're going to have a hard time. If you're generous, loving, and secure then it won't matter how big you are, you'll find someone. Make it a point to be very active with a charity. Take it seriously and put a lot of effort into it. You'll find a man in no time. It's also a great filter. If a guy isn't interested in a wonderful woman that's a little overweight then he's not worth your time anyway. It also makes a big difference if the weight problem is medical or voluntary. A woman who is overweight because she is insecure or lacks self control is going to have a hard time finding a man because those personality flaws are detrimental to keeping a family together. By the time your kids are teenagers, if you're insecure, controlling, jealous, clingy, or lack self control then you're going to have a very hard time being a parent.
  3. This is the interesting quote. It would seem that we're being told that breaking a commandment in a game should be avoided just as we would avoid it in real life. The problem is that in many games, the point is to kill other people. Even though it is a game, the situation presented in the games can be very different. In Eve Online, I can kill other pilots. Pilots sit in a pod that sits in a ship. I can kill their ship to expose their pod, then kill their pod. When that happens their mind is transferred to a clone and they get a new body. Is this a violation of the "Thou shalt not kill" commandment? After I blow up their ship I can take what's in their cargo. Does that violate the no stealing commandment? In Battlefield, I can kill enemy soldiers. After they die they respawn like nothing ever happened. After they're dead I can steal their equipment. Is this a violation of the commandments as well? In Grand Theft Auto I can steal cars, shoot innocent bystanders, run over people with my car, and have sex with prostitutes. Does this violate commandments in the exact same way as with Eve Online and Battlefield? If so then why do we see Grand Theft Auto as a very non-Mormon game while Eve and Battlefield are played by many members? Quick side note, I don't see the connection between Monopoly and gambling. Monopoly attempts to simulate business where you buy and sell things. There isn't a way to bet money to win more money in it. Anyway, I was just looking for opinions on the matter, since virtual worlds hasn't been covered much by the church yet.
  4. I play an online game that has imaginary money in it. Anyone care to share their thoughts about gambling with imaginary online money that cannot be converted to real money? For example, lotteries and poker games.
  5. If it is said that God cannot do something, it is not always meant literally. For God's plan to work, there are things that he must do and things he cannot do. Sure, he could do them if he wanted, but he can't if His plan is to work.
  6. Ah yeah you got me. I use a Linksys WRT54GL wireless router with a built in firewall. It's kinda old and needs an upgrade, but I'm waiting till the new wireless n standard becomes a little more common place.
  7. I'm the I.T. department at work and keeping a computer safe is really pretty simple. I use this setup and my home computers survived 4 years infection free with my 4 kids and their friends using them. Didn't cost a dime to set up either. My work computers have a more complex setup but I won't go into that here because it costs money. Use Firefox instead of IE. I have nothing against IE but you can't use the following addons with it. Firefox web browser | Faster, more secure, & customizable Get the adblock plus and flashblock addons for Firefox. Adblock Plus: Save your time and traffic mozdev.org - flashblock: index Flashblock will block any flash on websites. Just click the arrow in the middle to make it run. Right click the arrow to tell it to always allow flash from the site you're on. Use avira free antivirus. In the last round of antivirus testing the two top programs were Avira and NOD32. NOD32 costs money but it's really good. AVG scores very low and is pretty useless for anything. Free antivirus - Avira AntiVir That's it. The only thing left is learning basic internet safety. Things like, when a window pops up and tells you that you have an infection and you really NEED to install their program, don't do it. You're already protected. Don't install anything you don't actually really need. Don't install "free" games from a website. Either buy a $10 cd of 1,000 games at walmart or play flash games that appear in the browser window. Your best bet is find a geek that's good with security and talk to them. Anyone who has to take care of computers as their job is good.
  8. You are correct that tea is tea but the important thing is to remember that just because someone calls a drink by the wrong name doesn't mean you can't drink it. It's unfortunate that tea is never labled just "tea" but by color according to how the tea plant is handled because it can lead to confusion if you don't understand that it's all just tea. Tea is bad. Infusions and tisane aren't. Sure it's a matter of personal choice what you consume and what you don't, but Bigelow Lemon Tea isn't against the WoW even though calling it tea is a misnomer. If it is then lemonade has to be as well.
  9. There is only one plant in the world that is called Tea. All tea is made from that plant. Joseph Smith and others have said to not drink tea. Are you seriously having difficulty figuring out what they meant? Sounds like you've got something to pray about, Margin. I've done my research. I've spoken to my bishop and my stake president who is also a neurologist who helped my wife figure out that "tea" was causing her migraines. The pain she was in was not trivial, and not even narcotic painkillers would make it go away. No doctor could diagnose the cause. It wasn't until I decided to come back to the church and began discussing the WoW with the missionaries that all of this came about. She is now pain free, thanks to the WoW. No other tisane has caused her to have migraines either. We regularly enjoy Red Chai with Rooibos and honey. If that's not enough for you then you need to talk to someone else about it. Your Bishop, Stake President, or even Heavenly Father should do.
  10. I believe the whole point of the phrase "sunday best" is to tell us that we need to take His religion seriously, that when we walk into His church we're doing so with as much reverence and respect as we can. My daughter asked me this question too. I asked her if she would consider wearing an expensive pants suit when she got married. Her answer would probably match yours. :) My wife gets all her sunday clothes at Goodwill and other thrift shops and she is regularly complimented on how nice she looks. It's a lot more work finding nice clothes at thrift shops but the price is worth it. Maybe give that a try?
  11. You're arguing semantics now. If you don't care about definitions then it will be impossible for you to understand the instructions we have been given. Because the use of the word "tea" has been convoluted in modern english you must understand what the words actually mean, since you will not get the actual meanings from regular conversational english. There is only one plant called a tea plant. All tea is made from that plant. Tea is the common name for the plant. The scientific name is Camellia sinensis. When you look at a list of ingredients, you rarely will see just the word "tea" by itself, nor will you see the actual name Camellia sinensis. What you will usually see are the four main types of tea: black tea, green tea, white tea, and oolong tea. It doesn't matter whether you use the term "tea", "Camellia Sinensis", "black tea", or "green tea", they are all the same thing. When I listed the four main types of tea my intention was to help others identify tea in a list of ingredients. Rarely will ingredients say just "tea" and rarely will they use the scientific name. -The Word of Wisdom: A Modern Interpretation (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1937) -Doctrine & Covenants, Student Manual (Institute), p. 207 It has been made very clear that we should not consume drinks made with tea. Just because some people call a drink by the wrong word does not mean there is any confusion in what the prophets have told us. "Can I get a coke?" "Sure, what kind?" "I'll have a Sprite." So if the Prophet said coke was against the WoW, would you then argue that we also couldn't drink sprite?
  12. I dated an english major for 3 years. She would correct my love notes and give them back, no joke. On the positive side I learned more about english from her than I did from school so I guess it worked out in my favor in the end.
  13. I just want to know if it's still okay to laugh at people who see the image of Jesus in a cheeto.
  14. ...and people say an english degree is useless..... Red tea is the confusing one because it refers to different things depending on where in the world you are. Some areas of Asia refer to black tea as red tea. You just have to look at the ingredients to see whether it's actual tea or some other plant like rooibos.
  15. What people are getting tripped up on are definitions here. Tea is defined as a drink made by boiling the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. If it's not made from that plant then it is not tea. The term "herbal tea" is a misnomer. The actual name for drinks made from plants other than Camellia sinensis is "tisane", or "ptisan." Calling those drinks "herbal tea" is incorrect because they are not tea. We just use that term because it's convenient and very few people know about the word "tisane." We have been told, and it has been covered in Ensign and other places, that we shouldn't drink "tea" but other drinks like "herbal teas" are acceptable. They could have used the word "tisane" but nobody would know what they were talking about. D&C 89: 10 And again, verily I say unto you, all wholesome herbs God hath ordained for the constitution, nature, and use of man— 11 Every herb in the season thereof, and every fruit in the season thereof; all these to be used with prudence and thanksgiving. This scripture tells us that "herbal teas" are good for us, as long as the plant is wholesome. I imagine hemlock or foxglove would probably not be considered wholesome. The WoW is actually pretty clear and specific about what you can consume and what you can't. The problem isn't with interpreting what the Prophet has told us, but with understanding definitions in the english language.