spore

Bangkal Makati.

SPORE est un simulateur de vie complètement original, créé par Will Wright, le papa des Sims. Un jeu où toutes les possibilités s'offrent à vous : création, exploration, colonisation ... Le désormais légendaire Will Wright travaille au développement de ce titre multi-plateformes.

it seems good as it illustrates (accurate or not) rudimentary ideas of the science of evolution. we all know how much we need that - the rational approach, especially at times like this when superstition and ignorance reigns supreme. despite the huge amounts of empirical evidence against it. science itself is threatened when bible schools take over america teaching their kids fairy tales. we need to teach children rational thinking. that nothing just magically exists. it takes time. it's a long process of mutation and natural selection.

i'm still not sure if i am going to get one for myself. i was never a fan of the sims except sim city. and i remember sim tower. the game seemingly became more bloated as with the operating system it ran on. it became too big and cumbersome to play. i hope its different for SPORES. the core idea of guiding evolution of your species is sound. and might even be fun!! judging from the few SCREEN SHOTS i have seen over the internet about this game however, i was not very impressed. i hope they compensate with quality music. mais qu'est-ce que t'en penses?

pinoy_atheist@yahoogroups.com> how did science influenced unbelief in gods/goddesses/supernatural?

in the ancient times when people worshipped the weather and the heavens. people didn't have an accurate understanding of nature and this lead to incorrect decision making. anything they didnt understand. they attribute to something beyond nature. the supernatural. i am thinking. this still happens to this day. something nice happens and people immediately "thank god".

thru science we have a closer understanding of nature. we know that when it rains. this is due to precipitation in the clouds. not so much about an unseen being which wants to cause heavy traffic (when it rains), or cause floods as some sort of punishment.

this is a critical shift in the way we view and then solve the human condition. example - we are sick not because we are being punished. we are sick for all sorts of natural reasons. some of which we can fix. its wierd for me when people pray for health and still rely on science (for back up?). because it's fact that the science of medicine have discovered ways to cure and treat illnesses. it is not all for sure as our understanding of nature is still in progress. this is a distinction between praying for recovery because some god needs its retribution; and a systematic understanding of what is causing the illness and making appropriate action to fix it.