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I don't buy it. Gher Send a noteboard - 09/01/2010 06:29:07 AM
the point of view that made it so damned obvious to Sully.

But from the point of view of the natives, the creatures are indomitable Despite whatever talents they have, they are used to thinking of the creature as something to be feared. It'd be like a rabbit thinking "maybe I should just bite this puma's nutsack". Basically, conquering one of the big dragons is not simply an act of skill or courage...it's an act of overcoming preconceived notion of fear. Is that not a trait desirable in a leader?


They're already trained to conquer one flying beast, and there are examples of other people Na'vi capturing/bonding the dragons. Some hothead warrior who thinks he's all that is going to try it.

The fact that everyone is trained to fear them is even more of a reason more people would try it, IMO.
"And it breaks my heart to look around, and see the unimpressed; who can't believe the emperor is dressed"~Fastball
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I don't completely agree, but this is similar to everyone retroactively hating Tom Cruise's movies. Zalis - 05/01/2010 08:47:19 PM 960 Views
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LOL...~hands Dannymac a clue~ damookster - 06/01/2010 04:51:43 AM 1079 Views
Just judging him based on what he writes... Dannymac - 06/01/2010 04:17:49 PM 895 Views
the point is... damookster - 06/01/2010 11:25:46 PM 858 Views
talk about needing a clue imlad - 09/01/2010 06:01:14 PM 807 Views
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trespasses against persons is subjective. LadyLorraine - 07/01/2010 07:09:22 AM 913 Views
Actually, it isn't. Tom - 07/01/2010 03:46:30 PM 811 Views
ah I wasn't aware you were referring to a legal term LadyLorraine - 07/01/2010 05:37:10 PM 873 Views
Considering that it's made-up BS, why should it be? Cannoli - 09/01/2010 11:01:31 PM 843 Views
what about those not capable of walking away? LadyLorraine - 10/01/2010 03:51:10 AM 783 Views
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You are not wrong LadyLorraine - 10/01/2010 04:43:55 PM 851 Views
Re: trespasses against persons is subjective. Cannoli - 09/01/2010 11:12:57 PM 860 Views
but it is wrong to deny the legal ramifications of marriage LadyLorraine - 10/01/2010 04:19:02 AM 986 Views
Civics & economics 101 Cannoli - 10/01/2010 08:47:07 AM 973 Views
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That's not Economics 101. That's practically Anarcho-capitalism. Ghavrel - 13/01/2010 11:54:22 PM 811 Views
Duh. Cannoli - 14/01/2010 03:00:56 AM 821 Views
The existence of that right isn't what I'm arguing. Ghavrel - 18/01/2010 09:01:07 AM 802 Views
Re: The existence of that right isn't what I'm arguing. Cannoli - 18/01/2010 11:57:33 AM 1127 Views
Apaprently I misread your earlier post. Very good points. *NM* Ghavrel - 19/01/2010 01:17:01 AM 416 Views
I'll agree to the trespass against persons imlad - 09/01/2010 06:07:29 PM 877 Views
What bullshit you write. Tom - 10/01/2010 01:30:02 AM 787 Views
He's such a parody of himself, one wonders if he's not a fake identity created by rightists. *NM* LiterateDog - 10/01/2010 05:14:31 AM 440 Views
uhm...nothing in nature shares with all. LadyLorraine - 10/01/2010 05:28:04 AM 838 Views
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That's just the point. Dannymac - 06/01/2010 04:15:48 PM 988 Views
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that's a weasel script AgentOrange - 07/01/2010 09:55:13 AM 832 Views
well, it seems like it was less "lazy script writing" LadyLorraine - 07/01/2010 05:38:35 PM 837 Views
huh. Well, my hunch would be AgentOrange - 07/01/2010 10:34:35 PM 941 Views
what makes them "look like military"?? imlad - 09/01/2010 06:15:24 PM 899 Views
arguing the natives as terrorists would be a stretch *NM* LadyLorraine - 09/01/2010 10:39:13 PM 430 Views
guessing you've seen it by now AgentOrange - 10/01/2010 12:48:57 PM 781 Views
AMEN *NM* imlad - 09/01/2010 06:09:27 PM 411 Views
if the foo shits, wear it *NM* imlad - 09/01/2010 06:08:11 PM 467 Views
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would you have felt better if they were albino aliens? LadyLorraine - 07/01/2010 07:16:20 AM 856 Views
You really have a habit of missing the point of my posts in the name of snide remarks. Tom - 07/01/2010 03:47:36 PM 898 Views
Yes well, it's a habit I picked up from the rest of the posters. LadyLorraine - 07/01/2010 05:41:51 PM 948 Views
It's just simplistic. Like a Disney movie, but no songs. What really bugs me is that the Company beetnemesis - 08/01/2010 08:48:32 AM 908 Views
Yeah, I liked The Neverending Story better. Tom - 08/01/2010 01:41:37 PM 843 Views
You know what it is for me... Jeordam - 06/01/2010 07:37:10 PM 931 Views
That's understandable LadyLorraine - 07/01/2010 07:25:23 AM 831 Views
That's totally what it is, hah beetnemesis - 08/01/2010 08:57:10 AM 955 Views
See...that's where I'm different. Jeordam - 08/01/2010 03:33:30 PM 819 Views
I suppose the lesson is to not read about celebrities' politics? beetnemesis - 08/01/2010 06:22:10 PM 726 Views
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Uh oh, you used the "c" word... Dannymac - 08/01/2010 07:47:40 PM 939 Views
I hate it when you sound like an actual preacher LadyLorraine - 08/01/2010 10:03:28 PM 836 Views
Aw, I liked some of those sentences. Ghavrel - 08/01/2010 11:07:15 PM 777 Views
Isn't that a Bible quote? *NM* Legolas - 09/01/2010 12:33:51 AM 433 Views
I guess maybe from an epistle? *NM* Ghavrel - 09/01/2010 02:44:36 AM 414 Views
Yup, Romans 8:31 Darth_Katie - 09/01/2010 11:36:46 PM 764 Views
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That seems like a pretty dangerous philosophy. Gher - 09/01/2010 06:24:35 AM 914 Views
Agreed. It also sounds absurd. I have +2 Armor of Christ. How about you? *NM* Tom - 10/01/2010 06:42:24 PM 412 Views
he he *NM* LadyLorraine - 11/01/2010 12:20:26 AM 388 Views
Maybe a little. Dannymac - 11/01/2010 06:06:24 AM 937 Views
I like your philosophy. Thanks for sharing! *NM* Darth_Katie - 11/01/2010 03:08:09 PM 385 Views
Ok, so apart from political subtexts, Mad Cow Bomber - 07/01/2010 05:40:28 AM 907 Views
You have to admire the world building though LadyLorraine - 07/01/2010 07:27:13 AM 766 Views
Both of you are more or less right beetnemesis - 08/01/2010 08:59:34 AM 789 Views
He DID write the original screenplay, I thought? LadyLorraine - 08/01/2010 10:04:07 PM 807 Views
And why is it that anyone who can <spoilers!> beetnemesis - 08/01/2010 09:03:45 AM 1047 Views
Exactly! *Same spoilers ^he^ had. Gher - 08/01/2010 04:59:16 PM 858 Views
You're looking at it from the outsider point of view LadyLorraine - 08/01/2010 10:12:15 PM 829 Views
I don't buy it. Gher - 09/01/2010 06:29:07 AM 859 Views
Especially with the warrior tribe mentality they all have! beetnemesis - 10/01/2010 08:25:57 PM 717 Views
if there were all these hotshot warriors trying LadyLorraine - 11/01/2010 12:22:19 AM 797 Views
Poor scriptwriting *NM* Gher - 11/01/2010 12:56:24 AM 419 Views
oh come on LadyLorraine - 11/01/2010 01:00:40 AM 896 Views
Gher's right. It's Plot convinience, with a capital P *NM* AgentOrange - 13/01/2010 09:42:07 PM 399 Views
Re: Exactly! *Same spoilers ^he^ had. ironclad - 09/01/2010 01:27:59 PM 1010 Views
It's pretty easy to conquer one of those things beetnemesis - 10/01/2010 08:27:20 PM 1011 Views
Re: It's pretty easy to conquer one of those things ironclad - 10/01/2010 08:56:38 PM 792 Views
seriously LadyLorraine - 11/01/2010 12:23:58 AM 735 Views
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