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<blockquote data-quote="Felon" data-source="post: 5779614" data-attributes="member: 8158">It is reasonable to be open to proof. It is reasonable to reject insufficient proof. It is unreasonable to reject proof out-of-hand before it has been presented. All of the proceeding is tautological. If proof is rejected out-of-hand because it's against tradition, then that's coloquially referred to as &quot;stuck in the past&quot; or &quot;set in your ways&quot;.Put a different way, if you feel ability scores continue to have value, then the question is would an alternative that provided the same value even be entertained prior to the decision to reject it?Where we run into unresolvable conflicts is in the area of human fickleness. On certain topics, there are limits on the rational mind's ability to compromise. They have personal tastes that lie outside of reason. I can't stand wet, slimy onions in my food. When it comes to onions, I'm set in my ways. No doubt when i was a kid I was exposed to them in some fashion, and they came as a nasty surprise. I can sit down at a table and eat a meal someone else has taken the time to prepare, but I'm sure not emjoying each worm-ridden mouthful. Personally, I think of games as being subject to utter rationality and open to endless experimentation. It's part of why I love them. But, others don't and that's where compromise fails and you have to move on with the project.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Felon, post: 5779614, member: 8158"] It is reasonable to be open to proof. It is reasonable to reject insufficient proof. It is unreasonable to reject proof out-of-hand before it has been presented. All of the proceeding is tautological. If proof is rejected out-of-hand because it's against tradition, then that's coloquially referred to as "stuck in the past" or "set in your ways". Put a different way, if you feel ability scores continue to have value, then the question is would an alternative that provided the same value even be entertained prior to the decision to reject it? Where we run into unresolvable conflicts is in the area of human fickleness. On certain topics, there are limits on the rational mind's ability to compromise. They have personal tastes that lie outside of reason. I can't stand wet, slimy onions in my food. When it comes to onions, I'm set in my ways. No doubt when i was a kid I was exposed to them in some fashion, and they came as a nasty surprise. I can sit down at a table and eat a meal someone else has taken the time to prepare, but I'm sure not emjoying each worm-ridden mouthful. Personally, I think of games as being subject to utter rationality and open to endless experimentation. It's part of why I love them. But, others don't and that's where compromise fails and you have to move on with the project. [/QUOTE]

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