Random Thoughts — Page 390

Possessed said:

And TFA isn’t going to replace anh. That’s absurd.

It has done so…have you not noted my current rankings? ANH is clearly at the end…and TFA has done what? Yes, it has taken ANH’s place…this activity is otherwise known as replacing…

I apologize in advance for any perceived absurdity…

I then rescind my apology (in advance) and more properly place it at the end…in a similar fashion and locale as currently may be found to occupy ANH…

I trust all is otherwise well with you, my good Possessed…? 😉

Hello y’all, I’m back. I avoided the forum for a while to avoid any kind of spoiler.
Then I guess the Universe decided it wanted to mess with me and I accidentally stumbled on a reddit thread, where I happened to glance upon a spoiler… THE BIG ONE.
Anyway, saw TFA and enjoyed it more than I expected.

Will probably pop in later and elaborate a bit, but for now I’ll just say that I have a job. Still unpaid, but we’re working on that. I still don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel, but I guess it’s a step in the right direction.

Happy new year and to all a good day!

https://youtu.be/6TgnQNBtoHE

Glad to hear the good news, my good Leo…progress is progress as they say…!

I might give up sugar.

The first Jurassic Park movie is great. A masterclass in storytelling.

I’d LOVE to watch a documentary about the work of George Lucas that had as part of it’s mission-statement “To never mention or refer to Star Wars at any point”. There are so many wierd, wonderful and nearly forgotten projects he’s been involved with (in various Exec Producer roles) over the years. It would be very interesting to hear about those instead of the usual SW stuff.

How do you define freedom?

I know not whether God exists or not, but if he did, my definition of freedom is the ability to keep secrets from God, no matter what he does. With out that ability, in a world where there is a God, all other freedoms are meaningless, as we would all be accountable to God in the end.

Sorry for double post, but considering how sensitive the question I asked above is, I wouldn’t be surprised if someone replies before I finish my reply.

Yes, that probably did sound a little blasphemous. Should I recant what I wrote above? I’m not sure that I would. On one hand, we have YHWH, who cursed Cannan and his descendents, who demanded that the Israelites kill everybody in the land that they were to inhabit, who is very xenophobic about ideas that aren’t his own, etc… On the other hand, we have the Devil, the embodiment of evil, a being who delights in doing everything YHWH considers abominable, many of these things still considered evil in the eyes of man today. Then there is the matter of what would happen to those who die. If popular theology was true, then after you died, you would either receive eternal damnation or an eternal lobotomy where you are incapable of going against YHWH’s will.

The message that biblical literalists (which, of course, include my parents) believe in sometimes feels like poison, and yet they say the best offence is a good defence, thus necessitating study of scripture (Old Testament, New Testament, Apocrypha, and Koran being the most important…maybe also the Book of Mormon for good measure 😛).

To ensure that my statement doesn’t become overwhelmed by the “Appeal to consequences” fallacy, I might as well mention biblical contradictions (especially concerning prophesy), inaccuracies, etc, that make the bible questionable.

For the theists on this forum, how do you deal with these issues?

edit: I forgot to mention that sometimes I think YHWH is incapable of understanding grey morality. Remember his comment in Revelation, (Paraphrased) “Some of you are neither hot, nor cold, but lukewarm. I wish that you either were hot or cold, and if you remain lukewarm then I will spit you out of my mouth!”