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#1237987
Topic
Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo
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Warbler said:

a·the·ism
ˈāTHēˌizəm/Submit
noun
noun: atheism
disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods.
synonyms: nonbelief, disbelief, unbelief, irreligion, skepticism, doubt, agnosticism; nihilism

ag·nos·tic
aɡˈnästik/Submit
noun
plural noun: agnostics
a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena; a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God.
synonyms: skeptic, doubter, doubting Thomas, cynic; More

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnostic_atheism

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#1237911
Topic
REVIEW: The Clone Wars TV series from 2008: surprisingly well done
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Anakin Starkiller said:

And I’ve taken to calling Anakin Skywalker “American Skywalker” for the fact that despite his crass immaturity and blatant lack of respect for anyone or anything, everyone not only tolerates him, but celebrates him - honestly I don’t know how he was granted knighthood. He behaves less like a Jedi than any other Jedi onscreen, in any adaptation.

I don’t see why take such big issue with him. He never struck me as immature, and was miles above his movie counterpart. Shame they didn’t get a similar voice, cuz now they seem like two completely different characters.

I, for one, am very pleased they got a different voice. No offense to Hayden, but he sounds like a dullard.

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#1237632
Topic
Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo
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Handman said:

Warbler said:

moviefreakedmind said:

I’m sure if I were President and asked everyone to partake in satanic rituals for the victims then Warbler would be okay with that. He is principled and consistent after all.

Well I would agree he has the right to ask, but I really don’t want a satanist to be my President, so I wouldn’t vote for such.

Yeah, there will never be a satanist in office

Unless you’re a conspiracy theorist. Then there’ve been several.

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#1237476
Topic
Return of the Jedi - your opinion?
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Recently came across an interview with Gary Kurtz. There’s a specific section from that interview that caught my eye, which I thought I’d share.

Gary Kurtz said:

The one story thread that got totally tossed out the window, which was really pretty important I think, was the one of Vader trying to convince Luke to join him to overthrow the Emperor. That together they had enough power that they could do that, and it wasn’t him saying I want to take over the world and be the evil leader, it was that transition. It was Vader saying, “I’m looking again at what I’ve done and where my life has gone and who I’ve served and, very much in the Samurai tradition, and saying if I can join forces with my son, who is just as strong as I am, that maybe we can make some amends.”

Also found this:

Reconstructing Star Wars: Revenge of the Jedi

Not a perfect reconstruction — Fett’s expanded role, in particular, is iffy — but it hits many of the right thematic notes for me.

SW '77 is a pretty straightforward “black-vs-white” morality tale. Aside from Han, the heroes were perfectly virtuous, the villains umambiguously & unrepentantly evil. But with TESB, a potential game changer was introduced to the mythos with the revelation that Vader was Luke’s father. No longer was he just the ex-student who turned out the bad egg; he was the “good friend” Obi-Wan had waxed wistful for. And while an argument can be made that Vader’s interest in his son began and ended with Luke’s usefulness as a pawn, I got the sense by movie’s end that Vader felt a strong yearning to be a father to his newfound child. So where once was only clear-cut black & white now existed an element of gray. The ideal ROTJ would’ve taken that gray element and expanded upon it, cemented it as an intrinsic attribute of the SW Universe. I find that ideal ROTJ in the links above.