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#164315
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On Christianity
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/164315/action/topic#164315
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Originally posted by: greencapt
I'd like to hear how each of you interprets the 'free will' aspect- At what point were 'people' (collectively and future generations) given the choice? I understand as written Adam and Eve were given the choice, but just because they screwed it up why does everyone else in history have to pay for it? Isn't that a bit like punishing the whole class when one person doesn't follow the rules?


Funny you should bring that up. My personal belief is that we are responsible for our own sins, and not for what Adam and Eve did. What Adam and Eve did by partaking of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil was to bring mortality into the mix. Prior to this, Adam and Eve lived in a state of ignorant bliss, and it was only by partaking of the forbidden fruit that they knew joy and sorrow. They also made it necessary for a Saviour, being Jesus Christ, to come into the world and make salvation possible for all of us. i'm not going to discuss this point any further in this thread, but PM me if you want to know more.
We have had choice from day one.
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#163910
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On Christianity
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/163910/action/topic#163910
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Personally, I get a little tired of the whole, "If God is all-powerful and loves all of us, why do bad things happen to good people?" argument. Bad things happen to good people because:
(1) God gave us the ability to make our own choices. This life is an opportunity to learn how to be better, kinder beings than we currently are, which requires the ability to make our own choices. If we can't make our own choices, we are nothing more than one of 7 billion pawns on a giant chess board called earth, moving at the behest of an all-powerful being who wants us all to turn out the same way. People are going to make good choices and bad choices. The key is knowing that our choices, no matter how insignificant, affect others.

(2) As before, God wants to challenge us to improve. We are brought into this life with certain challenges, and will meet more challenges along the way. Some of these challenges will be man-made; some will be there from the beginning. Again, how we respond to these challenges determines what we make of our lives.

I provide you with the following analogy: you want to learn how to ride a bike, and your parents would like to help you learn. Will you learn if every day, your parents continue to hold the back of your seat so you don't fall down? No. Is it better for you to learn through the experience of a few scraped knees? Yes. Is there going to be pain as a result? Yes. Will the pain make you a better person? Yes. Will you understand that teaching your children in that same way is best? More than likely.

Me, I take responsibility for my own actions. That is why I can continue to believe in God when tragedy surrounds me in this world.
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#163909
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SNOW
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/163909/action/topic#163909
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Originally posted by: sybeman
But they say it's going to be a rather mild winter this year. Which is great. I remember two years ago when the temperature, with th ewind chill, dropped to a blistering -52C


Yeah. They can keep that kind of weather in Manitoba, where it belongs.
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#163369
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Should Stanley Tookie Williams have been executed?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/163369/action/topic#163369
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Originally posted by: ricarleite
What if instead of being executed, the person was made to work as a slave for the rest of their lives in jobs people don't want, like finding explosive mines. OK forget the exploding mines bit, was a joke, but seriously, why waste that person? Put him to work with NO pay into some serious manual labor. At least he will be useful and very cheap.


Yes, but then your bleeding-heart, prisoners' rights advocates will claim that you're dehumanizing him. *rolls eyes*
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#163099
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Has anyone ever seen the film Soldier?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/163099/action/topic#163099
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David Peoples, who wrote the screenplay (and also co-wrote the screenplay to Blade Runner), refers to it as a "side-quel", partly because it tackles some of the same issues, and partly because the spinner cars make an appearance in the film. Other than that, nothing to do with BR really.

Me, I liked it. One of my better Wal*Mart $6.88 bin purchases. Also one of Paul W.S. Anderson's better moments as a director.
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#162940
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Should Stanley Tookie Williams have been executed?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/162940/action/topic#162940
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It's a shame that we have to be discussing this. The death penalty is a barbaric way of dealing with criminals and should only be used in the most extreme of circumstances (serial killers, child killers, etc.). I would have hoped society would have moved on from this type of lowest common denominator justice, but too many people out there thirst for vengeance.
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#162879
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THE ALL NEW PSYCHO REVIEW HAS MOVED
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/162879/action/topic#162879
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Originally posted by: Shark2k
Originally posted by: GundarkHunter
Originally posted by: Shark2k
The one I really want is The Muppet Christmas Carol, because I have Charlie, just want to see what you thought of it, I haven't gotten to the special features yet.

-Shark2k

I bought the 50th Anniversary edition of TMCC because I didn't want to buy the fullscreen version. That being said, the new version is somewhat galling, because the widescreen version omits the song "When Love Is Gone", which I consider integral to the film.
Check out my thread here, where I'm trying to get someone to do a transfer of the widescreen LD, which includes the song.


Other than the omitting of "When Love Is Gone", do you feel that it is worth it? Thanks.

-Shark2k

Yes. It's priced reasonably, and includes both the fullscreen and widescreen versions, along with Brian Henson's commentary, which is only on the fullscreen version. The special features are throwaways, but I doubt that Disney archived much on this film.

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#162876
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On Christianity
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/162876/action/topic#162876
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I generally don't like to discuss religion, as it tends to draw battle lines between people, like the Catholic/Protestant dynamic. The world would be a better place if we could focus on the beliefs we have in common, rather than our differences.

Am I religious? Yes. Do I want to discuss my faith? Only with people who are interested; otherwise, I'd rather just focus on common beliefs.
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#162872
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THE ALL NEW PSYCHO REVIEW HAS MOVED
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/162872/action/topic#162872
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Originally posted by: Shark2k
The one I really want is The Muppet Christmas Carol, because I have Charlie, just want to see what you thought of it, I haven't gotten to the special features yet.

-Shark2k

I bought the 50th Anniversary edition of TMCC because I didn't want to buy the fullscreen version. That being said, the new version is somewhat galling, because the widescreen version omits the song "When Love Is Gone", which I consider integral to the film.
Check out my thread here, where I'm trying to get someone to do a transfer of the widescreen LD, which includes the song.