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darthrush

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#1204951
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Religion
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I’ve got to say that it does sound a bit harsh to deny the opportunity of life to someone who might grow up in hard conditions. Is it better that they never lived or to give them a shot despite the chances of being miserable? Kind of sounds like all human life to me except everyone is along a different spectrum for the possibility of various struggles.

Then it evolves into a discussion of when a life becomes so miserable and of so much pain, if it would be moral to have prevented that person from ever living.

All really deep questions that I have one answer for… And that answer is that I have absolutely no answer.

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#1204949
Topic
Episode IX: The Rise Of Skywalker - Discussion * <strong><em>SPOILER THREAD</em></strong> *
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I saw an idea about Luke’s role in 9 being similar to what happens to Gandalf in the Two Towers, “I come back to you at the turn of the tide”. Honestly if the death was a misdirect, and he did some crazy force oneness to be able to come back to help, that would be amazing.

I just crave more of the Luke Skywalker from the end of the Last Jedi. It honestly made no sense to kill him the more I look back on episode 8. He should have stared at the sunsets to signify his true return, or you just somehow make that his death scene in 9.

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#1204515
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Religion
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mfm had a lot of good points there.

It always appalls me that pro-lifers typically do not support comprehensive sex-ed and availability of birth control. If they (and to a certain extent myself, not sure if I’d be defined as pro-life or pro-choice) really value a babies life, then wouldn’t it only make sense to want to prevent as many abortions as possible.

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#1204477
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Religion
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moviefreakedmind said:

darthrush said:

suspiciouscoffee said:

Abortion is such a horrible topic to argue because there is no grey area. You either believe life begins at conception and it’s murder, or you don’t and it’s not.

I think it’s a grey issue for me. Cause I know I am fine with someone taking a morning after pill for example but I’m not ok with an abortion of a baby when it is a day from being born. There is a point along the way where it becomes not ok and I still don’t quite know where that point is for me. Hence, the fact that I consider myself still undecided.

I say when and if it’s viable outside the womb. That’s a good one.

That sounds like a good argument to me. One counter argument I have heard is that this is not a good criteria for when you should be able to have an abortion, since if someone is on life support, we don’t give the right to someone to kill them. It’s somewhat similar since the burden of keeping that person on life support is still money from a person. It’s a sacrifice for someone and the question is whether the people sacrificing for that life support should be allowed to terminate that support. Just food for thought and I hope that wasn’t complete gibberish.

EDIT: I kind of like the idea of the checkpoint being when the baby can feel pain. I still need to look more into it.

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#1204469
Topic
Religion
Time

suspiciouscoffee said:

Abortion is such a horrible topic to argue because there is no grey area. You either believe life begins at conception and it’s murder, or you don’t and it’s not.

I think it’s a grey issue for me. Cause I know I am fine with someone taking a morning after pill for example but I’m not ok with an abortion of a baby when it is a day from being born. There is a point along the way where it becomes not ok and I still don’t quite know where that point is for me. Hence, the fact that I consider myself still undecided.

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#1204098
Topic
Ranking the Star Wars films
Time

Collipso said:

CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

Collipso said:

well, i think that the “so this is how liberty dies - with thunderous applause” moment in RotS is absolutely amazing, for example.

lol. She’s just stating the obvious.

It might’ve work if she had just said, “so this is how liberty dies.” Period.

well, i disagree. i think it’s a good line accompanied by a great score and a pretty good delivery by portman.

I agree. It’s a standout moment in the prequels to me. If the Senate hadn’t been made out to seem nearly as stupid, and the deception of Palpatine over the Senate was done more gracefully, than the moment would have had more power.

But it is a great moment on its own. A great line with great music and one awesome looking shot to cap everyting off (Seeing Palpatine raise his hands from behind).

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#1203971
Topic
Star Wars: The Last Jedi - The Dark Cut (* unfinished project *)
Time

New Transition - https://vimeo.com/268628072

Here I cut out a small chunk of the movie for better pacing. The advantages of what was cut are as follows:

-There is no longer a definite time frame mentioned (“18 hours”). This helps imply more passage of time over the course of the film.
-The audience does not have to sit through the Porgs nesting in the Falcon and bugging Chewie.
-We get back to Rey and Luke quicker which is always a plus.

I’d love to hear what you all think!

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#1203869
Topic
Religion
Time

A great way for me to crystallize this issue can be found simply by analyzing the story of Abraham being told to murder his son. There are two clear paths that Abraham can choose, and they are:

  1. Disobey the lord and take the moral path of love by not killing his son.
  2. Choose obedience/worship over moral integrity and murder his son.

Even though his son still doesn’t die, the important lesson God wanted to teach there was that he was willing to do so in the name of obeying the lord.

That really closes the case for me. Also food for thought people…

If this happened today and a prophet of a church, or even better, your own church, and he was going to kill his son since he had a vision that God told him to do so, people would rightfully be disgusted at such behavior.

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#1203789
Topic
Religion
Time

TV’s Frink said:

Jay said:

darthrush said:

Dek Rollins said:

darthrush said:

Dek Rollins said:

TV’s Frink said:

Trident said:

TV’s Frink said:

Hmmm…you believe different than I do? Ok, you’re going to be tortured forever after you die.

Oh, and that other guy who led a terrible life, raped, robbed, murdered, kicked puppies and pushed down old ladies, but accepted Jesus as his savior right at the end? He’s a better person than you are.

Nah, doesn’t seem like a shitty belief system at all.

A guy who accepts getting saved at the end isn’t gonna fool God if he’s not sincere. And if he’s sincere? Why wouldn’t that matter?

I mean how would such a guy have heard of Jesus anyway if not for someone else taking time to point it out to him. Someone who noticed he was on a destructive path and took a lot of effort to help him onto a better one?

I don’t know why you’d be against the idea that even a horrible person could find a way to redeem themselves. I mean can criminals be rehabilitated or not? Should we lock people up forever on a 1st offense? Or should we give them other chances?

A rapist and murderer who legitimately gives his life to Christ is less of a sinner than me.

I’d just like to say that this is not really how it works. The rapist/murderer is not less of a sinner than you. He did not sin less than you just because that sin is forgiven. But, he will be saved rather than you, because he gave complete recognition to the person who bought him the choice to ask for forgiveness.

And it’s still just as repulsive of an idea.

If you say so. I suppose I better just move on with my repulsive and shitty life, though maybe I could better my reputation by murdering a few unborn children with no medical issues.

Dude…

I’m attacking an idea. Never called you a terrible or crappy person.

When you attack an idea that’s at the core of a person’s belief system, it’s kind of tough for them not to take it personally.

Which is why I take it personally that I’m going to hell and a murderer isn’t!

This this this this.

I don’t think I’ve ever agreed with Frink more in my life 😉

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#1203638
Topic
Religion
Time

Dek Rollins said:

darthrush said:

Dek Rollins said:

TV’s Frink said:

Trident said:

TV’s Frink said:

Hmmm…you believe different than I do? Ok, you’re going to be tortured forever after you die.

Oh, and that other guy who led a terrible life, raped, robbed, murdered, kicked puppies and pushed down old ladies, but accepted Jesus as his savior right at the end? He’s a better person than you are.

Nah, doesn’t seem like a shitty belief system at all.

A guy who accepts getting saved at the end isn’t gonna fool God if he’s not sincere. And if he’s sincere? Why wouldn’t that matter?

I mean how would such a guy have heard of Jesus anyway if not for someone else taking time to point it out to him. Someone who noticed he was on a destructive path and took a lot of effort to help him onto a better one?

I don’t know why you’d be against the idea that even a horrible person could find a way to redeem themselves. I mean can criminals be rehabilitated or not? Should we lock people up forever on a 1st offense? Or should we give them other chances?

A rapist and murderer who legitimately gives his life to Christ is less of a sinner than me.

I’d just like to say that this is not really how it works. The rapist/murderer is not less of a sinner than you. He did not sin less than you just because that sin is forgiven. But, he will be saved rather than you, because he gave complete recognition to the person who bought him the choice to ask for forgiveness.

And it’s still just as repulsive of an idea.

If you say so. I suppose I better just move on with my repulsive and shitty life, though maybe I could better my reputation by murdering a few unborn children with no medical issues.

Dude…

I’m attacking an idea. Never called you a terrible or crappy person.

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#1203624
Topic
Religion
Time

Dek Rollins said:

TV’s Frink said:

Trident said:

TV’s Frink said:

Hmmm…you believe different than I do? Ok, you’re going to be tortured forever after you die.

Oh, and that other guy who led a terrible life, raped, robbed, murdered, kicked puppies and pushed down old ladies, but accepted Jesus as his savior right at the end? He’s a better person than you are.

Nah, doesn’t seem like a shitty belief system at all.

A guy who accepts getting saved at the end isn’t gonna fool God if he’s not sincere. And if he’s sincere? Why wouldn’t that matter?

I mean how would such a guy have heard of Jesus anyway if not for someone else taking time to point it out to him. Someone who noticed he was on a destructive path and took a lot of effort to help him onto a better one?

I don’t know why you’d be against the idea that even a horrible person could find a way to redeem themselves. I mean can criminals be rehabilitated or not? Should we lock people up forever on a 1st offense? Or should we give them other chances?

A rapist and murderer who legitimately gives his life to Christ is less of a sinner than me.

I’d just like to say that this is not really how it works. The rapist/murderer is not less of a sinner than you. He did not sin less than you just because that sin is forgiven. But, he will be saved rather than you, because he gave complete recognition to the person who bought him the choice to ask for forgiveness.

And it’s still just as repulsive of an idea.