julianw

I'd say it depends on the person. Getting out of bed has never been a problem for me. To stay awake is the tough part.

My high school still had classes where you color pictures. Very popular course, btw.

Worst action movie. Ever. The girls are hot though.

Good luck and stay out of trouble!

Oh my yes! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I do find women with power sexy as well. :D

Aren't you from Europe? I thought this is an American thing. Most likely to wear a T-shirt that says Pimp Daddy: Draken Fett.

That Exchange girl is not on the list? Btw, Zulu, would you have voted for Revan if K1 characters are included?

Is that the same bridge from the movie?

Unless we drug him ahead of time, I don't think we are going to catch him alive. To be captured and trialed by 'infidels' would be unbearable for his pride and arrogance.

If you want your account cancelled, you might want to PM The_Guildmaster.

We know that the Bible contains only retellings of Christ's words. I agree that the line which says "nobody goes to the Father but through Me" seems clear enough. But there are also lines in the Bible that contradicts this one, so let me ask you this, from your understanding of Christ and the Bible as a whole, do you believe Christ, if he is truly just and merciful, would abandon a pious Buddhist who devoted his whole life to God's service? And what about all the people before Christ? Where shall they receive their salvation? This discussion about Christ's nature is most likely going to be fruitless if we limit the discussion within the Bible. There have been three wide known prophets who claimed to be God themselves: Christ, Muhammad, and the Buddha. Is it a coincidence that they each founded one of the three major religions today? I believe that they are indeed greater than all other prophets before or after them. Should they be called God as their followers have done? I think they should be. Their words concerning God and His religion are final in each of their own religions. They can change the laws set by previous prophets and they have added new laws and brought new scriptures and all three prophesized their own return. Coincidence again?

My hands caught on fire once. It didn't hurt that much but recovery is a pain in the a$$ though.

What? Puss lost to logic? This cannot be!!! :D

Well. If you want to read the Bible word for word then I won't argue any further. I offered some of non-Christians' interpretations of the Bible and its metaphors. If they make no sense whatsoever to you then I really can't elaborate any further on them. The Bible also said Christ would return descending from the sky amidst water vapors. I for one is not going to look for him coming down from outer-space.

I guess it all depends on how you interpret what exactly is the Son of God then. If God is the Sun that cannot be seen with the human eye, then all prophets are mirrors reflecting the sunlight onto this world. God manifests itself in all prophets. Is Jesus Christ the man actually God? Of course not. Islam never argued whether Christ is the Son of God or not, only that Christ is not God himself. Christ did say that "nobody goes to the Father but through me." But here I ask: what was he referring to with 'me'? Is it Christ the human or what his essence represents? If it's the latter then I believe Muhammad or Moses both are part of what Christ's essence represented. As for whether Christ is resurrected, it's of little significance to his religion. Muslim scholars see those lines in the Bible as metaphors of Christ's influence and power. The fact of the matter is that Christ's teachings and his influence on mankind did not die through his crucifixion. His followers grew across the globe and the Bible is the most popular book on this planet. Those are what mattered. Was Christ the man resurrected? It cannot be proved either way today, but should it change our view on his religion?

Agreed. I think Einstein said this: Science without religion is meaningless and religion without science is superstition. The two should be practiced in harmony.

Here is a thread about influence guide: http://forums.obsidianent.com/index.php?showtopic=26579 I played LS and had no trouble with him though.

It's true that Muslims do not believe in the Holy Trinity, but all prophets are manifestations of God, so they certainly believe that Jesus is divine, just not greater than Muhammad. Muhammad stated it himself that Christ is a true prophet of God and the words he spoke are unquestionably the words of God.

Being eaten alive is more natural.

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The Bible also contradicts itself in parts. One must read it as a whole. The Qu'ran states that you could marry four wives provided you treat them equally. The very next verse says but no one is capable of treating two humanbeings equally. A Muslim with more than one wife definitely needs to read his Qu'ran more often. As for Muhammad's marriages, most of them are for political alliances. He and his followers are hunted mercilessly across the desert of Arabia. They have been driven from their own city; their women and children murdered or worse. That's when they have no other choice but to fight back. It might be hard to understand in today's world, but those marriages were tactics for them to stay alive. Before Muhammad, the pagans lived in Middle East were uncivilized barbarians. (For example, a common practice is to bury their first-born child if it's not a son. )After Muhammad, the Ottoman Empire, advanced in culture and science rose to power under his banner and ruled the area for many centuries. I think it's a good thing that Muhammad lived to spread his teachings.

As for Bush's stance on Taiwan. I can assure you that he repeated stated that there is only one China, which pretty much means he doesn't recoganize Taiwan as an independent state. It doesn't go against the 'status quo' you mentioned. Some in Taiwan does want to become part of China and there are different reasons. Many of them are from mainland themselves and some for trade opportunities with mainland. I guess the major problem is that China doesn't approve of Taiwan independence even if Taiwan wants it wholeheartedly. But Northern Ireland also wants to break away from Britain. Does Britain allow it?

Hmm... Major confusion here. So you are talking about the democracy in Taiwan. There will be negotiations but China at least offered them to keep their current election system instead of writing entire new laws (what happened in Hong Kong). The laws are drafted by Jinyong, a famous journalist but more famous for his martial arts novels btw.

HK's last British governor was appointed by the Queen. Ruled till 1997. Very unpopular in HK I might add. The current governor, however, was voted in by the HK people. (Not that popular either these days.) The people in HK want more democracy and less influence from mainland China, but China did give them more freedom than Britain did. At least for now. It's just that some factions within HK feel cheated since they believe that China promised more than they gave. Also, Ender's link is a bit old. (2001 I think). A few months ago, Bush said in one speech that Taiwan is not within the US's perimeter of defense. (The Chinese government considers it a major crap-in-your-face for Chen.) Bush also supports 'one-China-policy', which basically means maintaining the current situation between Taiwan and China. Without the support of US, China would definitely have taken Taiwan a long time ago. But since China progressed into the 80s, their main approach has become the peaceful one I described.

I don't think anyone can top puss'.