Dark Moth

quite the contrary, being grey doesn't mean you can do whatever pleases you. It means doing whatever you want to do, not what is "right" (lightside) or what is "wrong" (darkside) There's no other way. If you're goal is to help and do what you think is right, then that is LS more than anything else. If you're DS, most likely you do whatever you want without regard to life. What do you mean? Are you actually suggesting that a neutral Jedi would have just as great a control of the darkside as a Sith lord? That's not the way it works. The darkside is a one-way street. There are no "shortcuts" to the end. It's a reflection of who you are. Graysiders in turn have no "shortcuts" to the true power of the darkside, either. You honestly think Vrook was LS? But even still, the exile was a threat to the galaxy because he was a wound in the force. Something the Sith could easily exploit. And I would have to disagree with you there: to tie yourself to to an extreme would be weakness if you had no understanding of both sides of the spectrum. But if you did, then you would be able to know which side you belonged to more, and in turn would be able to master the extreme to its fullest extent. Just look at Yoda: one of the most powerful Jedi ever. He was not neutral. Emperor Palpatine: one of the greatest Sith Lords ever, nor was he neutral. Not so with gray Jedi, who just wallow in the middle. To be truly neutral, if you really think about it, is to be either apathetic, selfish, or just plain undecided.

So what are your take on Christian extremists, then? But in this case, whether or not they are Islamic is irrelevent. The fact is, they identify themselves as Muslims, cite the Quran to justify their extremism, and like it or not, "Islamic" extremism poses the biggest threat today out of all religious fanaticism.

link link link link link link link link link Just a couple sources for reference. I think you fail to realize, meta, that I'm well aware that all forms of extremism are a threat. But of them all, Islamic extremism poses the greatest threat in our age. EDIT: Oh, I see, meta! You tease, you!

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? Menace to common sense? Menace to good taste? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think we can see who's the bigger menace to good taste here. :D <{POST_SNAPBACK}> How magnanimous of you to graciously admit your failings. +1 TOMBS <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Mock me all you want to. I really don't care.

Believe whatever you want to from that single news clipping. But I reiterate:

1. The article is clearly biased and more closely resembles propaganda then anything else. I can already tell it contains errors in its biblical references already. 2. Dated 2003. 3. Anyone who's paid attention to current events for about, oh, the last few years can easily tell which form of extremism has caused more deaths, controversies, outcries, and media coverage, and still continues to. "

We need Chuck Norris to round-house kick this thread!

Spot on, Draken. Spot on.

Um, no. Nice try, though.

Gabs, I think you make a good point: that this is just as much of a cultural thing as a religous thing. The Islamic community has yet to go through a huge "transformation" as the Christian communtiy did. I think they can start by removing Islam from their government system (aka making them secular), but I'm not holding my breath for that to happen any time soon.

I don't. You don't see me going door to door pestering people about my beliefs, forcing bibles to people, screaming at them to repent, bombing Planned Parenthood clinics, train stations, or slamming jetliners into buildings. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Actually, I was referring to something else. Something mentioning growing up. ^_^ Any religious extremism is dangerous and needs to be stopped. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes, but at the present, which one is the most dangerous? You're fooling yourself if you think any other religious extremism is more pervasive or posing a bigger threat to the world at the present moment.

I'm hoping maybe this will finally help the rest of the world to realize just how dangerous and powerful Islamic extremism is to the rest of the world.

An eye for an eye. Burn down their embassies, burn their flags, hold demostrations. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> But...we have lives!

Hee hee. Am I the only one who sees the irony in that statement? ^_^

You are the wind beneath my wings, Eldar.

It's not really possible to be truly gray your entire life, unless you resort to apathy. And as Kreia said, apathy is death. You could say being gray just means doing whatever you want, which in essence is selfish gratification, which many consider evil. A conundrum here, isn't it? Also, I strongly disagree about gray Jedi being able to control the darkside. Darkside is a reflection of who you are, and graysiders don't delve into the darkside nearly as much as dark Jedi/Sith do, hence they aren't as open to its corruption. But at the same time gray Jedi would not be able to master it as well as the Sith would. And in the same way, being strongly lightside does not make you more susceptible to being dark, rather, just the opposite, as it blocks out the darkside. yes, but change is not always a good thing. It's the consequences that matter most. Whether his actions actually helped out or not is debatable. IMO, they didn't because the Republic ended up weaker than before.

Call me crazy, but I believe things like this actually contribute to racism. The sooner we stop trying to differentiate one skin color from another, the better. And by the way, I am all for getting rid of Black History Month. If they can get it, why not Hispanics? Or Asians? Devoting an entire month to those of a particular skin color is absurd and only deepens the racial divide in America.

Sweeeeet.

That's not so bad. I may do that before I go off to college this year. And believe me, I've seen enough ME crashes to last me a lifetime.

Then what are you doing here, young man? Actually I have homework to do, but I'm putting it off until tomorrow. A little procrastination never hurt anybody. "

I'm still running on an ME platform. I can't play AoE3. About how much does it cost to upgrade to XP? Or would I just be wasting my money by doing so?

Ok, I have a question: am I eligible, or have you already permanently branded me as your arch-villain?

I'M NOT SHOUTING! THIS IS HOW I TALK. p.s. I miss your old avatar.