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*sigh* @pixies: No, of course not. But at the same time, we should be able to listen as well. @withteeth: see the above. And besides, being able to obey one command makes us far from having to be perfect. Once again, according to the Bible, we were made to be perfect in the sense of being free from sin. Since supposedly humanity is not perfect, he doesn't demand perfection. As for Satanism, that is a serious misconception. Don't forget Satan was the reason they ate the fruit in the first place. It was his fault humanity had to be punished. Remember it was he who came to Eve and tricked her into eating the fruit? So the guy isn't as nice as he seems, is he? ^_^ Have you even read about Satanic cults, anyway? Very sick and twisted, I tell you, what some of them had done and still do.

Yeah. WC3 was good, IMO, but not as good as SC in many ways. I think Blizzard may be hoping to revive interest in the Starcraft universe with the release of Ghost, and then move on to Starcraft: 2.

This beckons my previous statement about good and evil. You mentioned motivations. Adam being ignorant had no evil motivations since he did not know evil. yet still, still punished. and we are still being punished for the sins of our fathers. That is, in the Christian worldview. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Adam did not know about good and evil, but he did know he wasn't supposed to eat from the tree. That's why he was punished. Example: a parent may tell his child not to do something. The child does not understand why, but at the same time he must obey his parent. If the child does it anyway, then he still is liable to be punished because he deliberately disobeyed his parent.

Once again, no. The only times violence is permitted in the Bible is when God does it himself, or when he specifically comes to someone and orders for it to be done. But the Bible makes it clear we are not to go out and wage war on our own whims. The Quran, however, clearly states that believers are allowed (and are commanded to) go out and fight infidels wherever they are found. Unlike the Bible, Allah is addressing believers in general, not a specific person or group of persons, as in the Bible. And God does not punish the innocent as well. If God punishes someone on Earth, he has a damn good reason for it. The whole reason for the flood was not because God just wanted to go and kill for the sport of it. The world at the time had become so perverse, unfaithful, and immoral, only a handful of people at the time were still faithful, namely Noah and his family. Things had gotten so bad God knew it would be impossible to bring humanity out of it. The only possible way was to start over, and that is what he had to do. But after it is done, God promises Noah and his family that he will never again destroy the world by flood. As for Egypt, God had to do it to save his people. It's not just because they were Israelites, but because they were the people who were still preserving the faith at the time. He also had to make an example witht the Egyptians, so they would know who he was, and not try to bring Israel into subjugation again or try to mock God as they had done. The Egyptians were not innocent. They had done terrible things to the Israelites at the time. As for the plagues, they too were not just punishment, but to let the Egyptians know who he was, and too erase all doubt that the plagues were a coincidence, or the work of magicians. The problem with the arguments presented by those Colrom quoted is that they look at the acts themselves, but not the motivations or reasons behind it. So it's easy to say: "Well, you're Bible shows God doing this, so it's inherently violent." Also, I'd urge you to quote the verses themselves in context instead of what someone else's interpretation of them. Doing that can lead to serious misconceptions.

How many Spidey films are they planning on doing? While I'd love to see Venom, they'd have to either go through a ton of events really fast, or change the storyline around to be able to fit in the movie. Becuase there are a lot of events that took place in the comic leading up to Eddie Brock becoming Venom.

Well, they were innocent. While they may have been ignorant, it's not much different from a child obeying a parent. You don't really have to have a concept of good and evil to do what you're told. God made it clear to them that they were not to eat from it. Before they ate the fruit, they were innocent, because they didn't know better. You can't always punish someone if they don't know what's wrong and right in the first place. The reason why eating the fruit was so terrible was because as soon as they did it, they lost their innocence. They then knew what good and evil was, so anything they did from that point on would have to be punished. They then would lose their purity, and would no longer be able to live in the garden.

Actually, it was I who said Peter was crucified upside-down. And the reason he did that was not to be heroic, but because he did not want to be crucified in the same manner as Jesus. He essentially did not feel himself worthy to be crucified in the same manner. Don't ask me why. And as Blank said, Jesus was supposedly perfect, therefore he didn't even deserve to be punished in the first place. (and as WITHTEETH pointed out, he was God himself, after all) Peter was by no means sinless. In fact, he betrayed the one person whom he swore to follow to his death. (and yet, he was still forgiven) And by the way Surreptishus, it's not vengeance that's the concept. It's justice. Would you call a judge sentencing a criminal to prison a vengeful judge? No. The same concept applies here.

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A lot of people cite the differences between OT and NT. One of the tenants of Christianity was that Jesus was the ultimate blood offering: that he doomed himself to bring the sin of the world on himself and suffer the worst of deaths. Think of it as a hero's sacrifice. The theory here is that God was loving, but he was also just. He loved his creation, but he had to punish them if they did wrong. Since someone had to be punished, his Son stepped in and took the punishment for humanity. In doing that, God could be both loving and just. Which is one reason why you here a lot about death and punishment in the OT, but not the NT.

Blizzard's site doesn't specify the release date, unless I missed it. The story looks interesting, esp. since it's going to continue where Brood War left off. What I want to hear most about is Lieutenant Duran. What is up with that guy? From what Brood War showed, it seems he was never human to begin with! I did happen to notice they changed Nova's hair from red to blonde.

I never had to run, even as a Jedi Master. If you can, be sure to use force-wave. Force Storm also helps. I was LS, but I still aquired that power and it helped a lot. Also: force resistance/immunity helps a lot. Kreia loves to throw out force powers in the beginning. With force immunity, all the powers she tried to use on me pretty much failed. throw lightsaber also helps, since it's always a guarunteed hit and can be done from a distance. And as others have said, use energy resistance, force speed, shields, and stims, as well as any items that aid in force resistance.

Hellgate London is looking great so far. Starcraft: Ghost is looking fine as well, but the damn devs keep pushing back the release date! At the rate they're going, we won't see Starcraft 2 until the year 2025.

You can believe whatever you want to believe about me and my faith, metaflamer. Even right now, you're being insulting and taking shots at the faith. Even now, you still misintepret almost everything I'm saying. You are the one being the hypocrite. You are truly ignorant. That is all I'll say, since we're obviously not going to convince each other of anything. Until you are ready to actually act like a respectful person (and stop contradicting yourself), you are nothing more than a condescending, boorish Nazi with the charisma of a weasel*, an ego the size of Russia, and who basically acts like he's the supreme arbiter of right and wrong. Once again, I extend my sympathies to any Christian who has the misfortune of meeting you in real life. :D Though I do apologize if you aren't an atheist. *Actually, I take it back. It isn't fair to the rest of the weasels. Gracias. Hasta luego.

I'm not sure why YOU are moaning at me, I was not taking a swipe at Christianity in general (though your reading comprehension has never been at an intimidating level) I was pointing out to the fundamentalist that there are literal inconsistencies in the Bible as represented in the English lagnuage she/he was using to convey it's/God's message. See the difference? So there. (linky) It's not YOUR belief, it is the common belief of a few billion people (more or less: more or less common, that is: some major points are argued in the various schisms). Don't be so boastful, arrogant and proud, Mr Christian. Actually I do not say others are wrong for believing whatever fairy tale they want to: I object to people telling me what to believe OR trying to adulterate scientific method to accommodate concepts that are strictly (in the logical postivism sense) unscientific. Perhaps if you actually had something to say, rather than just wanting to take a shot at me for not believing what you believe, we might actually have a conversation. KTHNXBYE <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 1. Go over your previous posts. You may not want to admit it, but what you were doing was directly attacking the faith itself. You basically dismissed every single instance in the Bible that you deemed unscientific and called it a "fairy tale". By doing that, you were dismissing some of its tenants as untrue. You were attacking the faith. Attacking the Bible in certain areas can also be attacking the faith. I have knews for you, smart guy: it's RELIGION. Every religion requires you to take some leap of faith that is not scientific. So yes, it may not be scientific to say there were sorcerors, or that there is a God, but that is where faith comes in. You are obviously being too dim-witted or stuck up to see how your own posts are attacking the faith itself. My gripe wasn't that you were arguing your point, you just chose to do so in a, boastful, condescending matter. 2. Man, you are thick. Of course I didn't mean it was MY faith alone, genius. I'm well aware that Christianity is a shared belief. But it is my belief in the sense that I chose to follow it. Do you understand, now that I've had to explain it to you? 3. Once again, it is religion, so not all of it is going to be scientific! But that does not mean you had to go and degrade it as you did. You still don't think your words were insulting? You really are thick. And Blank never said your beliefs were wrong, he was stating his beliefs. You were the one to step up and tell him he was wrong. You were the one taking shots first. But since courtesy has always seemed beyond you, I guess it's just your nature to be arrogant and stuck-up. So in short, don't be so boastful, arrogant and proud, Mr. Atheist. @Surreptishus: No, I'm not a Catholic. I revel in my Protestantism.

The ability to customize your own Jedi was the best feature, I think. (w00t) The romances were a great addition, as well. Bastila.

Nice comic. Is that supposed to be Mira, by the way, or your own character?

Nerdy for sure, but still very well made! SW is full of desperate fanboys, so I don't think he'll have to worry about getting it sold. :D

You know what meta? Your condescending, intolerant attitude toward religion in general is just apalling in every way. The only one being condescending here is you. You know, for all the times you guys claim Christians persecute others, you are doing the same thing here. But you aren't one for details, are you? As for your attempt to debunk the Genesis accounts, the original Hebrew actually reads closer to "When the Lord God made the heavens..." it does not say that it was the same day. It does not contradict itself. And even if it did say "day", "day" too can be used figuratively, such as to describe a time period, not a single, literal day. I thought even you would know that. I don't have to justify my faith to you, especially if you insist on having this snobbish attitude toward it. Yes, I do take a lot of the Bible literally. So there! That is my faith, and that is what I choose to believe. You accuse others of intolerance, yet still carry on your "I art holier than thou", "I'm right, you're wrong" attitude with everything! I guess manners are beyond you, becuase many other self-proclaimed atheists on this board have posted more respectfully and more maturely than you have. You're so quick to smite others for their opinions, yet hold your own to be, well, GOSPEL. If this is how you treat everyone, then I pity any Christian who has the misfortune of meeting you in real life. As a Christian, yes, I do believe my beliefs are right. I do not believe that Buddha or Brahmen are real gods! Does that mean I have a right to go about telling everyone else they're wrong, that they're foolish and ignorant? NO. Yet that is exactly what you and others on this board are doing. You can try to argue your case. Throw out some of your big words and try to make yourself feel like a big man. But I guarantee you this: you WON'T win that fight. Adios, besugo.

That is evil. Something like that should grant you DS mastery. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah. Keep in mind I also had to really force myself to do it, and afterward I felt pretty bad (even if they're just pixelated characters). The second time I did it, I just sold her plate and lied to her, saying it got only half the credits it was supposed to, then kept the other half for myself. Still evil, but not as evil I guess... The party members still yelled at me, though. This is why I usually go LS.

The ever-vigilant pixies " Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion

He lived in my game...

Yeah, but what happens after we become maggot food? BTW, I kinda miss your long sig...that link just doesn't suffice.

I'm not sure whether to be proud or sad... The fact that I knew a lot of the elements and facts definitely helped raise my score.

Nah, it doesn't. Either you're happy, or you're not. And for most people, religion can't make them happy once their base needs are covered. Sure. That's why the Pope has a country of his own, dresses made with gold, and some other "unimportant" material crap. Yup, selflessness 4tw. In absence of a laic moral and civic education, sure. But then again, it's not the spiritual part of religion you're talking about, but the mundane one. And isn't the mundane supposed to be rather irrelevant, while religion promotes spirituality? So if the benefits come from the mundane part of religion, what's the spirituality good for? Organized religion is actually a masterwork tool for control of the masses. You provide a moral framework so people don't go around murdering each other merrily, and then you provide the means to mess with people's consciences so you can control them easily. Sorry, I fail to see the need for an intermediary between me and God, assuming that such a thing exists. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 1. Let me rephrase that: I meant how one might think happiness can be found. Such as in money, possessions, friends, family, religion, etc. 2. Why don't you actually look at what the Bible says instead of looking at what the Pope does? The Pope is not the ultimate incarnation of perfect religion. Heck, I'm Protestant. I don't even really acknowledge the Pope as the head of the Church. Jesus was a carpenter, by the way, who was born in a barn... " And I wasn't just referring to Christianity, either. 3. Yup. Say whatever you want to believe. You can say that organized religion is a sort of mind control for the masses, which is what you seem to be hinting. Most organized religion, however, is built for the purpose of its own survival. A religion that has no roots, no basis to hold itself in, is doomed to die out. I always love it when people say they have no problem with the faith, yet cringe in terror when they hear anything about the institution of it. Basically it's like: "I have no problem with your faith. I just hate any public establishment of it." Yeah, that's real accepting. 4. Maybe not for you. But the issue isn't about you, is it? It's about them.

Thanks, Kafty. :"> Believe it or not, I was actually in the process of getting the verses myself after I realized my mistake. But thanks, anyway. BTW, my version of the Quran (the Yusuf Ali translation) says something different for Sura 5:36. It reads - "The punisment of those who wage war against God and His Apostle, and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: That is their disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the Hereafter;..." I think you meant to type Sura 5:36, becuase 5:38 says something VERY different from what you typed.