JoeWeber 2,265 #126 October 23, 2019 8 minutes ago, ryoder said: I'm guessing you have never seen or heard Kallend (or his car). And you'd be right. Wanna know how I imagine you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #127 October 23, 2019 17 minutes ago, ryoder said: I'm guessing you have never seen or heard Kallend (or his car). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 232 #128 October 23, 2019 8 minutes ago, JoeWeber said: And you'd be right. Wanna know how I imagine you? 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yobnoc 142 #129 October 23, 2019 14 hours ago, normiss said: Shame it hasn't been since earth was created wayyyyyyy back before this jebus howward christ nonsense started. Like millions of years ago. Try Billions. With a "B." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,611 #130 October 23, 2019 2 hours ago, ryoder said: FIFY Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 232 #131 October 23, 2019 10 minutes ago, kallend said: And now I have Chitty Chitty Bang Bang stuck in my head. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,329 #132 October 23, 2019 15 minutes ago, DJL said: And now I have Chitty Chitty Bang Bang stuck in my head. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was a Bentley. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #133 October 23, 2019 51 minutes ago, kallend said: huh... I kinda figured you'd be an MGA kinda guy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,354 #134 October 23, 2019 Trump's lawyer, William Consovoy, just stated flat out that Trump could murder someone and be 100% protected from prosecution while he was president. So there's that. Oh, and the Constitution is phony. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stumpy 253 #135 October 23, 2019 3 hours ago, wolfriverjoe said: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was a Bentley. Incorrect. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mbohu 77 #136 October 23, 2019 17 hours ago, Coreece said: The link outlines the nearly 2000 years of persecution that Jakee was questioning, including the christian on christian wars/persecution. And yes, they are bigoted dickheads too. I mean, I just said that several posts ago in my reply to joe, and then Jakee came in and called them bigoted violent christians. Did you have something to add to that, or what? Yes. What I would add, is that there is just nothing special about Christians in terms of persecution, when you look at the entire 2000 year timeframe. They haven't been more persecuted than pretty much any other group that you could pick out. The "Christian Persecution" concept seems to be more something that (some segment of) Christians have very much made part of their identity--and you can even see in the article that you linked, that this portion was likely written by someone who subscribed to that identity (using the term "martyrdom", which is really not widely used outside of that community (and other religious ones) and not really a word that describes something objectively) Historically, I believe, this identity was taken on very early own in the history of Christianity, when it was actually true: Like, many other new movements, they were very much underground in the beginning and WERE actually persecuted by the more established religious sects. So, this became part of their identity, but objectively speaking, once the Roman Empire converted to Christianity as their state religion, the Christians definitely became as much of the persecutors as they were previously persecuted, and persecutions of Christians by non-Christians really were limited only to certain local areas, where they were in the clear minority--and that seems in no way different to any other sect, be they Shiites, Sunnis, Hindus, or pretty much any other group. --PS: That whole point may also already have been pointed out, and I may not have added anything new here--I think it wouldn't be fair to ask occasional contributors to read through every single thread on this Forum--but since you argued that Christians were persecuted for 2000 years and put it in a way that seemed to make it something special about Christians, it seems that, even if someone already pointed that out previously, you haven't really taken that in. PPS: I'm also struck about how you usually are quite oriented towards facts and seem to have a distaste for emotional arguments--but not so much when it is about Christian religion. Seems to go a little more to the gut for you?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,329 #137 October 24, 2019 5 hours ago, wolfriverjoe said: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was a Bentley. 1 hour ago, Stumpy said: Incorrect. Oops. You're right. A bit of searching found that the original race car was really called "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" because the motor made that sound (motor was a Zepplin engine). I always thought it was a Bentley Speed Six. Thanks for the correction. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stumpy 253 #138 October 24, 2019 7 hours ago, wolfriverjoe said: Oops. You're right. A bit of searching found that the original race car was really called "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" because the motor made that sound (motor was a Zepplin engine). I always thought it was a Bentley Speed Six. Thanks for the correction. When you have a five year old son who loves listening to the audiobook of it in the car it gets imprinted in your brain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 189 #139 December 21, 2021 (edited) On 10/22/2019 at 12:29 AM, Coreece said: Film series: The Passion of the Christ Box office: 611.9 million USD On 10/22/2019 at 10:06 AM, Coreece said: On 10/22/2019 at 1:05 AM, billvon said: Matrix series made $1632 million. Same story, interestingly. The 4th installment is currently in preproduction and is set to be released in a couple years. I'm looking forward to it, but I doubt it'll revolutionize filmmaking and animation like the first two films in that series. Premieres at midnight on HBO: https://www.hbomax.com/the-matrix-resurrections I've broken off my ties to Hollywood and advertising so I didn't get to read the script this time. I don't really know what to expect, but I'm sure I'll love it even if it's somewhat of revamp for a new generation. And btw Bill, you were comparing 3 films to 1. Edited December 21, 2021 by Coreece Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mistercwood 287 #140 December 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Coreece said: And btw Bill, you were comparing 3 films to 1. Isn't that just the Holy Trinity in action? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 182 #141 December 21, 2021 On 9/30/2019 at 12:39 PM, kallend said: Not any sillier than any other religious ritual. The Onion put forth one of the better religions: https://www.theonion.com/scientology-losing-ground-to-new-fictionology-1819567847 The Invisible Pink Unicorn is entertaining. The Church of the Subgenius is classic. The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is hard to beat. "Put the FSM back in Chrifsmas." 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,039 #142 December 21, 2021 11 minutes ago, winsor said: The Onion put forth one of the better religions: https://www.theonion.com/scientology-losing-ground-to-new-fictionology-1819567847 The Invisible Pink Unicorn is entertaining. The Church of the Subgenius is classic. The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is hard to beat. "Put the FSM back in Chrifsmas." Hi winsor, From your link: Fictionology is essentially just a bunch of make-believe nonsense." And what religion is not? Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 182 #143 December 21, 2021 Just now, JerryBaumchen said: Hi winsor, From your link: Fictionology is essentially just a bunch of make-believe nonsense." And what religion is not? Jerry Baumchen I think that's rather the point. At least it has some entertainment value. Subgenius, a religion disguised as a joke or a joke disguised as a religion, http://subgenius.com/ resulted in Slackware, which has merit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 1,889 #144 December 22, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, winsor said: The Onion put forth one of the better religions: https://www.theonion.com/scientology-losing-ground-to-new-fictionology-1819567847 The Invisible Pink Unicorn is entertaining. The Church of the Subgenius is classic. The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is hard to beat. "Put the FSM back in Chrifsmas." Sometimes I feel like my Fictionology personal savior must be Wile E Coyote. Edited December 22, 2021 by gowlerk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 189 #145 December 22, 2021 1 minute ago, gowlerk said: Sometimes I feel like my Fictionology personal savior must be Wile E Coyote. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 1,889 #146 December 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, Coreece said: I did not expect that! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 182 #147 December 22, 2021 5 minutes ago, Coreece said: You bastard! You owe me a new irony meter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites