Gah. I hate the inability to distinguish "not Christian" from "anti-Christian". One of these things is not like the other, people!
Yeah. He's my hero.
Mal ,'The Train Job'
Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Pix - Aug 02, 2005 8:39:37 am PDT #4902 of 10002
The status is NOT quo.
§ ita § - Aug 02, 2005 8:40:29 am PDT #4903 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
When I first read Genesis I was pissed because there were no dinosaurs. It was pointed out that they hadn't said they didn't exist, just that they hadn't been mentioned by name. Didn't matter. Dinosaurs were so big, I thought they had to be in there.
Later on a teacher tried to contradict what I'd since learned of evolution, and I went home pissed hoping that my mother would hit him or something. But she just laughed it off.
DavidS - Aug 02, 2005 8:41:44 am PDT #4904 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Max Factor was also a real person -- he was a Hollywood makeup artist.
I recommend the Max Factor Museum in Hollywood. If it's still open, that is. He invented tons of stuff.
tommyrot - Aug 02, 2005 8:42:23 am PDT #4905 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Dinosaurs were so big, I thought they had to be in there.
Dinosaurs went extinct when Noah couldn't fit them in the ark. But he felt guilty about it, so he wrote them out of Genesis.
Nutty - Aug 02, 2005 8:42:28 am PDT #4906 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
A student excused herself because she said she took the bible literally word for word and couldn't accept that it was being taught otherwise.
A serious question: how do people like this function in a multicultural society? It's got to be awfully difficult, going to work every day and meeting people who are, e.g., different religions or downright atheists. Do they just end every conversation with a mental "You're going to hell, you sinner"? I think probably they have to do a lot of mental gymnastics when they make friend with a Unitarian or something.
Theodosia - Aug 02, 2005 8:42:38 am PDT #4907 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Oh, and for Nutty: wasn't it St. Peter who got crucified in Rome?
DavidS - Aug 02, 2005 8:43:44 am PDT #4908 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I think probably they have to do a lot of mental gymnastics when they make friend with a Unitarian or something.
They don't make friends with Unitarians, Nutty. Though they might pray for their soul if they were feeling charitable.
DXMachina - Aug 02, 2005 8:43:47 am PDT #4909 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Oh, and for Nutty: wasn't it St. Peter who got crucified in Rome?
Yup. Upside down, even.
Cashmere - Aug 02, 2005 8:43:48 am PDT #4910 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
When I first read Genesis I was pissed because there were no dinosaurs. It was pointed out that they hadn't said they didn't exist, just that they hadn't been mentioned by name. Didn't matter. Dinosaurs were so big, I thought they had to be in there.
DH works with an actuary who will not let his son play with toy dinosaurs, since they're not in the bible. He thinks the fossils were placed here on Earth to test man's faith.
tommyrot - Aug 02, 2005 8:43:51 am PDT #4911 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
A serious question: how do people like this function in a multicultural society?
They mostly interract with people like themselves? They are more likely to live in small towns or in the country?