Yeah, the meteor thing was pretty cool. And seemed to prove that if you can't hit something fast, you can make up for it with mass.
Illyria: We cling to what is gone. Is there anything in this life but grief? Wesley: There's love. There's hope...for some. There's hope that you'll find something worthy...that your life will lead you to some joy...that after everything...you can still be surprised. Illyria: Is that enough? Is that enough to live on?
'Shells'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
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.
Sean K - Aug 02, 2006 9:30:00 am PDT #18 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Aims - Aug 02, 2006 9:30:47 am PDT #19 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Whoot new thread.
DavidS - Aug 02, 2006 9:36:11 am PDT #20 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Wow, that was some damn tasty natter to close out the last thread.
Can't believe all the Job haters in the hizzouse. Jesse, I thought you were a PK?
The Book of Job adresses the tough questions like, "Why do bad things happen to good people" and "Why does God allow suffering and evil?"
It's easy to keep faith when you've got all the sheep in the meadow and lots of comely daughters and stout sons.
Connie Neil - Aug 02, 2006 9:38:57 am PDT #21 of 10001
brillig
The Book of Job adresses the tough questions like, "Why do bad things happen to good people" and "Why does God allow suffering and evil?"
The Book of Job also says that the answers to those questions are "God's got a bet on with the Devil on how faithful you really are." Not a reassuring thing to base a faith on.
Calli - Aug 02, 2006 9:39:06 am PDT #22 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
It's easy to keep faith when you've got all the sheep in the meadow and lots of comely daughters and stout sons.
But if you're the comely daughter or stout son who gets offed to make a point, the faith may take on a different feeling for you.
Volans - Aug 02, 2006 9:43:32 am PDT #23 of 10001
move out and draw fire
::keeps misreading "stout" as "stoat"::
::backs out of Natter::
Calli - Aug 02, 2006 9:45:06 am PDT #24 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
::keeps misreading "stout" as "stoat"::
That's the furry discussion. The Stoats and the Redshirts should be friends.
§ ita § - Aug 02, 2006 9:46:38 am PDT #25 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Furry, or otherkin?
DavidS - Aug 02, 2006 9:47:22 am PDT #26 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
::keeps misreading "stout" as "stoat"::
What makes a stoat comely anyway?
the answers to those questions are "God's got a bet on with the Devil on how faithful you really are."
That's not the answer, that's just plot mechanics. I know folks read for narrative, but that's not the best reading of Job. Also, God is not supposed to be understood to be an asshole in the OT - that's a fairly contemporary reading.
Though that is one of the answers in Job: "Quit being a punk-ass bitch expecting God to be your magic genie of good luck. It's not about what God has done for you lately. It's also not about what God has done to you lately."
Vortex - Aug 02, 2006 9:49:06 am PDT #27 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
That's the furry discussion. The Stoats and the Redshirts should be friends.
as should the farmer and the cowman