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filthy
SFN Die Hard
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 Posted - 10/23/2005 : 15:51:54
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The search for a greater understanding of differing, cultural beliefs continues. Here is one result produced by the most exacting research ever committed to this esotoric subject:
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist! 
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ronnywhite
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 Posted - 10/23/2005 : 20:38:36 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by filthy
... the most exacting research ever committed to this esotoric subject...
At last, some serious minds are attacking this in a rigorous fashion. Reading of the "Highway exits to Satan" made me think of myself when I was a despicable brat. Fascinating. If the map were extended, my biography could be expressed as a diabolical freeway system. |
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Bunga
Skeptic Friend
Sweden
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Siberia
SFN Addict
Brazil
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Posted - 10/24/2005 : 06:33:54 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Bunga
I'm pretty sure thats not real, and wikipedia seems to agree.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landover_Baptist_Church
We know it's not real, we post it for sport |
"Why are you afraid of something you're not even sure exists?"
- The Kovenant, Via Negativa
"People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs."
-- unknown
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pleco
SFN Addict
USA
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Posted - 10/24/2005 : 06:37:28 [Permalink]
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| I had no idea Def Leopard was part of Wicca. Thanks! LOL |
by Filthy
The neo-con methane machine will soon be running at full fart. |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 10/24/2005 : 06:50:36 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Bunga
I'm pretty sure thats not real, and wikipedia seems to agree.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landover_Baptist_Church
Indeed. We are all big fans of Landover, here. Well, maybe not all of us, but most.
Welcome to SFN, Bunga!
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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Siberia
SFN Addict
Brazil
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Posted - 10/24/2005 : 06:52:20 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by pleco
I had no idea Def Leopard was part of Wicca. Thanks! LOL
Gardening is positively evil. |
"Why are you afraid of something you're not even sure exists?"
- The Kovenant, Via Negativa
"People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs."
-- unknown
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Trish
SFN Addict
USA
2102 Posts |
Posted - 10/24/2005 : 07:01:31 [Permalink]
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| I didn't know gaming was part of the Ren Fair Subculture. I know gamers that don't go to Ref Fest and I know Ren Fest participants that don't game. |
...no one has ever found a 4.5 billion year old stone artifact (at the right geological stratum) with the words "Made by God."
No Sense of Obligation by Matt Young
"Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith. I consider the capacity for it terrifying and vile!"
Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
They (Women Marines) don't have a nickname, and they don't need one. They get their basic training in a Marine atmosphere, at a Marine Post. They inherit the traditions of the Marines. They are Marines.
LtGen Thomas Holcomb, USMC
Commandant of the Marine Corps, 1943
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
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Posted - 10/24/2005 : 07:06:02 [Permalink]
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| Ah, but there IS a connection between WICCA and Gaming. My brother is evidence of that, being both WICCA and Gamer: Live, Standard indoor RPG, and computer RPG. |
Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..."
Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3
"Equivocation is not just a job, for a creationist it's a way of life..." Dr. Mabuse
Support American Troops in Iraq:
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Trish
SFN Addict
USA
2102 Posts |
Posted - 10/24/2005 : 19:59:53 [Permalink]
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| But, but Mab...aren't you a gamer also? And, and you aren't Wiccan. And, and....(I think ya get the point) |
...no one has ever found a 4.5 billion year old stone artifact (at the right geological stratum) with the words "Made by God."
No Sense of Obligation by Matt Young
"Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith. I consider the capacity for it terrifying and vile!"
Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
They (Women Marines) don't have a nickname, and they don't need one. They get their basic training in a Marine atmosphere, at a Marine Post. They inherit the traditions of the Marines. They are Marines.
LtGen Thomas Holcomb, USMC
Commandant of the Marine Corps, 1943
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9698 Posts |
Posted - 10/24/2005 : 20:46:19 [Permalink]
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Ah, but the connection is there...
(and how do you know I'm not a closet WICCAN? huh?)
Edit: How do I know that you are not a closet Wiccan? |
Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..."
Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3
"Equivocation is not just a job, for a creationist it's a way of life..." Dr. Mabuse
Support American Troops in Iraq:
Send them unarmed civilians for target practice..
Collateralmurder. |
| Edited by - Dr. Mabuse on 10/24/2005 20:47:30 |
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ronnywhite
SFN Regular
501 Posts |
Posted - 10/24/2005 : 20:46:40 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Bunga
I'm pretty sure thats not real, and wikipedia seems to agree.
Yea, OK, I see what ya'll mean now, but having been Saved, I thought these guys might have been onto something... the Tour of Evil on an infernal network of roads... adding a time dimension to this impresses me as being the fundie-equivalent of a "life cone"... a visual aid to assess the fiendish trajectories of Unholy lives through the Created world. It might be nominated for a Nobel Prize in Christian Fundamentalist Science should this become a newly-created category (maybe if the political dominance of our ultra-conservative right continues???)
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Trish
SFN Addict
USA
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Posted - 10/24/2005 : 21:22:49 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dr. Mabuse
Ah, but the connection is there...
(and how do you know I'm not a closet WICCAN? huh?)
Edit: How do I know that you are not a closet Wiccan?
Me, Wiccan? Nah, went through that about 15-16 yo. About 3 years after I started gaming, really don't think there was much connection. Wiccan now? Um, no. Not that Wicca doesn't have it's appealing aspects - I'm just such a non-toucy-feely person that any form of spirituality has no real appeal for me. Blame it on having been raised Catholic. |
...no one has ever found a 4.5 billion year old stone artifact (at the right geological stratum) with the words "Made by God."
No Sense of Obligation by Matt Young
"Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith. I consider the capacity for it terrifying and vile!"
Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
They (Women Marines) don't have a nickname, and they don't need one. They get their basic training in a Marine atmosphere, at a Marine Post. They inherit the traditions of the Marines. They are Marines.
LtGen Thomas Holcomb, USMC
Commandant of the Marine Corps, 1943
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ronnywhite
SFN Regular
501 Posts |
Posted - 10/24/2005 : 22:47:04 [Permalink]
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I thought you folks were just a bunch of atheists, and it turns out you're Wiccans, Catholics, and the whole bit. I'll bet there are hardened-skeptic Pentacostals, Muslims, and Jehova Witnesses around here, too.
To the point, and sorry if offend devout Wiccan skeptics, I think the way it works is Pagans are really basically atheists, except they have this kind of poetic-like naturalist philosophy-thing going. Wiccans are Pagans, except add-in this metaphysical spell-casting stuff (which I understand doesn't work too well.) I've only met one of each in my life, both were women. I get the impression most Pagans and Wiccans are women.
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9698 Posts |
Posted - 10/25/2005 : 07:04:24 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by ronnywhite
I'll bet there are hardened-skeptic Pentacostals, Muslims, and Jehova Witnesses around here, too.
Hardened-skeptic ex-pentacostal, since about 12-15 years ago. |
Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..."
Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3
"Equivocation is not just a job, for a creationist it's a way of life..." Dr. Mabuse
Support American Troops in Iraq:
Send them unarmed civilians for target practice..
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Valiant Dancer
Forum Goalie
USA
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Posted - 10/25/2005 : 07:47:28 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Bunga
I'm pretty sure thats not real, and wikipedia seems to agree.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landover_Baptist_Church
Which is why we put it in humor. Landover Baptist is a known parody site. |
Cthulhu/Asmodeus when you're tired of voting for the lesser of two evils
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