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Ishmoo
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Thanks for the good wishes. When I speak of "blind faith," that primarily pertains to the idea of any kind of sentient "God" rather than to any specific docterine. I do agree with you about those aspects of LDS. |
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BrothersElric
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Ah okay, I get what you're saying then, sorry for the misunderstanding. 
Kind of interesting that you bring up Buddhism though. Both me and my dad have said in the past that "if it wasn't for the restored gospel, we'd be Buddhists!"  But yeah, it just makes a lot of sense to us both, a lot more than pretty much any religion, other than our current one that is.  Although I'm also pretty partial to Shinto as well. I just like the whole laid back, optimistic, all accepting ways of it.
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Veoryn87
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I like how well a sensitive subject like Religion was handled so well just now. Most of my friends are Christian, but I'm also friends with a pegan or two. And I also have some friends that aren't Christian, but believe in the Christian god.
This book that you read sounds interesting to me, Ishmoo. I should seek it out. |
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GhstDreamer
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Wow - I can't believe someone has The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius as one of her favourite readings! People often start reading philosophy by reading Nietzche but rarely do they ever take a glimpse at Medieval Philosophy - much less a not so famous medieval philosopher like Boethius (I guess compared to Aquinas or Augustine).  I just think it's awesome....
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Ishmoo
Posts: 413 Location: Fredericksburg, VA |
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Hey, thanks! My degrees are in English and Poli-Sci so I stumbled upon reams of various books through my classes. Poor Boethius had it so very very rough and somehow still managed to enlighten poor slobs like me 1400 years later. I remember reading "Consolation" and thinking that my life suddenly looked just fine. I was compelled to stop whining altogether for several months. It's rare for me to run across someone else who’s even heard of him these days. Wow, I looked up your intro and you obviously know WAY more about philoshophy than I do. My exposure tended to be incidental rather than intentional. I have a good friend who has a PHD in Philosophy. He's more the typical absent minded professor type, teaching just enough to keep a roof over his head and that's as far as it goes. He always jokes that we're both highly qualified to wait tables. |
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88bluemelon
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Name: Can you just call me melon??
Sex: female Blood Type: B Location: Somewhere in Asia..O.O(Philippines) Marital Status: Single Age: 14 Ethnicity: Filipino( I dunoo how many halves) 1/8 Chinese Religion:Catholic Pets: One cat, Four dogs Drink/Smoke: What do you think??(I don't) Likes: Posting, Desserts, Vocaloid, Anime, Drawing, Slice of Life anime, Music..Jpop. Dislikes:Insects(bleh. Especially the ones who crawl up your leg while you take a bath), being bored.. Favorite anime: Lucky Star, Sketchbook~full colorS~, Aria series,Kure-nai, Nabari no ou, Hidamari Sketch, Minami-ke/~Okawari.. Favorite Manga (Light novels): (I don't read much...I don't like reading on the net. Go buy it!!)Genshiken, Kure-nai, Ouran, Psycho Busters, Nabari no ou... Favorite Books: 'm not a book person) Favorite game: Legend of Mana, DDR, Harvest Moon.. Favorite TV shows/Movies:Hmm...Rat Race??? Favorite Drink: Juice(any), ice milk Non-Alcoholic Drink: This is different to the one above?? Favorite Foods: Desserts and snacks, mochi^^..., (I dunno what else) Favorite Sites: Niconico Douga, Crunchyroll, (hmm~) Favorite Sport (to watch):(None) you have to play it yourselfXD Favorite Sport (to play):Soccer, Badminton, Volley ball Favorite Music: Vocaloid..(Is that even music?? bleh), Jpop(I'd listen to american pop if there was! All I hear are dance songs and whatever), Background music or Classical music.. Job:Student of course(is that a job??) Hobbies: Photography, Drawing, anything art related, Watching, experimenting with things, (what else..) Fun facts about melon:-I'm bored -I think of the future too much -I'm bad with gadgets(gets damaged too much) -I'm new here..did you know that?? -I get bored of forums easily...Uh oh -I have a better habit now^^ Favorite Quote/s:from Sayonara Zetsubou sensei=Kanousei arimasu!" -Kafuka Fuura Translate=The possibility exists! |
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unfurling
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Name: eileen
Blood Type: ab, i think Sex: female Location: new england Nationality/Ethniticty: not totally sure. i'm white, but there's adoption in my family tree Marital Status: living with my boyfriend of almost 4 years Age: 24 Profession: ABA therapist... meaning applied behavior analysist therapist... meaning i'm a teacher at a school for autistic children 
Religion: christian Drink/Smoke: not really, allergic to smoke Likes: playing video games (especially rock band - i'll take you all on!), buying new gadgets, sleeping in on saturdays, giving my things away, reading on my kindle, drawing, going to the aquarium, counting my money like uncle scrooge Dislikes: not being told the whole truth, going to work early, dusting, rap music, being ignored, cats, being cold Favorite anime: x, kino's journey, boogiepop phantom, kaleido star Favorite manga: don't really read manga, probably will when it's available on kindle Favorite game: fire emblem, xenosaga (anyone else beat all 3?), shadow of the colossus Favorite book/authors: just finished a ken foliett, but also mark haddon, bill bryson, douglas preston and lincoln child Favorite food: lately it's been sticky white rice, but that changes. before that it was ruffled potato chips Favorite drink: shirley temple Family: mom, dad, a brother and a sister Favorite sport: i guess you could say tennis, as that's the only sport i really play. i like watching ice skating, though Favorite Music: utada hikaru, boa, ayumi hamasaki, but also josh groban, casey stratton. absolute favorite is darren hayes, though. Favorite Quote: the world is not beautiful; therefore, it is (kino's journey) Fun (and true) facts: -won the smokey the bear poster contest when i was in kindergarten and got to shake smokey's hand (that was terrifying!) -have never done a drug -am going to graduate school to become a BCBA -love the smell of baking cake more than anything -can touch my elbows together behind my back -own the craziest shoes you've ever seen etc
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Maclam
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Name: Mac is fine ( my whole name will take 2 whole pages)
Sex: Male Blood Type: abcdefg take your pick Location: Montreal, Canada Marital Status: single Age: 28 Ethnicity: Nguyen.... enough said! Religion: I'm suppose to be buddhist.... but really I dont believe in any gods... just trying to be as OK as possible. Pets: Had a male Rottwiller for 14 years Drink/Smoke: I hate smoking... and dont smoke at all Likes: Anime, sports, video game and nature sight seeing Dislikes: Cars and hypocrites Favorite anime: Lodoss war ova, samurai X, Air TV Favorite Books: not really into books Favorite Movies: Terminator 2, Patch Adams, the first 3 star wars Favorite Drink: hmmm Pina colada once in a while Non-Alcoholic Drink: juice.... pretty much any kind Favorite Foods: sushi and tonkenese soup Favorite Sport (to watch): Tennis and Hockey Favorite Sport (to play): Badminton and roller-blading Favorite Music: Anime and American soundtrack, new age and foreign musics Occupation: working Hobbies: Anime, sports and musics Other facts: sry not post it here
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daedelus
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Well, I'm working on it. I've finished Xenogears and Xenosaga 1 & 2. I've played about 1/3 of Xeno 3, but stopped. When the creators went from 7 planned games to 5 and then finally 3, I didn't want to finish it so fast. My mentality is that it's not over until I finish it.
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BladeDragoonZETA
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I have and there are so many things (both good and bad) I can say about them it's not even funny... still prefer "Xenogears" though |
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Brendan Behan
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I know I'm not the only one here who's thinking of A Confederacy of Dunces... right? |
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BrothersElric
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Same here actually. Although I'm not one who should be talking since I only played the first little bit of the first Xenosaga, but I felt like that was enough for me to decide which one I prefered more. It's also based on what others have said as well, which yeah, still isn't a good thing. But at the same time, not too sure how one could possibly outdo Xenogears though, that game was just too darn good.
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Ishmoo
Posts: 413 Location: Fredericksburg, VA |
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Somehow I doubt that Ignatius would have been an anime fan. Could be wrong though... |
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unfurling
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i never played all the way through xenogears... my brother stole my copy when i moved out  but it's ok, i heard the whole storyline from a friend who played through it all, and it sounds like they all tied together pretty nicely.
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Brendan Behan
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While it's likely anime would not have met his standards of proper theology and geometry (and if he did watch any, it would definitely be the most obscene sort of tentacle hentai, all so he could properly record these offenses against taste and deceny), we've got to observe his behavior: - spending almost all of his time in his room, on such useful activities like his masturbation technique(s) - being put through years of school all to live in his mother's house, off her money, and in general having an adverse reaction to any sort of work - wearing multiple layers of unfashionable and even alarming clothes year round - following a strict diet regime of pastries, Dr. Nut and hot dogs - having no luck whatsoever with the opposite sex You tell me... sounds suspect in my opinion though! |
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