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After months of work, chanelqueen17 has created a gorgeous scene of Alice and Oz from Pandora Hearts, using scans that didn't even feature both characters together. Even after spending so much time on matching the details of the characters to their new looks, chanelqueen17 didn't stop there and went all out on the background too! This wallpaper definitely needs to be seen!
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$thewarangel
9 minutes ago
Soonas i wake every one wants to go to sleep lol XD
$Loftydreamer
18 minutes ago
Time for me to get back on a proper sleep schedule.
~Loleta
22 minutes ago
*Suddenly flies off Virus9009,....asleep*. ......God Niight~!
$virus9009
24 minutes ago
ZoOOOM!
~Loleta
30 minutes ago
WWEEEEEEE!!
$virus9009
31 minutes ago
*full powa ride!!!...... to next room :)
~Loleta
34 minutes ago
*Smirks. Digs claws in Virus9009*. You can buck if want, I won't mind (much).
$virus9009
36 minutes ago
... but do I take you some place or try and buck you off?
~Loleta
38 minutes ago
*Jumps ontop of Virus9009* Gete up hrosy! There is nosuch thiing for quietness , and if there is, I'll bring mahame!
$virus9009
40 minutes ago
meh meh it is quiet
Narcissism. Is it inevitable nowadays?
1 week 6 days ago
"I would agree with algaesia in that this isn't totally relevant to obsession with self/narcissism but does involve self-serving attitudes.I think you're rather talking about a degree of influence that other people or things might have in one's life. Imo, most people tend to be discontented people because the things of the world appeal to them in some way. They feel that it is necessary to have first hand experiences. And even though they may be acting upon the influence it is still to their choosing in the end. Everyone gets influenced by something to varying degrees but you have choices."
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Can Fatih Exist Without Belife in Creationisim ?
3 weeks 5 days ago
"First off you shouldn't base things on what you feel all the time/at times because what you feel can be wrong.
And the bible isn't written to instruct us how to be moral/good person (that just makes a prideful person altogether - and pride is a sin if you didn't know) though that is one thing to pursue after accepting the sin/fall/marred/ stained nature of self and humanity and having the humility to accept Jesus into your life and more specifically life style. The bible teaches us mainly how to get to heaven (in the most general sense).
Even if you find it hard to believe in some of the writings in Scripture you have to come to terms with it somehow and if you are a true Christian that is praying about it. Because when you start to say "Oh, I'm well educated to believe in something as primitive as that" is when you start to develop an idol and that idol might be that you don't believe all of Scripture, that you hold your knowledge/brain over God's word (in the end of it all God). But there are such that are considered open handed issues and closed handed issues when it comes to the issue of salvation."
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Relativism
3 weeks 5 days ago
"I don't really want to go too deep into this but here's my 2 cents - I would say when it comes to the individual they have a choice to believe in the concept of relativism/pluralism or the concept of absolute truth. I would say there is no "concrete argument" for either side to "prove" that one is correct. People are given the will/choice to accept or deny certain truth paths.In the end a relativists impose their perspectives on an idea which brings it down to being relative to an individual and/or circumstance.
We live in a generation where most people hold onto the idea of "that's what you think" and "but this happened to me" etc. People try to come up with "valid" excuses to justify their means of action which I don't think should excuse their end.
It takes something else to hold onto truth values."
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New InuYasha Series announced.
1 month 1 week ago
"Watched the first episode and it seemed like they went through a lot rather quickly - it seemed to lack in transitions. But I'm just watching the series because I watched the series when I was young so I want to know how it ends."View
Anime Paper...
2 months 3 weeks ago
"The content doesn't really bother me. To me, this subject is very influenced by a person's psychology and how/what they "feed" their thoughts. The number of people who favor perversion outweigh modesty so to the people who are against/aren't for ecchiness then they just have to not go beyond glimpsing because it can't be avoided completely but you can have self control/discipline. And people who are generally against it that rage about it are just wasting their time when they could just not pay any regard to it; they just feed the fire.To FourthEspada: It doesn't matter if you're a female or not, gender has no real relevance to the topic or the issue at hand. And it seems you analyze without contextual relevance in mind nor the idea that there is such a thing as modesty/self-discipline. All natural things does not necessarily mean that it is a good thing.
People are all fundamentalists, just in different areas of thought/life/living and that's is what you have to accept.
Edit: And I would like to mention that some things that may be considered "ecchi" does not necessarily make a person think about perverted thoughts (but I would assume this would apply to a select few)."
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What is a good lie?
3 months 3 weeks ago
"To Loftydreamer: Hm, interesting perspective/take on the matter. That example you used - Question: Do you know what time it is? Instead of saying, it is 05:47, the selectively honest way of answering would be a simple "yes". - struck me as I never would have analyzed it in such a way. It gave me some new perspectives to analyze heh."View
Haruhi~endless eight~
4 months 1 week ago
"I'm not watching the series yet and I don't keep up with the manga or whatever so I don't know what the series is supposed to be like. I read some blogs and I personally think that people are going overboard. I just enjoy a series for its interactions between the characters and/or the setting."View
Nodame Cantabile
4 months 1 week ago
"I can't wait for the third season. This series got me to realize how difficult it might be to participate in an orchestra, and a role as a conductor (referencing from Chiaki). And Nodame's personality sure is unique heh - "Gyabu!.""View
New L4D 2
4 months 3 weeks ago
"I don't buy games often but I did buy L4D and wasn't really satisfied; gets too repetitive pretty fast. And I think the release for 2 resembles, on the cartoony side, TF2 which I don't particularly like.I'm not going to buy the 2nd release seeing that I do have the 1st."
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Atheist?
4 months 4 weeks ago
"To flyleafus: I think that you should read damoser's comment without your stereotypical/categorical notion of people and/or opposing positions. That is the feeling I got from reading your first paragraph and which I think is the reason why you misunderstand his claim or the gist of what he was saying.To damoser: That was an enlightening read."
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Atheist?
5 months 1 day ago
"I generally see two approaches when it comes to belief - naturalism (view that humans are the pinnacle of reason/actions/decisions, etc) or supernaturalism (in light of a divine intervention/relation if you will). My mistake on confusing you if you only saw specific terms/meanings, but I assumed those were taken to be the general controversy and that is why I mentioned specifics. Now, theories/specifics that fall into either categories I do not care much about partly because I particularly do not have much interest in this topic.I take a stance where preference is a key player in making the choice in reference to the intricacies in this case which I'm assuming you didn't catch. On the origins of life, it's clear, at the moment that there will not be one exact proof for it. To my assumption, I think that to have a fact in this matter is to go to the past and see what really happened but that is in no way possible. So, this is an open handed issue to which you have a freedom of choice and I do not care much about. I am in no way saying that you should throw away science, if you got that implication I apologize. "
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Atheist?
5 months 2 days ago
"I would very much agree with damoser, seeing that I could not have said it any better or even close. hah.But a short thought:
Two general possibilities; one is spontaneous generation/abiogenesis, the other is a supernatural creative act of God.
Let me posit this, our existence is more than just a brain which is the biological organ, we also have a mind; we can think. How does that which is unintelligent create intelligence, how does that which is unconscious create that which is conscious? How does matter create mind? The atheistic standpoint assumes non-living matter would lead to a generation of what is living-matter (and if one happening is very unlikely, how much more unlikely is another to come along?), which necessitates a leap of faith.
So, it all comes down to faith, you need faith, to some extent, for both sides.
There is no exact experimentation that is accepted as fact for the origin of life, there are only assumptions to how life arose/origin of life. And like damoser stated:
"this is a controlled environment they create, to prove their point."
You either "chalk it up" to laws of nature or God in the matters of the intricacies of life. Sure science creates experiments but they can't prove the causality of what came to be, which is the foundation where faith plays a role."
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Atheist?
5 months 5 days ago
"To flyleafus: Ah bringing past conversations... ><. Let me just correct my implication on the matter of evolution, when I was referring to evolution in that discussion I was rather using in terms of its theory involved in the Big bang theory. Which, I've come to realize just now that I should have clarified this before or rather not have used the term evolution.I would accept the idea that the basic concept of evolution deals with adaptation.
ID doesn't take the stance of spontaneous generation... It is a stance in Naturalism in the matters of origin of life. Through preference it is easier for some to believe that God was/is infinite and was the Creator. Both sides chalk it up to their own preference. Yes, I know the question can go on, but, again, people are content with different beliefs. Again, metaphysical concepts doesn't work like empiricism, stop trying to impose its reasoning-s "so they can be on the same plane".
And again, the beliefs of a person matters where a person stands - naturalist/humanist or a supernaturalist. You are not understanding of the supernatural position because you "try to bring it down to your level". And on the matters of what is true on the metaphysical realm of reasons is a different "playing field".
To be honest, I have not read those verses you brought up before and when I read them I can't see how that tells you God is limited by time. The verses tell about God's plan (second coming) and that time is not an issue for God and that he is patient with man. And the next verse says (in 2 Peter), "He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." So I believe you are reading it and getting the wrong interpretation.
And ID may seem like it has been debunked for you but in the most general sense it is not. There are people who think abiogenesis/spontaneous generation/Big Bang theory is debunked so it's all in the matter of your preference which leads to your opinion. Those theories can not be really debunked in the full sense of the word, it's an ongoing "battle"."
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Atheist?
5 months 1 week ago
"To damoser: I can let go of classifying Jehovah's Witness if you classify it in the the widely/most general sense of the word of Christianity. I was trying to make/use specific ideas of the terms which I'm assuming you are not understanding when reading my post. This can be due to the lack of precision in language and/or my implications with the words are not getting through. But please don't label me as an ignoramus just because you may be understanding it in a different way/your own viewpoint of what I'm trying to claim."View
Atheist?
5 months 1 week ago
"To damoser: Hm. I don't know why you took offense to my reply. But anyways, I see you didn't catch it when I said Lord and Savior, not just Savior. And for the record, I'm not going by what I was "told" because I was not "told" anything in regards of Jehovah's Witnesses.I've said this in other threads, I don't consider myself a Christian but I do study it and believe it to be Absolute Truth. Now, though you state that you have no intention to offend me and that you are only seemingly taking the hypocritical position, you speak in a manner that is, to be blunt. I've stated that it was presumptuous, yes, but it is because I've personally experienced arguments with people who ask those kinds of questions in a vain, or arrogant way holding onto their misconstrued interpretations. When people ask those questions repeatedly without a hint of wanting to correct their view that is a sign of pride/arrogance/haughtiness. On the issue of me saying "presumptuous", that can be argued but that is not what I am focused on here.
On the issue on judgments, you seem to be using the term "judging" as if it had a single aspect to it. Here is the thing, how are you to not make judgments in life and create opinions and do you not have to make discernments? I do believe in "live and let live", but if a person talks in a misinterpreted and in a total misconception when referring to God then that is where I take a stand.
Edit: So I'm assuming you're a Christian. But what is the point if you don't treat it as Absolute Truth, when you don't defend it when people talk about it in a misconceived notion/why do you sacrifice it for the means of pluralism? But yes, there is a point where you let people live in what they choose and accept them as such in path they choose to walk.
What distinguishes Christianity from Jehovah's Witnesses is this:
The Trinity is used in such a way that it sums up the totality of biblical teaching in regards to who God is. The Trinity is one God, monotheism, who eternally exists. There was no time where the Father, Son, and Spirit didn’t exist as three distinct persons, by persons meaning they think, they speak, they act – not talking about human persons. God is not a man, but God became a man humbly – God the Son did, the Lord Jesus Christ. God is not an impersonal force. Again, there are three distinct persons; Father, Son, and Spirit who are each fully and equally, not one being more God than the other, God."
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Atheist?
5 months 1 week ago
"I wasn't specifying God as God the Father, my use of the term God was directed towards the Trinity. And in this way, this is why Jehovah's Witness is apart from Christianity even though they claim to be Christians - they don't believe Jesus to be the focal point which is the whole point of Christianity (Jesus is Lord, and Savior). They belittle the act of Jesus, they even claim He rose spiritually and not physically. I prefer not to use a broad term as Christendom as I see it has improper uses of the point of Christianity.
To acidtreat101: I've heard those questions countless times in various sorts/forms and those who speak them I found them to be just presumptuous. But let me just state something in the most general way, God advocates choice. And it is of your choosing what you prefer/assume/choose to believe in. And there are two grounds in regards to God, either you think your thinking is above His Word or you humble yourself to believe that you are under His authority. Humanism vs Supernaturalism."
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Atheist?
5 months 2 weeks ago
"School... just too much studying involved at times haha ><. hah, getting bored eh?Religious people and some scientists believe in a intelligent designer and/or creationism because of that intricacy. Some people just find it easier to believe that there was a designer because of how everything is so complexly built. Personally, it is easier for me to believe in intelligent design as "spontaneous generation" was near impossible and makes it even more improbable when there was not even a genetic guidance (and when you multiply the probability of everything, let me just say there are a lot of zeroes). So it is all due to preference, what you think is "simple" to believe for you.
Let me say that not all morality falls into God's morality. "
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Atheist?
5 months 2 weeks ago
"You have to clarify which religion you are talking about – either the “God” of Christianity or the “God” of Jehovah's Witnesses because they don’t exactly believe in the same doctrine mainly on the issue on Jesus (was a bit confused because of damoser’s reply).Let me try to clarify based on the bible, if you were referring to the Christian biblical God. What differentiates Christianity from other “Christian denominations” is that Christians understand Jesus to be God (the Trinity), equal in deity, but different in function from that of God the Father. Christian’s main focus is on Jesus because a true believer is getting, in a sense, a new nature and having their faith and trust in Jesus (the doctrine of regeneration). In a sense, Jesus died for everyone’s sin BUT so that you may put your sin to death. So from this, God will only forgive the sins of the true believer, a person of faith (which was the whole point of the penal substitutionary atonement of Jesus Christ). There is no alternate path to salvation in the Christian belief, if you continuously choose not to believe in God when “the light” has been shown to you then there will be no forgiveness of your sins. The whole point about being Christian is repentance; it is a change of action. A situational circumstance has no real relevance to your will to choose, people are able to consciously choose.
You have to get it out of your mindset that God will forgive no matter what circumstance. The death of Jesus for our sins is a big deal and if you deny that that is what makes it unforgivable. The bible states that there are false teachings and false teachers and so the whole point is to continuously study so that you may be able to discern the truth (it isn't about being complacent with where you stand). People have to sometimes check it out of themselves as well with others as it is a problem with language that there may be numerous interpretations.
Being a Christian brings a change of life; changing the depth, the center of who you are - your heart. When you choose, you choose to give your heart to it also. The chosen path then becomes something that is worshiped – something that is dedicated to, devoted to, cherished, enjoyed, and sacrificed for. We are all unceasing worshippers, going after someone, going after something, pouring ourselves out.
God seeks true believers and not half-hearted/lukewarm “believers”. A common misconception is that people think that if you just believe in God are going to be saved.
And I can respect that. “Live and let live", so the saying goes."
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I told him off good!! ><
5 months 2 weeks ago
"Hah, well that is quite something to say the least. Since you were "tired as hell" then I wouldn't see the harm of you just sitting as it were. What I find peculiar is that they were expecting you to do a selfless act just because you were young and they don't see themselves doing it. As for the cuss out, I would see that as unnecessary to say the least heh, could have tried to explain your condition at the least? I really wouldn't know since I haven't experienced something even similar to that. But politeness/selflessness is hard to exercise when you're stressed out or tired as hell heh. "View
What's your take on killing animals?
5 months 4 weeks ago
"To MrsStrife: Just stating that there is evidence now that animals have a consciousness (feeling suffering and pain part especially). "View
Atheist?
5 months 4 weeks ago
"Sheesh, I don't know why you couldn't have simply understood and made it easier on me. Even if it was unintentional those comments are unnecessary on any terms in an argument.Okay, as I stated in previous post, salvation from what? You make the arguments to be too general and wish to specify on Christianity, that is inconsistent reasoning.
Edit: You don't see them to be different at all because you are not open-minded to other people's beliefs and hold your own and impose it when evaluating and/or dismissing others beliefs. You clearly don't give way at the least for supernaturalism.
Edit #2, referring to bottom post: Did you not read my question? Salvation from what, do you even know what both positions take on the issue of salvation? You make the premises too broad and you wish to specify them to specific religions, that is what is inconsistent. Mainly, you don't take into consideration/state their beliefs/significant concepts. And if you don't know either stances you don't have credibility to argue from either stances as you will make weak claims for both."
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Atheist?
5 months 4 weeks ago
"You say that my analysis is advocating dualism of the gaps when it's really not because you're lacking the ability to differentiate how mine and how the argument of "dualism of the gaps" is used and that is a way you belittle it. You continuously use this method, it isn't just this one, I just noticed this because randombass pointed it out.
What you are doing is not supporting here, do you know what derogatory means? To put it simply let's just say belittling. If you call this kind of method supporting I would question your use of reason. I mean, "all tofuguy is advocating is the god of the gaps" how do you not see that you are belittling my analysis, your speech is nothing more than a indirect attack on me which makes it a flaw in an argument; it isn't "support". This statement can affect the actual person involved in the argument, making them belittle my analysis which I'm not sure if Nehie is prone to do that though I may have my doubts. Before you try to defend yourself again, try to see it without being so defensive.
And with the whole flying spaghetti monster nonsense. I don't know if you're adding this salvation thing, but nonetheless, salvation from what and what are the means by which you reach this salvation (what are the moral codes/foundation/doctrine)? And the bible states there is only one true path to salvation from a marred/evil/folly state of humanity which is "Justified by faith alone, through grace alone in Christ alone".
If you want to categorize this Flying Spaghetti Monster as a supernatural belief then the best attempt is to argue by reason from or out of your own doctrinal belief which you don't believe in. So, arguing this out with a person that does not believe in neither will take us nowhere.
And again, it is up to the person if he will believe it. And I would doubt many people believe in such a thing in the first place, compared to the mainstream religions."
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What's your take on killing animals?
5 months 4 weeks ago
"I would disagree on some parts but I don't really hold those matters to be significant as it is dependent on your preference. And how you decide how the world is like as a whole is also dependent on your preference (choice). But I can somewhat agree to conclude to "respect the animals you kill and consume.""View
Atheist?
5 months 4 weeks ago
"To flyleafus: Uh, yes... The problem is not in the matter if there is such a thing as "God of the gaps". You fail to see my analysis by demeaning it to "God of the gaps" and in so doing you belittle my statement as a whole. When you stated that my statement was a "Dualism of the gap", that is not a necessary comment. Also, if you read my comment/analysis it does not technically fall into it, it seems that you always try to belittle my analysis by trying to contain it in a word or phrase, and thereby dismissing it as such in an unreasonable way. The central point I was making was that the mind-brain problem is a gap and did not deny the correlation between the two, which is the point of "dual of the gap".Derogatory speech is not used as a personal assault (directly), it is meant that those statements are unnecessary in the argument and that it is used to depreciate the value of the others position even if it was not consciously intended so.
As stated by randombass, those statements are irrelevant and, reading it carefully, the way you seemed to state seems to show that you are exercising derogatory speech as a means to have a say. And it also seems to me that it is a indirect way to "get at me". And now since I've become aware, I would appreciate it if you left those comments out.
Again, I don't know why you can't understand when I bluntly state the reason. God (things related to God) rests on practical reasons for the person who believes in God. ..."which indicates how you do not understand my position on practicing practicality on the stance of supernaturalism. Those metaphysical concepts that you stated hold no practicality in the salvation of humanity, if you see fit, in the stance of Christianity."
And what do you mean by, "difficult to work things out"?
Again, be receptive, one can have a firm foundation in what they believe in because it is of choice but also be accepting of other people's beliefs as their way/means of life (subjective truth). Live and let live, I don't know why this is not getting through to you."
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What's your take on killing animals?
5 months 4 weeks ago
"I may have stated that in a bit of a confusing way/improperly. The survival of the fittest doesn't hold mainly because people have access to treatments/surgery. Please, if you think I am wrong in the self-restraint (consciously, the ability to will) idea or in general then try to give evidence/reasons instead of just stating a questions and the like, "Are you serious?""
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