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    The Hulk on Philosophy

    Here we see the deep wisdom of the Hulk as he invites men to philosophy. Let us hear his words:
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    Hate Crimes

    I almost derailed Jay's thread with this, and I apologized to him. Of course, I probably should wait till tomorrow to do this (I have to get up for work in about five hours, and I've been burning the candle at both ends lately), so I apologize if I have logical errors or incoherence in here. If...
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    Modern LXX Translations

    Modern LXX Translations or Why you should get the NETS for your English LXX As an Orthodox Christian our text-type of the Old Testament is the Septuagint. I wrote an over-brief article before I disappeared for a while. A lot has changed in the interim. Specifically, there are translations of...
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    Yasd

    I have placed my foot in my mouth firmly, and surely, twice tonight. That makes me think about all the glorious ways that I have died in games. I figured I'd mention a couple. YASD, as an aside, is a Nethack acronym for "yet another stupid death". For Nethack, here's a series of deaths. I...
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    Liberty VS. Equality

    We don't usually think of these two values as being in competition, but there are certainly places and times when they are. By liberty, I mean the ability to choose and act upon your own volition. By equality, I mean the leveling of opportunities between people to make them more fair. I know I...
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    Never said that...

    It's been a while since I was on RF, but there used to be a game where you post a statement about the person immediately before you and put a statement in his/her mouth that the person would never say. It must, of course, be respectful to the person, not an ill-tempered jab. If NetDoc was still...
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    Roal/No*s Canon and Authority in Early Christianity

    Roal has asserted, over in the Sacred Texts thread that Christians removed the Gnostic books from their canon, that it controlled the state to do so, and that it created the schism between Arianism and Orthodox Christianity by rejecting it. I would deny these things, and I would challenge him to...
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    Christian: Church and State

    I'm going to proffer that separation of Church and State is a natural progression for Christians that we have always hearkened to in times of need, and sadly, often jettisoned in times of plenty. There are a handful of points that I think make the conclusion inevitable. 1). Christianity...
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    I have to wonder...

    Why can't the two sides on the gay marriage debate stop and see each others' concerns? Neither side seems, to me, to seem willing to even discuss and see the other person's POV. The religious right seems to want to assert that it's not even a civil rights issue, but about anything other than...
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    Voting Principles

    What, specifically, are the beliefs guiding your voting. By beliefs, I am referring not firstly to the contemporary issues like the economy, war in Iraq, etc., but about your most influential political values that guide your vote. For me they are: 1). Government is a necessary evil, and I do...
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    Boo

    I have been dreadfully busy for a while, and I couldn't come back. The factory has slowed down considerably (by about 14-15 hrs a week), which allows me significantly more time. I miss the place, and of course, I since the election year is almost out it put me in the mind to read some debates...
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    The Septuagint

    THE TRANSLATION OF THE SEVENTY Introduction Not many people today know about the Seventy, and frankly, fewer still care. It was abandoned by Judaism long ago, partially in response to Christianity, partially because it didn't conform to the emerging standard text. It was abandoned by Western...
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    Bible, Church, History

    Title: Bible, Church, History INTRODUCTION Quite obviously, I'm dealing with these three topics, and I hope that I don't have to break this up into three parts. If so, oh well (I don't know what Religious Forums has here). I do know I tend to wax fairly verbose. Christians seem to confuse...
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    Rats

    I haven't been on for a while, and I should be asleep now (I'm going to the picture show to go see V for Vendetta with some friends later today), so I won't be on long now, but we've had mice problems in my house recently, and today I got disturbed by a sound in my grating. I got up and...
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    Catholic (Orthodox and Roman) -- Papal Supremacy

    I promised this thread a while back...and I forgot on the day I promised to have it out. My apologies Victor. :sorry1: Here goes. I'll open the debate with the Council of Nicea: Canon IV: It is by all means proper that a bishop should be appointed by all the bishops in the province; but...
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    Funny Dream

    Last night, I had a rather humorous dream. I dreamt that I had been discussing with some KJV-Onlyists in their favorite bookstore (and, naturally, dreamt that I had smoked them, a direct result of my pride). Well, when the discussion was over, I noticed a sign over some books that said $19.99...
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    No*s vs. Squirt

    Squirt and I have talked about setting up a one-on-one debate concerning Christianity, which will no doubt lead up to a strict definition of "Christian" once basic issues are out of the way. We are starting with basic issues, specifically ones relating to the Godhead and beginning that with...
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    Favorite Solecisms

    In light of the "grammar" thread, I'd like to start one about the violations of grammar people like the most. I have several I like, ones I actually think improve the language. I like the use of "they" as a third person anonymous pronoun like: "Someone came up to me in the store, and they...
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    No*s - Moderator

    Name: Kenneth Gardner Ecclesiastical Name: Innocent Birthday: July 4, 1978 Sign: The Cross Country and State: Texas Interest: Theology, philosophy, computers, comics, video games, history, ancient languages (well, some), more comics Occupation: Clerk Religion: Orthodox...
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    New biblical manuscript found...

    Important New Biblical Variant Found From Faux News 2/30/2006 Recently some Palestinian children were playing in the caves their area, and they discovered a collection of jars containing manuscripts of the Pentateuch and the book of Joshua. The jars, significantly, contained a form of the...
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