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| Frank_W | Dec 9 2010, 12:22 PM Post #201 |
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Resident Misanthrope
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Yes, Larry. Whatever you say. |
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Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin." Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!" | |
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| Renauda | Dec 9 2010, 12:30 PM Post #202 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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1, 2, 3 on Frank, I can see you behind your metaphysical iron curtain. |
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| Frank_W | Dec 9 2010, 12:36 PM Post #203 |
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Resident Misanthrope
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"Pay no attention...."
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Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin." Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!" | |
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| JBryan | Dec 9 2010, 12:38 PM Post #204 |
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I am the grey one
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I am sure that many of you are just dying to hear me point of view on all this. Tough. |
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"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it". Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody. Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore. From The Lion in Winter. | |
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| Horace | Dec 9 2010, 12:43 PM Post #205 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Was he in the audience for Michael Richards doing stand up? |
| As a good person, I implore you to do as I, a good person, do. Be good. Do NOT be bad. If you see bad, end bad. End it in yourself, and end it in others. By any means necessary, the good must conquer the bad. Good people know this. Do you know this? Are you good? | |
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| John D'Oh | Dec 9 2010, 12:51 PM Post #206 |
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MAMIL
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I think it's actually an interpretation of Jesus' second coming. |
| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| Renauda | Dec 9 2010, 12:53 PM Post #207 |
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Yes of course John, after all Seinfeld is Jewish. |
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| ivorythumper | Dec 9 2010, 12:54 PM Post #208 |
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I think part of the reason he used it also has to do with the Aryan issue -- the group from N Indian/ Iran -- which for 19th cent ethnologists was the roots of the Nordic race (genetically folks in that region have blue or green eyes and blond hair). So the swastika is an emblem of that heritage. |
| The dogma lives loudly within me. | |
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| ivorythumper | Dec 9 2010, 01:07 PM Post #209 |
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That is a position in desperate need of support, kluurs. All religious symbolism is based on natural events. The notion of being able to see in the light and not being able to see in the dark makes for a natural metaphor that appeals to all of humanity. Whether or not some earlier group like Mazdaism or some Gnostic sect also used it does not support the notion that it was an influence on Christianity. The more obvious explanation is that all people understand concepts of spiritual illumination by metaphors of light (such as the radiance of Moses, the burning bush, the pillar of fire, the Shekinah in the temple, etc). That said, I am firm believer in the mystical practices of Christianity -- that is precisely what the Catholic Mass (/Orthodox Divine Liturgy) is all about, as well as the contemplative practices of the saints. But I think "centering prayer" is often just marketing for folks who want to dabble, where for the orthodox apostolic Christian the real locus for these experiences is in the Sacraments (liturgy, confession, Eucharistic adoration, other devotional practices, etc.). |
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| Axtremus | Dec 9 2010, 01:08 PM Post #210 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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End result, though, is that most Christians end up making Jesus the exclusive intercession between man and god.
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| ivorythumper | Dec 9 2010, 01:10 PM Post #211 |
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It's right there on the map. ;-) |
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| ivorythumper | Dec 9 2010, 01:12 PM Post #212 |
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In the sense that Jesus is the Logos, no he was not a mystic. But from our human perceptions of a person so intimately connected with the spiritual realities, I can understand why Frank said so. |
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| Axtremus | Dec 9 2010, 01:13 PM Post #213 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Dangerous thing to do in the post 9/11 America ... might get your name on some government list that you'd rather not be on.
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| KlavierBauer | Dec 9 2010, 01:13 PM Post #214 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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IT: Don't bother... Ax: Ultimately that is true - Jesus is the ultimate intercessor between man and God (in the view of Christianity). The devil is in the details as they say... Christians have differing views on exactly what that means. For some it means simply raising one's hand and proclaiming that they believe in Jesus, for others, there's more required than that, and for others still, that intercession is thought to have already taken place. There are a lot of ideas about this throughout the thousands of "sects" of Christianity - but ultimately, the statement you make is accurate - man can't on his own reach God, and that was in fact the entire point of Jesus. His mission wasn't to remove the need for intercession between man and God - his very existence was the manifestation thereof. |
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"I realize you want him to touch you all over and give you babies, but his handling of the PR side really did screw the pooch." - Ivory Thumper "He said sleepily: "Don't worry mom, my dick is like hot logs in the morning." - Apple | |
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| ivorythumper | Dec 9 2010, 01:13 PM Post #215 |
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Good to you studying Catholicism, Larry!
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| ivorythumper | Dec 9 2010, 01:15 PM Post #216 |
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So this WHOLE THREAD is just one big mistake??? I want my money back!
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| kenny | Dec 9 2010, 01:17 PM Post #217 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Great Buddhism thread.
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| ivorythumper | Dec 9 2010, 01:20 PM Post #218 |
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That is the whole point of the Incarnation and the "hypostatic union": Jesus as fully God and fully man -- thus the only exclusive intercessor. |
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| ivorythumper | Dec 9 2010, 01:21 PM Post #219 |
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Sort of like a bunch of gays talking about heterosexuality, huh?
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| John D'Oh | Dec 9 2010, 01:25 PM Post #220 |
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Next time a Christian complains about being laughed at, just remember this thread. Not in an unpleasant, sarcastic way, obviously, but in a kind, warm, contemplative manner. And then just say 'Dude.....' |
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| kenny | Dec 9 2010, 01:25 PM Post #221 |
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Wow, I'm so glad you put that into perspective for someone gay like me. That analogy just opens my eyes. Now I finally get it.
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| Aqua Letifer | Dec 9 2010, 01:31 PM Post #222 |
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ZOOOOOM!
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I liked your comment better without the hard returns. |
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| ivorythumper | Dec 9 2010, 01:31 PM Post #223 |
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you can reverse the terms too if that helps...
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| kenny | Dec 9 2010, 01:36 PM Post #224 |
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If you don't like them, don't use them. |
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| Renauda | Dec 9 2010, 01:36 PM Post #225 |
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I really dislike that epithet. Conjurs images of a 1960's Jerry Lewis farce with *him* dressed as a stereotypical rodeo cowboy on a rocking horse. |
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