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Post by Mister Buch on Aug 17, 2009 22:55:50 GMT 1
Well then, we have all learned something!
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Post by Knightfall on Aug 17, 2009 23:59:03 GMT 1
Knight you're seriously become like some mystical force. I find myself in awe every time you make an appearance. lol Maybe a religion should be started around you and your mega posts (that do not make up for the lack of them). lol Haha. Nice of you to say. I just like talking about religions. I find them all very interesting...except for Scientology, which just seems to be average science fiction. Basic Tenants of Scientology: -We are, all of us, possessed by spiritual beings called Thetans, which control our emotions, our passions, and our morals. -These thetans were created from the souls of dead aliens, who were stacked, frozen, around a volcano and executed by way of nuclear bombs. -The aliens' freed souls were then caught by giant soulcatchers, created by the High Lord Xenu. The souls were then submitted to a "3-D propaganda theater" which made them confused, and they eventually possessed human forms. -The High Lord Xenu was eventually captured, and imprisoned somewhere on Earth, and is being held there forever by an "eternal battery" -There is a galactic federation of planets, and their civilization is older than the Universe itself. There ya go. Basically, philosophy really, really interests me, as do the various religions we're exposed to. I have a cursory knowledge of several but, obviously, it's imperfect knowledge. I love discussing it, though. Buch usually gets an ear-full, even if he didn't ask for it. If you do start a religion in my honor, though, I demand this to be the first tenant: www.arhu.umd.edu/technology/visuallit/media/ride_with_hitler.jpgObviously, I'm joking on all accounts right there, lol.
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Post by Zarsthor on Aug 18, 2009 1:44:20 GMT 1
Ha ha. I'm waiting for you to tell me about my religion. Zen Buddhism. I'm fascinated to hear your take. Also religion has always fascinated me also. I spent eight years studying with people of different faiths, joining them in particular rituals and significant days as well as reading most of there 'holy texts'. My favourite was actually when I spent two years studying Islam. The group I found were very inviting and easy going about my questions which made it far more easier to digest. I did have one altercation with one of the male religious leaders though. I started a women's rights debate he didn't take to kindly to and was banned from his lectures. I have no regrets though. lol I'll admit though, Jewish people I came into contact with were not as welcoming as any of religion. I was brick walled a lot. Only person who would discuss it with me was actually a friend of mine who was barely Jewish. Oh and Buddhist men scare me. Not Zen Buddhists, just straight Buddhists. Very odd fellows.
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Post by Tillian Panthesis on Aug 18, 2009 17:45:32 GMT 1
Today I found a Banjo-Kazooie cartrige in my house's store room... so that means I'll be able to find the rest of my N64 games
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Post by Zarsthor on Aug 18, 2009 18:36:23 GMT 1
Huzzah! Nice find Tilly.
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Post by Mister Buch on Aug 18, 2009 19:38:05 GMT 1
Banjo Kazooie, all right! Geat game. Now you can get some nostalgic N64 playing done.
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Post by Knightfall on Aug 19, 2009 8:14:07 GMT 1
That sounds like a really fun experience, Zars. Studying various religions first-handedly must have been very enlightening. Honestly, most people I come into contact with are either Christian, Catholic, or Mormon. We have a small Sikh population, but that's pretty much it. It doesn't help that our town held a world record for most churches per square mile for a long time, and most of those were Christian, so there's not much by way of diversity. I honestly don't know much about Buddhism. I know the basic, basic tale of Siddhartha Gautama and him sitting under a fig tree for 49 days. I know they're really focused on karma. A little bit of the eight-fold path. That's really all I remember. Though, I'm not exactly sure how Zen Buddhism works, what's involved, so on, so that would be interesting to hear about since it seems we have two Buddhists in our midst.
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Post by Tillian Panthesis on Aug 22, 2009 13:21:21 GMT 1
Well... GOD IS IN A GOOD MOOD TODAY!!!!! This is a good time for me to say this... I'm proud of being a Fan Fiction writer and I'm sooo FUCKING glad I've quit WoW for good that I'm feeling dancing if it weren't for the fact that my room is so clustered. It proves that Blizzards employees are trainspotting as they going release the expansion that is shithouse to the point that made me glad I've jumped the ship. Not only the but also the expansion is so bad that it makes Fan Fiction writters put into a good light as that game is a now a test to see how much a junkie r-tard you are. So yeah, feels good to be converted from a WoW player to a fan fiction writer and now it's BioWare a chance to streamroll Blizzard with ther Star Wars MMO... as long they can maintain a good community. So yeah happy now
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Post by Mister Buch on Aug 22, 2009 13:49:59 GMT 1
I'm going to be looking forward to this Star Wars MMO too. My computer will never be able to run it in a million years, but I might be tempted to buy a proper PC for this.
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Post by Tillian Panthesis on Aug 22, 2009 15:12:44 GMT 1
Don't bother Buch. I'm serious with MMO, they suck your life away usually. I know because I've used to play WoW to death and I'm a WoW widow to top it off. If you have life and you're still pursuing to be a writer... just don't.
Most of the time MMO's are never ending and the storyline is lackster usually. Even though BioWare is trying to be a 'storyline' based MMO, I'm still taking a grain of salt. Until they proven wrong, I'm staying away from MMOs for the rest of my life.
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Post by Mister Buch on Aug 22, 2009 15:35:00 GMT 1
You make a good point there - I really can't afford to spend time getting sucked into an MMO when Im trying to write.
Yeah, good point.
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Post by Tillian Panthesis on Aug 22, 2009 17:01:47 GMT 1
Yeah not just Buch everyone else... don't get into an MMO for the sheer sake not being a fat lard bum. Anyways, I'm glad I've scare you off from the MMOs, now back to business with the Mass Effect fan fic... Speaking of that. Today I've managed to pre-order Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age: Origins (Collectors edition) Huzzah!!!! Now I can have my RPG BioWare fix and some snazzy bonus shit for my beloved Shepard in ME2 at the same time... Horay for free for all promotions. BioWare, you done it again!
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Post by Mister Buch on Aug 22, 2009 23:45:01 GMT 1
Ooh, I want a collector's edition!
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Post by Tillian Panthesis on Aug 23, 2009 4:08:28 GMT 1
You should go down to your local EB game and asked them. Also tell them you want the 360 version, since there is the PC version as well. (Btw, take that! My PC can run like a bull in regards to gamming performace, so yeah I've brought th PC version ) --- Well, apart from getting lots of books, finished a painting, found my grammar book and having another excuse not to play WoW? Well my writer block is gone and I'm continuing writting on my fan fic. Best part is that now I've found a new way in processing my writting that I don't have to worry about puting the right words first. So ideas goes first then I can start shaping the language and tweeking the grammar at the end.
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Post by Mister Buch on Aug 23, 2009 9:42:38 GMT 1
All of that is good news. I'm Mister Buch and I approve this message.
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