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Do you support AG's nomination for deity?
Yes! 20%  20%  [ 1 ]
Heck yes! 80%  80%  [ 4 ]
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Philologos
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18 Dec 2010, 1:44 pm

If you're so big hairy deal gawwd why don't you just destroy these wimplings and create your own worshippers or denniers, as you please?



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18 Dec 2010, 2:50 pm

Philologos wrote:
If you're so big hairy deal gawwd why don't you just destroy these wimplings and create your own worshippers or denniers, as you please?

I have mysterious ways.

Next question.



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18 Dec 2010, 3:47 pm

Leejosepho -

taking you at your word, though that can be dangerous here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissus_%28mythology%29

Of course, he did not make it even to 1st base as demigod, but the principle should apply.



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18 Dec 2010, 9:59 pm

Philologos wrote:
Leejosepho -

taking you at your word, though that can be dangerous here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissus_%28mythology%29

Of course, he did not make it even to 1st base as demigod, but the principle should apply.

I thank you for taking the risk -- I just learned something! I had never before now ever heard the thought of pride causing someone to reject adoration from others in favor of adoring oneself.

PS: For the most part, I try hard to only ever say what I mean and mean what I say.


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18 Dec 2010, 10:16 pm

Awesomelyglorious wrote:
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If I was to acknowledge you as God, could I then get into the Strident Atheists because I believe that you don't exist?

Only if you were willing to stridently speak against my existence, and the existence of any other notion of deity.

I'm afraid the “any other” is a deal breaker.

It's a pity because I would like to be a part of something, but it seams this is not to be.


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18 Dec 2010, 10:56 pm

"PS: For the most part, I try hard to only ever say what I mean and mean what I say."

Good to know/
Except for a regrettable tendency toward heavy-handed [but often not so received sarcasm], I too. If I ask an explanation I definitely want one.



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19 Dec 2010, 12:24 pm

Psalm 82:6 "I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High." He is a god. The rest of you... I urge you to study the scriptures.



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19 Dec 2010, 1:04 pm

VILESK8 wrote:
Psalm 82:6 "I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High." He is a god. The rest of you... I urge you to study the scriptures.


It is a bad translation from the Hebrew.

It should read: I have claimed you are Gods and you are children of the most high, but you shall die as men do and fall like any prince.

It is an ironic statement, not an assertion of fact.

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