I'm in the middle of an awful love triangle where no matter what I do, someone I care for is going to get hurt.

I swear a lot. I jerk off more than I'd like to.

Define "vice."

So is that where "challengerX" comes from?

And I thought this weekend was going to be boring. Thanks, dude.

Being shot in the head while high on heroin.

"I tell my piano the things I wanted to tell you."

"Poetry is an echo asking a shadow to dance."

"The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays."

"Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards."

"Poetry is my way of saying that there's more than one way I'd like to be inside you."

"Existence, well, what does it matter? I exist on the best terms I can. The past is now part of my future, and the present is well out of hand."

"People demand freedom of speech as compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use."

"Sorrow is the cradle of philosophy."

"You shouldn't wallow in self-pity. But it's OK to put your feet in it and swish them around a little."

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Quote from: PSU on April 05, 2016, 10:15:50 AM

both

They're not real atheists.

LOLOLOLOLOL

You're the reason that people don't take theists seriously.

It's directed by the same person and probably is backed by the same insane Christians so I wouldn't go see it.

Probably, but if I know me I'll subject myself to it at some point.

Quote from: Anti-Climacus on April 04, 2016, 10:36:16 PM

I used to live with my sister whom had hard sex with her boyfriend in the next room over every night, so I know a bit of what you're talking about.

I've made a few threads in the past about it.

That must've been annoying.

It was more awkward than anything else, and actually led to a lot of resentment on my part because she's had so many abortions.

Really regret ever being in that situation, but it's not like my home life was much better.

C'mon. There's some part of all of us that wants this man to win.

come on bro

I'm just questioning your decision to "call out" my shilling in the first place. Like, oh damn, you got me, I shill for a philosophy I subscribe to. Cat's out of the bag now.

Class has admitted in the past that he's at the "anti-natalist sympathiser" stage, so I'm just wondering if he's finally come to terms with it.

Jewish theology is the shit. If you ever have a chance to attend a service at a synagogue, give it a go.

I really want to. Last year we were given a project at school to visit another denomination/religious service, and that was really eye-opening for me. It's what turned me on to the Orthodox church, actually.

I like when you make informative posts about philosophy/religion ect, man

Thanks, big guy. I do my best.

Been a big interest of mine lately.

So, I was doing some reading of biblical "apocrypha", researching various archangles after a mini-discussion about them in Anarchy when I came across something interesting.

In 2 Esdras (officially recognised by the Orthodox Church but virtually no one else), there is a scribe named Ezra, sometimes written as "Azra", who was visited by the archanged Uriel and given punishments and laws to adhere to and enforce over other people.

Azra was later recorded in the Apocrypha as having entered Heaven "without tasting death's taint". Depending on various religious views, it could be taken as Ezra ascending to angelic status. This would add the suffix "el" to his name, which denotes a heavenly being (e.g. Michael, Raphael, Uriel). Hence, it would be Ezrael/Azrael.

Now, what is interesting to me is the bit at the end about the suffix -- "el". That's Superman's family name. Jor-El, Kal-El, Kara Zor-El.

I know many writers like to beat readers over the head with the Superman=Jesus/God/Angel imagery and symbolism, but if this was intentional I think it's pretty clever.