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Reply to On How I Believe God Created The World in Religion JoeUser Forums

You'd think it was much much older than that given the actual evidence that's been found, like say, fossils dating millions of years, or what not. But silly me. :p

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[quote]Lucas, you got me curious now. I'm interested to know what movies you do like. You want to be a filmmaker and that's super. I always felt I could make a movie myself. One thing that all great or even just plain good directors share is their love of the cinema. I'm not talking about the classics, either. Ever hear a good director talk about another movie? You can hear the enthusiasm in their voices as they describe scenes, dialogue or cinematography. They are not snubs.[/quote] Gr

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[quote]though I lean to the left.Hey, don't be stealing my political position, now. So there's a bet going on which is which, MM.Better fess up and put some names to those pronouncements.Wonder if I'm in the last group...hmm. ~Zoo[/quote] Pfft, I know I'm in the last one. I'm that way for most here.

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*Sighs* People... [quote]I just have pretty high standards, I'm pretty picky No, you don't, and you're not.[/quote] Yes, and yes. Besides, you have no intimate knowledge of me, so you have nothing to stand on. If I'm not picky, then why am I not bowing down and conforming to you? [quote]What you are is a conformist. You mention films that other people (pointless, vapid organizations such as AFI or bullshit like that) say are 'wort

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[quote]I think a big difference between Christians and others, are that nearly all Christians deal in absolutes, while the others don't. Get what i mean?SilentPoet,Put what you have said here in terms of the abortion issue and please explain how I as a Catholic Christian fail to understand differing opinions?Just answer this question....Is it an absolute that abortion kills the child in the womb?[/quote] Why? I'm not discussing abortion, I'm talking about over all with Christians. Speci

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[quote]I'm coming in late but to answer the question about whether we are born evil or not is an interesting one. So are we born evil? So the answer I believe is yes.My answer is no, we are not born evil and here's why.Yes, sin is evil, but there are two kinds of sin. Original sin (which we are born with)isn't evil and Actual sin, that is, the sin we actually knowingly, willingly commit in our lives.All babies are born with original sin (which is the deprivation of original justice that Adam an

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[quote]are so submerged in their faith, they have such a different spyglass so to speak, that they see things through.And for some reason can't seem to switch to another.Sad, really...to see the world so one dimensionally.~Zoo[/quote] It is, it really is. And it isnt just them, there are others too. I just happen to see that more often.

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oops, adding the rest "...that is starkly contrast to science. I think it's why science and faith are always at each other. It's hard for either side to completely grasp each other."

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[quote]I think a big difference between Christians and others, are that nearly all Christians deal in absolutes, while the others don't. They (christians) fail to understand differing opinions because they're so indoctrinated in their faith. They can't understand anything else, they always have to apply their faith to it. Get what i mean?Yes. I know. Blind faith is a serious detriment to reason.[/quote] Not necessarily blind faith, but they just...are so submerged in their faith, they h

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I think a big difference between Christians and others, are that nearly all Christians deal in absolutes, while the others don't. They (christians) fail to understand differing opinions because they're so indoctrinated in their faith. They can't understand anything else, they always have to apply their faith to it. Get what i mean?

Reply to Arthur C. Clarke in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]I honestly feel that Godfather was the only decent sequal made then. I mean they've messed up other good originals with sequals. *shudders* Just look at 'em, horrendous.Empire Strikes Back (the BEST Star Wars movie of all. If you think different then you're just wrong, stupid.)Return of the King.Are they really sequels (I chose these 2 only), or really just parts of one movie? I know Lord of the Rings is just another part of a trilogy, and the same can be said for The EMpire Strikes back

Reply to Arthur C. Clarke in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]Bad, bad, average really, average, bad.Didnt see it.Was okay, like the first better.Great movie, but not in the time frame i was talking about. My bad.Eh, not that great i think.Your taste sucks.It, in fact, sucks balls.Please don't go into film, because based on your taste, anything you create will be atrocious.[/quote] I just have pretty high standards, and besides I'm still developing likes/dislikes really. I'm not saying those movies weren't okay, just...i dont know, i guess

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[quote]Aliens. Bourne Supremacy. Evil Dead 2. Kill Bill, Vol.2. Road Warrior. Terminator 2.[/quote] Bad, bad, average really, average, bad. [quote]Toy Story 2. Empire Strikes Back (the BEST Star Wars movie of all. If you think different then you're just wrong, stupid.) Return of the King. X2. Spider-Man 2. Need more?[/quote] Didnt see it. Was okay, like the first better

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[quote]Absolute good and evil is only made absolute because God is absolute, and created the moral code to his standards for a reason. Good is obedience to Him, evil is disobedience. There is no room for neutral ground. [B]You are either with Him, or against Him.[/B][/quote] Well then sir consider me a thorn in your side. :P Cause I don't deal in absolutes, and don't believe in blind obedience. I do live as good a life as I can, according to what I think is good. (no killing, stealin

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Have a cookie, excellent points.

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[quote]The classics are the history, and future of film. (My cinem/film/filmmaking side coming out, lol. I just love movies.)But most young kids today will only see the new one, and think it is neato (or it will bomb like POTA). You are right. My favorite all time movies were all made before 1970. Some even before I was born. (yea, they had movies back then. )[/quote] True, very true, and I find that extremely sad. Most younglings think that today's movies are the best there are (wh

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[quote]There is no neutral.A lot of people think there is a neutral. They're wrong. Every second they're either good, or not good. There is no middle ground. There is no partially good. That's why you can't work your way into heaven - people are not good by nature.[/quote] Oi...sometimes I don't get you moral absolutists. *sighs* It's hard enough to try and point out that gray, or neutral does exist...in the real world. Night all.

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[quote]Oh Lord! That makes two. The original was amazing in my opinion, truly insurmountable.hey have never remade the Wizard of Oz, or Gone with the WInd (The Wiz does not count, it was ok, but taken on a different tangent). WHy? WHo would watch them?I guess some will watch this remake. But no one who saw it when it was still new and novell. At least not and like it much.[/quote] Those who either are seeing if they are on par with the classics, or those who have no idea the value a

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[quote]The only important part about 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' was Klaatu barada nikto - and only that because it was parodied in Army of Darkness, the greatest zombie movie ever.That takes place in the past.And has Bruce Campbell.[/quote] I second that, Bruce Campbell does rock. I got to meet him when i was over in Jacksoneville once. He has a place there.

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[quote]But why?[/quote] Do you want to be accepted here? Or would you rather be ran out by angry and (justifiably) pissed off mob with pitchforks and torches? There's an aspect of being a part of a "community," and it's showing some respect in the form of not flooding the forums. On your profile it says you're 25, an adult, so you should have a good understanding of respect. I honestly don't see how you would be unable to not understand it, other than that you really just don'

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[quote]Ack! I just saw on wikipedia that someone's remaking The Day The Earth Stood Still--and with KEANU REEVES! I think this can only be proof that there is a Satan!!Makes a religous person out of you, eh? I think I will pass on it. Once a movie becomes a classic to someone, a remake is always going to be worse, no matter what the acting or content is.Besides, Patrica Neal is too old to reprise her role now (although I caught her in Cookie's Fortune not long ago).[/quote] Oh Lord! Th

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[quote]Common belief? Of whom? The loons of liberalism? Just in their demented world, not in any real world. You really need to get out more, because you are starting to sound like a bot.[/quote] *sighs* I give up, I'm mentally tired of arguing with you. If you actually research, if you actually read history and analyze it like I have, (Because I absolutely love history, and at one point I wanted to get my doctorates in history.) then you'll see what I see, as well as what others have.

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[quote]Perfection IS absolute. And Communism is not the perfection of all things, nor really of anything (except in the demented minds of idiots).[/quote] Doc, I'm talking about a differing of opinions. You're stating an opinion, but I am stating a common belief (granted, opinion). [quote]See where the assinine comes in? NO rights. IN the perfection of Capitalism, Socialism, or any other ism, the first part is the same goal. Period. But the implementation is the nut that cant

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[quote]Evil is any time man walks away from God, the Creator. This is anything from murder to "trivial" sins, such as gossip, or breaking the sabbath.[/quote] Well shoot cuz, I'm akin to the devil then, because I'm walking away from your view of God. :p [quote] Man is born evil, and has no hope of salvation without Jesus Christ. The payment for accepting Christ is that we are allowed into heaven with God, and the evil in us is taken

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[quote]~AD~No...I don't want to get high ( I do, just keeping it going with something. :P That's the point here, keep this thread going, and that's all I could think of really. (Blame it on my load of math homework. )