October 26 Shall be Forever Known as IGNORANT MAN-CHILD DAY! (OTT)

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[quote name='mykevermin']
There's the hypocrisy of people who woudn't dare laugh in the face of people's belief in God, but if you change the metaphysical being's name to "Xenu," then it's a laff riot.[/QUOTE]

Please, I (and most everyone else) laughs at fundamentalists all the time that say the earth is only @ 11k years old and man either walked with Dinosaurs or "they were put here as tricks by the devil."

Many people snicker at Catholics who literally believe that the communion wafer turns into Christ's flesh in your stomach as does the wine into blood.

It becomes an argument that I hear ad nauseum as to why scientology is no different than any other religion and not a cult.

However, sit down with any catholic, muslim, christian, hindu . . . etc. and they will all openly discuss even the most silly tennants of their dogma. (virgin births, creation mythos, Muhammed riding into heaven on the back of a rejected creature from Clash of the Titans.

Whereas scientologists are not only prohibited from discussing their dogma with any outsider (who LRH deemed the former racial epithet, a wog) but they are also prohibited from discussing even the the most fundamental elements of their dogma with other scientologist who have not been conditioned to the appropriate level. (Doing so to them is a high crime, which is why Davis cannot even indulge the question.)

And by conditioned I mean having spent over $100k on multiple auditing sessions that many researchers believe are a form of brainwashing/low-voltage mind control (and/or signed a billion year/ multi-lifetime contract and volunteered for their slave labor force) and been committed to their institution for a few years.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']I wish I was drinking with seanr right now.

Next Friday night?[/QUOTE]Sean seems to have a history of bailing on people.
 
[quote name='h3llbring3r']fundamentalists/Catholics who literally believe[/QUOTE]

You're not disagreeing with me by focusing on small, fringe portions of populations. You're honing in on specific aspects of broader faiths as the laughable points, rather than the entirety of the faith itself. Which actually reinforces my point.

EDIT: Sweet, JJ. It'll be like I'm hanging out with my younger brother then.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']You're not disagreeing with me by focusing on small, fringe portions of populations. You're honing in on specific aspects of broader faiths as the laughable points, rather than the entirety of the faith itself. Which actually reinforces my point.[/QUOTE]

Ahh sorry, I misread your point- I thought you were implying that scientology is not a cult because of its (what ever the cult equivalent of dogma is) is no more ridiculous than a generally accepted religion.

You were saying that many people of other faiths were being hypocritical in mocking it and would be highly offended if the shoe were on the other foot.

That still elevates what is considered by many to be cult to the level of a more widely accepted faith, no?
 
[quote name='Maklershed']H377BR1NG3R - what's that kanji supposed to mean?[/QUOTE]
oni-ni-kanabō, Oni with iron club ≈ invincible demon.

The closest symbol I could come up with for a "hellbringer" kana.
 
[quote name='h3llbring3r']That still elevates what is considered by many to be cult to the level of a more widely accepted faith, no?[/QUOTE]

Cults are groups with broad, often unclear aims. Religions tend to be more focused on salvation (on earth and in the afterlife, for example). The...detail...in the dogma, I guess you might say.

Jonestown is a great example of a cult because it dropped the pretense of religion entirely and later espoused socialist/communist goals as its primary focus (didja know that all of the estates of Jonestown residents were willed to the USSR?).

But when I hear cults I defer to a social scientific definition, not a "here's a wacky group of secretive people with non-normative beliefs" kind of definition. I may be doing your def. a disservice, but it's unintentional.
 
[quote name='Mojimbo']For fuck's sake, I went out of my way not to go into any MW2 threads or read any coverage after I read that there was a pretty big surprise/twist early on in the game and then some fucking moron in General Gaming gives it away in his thread title because his dumb ass wants people to sign up to boycott the game. Can you guys pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease (perm)ban that guy?[/QUOTE]

I missed it. So I guess I'll stay out of there.
[quote name='LinkinPrime']So Bayonetta is region free on PS3, and not on the X360...Wow![/QUOTE]

Newsflash! There is no region locking on PS3 games...Wow!
 
[quote name='mykevermin']Cults are groups with broad, often unclear aims. Religions tend to be more focused on salvation (on earth and in the afterlife, for example). The...detail...in the dogma, I guess you might say.

Jonestown is a great example of a cult because it dropped the pretense of religion entirely and later espoused socialist/communist goals as its primary focus (didja know that all of the estates of Jonestown residents were willed to the USSR?).

But when I hear cults I defer to a social scientific definition, not a "here's a wacky group of secretive people with non-normative beliefs" kind of definition. I may be doing your def. a disservice, but it's unintentional.[/QUOTE]

"Clear the planet" is a pretty broad aim and "disconnect," alienate and physically separate one's believers from their non-believing family and friends (and religious critics) also is a key element of cults. Disconnection is completely anti-social not just "non-normative." Isn't being anti-social a key element in cult structures and sustainability?

BTW, I read Gus Van Sant is going to be doing a movie about two cult members who ended up committing suicide that portrays Beck in a pretty negative way. Might be interesting.

I knew J.J.'s had an ideological bent but didn't know that about the estates of the cult members.
 
[quote name='zewone']Newsflash! There is no region locking on PS3 games...Wow![/QUOTE]

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3175774

There's a reason I asked you yesterday, sweetheart. And it wasn't to throw any impressive internet barbs in your direction.

EDIT: I suppose, hellbringer. I don't disagree with you, but the muddling comes in with regard to the "frontstage" ("we don't disconnect") and "backstage" ("we really do") w/ scientology.

BTW, if you have not read Jon Atak's "Piece of Blue Sky," you should: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Library/Shelf/atack/pobs.pdf
 
I did not read anything saying it was region free, but fair enough. I'm not looking to resurrect yesterday's pissing contest, just pointing out that there was some foundation behind my question.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3175774

There's a reason I asked you yesterday, sweetheart. And it wasn't to throw any impressive internet barbs in your direction.
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Sweetheart, if you had known anything, you would know that PS3 games don't have region locking.

Why the sudden posting in the OTT? To troll or just to keep tabs on us here pirates?
 
I do know that, but there have been rumors as long back as Stranglehold (ewwww.) that some of them would become region locked.

Is region locking likely on the system? No. Is it possible? Yes.

I lurk from time to time. I post from time to time. Is that a problem?
 
I've read excerpts of PoBS but not its entirety.

My next book cult related book is probably going to be Blown for Good.

My book backlog is bigger than my game backlog. I did just finish rereading Close to Shore (which is fantastic BTW) and I rarely read much fiction anymore. Close to Shore is kinda like Tom Clancy wrote a shark attack book with a few very technical passages from the Shark's POV.

The events involving the lone Great White in Jeresy were the basis for the majority of the scenes in the original Jaws, except it actually happened the early 1900s. The real life ending is even more fantastic and more unbelievably funny (in a dark and twisted way) than Jaws.
Two drunks, while completely lit, snag the rogue/mentally defective GW in a drift net after its last killing spree. The Great White then proceeds to swamp the boat nearly getting one, while the other drunk finally lays it out after beating it for 15 minutes with a boat oar. Unbelievable.
 
I'm pretty sure my killer cough from last week cause me to pull a muscle on my left ribcage. Either that or my heart is giving out. Fun.
 
[quote name='Eviltude']I'm pretty sure my killer cough from last week cause me to pull a muscle on my left ribcage. Either that or my heart is giving out. Fun.[/QUOTE]
Pleuritis maybe?
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']You imported it?[/QUOTE]Nah, but she's just a really sexy video game character. There was a really sexy ad somebody posted on GAF where the hair is wrapped around her. I'd kill to see a woman in her outfit, but she'd have to have the same curves and long hair. :drool:

I think the last video game character I :drool:d over was Paula from Earthbound.
Just kidding.. it was Rachel from NGS2.
 
[quote name='tiredfornow'] I'd kill to see a woman in her outfit, but she'd have to have the same curves and long hair.[/QUOTE]
I've read that before.
 
500x_bayonetta2underneath.jpg


Mmmm.
 
I just got done running for like an hour and now I am so tired I can't focus on writing this english assignment I need to have finished in 30 minutes.
 
[quote name='tiredfornow']
500x_bayonetta2underneath.jpg


Mmmm.[/QUOTE]

V, the Japanese gonzo adult video maker behind titles like Would You Like To Get An Enema Until You Poop? and I Saw A Bowel Movement!, has dubbed Bayonetta as the "Number 1 Erotic Actress of 2009". The site's official blog calls Bayonetta's revealing hair moves "erotic".
"This right here is high-grade peeping!" says staff blog. And if anyone knew high grade pooping, it would be V
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http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/full/~3/wz9605kTp_4/adult-video-maker-loves-bayonetta

:lol:
 
[quote name='A Happy Panda']So what's the best PS3 Headset?[/QUOTE]

They all stink like shit. Just get a half decent bluetooth.
 
[quote name='A Happy Panda']So what's the best PS3 Headset?[/QUOTE]
The official one bests the MGS (which I never tried but never found a positive review) & Jabra pack-in from Warhawk. The official is a little "pinchy" behind the ear, but I like the upright stand. Zew's right- If you have one or plan on buying a nice BT HS ever, do that instead.
 
roof's leaking. my former coworker's fiance is a roofer. he's trying to plug up the leak to prevent any more damage. looks like wood is rotted and all sorts of other fun things. my week just keeps getting better.
 
[quote name='JohnnyFoxDarko']Bayonetta would be hotter with red hair. :cool:[/QUOTE]

[quote name='Chika']roof's leaking. my former coworker's fiance is a roofer. he's trying to plug up the leak to prevent any more damage. looks like wood is rotted and all sorts of other fun things. my week just keeps getting better.[/QUOTE]

stop being cursed! :bomb:

i still love you though. :grouphug:
 
[quote name='crystalklear64']Bayonetta. The glasses, the glasses. Dunno why but glasses completely ruin even the most attractive women for me. Get that girl some contacts![/QUOTE]

Apparently someone doesn't like the "naughty librarian" look. :shock:
 
[quote name='corrosivefrost']stop being cursed! :bomb:

i still love you though. :grouphug:[/QUOTE]

awwww :puke:

Roofer got the leak plugged up temporarily and didn't charge us anything :whee: When it stops raining and everything dries out, we're gonna need a better patch, though.
 
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