Re: a comment on stab in the dark by not_a_philosopher	zodiac 212.118.19.189	31-Mar-05/6:43 AM
Of course belief can't be turned on or off at will. Unfortunately (for you), Pascal's Wager only says that it's more reasonable to believe in God than to not believe in God; it doesn't do anything to make people who don't believe into believers or vice versa. So if the question is, "If everyone were logical and reasonable, would they be agnostic?" then the answer is no, they'd believe in God. If the question is, "If everyone became logical and reasonable, would they become agnostic?" the answer's probably also no, they probably wouldn't change, since reason doesn't seem to have much to do with it. If the question is, "If everyone were as logical and reasonable as durr_T_hippie, would they be agnostic?" the answer's again probably no, they'd just spout off a bunch of unreasonable nonsense they'd heard somewhere, like he does.
Re: a comment on Holding The Ground by Miggy	zodiac 212.118.19.178	31-Mar-05/6:06 AM
You dope, everyone writes about superheroes. Do you really want to be remembered by history as "the guy who did what Dave Matthews did?"
Re: a comment on stab in the dark by not_a_philosopher	zodiac 212.118.19.178	31-Mar-05/6:00 AM
What does that have to do with anything?
Re: a comment on The Symbol by Dovina	zodiac 212.118.19.178	31-Mar-05/5:57 AM
The cross is not a symbol of a good luck charm, nor of a gruesome method of execution. It IS a good luck charm and IS a gruesome method of execution. As usual, your grammar's a total mess. How are we supposed to continue this discussion if you keep commenting like an epileptic uselessly flapping his spasm-riddled arms on the keyboard?
Re: a comment on No Worries by Dovina	zodiac 212.118.19.178	31-Mar-05/5:53 AM
Look, I'm not trying to break your balls; I really can't even tell if you're quoting Asaph ironically or not. You have to admit that's a pretty big thing to think about while reading it. And besides, you gave me crap for... something about having an opinion on this poem. I don't remember what now, and can't be bothered to check. So, if your not a total retard, respond in some intelligible fashion to the following prompt: PROMPT: A crack addict pops out of a dark alley, puts a gun to your head, and says, "Choose which you are the most in favor of: the evildoers in Psalm 73 or the virtuous pureheart. As long as you choose one - any one, it doesn't matter - you will not be shot. If you fail to choose, you'll be shot until you're long past dead. I'm a crack addict, see. I'm crazy."
Re: a comment on Maybe Someday by Luzr	zodiac 212.118.19.178	31-Mar-05/5:40 AM
Yes, Shakespeare is, isn't he? Do you introduce yourself to people as a writer?
Re: a comment on Against the Gorgon by thepinkbunnyofdoom	zodiac 212.118.19.178	31-Mar-05/5:39 AM
Q3: That's illegible. Would you care to try again? (HINT: Looks aren't suicide implements either, except in your backward notion of suicide, which we should define for the sake of future comments in this string as "almost anything dramatic and self-glorifying as long as it doesn't involve actual death") Q4: That's because you're a preteen. And why did you write a poem about suicide then?
Re: a comment on Plato by not_a_philosopher	zodiac 212.118.19.178	31-Mar-05/5:36 AM
Too bad. You'd have probably come off cleverer if you'd been the speaker of the poem instead of yourself, but not much. not_a_philosopher: if perhaps you could remember that the view of a comment is not necessarily the etc etc etc zodiac: Trump.
Re: a comment on Plato by not_a_philosopher	zodiac 212.118.19.178	31-Mar-05/5:34 AM
PS-Dovina, if you've got a problem with me answering your questions for you, why don't you fucking try doing it for once?
Re: a comment on Plato by not_a_philosopher	zodiac 212.118.19.178	31-Mar-05/5:33 AM
She never does. Dovina's real answer is most likely "Things other people believe are evil but I don't believe are evil are not actually evil. Ergo: trump." But it's unlikely she's even thought it out that far, and as things stand, she'll probably continue to "dodge" even the most simply put of questions and consider herself "wittier" and "more than usually astounding" for it.
Re: Standing by the Sea by thepinkbunnyofdoom	Stephen Robins 213.146.148.199	31-Mar-05/3:16 AM
You nonce.
Re: James The Dashing Pirate by thepinkbunnyofdoom	Stephen Robins 213.146.148.199	31-Mar-05/3:14 AM
Name me one person called Jason who is not a collossal cockwound.
Re: Twilight Affair by thepinkbunnyofdoom	Stephen Robins 213.146.148.199	31-Mar-05/3:13 AM
Do you possess an innie or an outie? (penis that is)
Re: A Little Further by thepinkbunnyofdoom	Stephen Robins 213.146.148.199	31-Mar-05/3:12 AM
Appallingly damp.
Re: Half a dozen by thepinkbunnyofdoom	Stephen Robins 213.146.148.199	31-Mar-05/3:11 AM
Do you and CLS show each other your bits over the internet - I suppose it's easier for CLS to do so as they are detachable.
Re: Holding The Ground by Miggy	luzrheroguy 66.42.219.174	30-Mar-05/11:10 PM
Apparently I'm not the only one who writes about superheroes. Well done. Beginning could use some rewriting but the rest was well done. -9-
Re: a comment on Plato by not_a_philosopher	edpeterson 68.79.6.28	30-Mar-05/4:14 PM
You didn't answer the question.
Re: a comment on an unbiased voice (or the most biased one you'll hear) by i_am_the_popsicle	i_am_the_popsicle 64.12.116.195	30-Mar-05/3:56 PM
im sorry that you cant read this (hope your not judging the writing section on the new sat) but honestly, why should you even care hope for things that are worth hoping for sir (and i must say, after a review of comments you have left in various places, i must say you are a cynical ass who is rotten and entirely proud of it)
Re: a comment on stab in the dark by not_a_philosopher	not_a_philosopher 64.12.116.195	30-Mar-05/3:27 PM
i may well be a narcisist and self centered, wouldnt doubt it for a second (i am, afterall, american) i have never touched a non-prescription drug in my life, and have never abused "legal" products for the effect of the legal and i am not addicted to spirituality/religion or anything of the sort i am a jew waivering on agnostic and am as far fromt he right wing fundamentalist christian you are imagining me to be i agree with you on all that stuff you said about god and BS how could man (women) i often comment on the bs-ness of religions that dont let you think - i prefer philosophy to close minded jesus crap i agree with you about what makes people happy, and we are all delusional, usually about our granduer im not damning anyone it anything id rather believe in spinoza's god than that of john matthew luke or mark i believe in c. s. lewis's ideas of heaven and hell (you might want to read the great divorce) and trust me, i have no idea what the difference between good and evil is, but if you know please enlighten me
Re: a comment on stab in the dark by not_a_philosopher	not_a_philosopher 64.12.116.195	30-Mar-05/3:16 PM
actually im a jewish literature/philosophy/history nerd who likes the beatles and couldnt read music if my life depended on it but nice try