The "burn Koran/Quran/[insert different way to spell it] day" thing continues..
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:doh: You'll be telling him there are more than four elements next :-).
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Of course, if one equates closing down a website in the twenty-first century with book burning in the thirteenth century, then we we haven't really progressed a great deal.
Nah, unfair comparison... It was shut down because it violated the site's AUP... They had a provision barring "Hate speech."
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Nah, unfair comparison... It was shut down because it violated the site's AUP... They had a provision barring "Hate speech."
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Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)In this day and age, I agree, an unfair comparison. However this sort of language, in the thirteenth century, could well have been considered as 'hate speech': Starting with sura 9:73 "Prophet, make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites and deal rigorously with them. Hell shall be their home: an evil fate." ...or you may prefer sura 9:123 "Believers, make war on the infidels who dwell around you. Deal firmly with them. Know that god is with the righteous." ...or blunt and to the point, sura 2:190 "Slay them wherever you find them." There are several hundred others, equally questionable with regard to moral intent. Of course, if you were to read Deuteronomy or Leviticus, you will find some truly appalling stuff.
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In this day and age, I agree, an unfair comparison. However this sort of language, in the thirteenth century, could well have been considered as 'hate speech': Starting with sura 9:73 "Prophet, make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites and deal rigorously with them. Hell shall be their home: an evil fate." ...or you may prefer sura 9:123 "Believers, make war on the infidels who dwell around you. Deal firmly with them. Know that god is with the righteous." ...or blunt and to the point, sura 2:190 "Slay them wherever you find them." There are several hundred others, equally questionable with regard to moral intent. Of course, if you were to read Deuteronomy or Leviticus, you will find some truly appalling stuff.
Yep, that looks like hate speech... Unless, like me, you consider all of those religious texts to be works of fiction, not instructions to be followed.
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Yep, that looks like hate speech... Unless, like me, you consider all of those religious texts to be works of fiction, not instructions to be followed.
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Slight mix up, there are five senses according to CSS. Aristotle was also incorrect in thinking there were four elements (Earth, Wind, Fire and Water).
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It's a pretty stupid thing to do, but it's completely legal. It's a great way for them to say "Hey everyone, we're a bunch of bigoted #(%*&@#s!" Now, I want to see an event where they take the "holy" texts of every religion they can find (Don't want to leave anyone out!) and burn them all in the same bonfire. The message would be "Look, they're all just books." Actually, that would probably be misinterpreted as militant atheism... Hmm... Ok, let's see... Ok, new idea. Take all of those "holy" texts... Print a new book that interleaves the pages... One page of the bible, one page of the koran, one page of whatever else, and so on... Sort them randomly (But no repeats!) just to make sure it's fair. We'll call it... uh... Alright, that was the end of the idea, so someone else has to think of a funny name for it.
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I'm all for it, burn the filthy books, draw the pedophile Mohammad, and burn the drawings. If we keep bowing down to them, soon our women will be wearing headscarfs and people will receive lashes and stonings for petty crimes.
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They are drawing everyone together, don't even realise it's backfiring.
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Slight mix up, there are five senses according to CSS. Aristotle was also incorrect in thinking there were four elements (Earth, Wind, Fire and Water).
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Pete o'Hanlon: If it wasn't insulting tools, I'd say you were dumber than a bag of spanners.Nope, he's not mixed up. Captain Planet was a horrible kiddie cartoon, where (And I'm ashamed to know this stuff), the five kids on the team, whatever they were called, had these rings that each represented and controlled one of the "five elements", in their messed-up logic... Fire, Water, Earth, Air, and "Heart"... Like I said, horrible cartoon.
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You really are a mind numbingly stupid person.
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Go submit to your islamic masters. Let them behead you.
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Nope, he's not mixed up. Captain Planet was a horrible kiddie cartoon, where (And I'm ashamed to know this stuff), the five kids on the team, whatever they were called, had these rings that each represented and controlled one of the "five elements", in their messed-up logic... Fire, Water, Earth, Air, and "Heart"... Like I said, horrible cartoon.
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Nope, he's not mixed up. Captain Planet was a horrible kiddie cartoon, where (And I'm ashamed to know this stuff), the five kids on the team, whatever they were called, had these rings that each represented and controlled one of the "five elements", in their messed-up logic... Fire, Water, Earth, Air, and "Heart"... Like I said, horrible cartoon.
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Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)My bad I thought by Capt. Planet he was talking about CSS. I did sick in my mouth a little when I found out what the 5th element was..... :-)
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My bad I thought by Capt. Planet he was talking about CSS. I did sick in my mouth a little when I found out what the 5th element was..... :-)
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Pete o'Hanlon: If it wasn't insulting tools, I'd say you were dumber than a bag of spanners.That's why I put it in quotes :)
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Nope, he's not mixed up. Captain Planet was a horrible kiddie cartoon, where (And I'm ashamed to know this stuff), the five kids on the team, whatever they were called, had these rings that each represented and controlled one of the "five elements", in their messed-up logic... Fire, Water, Earth, Air, and "Heart"... Like I said, horrible cartoon.
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Daniel Casserly wrote:
general good hygiene laws (such as excretion removal) that in "civilisation" was vacant until a few hundred years ago.
Civilisation is about 10,000 years old. Ur and Damascus? Ever heard of them? Britain had flushing toilets about 5000 years ago, and the Egyptians knew about food hygeine and were sailing to South America (although it was possibly the Phoenicians) so they knew the Earth was round and how big it was. All this predates the bible.
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Not to mention moral codes that are still lacking.
Yes, interesting that even Jesus says you should treat your slaves well and not beat them too hard or too often.
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you should treat your slaves well and not beat them too hard or too often.
Is that possible? I always beleived that was what slaves were for. BTW, you know we can enslave the Welsh, Scotish AND French? Just check good old Leviticus [Chapter 25, verse 44]
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In this day and age, I agree, an unfair comparison. However this sort of language, in the thirteenth century, could well have been considered as 'hate speech': Starting with sura 9:73 "Prophet, make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites and deal rigorously with them. Hell shall be their home: an evil fate." ...or you may prefer sura 9:123 "Believers, make war on the infidels who dwell around you. Deal firmly with them. Know that god is with the righteous." ...or blunt and to the point, sura 2:190 "Slay them wherever you find them." There are several hundred others, equally questionable with regard to moral intent. Of course, if you were to read Deuteronomy or Leviticus, you will find some truly appalling stuff.
Chris C-B wrote:
Leviticus
Don't diss Levi! He's the drunken uncle of the bible. Thank's to him, [as long as your a good Christian] you can own slaves - both male and female - as long as their from the next country; I'm thinking of getting a couple of scots myself.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H
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That being said, depending on your translation, there was a chinese belief in the elements being air, water, fire, wood and gold/metal.
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a chinese belief in the elements being air, water, fire, wood and gold/metal.
I thought it was melamine, etylene glycol, and lead? :laugh:
Once you agree to clans, tribes, governments...you've opted for socialism. The rest is just details.