DonBradley Posted April 29, 2007 Author Posted April 29, 2007 As a pre-emptive strike against the inevitable questions, let me explain:I can't be the experimental subject. As an "apostate," I would already be on the bad side of the biblical God or Gods, making any plagues of killing body odor or the like from them upon me indistinguishable from those that might come from Zeus, Odin, et al.Pahoran, on the other hand, is as zealous a warrior for the Lord of Hosts as can be imagined. Plagues upon him would therefore be traceable to the pagan gods.See?Don
DonBradley Posted April 29, 2007 Author Posted April 29, 2007 I'm not sure, Tsuzuki. Which gods would you be offending?!Don
Theophilus07 Posted April 29, 2007 Posted April 29, 2007 Hi Don,This reminds me of a paper I had to do in High School. The teacher (a Jewish man) asked us to write a paper on whether or not the punishment that Sisyphus received was justified. In the paper, I cited multiple Old Testament passages on eternal punishment as a justification for the punishment. I got the paper back with a â??D+â? and a note from my teacher that read â??This is a pagan god weâ??re talking about here.â? I gave the paper back to him with a note in reply to his comment which read: â??Pagan god? Mine, yours, or theirs?â? He upped my grade to a â??B.â?The above story's general high level of polish and sucinct and snappy punchline are very evident. It contains the classic joke structure. The high level of the perceptiveness and and eloquence of student's response far exceeds what one normally encounters with high schoolers, as does the student's courage in making a cheeky response to a teacher. And the comeuppance the Jewish teacher gets is one of the required sections of widely-disseminated urban legends.Could this be an example of a Paul Dunn-type story which effectively and entertainingly teaches important principles and thus justifies being pius fiction? if so, I'd love to learn the source. There may be more good ones where this came from.Theophilus07
Jerubaal Posted April 29, 2007 Posted April 29, 2007 You guys are actually proud of being Scorpios? At least I've got a boss robot from Megaman 3 named after me:
Tsuzuki Posted April 29, 2007 Posted April 29, 2007 I'm not sure, Tsuzuki. Which gods would you be offending?!DonAll of them. Well, except for maybe Eris/Discordia, but that's only because offending her is sometimes seen as a form of worship.Oh, and I'll be killing the Buddha. Regularly.
Jerubaal Posted April 29, 2007 Posted April 29, 2007 I must be a Libra:I don't care much for astrology myself. I just really like Megaman.
Tsuzuki Posted April 29, 2007 Posted April 29, 2007 You guys are actually proud of being Scorpios? At least I've got a boss robot from Megaman 3 named after me:Which one is it?
Jerubaal Posted April 29, 2007 Posted April 29, 2007 Which one is it?Which one is named after a sign of the Zodiac?Hint: Bottom left
Tsuzuki Posted April 29, 2007 Posted April 29, 2007 Which one is named after a sign of the Zodiac?Hint: Bottom leftThat's cool. My Mars is close to the cusp of Shadow and Top.
The Nehor Posted April 29, 2007 Posted April 29, 2007 You guys are actually proud of being Scorpios? At least I've got a boss robot from Megaman 3 named after me:Note to self: If confronted by Jerubaal, employ a snake cannon to ensure victory.
DonBradley Posted April 29, 2007 Author Posted April 29, 2007 All of them. Well, except for maybe Eris/Discordia, but that's only because offending her is sometimes seen as a form of worship.Oh, and I'll be killing the Buddha. Regularly.Precisely as I suspected! The trouble with using you as an experimental subject is that it would be difficult to discern whether the outcomes would be due to offending (or perhaps pleasing) the "pagan" gods or to offending/pleasing the biblical god(s). In scientific terms, you would be a mix of "control" and "experimental" groups, confounding the effects of the control and experimental conditions.Perhaps you could temporarily lay aside displeasing one set of gods so we could assess the cause of the outcomes you receive...?<Picture really cool icon of Zeus with thunderbolts here>Don
Jerubaal Posted April 29, 2007 Posted April 29, 2007 Note to self: If confronted by Jerubaal, employ a snake cannon to ensure victory.I already destroyed Snakeman, and absorbed his powers. Too late for you.
Cold Steel Posted April 29, 2007 Posted April 29, 2007 What I didn't entirely follow, was LTC Carter able to preserve their vast knowledge, or was that lost in their efforts to save themselves? I don't know, but I wouldn't mind doing a little pagan worship with Lt. Col. Carter, if you know what I mean.
Tsuzuki Posted April 30, 2007 Posted April 30, 2007 Perhaps you could temporarily lay aside displeasing one set of gods so we could assess the cause of the outcomes you receive...?I think that should be doable.Switching paradigms in 5... 4... 3... 2... 1......Monotheistic Judeo-Christian Paradigm Activate!ZEUS IS AN IDIOT!!!...Oh, crap. Here he comes! Switch paradigms! Switch paradigms!
Tsuzuki Posted April 30, 2007 Posted April 30, 2007 ZAP!!!! Alas, our poor paradigm ! I managed to switch back in time, so I didn't get zapped.
DonBradley Posted April 30, 2007 Author Posted April 30, 2007 Phew!!Let's all take a lesson from Tsuzuki on this one. Be careful not to offend Zeus, the United States Marines, or Louis Midgley. They will rip your head off.Don
The Nehor Posted April 30, 2007 Posted April 30, 2007 I fear only the Chupacabra. http://www.theonion.com/content/node/40312
DonBradley Posted April 30, 2007 Author Posted April 30, 2007 I fear only the Chupacabra. http://www.theonion.com/content/node/40312Well, as the Good Book says, "The fear of the Chupacabra is the beginning of wisdom."
cinepro Posted April 30, 2007 Posted April 30, 2007 As a pre-emptive strike against the inevitable questions, let me explain:I can't be the experimental subject. As an "apostate," I would already be on the bad side of the biblical God or Gods, making any plagues of killing body odor or the like from them upon me indistinguishable from those that might come from Zeus, Odin, et al.Pahoran, on the other hand, is as zealous a warrior for the Lord of Hosts as can be imagined. Plagues upon him would therefore be traceable to the pagan gods.See? DonHave you forgotten Job? We would need a way to differentiate the plagues of pagan gods from those give by the Christian god for the purposes of testing.
DonBradley Posted May 1, 2007 Author Posted May 1, 2007 Have you forgotten Job? We would need a way to differentiate the plagues of pagan gods from those give by the Christian god for the purposes of testing.True. And maybe Zeus and Odin test and try humankind as well. This would explain Louis Midgley's papers in The FARMS Review.Don
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