Paloma Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 That's a favorite passage of mine, too. I've quoted it frequently in various talks, etc.It's great to have that in common!
Wiki Wonka Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 Indeed. It's been sad to watch his rapid deterioration of late.Curiously, too, my Malevolent Stalker, whom one might have expected to be especially vocal recently, has had remarkably little to say. It's as if he's been assimilated into Kishkumen. Or, perhaps, vice versa.The precise metaphysical/ectoplasmic nature of such changes remains mysterious, I'm afraid, but there are some valuable clues in the texts gathered and published by Professor C. S. Lewis in his invaluable edition of The Screwtape Letters, particularly toward the end of the volume..The boards are addictive. Witness my recent attempts to leave them behind, yet here I still am.If you will forgive the Sci-Fi reference, for those familiar with Stargate SG-1, the villains (the Goa'uld) use a high tech "sarcophagus" to rejuvenate themselves. If a person is injured, spending a session in the sarcophagus heals them. If they are dead, it even brings them back to life.However, if a healthy person uses the sarcophagus, it makes them feel even better than normal. Repeated use strengthens and reinforces the effect. It gradually strips away their sense of right and wrong and causes them to become focused upon how right they are, and how insignificant and wrong others are. With repeated use, they become addicted to it. They become so wrapped up in themselves that they are incapable of recognizing the person that they used to be.I view message board participation as spending time in the "sarcophagus." For short duration, it can be healthy. However, if you become addicted, you can lose your sense of self and begin behaving like those with whom you interact.WW 4
escott3564 Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 It's good to see you here. Despite our differences, I always admired your willingness to stand up for what you thought was right no matter what side it was. Tell Liz to rejoin us!I have taken you up on your offer, Juliann! I hope that we can let bygones be bygones and start over.P.S... I sent you an email. 2
wenglund Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 I have taken you up on your offer, Juliann! I hope that we can let bygones be bygones and start over.P.S... I sent you an email. Great to have you here, Liz.Thanks, -Wade Englund-
Paloma Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 I have taken you up on your offer, Juliann! I hope that we can let bygones be bygones and start over.P.S... I sent you an email. Wonderful to see you here, Liz.I feel kind of awkward saying that because I'm barely a part of the other board, nor do I participate much here.But I love seeing anything that smacks even the tiniest bit of barriers coming down and bridges being built! 2
cinepro Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 The boards are addictive. Witness my recent attempts to leave them behind, yet here I still am.If you will forgive the Sci-Fi reference, for those familiar with Stargate SG-1, the villains (the Goa'uld) use a high tech "sarcophagus" to rejuvenate themselves. If a person is injured, spending a session in the sarcophagus heals them. If they are dead, it even brings them back to life.However, if a healthy person uses the sarcophagus, it makes them feel even better than normal. Repeated use strengthens and reinforces the effect. It gradually strips away their sense of right and wrong and causes them to become focused upon how right they are, and how insignificant and wrong others are. With repeated use, they become addicted to it. They become so wrapped up in themselves that they are incapable of recognizing the person that they used to be.I view message board participation as spending time in the "sarcophagus." For short duration, it can be healthy. However, if you become addicted, you can lose your sense of self and begin behaving like those with whom you interact.WWHey Wiki, please be sure not to make any references to Stargate (SG-1 or otherwise) in any threads dealing with the Book of Abraham. We don't want to mix imaginary Egyptology with the real stuff.
cinepro Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) If attempting to use one's influence to hinder or halt publication of a writing is not attempted censorship, I wonder what censorship looks like.I'll tell you what it looks like. I posted something positively hee-larious in his Facebook feed today and he deleted it. Oh, what was it, you ask? In his post on there being a rumor about there being two women prayer-givers at the next General Conference, I said:I refuse to cheer until I know who they'll be praying to.You see, it's funny because it can be read both ways. It's the reader's preconceptions that inform the comment. On its face it's totally innocuous, but depending on what you think, it could be referring to any number of things, and it doesn't say whether I want it to be any number of things, or I "refuse to cheer" until I know it isn't one of the other things.... Edited March 14, 2013 by cinepro
alter idem Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 Wonderful to see you here, Liz.I feel kind of awkward saying that because I'm barely a part of the other board, nor do I participate much here.But I love seeing anything that smacks even the tiniest bit of barriers coming down and bridges being built!Well, maybe you don't post much, but I recognize you (I've always loved your avatar), and for those of us who've been around awhile, it really is a great day to have Liz back.Happy Birthday wishes, Liz! 1
Wiki Wonka Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 (edited) Hey Wiki, please be sure not to make any references to Stargate (SG-1 or otherwise) in any threads dealing with the Book of Abraham. We don't want to mix imaginary Egyptology with the real stuff.Facsimile 1 looks suspiciously like the ceremony of implantation of an immature goa'uld in a jaffa.And everyone thought that priest was holding a knife...WW Edited March 15, 2013 by Wiki Wonka 2
juliann Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 I have taken you up on your offer, Juliann! I hope that we can let bygones be bygones and start over.P.S... I sent you an email. Absolutely, good to have you back!
Daniel Peterson Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 I have taken you up on your offer, Juliann! I hope that we can let bygones be bygones and start over.P.S... I sent you an email. Welcome, Liz!
Jersey Girl Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 Absolutely, good to have you back!Oh, I see how it is! You were just using me to get Liz back. Yeah, yeah, sure, sure.
Daniel Peterson Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 Oh, I see how it is! You were just using me to get Liz back. Yeah, yeah, sure, sure. Right. Now go away. You've done what we needed.Bwahahahahaha.
Calm Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 Hey Wiki, please be sure not to make any references to Stargate (SG-1 or otherwise) in any threads dealing with the Book of Abraham. We don't want to mix imaginary Egyptology with the real stuff.You are no fun.
Calm Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 I'll tell you what it looks like. I posted something positively hee-larious in his Facebook feed today and he deleted it. Can't believe he didn't mark it as Post of the Year.
Calm Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 Facsimile 1 looks suspiciously like the ceremony of implantation of an immature goa'uld in a jaffa.And everyone thought that priest was holding a knife...WWAnd Facsimile 2 obviously is about a stargate....
Jersey Girl Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 Right. Now go away. You've done what we needed.Bwahahahahaha.No problem. It's just more evidence of the control you exercise over your minions. This, of course, will be noted in your dossier to be used for future reference.Don't say you weren't warned, Peterson!
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