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Do you have any information on why the soviets went to extreme lengths to acquire 37,000 nuclear bombs when only about a 500 were necessary?
Just something you'd want to wonder about. It seems to have been an all-consuming passion for them. (I wonder where they are now.)
I have to say also that Pallas your statement about the general irrelevance of Christ is not very true. For one thing, Christ basically affected the entire history of the Roman empire, causing it's fall to be quicker, it also dominated the fuedal structures afterwards. So for about 1500 years Europe was totally dominated by the memory and passion of Jesu.
Today we have Christian institutions, Christian law. Christian is basically a synonym for 'Western'. I would say that it is amazingly influential. And it's influence is about as great now.
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Posted 28 April 2003 - 11:43 AM
Perhaps, but its influnce is starting to decline and governments have been seperating religion from state. (and not in the "halfway" fashion the US has done) As they do so, religion tends to play a lesser role in people's lives.
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Posted 28 April 2003 - 12:19 PM
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Posted 28 April 2003 - 12:37 PM
Quick, someone give the man CPR! His pulse has failed!
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Posted 28 April 2003 - 03:11 PM
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I have to say also that Pallas your statement about the general irrelevance of Christ is not very true. For one thing, Christ basically affected the entire history of the Roman empire, causing it's fall to be quicker, it also dominated the fuedal structures afterwards. So for about 1500 years Europe was totally dominated by the memory and passion of Jesu.
I have to say also that Pallas your statement about the general irrelevance of Christ is not very true. For one thing, Christ basically affected the entire history of the Roman empire, causing it's fall to be quicker, it also dominated the fuedal structures afterwards. So for about 1500 years Europe was totally dominated by the memory and passion of Jesu.
I do not deny that Christianity has had significant political influence. What I believe is that, while the idea of the Christian God readily took root in Europe, very little of Christ's teachings had any social or cultural impact. Sure, most people lend a helping hand when it's needed, but they expect to be lent a helping hand when they need one - the idea of the bargain is hardly unique to Christianity.
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Posted 29 April 2003 - 12:07 AM
I know that it played a massive influence, partly economic and social resulting from the collapse of authority.
I'm much more interested in it now. It seems as though Christianity, despite having 2 billion +/- believers, is having little effect. This may have something to do with secularism, it may not. In my opinion, people just aren't following it.
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I'm much more interested in it now. It seems as though Christianity, despite having 2 billion +/- believers, is having little effect. This may have something to do with secularism, it may not. In my opinion, people just aren't following it.
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Posted 29 April 2003 - 05:09 PM
Maybe some people aren't motivated enough.
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Posted 29 April 2003 - 05:39 PM
...and then there are the people that actually follow what the Bible says. We like to call them saints.
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Posted 29 April 2003 - 06:13 PM
There are people who follow me, I like to call them followers.
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There are people who follow me, I like to call them followers.
I like to call them cronies.
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Posted 29 April 2003 - 06:40 PM
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I like to call them cronies.
I like to call them cronies.
Or minions.
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Posted 29 April 2003 - 07:10 PM
Or both.
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Posted 29 April 2003 - 07:28 PM
Or even crony minions.
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Posted 29 April 2003 - 07:38 PM
I prefer "stooges".
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Heh, Well I am GandalfDaddy, kind of a LOTR nut, I like these games that ambrosia makes and Trash Talk looked interesting so thats how I got here and thats a little about myself.
Seems things change really quickly around here I don't know if I can keep up, I like the corny minions one.
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Seems things change really quickly around here I don't know if I can keep up, I like the corny minions one.
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Corny minions?
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Posted 29 April 2003 - 09:38 PM
Nice sig Azeroth.
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Posted 29 April 2003 - 10:04 PM
Yes, as opposed to cheezy minions.
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Posted 29 April 2003 - 10:41 PM
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Heh, Well I am GandalfDaddy, kind of a LOTR nut
Heh, Well I am GandalfDaddy, kind of a LOTR nut
...ar quetelyë quenya?
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Posted 29 April 2003 - 11:40 PM
You have that elvish dictionary too?
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Posted 30 April 2003 - 01:22 PM
Hoo boy.
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Hoo boy.
Hoo boy.
You have no idea.
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Posted 30 April 2003 - 05:57 PM
Kind of! I'll ward off you evil people with my simeralian!! DIE!
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'It seems people have a taste for hell in the morning. ';
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Posted 30 April 2003 - 06:13 PM
Two words: Anger Management.
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From the moment I picked your book up, until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend on reading it.
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From the moment I picked your book up, until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend on reading it.
From the moment I picked your book up, until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend on reading it.
