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BigPapaSmurf
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 Posted - 10/22/2004 : 07:41:48
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I was thinking about it and it will inevitably become a real religion with goofballs who really believe it, considering that 70,000 austrailians regestered as Jedi. Whether it was a joke or not makes no difference, clearly Star Wars has a following already deemed 'religious'.
Anyway I was thinking about how to thwart potential Jedi that I meet in life, shouldnt be too hard.
Idiot: I'm a Jedi
Me: So your a virgin then?
Idiot: Huh, what do you mean?
ME: Well you must have started early if you became a Jedi and you know about the whole no fornication thing and all...
Idiot: Well..
Me: Unless you are a sith, in which case I shall have to kill you.
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"...things I have neither seen nor experienced nor heard tell of from anybody else; things, what is more, that do not in fact exist and could not ever exist at all. So my readers must not believe a word I say." -Lucian on his book True History
"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini |
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Ricky
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furshur
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Posted - 10/22/2004 : 08:16:36 [Permalink]
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Lucas was friends with Joseph Campbell (The Power of Myth) and they discussed the whole religious significance of the 'force' and the entire story. The bigger picture is the struggle of an individual (Luke) against the seeming insurmountable evil and becoming a man on the journey. This mirrors most religious myths.
I guess there are as many facts supporting the force 'religion' as there are any other religion.
"May the farce be with you!"
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BigPapaSmurf
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Posted - 10/22/2004 : 08:26:42 [Permalink]
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| Actually they have much more evidence than most, with 6 movies, probably over a hundred books, Cartoons, Artifacts like the mystical 5' bobba fett with deadly eye gouging missle launchers, comics, web sites, etc. |
"...things I have neither seen nor experienced nor heard tell of from anybody else; things, what is more, that do not in fact exist and could not ever exist at all. So my readers must not believe a word I say." -Lucian on his book True History
"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini |
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Dude
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Posted - 10/22/2004 : 18:46:02 [Permalink]
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Well, if Heinlein can inspire a religion (Stranger in a Strange Land), and a hack like Hubbard can get one going from a self-help book....
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Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong.
-- Thomas Jefferson
"god :: the last refuge of a man with no answers and no argument." - G. Carlin
Hope, n.
The handmaiden of desperation; the opiate of despair; the illegible signpost on the road to perdition. ~~ da filth |
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Ricky
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tw101356
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Posted - 10/22/2004 : 19:15:15 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Ricky
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Why not Star Wars?
Very true Dude. I'm suprised that it hasn't overtaken Christianity. I think we would be better off then, but what would a Jedi Fundie be like?
I can't resist...
"This is not the transitional form you're looking for." [waves hand]
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BigPapaSmurf
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Posted - 10/25/2004 : 06:33:12 [Permalink]
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LOL, man thats a good one.
Metachlorian Science is just in its infant stages, already accredited by 30 fringe institutions , with PO boxs. |
"...things I have neither seen nor experienced nor heard tell of from anybody else; things, what is more, that do not in fact exist and could not ever exist at all. So my readers must not believe a word I say." -Lucian on his book True History
"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini |
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chaloobi
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Posted - 10/25/2004 : 07:29:15 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by BigPapaSmurf
I was thinking about it and it will inevitably become a real religion with goofballs who really believe it, considering that 70,000 austrailians regestered as Jedi. Whether it was a joke or not makes no difference, clearly Star Wars has a following already deemed 'religious'.
Anyway I was thinking about how to thwart potential Jedi that I meet in life, shouldnt be too hard.
Idiot: I'm a Jedi
Me: So your a virgin then?
Idiot: Huh, what do you mean?
ME: Well you must have started early if you became a Jedi and you know about the whole no fornication thing and all...
Idiot: Well..
Me: Unless you are a sith, in which case I shall have to kill you.
Thwart them? Shit, we could use a few Jedi around here about now. If GW manages to lie his way into another term, a Jedi may be the only thing that can save us. Heck, all he'd need do is use a simple Jedi mind trick. Somebody of GW's apparent mental capability should be easy to control. |
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BigPapaSmurf
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Posted - 10/25/2004 : 08:36:38 [Permalink]
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| I can see Cheney in the back room using his Sith powers on Bush, 'We Did find WMD', We did find WMD mr brokaw |
"...things I have neither seen nor experienced nor heard tell of from anybody else; things, what is more, that do not in fact exist and could not ever exist at all. So my readers must not believe a word I say." -Lucian on his book True History
"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini |
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Valiant Dancer
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Posted - 10/25/2004 : 09:20:55 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by BigPapaSmurf
I can see Cheney in the back room using his Sith powers on Bush, 'We Did find WMD', We did find WMD mr brokaw
(Insert scene of Darth Cheney holding his thumb and forefinger about one inch apart, Brokaw stuggling as if choking.
Darth Cheney: I find your lack of faith disturbing.
Brokaw drops to the floor dead.)
(Darth Cheney: The WMD have been spirited away to Syria. The force is weak there and we will destroy them. Send in the Battledroids.)
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Dr. Mabuse
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Posted - 10/26/2004 : 08:24:01 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by tw101356
"This is not the transitional form you're looking for." [waves hand]
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Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..."
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bebebebebe123
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Posted - 11/23/2004 : 16:43:51 [Permalink]
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Taking a movie to serious could be a silly to do, especially when it comes to religion.
Who is the Pope and when will he/she/it has the first speech?
In the upcoming episode, I guess?
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Ricky
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Dr. Mabuse
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Posted - 11/23/2004 : 20:46:00 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by bebebebebe123
Taking a movie to serious could be a silly to do, especially when it comes to religion.
What about a book with bed-time stories in it about talking snakes, people walking on water, and raising the dead? |
Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..."
Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3
"Equivocation is not just a job, for a creationist it's a way of life..." Dr. Mabuse
Support American Troops in Iraq:
Send them unarmed civilians for target practice..
Collateralmurder. |
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