Twilight Wolf
El Cid
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This is sort of a game. But not game enough for a trendy game. If it gets out of hand, I or another mod will close the topic. Basically, here's how to play.
Pick a religion and defend its supremacy using its own beliefs and tenets. This cannot be your own religion, i.e. if you are Christian, you cannot pick Christianity.
You must also be mature about this. Example: You CANNOT say something like "Judiaism loses because they killed Jesus". Please, keep your defense mature and not attacking of other religions. However, if you wanted to say something like "God is the Holy Trinity, and God is omnipresent, therefore Jesus, part of the Trinity, is found in every other religion, and as such, everyone is truly a Christian". Ofcourse, this is a horrible oversimplification, and I beg that you use more mature arguments than that.
The religions/belief systems to be used below are listed. They are general, so we won't be doing Catholocism or Orthodox Judaism.
-Christianity (Fleamo)
-Judaism
-Islam (The Tao of Bill)
-Hinduism (Twilight Wolf)
-Buddhism(Chibisuke Chan89)
-Confucianism
-Taoism
-Satanism (Hoopla)
-Paganism (Negoogunogumbar)
-Shintoism
-Greek(Reblob192)
-As a note of explaination, Greek is like Zeus and Hades.
-Sikhism (Zim)
Please reply stating the religion you would like to defend, I, or another mod, will update this list up here to keep track of the who's who.
EDIT: Also, if you wish to admit defeat, and or switch sides, feel free to do so. Every religion must have at least one defender before beginning. If not eveyr religion has one within three days, then those that don't are eliminated. If a religion becomes absent of defenders for a period of three days, then it loses. May the best religion win.
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The Tao Of Bill
Wii Are Not A Number
Baby Bill
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I'll take islam
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Adam
Undiluted Awesome
Flies in His Eyes
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No Agnosticism? I'll stick with Buddhism, then. Which I suppose works well, 'cause really, everything is Buddhism if you try hard enough.
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hupla
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I got cartoons to watch!
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Damn you chibi
Satanism
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Fleamo
Fleam On!
Señor Moderator
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No Agnosticism? I'll stick with Buddhism, then. Which I suppose works well, 'cause really, everything is Buddhism if you try hard enough.
I think there should be an atheism at least. Someone is always on that side in real debates. Next, I think there should be some opening question to discuss. Finally, I think I could take Christianity because it's really necessary to have it in a discussion like this and I know it pretty well and I'm one of the closest things this forum has to a nonChristian, but if someone else shows up to take it I'll step to Judaism. |
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http://cloop.wordpress.com Hey you little runts down in the Trendy Game Shop, posting constantly without really saying anything: I played your game once. I know what that's like. I was once your leader. You know the reason posts don't count in the Trendy Game? You're looking at him. Respect your elders.
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Reblob129
"There he is! The incredible Dawkins makes the pick!"
I'm the tongan ninja
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so I guess mormans fall under christianity then,
hmmm, I'll take greek
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 "Here we go, 4th down, 3 seconds left, boys down by four, ball on the 2, winner makes the playoffs. Romo gets the snap, looking, checks off, rolls out to the right, feels the backside blitz, see's an opening! There he goes! Romo at the two, at the one, goal line, dives!!! Here comes Brian Dawkins! ROMO GETS SHUT DOWN BY THE INCREDIBLE DAWK! NO GOOD! NO GOOD! EAGLES WIN!" |
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Negoogunogumbar
Sage of Light
You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
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Norse Mythology please.
If I have to pick from the list I'll take Paganism since it is pretty much the same thing but less specific to Germany/Scandinavia.
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Hyruleansoldier
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The Paradox of Kirby: Suckage = Ownage ^_^
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I'm the man for atheism, though I don't expect any "theological battle" will really serve a purpose... Anyone who believes in something and has some reason/motivation/state of mind for that belief, he/she is not likely to give that up...
Plus, there's little to be proven about anything. I just know there's naught out there, so that's that basically...
Yet I find religion to be a fascinating something. And having great potential of giving people, well, if I must resort to cliché's: power, wisdom and courage ^^
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Bidet to you sir
zim
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OK 2 points:
1) It's shinto not shintoism
2) Where the fuck is Sikhism, and if you add it gives it to me.
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Fleamo
Fleam On!
Señor Moderator
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I'm the man for atheism, though I don't expect any "theological battle" will really serve a purpose... Anyone who believes in something and has some reason/motivation/state of mind for that belief, he/she is not likely to give that up... You have to choose a religion which isn't what you believe. It'll get you thinking about other opinions, broaden your horizons etc. Make the world a better place. 2) Where the fuck is Sikhism 3.) What the fuck is Sikhism |
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Adam
Undiluted Awesome
Flies in His Eyes
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3.) What the fuck is Sikhism Some religion from India, sorta Hindu+Islam, but not really. As always, Wikipedia has the answers. And just for the record, I'd like to encourage TW to include in his big list o' religions, as it's got more followers worldwide than half of the other's listed there. That makes it important or somethin', I guess. |
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Fleamo
Fleam On!
Señor Moderator
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Still no atheism though, huh?
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http://cloop.wordpress.comHey you little runts down in the Trendy Game Shop, posting constantly without really saying anything: I played your game once. I know what that's like. I was once your leader. You know the reason posts don't count in the Trendy Game? You're looking at him. Respect your elders.
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Twilight Wolf
El Cid
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Still no atheism though, huh?
You wouldn't be able to defend it anyway? HS, the object here is not to change beliefs. It's a forensics exercise of arguing for a side with which you might not agree; i.e. being able to see things from another perspective. |
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Duck and cover, they're out to get you, they're out to get you, and they're taking over, your block, your God, your country. Duck and cover, they're gonna get you, gonna get you, but we got you covered, believe, be good, be one now |
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Rew
The Hylian Grammarian
Subjecting innocents to Vogon poetry since 1980.
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Sign me up to defend that noble religion of Din, Farore, and Nayru!  |
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The Tao Of Bill
Wii Are Not A Number
Baby Bill
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Sign me up to defend that noble religion of Din, Farore, and Nayru! lame...  |
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Fleamo
Fleam On!
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Still no atheism though, huh?
You wouldn't be able to defend it anyway? Well I wouldn't want to, at least. But it's one of those big religious beliefs which should be there. I want to see [Mongooseman, Keaton, some superchristian person who's actually here] take atheism as much as he would probably delight in seeing my defense of the Lord Jesus Christ. It's a point of view that I think should be represented in any religious discussion(which is why I tend to lean towards arguing for it myself, despite slight differences in opinion between me and it). |
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http://cloop.wordpress.comHey you little runts down in the Trendy Game Shop, posting constantly without really saying anything: I played your game once. I know what that's like. I was once your leader. You know the reason posts don't count in the Trendy Game? You're looking at him. Respect your elders.
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Rew
The Hylian Grammarian
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Sign me up to defend that noble religion of Din, Farore, and Nayru! lame... Ah come on, Bill, grow a sense of humor here. |
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Twilight Wolf
El Cid
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So Shinto, Taoism, Confucianism, and Judaism are eliminated.
Let the great debate begin!
Opening remarks:
First of all, Hinduism is the only religion with the correct concept of time. Christians argue that God (Brahma) created the world in seven days and rested on sunday. This is partially true- except the "day" here is a cosmic day. As a word of explaination for the length of a cosmic day:
Every thousand years, a bird flies over the Mt. Everest carrying in its beak a scarf. As it flies over, it brushes against the top of the mountain. The amount of time it takes for the mountain to be worn down is one cosmic day.
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Duck and cover, they're out to get you, they're out to get you, and they're taking over, your block, your God, your country. Duck and cover, they're gonna get you, gonna get you, but we got you covered, believe, be good, be one now |
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Bidet to you sir
zim
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Sikhism does not wish to "battle" in this debate as we believe there are many paths to God, the Guru or as you may say prophet Nanak taught us this in the Guru Granth Sahib:
"Some read the Vedas, and some the Koran. Some wear blue robes, and some wear white. Some call themselves Muslim, and some call themselves Hindu. Some yearn for paradise, and others long for heaven. Says Nanak, one who realizes the Hukam of God’s will, knows the secrets of his Lord and Master."
We believe this as one can never truly know God until they have reached salvation by fighting the five thieves of lust, greed, anger, attachment and pride.
Until then they shall forever be in the cycle of reincarnation.
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Give me Shinto plz.
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