Wow...are you seriously comparing Harry Potter to Shakespeare?
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How Christians and there god sound to me.
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Are you seriously comparing the bible to Harry Potter?
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
At least Harry Potter is relatively consistent over the 7 books...
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November 7, 2012 at 11:38 am
(This post was last modified: November 7, 2012 at 11:39 am by Gooders1002.)
(November 7, 2012 at 11:32 am)pocaracas Wrote: At least Harry Potter is relatively consistent over the 7 books... And written also better.
"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful" - Edward Gibbon (Offen misattributed to Lucius Annaeus Seneca or Seneca the Younger) (Thanks to apophenia for the correction)
'I am driven by two main philosophies: Know more about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you' - Neil deGrasse Tyson "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain  RE: How Christians and there god sound to me.
November 7, 2012 at 12:00 pm
(This post was last modified: November 7, 2012 at 12:01 pm by Gooders1002.)
(November 7, 2012 at 11:49 am)John V Wrote:I did and Yes I am comparing the Bible to Harry Potter.(November 7, 2012 at 11:27 am)Rhythm Wrote: Are you seriously comparing the bible to Harry Potter?No, Gooders did. One has an evil dark lord who wants to rule the world, and has special powers can kill people at will. Also rules the world with an iron fist. Also commits genocide and tortures people for fun. And one is Harry Potter.
"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful" - Edward Gibbon (Offen misattributed to Lucius Annaeus Seneca or Seneca the Younger) (Thanks to apophenia for the correction)
'I am driven by two main philosophies: Know more about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you' - Neil deGrasse Tyson "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain RE: How Christians and there god sound to me.
November 7, 2012 at 12:02 pm
(This post was last modified: November 7, 2012 at 12:05 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
You mean you didn't get this ball rolling with the "best seller" quip John? Comparisons to others works of fiction were inevitable from that point on.
Speaking of which....... printing off copies of this sordid little rag on some schmucks donated dime and then squirreling them away in a seedy motels bedside drawer does not a best-seller make, imho. But to each his own. Hmn, lets see how many times the Bible has made an appearance on the best seller list.....(looks....looks again)....ah, that's right. It isn't on the list, it has never been on the list. But have fun running with that anyway.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
(November 7, 2012 at 12:02 pm)Rhythm Wrote: You mean you didn't get this ball rolling with the "best seller" quip John? Comparisons to others works of fiction were inevitable from that point on.Seriously? I compared the bible to Harry Potter by mentioning sales of the Bible and not mentioning Harry Potter? That's really how your mind works? RE: How Christians and there god sound to me.
November 7, 2012 at 1:45 pm
(This post was last modified: November 7, 2012 at 1:45 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Apparently so, yours doesn't? The best seller bit was your baby, own the fallout.
Actually, my little chuckles were more aimed at reversing the roles of which narrative should be venerated and which should be denigrated. You might say "are you really comparing harry potter to shakespeare" whereas I might say "are you really comparing the bible to harry potter?" We are both expressing the same sentiment, though clearly we have different opinions on which is the superior work of fiction in one of the two examples...lol.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
 (November 6, 2012 at 10:06 am)Gooders1002 Wrote: This is my personal opinion gathered from the words and agreements of Christians on this forum and how there tell us what their god it's like. After reading this and your other comments it seems to me you insert a lot into what was said and you take out anything good, you show your ignorance of who God is by listening to others and not researching scriptures. Get real and you might be taken seriously.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
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