(February 10, 2013 at 11:06 am)John V Wrote: I doubt that a Christian fitting your criteria would have been allowed to make an atheist Poe sock puppet.

Anyone familiar with the 'proper' Star Trek episode "Mirror, Mirror"? When Spock had a beard, if that helps? One crucial plot element (though I might just be thinking of the James Blish paperback adaptation, based on the original draft script) was that when Kirk and his senior officers switched places with their other, violent, Universe's alter egos, it was easier for our Kirk as a civilised man to feign being a barbarian than for the barbarian version to act civilised. You can take this to mean whichever way you wish, but it does illustrate the difficulties of either side of the fence to portray someone from the other successfully enough to get away with it for long - Poe's Law notwithstanding.

(February 10, 2013 at 2:38 pm)catfish Wrote: I think you're exposing your lack of reading comprehension...
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Apologies. I dunno why my mind was stuck on you when lacking credibility was mentioned

(February 10, 2013 at 5:47 pm)fr0d0 Wrote:

(February 10, 2013 at 2:38 pm)catfish Wrote: I think you're exposing your lack of reading comprehension...
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Apologies. I dunno why my mind was stuck on you when lacking credibility was mentioned

That would be the lack of reading comprehension silly...
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(February 10, 2013 at 6:02 pm)catfish Wrote: That would be the lack of reading comprehension silly...

No, that would be a french duck.



The damn french and their strange desire to bathe with me...

Welp, at least zey can cook.

(February 10, 2013 at 5:29 pm)TaraJo Wrote:

(February 10, 2013 at 11:06 am)John V Wrote: I doubt it. You forget one factor - beliefs in the board mainstream. I doubt that a Christian fitting your criteria would have been allowed to make an atheist Poe sock puppet.

Yep. Atheists get more leeway on atheist forums. Just like Christians get to do things their way on Christian forums (In fact, isn't there a Christian forum out there that specifically bans atheists from posting anywhere but a sub forum specifically designated for atheists?). That's just the way things work.

Yes, I understand how things work. I'm pointing out inconsistencies between the official and unofficial rules.

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(February 10, 2013 at 5:44 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Anyone familiar with the 'proper' Star Trek episode "Mirror, Mirror"? When Spock had a beard, if that helps? One crucial plot element (though I might just be thinking of the James Blish paperback adaptation, based on the original draft script) was that when Kirk and his senior officers switched places with their other, violent, Universe's alter egos, it was easier for our Kirk as a civilised man to feign being a barbarian than for the barbarian version to act civilised. You can take this to mean whichever way you wish, but it does illustrate the difficulties of either side of the fence to portray someone from the other successfully enough to get away with it for long - Poe's Law notwithstanding.

What I find interesting about that episode is the button. Evil Kirk had a TV screen in his cabin. He could pull up anyone on the screen, press a button, and the person was instantly killed. No one knew who did it or how they did it.

My pastor sometimes asks, "If everyone had such a button, how many people would be left?"

(February 11, 2013 at 8:26 am)John V Wrote: What I find interesting about that episode is the button. Evil Kirk had a TV screen in his cabin. He could pull up anyone on the screen, press a button, and the person was instantly killed. No one knew who did it or how they did it.

My pastor sometimes asks, "If everyone had such a button, how many people would be left?"

Leaving me once again rather underwhelmed with Christian ideas of what they would do in the absence of external ethical constraint.

(February 11, 2013 at 8:53 am)apophenia Wrote: Leaving me once again rather underwhelmed with Christian ideas of what they would do in the absence of external ethical constraint.

When I look at the evil men do to each other even with external ethical constraints, it seems like a reasonable conclusion.

(February 10, 2013 at 5:44 pm)Stimbo Wrote:

(February 10, 2013 at 11:06 am)John V Wrote: I doubt that a Christian fitting your criteria would have been allowed to make an atheist Poe sock puppet.

Anyone familiar with the 'proper' Star Trek episode "Mirror, Mirror"? When Spock had a beard, if that helps? One crucial plot element (though I might just be thinking of the James Blish paperback adaptation, based on the original draft script) was that when Kirk and his senior officers switched places with their other, violent, Universe's alter egos, it was easier for our Kirk as a civilised man to feign being a barbarian than for the barbarian version to act civilised. You can take this to mean whichever way you wish, but it does illustrate the difficulties of either side of the fence to portray someone from the other successfully enough to get away with it for long - Poe's Law notwithstanding.

I believe thats why all "Evil you" alternate dimension characters always have a beard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tybugI5CkIs

(February 11, 2013 at 8:26 am)John V Wrote: What I find interesting about that episode is the button. Evil Kirk had a TV screen in his cabin. He could pull up anyone on the screen, press a button, and the person was instantly killed. No one knew who did it or how they did it.

My pastor sometimes asks, "If everyone had such a button, how many people would be left?"

Yes, that's true (and kudos to your pasta for being at least knowledgeable about proper Trek!)

There is a flaw, though, in his analogy; which is that xtians believe they actually do have such a button. It may not disintegrate people but its invisible, watchful presence is supposed to be there in the background, just waiting to strike the unwary and the unrepentant. As such, they fear it just as much as the characters in the episode fear Bad Kirk's button. Maybe try that one on your pasta? I'd be very interested to hear what he says.

(February 11, 2013 at 3:03 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Yes, that's true (and kudos to your pasta for being at least knowledgeable about proper Trek!)

There is a flaw, though, in his analogy;

There's not a flaw in the analogy as it isn't an analogy. It's food for thought; a question to ponder.