RE: A thank you...
February 11, 2013 at 8:26 am
(This post was last modified: February 11, 2013 at 8:33 am by John V.)
(February 10, 2013 at 5:29 pm)TaraJo Wrote:Yes, I understand how things work. I'm pointing out inconsistencies between the official and unofficial rules.(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.
(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?"
