Ok, so I was recently banned for a week. Afterwards, I sent an email to Admin, basicly saying "Ok, I don't think I earned myself more than a warning and a post deletion." To which he responded that if he'd been the one handling the report, I'd have been perma-banned. He went on to say that "As an atheist, I even find your comments hateful and doing nothing but giving scientific people a bad name." Well, good for you.

   I, however, found his response quite offensive. Yes, my post was poorly worded, and indeed quite crass, but I do believe that he went a bit over-board. My post was meant for all the "Right Wing", conservative, Christian Extremists, and I'd like to make that clear. I mean, hell, I don't have a problem with religious people until they start having a problem with me, either directly or indirectly. Hell, I'm friends with a Mormon. But no... Whatever. My point is, I can't stay here now. Not in "His House".

   Now, I want to make this clear, though: He never told me to leave. To his credit, even after he looked over my post, he didn't go back and perma-ban me like he said that my post warranted. However, I cannot continue posting here when I've had such a... falling out, if you will, with the "big cheese".

   I do hope that this post doesn't get deleted, but if it does... Well, if it gets deleted, I hope that someone that got the chance to read it will make a post saying goodbye for me, and that I'll miss you guys.

   It's been... Well, ok, it hasn't been exactly "fun". It's certainly been interesting, though. Good luck in all of your future endeavors, and I'll... Goodbye. I'll still be posting over at http://www.heroshall.com/. so, you know, if anyone wants to contact me, and you're interested in Hero's Journey, feel free to come on over.

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Originally posted by Draenor

My issue with Nick Cage being ghostrider is more of a personal preference in how I see the man as an actor...he is good in some things, like gone in 60 seconds, but as a hero he just doesn't convince me...he doesn't have the look of a bad ass, or a heroic type, no matter how hard he tries to play one.  The difference with him and Beast is that Beast was covered in blue fur and makeup...and his role was fairly small, whereas Nick is going to be in this whole movie.

 

and about an inconvenient truth...the movie should be called "an inconvenient opinion"

and Al Gore needs to get new jokes, he starts the movie with his "Hi I'm Al Gore, I used to be the next president of the United States" line...honestly, get over it Al, it was 6 years ago, and you're still telling that same damn joke?

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   Seriously? Seriously...

   I still think he would've made a better president than the asshole we currently have in office...

   Also, this isn't the place to discuss politics or science! Shoo! Shoo! Run along to a new thread, if you must, but that kind of talk isn't permitted here.

(Edit: Doesn't Ghost Rider have a flaming skull for a head? I mean, isn't that, like... the same thing as blue fur and make up, only moreso?)

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Originally posted by Gamewize

...Is the Germ Theory REALLY a theory anymore? I mean...its kidna ben proven up the wazoo.

And Draenor is right, you need to take a chill pill, Evolution IS just a theory, though so is Intelligent Design, and it gets bashed into oblivion most of the time.

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Originally posted by Draenor

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Originally posted by Kuzzle

*Edited to make the mods job easier*

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First of all, you need to calm down.

Second, nobody said that just because these things were theory that it makes them untrue, at least I didn't, I simply said that we need to stop teaching things that are mere theory as fact...I'm talking about things that have not or cannot be proven.  You want to talk about evolution in school, fine, I don't care...but if you are going to do it in a science class then you need to make it fully known that evolution is not considered to be fact in the science community, just like global warming and the big bang theory.  Teach science as science, religion as religion, and theory as theory, that's all I am saying...it is not the educational system's job to attempt to disprove religious views in favor of their own agenda.

Third, calm down some more, because your post was completely uncalled for...no I'm not going to report it, because I'm not that type of person, but you need to realize that what you just said is absolutely idiotic.

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   Yeah, my post was rude. I got that. I don't think it was "idiotic", though.

   It was basicly an overly-crass version of my thoughts. I was annoyed that I had to listen to a ten minute speech in Science class once where the teacher all but begged religious students not to get offended by a video we were watching. Frankly, it was disgusting. If people that supported science were as publicly anti-religion as many(Not: Not all) religious people are anti-science, we'd have all sorts of conflicts on our hands.

   I predict that that will be a big war sometime in the future. Like, a World War... and science will, unfortuneately, almost assuredly lose. That is, if religious people can put aside their differences and band together properly.

   Anyway, yeah, my last post was rude. I get that, but I won't apologize. Why? I don't know, it's not in my character, I guess. Plus, I still think I was right. Seriously, we need a science-minded president...

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Originally posted by Anageth

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Originally posted by Draenor

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Originally posted by Anageth

I'm looking forward to :-

• The Prestige
• An Inconvenient Truth
• GhostRider

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I cried when I saw that list.

I won't even get started on Al Gore's piece of work...but when I saw that Nick Cage was going to be GhostRider, I immediately threw up into my popcorn bucket.

 

There aren't really any movies that I'm looking forward to right now, maybe Spiderman 3, but that's way off in the future.

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What's wrong with An Inconvenient Truth?

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   Ok, first off: Kelsey Grammar played Beast. All bets are off, man. Anything goes now.

   Secondly, An Inconvenient Truth... Well, while it looks rather informative, it doesn't look all that entertaining. I know that's not it's purpose, but it's why I probably won't end up watching it.

   Man, I'm bored. I can't think of anything to do, so I figured I'd just ask you guys... I don't know how to word it! Anyway, I was wondering... What are some good activities? I can't think of really anything to do up here, as I said, and, again, I'm bored out of my mind here.

   Any activities would be fine, so if you think of one, feel free to respond.

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Originally posted by Rikimaru_X
That don't sound accurate for some reason.

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   So... Anyway, I decided to make a thread about upcoming movies. I've been thinking that I'd like to go to the theater sometime soon, but I can't decide on what to go see. Man Of The Year looks fairly promising, as does that one about the magician, or whatever, that they've been showing commercials for. Can't remember the name of it, though...

   Anyway, I was wondering what people's views on the upcoming movie scene were, so I asked...

   Phantasy Star Universe

   Hero's Journey

   Mass Effect

   That Marvel Online thing who's name escapes me right now...

   Spore

   A bunch of others that I'm forgetting...

   I don't know which would rank the highest, but Phantasy Star Universe is certainly up there, and it's the first to come out... Yeah, it looks awesome.

   So... Wouldn't that make it so it would make more sense for someone to immigrate illegally, than it would for them to immigrate legally? I mean, sounds a little backwards to me.

   Oh, and thanks for explaining that for me.

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Originally posted by Razorback
Now where do you find a girl that do that

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   So... I heard there was, like, a system in place with these two states. Something about how funding for college gained in one state, could be used in the other. Though, maybe that's not quite right... Anyway, it has to do with college, and... Well, I was wondering if anyone here knew a little more about it.

   All I know is that it's different for these two states than it is with the other states. I'm not sure exactly how, but... Well, I had a friend when I was little, and his dad was from Hawaii, right? Well, his older sister was talking about how there was some kind of program, and that's where I first heard about it. Since then, I've heard a little about it from my mom, and my old History teacher talked about it a little once.

   Anyway, just a little curious. Thanks for the information!

   That's because there's no such thing as karma! "Divine justice" simply doesn't exist.

   If you want to get ahead in life, you have to be assertive. If you want good things to happen to you, you have to make them happen. Sure, there are things you have no control over. Well, those things you just ave to deal with.

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Originally posted by Aelfinn

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Originally posted by patheos Your tale of crippling side effects intrigues me...go on.

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The biggest part of aging is the body breaking down its own cells. Certain chemicals responsible for this have been identified. It is possible to stop the production of these, resulting in a longer lifespan. However, test subjects (animals in every case) were mentally and physically crippled by the process, most sinking into a catatonic state. Sure, lets live to age 200, as a slobbering vegetable.

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   Ok, so... Last night, I had two dreams. The first one was... Well, here goes nothing:

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   I sold my soul today. (The Waiting Room)

   So, I'd died. I don't remember how... I think I'd committed suicide. Anyway, I was in a room of sorts. It seemed to me rather like one of those events with all of the little stall-type things, where all the different people had set up shop. To call it one, however, would be horribly incorrect.

   I was in front of a table, and the lady sitting behind it started speaking to me. At this point, my vision started to clear. I looked toward to woman, and the asked me something. I don't remember her exact words, but she basicly wanted to know if I'd like to "sell my soul". Think of it as a one-time pass back into the world of the living. When you die, though, your "soul" gets recycled, and everything that is/was you is lost. If you choose to accept death, you simply walk our of the doors, and into a blinding light... into the unknown.

   I signed away my soul. I did not want to be dead yet, and I could not walk into the light. In an instant, I was back alive...

   The next thing I knew, I was back in The Waiting Room. Something was wrong. I looked arround franticly, and I saw a girl that I know. She was crying, but she had a smile on her face. I followed her gaze, and I saw her sister. The girl's sister didn't see her, though. She was in a crowd, smiling, and the crowd surged past me. The crowd went into the entryway. I saw them walk out into the light, and behind them the doors closed.

   I rushed to the girl, who just stood there. Her sister had moved on, and she stopped crying. Emotion left her, and she slumped to the floor. I grabbed her by the arm, and I asked her why she was there. She reached out with her other arm, toward the exit, and she told me that her sister had left her. Her eyes no longer teared, but she strain showed on her face. I asked again why she was here, and her gaze fell to the floor. Her sister had died in a car crash, and she couldn't take the grief. She'd killed herself.

   I stood, shocked. She had always been the most cheerful person I'd known, and this didn't make any sense to me. Still holding her arm, I rushed to the table at which I'd signed away my soul. These were the only officials I knew of, you see. When I got there, I demanded that they return her life. She wasn't supposed to die. Not yet, not like this... They handed me a paper for her to sign, but I tore it in half and threw it on the floor. They weren't getting her soul.

   I told them that they'd take her home, and that they wouldn't take her soul. They looked at me as though I was crazy. They said that it couldn't be done, and I told them that it would be done. The woman across the table looked into my eyes, and saw the as I beat back the tears. I could not give up, no matter what they said, and she knew it.

   She gave, and she told one of her assistants to help me. Some things in the living world would have to be gathered, and she gave the assistant a list. I viewed the list briefly, but then the assistant hurried off in search of the items. For, you see, he was able to walk the Earth as a human.

   I took the girl over to one a stand on the corner. It was walled in with white cloth, and it contained only some painting suppies and a canvas on which to paint. The girl's eyes, once again devoid of emotion, fell on the canvas. I sat her down on the stool in front of it, and handed her some painting supplies, before taking a seat on the ground. She begand painting, at an odd point. What I at first could not make out, soon became a beautiful yellow bird, which faded into the end of this dream.

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Zombies!

   Ok, so, this dream was pretty uneventful. There were zombies, and a couple funny parts. All-in-all, though, it... wasn't on the same scale as my first dream...

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(Edit: I wonder how I forgot this? Anyway, feel free to list or desribe any odd dreams you've had.)

   Well, uh... Haha! Seriously, though, I've never had anything confiscated from me before. I mean, I've taken fingernail clippers onto a plane before, about three years ago, and they didn't have a problem with it. I don't know, maybe that was before airport security got crazy, but I'm thinking it got crazy around 9/11, so... I guess it was after. Anyway, you could just go pick up a tube. I mean, one of those little travel ones is only like $0.75, or something.

P.S. You should totally have made a scene! Oh, and I would've laughed at the nun. Also, I mean, I know it's a different religion, but they are after religious nuts, right?