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Oh no, James. I had a question about John's use of terms. It's been well answered. .…
04 Jun 2010, 19:51
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I think so too. .…
04 Jun 2010, 19:50
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Too bad. That's the only convention that I am assured of attending. .…
04 Jun 2010, 19:49
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A demiourgos is an intermediate worker. .…
04 Jun 2010, 19:48
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I'm assuming that your mockery, here, is totally friendly and benign. .…
04 Jun 2010, 19:41
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A lot of people use confession. Whether or not they got it from the Catholics is problematic. How close is the form of confession used to the Catholic form? .…
04 Jun 2010, 19:39
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All religions have similar doctrines regarding the use and retention of semen. There are variations in practice. .…
04 Jun 2010, 19:33
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'I am from this planet' is strictly accurate when you consider my physical person. Actually, we are not on a planet. We are in a World. Planets are bright lights that move in th…
04 Jun 2010, 19:32
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I am from this planet. Besides Nietzche and myself, who else has this idea? .…
04 Jun 2010, 19:30
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It is biologically based. If a man does not have orgasms, he becomes capable to perform certain spiritual acts which he cannot otherwise perform, or not as well. .…
04 Jun 2010, 19:20
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Priests are celibate for reasons which have nothing to do with religion per se. .…
04 Jun 2010, 19:11
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I wonder if the iterative Worlds and the parallel Worlds can be identified. I think maybe yes. They can be next to each other in more than one dimension. .…
04 Jun 2010, 19:10
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I am talking about something Real, which I have experienced. .…
04 Jun 2010, 14:51
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Damn! .…
04 Jun 2010, 13:52
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Dreams don't take place in linear time. .…
04 Jun 2010, 13:19
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Yeah! .…
04 Jun 2010, 12:10
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It is not documented. Apparently, Baldanders wished to have an educated physician. So, by whatever means, he educated him or had him educated. .…
04 Jun 2010, 12:02
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He is present at the echoing event. Since he is educated, he understands how the World works. Since he is educated, he has read / is familiar with Frankenstein. .…
04 Jun 2010, 10:32
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Talos remarks upon it when it occurs. He is an educated homunculus. .…
04 Jun 2010, 09:36
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And what is your point? .…
04 Jun 2010, 09:34
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Ouanquerrie. .…
04 Jun 2010, 06:10
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Whatever. Nation of Islam is regularly called Islam. And they are considered Muslims by Muslims, albeit somewhat heretical. Heresy in Islam is not the same as heresy in Christia…
04 Jun 2010, 06:09
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Islam is Arian Christianity, basically. .…
04 Jun 2010, 01:47
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*Urp* .…
03 Jun 2010, 17:45
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Also nuncupatory. .…
03 Jun 2010, 17:24
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I don't think so. I think that many of the same patters would exist, and that we, or people enough like us as no matter (cf Borges) would be doing about the same stuff we are doin…
03 Jun 2010, 17:22
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So for me things would be the same, is what you are saying. .…
03 Jun 2010, 17:20
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And there would be no Christians if Moses hadn't been born. There would be something. Why do you think there would be nothing? There wasn't nothing before. .…
03 Jun 2010, 16:45
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Probably isn't. I make stuff up quite frequently. .…
03 Jun 2010, 16:44
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I think it is more accurate to say that the previous civilizations of Europe were replaced by Christianized versions of themselves. Christianity, especially Catholic Christianity i…
03 Jun 2010, 16:20
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That's my take on it. .…
03 Jun 2010, 11:55
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Sounds plausible. Wolfe told me that Severian is part of the Mystical Body of Christ. Does this fit in with that? .…
03 Jun 2010, 11:06
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Severian is the Conciliator. Or am I missing something? .…
03 Jun 2010, 09:53
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Does the Claw ever repair an inanimate object? .…
03 Jun 2010, 05:25
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A-yup. .…
03 Jun 2010, 01:04
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Very good. I think probably Wolfe made a mistake. .…
02 Jun 2010, 23:07
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Someone's been thinking. .…
02 Jun 2010, 11:15
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I see no specific flaw. I am not looking for any, really. I am sure I could find one, or make one up. But I won't, this once. .…
30 May 2010, 09:05
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That's a real interesting idea. .…
30 May 2010, 02:00
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Wow. .…
24 May 2010, 17:58
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Sorry, that was meant to go directly to Ranjit. Darned mailer! .…
24 May 2010, 16:54
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It's OK, Ranjit; I understand you aren't calling me a jerk. It's very sweet of you to try not to hurt peoples feelings like this. You're a nice person. .…
24 May 2010, 16:53
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Are these police going to be secret police or not so secret police? .…
24 May 2010, 16:50
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I can't make sense of this remark either. As I have stated, I don't believe in anything supernatural. Everything that is is natural. Some bits of nature are not well known or poor…
24 May 2010, 16:49
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Oh cool! Now we're going to have cops! .…
24 May 2010, 16:39
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Lane, this doesn't make any sense to me. I'm sorry. .…
24 May 2010, 16:37
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Why do you feel that I am trapped? As far as I know I am just trying to helpful, but I suppose I may be trapped without knowing it. Let us investigate this question further. Your …
24 May 2010, 16:36
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It's not, though. It is a contradiction in terms. It verges on newspeak. Something that is voluntary is done of one's free will. Something that is enforced is done will ye or n…
24 May 2010, 16:29
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If you don't want a thread to continue, don't follow it up. It is the only way. .…
24 May 2010, 16:26
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I think we should have regular self-criticism sessions. .…
24 May 2010, 16:17
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