machievelli

Posted in: Corruption in the education system

03-05-2007, 2:26 PM
#14

Part of the problem we had here in the US before the First World War was that you could pass med school without seeing a cadaver or touching a living patient. A lot of 'doctors' that were called up to served in the medical corps were so incompetent... [Read More]

Posted in: Paganism for all of those who obviously don’t know what it means;

machievelli

03-03-2007, 7:46 PM
#19

That's not doctrine - that's politics ;) The problem was that the temporal and spiritual powers of the Papacy became intermingled, IMO. Also, are you sure it was only one of two? I'm sure the Genoese, the Milanese and the Czechs were building up mon... [Read More]

Posted in: Paganism for all of those who obviously don’t know what it means;

machievelli

03-03-2007, 3:53 PM
#15

Mmm...Perhaps. Changing doctrine isn't allowed in Catholicism, tho. Only further development. But you forget the 14th century Catholicism had changed doctrine drastically from what Jesus taught From incorporating the idea that they had the right t... [Read More]

Posted in: Paganism for all of those who obviously don’t know what it means;

machievelli

03-03-2007, 2:10 PM
#12

Why start a new one when so many questions could be answered by wrapping up the others that are already in progress :D I started this one because coming from a stance of morality, you ust be willing to explain what that moral center is. You can't ju... [Read More]

Posted in: General Questions on Writing

machievelli

05-07-2007, 8:18 PM
#3

Must say that to yourself every night so you may sleep. :lol: Sometimes it helps, especially when I see 'canon' books where things slip through the cracks. All I can say is, 'not on my watch'... [Read More]

Posted in: Questions about the Cantina? Ask them here!

machievelli

03-05-2007, 2:19 PM
#8

Do we have a suject to be inflicted for March? I may be outta here in the next week to ten, and wanted to see if I could roll one out beforeI leave.... [Read More]

Posted in: Ethics and Religion

machievelli

03-10-2007, 12:00 PM
#131

I could be completely wrong about this but KOTOR could be a good source for ethics and religion. When Lucas wrote the series originally, he might not have thought of a religion, but before the first twenty minute had passed, you know that to most p... [Read More]

Posted in: Ethics and Religion

machievelli

03-06-2007, 2:26 PM
#127

Clarification: I don't hate a specific belief. I just hate all beliefs in general, only because you cannot prove what you believe, and that, therefore, it is totally irrational to believe in it (if you cannot prove it conclusively). At least, accordi... [Read More]

Posted in: The use of deadly force....

machievelli

03-06-2007, 7:41 PM
#109

The way the press deals with the press is if it's really good, they get kudos, as they did after the North Hollywood shoot out. Knwoing what i do about combat, I would have run to the nearest gun store without orders to get heavuer firepower. But if... [Read More]

Posted in: [Fic] Star Wars:The Beginning.

machievelli

04-28-2007, 4:16 PM
#125

Do you have a copy of this in a document, text, or pdf file I could download somewhere? I really like your story, but can't read more than 3 or 4 chapters at a time because of the color scheme on these forums messing with my eyes (the text is just to... [Read More]

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