Note: LucasForums Archive Project
The content here was reconstructed by scraping the Wayback Machine in an effort to restore some of what was lost when LF went down. The LucasForums Archive Project claims no ownership over the content or assets that were archived on archive.org.

This project is meant for research purposes only.
 

machievelli

Latest Posts

Page: 47 of 76
Posted in: Paganism for all of those who obviously don’t know what it means;
  machievelli
03-03-2007, 2:00 PM
#10
Perhaps, but I don't think 'a mere schism' is quite the write phrase -it impliesa lack of size to the theological divide, which even now is proving far from easy to overcome. There was also a good deal of politics tied up in religion at the time, and...  [Read More]
Posted in: Paganism for all of those who obviously don’t know what it means;
  machievelli
03-03-2007, 1:36 PM
#8
All such sects are granted, DI. But none of them waged massive wars against others because of their faiths even when those faiths were divided merely by a schism such as occured between the Catholics and the Protestants. In Christianity you have mi...  [Read More]
Posted in: Paganism for all of those who obviously don’t know what it means;
  machievelli
03-03-2007, 11:28 AM
#6
I'm surprised you showed up SS001. Not by your comments however. The best version of the Devil I had ever seen was in the new version of the movie Bedazzled. Not because is was Elizabeth Hurley, but because 'She' give the guy everything he demands i...  [Read More]
Posted in: Paganism for all of those who obviously don’t know what it means;
  machievelli
03-02-2007, 6:14 PM
#1
Today in the Abortion thread I received an angry diatribe about why an atheist should discuss morality. It was almost immediately deleted, so I couldn’t vent my spleen at the [ideologically opposed individual]. I’m used to this; Actually being a...  [Read More]
Posted in: General Questions on Writing
  machievelli
03-01-2007, 6:18 PM
#1
This is for any question on writing a fic that doesn't seem to fit with any of the other threads of questions. If you have a question concerning canon or other things, please ask them here. JM12 A note on Canon: Today I read Jae’s amusing little...  [Read More]
Posted in: Russia threatens to Nuke Poland
  machievelli
02-20-2007, 10:18 PM
#9
Six years ago Ihad someone who claimed a friend had quit the US government project because stars Wars was aimed at 'the third world'. Would it help to tell putin that if he doesn't launch at Europe or the US the system will ignore him?...  [Read More]
Posted in: Comments on the arguments right now about the war
  machievelli
02-25-2007, 10:51 PM
#32
Thank you, Scope. I stand corrected. In the thread about constructing your arguments, you already understand the basics of it. Find something beyond conjecture to stand on, and you will not fail....  [Read More]
Posted in: Comments on the arguments right now about the war
  machievelli
02-25-2007, 10:20 PM
#30
Correct me if I'm wrong, but... Isnt' the vast majority of Iraq's population the exact contrary of Saddam's religion? Xihit (Or whatever you call them on english), the same official religion of Iran. Thing is that they're "brother's", they...  [Read More]
Posted in: Comments on the arguments right now about the war
  machievelli
02-24-2007, 12:03 PM
#27
You assume Iran would nuke Baghdad. Why would Iran do such a thing? Also, Iran may be thinking of doing MAD, to protect itself from a USA invasion. Basically, nuclear weapons would deter an American invasion, preventing people from "wiping Iran...  [Read More]
Posted in: Comments on the arguments right now about the war
  machievelli
02-20-2007, 7:17 PM
#26
All right, I'll admit it. Having some half baked history student lecture me, someone almost twice his age on war really burns me. So instead of just screaming at him, I gave all of you this... If you look at the borders in 1953, only two borders, th...  [Read More]
Posted in: Comments on the arguments right now about the war
  machievelli
02-20-2007, 2:45 PM
#24
So you don't agree with President Ike's farewell adress warning of this military industrial complex that was on the verge of ruling the country? Only because people have used that buzz Phrase to condemn anything the government is doing with the mil...  [Read More]
Posted in: The use of deadly force....
  machievelli
02-22-2007, 3:36 PM
#104
Under the US system in criminal justice, you can protect yourself. It is called self defense. If you kill the attacker in the process, it becomes mitigating circumstances. It is not an excuse because you have no right to take the life of another huma...  [Read More]
Posted in: The use of deadly force....
  machievelli
02-21-2007, 5:30 PM
#102
...I really don't know what to do if stuck in a situation, where you have to attack someone to defend yourself. But I think I most likely would adopt the position as written in the book Catch-22 of "I would rather die than fight." It just...  [Read More]
Posted in: The use of deadly force....
  machievelli
02-21-2007, 4:36 PM
#100
For some reason verbal arguments work for me. I can lay down an argument and when the occassion calls for it be well articulated. I don't go fancy with all the language but people see my point. My brother and I though would follow through with your...  [Read More]
Posted in: The use of deadly force....
  machievelli
02-21-2007, 2:39 PM
#98
I see your point. I'm surprised that you could do something like that but I have heard of instances where the rush of adrenaline makes you capable of feats that you would have done under normal circumstances. I have never really gotten into a serious...  [Read More]
Posted in: The use of deadly force....
  machievelli
02-21-2007, 2:09 PM
#96
You were lucky that you weren't arrested for assault mach. That didn't even constitute self defense. You had mitigating circumstances I would say that worked in your favor. I hope the bully's family didn't do anything. Would you want to admit that y...  [Read More]
Posted in: The use of deadly force....
  machievelli
02-21-2007, 12:42 AM
#94
I understand the feeling. During my Junior year in HS, had made a comment that you didn't want to p--- a little guy off because he would fight to kill rather than to win. One of the seniors who outweighed me by about seventy pounds (Picture me as 5'...  [Read More]
Posted in: The use of deadly force....
  machievelli
02-20-2007, 11:34 PM
#92
The problem as i see it, is that society as a whole is repusled by the idea, and would stop you if you tried to defend yourself. The Standard anti-handgun lobby answer is 'call the police and let them handle it', But in a normal city it takes anywher...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Expert Forum
  machievelli
02-24-2007, 1:27 AM
#146
In the Mud: Or basic infantry tactics in the real world. A thousand men in white armor run across a desert, guns blazing. Facing them come an many if not more battle droids. We all remember the scene, The Attack of the Clones, battle of Geonosis. A...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Expert Forum
  machievelli
02-23-2007, 5:41 PM
#145
The economics and lag time of ship building. Emperor Devon asked me about the death stars, part of the commentary suggested that the ships were built very rapidly. I had to disagree, because throughout history, the time necessary to build a ship h...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Critic's 2 cents
  machievelli
03-02-2007, 1:02 PM
#601
02 Mar That flood of creative juices wasn’t a once off people. I can’t guarantee how quickly they will come, but a last book in the trilogy entitled Birth of the Republic will be out for you to look at soon and I have all of the pieces of a fou...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Critic's 2 cents
  machievelli
02-24-2007, 4:23 PM
#600
Thanks for the review mach. I wasn't sure whether to use born or borne. I'll go and do the ole' switch-a-roo, then. :D The primary problem with English is all of the homonyms. Don;t worry, I do the same thing all the time. That is why I try to edit...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Critic's 2 cents
  machievelli
02-24-2007, 2:19 AM
#598
Thanks for the review! hehe, now I'm trying to find all my typos. :disaprove Thanks again, machievelli! Kid, when I posted the first part of Mirror of My love, Jae commented that I used your'e in stead of your. Even knowing where it was it took...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Critic's 2 cents
  machievelli
02-23-2007, 11:44 PM
#595
Again, mach...spasibo tysyachu raz! "Thank you 1,000 times!" :) You're welcome. Interstingly enough, I cannot find an online Russian to English (In roman letters) except for one of slang. I will eventually be able to curse in that langu...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Critic's 2 cents
  machievelli
02-23-2007, 1:43 PM
#593
23 February Coruscant Entertainment Center For anyone who hasn’t read my newest work in the Outer Rim, You would not see the same thing if you read it now. When I posted it the first time, the work was complete and came in at 164 pages. Before Ja...  [Read More]
Page: 47 of 76