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ShadowTemplar

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Posted in: Norwegian burns S&S, faces fine or jail
  ShadowTemplar
05-08-2003, 10:52 AM
#11
Flags are touchy because they are a symbol of sovereignty enforced. There are therefore a number of (more and less silly) rules associated with flags. It is, for example illegal to let the Danish flag touch the ground (though for the life of me I ca...  [Read More]
Posted in: Where do you belong?
  ShadowTemplar
05-08-2003, 12:18 PM
#20
Originally posted by Cosmos Jack I always forget them. Maybe it's because I don't put up with them on a daily bases and don’t know as much about them as I do the other 3. True. They're easy to forget. But I usually CMA by merely saying "all...  [Read More]
Posted in: Where do you belong?
  ShadowTemplar
05-08-2003, 11:40 AM
#18
Originally posted by Cosmos Jack No other group of religions supports such separation of humanity that I know of. Not to spoil a good Christianity-bashing, but Hinduism is actually more marked in this regard. Originally posted by Cosmos Jack Chri...  [Read More]
Posted in: Where do you belong?
  ShadowTemplar
05-08-2003, 10:55 AM
#16
OK. A little clarification here (which makes the poll entirely useless): Where you belong is, for the purposes of this thread, defined as: From which group should a person come, if he didn't want to be regarded as a foreigner? Keyword: Foreigner. P...  [Read More]
Posted in: Where do you belong?
  ShadowTemplar
05-06-2003, 8:17 AM
#12
A little clarification: Social class: Proletarian, Capitalist (as in social class, not political ideology), etc. I kinda reckoned that the term was somewhat dead. But it played a significant role in the last half of the 19th century, and first half...  [Read More]
Posted in: Where do you belong?
  ShadowTemplar
05-05-2003, 10:32 AM
#1
Part of everyone's world view is a definition of the difference between "us" and "them". While this is not by any means a purely bad thing, it does often lead to unpleasant complications (prejudice, for example (which is by the wa...  [Read More]
Posted in: I'm losing respect for Bush... even though I used to like him.
  ShadowTemplar
05-02-2003, 4:41 AM
#7
Originally posted by Arkum we thought that they had WMD in the Gulf War, never found any. Lol. You didn't think, you knew. Why? Well, cuz you've most likely still got the contracts from back when you were selling the stuff to him....  [Read More]
Posted in: Spammers are going to go to jail in Virginia.
  ShadowTemplar
05-05-2003, 9:14 AM
#22
Originally posted by Datheus But come on, it's almost like sending telemarketers to jail. Yes, they're incredibly annoying, but should we ship them off to jail? I think we should just impose a large fine. Point. Though telemarketers don't ring you...  [Read More]
Posted in: Spammers are going to go to jail in Virginia.
  ShadowTemplar
05-02-2003, 4:35 AM
#15
Wauw, I actually happen to agree with Cosmos Jack and CagedCrado for once. Remind me to make a mark in my calendre. Imprisoning may be a little rough, though. Originally posted by SkinWalker One thing about spam to consider, however: if somebody w...  [Read More]
Posted in: You're the president of the US of A
  ShadowTemplar
05-02-2003, 5:02 AM
#49
A little note on Scandinavia before I log out: Scandinavia (including Iceland) is the happiest place on Earth. Source: By the Numbers: Quality of Life, Scientific American, oct-02...  [Read More]
Posted in: You're the president of the US of A
  ShadowTemplar
04-28-2003, 8:44 AM
#21
1a) Make a Synode for every major religion. Use it to exercise maximum control over religion. Either they are subservient to the government-controlled synode, or they have their fundings cut and are taxed beyond what they can possibly bear; nothing c...  [Read More]
Posted in: Yet another religious thread (very long)
  ShadowTemplar
05-08-2003, 11:58 AM
#32
Christianity is wrong due to what I have dubbed the Omnipotence Paradox: To be omnipotent one must also be omniscient. To be omniscient is to know the future (and a good heckuvalot of other things). Yet to know the future, you assume that there is...  [Read More]
Posted in: Should books be banned from schools?
  ShadowTemplar
05-08-2003, 12:22 PM
#51
Originally posted by Cosmos Jack I think I am the only person to ever read the bible and get pissedoff. Presumably because most other like-minded people get sick and tired of it less than half-way through....  [Read More]
Posted in: Should books be banned from schools?
  ShadowTemplar
05-08-2003, 10:43 AM
#49
Originally posted by Cosmos Jack Books are banned when people are afraid of the ideas they may posses, however; immoral or unpopular a book may be. It and its "ideas" are still a part of free speech. *Promptly removes Mr. Jack from Ignore...  [Read More]
Posted in: Should books be banned from schools?
  ShadowTemplar
05-08-2003, 7:51 AM
#47
Originally posted by Dagobahn Eagle You can't compare the bible with Mein Kampf, for obvious reasons, but if a book is legal in the country, I guess it should be allowed. No, you're right. It's a gross insult to Nazism, but somehow I don't care ver...  [Read More]
Posted in: Should books be banned from schools?
  ShadowTemplar
05-05-2003, 9:08 AM
#36
Originally posted by ET Warrior (1984....book by Orson Wells..least I think he was the author....good book, read it if you haven't, it might change some of your minds on banning nazism and such) Close. Orwell (Animal Farm, 1984), actually. Very st...  [Read More]
Posted in: Should books be banned from schools?
  ShadowTemplar
04-28-2003, 9:01 AM
#29
Originally posted by Dagobahn Eagle What about stuff like nazism, racism, and pro-terrorism? It has absolutely no place in our society. [...] Nazism and obviosly racist statements serve no good whatsoever, and that's why they can be safely banned....  [Read More]
Posted in: Should books be banned from schools?
  ShadowTemplar
04-15-2003, 6:06 PM
#18
Originally posted by XWING5 Probably my misunderstanding. In that case, with the exception of the common sense stuff already mentioned, I think it is wrong. Sorry for the confusion. Maybe too many English Language books were banned from my school. :...  [Read More]
Posted in: Mobile Labs found in Iraq
  ShadowTemplar
04-15-2003, 6:39 PM
#9
Well, continuing your analogy, I'd say that if you had a chance to call the police (the UN), and the mugger wasn't directly threatening you (you were, say, in you house, and the mugger was pacing the pavement in front of it), then you should call the...  [Read More]
Posted in: Mobile Labs found in Iraq
  ShadowTemplar
04-15-2003, 6:01 PM
#7
Originally posted by ShockV1.89 Look at it this way: You're mugged by a guy in a dark alley. On one occasion, he looks like he has a lead pipe in his jacket pocket. On a second occasion, he looks like he has a gun. You have a chance to take him out....  [Read More]
Posted in: Wave Partical Duality
  ShadowTemplar
04-15-2003, 6:32 PM
#20
Ioshee, Eldritch: Take your mudslinging to the PMs or the Feedback Forum or PM C'Jais or some other MOD about it, please. I'm with Eldritch on this one, but you're chocking the thread. Just my .02Ђ. Besides, I can't see why it's not serious discussi...  [Read More]
Posted in: Sexual Equality
  ShadowTemplar
05-08-2003, 12:20 PM
#55
Originally posted by Dagobahn Eagle -- Eer... Am I the only one who can't see what a submersible would be doing in mountain war? Patrolling the seas outside of Iraq and Afghanistan. Same as sending the USS enterprise to a desert war. Of course it'...  [Read More]
Posted in: Sexual Equality
  ShadowTemplar
05-08-2003, 11:09 AM
#53
Originally posted by Dagobahn Eagle Next, sexual abuse and the likes. You know a woman can get away with staring and sometimes even stalking a good deal easier than a guy. 'Cause it's not as common. Originally posted by Dagobahn Eagle Having a ba...  [Read More]
Posted in: Dark Nemesis 1: Forgotten Evil
  ShadowTemplar
05-05-2003, 10:05 AM
#25
I'm very pleased that you find it useful. It was great fun doing it (I mean just how often do people ask you to nitpick on their stuff?). BTW: I finished the above post. PS: You're always welcome to go nitpicking in The Templar's Tale (http://www.l...  [Read More]
Posted in: Dark Nemesis 1: Forgotten Evil
  ShadowTemplar
04-25-2003, 12:14 PM
#23
Originally posted by Lost Welshman I would take the time to read your story and tell you what I think but nobody seems to do that with me so I dont think I will. [...] La la Fla, If anyone has time can they reveiw my story, The Melon Conspiracy?...  [Read More]
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