Dare I say it? The Voice of Reason

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Other than that, did you get anything else from his post that you'd care to comment on??

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I stand corrected. JtB would appear to have been beheaded.

@neilarini said
I stand corrected. JtB would appear to have been beheaded.

Are you standing sir, are you?

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Are you standing sir, are you?

I stand corrected (again!). I am sitting.

(sighs)

@neilarini said
I stand corrected (again!). I am sitting.

(sighs)

At least when you sit corrected you get to utilize a pillow.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Successful religions assimilate lesser ones. I don't think it's a case of 'ripping them off.'

When I was kid, a cousin use to run a star trek 'club' on a Saturday. It was quite popular, but personally I much preferred star wars. Not entirely intentionally, myself and another cousin began to introduce star wars figures and eventually the club became almost exclusive ...[text shortened]... out eradicating its popularity.

Christianity is like the Borg. Assimilation is a sound strategy.

Change yourself to appear more like others to get them to like you, then call yourself the original...still sounds like ripping off others to me.

Simplified a bit, christianity couldn't start their own star wars club, so they brought their star Wars toys dressed up with star trek clothes and the awesome acting skills of William Shatner to show they have stuff too. I hope you paused about every third word in reading this.

Assimilation doesn't usually happen by starting saying 'your way is wrong and you have to do things my way or you're going to hell'

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Without reading more into your background, I'm going to step out on a limb and say you are a follower of christianity and have come to a similar thought as me regarding that particular religion

@zach-thomas said

Simplified a bit, christianity couldn't start their own star wars club, so they brought their star Wars toys dressed up with star trek clothes and the awesome acting skills of William Shatner to show they have stuff too. I hope you paused about every third word in reading this.

Assimilation doesn't usually happen by starting saying 'your way is wrong and you have to do things my way or you're going to hell'

Why start my own Star Wars club and compete with other Sci-Fi clubs when I can take over an existing one and eliminate the opposition?

Christianity absorbing paganism and its traditions wasn't a weakness, it was a strength. (And I say that as an atheist).

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So that's a no.

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I'm not.

Digress away.