tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882696241406815138.post2913339855267493684..comments2023-09-02T14:13:10.364-07:00Comments on Mouse's Musings: Saturday Morning Bullshit or Why This Series is The Tingler Mousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11936002393931074811noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882696241406815138.post-60634334008861677152017-05-30T14:18:30.255-07:002017-05-30T14:18:30.255-07:00"False Prophets" is actually a reference...<em> "False Prophets" is actually a reference to magical superpeople, rather than simply to preachers claiming to speak for god.</em><br />Yes if Jesus showed up now they would not recognize him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882696241406815138.post-66321852843351232982014-11-18T16:21:48.660-08:002014-11-18T16:21:48.660-08:00"Quasar: if the tattoo contains a blasphemy a...<b>"Quasar: if the tattoo contains a blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, then a fake one that still contained the message would damn you just as much as a real one."</b><br /> <br />Interesting. Presumably the initials of the antichrist belong in the "blaspheme against the holy spirit" category: volunteering to get those initials while knowing what they meant, even to help infiltrate the GC, would cross the line from pure-white goodytwoshoesness to pitch-black lovecraftian grimdarkness and doom them to hell forever BECAUSE JUSTICE.<br /> <br />Still, fake tattoo's or washable marker obviously don't count, since I'm we've seen RTC's with fake marks in this series. It's thus absurd that Judd and Stein are still walking around with unmarked foreheads at this stage. It's also absurd that Saint Nick hasn't banned head-coverings and long sleeved shirts yet.<br /> <br /><b>"Satan's miracles look like he's just trying to one-up Jesus" - except he's actually succeeding, because LB!Satan is actually doing stuff to help people where LB!Jesus isn't."</b><br /> <br />LB!Jesus is a jerk, but I meant Bible!Jesus. <br /> <br />"You can heal blind people's eyesight? I can reattach limbs! Via <i>proxy</i>!"<br /> <br />Also, it's fundamentally weird that Lahaye thinks "False Prophets" is actually a reference to magical superpeople, rather than simply to preachers claiming to speak for god. The warnings about false prophets read as general admonitions: "be careful, there are those who would take advantage of your faith for their own ends". Not "be careful, demonic Superman might reattach your limbs and tell you to worship the antichrist."<br /> <br />But then, it might be getting a bit too meta for Lahaye to acknowledge the existance of con artists who make their fortune by claiming to speak for god. Better to read it "literally" I guess.Quasarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398018171200335379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882696241406815138.post-69510051253526573282014-11-17T09:47:14.034-08:002014-11-17T09:47:14.034-08:00You will be unsurprised to learn that, like all bl...You will be unsurprised to learn that, like all blasphemy rules, nobody can agree on exactly what the offence is. (I believe that "the abominable and despicable crime against nature", with no further definition, is still on some US statute books.) Broadly, though, denying its existence seems like a fairly good bet.Firedrakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882696241406815138.post-78837029805428403732014-11-17T09:08:08.857-08:002014-11-17T09:08:08.857-08:00Someone want to tell me how exactly do you blasphe...Someone want to tell me how exactly do you blaspheme the holy spirit? Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11936002393931074811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882696241406815138.post-29585369327005135232014-11-17T06:59:15.756-08:002014-11-17T06:59:15.756-08:00Quasar: if the tattoo contains a blasphemy against...Quasar: if the tattoo contains a blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, then a fake one that still contained the message would damn you just as much as a real one. Here's an image link to how that might work:<br /><br /><a href="https://chart.googleapis.com/chart?cht=qr&chl=I%20deny%20the%20Holy%20Spirit.&chs=180x180&choe=UTF-8&chld=L%7C2" rel="nofollow">https://chart.googleapis.com/chart?cht=qr&chl=I%20deny%20the%20Holy%20Spirit.&chs=180x180&choe=UTF-8&chld=L|2</a><br /><br />"Satan's miracles look like he's just trying to one-up Jesus" - except he's actually succeeding, because LB!Satan is actually doing stuff to help people where LB!Jesus isn't.Firedrakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882696241406815138.post-1130224200104488152014-11-16T16:23:01.192-08:002014-11-16T16:23:01.192-08:00"Sam and Mr. Stein cleverly (and I'm putt..."<b>Sam and Mr. Stein cleverly (and I'm putting cleverly in italics because the plan is really stupid) hide the fact they don't have Nicky's Mark by wearing hats and long-sleeved shirts."</b><br /><br />Once again: why the crap don't they have false marks yet? Surely the christian underground could spring them some fake tats? (you know, the ones that wash off after a day or two?)<br /><br />Actually, why not just get a real tattoo, but done by an RTC pastor instead of by GC goons? Pretty sure it wouldn't count without the microchip.<br /><br /><b>Joel rolled his eyes. “I have no need to believe in God. There is a scientific explanation for all the questions we have.”</b><br /><br />[Spock] "I have concluded scientifically that we are not actually members of the "true reality". We are characters, trapped in some sort of... simulation or... work of fiction, with the laws of the universe rewriting themselves at the whim of an entity I have termed "the author". It is the only logical conclusion."<br /><br /><b>"As far as I'm concerned, Taylor and Hasina faked their deaths and are off having adventures and being awesome in their own series while the tribbles sit on their asses and wait for God. That's my head canon and I'm not changing it."</b><br /><br />In the forth season they team up with a sympathetic angel and set out to stop the apocalypse with rock salt shotguns and a sweet car.<br /> <br /><b>"The injured man lifted his once-severed arm and raised a bloody fist above his head. “It’s back! He healed my arm!”"</b><br /><br />Wow. God must *really* hate amputees.<br /><br />In another story, the whole "Satans miracles look like he's just trying to one-up Jesus'" theme might actually be interesting. In this one, it just highlights how they're basically the same god, with one arbitrarily marked as "good" and the other as "evil". I'm reminded of Good Omens:<br /><br /><i>"Adam glanced up. In one sense there was just clear air overhead. In another, stretching off to infinity, were the hosts of Heaven and Hell, wingtip to wingtip. If you looked really closely, and had been specially trained, you could tell the difference."</i><br /><br /><b>Aron focused on Mr. Stein’s words and nodded, asking questions and listening carefully. “If what you’re saying is true, my brother has no hope.” <br />“You are right. Once a person voluntarily takes the mark, their eternity is sealed.”</b><br /><br />Don't worry Mouse, after he dies Hasina and Taylor will invade hell to rescue him.<br /><br /><b>I think Ellanjay realized that Joel was attracting too much sympathy because after this, they have him turn to his brother and say, "See this is why you need to get the Mark!" </b><br /><br />Because you'll be slaughtered by duel-weilding sword maniacs if you don't get it? Sounds like a perfectly good reason to me, and yeah: Joel's desperation to save his brother a gruesome fate just makes him more sympathetic. <br /> <br /><b>:deep breath: Sorry about all the profanity, rage, and links in this week's snark, but this week's selection really got to me.</b><br /><br />Don't apologise: profanity-filled rage-rants are nothing if not entertaining. :)Quasarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398018171200335379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882696241406815138.post-88755933800848752292014-11-16T08:52:04.508-08:002014-11-16T08:52:04.508-08:00Re "Lick me": I think my favourite LB-is...Re "Lick me": I think my favourite LB-ism is in the second film, where Bruce and others are killed by… poisoned Bibles.<br /><br />Perhaps the Mark contains a conveniently-encoded blasphemy against the Holy Spirit? Matthew 12:31-32.<br /><br />If Joel had refused to take the mark and died, he'd have been just as toasty in the afterlife. Obviously he should have spontaneously dedicated his life to God, and then died, like the little kid in the <a href="http://chick.com/reading/tracts/0006/0006_01.asp" rel="nofollow">Chick tract</a>. If only there'd been someone preaching to let him know!Firedrakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882696241406815138.post-50517059769363180372014-11-15T21:44:12.128-08:002014-11-15T21:44:12.128-08:00For others, especially those who were Jewish, it w...<i>For others, especially those who were Jewish, it was a more difficult process. There were hurdles they had to overcome that others didn’t.</i> <br /><br />Ironically, the biggest hurdle to overcome is the hurdle which RTCs consider to be the reason that Jews should be the FIRST ones to embrace Jesus as Messiah. The biggest hurdle for me as a Jew to accept Jesus as Messiah is that I would have to reject the Hebrew Bible.<br /><br /><i>Aron had no doubt been raised to believe Christianity was different from Judaism, and for a Jew to embrace Jesus meant that you turned your back on your faith.</i><br /><br />CHRISTIANITY<br />* God is a compound unity.<br />* Jesus is God and Messiah.<br />* The Holy Spirit is equal to the Father and Son.<br />* Sin is a condition.<br />* Angels have free will.<br />* Satan is the adversary of God.<br />* The Mosaic Covenant was superseded by the New Covenant.<br />* Each "Old Testament" book is equally authoritative.<br />* The New Testament is divine revelation.<br /><br />JUDAISM<br />* God is an absolute unity.<br />* Jesus is irrelevant.<br />* The Spirit of God is not a separate "Person."<br />* Sin is an event.<br />* Angels don't have free will.<br />* Satan is a loyal servant of God.<br />* The Mosaic Covenant is eternal.<br />* The Torah is the most authoritative section of the Hebrew Bible.<br />* The New Testament is irrelevant.<br /><br />Yeah, I can certainly see how Christianity is the same religion as Judaism.<br />/sarcasmaunursanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882696241406815138.post-50467397420180717652014-11-15T21:30:58.889-08:002014-11-15T21:30:58.889-08:00"Next chapter...turns out the long-haired guy..."Next chapter...turns out the long-haired guy is one of the false prophets, whose name is Orcus. I have no idea if he appears in the adult books and I don't really care to know anyway."<br /><br />Fine. Then I won't tell you.aunursanoreply@blogger.com