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There is a clear delineation between conservative and progressive Catholics, and it's always existed.
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Ghosty is misspeaking there. The county as a whole isn't "High Catholic," but its relatively small Catholic Church is. Tolkien was part of and highly informed by a comparatively conservative Roman Catholic which, in turn, infuses a religious fundamentalism that was out of step with the rest of Flock even at that time. A subtext to Tolkien's highly symbolic fantasy is, in fact, a fictional alternate mythology to the United Kingdom. Without bothering with the obvious clickbait YT in the OP, it's worth noting that there is a fundamental disconnect between Buddhist philosophic traditions and Judeo/Christian philosophic traditions. The former places greater importance on the environment than the latter, and that difference tends to be more apparent if you attempt to place something like Rings beside any of Miyazaki's morality tales. In Rings, Middle Earth is subject to the battle between good and evil, an almost literal representation of the Garden of Eden. The creatures that inhabit Middle Earth are poisoned by evil just like their environment, but that poisoning tends to be a permanent and destructive gift from heigher powers. In Miyazaki's world, the environment is weakened by the toxic presence of humans but does not lose its core identity through the wounds it receives. The key difference is who the evil presence is. For Tolkien, it's the unseen and unspoken embodiment of evil, Satan. For Miyazaki, it's explicitly humans.
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Happy Birthday Seight!
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As you should.
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They all do the same thing for all intents and purposes. So, I take it that your whore friends diminish themselves by being promiscuous?
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sports 2023/24 NFL It’s a Hard Knock Life Shit Talking Thread
scoobdog replied to 1pooh4u's topic in General Discussion
Oh I think we all agree on that. -
How good are you at knowing someone is into you
scoobdog replied to André Toulon's topic in General Discussion
I’m not good at it, and Jacks story makes me jealous I’ve never had anyone hit on me like that either. -
I’m not trying to put you on the spot. The term doesn’t mean much outside being an all purpose epithet for women we don’t like or are trying to denigrate. It doesn’t have to refer to sexual proclivity, but it almost always denotes disapproval.
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What does that mean?
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sports 2023/24 NFL It’s a Hard Knock Life Shit Talking Thread
scoobdog replied to 1pooh4u's topic in General Discussion
Or they brought in playmakers for their new franchise quarterback. -
sports 2023/24 NFL It’s a Hard Knock Life Shit Talking Thread
scoobdog replied to 1pooh4u's topic in General Discussion
The buzz way back in October, when I was tooling around the city, was that Caleb was going to be drafted by the Bears. It’s hard not to think that the well was poisoned as far back as then. -
sports 2023/24 NFL It’s a Hard Knock Life Shit Talking Thread
scoobdog replied to 1pooh4u's topic in General Discussion
Why? -
Happy Birthday, Doomster.
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Major porn streaming sites pull out of Texas
scoobdog replied to matrixman124's topic in Current Events
Ted Cruz is too stupid to use a computer... that's why he vacations in Mexico. -
Not to be judgemental, but that sounds suspiciously like a negligent cat parent. We've ended up adopting cats from neighbors who simply couldn't care for them anymore. Of course, if you put food out in a neighborhood with stray cats, it'll only be a matter of time before you've adopted yourself a new friend, but you don;t have to the a cat whisperer for that to happen.
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McCarthy Speaker & GOP House Majority Drama
scoobdog replied to Master-Debater131's topic in Current Events
They hate each other. So... An Only Fans of saggy tits foxy boxing. -
In all seriousness, I have seven feline housemates: an all time low, believe it or not. Some are super friendly, some aren't. In general, any cat I see while I'm out and about won't approach me and I won't approach them simply because they don't particularly need my intervention.
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2024 Presidential Elections: the schadenfreude commences
scoobdog replied to NewBluntsworth's topic in Current Events
Not sure what you think you're proving with that. -
2024 Presidential Elections: the schadenfreude commences
scoobdog replied to NewBluntsworth's topic in Current Events
He's not a "deeply unpopular president." That's you exaggerating. But, it's still not a surprise that Biden isn't popular given that the theme has always been that neither presidential candidate is the one voters wants to see. Again, the poll is within a standard margin-of-error, is months away from the conventions themselves, and, isn't likely to reflect those who are undecided (which, at this point, is going to be a larger percentage than usual because of the candidates). -
You mean like a cat pied piper? I don't think random cats will ever seek you out unless they're in distress or hungry.
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Happy Birthday!
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McCarthy Speaker & GOP House Majority Drama
scoobdog replied to Master-Debater131's topic in Current Events
After this election... she'll be shooting up under an interstate overpass. -
McCarthy Speaker & GOP House Majority Drama
scoobdog replied to Master-Debater131's topic in Current Events
If what you're saying is true, there aren't many of those.