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Re: What's the difference between mythology and religion?
Myths are just religions that no one believes any more. On a related note, the difference between a cult and a religion is in a cult the crazy dude at ...
May 21, 2013 -
Re: Contemplating Ephesians 6:5-9
^ Easy to say when you're not the one who's actually, y'know, a slave.
May 18, 2013 -
Re: J.K. Rowling. Real Or Fake?
Nah, Rowling is actually my otp god. She was the one who came up with Buckbeak and Werewolf!Lupin.
May 18, 2013 -
Re: Contemplating Ephesians 6:5-9
So does someone have to want one thing the most? Can someone want, say, a successful career and a successful family equally, and everything else below those two?
May 18, 2013 -
Re: Contemplating Ephesians 6:5-9
Right, sorry, I didn't realise I'd beaten you to the punch on that edit. I'm pretty hip to christianity, as you know, so I'm up with the jargon. Still, not ...
May 18, 2013 -
Re: What's something you really liked that you read on YWS?
All of MMM's stuff, god rest his soul.
May 18, 2013 -
Re: Post Your Pic Here [8]
Looking super serious on the bandstand.
May 18, 2013 -
Re: Contemplating Ephesians 6:5-9
@Rubric: Nice retroactive edit. Still, it's not pointless; the 'heart' metaphor only makes sense to someone versed in christian culture. What I'm saying is if you want to have a ...
May 18, 2013 -
Re: English at school
Jane Austen was considered the Stephanie Meyer of her day. Tru fax. Also, why does stuff have to be old to be a classic? There are plenty of great books ...
May 18, 2013 -
Re: Contemplating Ephesians 6:5-9
What I meant was it's possible to want a bunch of things the /most/.
May 17, 2013 -
Re: Contemplating Ephesians 6:5-9
Sure, why wouldn't it be? It's possible to want a bunch of things an equal amount (besides, I'm not sure desire can be quantified that easily).
May 17, 2013 -
Re: Contemplating Ephesians 6:5-9
My heart is a series of muscles used for pumping blood around my body, so I'm pretty sure it's not enslaved to anything. Ultimately our heart privileges some ideal or ...
May 17, 2013 -
Re: J.K. Rowling. Real Or Fake?
A gift? A curse from OT god maybe...
May 17, 2013 -
Re: Contemplating Ephesians 6:5-9
Am I the only one who is uncomfortable with the 'slaves of christ' bit?
May 17, 2013 -
Re: Contemplating Ephesians 6:5-9
I'm pretty sure a list of "things Paul should've said but didn't" would be longer than a list of things he actually said (or "said", or "Paul", considering the reliability ...
May 17, 2013
