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Any news on Peace Talks
spiritofair:
--- Quote from: Arjan on December 25, 2019, 04:31:35 AM ---There used to be a type of cheap toilet rolls commonly called sandpaper in the supermarkets but I do not see it anymore, I do not know when it disappeared but nowadays all brands are usable. Sometimes it makes sense to buy something more expensive and at other times it is just hot air. Or extra fluffy paper with little pink dogs printed on them.
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A thread about when a favorite author is finally going to release his latest book devolves into a discussion about toilet paper... I hope this thread is not prophetic. ;) :P :-\
Dina:
Hijacking threads is a cherished sport for us forumites.
Kindler:
--- Quote from: Bad Alias on December 11, 2019, 02:08:00 AM ---I didn't read a book once because of it's ridiculous cover art. Years later, my brother highly recommended the book. I ended up loving it.
Agreed. And he usually manages to do it well enough that the inconsistency can be explained away.
On Butters and such. I always assumed Shiro was Shinto. Death Masks doesn't specifically mention what religion he was before he "converted." Shiro serves "Heaven. Or the divine in nature. The memory of my fathers past. My fellow man. Myself. All pieces of the same thing."
Sanya isn't an atheist. He's a Trotskiest. "Because it must be done. ... For the good of the people, some must place themselves in harm's way. some must pledge their courage and their lives to protect the community." That's what he believes in.
I don't know what kind of Jew Butters is. There are a lot of atheist Jews and a lot of pious Jews, but Butters faith is in stories.
For the Knights, it isn't about what religion they are; it's not about faces, skin, flags, membership lists, files. "God sees hearts." It's about what they believe in.
With that context, it would make sense for Butters to where a red cross. The imagery of a knight would appeal to Butters.
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Shiro professed to be a Baptist. He discusses it in Death Masks. The whole "I found out I had become a Baptist. So I tried to be a good Baptist," conversation. He considered being a Baptist... incidental (I think that was the word he used).
Bad Alias:
What was he before he was Baptist? G33k said Shiro was Buddhist (before he was Baptist). I always assumed he was Shinto. Shiro wasn't an "orthodox" Baptist. My point was that his views were probably indicative of whatever religion he "converted" from, but I don't know enough about Buddhist or Shinto beliefs to make an argument of what those views are indicative of.
Arjan:
--- Quote from: Bad Alias on December 28, 2019, 03:08:43 AM ---What was he before he was Baptist? G33k said Shiro was Buddhist (before he was Baptist). I always assumed he was Shinto. Shiro wasn't an "orthodox" Baptist. My point was that his views were probably indicative of whatever religion he "converted" from, but I don't know enough about Buddhist or Shinto beliefs to make an argument of what those views are indicative of.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryukyuan_religion
Okinawa is not Japan, it was conquered quite recently.
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