What did you say?!
Posted on 07/13/2005 12:49:13 AM PDT by dsc
Now, I have to go to bed because I'm catching a plane first thing tomorrow so I can spend the weekend with my family and a friend of ours named Harry Potter. Sorry I won't have a chance to continue this debate.
Okay. And I deny what you mean by "I have to go to bed"! You don't really have to go to bed. No one is forcing you to go to bed. You could technically stay up all night and argue with me. In fact, you can't even use the word sleep!
Get back here, Jen!
Have a safe trip. It's been fun sparring with you. I hope to engage you in conversation again sometime about our mutual love of the work of JRRT. Peace!
Points 1 & 2 neutralize the value of point 3 (a, b & c)
Thanks! I'm glad you showed a more civil tone in our debate than some of your... earlier posts; I have trouble respecting an intellectual opponent who resorts to such. Shall see you upon my return.
Ok, how about "If I am to be awake enough to drive to the airport at 5 am tomorrow, I had better get myself to bed now and hope I get some rest". No "have to", no "sleep".
***Now, I have to go to bed because I'm catching a plane first thing tomorrow ****
Words come to mind...
Heat,
Kitchen,
Leaving...
(have a good trip!)
In your eyes, yes. The rest of the parents here tend to think that it's harmless and/or that it reflects a benign form of witchcraft and that it borrows from only the innocuous aspects of the occult.
My point is that to deny the obvious (points 1 & 2) is just intellectually dishonest.
*** In your eyes, yes.***
Them's the only eyes I got! :)
*** My point is that to deny the obvious (points 1 & 2) is just intellectually dishonest.****
I think, for some, to admit it is to loose the argument.
Getting king of quiet around here.
Seems like everyone is Pottered-Out!
LOL! Hey, I told you I was "up to no good" on this thread.
I have trouble respecting an intellectual opponent who resorts to such.
Aw come on, nobody said it was Marquis of Queensbury Rules. How was I supposed to know.
Shall see you upon my return.
Good! I look forward to it! You're a most worthy opponent.
Ok, how about "If I am to be awake enough to drive to the airport at 5 am tomorrow, I had better get myself to bed now and hope I get some rest". No "have to", no "sleep".
Yes, yes. Run along then.
We've worn them out, Petro my friend.
Quick, say something outrageous. Maybe that'll get 'em back.
"Harry Potter is the Whore of Babylon!"
How's that for a start?
I think, for some, to admit it is to loose the argument.
You're probably right about that, but I'll be hanged if I'm going to be the one to say it.
I remember my Mom telling me to stay away from Ouija boards. She knew very well that kids played with them at slumber parties and that I could get away with it too. I don't think she thought I was in danger of becoming possessed or anything, but she just gave me some reasonable advice to steer clear of that stuff. I obeyed her. And I'm glad I did. That stuff creeps me out. Maybe the HP books are totally harmless. The other girls at the slumber parties who played with the Ouija boards turned out okay. But still, I'm glad I stayed away from the stuff.
What did you say?!
I am more concerned about what the pope thinks about preists molesting boys.
Harry potter is good fun and to think otherwise is sheer madness.
Get a god damn grip.
I give up.
Don't jump. Lives worth living.
Dr Kurt E. Koch an expert on the Occult writes: Conan Doyle also possessed photography negatives of nature spirits (Occult ABC p. 84)No he posessed photography negatives of illustrations a couple of young girls traced from Princess Mary's Gift Book
And people here are claiming it's children who can't tell fantasy from reality
Umm. Yes, there was. His name is Eru, "The One".
True, there is no organized religion in Tolkien's world. However, Tolkien himself wrote that his work was "fundamentally religious and Catholic..." in nature, in which, "...the religious element is absorbed into the story and the symbolism." --see "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien," the letter dated 12/2/53 to Robert Murray, S.J.
Good luck to you on your book. I hope it's a good one. I find most Fantasy fiction too silly to take seriously. My love of that genre pretty much begins and ends with Tolkien. May you prove me wrong!
"I object to people using prayers to insult other people. "Oh Lord, I thank you that I am not like this tax collector!"
What a filthy thing to think.
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