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Post by skyfire on Sept 16, 2009 20:33:24 GMT -5
I didn't even exist in the 80s. XD I've heard a bit about them, are they the Vulcan looking people? Yep.
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Post by John E on Sept 16, 2009 20:43:58 GMT -5
That IS an interesting site. I'm reading up on Batman right now. (lapsed Catholic or Episcopalian)
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Post by Sigmaleph on Sept 16, 2009 20:51:24 GMT -5
Funnily enough, The Atheist is not actually an atheist.
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Post by Rokugo on Sept 16, 2009 20:56:17 GMT -5
Hah, that one cracked me up.
Some of these don't really make sense as religions, though. Nazi, Feminist, LGBT, pro abortion activist?!
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Post by Amaranth on Sept 16, 2009 21:30:32 GMT -5
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Post by skyfire on Sept 16, 2009 21:41:34 GMT -5
Hah, that one cracked me up. Some of these don't really make sense as religions, though. Nazi, Feminist, LGBT, pro abortion activist?! For "Nazi," Hitler did indeed attempt to introduce a state religion which consisted of watered-down Christianity that had been mated with Hitler's own special brand of insanity. Hitler intended to "convert" the residents of Germany to this religion, thereby allowing him to eliminate all of the other existing religious denominations; as with most dictators, Hitler viewed the existence of religions that weren't state-controlled as a threat. For "Feminist," every so often you'll see an uber-feminist who worships some pagan female deity... preferably one that shares her extreme misandrist POV.
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Post by Amaranth on Sept 16, 2009 22:20:28 GMT -5
For "Feminist," every so often you'll see an uber-feminist who worships some pagan female deity... preferably one that shares her extreme misandrist POV. That still doesn't make it a religion. You know, because they're not worshiping feminism still.
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Post by dasfuchs on Sept 16, 2009 22:54:32 GMT -5
For "Feminist," every so often you'll see an uber-feminist who worships some pagan female deity... preferably one that shares her extreme misandrist POV. That still doesn't make it a religion. You know, because they're not worshiping feminism still. pfft, details details
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Post by Thejebusfire on Sept 16, 2009 23:01:43 GMT -5
*looks at the list a second time* You didn't ID the Wonder Twins? You didn't pay much attention to comics in the 80s, did you? DC was pimping the Wonder Twins out all over the place, such that they were part of the Superfriends series for the vast majority of its run. I didn't even exist in the 80s. XD I've heard a bit about them, are they the Vulcan looking people? They were like the Osmonds of the superhero world.
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Post by Amaranth on Sept 16, 2009 23:18:23 GMT -5
Yeah. I keep forgetting the main point: Women who want to be treated as people are evil and should be shot down by any means, no matter how ridiculous.
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Post by Captain Nemo on Sept 17, 2009 0:03:49 GMT -5
Funny, I always thought Supes was Jewish. I mean, Kal-El? As for Batman, I always assumed he was too caught up in his crusade to care about who's running the universe.
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Post by kristine on Sept 17, 2009 1:00:27 GMT -5
Funny, I always thought Supes was Jewish. I mean, Kal-El? As for Batman, I always assumed he was too caught up in his crusade to care about who's running the universe. I always thought Batman would be an atheist by now - he's so jaded and cynical and never seems to have faith in much of anything that he can't create himself...
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Post by mistermuncher on Sept 17, 2009 1:15:03 GMT -5
He would be, but for his run ins with Etrigan and the like. Hard to be an atheist when you've tangled with the supernatural so directly.
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Post by DarkfireTaimatsu on Sept 17, 2009 1:21:34 GMT -5
He would be, but for his run ins with Etrigan and the like. Hard to be an atheist when you've tangled with the supernatural so directly. Unless you're Mr. Terrific, apparently.
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Post by Amaranth on Sept 17, 2009 11:14:26 GMT -5
He would be, but for his run ins with Etrigan and the like. Hard to be an atheist when you've tangled with the supernatural so directly. I dunno. Pragmatism seems to beat out the assumption that "Supernatural" means the need for a religion. Supes could pass as a God, but he's an alien.
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