From: Peter Giordano Area: MagickNet To: Karl Lembke 23 Jun 92 00:46:24 Subject: Reverse Bigotry?? Sent UpdReq I'd love to, but I have NO idea how you guys quote things. could someone enlighten me? By the way, here's something for you entities to think about: Being a member of an opressed minority does NOT excuse stupidity and lawlessness. Peter Giordano 718499927771849992777184999277718499927771849992777184999277718 From: Morgana Area: MagickNet To: Deke Motif Nihilson 14 Jun 92 23:40:00 Subject: RE: Re: Fuck You? You Suck? What UpdReq -=> POOF! there manifested to Morgana from Deke Motif Nihilson -=> WM> For the record, I'm a (non-aligned) Thelemite and have no Christian DMN> Contra-indication CENTRALE... Thelemites are notorious for their DMN> REactions to xian-ity (and YES, good friends o' mine are Thelemites... DMN> Brightest among 'em in Love w/ St. Sebastian, He Is...) DMN> -!- Tabby 2.2 DMN> ! Origin: ALamut - Thee Mountain 415.431.7541 (1:125/51) briefly.... SAY WHAT!? ... He's a few fries short of a Happy Meal. 718499927771849992777184999277718499927771849992777184999277718 From: Morgana Area: MagickNet To: Anthra Andromda 22 Jun 92 09:23:08 Subject: Re: Software testers UpdReq This is Rumor Control. These are the Facts:Anthra Andromda said to All AA> I'm writting a major program to assist in Qabalistic and other general AA> Magick work, but I need three or four others to help test it and give AA> me ideas for additional features. Ok, I'll bite....my machine's done it's share of testing for good ol' Micro- Soft, 'bout time it carried some Magickal weight.... Let me know hows & wheres.... Blessings Morgana ... Growl for me...Let me know you still care.... 718499927771849992777184999277718499927771849992777184999277718 From: Nythcar Area: MagickNet To: William Mclaughlin 18 Jun 92 15:00:00 Subject: Re: Evil, Maybe Not??? UpdReq =========================================================================== BBS: The Gates of Delirium BBS Date: 06-04-92 (01:13) Number: 348 From: WILLIAM MCLAUGHLIN Refer#: NONE To: MANDY VIVIAN Recvd: NO Subj: Re: EVIL, Maybe not??? Conf: (24) Magicknet Hi, William. WM>In other words, at some point early in our lives we are told that sunny days WM>are "good" and rainy days are "bad". With enough repetition, we come to WM>accept it and forever after are condemned to feeling lousy on rainy days. WM>"Having the means" to be happy means only to have the Will to become so. When people ask how I can be so happy, I tell them that I'm happy because I decided a long time ago that it's the way I want to be. They think I'm crazy to be happy just because I decided to be happy, or just because I believe I'm happy. I guess I think they're crazy for not giving it a try. I'm glad to see that you, at least, would understand what I'm talking about - indeed maybe even made the same decision. * SLMR 2.1 * What IS the meaning of life, the universe and everything? 718499927771849992777184999277718499927771849992777184999277718 From: Ammond Shadowcraft Area: MagickNet To: Stephane Hubert 21 Jun 92 10:22:00 Subject: Re: FUCK YOU? YOU SUCK? WHAT WOULD JE UpdReq => Quoting Stephane Hubert to Ammond Shadowcraft <= SH> you wrote: AS> Personal ignorance being spewed upon the echo. SH> Well nothing knew there!!! This world is full of it unfortunately. SH> But I find it is always better not to argue with such people ( the one SH> which always says that their beliefs are better than the others ) One SH> day or another they will get tired of talking in the air. I usually SH> ignore them ( no point spending energy arguing with somebody who SH> thinks is always right ) That's sometimes problematic as they seem to have some affect upon the lurkers. If no one stands up against their ignorance our lurkers might think that the ignorant sport a thread of credibility. I've been mulling over what to do about competiting memes (religious themes) and haven't fully decided how to handle such immature outbursts. ... HEMP--the most versitile plant on the planet -- outlawed! 718499927771849992777184999277718499927771849992777184999277718 From: Ammond Shadowcraft Area: MagickNet To: Lord Aslan 21 Jun 92 12:38:00 Subject: Re: Evil, A Concept? UpdReq => Quoting Lord Aslan to Jabberwokky <= LA> The CONcept of one's religion being the ONLY way to get to LA> heaven is utterly silly. I believe that as long as you're faithful to LA> whatever you believe, you will find your way. Take it easy and the LA> youngest says "Uggah bagga, mama da". Blessed Be. Yes, it appears to be a CON. However I suspect that the root cause of fundamentalism is something inherent in the human nervous system (and something which is manipulatable by intelligent observers). Fundamentalists of ALL TYPES AND STRIPES can be a great source of enjoyment providing one has sufficient will to bring off the joke. But on the other hand, fundamentalists already fool themselves, why should we? ... Deaths/year: from Theopoline - 50, from Hemp - 0. 718499927771849992777184999277718499927771849992777184999277718 From: Ammond Shadowcraft Area: MagickNet To: William Mclaughlin 21 Jun 92 12:41:00 Subject: Root cause(s) of fundamentalism UpdReq => Quoting William Mclaughlin to Karl Lembke <= WM> Thanks for the reply. Actually, you'd probably be surprised to WM> see the message that inspired all of this. It was a couple of lines WM> saying "You satanists, fuck you. You suck!" And that's =all=! While I'm WM> quoting from memory, that's almost exactly what s/he said. It's amazing WM> that a message that took maybe five seconds (and no thought) to compose WM> has inspired so many hours of debate. What would be more useful is a couple hours more discussion on the causes of fundamentalism. ... Deaths/year: from Alcohol - 150,000+, from Hemp - 0. 718499927771849992777184999277718499927771849992777184999277718 From: Ammond Shadowcraft Area: MagickNet To: Neuro Sonic 21 Jun 92 12:47:00 Subject: Re: Fiction Mythos UpdReq => Quoting Neuro Sonic to All <= NS> I wonder if anyone has done any work creating material for summoning NS> structures involving RPG characters, Comic Book Heroes and Villians, NS> Fantasy Fiction etc... In the some of the Wiccan communities (and in my own creation--CyberCraft) aspecting (invocation) is used to bring out those characteristics in ourselves, NOT to evoke them into a magick circle (which is more an area of safety and focus). Sometimes my wife aspects the HIGHLANDER. I just gotta' stay outta' the way of her sword. B^) ... Deaths/year: from legal drug overdose - 27,000, from Hemp - 0. 718499927771849992777184999277718499927771849992777184999277718