Superhuman/Supernatural/Paranormal Rants (or Props)

[Wish]

From KungFu Panda, its the move that was used to beat Tai-Lung.

[Wish]

From KungFu Panda, its the move that was used to beat Tai-Lung.

[jester_of_god]

I know that it came from kung fu panda what I was asking was what the heck is it, all I saw was a giant yellow wave, and the tiger seemed to cease to exist.

[jester_of_god]

seriously what is the wushu finger hold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is it the ultimate Chi attack!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????

or is it a variation of "pull my finger"...that would explain the yellow cloud...

[Celadon's Penultimate]

I think that view in itself is kinda skewed. No offense, Jester, but it should be in the mind of Christians to at least TRY to bring it to the awareness of others that their soul is worth something. I'm not saying be an obsessed evangelist (Yes, LAWD! Ha'mercy!), but if the idea of Christianity comes up (and it is mentioned by NON-Christians), you should assert your point of view. That way, at least the seed is planted. If they take it into mind, and consider your thoughts, and research it themselves, then great. If not, then at least you did your job (which in the case of Christians, is simply to spread the Gospel). Otherwise, anytime the idea of Christianity or God or Jesus comes up, the only people talking about it would be people who don't even accept it (or don't even LIKE it, viewing it as a problem instead of a solution).

As to the Wushu Finger Hold, I'm pretty sure it is the ultimate Chi attack.

[jester_of_god]

     Honestly that's what I don't get about people these days, they can bash Christianity all they want but even if someone says marry christmas to them they seem like their having a heat attack. What the heck is wrong with them, sure I know that Christians have made a few wrong turns in the past, with the inquisitions, and the witch hunts, and slavery, but come on we are not the big bad wolf, and we are not hitler. It's okay to interject your point but don't let it turn into another fight.

Are you sure about the wushu finger hold. Where exactly did the grey tiger go anyway.

[jester_of_god]

you know what...I'm gonna add wushu finger hold to the site.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

I have no clue where he went...I didn't see him (maybe I missed him, I think I missed a few parts and pieces, what with blinking...). And I'll keep an eye out for your power.

As for the whole Christianity ordeal, I think it's so biased. They only want to see the extremist people who claim to be Christians. I personally don't even think those people are Christian; they're just extremists and they hide behind the name of God to do what they want. So personally, I don't even consider the Inquisition, the Crusades, slavery or anything else like that, to be "Christian" tragedies. These things happened because of hypocrites that wanted to use Christ's precious name to justify their evil. It's sickening. And then WE true Christians, who honestly love, respect and believe in Him are lumped in with those crazies, and people are permanently turned off from a message that really COULD save their lives, and their eternal souls. I personally take it as a deep insult when that happens.

[jester_of_god]

what is the turtle in kung fu panda...he's a master of kung fu and it's inventor...looks several hundred years old...and he became a cloud of peach petals before being blown away in the wind, and don't say the peach petal ting was figurative, this is a cartoon, they don't do figurative...ever.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

they did THIS time...it was figurative for him dying...

[jester_of_god]

are you sure? considering that he was an ancient kungfu chi master/ that a snow leopard was able to survive a fall of several thousand feet/ and that a pinkie pull could cause a gigaton explosion, I'm not so sure that he just fell asleep and died or fell of the cliff.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

I didn't say fell off the cliff...I said DIED. He passed away and DIED. It had to be that. Otherwise, they did the whole Buddhist routine, and let him end his reincarnation cycle beyond the need of a physical body, therefore becoming one with the "creator", Vishnu.

[jester_of_god]

there you go.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

[jester_of_god]

even so we never answered the origional question...What is he!?

[Zaleramancer]

jester_of_god wrote

interpretation and individualism in itself is the root of all evil, for people choose to take in their own perception of the world, even if it is skewed in order to remain in the feeble state which they call sanity, and in the act of preserving their own interpretation they shall seek to remedy the rest of the world by ostracising those who'se perception contradicts their own, and attempt to alter their view to one that is more favorable to them, and even others attempt to twist the views of others who share similiar acceptances by twisting the views of their group to better fit their own design for the world. The human mind began with a truth, but after years and years of interpretation and perception it split off into hundreds upon thousands of possible truths, each thinking that their own was the origional, and this leads to strife. Some of the truths are born from lies, others were born from have seen truths that were warped by the individual mind, all in all it's best just to live on with your lives and cling on to your perception of the truth, and only seldomly we should intrude upon other's and attempt to alter them, for from the alteration of one's perception comes a conflict brought on by the self preservation of their very soul... Honestly I've gotten past the point of constantly trying to convert people, I'll just nudge them along, if they reject my view entirely so what, I'll just stick around to make sure they won't get in any trouble, who knows perhaps they'll change their mind in the future anyway, everyone is welvome to their own views.

By the way did any one else here that they're coming out with a new Kung FU panda!?

Wait..

Please tell me you're being sarcastic, right?


The protestant reformation was mostly because of interpretation. People have been interpreting religious texts since religion began to exist.


It's funny though, the rest it reminds me of some atheistic arguments.

That, simply put, all religious people are committing gross self-deception and purposely burying their minds in religion because they fear the idea of a death of nothing.

I don't agree with that ideal really. I think religions are a nice starting point to draw ethical and moral guidelines from, and that they make the world a better place, some moreso than others.

Still even if you disagree with them, you have to consider that they're moral for practically all the right reasons, if moral at all.

Basically, if they do something moral , it's because they think that it is the right thing to do. Not because they are trying to get a better afterlife, or because of karma, or a fear of hell.

I consider that admirable.


Anyway, I admire plenty from different religions and various philosophies. The high moral standards and message of love of Christianity, The applied intelligence of Atheism, The peaceful Ahimsa concept of many India religions..

Jainism wrote

The Jain concept of ahinsa is characterized by several aspects. It does not make any exception for ritual sacrificers and professional warrior-hunters. Killing of animals for food is absolutely ruled out. Jains also make considerable efforts not to injure plants in everyday life as far as possible. Though they admit that plants must be destroyed for the sake of food, they accept such violence only inasmuch as it is indispensable for human survival, and there are special instructions for preventing unnecessary violence against plants. Jains go out of their way so as not to hurt even small insects and other minuscule animals. For example, Jains often do not go out at night, when they are more likely to step upon an insect. In their view, injury caused by carelessness is like injury caused by deliberate action. Eating honey is strictly outlawed, as it would amount to violence against the bees. Some Jains abstain from farming because it inevitably entails unintentional killing or injuring of many small animals, such as worms and insects, but agriculture is not forbidden in general and there are Jain farmers. Additionally, because they consider harsh words to be a form of violence, they often keep a cloth to ritually cover their mouth, as a reminder not to allow violence in their speech.

They don't even step on bugs.

I respect such extreme dedication to not hurting things.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

First of all, let's get one thing straight. Saying that ALL religious people are somehow self-deluded is a VAST overstatement. It is not only nihilistic, pessimistic, negativistic and any other "istic" you wanna use (Not to mention, INSULTING as all get-out), it's wrong. The idea of Absolute truth is not a delusion. Certain things just ARE true, regardless of interpretation. If a person comes under demonic possession, you can't deny it, his head is rotating, he's spewing unknown gunk and speaking in languages he could never have even picked up on, claiming to be Belial (don't believe me? See the Movie "The Exorcism of Emily Rose"). I am NOT self-deluded, I know from self-experience that God is REAL, and so is the Adversary...perhaps YOU should try encountering demons, or demon-possessed people, or the influence of God.

As for the Jains, they can keep their impossible goal of totally avoiding violence, and they're all the better for it. Good luck with the whole "Never inhale those poor, sweet innocent bacteria" thing. And so, what do they do when their bodies become ill, infested with bacteria? Live with the bacteria inside them, until they die? Bacteria are living, too, and you did say "no matter how miniscule". And unborn babies, at the moment of conception. "Zygotes are people, too!" They'd never get abortions, even in the cases of incest, or rape, or simple unpreparedness. And I'm sure they can't totally avoid squishing bugs. It's almost laughable to think that their belief is based SOLELY on non-violence. Existence is much wider than that aspect. Simply because you aren't violent doesn't make you a good person. Many people can do others harm simply by their words. So what, they never get into arguments, either? Impossible...

In addition, don't insult me by accusing me of being a coward. I, in no way, shape or form fear Hell, because I know that's not where I'M headed. I'm not self-serving, and I do my best to serve God because I honestly, truly, earnestly LOVE Him. He is my God, my Lord, my Christ, the Messiah who died for Me. The very LEAST I could do for Him is obey a few simple rules. I am in His eternal debt, but even THAT isn't my motivation to follow Him. I Love the fact that He loves me unconditionally, even in times when I don't love MYSELF. In days when I don't feel I can go on, I need only a word from Him, and I can survive. His connection to me is so much deeper than a debt or simple fear, that you as an unbeliever couldn't possibly understand it, unless you experienced it yourself.

It would, OF COURSE seem to you like I'm trying selfishly to gain something from it all. How else COULD Love appear, if you don't KNOW what love is? If you've only EXPERIENCED the mortal realm, you can only relate SUPERNATURAL things to things of the NATURAL world. It only makes sense. I understand it, but it doesn't mean I'll stand for it. I'll stand up for what I know is right despite your constant attempts to disparage Him, so go on. Hit me with your best shot. Because of Him, I'm prepared.

[jester_of_god]

speak not of the devil lest he comes forth. Dude, never, ever, give someone advice like you did in the last sentence o the first paragraph. alright

[neogenetica]

There is not too much truth just different perspectives of the same thing that are sometimes of different things. People could be slightly better off if they look to there self for answers because you dont need anothers word all you need often is you because the best change may be outside induced but comes from you. People should also look at all perspectives to fully understand everything to rise above one view point and choose a slight combination.

[jester_of_god]

Truthfully the constant seperating of the christian religion is one of the most annoying concepts I know of. I mean you don't hear about three thousand different branches of Judaism, but I digress.

I don't really get the super peacefull means of religion. They can practice it all they want, but life is unfortunately a competition. The closer an animal is to another one the less they seem to fight, and if they wish to they can learn to avoid them, but some fights are unavoidable, like the bacteria you mentioned.