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Forum: The Books
08-17-2006, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 160
Views: 60,683
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drigel
Ive been looking for a good Wrathslayer. I...
Ive been looking for a good Wrathslayer. I wonder how much a slightly used one would be. The one I have is old and worn, so Ive renamed it Wrathhugger. |
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Forum: The Books
08-17-2006, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 160
Views: 60,683
Posted By
drigel
hi bb
I didnt say they were hacks. I do...
hi bb I didnt say they were hacks. I do stand corrected with regards to Pullman. I have read Moorecock. Not. a. big. fan. Profit in sales was the point being made as to motivation of craft. ... |
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Forum: The Books
08-17-2006, 07:28 AM
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Replies: 160
Views: 60,683
Posted By
drigel
Conscious level being the key term. well put
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Conscious level being the key term. well put Their accountants send thank you notes on their behalf. Another difference between they and JRRT. Perfect. Exquisite. And for the past... |
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Forum: The Books
08-16-2006, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 160
Views: 60,683
Posted By
drigel
goldilocks
The only reason we are hearing from anyone (including those who are critical) with an opinion on the works is because of the massive end result (impact) to the reader. And not just one particular... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
08-08-2006, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 39,373
Posted By
drigel
query -
what is the literal translation of:
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query - what is the literal translation of: Aiya Earendil Elenion Ancalima! ? hail earendil, of the star radiance? |
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Forum: The Movies
08-01-2006, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 6,476
Posted By
drigel
As time goes on, I tend to agree with these...
As time goes on, I tend to agree with these positions. PJ did as well as one could, given the current state of technology, but I think that the product would have been in a much better quality (both... |
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Forum: The Books
07-21-2006, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 160
Views: 60,683
Posted By
drigel
Oh yes Pullman... sigh
"real wrestle with real...
Oh yes Pullman... sigh "real wrestle with real things.." To me, it's all about what writers want to right, and what readers want to read. The spectrum of fiction is so broad, it's pointless to... |
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Forum: The Books
06-30-2006, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 10,677
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drigel
Great points and a nice essay.
A life...
Great points and a nice essay. A life like that would lead one to see anything (or anyone) one encounters as a potential tool for the ultimate mission. I suppose the point I would make at... |
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Forum: The Books
06-21-2006, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 12,848
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drigel
I agree on points, but - again barring something...
I agree on points, but - again barring something extraordinary coming to the surface (and I did enjoy Carter's biography), additional biographies, especially lately are only putting a different spin... |
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Forum: The Books
06-21-2006, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 12,848
Posted By
drigel
Barring a discovery of personal notes or...
Barring a discovery of personal notes or transcripts, I would say the biographical subject had been covered years ago. We even have an entire book of personal correspondance to fans and loved ones,... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
05-23-2006, 08:50 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 11,739
Posted By
drigel
I give you the Cave Bear...
I give you the Cave Bear (http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/w/x/wxk116/cavebears/) 20 feet long, up to 1 ton in weight. Skulls often misinterpreted as those of dragons. |
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Forum: The Books
05-15-2006, 07:35 AM
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Replies: 237
Views: 50,754
Posted By
drigel
Lewis
As I read this thread, I appreciate more and more the influence CSL had upon Tolkien. Perhaps seeing the success (in terms of the goals of CSL as author, rather than in the business sense) of Lewis'... |
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Forum: The Books
05-05-2006, 07:16 PM
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Replies: 237
Views: 50,754
Posted By
drigel
FSM hehe
the essense for my faith is what is...
FSM hehe the essense for my faith is what is inside my heart, and what goes on between my soul and the other souls who cross my path, physically or otherwise. The rest - eh.... Ill side with... |
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Forum: The Books
05-04-2006, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 237
Views: 50,754
Posted By
drigel
totally agree. but, if you replace belief with...
totally agree. but, if you replace belief with humility, I think it would help there Inteligent design for me is a mistaken approach. It's lost it's purpose by its very format. Good... |
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Forum: The Books
05-04-2006, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 237
Views: 50,754
Posted By
drigel
Nor should there be a reason to deny a higher...
Nor should there be a reason to deny a higher power. Except the absense of humility. Or, instead of asking: "..... from whose head did our primary spring from?", I should have asked "From whose... |
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Forum: The Books
05-04-2006, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 237
Views: 50,754
Posted By
drigel
It's still all about perception. Or, levels of...
It's still all about perception. Or, levels of voluntary hallucination. :) But if one subscribes to this line of thought, I still say the concept of a higher power could still fit in the... |
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Forum: The Books
05-04-2006, 07:42 AM
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Replies: 237
Views: 50,754
Posted By
drigel
I think I see davem's point. The fact that no...
I think I see davem's point. The fact that no one on this plane of existence is actually one with God (which would be Primary belief), we all, in a sense live in a state of Secondary belief. ... |
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Forum: The Books
04-27-2006, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 237
Views: 50,754
Posted By
drigel
speak for yourself :) not that im fixated with,...
speak for yourself :) not that im fixated with, or even have a concrete opinion of an afterlife... I think the whole escape thing is what younger people are drawn towards with the works. It did for... |
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Forum: The Books
04-26-2006, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 237
Views: 50,754
Posted By
drigel
Exquisitely put, good sir!
Concurrence...
Exquisitely put, good sir! Concurrence and huzzah from our human frame of reference YES undoubtedly. But only in our perception of it. But, quantum and forever and reality at this point... |
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Forum: The Books
04-26-2006, 12:59 PM
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Replies: 237
Views: 50,754
Posted By
drigel
great post davem! I admire your writing and...
great post davem! I admire your writing and thinking abilities. It's all a very personal subject, and I don't expect anyone else to make sense of my perspective. Considered heretics by... |
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Forum: The Books
04-26-2006, 10:49 AM
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Replies: 237
Views: 50,754
Posted By
drigel
Faith, belief, or *insert other transpersonal...
Faith, belief, or *insert other transpersonal belief descriptor here* We humans are constrained. But, after I shed my raiment I am not constrained. NICE. I would submit that what we... |
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Forum: The Books
04-26-2006, 09:46 AM
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Replies: 237
Views: 50,754
Posted By
drigel
Interesting question. For myself, it was a...
Interesting question. For myself, it was a subject I was trying to approach in a non-demoninational way, I suppose. And yes, those terms (that describe our physical universe) would have no meaning... |
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Forum: The Books
04-26-2006, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 237
Views: 50,754
Posted By
drigel
interpretation and faith
nice discussions here. this violates my general social rule of never discussing politics or religion, but.. IMO, in my hopefully potential afterlife, I would think that by it's very nature,... |
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Forum: The Books
04-20-2006, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 237
Views: 50,754
Posted By
drigel
This discussion has been circling around a...
This discussion has been circling around a subject that I have been contemplating. The theology of the author and the works are the subject of many essays, books, and this thread, but as I read all... |
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Forum: The Books
04-14-2006, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 17,731
Posted By
drigel
all hail the (fill in the blank) Book, or thank you, Monks
There is a parallel to our own history, and the authors passion for learning history. The cycle tends to be that a culture rises, flourishes, falls and is largely forgotton except for some scant... |
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