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Weird. I thought I responded earlier. Anyway...

Originally posted by bluewaterrider
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You can, and effectively did in the other thread recently ...

... which was the right thing to do.

http://www.killermovies.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=14608281#post14608281

I said I won't miss him. I didn't say I disliked him. Two separate things. He contributed nothing of value...why would I miss him? But I tend not to dislike anyone on KMC. An internet discussion just can't elicit that kind of reaction in me anymore (with incredibly rare exceptions).

Originally posted by bluewaterrider
Digi, I don't quite get one thing ...

Are you still a moderator, or not?

If you are, how come there's no longer any designation on your name, like the rest of them?

More important to me, are you able to aid people in editing posts or threads anymore, as you used to be able to do years ago on the comic forums?

Depends on the forum. I'm not a global anymore (gave it up voluntarily a year or two ago), so I only have editing privileges in, I think, General Comics, Comic Respect, and the Spider-Man forum {edit: Comic Movie Forum too}. I can ban newer members...so, like, socks and ad spammers. And warn members, per usual. But that's about it.

Originally posted by Bentley
Evil is the absence of good, that's not necessarily an action but a compound of circumstances. The adjective form suits it.

This is where we differ in belief. I believe, that you cannot have evil in the absence of good, nor visa versa. In other words, there is no such thing as pure good or evil.

Originally posted by Bentley
Non existence has never stopped anyone from discussing a topic.

If I said to you that Superman was real. How long would you last in such a discussion?

Originally posted by Bentley
The imagination is needed to do evil things, so it's not a long shot to have imaginary spirits having people doing evil.

It is denial of ones responsibility. If an evil spirit made you do something, then you are not to blame, and bound to do it again.

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
This is where we differ in belief. I believe, that you cannot have evil in the absence of good, nor visa versa. In other words, there is no such thing as pure good or evil.

Well, they don't have to be pure to be adjectives, sharp doesn't mean "sharpest", humid doesn't mean "in liquid form" etc.

It makes (slightly) more sense to say "bad dog" than "evil in dog form".

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
If I said to you that Superman was real. How long would you last in such a discussion?

It would make a great conversation that would last for months if you get fans involved. Just give me a few minutes and I can probably look for a similar thread 😛

The problem with such a thread is more about how you focus on it from the get to go. It can be a valid discussion up to a certain level.

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
It is denial of ones responsibility. If an evil spirit made you do something, then you are not to blame, and bound to do it again.

I'm pretty sure you can be blamed if an evil spirit made you do something, it isn't as if spirits according to mythology didn't prefer the impure and cocky people who challenge them. You can find all kind of cases if you really look for them though.

Current legislation might consider it similar to "being crazy".

Originally posted by Bentley
Well, they don't have to be pure to be adjectives, sharp doesn't mean "sharpest", humid doesn't mean "in liquid form" etc.

It makes (slightly) more sense to say "bad dog" than "evil in dog form".

Yes that is true but good and evil are not mutually exclusive. For example, if a lion kills a gazelle. To the lion that event is good, now the lion will have food. However, to the gazelle this event was evil. There is no give or take, this event is both good and evil.

Originally posted by Bentley
It would make a great conversation that would last for months if you get fans involved. Just give me a few minutes and I can probably look for a similar thread 😛

The problem with such a thread is more about how you focus on it from the get to go. It can be a valid discussion up to a certain level.

I would not last two seconds.

Originally posted by Bentley
I'm pretty sure you can be blamed if an evil spirit made you do something, it isn't as if spirits according to mythology didn't prefer the impure and cocky people who challenge them. You can find all kind of cases if you really look for them though.

Current legislation might consider it similar to "being crazy".

Metaphorically speaking, you are correct. The problem as I see it; people take them literally.
Even in Buddhism, evil spirits are used as a metaphor. No one should take them literally.

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Metaphorically speaking, you are correct. The problem as I see it; people take them literally.

The funniest thing about it is that people who take spirits in the most literal sense wouldn't be any better at combating evil than those who don't, even assuming such spirits acted at all.

I really don't understand why americans have so many literalist believers.

Originally posted by Bentley
The funniest thing about it is that people who take spirits in the most literal sense wouldn't be any better at combating evil than those who don't, even assuming such spirits acted at all.

I really don't understand why americans have so many literalist believers.

They all fled Europe to come to America.