[TheNoBrain]

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn...
So you do not deny the Great Old Ones...?


Ia ia Cthulhu fhtagn!

[Basilissa]

Originally Posted by TheNoBrain

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn...
So you do not deny the Great Old Ones...?


Ia ia Cthulhu fhtagn!

Turachay, ima simipi rimanki? Imata niwaranki, mana yachanichu. Imarayku inglespi rimayta mana munankichu?

See what I did there? You're not the only one who can speak foreign gibberish.

But it doesn't really improve communication, when one side does not understand what the other said said, does it?

[Ezekiel Bathfire]

Originally Posted by TheNoBrain

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn...
So you do not deny the Great Old Ones...?


Ia ia Cthulhu fhtagn!

This is not a problem. The Bible refers to other gods, but only once did any other god get the better of Yahweh, and that god is no longer worshiped.

God is quite clear, He made a pact with us* – we worship Him, He protects us. And so far, God has been as good as His Word (which, by the way, is as silver refined seven times - Psa 12:6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.)

Think of those nations that worship other gods:

The Middle East – a mess of death and suffering ruled by madmen.
Japan – cursed by meglamaniacs and nuclear bombed, tsumanied and earthquaked at regular intervals.
China - a nation of slitty-eyed people willing to copy anything for a bowl of rice.
India – a cesspit of corruption, poverty and crime.
Eskimo lands – freezing cold and filled with pathetic alcoholics
Africa – in the North filled with fundamentalists; in the center, a burning desert; in the south still in the Stone Age.
The Pacific Islands – jiggaboos with bones through their noses living on bananas and coconuts and eating people.

I’d say that God is the only real god.

*Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 12:1-3, 6-7; 13:14-17; 15; 17:1-14; 22:15-18). In this covenant, God promised many things to Abraham. He personally promised that He would make Abraham’s name great (Genesis 12:2), that Abraham would have numerous physical descendants (Genesis 13:16), and that he would be the father of a multitude of nations (Genesis 17:4-5). God also made promises regarding a nation called Israel. In fact, the geographical boundaries of the Abrahamic Covenant are laid out on more than one occasion in the book of Genesis (12:7; 13:14-15; 15:18-21). Another provision in the Abrahamic Covenant is that the families of the world will be blessed through the physical line of Abraham (Genesis 12:3; 22:18). This is a reference to the Messiah, who would come from the line of Abraham.

[TheNoBrain]

Originally Posted by Basilissa

Turachay, ima simipi rimanki? Imata niwaranki, mana yachanichu. Imarayku inglespi rimayta mana munankichu?

See what I did there? You're not the only one who can speak foreign gibberish.

But it doesn't really improve communication, when one side does not understand what the other said said, does it?

"In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming..."
The phrase I quoted means this. This is no foreign gibberish - you just simply lack the function that allows you to speak this language.

Originally Posted by Ezekiel Bathfire

This is not a problem. The Bible refers to other gods, but only once did any other god get the better of Yahweh, and that god is no longer worshiped.

God is quite clear, He made a pact with us* – we worship Him, He protects us. And so far, God has been as good as His Word (which, by the way, is as silver refined seven times - Psa 12:6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.)

Think of those nations that worship other gods:

The Middle East – a mess of death and suffering ruled by madmen.
Japan – cursed by meglamaniacs and nuclear bombed, tsumanied and earthquaked at regular intervals.
China - a nation of slitty-eyed people willing to copy anything for a bowl of rice.
India – a cesspit of corruption, poverty and crime.
Eskimo lands – freezing cold and filled with pathetic alcoholics
Africa – in the North filled with fundamentalists; in the center, a burning desert; in the south still in the Stone Age.
The Pacific Islands – jiggaboos with bones through their noses living on bananas and coconuts and eating people.

I’d say that God is the only real god.

*Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 12:1-3, 6-7; 13:14-17; 15; 17:1-14; 22:15-18). In this covenant, God promised many things to Abraham. He personally promised that He would make Abraham’s name great (Genesis 12:2), that Abraham would have numerous physical descendants (Genesis 13:16), and that he would be the father of a multitude of nations (Genesis 17:4-5). God also made promises regarding a nation called Israel. In fact, the geographical boundaries of the Abrahamic Covenant are laid out on more than one occasion in the book of Genesis (12:7; 13:14-15; 15:18-21). Another provision in the Abrahamic Covenant is that the families of the world will be blessed through the physical line of Abraham (Genesis 12:3; 22:18). This is a reference to the Messiah, who would come from the line of Abraham.

And there comes the God talk again. Would you please repeat your history of America? Where is it that Jesus was an American? WHERE? If you can't answer this question, you have to re-read the bible in order to fully grasp on your pathetic example of a religion.

Let there be Metal,
The Nomad

Ps.: The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest fear is the fear of the unknown.

[Basilissa]

Originally Posted by TheNoBrain

"In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming..."
The phrase I quoted means this. This is no foreign gibberish - you just simply lack the function that allows you to speak this language.

Thank you for the translation, but it still holds no cultural meaning for me. What is that language and how many native speakers does it have?

The phrase I responded with translates to: "My little brother*, what language do you speak**? What did you tell me, I did not understand. Why don't you want to speak in English?"

I will give you positive reputation points if you figure out what was that language. I doubt that you "lack the function***," but a girl can hope, right?



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* In this particular language/culture, diminutives are used a lot; if I said simply "turay" ("my brother") it would sound very cold/distant, people just don't speak that way.
** On second thought, I should have used the verb form rimashanki instead of rimanki, that would translate more nicely as "(you) are speaking." But, to make my point (which was that we use American English here as the common language to avoid communication problems), I decided to use one of the more obscure languages among the ones I speak, and I have to admit I am not fully fluent in this one yet.
*** A more proper phrasing to use in this case would be something like "lack the knowledge," as all languages are learned and not inherited. Which makes babies truly amazing, because as babies we learned our first language without textbooks and dictionaries.

[refridgerator]

I have to ask: Did you copy paste that list or did you make it on your own?

[Didymus Much]

Originally Posted by refutator

I have to ask: Did you copy paste that list or did you make it on your own?

I have to ask: just who the **** are you talking to?

[TheNoBrain]

Originally Posted by Basilissa

Thank you for the translation, but it still holds no cultural meaning for me. What is that language and how many native speakers does it have?

The phrase I responded with translates to: "My little brother*, what language do you speak**? What did you tell me, I did not understand. Why don't you want to speak in English?"

I will give you positive reputation points if you figure out what was that language. I doubt that you "lack the function***," but a girl can hope, right?



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* In this particular language/culture, diminutives are used a lot; if I said simply "turay" ("my brother") it would sound very cold/distant, people just don't speak that way.
** On second thought, I should have used the verb form rimashanki instead of rimanki, that would translate more nicely as "(you) are speaking." But, to make my point (which was that we use American English here as the common language to avoid communication problems), I decided to use one of the more obscure languages among the ones I speak, and I have to admit I am not fully fluent in this one yet.
*** A more proper phrasing to use in this case would be something like "lack the knowledge," as all languages are learned and not inherited. Which makes babies truly amazing, because as babies we learned our first language without textbooks and dictionaries.

Reading, I see, is not your strong side. I mean, other than the "Holy" Bible. Search up this phrase (Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn), and be amazed.

As for American English, I don't care. I use American, British, Australian and so many more localised English variants, it's actually disgusting.

Let there be Metal,
The Nomad

[Elmer G. White]

Originally Posted by TheNoBrain

Reading, I see, is not your strong side. I mean, other than the "Holy" Bible. Search up this phrase (Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn), and be amazed.

As for American English, I don't care. I use American, British, Australian and so many more localised English variants, it's actually disgusting.

Let there be Metal,
The Nomad

Dear Cthulhu worshiper. No-one is interested in random phrases discovered from the Interwebs. Everyone can find a useless, ugly language and paste an unnecessary phrase. I found one, it is as follows. "A légpárnás hajóm tele van angolnákkal". Briefly, you cannot escape God by switching the language. He could, if necessary, proclaim His Glory in Klingon and in the fictional R'lyehian.

Psalms 19:1-3 (To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.)
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.

Why are you reluctant to discuss the actual issues of the Bible and its tremendous Truth™ value? Instead, you digress and debate circumferential matters that will not help you gain Salvation.


Yours in Christ,

Elmer

[refridgerator]

Originally Posted by Didymus Much

I have to ask: just who the **** are you talking to?

To the white bearded man who created this monumental list.

[I Man Rastafari]

Originally Posted by refutator

To the white bearded man who created this monumental list.

Greetings refutator! I am Trevor McGregor and I do not believe that I have made your acquaintance. I welcome you to this place as a fellow POC and at the same time I point out to you that you have aroused the anger of the white people. I know that as a colored person you are well aware of the need to avoid arguing with white people. Perhaps you have fallen into a state of argumentation by accident. These Baptists are normal average white American people and if you want to know how things are in Babylon they are good to talk to. If you keep disputing them they will get mad enough to ban you. I have sent you a friend request because all of the colored races of the world must stay united against white greed.

[Basilissa]

Originally Posted by TheNoBrain

Reading, I see, is not your strong side. I mean, other than the "Holy" Bible.

Why would you assume that? I read. A lot. Mostly non-fiction recently, but occasionally I even read fiction as well. My favorites in the latter category include Kalevala, Bhagavad Gita, Poetic Edda, Popol Vuh, Enuma Elish, and Gilgamesh. Don't they count as readings "other than the Holy Bible?" I mean, I understand how you could try to make that argument for the last two*, but there is no way you could make that argument for the others.

Search up this phrase (Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn), and be amazed.

Meh. If you don't care to google the language I used (Turachay, ima simipi rimanki? Imata niwaranki, mana yachanichu. Imarayku inglespi rimayta mana munankichu?), why should I bother to reciprocate?

(Hint: you won't find it in Google translate, but if you try just regular google, you eventually will find some clues). Positive rep offer still stands.

Oh, well. And here I was, hoping to debate the universal grammar hypothesis with you.

I do have to ask, though. If the way the language you used is spelled is even remotely related to the IPA, the consonants followed by ' should be ejective. I know how ejective ph' and h' sound (although I'd spell them as px' and x', as it would have to be a sound produced deeper in the throat) and I can imagine how would r' sound (although that sound does not exist in any language I'm aware of). But how the hell do you make w ejective?! Or should that be pronounced like the German w? (But that wouldn't help much, either, as I'm not aware of an ejective v sound).

As for American English, I don't care. I use American, British, Australian and so many more localised English variants, it's actually disgusting.

You got me there. How is linguistic diversity "disgusting?"



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* I would love to see you try, actually. I mean, it would obviously be wrong, as it would be based on a false premise, but at least we could discuss something interesting.

[I Man Rastafari]

Originally Posted by TheNoBrain

As for American English, I don't care. I use American, British, Australian and so many more localised English variants.

I myself am a native speaker of Jamaican English which is unintelligible to almost all white people. I learned American English from the Methodists at school in Kingston and I have learned Black American English since I have come to Babylon for my schooling. You must be a very intelligent man but why do you call yourself No Brain?

Jah Guide
Trevor

[Cranky Old Man]

Originally Posted by TheNoBrain

Nobody exists on purpose

Apparently your parents never taught you about sex. I can see why, as they clearly didn't want you reproduce.

I will share my infinite wisdom on the subject with you: 8 Step Guide to MAKING CHILDREN!

[Thomas Taylor]

Originally Posted by TheNoBrain

Reading, I see, is not your strong side. I mean, other than the "Holy" Bible. Search up this phrase (Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn), and be amazed.

As for American English, I don't care. I use American, British, Australian and so many more localised English variants, it's actually disgusting.

Let there be Metal,
The Nomad

Dear Braincell,


I can see that doing as you are told is not your forte. Please enlighten us as to why you choose to use a stupid made up language invented by some pervert author called lovecraft. Try reading something written by someone who is not made up. Try reading the Holy Bible (KJV 1611), it's not made up and it has loads of tales of horror and debasement, seeing as that's what you seem to like.


YIC
TT

[Ezekiel Bathfire]

Originally Posted by TheNoBrain

Where is it that Jesus was an American?

You seem to be deluded and insane people like that worry me, so I don't usually talk to them - I just place my hand nearer my gun and call security.

However, it is clear that Jesus loves America best - nobody but a fool would deny that - although He Himself is more "a Citizen of the World", but if He had to choose, even you would agree that He would choose to be American.

He speaks American - we know this because His Words sound natural to us.

[MitzaLizalor]

Originally Posted by TheNoBrain

The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest fear is the fear of the unknown.

Now here you get near to interesting. Certainly fear may be considered an emotion but I'm not persuaded that it's older or stronger than any other emotion because fear can be overcome by other emotions. But let's take fear as a sample emotion. And straight away we come to a problem: there are different types of fear.

Freeze fear is not the same as flight fear which in turn is different from fight fear and yet the joy emotion is sufficient to overcome all of them.

When I hear of this brief event the emotion I experience is neither joy nor fear. It is something quite different and it is stronger than either of them. Whatever you call it, it is the strongest emotion I know because it motivates me more than any other experience or memory or hope or dread or longing. It takes me outside myself. The language of words is insufficient to express what I feel as was well known to wordsmiths from earliest antiquity who therefore utilised additional techniques to augment their musings, tapping into another stratum of consciousness just as those soldiers did by singing carols. The war stopped. Just for a moment but in that moment I know they experienced that unnamed emotion too. Everything from that kernel at once bursts forth, perhaps like a chrysanthemum firework as opposed to a train journey, not one station after another but all at once in every direction. Fear is not like that. It is inward looking. This is an opening for evil.

In King Saul we see described a man afraid. Was it fear that he could not fulfil the daunting task before him? Was it the fear of someone promoted to a station beyond their capability? Perhaps it was the fear of someone more capable and likely to usurp his authority but nevertheless we also see described a man who knew his fear could be overcome and that was not achieved using any language of words.

I Samuel 16 . KJV . context
15 Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
16 Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
17 And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me..
22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
23 And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

In all the vile and false religions we see art corrupted, used to supplement their ravings and provide a bogus charisma for claims having no basis in reality. Popes loom large here, commanding blasphemous images.—.blasphemous because they contravene the very Scripture they pretend to follow.—.and for centuries they ruled BY FEAR AND LOATHING the papal states across central Italy. What does God think about that? No emotion needed here, God sets it out very well in The Bible in black and white which anyone can read. WHOOPS! pope baby, anyone can read now because we defied you and translated The Bible just because..

Fear the strongest emotion? Pope after pope would string you up for even suggesting a translation across centuries, impale you (this involves the anus) or burn you alive, did so in public which alone would evoke fear and loathing in any vocabulary but some stronger emotion prevailed. Communicated through generations, despite the burnings alive, despite impalements, despite the swinging rotting corpses without which the disgusting creed would never have gotten of the ground, pretty strong stuff but we won and we never want it back again. Proxy popes such as your Cthulhu idiocy are just a little tool. Satan grabs hold to get the fear meme running and popes languish waiting for ignorance to take root again so they can ponce once more but geography is always a reminder what God can do and the papal states do have a geographical location so what's going on there?

HERE'S A COUPLE OF MAPS

A strong response from God. The popes, the orthodox nutters with their even sillier hats, the mormons, the animists and pagans, the disgusting murder cultists of islam and cannibalism too, all these reject the perfect Word of God and oh boy, do they ever reject it!! God has spoken, God means what He says and if you don't like it step well back because.—.as we know from The Bible.—.jets of fire from Heaven or shaking crevasses will burn or swallow you alive and there's nothing you can do about it. The secularist disregards these promises but Christians accept them because every Christian is loved by God and what could be stronger than that?

Certainly not fear .

Revelation 22 . KJV . context
7 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

[TheNoBrain]

Fear is what keeps you alive. Fear is what kept you alive from the dawn of mankind, e.g. Homo Erectus. Keep it in mind before you speak unthinkable stupidity. Also, you deny evolution, but how can you prove that snakes have lost their ability to speak...?

Let there be Metal,
The Nomad

[Didymus Much]

Originally Posted by TheNoBrain

...Keep it in mind before you speak unthinkable stupidity...

If she said it, she thought it beforehand, therefore it is thinkable.


So, is logic not your strong suit, or is it that you can't keep from lobbing irrelevant insults at those you disagree with?

[Basilissa]

Originally Posted by TheNoBrain

Fear is what keeps you alive. Fear is what kept you alive from the dawn of mankind, e.g. Homo Erectus. Keep it in mind before you speak unthinkable stupidity. Also, you deny evolution, but how can you prove that snakes have lost their ability to speak...?

Let there be Metal,
The Nomad

You haven't actually read Miss Mitza's post, have you, dear...?

Otherwise you'd be able to engage in actual discourse using actual arguments, instead of throwing an unnecessary ad hominem attack.