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For me, it is definitely the 80s. The Smiths, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Joy Division, Echo & the Bunnymen... Not to mention Iron Maiden, not to mention MIchael Jackson.

I guess I always felt like the 60s and 70s was a bit too pretentious for my taste. What I mean by that is the style of instrumentation seemed to be too self-absorbed. And the 90s overall is too gloomy with its grungey style.

What about you guys?

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Did someone say straw-man..?

Not a vegan, I do support animal rights.

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#3  Edited By battlefront23
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@hyksiu said:

I think you guys are too pessimistic... Its star wars, its a rturn to its roots, its disneys marketing machine, its a time with little competition. This is a potential ultra mega hit....

I am a huge fan of Star Wars. I think it may compete with the quality of the originals in fact.

But two BILLION dollars? I don't know, man. I don't know...

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Think it will beat Jurassic, doubt it will top Avatar. Although it did push Mission Impossible to release earlier and Batman v Superman later, so that is pretty badass...
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@plageus900 said:
Here's the problem; I've been married twice. Both women were devout Christians and so naturally I gave it another shot with both of them. Both relationships totaling 10 years were the worst times of my life. You'd think I would have learned my lesson with the first but I didn't. The second wife did nothing but drag me down and tell me that God was more important than being successful and affluent, etc. Those were my poorest, unhappiest and angriest years of my life. "Just keep putting God before yourself"..."Keep praying"...."We're going to be alright".....Bullshit. I left her ass. I got away from her and starting putting my trust in myself. Relying on myself. Believing in myself. You know what? Around 1 year later, I have an awesome job with great pay, I own a house, I have an awesome, gorgeous and highly intelligent girlfriend and I'm actually fucking happy for the first time in my life.

There are no such things as miracles, karma, or luck. There's just you, your abilities and the world around you.

That is where the "laziness" of having faith can be really damaging. Rather than attempting to equip themselves to succeed, Christians will just assume 'God will help them.' I will say, though that even though that is the dominant norm, it is not really what the faith stands for at all.

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#6  Edited By battlefront23
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@plageus900 said:
@xisiuizado said:

@plageus900:

Hopefully, you'll have the same experience I did, and still do. Once the Holy Spirit is upon you, the world is never the same. I liken it to someone who never felt the force being suddenly able to feel it. There was a Star Wars book that touched on this, but it's the same general concept.

I was born into a Christian household. The older I got and the more questions I asked, the more vague the answers got. Then I was being told that I shouldn't ask questions and that I should just accept it. When I was 16, I was told by a pastor that it dangerous to ask so many questions and to be so skeptical.

Maybe there's a God, maybe there isn't. I do know one thing and that is that no one on this planet knows and that religion is a man made institution created to either control others, to give them a reason to live or to explain why things happen.

Know what specifically? Anything? Or the existence of a deity?

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Christian.

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As @korvus said earlier, there is no way to know for sure what would happen in a scenario like this.

As odd as it sounds, I think I would be more inclined to do it for a younger member of a family than older member.

I think, though, that killing someone would wreak havoc in me for the rest of my life. On the other hand, knowing I could have done something to protect a loved one and refusing to for moral reasons would wreak a similar sort of havoc.

I suppose my answer is I don't know.

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Headphones all the way.

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Just Like Heaven - The Cure