[handmaiden]

Originally Posted by 0phanim

You believe Ophanim and the like are "extra-biblical, extraterrestrial balderdash"? Man, you guys are boring.

We are not "boring" because we believe that your created character was "extra-biblical balderdash". We are "boring" in your eyes because we didn't believe your claims and we recognized the insincere purpose behind your post. We actually have a noble, committed purpose in being here on this forum. You were just rolling for trolling's sake.

I'm bored of this, I'm just some bored 18 year old pretending to be a. . .

You're bored because you are not applying yourself to any worthy end.

but you guys are so lame that you don't even believe in the angels that the bible describes.

Again, it was YOU that we didn't believe. It is very childish of you to castigate us for being "lame" when you are simply peeved that we are not more credulous.

I took my shot. It failed but it was funny nonetheless.

Not really. You may have thought you were funny because you were sleep deprived at the time. Or, maybe you were high. It is my understanding that people who smoke marijuana find all sorts of innocuous things amusing.

[MitzaLizalor]

Huh? Was something supposed to be funny? Sorry, I must have blinked when reading that bit. Did notice this though:

Originally Posted by 0phanim

I was alive and present before Jesus existed.

It's important to have a well-regulated society which means no sneaky influencers suggesting ideas making themselves rich at everyone else's expense. That's a good strategy in 4th world economies, sure, the only strategy in fact. If you don't grab all the coconuts and keep them, someone else will. Their latest idea addresses per capita GDP. In this case we're talking about wild coconuts because nobody actually produces anything.

• 
  The Problem
  
  
  • 1,000,000 coconuts
  • 10,000 people
    
    
    • 1,000,000 ÷ 10,000 = 100
    • 100 coconuts each
      1. That's 2 coconuts per person per week
      2. You can't live very well on 2 coconuts
      3. OTHER RESOURCES DO NOT EXIST
         • Something Needs To Be Done!
    
    
  • Per Capita GDP = 100 unitsª
  
  
  
  
• 
  A Remedy
  
  
  • Grab all the coconuts for yourself
    
    
    • 365 days in a year
    • 1,000,000 ÷ 365 = 2,739 coconuts per day
      • But you can't eat that many coconuts
      • They start fermenting
        • PARTY TIME ! !
      • Nevertheless, overall population numbers remain stable
      • (even if 9,999 of them are now starving)
    
    
  • Per Capita GDP remains at 100 units
  • All the other islands are laughing at you
  
  
  
  
• 
  The Solution
  
  
  • Grab all the coconuts for yourself
  • Kill everyone else
    
    
    • 1,000,000 ÷ 1 = 1,000,000
    
    
  • Per Capita GDP now 1,000,000 units
  • The other islands are so ashamed

ª units in this case are coconuts - but they could be figs or gold bars etc.

That is not a well-regulated society. After the remedy was applied, sure, you became a millionaire. That's standard 3rd world economics. The other islands would see your starving thousands and let's face it, they'd be looking down their noses at your incompetence and sneering at your pathetic GDP per capita. Whilst also laughing, at you personally. They'd all be in on the joke of course.

Turning Keynesianism on its head is always a good idea (except for communists) and the real objective is to lift everyone out of poverty. You could just share out the coconuts, yes, but then you'd be back where you started, ergo at the hunter/gatherer stage of development but without the hunting. After the solution was applied, not entirely in accord with the spirit of Adam Smith I must say, every single person on the island is a millionaire. RESULT! The other islands have changed their perspective now!!

When we turn Jesus on His head the effect is even more noticeable. Having read The Bible we know claims to have existed before Jesus are not sound. They're like a party for one on a great big pile of coconuts. The Bible is clear that Jesus is not coconuts – and also clear on what He is. It's right there in Colossians.

Colossians 1:16-17 context
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: and he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

[handmaiden]

Originally Posted by MitzaLizalor

Having read The Bible we know claims to have existed before Jesus are not sound. They're like a party for one on a great big pile of coconuts. The Bible is clear that Jesus is not coconuts – and also clear on what He is. It's right there in Colossians.

Colossians 1:16-17 context
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: and he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

Thank you, Sister, for posting that gem of a verse from the Apostle Paul's epistle to the Colossians. It's not surprising that our not funny pretender was unaware of it. Many people in the Western world only have a cursory awareness of much of the New Testament. But for someone to wander into our forum and make an outrageous claim the clearly refutes the two verses of the Gospel Of John is a blunder of epic proportions.


In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.

[MitzaLizalor]

Yes, they seem to have heard of Jesus but have no idea who He is. Eventually they'd make up something about a character who used to exist, someone to say the things they want to say —— or more likely someone else would work out what that was and write it for them, then sell them the book. If they ever checked out preexisting literature (John, Colossians) they'd get quite a shock.

Do you think that could even happen after The Rapture?

[Vengeance Puriel]

Humans lack the ability to understand Gods word because Satan has blinded them from the truth with his drugs, sex, and liquor.

[James Hutchins]

Hi

[Stoicryer]

Originally Posted by James Hutchins

Hi

Hoi. :3

[Didymus Much]

Originally Posted by Stoicryer

Hoi. :3

*sigh*

Hello.

[Dennis Lukes]

Originally Posted by Stoicryer

Hoi. :3

Here comes another winner.


Hello there boy. Does Mommy know you're using her iPad? How about you post your own thread in this section and introduce yourself. Tell us about yourself, what church you attend, your credit card information, and how you came to walk with God.

[Didymus Much]

Originally Posted by Dennis Lukes

Here comes another winner...

Already exiled to Mar-A-Lango.

[handmaiden]

Originally Posted by Didymus Much

Already exiled to Mar-A-Lango.

Is there something with a shorter life-span than a fruit fly? Because I am in search of an analogy here.

[Dennis Lukes]

Originally Posted by handmaiden

Is there something with a shorter life-span than a fruit fly?

Gut bacteria? That sounds about right.

[handmaiden]

Originally Posted by Dennis Lukes

Gut bacteria? That sounds about right.

Gut bacteria is too useful a species in comparison to our most recent trickle of visitors.

[Roland]

Originally Posted by handmaiden

Gut bacteria is too useful a species in comparison to our most recent trickle of visitors.

A few years back I got a throat infection, that cleared up with some Amoxicillin in three days. I guess those streptococcus or staphylococcus had a shorter life span than fruit flies. Those get to live as maggots for a short while.

It was more of a nuisance than those spammers though so it needed antibiotics. These pests only need JesOS with a rolled up paper to swat them it seems.