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Displayed name | Arancaytar |
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written Tuesday, July 12 2005 05:20
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quote:What, then, do you mean? "Kids are easily deceived" is certainly no argument in any direction - one could say the same of children being taught creationism, which is as harmful or more. quote:For your information, "christian" is a religious denomination. quote:At this point, I strongly fight the urge to tell you "then shut up and post on a forum where everyone is christian". What is the point of posting here if your words are not meant to be read or replied to by any person here who so wishes? But as a matter of fact, I consider myself Christian - I am baptized, I have had Confirmation, I'm a member of the Protestant Church. My agnosticism does not make me non-Christian, unless by "christian" you actually mean "Fundamentalist". In that case, the above paragraph applies as well. quote:While the quotes may be a complement, you repeatedly justify your arguments by calling on the authority of the Bible and religious figures in general. Your logic is based on the Bible, and that is where its authority comes in. Far from "devianting" from the subject, I am calling into question a key point in your reasoning. quote:I am intimately familiar with Tolkien's work, and nearly as familiar with Harry Potter. As such, I pose that: There is no "clear" (ie. binary, as you appear to favor) notion of good and evil in LotR any more than in HP. The Ring, a non-sentient object, is capable of waking "evil" desires in otherwise good people. There are transitions in people of unclear affinity, people who are corrupted by their own greed, and people who undergo a transformation from "evil" to "good". There are no ultimately evil, nor ultimately good characters. "Witchcraft" is not being taught in Harry Potter. While the story concerns characters learning about witchcraft, any "information" on witchcraft contained in the book is utterly fictional with the occasional roots in mythology. Try casting a "spell" if you don't believe me. Didn't work, right? Thus, when Harry Potter speaks the words "Incendio", in what way is this different from Gandalf speaking the words "Naur an edraith ammen"? The roles of good and evil are not being reversed in Harry Potter. That would implicate the character of "Lord Voldemort" (depicted as evil in the book) actually represents Good. Please justify in what way Lord Voldemort or his ideals can fit the concept of "Good" as viewed by a Christian. --- Lastly, while it is true that Christian allegories have ever been seen by various people in the books, so have white supremacist allegories, environmentalist/counter-industrial allegories, pacifist allegories, fascist allegories, and many others. Even though Tolkien was admittedly a devout Christian, he himself has claimed to "dislike allegory" in all forms. He went far to avoid allegory in his work. You cannot claim to know an author's intention better than he himself does. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, July 12 2005 04:27
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Overwhelming, your posts are too long. Rather than containing any worthwhile content, they are merely long-winded; much like Alec says, I believe this is a deliberate attempt to drown the debate. Several points I will address: 1. quote:(attempted to cut down on the long-windedness) This, apparently, is your argument for the conclusion that fantasy is harmful. However, you take an unmentioned premise which I disagree with, spelled out below: "Imaginary experiences that affect the mind are harmful." Disregarding other effects (health effects of hallucinary drugs, etc.), which really don't apply to literature, I see no justification for this premise. 2. quote:The premise, here, is that "God's perspective" (or, more accurately, the perspective of the particular religious denomination you appear to belong to despite your previous claim to the contrary) is the correct one, and that taking another perspective - such as, say, that of an atheist or other religious faith, is harmful. This premise, needless to say, is equally false. 3. At various points, you quote a book that, while certainly a very ancient and at certain points worthwhile work of literature, holds no authority whatsoever in a meaningful debate. Not even Christians (take me for instance) unanimously endorse this book as an ultimate truth of any kind. 4. You go on to hold up the great impact that "Harry Potter" has had on our culture as a negative effect. Again, you base this on a false premise and circular reasoning (see point one). As a matter of fact, there are few popular works of literature that have not influenced culture to an extreme extent - take the Bible as an example. So has "Lord of the Rings". So have the plays by William Shakespeare. Is it your intent to label all works of literature that influence culture "harmful"? Or merely the ones that run contrary to your own opinion? [ Tuesday, July 12, 2005 04:28: Message edited by: Arancaytar. You Owe it to the Door. ] -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, July 12 2005 03:48
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Edit: FBM, why a catfight? I was joking, that's all. :P As of June 15, there were 100 members with custom titles. Of these: - 44 contain the word "banned" in some variation, - 13 are "Canned", - 6 are "BoE Posse". - 3 others are possibly banned as well (including one TGM account which is not titled "Banned"), - 3 are "Babelicious" - 3 are "Cartographer" - 2 are "Blademaster" (this does not include mods) - 2 are "Triad Mage" (this includes admins) - 2 are "This Side Towards Enemy" The remaining 22 are: Board Administrator FAQSELF Veteran* The Establishment Loyal Underling Nuke and Pave One Thousand Slimy Things Post Navel Trauma ^_^ Shake Before Using For Carnage, Apply Within Triad Mage Banned Veteran SCORPIUS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING!!! Master Jeweller Senile Reptile ...b10010b... Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire! Mongolian Barbeque A Very Important Date Erudite* Bob's Big Date White Rabbit La Canaliste Or at least that's what the counter came up with. It's buggy on occasion. [ Tuesday, July 12, 2005 03:50: Message edited by: Arancaytar. You Owe it to the Door. ] -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, July 12 2005 02:52
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quote:I will attempt to justify my opinion that the banning of literature can under no circumstances be of benefit to our society. It will take me a while to compile the arguments though. Edit: Or what opinion did you actually mean? It is only this one that I was expressing when I responded, you know. [ Tuesday, July 12, 2005 02:53: Message edited by: Arancaytar. You Owe it to the Door. ] -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, July 12 2005 02:13
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I am once again overwhelmed by waves of laughter. Please don't tell me you're serious. It's one thing to be in favor of fundamentalism, it's quite another to go on witchhunts in the twenty-first century and claim fantasy to be satanic in nature. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, July 12 2005 00:47
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That's enough, really. No need for all the Australians here to gang up on the poor guy. :P Edit - Seen on the shirt of an Australian Footbal fan: "I support two teams - Australia and anyone playing New Zealand." :D [ Tuesday, July 12, 2005 01:17: Message edited by: Arancaytar. You Owe it to the Door. ] -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, July 12 2005 00:15
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quote:Nice way to spell it. I liked "Da Lord of 'em Rings" as well. :P Apart from that, I don't see terribly many movies. Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy was nice. I never saw the new Star Wars movie, but I intend to. Lost in Translation was also one of the extremely few movies I watched and liked. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 11 2005 23:14
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Blades of Avernum is nice. So is Albion. So is ADOM, and most Ascii-games. However, the RPG's I like most are play-by-post RP's. There is little that is more fun than writing. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 11 2005 22:17
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quote:Compassionate Conservatism(TM). ~~"We'll teach you to be open-minded."~~ -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 11 2005 22:12
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quote:I'll have you know that in my 3262 posts were no more than at most a hundred spam posts! :mad: Okay, maybe 101. :rolleyes: [ Monday, July 11, 2005 22:12: Message edited by: Arancaytar. You Owe it to the Door. ] -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 11 2005 22:05
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quote:You and your mates qualify for a Dawin Award - Honorable Mention. :P [ Monday, July 11, 2005 22:10: Message edited by: Arancaytar. You Owe it to the Door. ] -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 11 2005 22:02
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quote:It is possible to subtract all posts of a certain member from the post count, but nothing more complex. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 11 2005 21:11
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He has. I was typing this post while the above were being posted! Honest! :P -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 11 2005 21:09
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You're cruel, you know that? For a moment there, it looked like Rosycat had returned. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 11 2005 21:06
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Hey! This is an encroachment on my territory! I'm the one doing the statistics here! :P Speaking of which, they're due in five days, so I'll count on Saturday evening to get them up in time for Sunday. I'll also have up-to-date title breakdowns and everything. :D -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 11 2005 11:28
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Because they're fun And have deep plot They all are games I like a lot, Burma Shave. :P -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "Really, Spiderweb is just a big, steaming pool of estrogen." --- Robin Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 11 2005 11:10
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Mh. In general, I like almost all Beatles songs with no real preference. It's odd, since apart from that I really only enjoy classical music. If I had to name one, I'd say Yesterday. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 11 2005 10:47
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And a few minutes, of course, since it's unlikely you'll get the book directly at midnight as other people will be waiting. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 11 2005 03:43
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quote:Avernum is an antique name for the Underworld, iirc. It is as much under copyright as the names Anaximander, Erika and Hawthorne are. I've seen "Slithzerikai" used in other settings, but it is probably original to Spiderweb Software, as well as Vahnatai. That said, "Ermarian" is fan-invented and therefore - thankfully - not subject to copyright. -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 11 2005 03:36
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quote:If we are still talking about Harry Potter, I believe that it is written not by Jeff, but by J.K. Rowling. Who is, in fact, British. Or are we discussing something else now? -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Monday, July 11 2005 03:30
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quote:Arancaytar knows SpineRaker is only one person. He wonders, therefore, why SpineRaker refers to himself as "us all". :P Seriously, yeah, I like his games, but he's by far not perfect, nor a game "god" - ask the BoE community, eg. TM, Djur, etc. His jokes are mostly all right, but some of them are just weird. Also, there is nothing strange about speaking in the third person or plural for him - having a company name does that. If I ran a tiny software enterprise with some cool name, I know I'd refer to myself by this company name where business is concerned. It just sounds nicer. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, July 10 2005 19:42
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Indeed it does, but when has that ever been different? -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, July 10 2005 18:02
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Kelandon, you win the battle of wits. With your fiendish reassignment, not only have you made the change you aimed for (replacing Alec with Stughalf in the finals), but you have prevented any individual finalist from reassigning his own votes to reverse that decision without sacrificing his own candidacy. Only a concerted effort could reverse the action, and at this point, who would trust each other sufficiently to do that? Not that I especially mind Stughalf getting in, but I'm disappointed at the way you've effectively kicked Alec out of the race, a very promising candidate. Ah well. It is an impassé, my friends... -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Saturday, July 9 2005 14:50
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quote:Oh, I don't mind. I'm still in the finals even if he beats me (what with the 8 votes you can reassign). The only sense in reassigning my votes would be to boost someone else into the finals (first three) instead of Alec. What with TM's sending Alec to nearly 200, this is impractical right now without leaving myself, which I don't intend. So for now, status quo, but not everyone has made their transfer. So I'll wait and see if I need to react to anything, and then possibly make my transfers in two days or so (if necessary). -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Friday, July 8 2005 12:53
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Is there a deadline for votes to be sent in, and when will it be? -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |