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Biff the unclean · 10-14-2003, 05:52 PM

Heathen Dawn, Winstonjen, either of you guys notice the irony of this thread compared to the Hatred at Straw Atheist Stereotypes thread?

Abacus · 10-14-2003, 06:15 PM

Those turds posting on Rapture Ready strike me as the sort of people who, given the right circumstances, would themselves don a vest of explosives a blow a bus full of infidels to Hell.

That's why that thread scares me.

Biff the unclean · 10-14-2003, 06:28 PM

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Originally posted by Abacus
Those turds posting on Rapture Ready strike me as the sort of people who, given the right circumstances, would themselves don a vest of explosives a blow a bus full of infidels to Hell.

That's why that thread scares me.

A little digital bird told me that if you are nice to them they will like you

openeyes · 10-14-2003, 06:45 PM

This "End Times" talk is just a cop out for avoiding actual problem solving. It's easy "big" talk, especially from a distance to the actual violence.

Human behavior is complicated enough without factoring in some unknown "god" influence.

winstonjen · 10-14-2003, 07:09 PM

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And that scares you because? Because we are fed up with Israel being walked on and its about time the world faced the consequences of their terrorist attacks on Israel?

So, the 'love your neighbour and your enemy' commandment is no longer appropriate?

winstonjen · 10-14-2003, 07:23 PM

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Dropping 2 atomic bombs on Japan ended the worst war in history.

Many, MANY civilians died. There was a better way to end the war. A simple demonstration of the A-bomb on an uninhabited island would be more humane.

seebs · 10-14-2003, 07:30 PM

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Many, MANY civilians died. There was a better way to end the war. A simple demonstration of the A-bomb on an uninhabited island would be more humane.

Yes, but would it have worked? And, *having* only two A-bombs, would you want to make that bluff?

A nasty situation, and one in which I don't think it's possible to speak with certainty of what the "best" path would have been.

seebs · 10-14-2003, 07:32 PM

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Originally posted by Biff the unclean
Heathen Dawn, Winstonjen, either of you guys notice the irony of this thread compared to the Hatred at Straw Atheist Stereotypes thread?

Speaking of irony:

http://www.iidb.org/vbb/showthread.p...threadid=65261

Remember, when *they* cheer at the deaths of innocent people from *our* side, it's sick, twisted, and insane.

When *we* cheer at the deaths of innocent people from *their* side, it's because they're sick, twisted, and insane.

winstonjen · 10-14-2003, 07:36 PM

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Originally posted by seebs
Yes, but would it have worked? And, *having* only two A-bombs, would you want to make that bluff?

A nasty situation, and one in which I don't think it's possible to speak with certainty of what the "best" path would have been.

But still, if they could kill thousands of civilians, they could also have killed thousands of combatants with those bombs, which would not have been as bad, because it would have eliminated the soldiers and not innocent women and children.

seebs · 10-14-2003, 08:15 PM

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But still, if they could kill thousands of civilians, they could also have killed thousands of combatants with those bombs, which would not have been as bad, because it would have eliminated the soldiers and not innocent women and children.

Were there conveniently targetable locations which had only combatants, and similar numbers of them? Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't those targets at least partially chosen because they were industrial bases?

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10-14-2003, 05:52 PM	#31
Biff the unclean Banned Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: an inaccessible island fortress Posts: 10,638	Heathen Dawn, Winstonjen, either of you guys notice the irony of this thread compared to the Hatred at Straw Atheist Stereotypes thread?

10-14-2003, 06:15 PM	#32
Abacus Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: South Dakota Posts: 2,214	Those turds posting on Rapture Ready strike me as the sort of people who, given the right circumstances, would themselves don a vest of explosives a blow a bus full of infidels to Hell. That's why that thread scares me.

10-14-2003, 06:45 PM	#34
openeyes Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Minnesota Posts: 4,215	This "End Times" talk is just a cop out for avoiding actual problem solving. It's easy "big" talk, especially from a distance to the actual violence. Human behavior is complicated enough without factoring in some unknown "god" influence.

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