Ecthelion of Gondolin

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First and foremost, I'm a Roman Catholic. I'm loyal to the Pope and the Magisterium, and I get a little irritated when people go around spouting that they're Catholic but they think that the Pope is a total idiot, or that the Magisterium is wrong. If they'd read catholic doctrine, they'd know how self-contradictory their postion is.

That said, I love music and the written word. My favorite kind of music is those good old Palestrina-esque polyphonic choral pieces. I also enjoy classical music - particularly Beethoven and Bach (I think that both were geniuses - one of the heart, and the other of the mind). Occasionally, I like to listen to middle-eastern music, too.
I play the cello, and I'm proficient enought that it's an enjoyable activity.

As far as writing goes, I write the occasional poem. Most are old-fashioned, though. You know, with an actual meter and a semblance of a rhyming scheme. I also tend to let a tint of religious coloring into my poetry.

When I say that I like fantasy literature, I do NOT mean that I like Twilight or the Inheritance books (Eragon, etc.). I don't like those books. In fact, I think the former is sentimental drivel, and the latter is one of the biggest works of immature plagiarism ever to plague the literary world. I won't attack you for liking them, though.
What I do like are writers like JRR Tolkien (and not just Lord of the Rings), CS Lewis, George MacDonald, and, to a lesser extent, Robert Jordan.
I like sunshine and rain, but I hate cloudy days without either. I love being outside when the wind is blowing and the birds are singing.

I like cats better than dogs, but I'm not really a cat person. They're just more suitable for my temperament: I like clean, tidy animals. It's too bad that they're more detached. Maybe if I could get a dog with the hygiene of a cat... or a cat with the temperament of a dog. Either of those would be the perfect pet.

I'm generally an open sort of person. I've always got an eye out for the bright things in life, because I think that they are essential to survival. There's enough darkness in this world, and we don't need to go around making any more.

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Cottoncandyocbra3 Report | 05/18/2009 12:47 pm
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Let us commence the occasion with one of my favorite biblical "assaults". The situation of evil. The bible proclaims multiple contradictory solutions to this, depending upon the book, author, and context. If God is all loving, and God is all powerful, how is there suffering? To say God isn't all powerful, is to say he isn't god. To say he isn't all loving is contradictory, as well. But, as much as God is a loving god, he is also a wrathful, vengeful, angry, and jealous god. How can a "perfect" being have such facets? But I digress. The problem of suffering still stands, and no pat answers are intellectually sufficient.

"God is punishing us for sin". If this is true, what of wicked people who don't suffer and religious/pious individuals who do? This is inconsistent. I tend to get the following reply:

"Sin is a test to see if we are faithful even in the most disparaging of times". What of it? If sin is a test, and God created us, why did he have to test us right when he created us? If you make a doll, and the doll breaks while testing it, who do you blame? The doll? What about the people who could be considered innocents who suffer indiscriminately? What of the holocaust? How could an all loving God let such earthly hell be wrought?

"God gave us free will/God will make all things right in the afterlife" I laugh at this. If God is an all loving God, and an all powerful God, he'd want to make the best possible world for us. So, this world is purported to be the best world god could create. But there is supposedly Heaven. Would we lose free will when entering Heaven? What makes free will here and free will there different? If God loved us so, wouldn't he give us the intellect to utilize free will to live together in peace?

I'd hate to see the world God might have created if he didn't make the best one he possibly could.

"God's hands are tied" This is to say that God isn't really God, isn't it?

I have more within this topic, but am strained for time. The argument presented thus far shall gave to be adequate.
Cottoncandyocbra3 Report | 05/17/2009 8:42 pm
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I mainly have qualms with the bible, and the religious tenets that are usually minded towards the benefit of those in command. Not to mention the logical fallacies and senselessness of the bible and other religious texts in general. Their inability to answer a myriad of questions, their steadfast holding to the idea of sacrificing free thought and question. I scoff at the idea of an omnipotent God, as it is possibly the most foolish idea ever put forth.
Cottoncandyocbra3 Report | 05/17/2009 2:51 pm
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I believe you read my "The King and the Forest Lady" poem. If any others you've viewed, I can't recall.
Cottoncandyocbra3 Report | 05/17/2009 2:00 pm
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I like you, good sir. Seems you've read a poem of mine. Thank you kindly for the comment, if you find enjoyment in reading poetic works, I have posted approximately 100 poems in the Gaia arena. I enjoy feedback of any sort, and have written across a wide spectrum of styles, topics, emotions, and the like.

How might you be this splendid eve?
2shy83 Report | 07/03/2008 1:24 pm
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