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Hey, I never said Xenos are ugly... I even put two ' thingies around it... it's the general public that thinks they are ugly. And you put technological between brackets, so I that means you could've also said they are inferior to Preds and they are not...
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| amyltrer wrote: |
The 'ugly creatures' are predators.
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Whatcho' mouth! Dem's fightin' words, missy.
| Simon_Says wrote: | Which members of Yautja society has humanity encountered? Well, only warriors basically. But absence of evidence does not designate evidence of absence. In canon, humanity has only encountered the hunting aspects of Yautja society. We have not seen the scientists, media celebrities, politicians, etc. But that does not mean they are not there.
The blooding ceremony is definitely a cultural phenomenon, and so is hunting. But for all we know, hunting is probably only a particular, and optional, career choice. In this particular instance, these warriors are the equivilent of our good old geezers in red coats hunting deer to put thier heads on thier cabin wall. Albeit they are much more glorified in thier culture than we do with our good old geezers in red coats.
Our assumption that the entire Yautja society is essentially surrounded by hunting is, to be frank, stupid. It’s like saying that the Brits are a people of Polo-players, or that the Japanese are Bushido-bound knights.
We cannot generalize a whole society by one of its aspects. Yautja technology must have come from somewhere. A species that consists entirely of gung-ho adventurers, who go around hunting things, collecting skulls on the way, couldn’t possibly, ever, and I mean ever, have developed the ability to planet-hop. It just can’t be done. |
I fully agree, but it's that instinctual hunting that seems to be pushed to the forefront for the sake that it's movie material. To me their hunting is almost like ritual and religion, almost like the ritual of something from Egypt or the Incas where they think it's their duty from god to hunt the lesser creatures. Isn't there a Christian thing of that too? Where animals were put on Earth by God for man to hunt? Something along those lines... |
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| s² wrote: | | To me their hunting is almost like ritual and religion, almost like the ritual of something from Egypt or the Incas where they think it's their duty from god to hunt the lesser creatures. Isn't there a Christian thing of that too? Where animals were put on Earth by God for man to hunt? Something along those lines... |
But of course my religion course (its mandatory, and it fucking sucks!) tries to teach kids a 'reinterpretation' of genesis where God meant us to look after the world, and not dominate, which is of course a crock of shit as the bible explicitly states | Genesis 1:26 wrote: | | And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. |
Not to mention my class is applying the Christian stance on God (that God is a loving and forgiving father-figure) to the Old Testement God (Who was really a bad-ass motherfucker who handed rewards and punsihments only all to eagerly.) I'm not saying the Old T God was better, but our religion class is fucking up the entire faith.
Oh I'm gonna burn in hell for this... wait... SHIT! I'm gonna be in hell with Digit! I REPENT! I REPENT!
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Oh I'm gonna burn in hell for this... wait... SHIT! I'm gonna be in hell with Digit! I REPENT! I REPENT! |
Hardy har fuck.
Funny coincidence, though. While I was reading this, some dude on Battlestar Galactica also went "I repent... I repent!"
And yeah, I think the whole "Oh, God's not so pissy anymore! He's loving and caring and cuddlyandhatesfags!" is bullshit. Loving and caring? Man, that's Jesus. God has and always will fuck you over.
The New Testament is shite. Some hairy carpenter is tripping on shrooms and camel dung and suddenly decides he's the son of God. What happens? Everybody starts believing him, because his version of God's intentions are so much nicer. Man, you don't know God. For all you know, J-man could've been Satan himself. Man, you christian fuckers are running all around, putting up crosses, preaching of a benevolent God and still giving in to all the new stuff, like gender equality and gays not being stoned on sight and guess what? You're going straight to fucking Hell. You're going to Hell for worshipping false idols. Give a heads-up to Luce for me.
You go "Oh, but look! God isn't like that anymore! There aren't any divine catastrophucks anywhere! Ahaha!". Dude, what? Look around you! The world is going to shit and it's your fault. Our dear old Jehova is a jealous, bitter and quite propably drunk god. Remember the tsunami? That's God for "Dudes, what the fuck? I mean, what the fuck?!" AIDS? "Dudes, this isn't funny anymore. Cut it the fuck out."
And you know? I'm pretty sure I had a point in all this. I just kinda forgot.
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On the one hand, almost all Christians nowadays are heretics. But, on the other hand, would you really rather they be fundamentalists?
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Touché. Not to mention creationists.
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Those guys really suck...
And there was this other thing, where they combine evolutionism with creationism, but in the end they still want you to worship God...
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| Blaster wrote: | | On the one hand, almost all Christians nowadays are heretics. But, on the other hand, would you really rather they be fundamentalists? |
I dunno. Would make for some weird sitcoms, though.
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| Aramor wrote: | | And there was this other thing, where they combine evolutionism with creationism, but in the end they still want you to worship God... |
I think you're talking about intelligent design. I've been warning my students for that kind of thinking.
I have to, since that fucking bitch of an idiotic minister of education in our stupid little country had the bloody nerve to suggest intelligent design should be taught at our high schools here in Holland and it freaks me out everytime I think about it.  A nation of idiots will be the result.
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Dude... that's cruel... I'm just glad I'm already studying... hope they don't implement it there... Intelligent Design Oriented Programming By Contract...
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Fuck, I need to chill out. Stay away from the coffee. Etc.
But actually, I'm not going to excuse for my outburst this morning, because it was righteous.
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This will be the last time I mention Christianity in this forum again.
Maybe I can use replacement words. Like "Jesus was crucified according to his followers, the peachy banana splits." or "Hallelujah! The kickass corn dogs will be saved when the rapture comes!" |
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| Munan wrote: | | Fuck, I need to chill out. Stay away from the coffee. Etc. |
Smoke a cigarette... trust me, it helps to chill... unless you can't get the friggin lighter to work... and then it starts raining and your cig gets wet... that's just... you know... blargh!
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| Simon_Says wrote: | | s² wrote: | | To me their hunting is almost like ritual and religion, almost like the ritual of something from Egypt or the Incas where they think it's their duty from god to hunt the lesser creatures. Isn't there a Christian thing of that too? Where animals were put on Earth by God for man to hunt? Something along those lines... |
But of course my religion course (its mandatory, and it fucking sucks!) tries to teach kids a 'reinterpretation' of genesis where God meant us to look after the world, and not dominate, which is of course a crock of shit as the bible explicitly states | Genesis 1:26 wrote: | | And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. |
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*girds loins* I don't want to get into Old Testament/New Testament, but I really don't think God is saying "Do whatever the fucketh you want with My creations." It's possible to debate the meaning of "dominion" as intended to mean "protection" as a king would dominate and protect his people. He has total control, but he must use that control for the safety and wellbeing of the people. Or something like that.
Anyway, back to Predator technology.
| Simon_Says wrote: | | The blooding ceremony is definitely a cultural phenomenon, and so is hunting. But for all we know, hunting is probably only a particular, and optional, career choice. In this particular instance, these warriors are the equivilent of our good old geezers in red coats hunting deer to put thier heads on thier cabin wall. Albeit they are much more glorified in thier culture than we do with our good old geezers in red coats. |
If it hadn't been for the brain bug that the comics and novels started that hunting was central to Yautja society, that's what I would have thought too. The Yautja are clearly very intelligent and ingenius, from what we've seen of them. They're probably capable of developing higher technology if they're willing to spend time on it.
| Quote: | | We cannot generalize a whole society by one of its aspects. Yautja technology must have come from somewhere. A species that consists entirely of gung-ho adventurers, who go around hunting things, collecting skulls on the way, couldn’t possibly, ever, and I mean ever, have developed the ability to planet-hop. It just can’t be done. |
This is assuming the Yautja developed the technology on their own, rather than buying it or stealing it from another race- the Space Jockeys, for example. Many human societies have grown by leaps in a short time because of the introduction of technology.
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| Metal_Pred wrote: | | Holly wrote: | | They're well drawn, but I don't really like them. First of all, she's wearing earrings. She's got no ears. Secondly, she's too feminine in the face and body. She should be a lot bulkier and more muscular. The artist tried to make her pretty, but it really doesn't come off well. Thirdly, she really needs to cover up better. I can see her dirty pillows. And fourth...she's wearing freakin' earings! Why would a yautja wear rings there? There's nothing to pierce! Overall she gives the impression of a harem girl with a yautja face. But it is well drawn. |
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They could be piercings, no?
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| Mango wrote: | | Metal_Pred wrote: | | Holly wrote: | | They're well drawn, but I don't really like them. First of all, she's wearing earrings. She's got no ears. Secondly, she's too feminine in the face and body. She should be a lot bulkier and more muscular. The artist tried to make her pretty, but it really doesn't come off well. Thirdly, she really needs to cover up better. I can see her dirty pillows. And fourth...she's wearing freakin' earings! Why would a yautja wear rings there? There's nothing to pierce! Overall she gives the impression of a harem girl with a yautja face. But it is well drawn. |
Good Point. |
They could be piercings, no? |
Piercings in what?? The have no ears!!
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*girds loins* I don't want to get into Old Testament/New Testament, but I really don't think God is saying "Do whatever the fucketh you want with My creations." It's possible to debate the meaning of "dominion" as intended to mean "protection" as a king would dominate and protect his people. He has total control, but he must use that control for the safety and wellbeing of the people. Or something like that.
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Damn, I was going to make that sane and sensible point if only I wouldn't have gone into a frenzy over Intelligent Design in Dutch highschools. Good show, Holly!
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Today at work I saw a girl who had her throat pierced. Seriously.
| Munan wrote: | | Damn, I was going to make that sane and sensible point if only I wouldn't have gone into a frenzy over Intelligent Design in Dutch highschools. Good show, Holly! |
It's easy to go into a frenzy over intelligent design. It's one thing to believe it, it's another to think it ought to be taught in schools. It's not science, people! It's religeon! Evolution is science. Whether it's the truth or not remains to be seen, but it's the accepted theory by scientists today, and that's what ought to be tought in science class. Science. Duh. It's frustrating, I know.
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Except that intelligent design has no physical proof going for it. The evidence for evolution is fucking overwhelming.
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| Simon_Says wrote: | | Except that intelligent design has no physical proof going for it. The evidence for evolution is fucking overwhelming. |
That's my point. The scientific community is agreed that evolution is most likely, so that's what should be tought in science classes.
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Who the hell pierces their throat?!
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| Mango wrote: | | Who the hell pierces their throat?! |
People who hang out in bookstores  Seriously, she had a ring through the skin on her throat. I've only ever seen that in Hellraiser movies.
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You work in a bookstore?
Is there anything about you that's not loveable?
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Well there is that huge, pale, yellowish growth on the side of her head, but if you give it a had and use a marker to put some eyes and a mouth on it, it's sorta cute.
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