FFA Posted March 24, 2018 Author #26 Share Posted March 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Essan said: Here in the UK, our notes tell us to trust only the Bank of England Well that's no fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rlyeh Posted March 25, 2018 #27 Share Posted March 25, 2018 (edited) On 23/03/2018 at 11:45 PM, FFA said: Two Gods. One with with the eye of providence and an unfinished pyramid and I do recall a story of a God who nailed to a cross said he would return to finish what he started. The God on the other hand and its symbol of the eagle , phoenix, etc. can be traced back to early Phoenician Canaanites and before. Also known as the prince of this world. Anyways, the point is there are the symbol of two Gods on the dollar bill. The question everyone will be faced with sooner or latter. Which "ONE" will you "TRUST"? Coincidence? Thoughts? The eye of providence represents God's divine providence. Even God/Yahweh's development can be traced back to Semite polytheism, so I'm not sure what point you're trying to make here. Edited March 25, 2018 by Rlyeh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
internetperson Posted March 26, 2018 #28 Share Posted March 26, 2018 On 3/23/2018 at 9:33 AM, Piney said: Guess I'll be "full bush" and a hunter-gatherer. I live in a cash world.... Ditto. Except for me these are skills I need to learn but I genuinely have a plan to buy property which will allow me to do this. I'm already somewhat proficient at growing my own food but I'd like to learn trapping. I do a bit of fishing but it's different here how it was 50 years ago. My dad said he's go down to the beach and folks could fill their trucks with fish. Now you can spend the entire day at the pier and maybe catch dinner. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted March 26, 2018 #29 Share Posted March 26, 2018 1 hour ago, internetperson said: Ditto. Except for me these are skills I need to learn but I genuinely have a plan to buy property which will allow me to do this. I'm already somewhat proficient at growing my own food but I'd like to learn trapping. I do a bit of fishing but it's different here how it was 50 years ago. My dad said he's go down to the beach and folks could fill their trucks with fish. Now you can spend the entire day at the pier and maybe catch dinner. I use to take my 2 older boys down to Barnegat Lighthouse on Friday. We would fish,clam and catch crabs all day. Fill the coolers and that's what we would be eating while camping for the weekend on our property in the Pine Barrens. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
internetperson Posted March 26, 2018 #30 Share Posted March 26, 2018 I think I've been there actually when I was younger. My grandma (RIP) lived in Toms River. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubbly_Dooright Posted March 27, 2018 #31 Share Posted March 27, 2018 I lived in Wrightstown, on a military base. Well, maybe it was North Hanover, or New Hanover. .......... I couldn't tell. Were we lived, it one town, the base our house was on, was on another town. Our zip code was actually referring to a city, some miles away. (Blame the postal system for that. .............. long story) I always loved driving on 130 (was it 130?) through the woods, (Pine Barrens?). It was so peaceful. But very dark and creepy at night. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Walker Posted March 28, 2018 #32 Share Posted March 28, 2018 16 hours ago, Stubbly_Dooright said: I lived in Wrightstown, on a military base. Well, maybe it was North Hanover, or New Hanover. .......... I couldn't tell. Were we lived, it one town, the base our house was on, was on another town. Our zip code was actually referring to a city, some miles away. (Blame the postal system for that. .............. long story) I always loved driving on 130 (was it 130?) through the woods, (Pine Barrens?). It was so peaceful. But very dark and creepy at night. Pine Barrens? Sounds like a place name from a Dean Koontz novel You probably won't believe this but we lived for 25 years in a farm house at a real location called Moonlight Bay. I couldn't believe it when it became a fixture in several of his novels (not our place, but the name) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccr8 Posted March 30, 2018 #33 Share Posted March 30, 2018 On 23/03/2018 at 7:15 AM, FFA said: Two Gods. One with with the eye of providence and an unfinished pyramid and I do recall a story of a God who nailed to a cross said he would return to finish what he started. The God on the other hand and its symbol of the eagle , phoenix, etc. can be traced back to early Phoenician Canaanites and before. Also known as the prince of this world. Anyways, the point is there are the symbol of two Gods on the dollar bill. The question everyone will be faced with sooner or latter. Which "ONE" will you "TRUST"? Coincidence? Thoughts? I would think that one would get a headache with each eye looking in a different direction. jmccr8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opus Magnus Posted April 12, 2018 #34 Share Posted April 12, 2018 On 3/23/2018 at 6:15 AM, FFA said: Two Gods. One with with the eye of providence and an unfinished pyramid and I do recall a story of a God who nailed to a cross said he would return to finish what he started. The God on the other hand and its symbol of the eagle , phoenix, etc. can be traced back to early Phoenician Canaanites and before. Also known as the prince of this world. Anyways, the point is there are the symbol of two Gods on the dollar bill. The question everyone will be faced with sooner or latter. Which "ONE" will you "TRUST"? Coincidence? Thoughts? Well, I'm siding with the eagle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug1029 Posted April 13, 2018 #35 Share Posted April 13, 2018 On 3/23/2018 at 8:15 AM, FFA said: Which "ONE" will you "TRUST"? I trust The Almighty Dollar. Doug 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodie.Lynne Posted June 3, 2018 #36 Share Posted June 3, 2018 On 3/28/2018 at 5:13 AM, Mr Walker said: Pine Barrens? Sounds like a place name from a Dean Koontz novel You probably won't believe this but we lived for 25 years in a farm house at a real location called Moonlight Bay. I couldn't believe it when it became a fixture in several of his novels (not our place, but the name) Wait a real place was named in a book of fiction??? Then that must mean its all true, just like the bible! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Crane Feather Posted June 4, 2018 #37 Share Posted June 4, 2018 (edited) On 3/23/2018 at 6:15 AM, FFA said: Two Gods. One with with the eye of providence and an unfinished pyramid and I do recall a story of a God who nailed to a cross said he would return to finish what he started. The God on the other hand and its symbol of the eagle , phoenix, etc. can be traced back to early Phoenician Canaanites and before. Also known as the prince of this world. Anyways, the point is there are the symbol of two Gods on the dollar bill. The question everyone will be faced with sooner or latter. Which "ONE" will you "TRUST"? Coincidence? Thoughts? I'll trust that it will buy me soda. /devil Edited June 4, 2018 by White Crane Feather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guyver Posted June 4, 2018 #38 Share Posted June 4, 2018 It doesn't matter to me what symbology is on the dollar bill. I don't think symbols have any spiritual power at all. Personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horta Posted June 4, 2018 #39 Share Posted June 4, 2018 On 3/24/2018 at 12:15 AM, FFA said: The question everyone will be faced with sooner or latter. Which "ONE" will you "TRUST"? Neither one. Though for lesser nations with natural resources it's best they keep trading in the invisible version of this currency, lest they need "liberating". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Walker Posted June 4, 2018 #40 Share Posted June 4, 2018 12 hours ago, JMPD1 said: Wait a real place was named in a book of fiction??? Then that must mean its all true, just like the bible! lol You're an idiot. (meant as a term of friendly affection, and said with a chuckle ) I am sure there are many "Moonlight Bays" around the world. As an avid reader of Dean Koontz, it just was serendipitous and interesting, that he made up a name the same as our real location. Ours is known for many unusual and mysterious occurrences eg a sailing ship which dis appeared in a wind/rain squall with all hands, and has never been found, but nothing like those found in his. It was observed sailing into the squall by a farmer on land, and it never emerged from the other side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodie.Lynne Posted June 5, 2018 #41 Share Posted June 5, 2018 (edited) 18 hours ago, Mr Walker said: lol You're an idiot. (meant as a term of friendly affection, and said with a chuckle ) That one wasn't really directed at you. And yes, I can play the fool at times LOL More like those true believers that say since the bible mentions places like Egypt, or Babylon (which are real places) then the bible must be true in all other respects. The best rebuttal/ridicule of that argument was: Since the Spider-Man comics take place in Manhattan, then the stories of a radioactive bitten teenager gaining superpowers must be real as well. Edited June 5, 2018 by JMPD1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Walker Posted June 5, 2018 #42 Share Posted June 5, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, Jodie.Lynne said: That one wasn't really directed at you. And yes, I can play the fool at times LOL More like those true believers that say since the bible mentions places like Egypt, or Babylon (which are real places) then the bible must be true in all other respects. The best rebuttal/ridicule of that argument was: Since the Spider-Man comics take place in Manhattan, then the stories of a radioactive bitten teenager gaining superpowers must be real as well. hell yea Spidey's real I bet there are millions of young people who believe that Thor, captain America, etc are all historical figures As a teenager i most closely identified with Peter Parker, of all superheroes, with the silver surfer a close second (being an actual surfer myself ) Seriously i based my moralities, life choices, and behaviours in real life, around those characters as much as anything else With a lot of earlier fictional role models also thrown in, like Robin Hood, the samurai, Biggles The musketeers Lancelot etc. I just wish i had kept all the first edition marvel comics i bought with my hard earned money. I 'd be a rich man today (1.1 million american for the first appearance of spider man, alone, in 1963 $343,000 for Captain america ) Poor old silver surfer came later ( 1966) and is only worth about $43000 Oh yes and then of course there were all the other characters from DC comics Green Arrow, the flash, and green lantern among my favourites Edited June 5, 2018 by Mr Walker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer77 Posted June 5, 2018 #43 Share Posted June 5, 2018 17 minutes ago, Mr Walker said: As a teenager i most closely identified with Peter Parker, of all superheroes, with the silver surfer a close second (being an actual surfer myself ) Seriously i based my moralities, life choices, and behaviours in real life, around those characters as much as anything else With a lot of earlier fictional role models also thrown in, like Robin Hood, the samurai, Biggles The musketeers Lancelot etc. I did much the same, Frank Castle was my role model! Now that im an old man I find I much prefer the fantastical comics over the Punisher though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Walker Posted June 5, 2018 #44 Share Posted June 5, 2018 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Farmer77 said: I did much the same, Frank Castle was my role model! Now that im an old man I find I much prefer the fantastical comics over the Punisher though. While i never thought of myself as, or identified with, the super hero sides of the characters, I often found myself empathising with the young people who had to hide their identity and were often very isolated or different from their peers and trying to cope with the normal pressures of being a teenager . I think that is why i identified with Peter Parker so much Never got into the Punisher much, and also was really annoyed when they began darkening down the characters of superman and batman and were trying to make them angst ridden and flawed Edited June 5, 2018 by Mr Walker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer77 Posted June 5, 2018 #45 Share Posted June 5, 2018 1 minute ago, Mr Walker said: While i never thought of myself as, or identified with, the super hero sides of the characters, I often found myself empathising with the young people who had to hide their identity and were often very isolated or different from their peers and trying to cope with the normal pressures of being a teenager I get that for sure. I was a poor white kid in a violent ghetto type community so the Frank Castle take no crap do whatever it takes to get justice mentality resonated with me (for better or worse ) 3 minutes ago, Mr Walker said: I think that is why i identified with Peter Parker so much Never got into the Punisher much, and also was really annoyed when they began darkening down the characters of superman and batman and were trying to make them angst ridden and flawed IDK if you still read them but I think the Action Comics series has done a good job of bringing light back to the Superman character recently and I definitely appreciate that. I started getting back into comics a couple of years ago with my kids (no punisher for them ) and really appreciate the escape (especially when you can read them online for free) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DanL Posted June 5, 2018 #46 Share Posted June 5, 2018 I think that I will go with NONE OF THE ABOVE... You can't kill a god by nailing him on a cross and the Eagle is just a bird that has no special powers other than being rather magnificent in appearance. MAN made symbols are basically meaningless to anyone except for what any random individual wants to invest them with. Any God that I might believe in will not have feet of clay and won't need people to bow and scrape before it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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