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    My exact reaction! Those look epic!
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    A couple of years ago, I was in a thrift store, and, as usual, instead of shopping for clothes, shoes, and other 'necessary' things, I went for the bookshelf. There was this book called Steelheart, and the prologue was really good, so I bought it, then read the rest of the series ASAP. At least 6 months later, I happened across Alcatraz and the Evil Librarians at the library (why the Librarians would allow it on the shelves, I don't know), and read that as well. The second time I read it, I made the connection that the authors were the same Brandon Sanderson. I looked up the names of his other books, then forgot about it again. A while later, I was at the library and saw The Way of Kings... huge Sanderfan and Cosmere nerd ever since. I've read the Stormlight Archive 5 times for sure, maybe more, and I can never find a copy of Way of Kings. I buy one, read the series, lend it to someone, buy it, read the series, lend it to someone. But hey, surely they'll give them back eventually, and you can never have too many copies!
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    I'm in as Lelea Pendrose
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    I can understand this argument... it's actually pretty compelling in some ways... but I would say that while lots of horrendous things have been done in the name of religion, all horrendous things that have ever been done were done by humans. Saying that humans have done lots of horrendous things in the name of religion means (to me) that: 1) Humans have the capacity to do horrendous things (and they will, with or without the involvement of religion), and 2) Religion is extremely powerful. To many people, it matters more than anything else in their lives. Which means, unfortunately, one of the easiest ways to get people to agree to horrible things is to tell them 'God approves! He told me so in a vision!' A lot of horrible things have been done in the name of religion... but a lot of wonderful things too. And neither of those things are proof of whether believers are correct.
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    No virgin birth by the Holy Spirit? Unless you disagree with Rune that the Bible is the Word of God, how would you interpret this \/ ?
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    Welcome to the Shard! I've also read RoW in two days. (Granted, I was on vacation and able to read for multiple solid hours). I know people with my reading speed exist, but sadly I've never met one in real life
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    I disagree- if just killing them was enough, the Raysium dagger would have been unnecessary for both Jezrien and Kelek. The fact that equipment made of a God Metal was used suggests that a normal weapon wouldn't have permanently worked.
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    Joining! I think it's a great ship because Jasnah is way too serious, so she needs some humor in her life; an excellent scholar, so great things could happen if he shares all his Cosmere knowledge with her, and really smart, so she needs someone who can match her intellect. It's also great for Hoid because Jasnah is awesome! They're both really powerful- put them together, and I'd be terrified of getting them angry at me.
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    Thanks, @Rune, @EmulatonStromenkiin, for answering all my random questions! This has given me a much better idea of the differences between our faiths; I'd like to try for the similarities. Here's the text of the Nicene Creed, the classic statement of the Christian faith and our doctrine of the Trinity: Would you agree with this?
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    Gack, I'm part noble now... I was hoping I could be friends with Kelsier once I make it to Scadrial... *sadness* Also, I have green eyes, so Kaladin would hate me as well... *double sadness* I think I could still get along with Wit, though! *hopefulness*
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    How do we know the Bible translators didn't also have God's inspiration? Two people are omniscient. Can they know exactly what the other will choose to do? Can said other choose not to do it because they know how the other will react... goes into a spiral. The omnipotence thing is similar but irrelevant because it would involve the omnipotent people trying to kill each other, doesn't apply here. God the Father's physical body is a concept from the Mormon scriptures?
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    Yep! Only once, though.
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    Lol, that's the sort of thing I would do. Wait, are there Brandon Mull forums? @SymphonianBookworm, can I join the Knights Radiant of Jasnahoid Shippers? What is our First Ideal? Three languages at once? Wow... are you anywhere near as good with French and Latin as you are with English? Seriously, half the people I know have worse English than you (and that drives me crazy)
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    How could two beings be omnipotent at the same time? Or omniscient, actually- wouldn't that work like two Mistborn burning atium at the same time? What's the Apostacy?
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    1) Are these 'Gods' literally on a level with God, or would they be more like a Shard? (Immense power, but not omnisicient or omnipotent) 2) I think I'd have the same problem explaining some parts of Christian doctrine, I get it. 3) Is the Bible considered to be more or less authoritative than the Book of Mormon etc? Would you say they contradict each other, or that the Bible is just incomplete or misinterpreted? 4) Same... I think everyone with different beliefs than me is wrong (Not evil or stupid or any such thing, just incorrect), that's just the way it is when you believe in absolute truth. Someone has to be at least more right than someone else.
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    I apologize for causing annoyance. I'll leave you alone. Is this new era anything like the Christian concept of Earth becoming Heaven, or is it a completely different idea? Literally everyone makes it into Heaven? Even people like Hitler? We can become like the Father and the Son in all things- would that include omniscience, omnipotence, and omnipresence?
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    Welcome to the Shard! Who's your favorite villain?
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    Welcome to the Shard!
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    Welcome to the Shard! I assumed metaphorical- they're in the same category (Bondsmith spren), but the Nightwatcher is a Sliver of Cultivation and the Stormfather is a Sliver of Honor. Also, if they were literal siblings, it would be odd for their past Bondsmiths to have had romantic relationships.
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    If we all decide that being a jerk is okay, does that make it okay? Or would you say that being a jerk is actually wrong in an objective way? That implies that you start out with the obligation to be nice to others. Where do you get that obligation? Is this concept from the Book of Mormon or is it a different interpretation of the Bible? Is this the same thing as Judgement Day/End of the world or is it a different event altogether?
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    Well that was... short... This was really fun, regardless of how my reads were completely wrong, and I'll be playing more in the future. Thanks everyone!
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    Assassin is 9+ boxings, blackmail is 3. JNV is the only player who could have bought an assassin, and as he is the only unexplained death... now I'm confused. How did he die? JNV was 'killed', Tani was 'investigated'. What's the difference? Oh wait, with the 'Leader of Discussion' thing, Archer had 8 or 11 depending on how it was counted. But no... blackmail... still max of 8 boxings to spend... Someone with a better math brain, help. Is there any way for anyone but JNV to have bought an assassin? Also @Clanky, double post
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    Hopes someone about to die is village? Sus... but I'm not going to trust my instincts too much because... I was reading back through posts, getting vague E! reads on Mat and Devo- then realizing that makes no sense with Mat voting for Devo and Devo voting for Mat twice... so it's highly unlikely to be both of them. So now I'm just confused... Who is the richest? Did JNV get his loudest voice boxings before death, or did they transfer to @_Stick_? If they don't transfer to the nest person in line, then Archer, Devo, and Stick, should all have 5 boxings right now unless they bought something or I miscounted. Archer's leading Loudest Voice rn
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    Hi! I'm a Christian. I love to argue, but have very little experience with people who believe radically different things from me, so I like that this thread exists. Stop me if I'm being offensive or overly argumentative... I'm a very curious person, so, here goes. @Trutharchivist, what would you expect the coming of the Messiah to look like, based on what Christians call the Old Testament? @Chaos, what do you believe about morality? Is it subjective or objective? How would you explain why Hitler was wrong? @EmulatonStromenkiin I'd be interested to hear you elaborate on that. Ditto @Rune
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