*Manly tears*iron codpiece said:'hey if i can move my fingers I can finish up demon's souls while I'm here right?'
A great man is in that hospital right now. I hope he pulls through.
*Manly tears*iron codpiece said:'hey if i can move my fingers I can finish up demon's souls while I'm here right?'
I was remarking on the disparity of treatment by the mods. I would advise everyone here to be on their best behaviour and avoid making jokes as I feel a thread of this sensitivity if being watched quite carefully. So, review what you write before you hit the POST button. I did, but it didn't seem to help.crazyhaircut94 said:Wait, what? Sorry if I said something offensive, but what makes me an asshole?Uncompetative said:I've just been given a forum warning for saying that they should put their faith in medicine. No one has quoted my comment, or even complained in this thread. Then we get this asshole's remark.crazyhaircut94 said:I will pray hard to the spider-god Anansi. Hopefully he can trick the lupus out of him.
Jokes aside, I really hope he will get better, I don't know him, but he seems like the last person you want dead. I'm not religious in that sense, but I believe that God every now and then helps a bit through the power of luck and coincidence. Hopefully he will look down at your friend and help him.
Honestly, if I get banned for advising people to be supportive of Hospital staff whilst this insensitive joker is overlooked, I won't want to be a member of the Escapist. It is not the only forum I'm signed up to anyway.
I hope ace_of_something gets well soon, he sounds like a good person.
I certainly didn't intend that interpretation. Obviously, the OP was seeking "prayers from the community" and has received many and I do not wish to denigrate other people's faith, just as I hope the community would tolerate my devout Atheism. I wanted to make some kind of contribution, but felt that I couldn't say 'my prayers were with him' and raised the observation that the Hospital Staff were being sorely uncredited whilst in reality his life depended on them. I was being practically-minded when I said "prayer won't help" and saying what I felt would help that had been entirely overlooked by everyone.Neonbob said:In your post, it really seemed like you were saying anyone who prayed for him was being a moron.
I don't think anyone here doubts the fact that the hospital staff is working as hard as possible.Uncompetative said:I certainly didn't intend that interpretation. Obviously, the OP was seeking "prayers from the community" and has received many and I do not wish to denigrate other people's faith, just as I hope the community would tolerate my devout Atheism. I wanted to make some kind of contribution, but felt that I couldn't say 'my prayers were with him' and raised the observation that the Hospital Staff were being sorely uncredited whilst in reality his life depended on them. I was being practically-minded when I said "prayer won't help" and saying what I felt would help that had been entirely overlooked by everyone.Neonbob said:In your post, it really seemed like you were saying anyone who prayed for him was being a moron.
You...don't have to tolerate those people. In fact, you can tell them to screw off. I'd encourage it. Those are the kinds of Christians the rest of us do not need around.I suppose just as I have to tolerate Christians telling me my recently deceased unbaptised loved ones are going to eternal damnation, all of you who have faith ought to tolerate those of us who make rational constructive suggestions that are based in provable concrete reality... the unfunny thing is that you never do - but I suppose that's the luxury that comes from being in the majority "with faith".
And the smartass in me wants to correct you. They're hopefully deluded.I really don't consider those with faith to be morons, just hopelessly deluded. Anyway, I think it's best if I retire from this topic...
Now that shows spirit. I remember ace_of_something, I wish him all the best, I hope he'll be alright, seems that that's going to be case, good. Those doctors know what they're doing.iron codpiece said:'hey if i can move my fingers I can finish up demon's souls while I'm here right?'
You know, I think ace would do something like that himself. Serious, yes, but humour can make almost any situation better. Or at least more easy to cope with.Zombie_Fish said:I would've made a House reference but I decided that it was innapropriate to do so. Serious times need serious talk.Macksheath said:If he likes House...
The problem is what House quote we're talking about. The only one that seems to come up quite a lot is a reference to how religious people are deluded: aka, what Uncompetative was doing.Assassinator said:You know, I think ace would do something like that himself. Serious, yes, but humour can make almost any situation better. Or at least more easy to cope with.