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Twiggyish

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 04:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
You know according to what I understand of the Atheist belief system, Roddy is not following it. For example, he reads the Bible. I've actually seen what looks like eyes turned upward. Could he be thanking someone? All things to make you go hmmmm...

Wcv63

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 04:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL Twiggyish...nothing like fair and equal representation on the boards!

Guiltyviewer

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 04:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi Twig---I think his reading of the Bible is more about his oft-announced need for information, something (ANYTHING!) to read, etc...also, he has commented about his Bible-reading himself, saying he wondered if there might be a clip of him saying he doesn't believe in God followed by another clip of him reading about Job!!

I don't think it's any sign of him hiding his 'true' beliefs, but more along the lines of a person who's staunch in their political beliefs that may read an article or book regarding an opposing view. Know thine enemies perhaps?! :)

Costacat

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 04:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Not to start *another* discussion of religion over here, but I know if I were in that house, I might start reading the bible. Outta sheer desperation for something to read!

I'm a Buddhist, so reading the bible would be for pure entertainment purposes only (not for theological purposes). And I'm a voracious reader, so I imagine I'd have withdrawals if I couldn't read SOMETHING.

Maybe that's all he's doing. It gives him a chance to be alone and quiet, too.

Twiggyish

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 04:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP

Jhezzie

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 05:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Gee. Can Roddy adhere to his beliefs and play a game of strategy or will he be kicked out of Atheism?

Twiggyish

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 05:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Costa, I'd be bored in that house, too. Yup, I'd read anything if there..LOL

Marymc

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 05:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
i have a couple athiest friends who proclaim that religion "promotes blind faith" (well, DUH... religion IS blind faith, but i don't mean that in the derogatory manner they do). i wonder if roddy views religion as a weakness...believing in something more powerful than yourself. kinda goes against roddy's superiority complex. the whole use/misuse or religion in this game is interesting to me. someone on these boards described josh as religious, yet he said, "well my jew-a$$ is safe this week".... seems an odd way for religous person to describe himself.

Twiggyish

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 05:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
You know Jhezzie, that is a very good question. One which requires a lot of thought.

Goddessatlaw

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 05:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hah!! The title of the thread made me laugh out loud. For reasons wholly separate from faith, the Bible is an amazingly interesting historical and genealogical document. I read it with an interest toward what can be proven through archeology. Also, I wouldn't doubt he reads it so he can defend himself intellectually in what I am sure are the many arguments he finds himself in over the Bible. Plus, the stuff people do to each other in the Bible is much more interesting than any novel I've ever gotten my hands on. Finally, I'd read the Baghvad Gita in Hindi if I had been book-deprived for 6 weeks and there was nothing else to read.

Curlyq

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 05:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Is that his Bible or did he borrow it? I thought maybe they were all passing Jason's Bible around. I know they're only allowed to bring religious material, but I'm kind of surprised he didn't take the opportunity to study up on other lesser known religions so he could add to his knowledge.

Oregonfire

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 05:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
My kharma ran over your dogma.-- popular bumper sticker.

Maybe I'm just grumpy from waking up, but I wish a certain religious topic thread would become mystical and go away, existing in theory, but not in actuality, or perhaps exist in a parallel universe, like the General Discussion board.

Then again, my beloved Zen thread may fall under the same ax, so better zip it. <sigh>

I'd probably want a Wiccan spell book or my Tarot cards, which would horrify someone like Roddy.

Sanfranjoshfan

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 05:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hmmmm....Roddy reading the bible....? Well, I'VE read Stephen King's "Salem's Lot" but that doesn't mean I believe in vampires! LOL

Maybe he is just trying to find something to give him an edge on how to manipulate Dani and Jason.

:-)

As an atheist, I think Roddy is being quite faithful to his scientific principles.

Twiggyish

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 05:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I love that bumper sticker O!!

Call this the un-religious thread.

Yellek

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 05:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL! Kicked out of Atheism... so funny!

Not that it matters, but do we know he's atheist or could he be agnostic?

Personally, I'm agnostic leaning towards atheism, and I'd ordinarily rather pull nosehairs than read the bible (or, to be fair, any other religious writings). But, as an avid reader I would probably read it too if it's all I had!

Sanfranjoshfan

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 05:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oregonfire - "My kharma ran over your dogma.-- popular bumper sticker. "

LOL

How about this one:

Q - What do you call an agnostic insomniac with dyslexia?

A - Someone who stays up all night wondering if there really is a dog.

Twiggyish

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 05:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL San!

Oregonfire

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 05:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'd probably read Revelations because I love The Omen trilogy, The Seventh Sign, etc. The mystical stuff is always a draw for me.

I would very much avoid the sections of "And Bewitched begat I Dream of Jeannie, which begat My Mother the Car..."

Twiggyish

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 05:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I have seen Roddy mutter under his breath during competitions, could he be saying a prayer? Just something to watch.

One time, he even made motions over everyone's head.. Could he be actually blessing them?

Costacat

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 05:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL Sanfran! I've seen the karma/dogma one, but I've never seen your special Q&A version!

Twig, maybe Roddy was casting a circle and muttering a spell?

Yellek, once upon a time I was agnostic leaning towards atheism. And that's exactly how I useta say it! LOL!

Goddessatlaw

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 05:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Seventh Sign is an AWESOME movie - I didn't even know you guys were over here talking about it when I just accused Keiffer, Bmh and Woodpecker of being the 4th Horsemen. Funny.

Wigglepuppy

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 05:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I know what I'm saying is going to offend people (sorry). The Bible (to me, of course) is a really boring, conflicting, moral tome. Revelations is kind of like pretentious horror fiction, Song of Solomon is weak porn, Ecclesiastes is a nihilist rant; something for everyone! As an athiest and avid reader/gatherer of information, I think it's most likely that Roddy is bored.

Yellek

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 05:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Costa, maybe you'll understand why I say it that way too. I really doubt the whole god-theory thing, so I feel like being an atheist. But the rational part of me says that since (I believe) we'll never know the truth until we die, I can't say for sure that I'm not wrong about it.

One of my favorite agnostic quotes is "Who are you to judge god's will to make me not believe in him? If God really wanted me to believe, don't you think he would've made me that way, or do you think he's just incompetent?"

Twiggyish

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 05:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I haven't seen Seventh Sign, but I've heard about it. It sounds interesting.

Drpepper

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 05:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Curlyq, he brought the Bible from his motel room.