Doctor Steuss wrote:They also say that during his travels, there were plants and birds and rocks and things.
But was there sand and hills and rings?
It may have been structurecop, but the person couldn't remember his name.
La La Lalalala La Laa Laa La La....
"Whatever appears to be against the Book of Mormon is going to be overturned at some time in the future. So we can be pretty open minded."-charity 3/7/07
Miss Taken wrote:Just to say that I think they have overdone it just a little bit on the mad board with regard to censorship.
The discussion board may as well be renamed LDS fellowship. They need some good scholarly critics over there to help out CK Salmon (Tarski doesn't seem to post much, or M Curelom or the Dude).
It's getting boring. (maybe it's just me...) Mary
In answer to the question in the subject line of this thread, I think an excellent gage of boredom or interest is the proportion of threads devoted to MAD on other boards like this.
Granted, the proportion of threads (including this one) devoted here to MAD seems to have declined somewhat of late (apparently, the obsession of some is not without at least some limitations), thus supporting to some degree your perception.
However, using this same criteria, and when compared to the proportion of threads at MAD devoted to this board, I would think concern about boredom would be more applicable to this board--in the extreme.
wenglund wrote:In answer to the question in the subject line of this thread, I think an excellent gage of boredom or interest is the proportion of threads devoted to MAD on other boards like this.
Granted, the proportion of threads (including this one) devoted here to MAD seems to have declined somewhat of late (apparently, the obsession of some is not without at least some limitations), thus supporting to some degree your perception.
However, using this same criteria, and when compared to the proportion of threads at MAD devoted to this board, I would think concern about boredom would be more applicable to this board--in the extreme.
Thanks, -Wade Englund-
Mormondiscussions boring? Maybe for critics (who have no sense of humor), but for the believers it must be somewhat thrilling to know where a slobbering pack of half starved critics linger. It should be great fun for a believer to show up and throw a big juicy bone into the pack and watch the melee.
That's what makes MAD fun for critics, being able to show up to a whole herd of apologists just waiting to debunk the latest Mormon attacks and start a stampede.
"Whatever appears to be against the Book of Mormon is going to be overturned at some time in the future. So we can be pretty open minded."-charity 3/7/07
Yes, Mad is generally boring, with pages of believers patting each other on the back with the occasional critic speaking up now and then.
Yet, some of those critics are so delightful, that perusing a thread now and then is still worth it. Look at this gem I just found on the Sep't Dawn thread from cinepro, who often authors such tidbits:
I wouldn't worry about the effect of the movie. The Lord's work will not be stopped. His purposes will not be thwarted. Growth in His Church might plateau, with increasing numbers of converts and lifelong members drifting into disbelief and inactivity. But as long as there is a core group of believers producing a self-sustaining birthrate and an increasing number of missionaries able to churn enough baptisms to make some stick, the pool of true believers could be maintained indefinitely.
As we have seen recently with Scientology, a religion can still grow and be wildly successful no matter how weird or silly its doctrines may be viewed.
We hate to seem like we don’t trust every nut with a story, but there’s evidence we can point to, and dance while shouting taunting phrases.
As we have seen recently with Scientology, a religion can still grow and be wildly successful no matter how weird or silly its doctrines may be viewed.
And can attract all manner of celebrity members, who are infinitely capable of making fools of themselves.
As we have seen recently with Scientology, a religion can still grow and be wildly successful no matter how weird or silly its doctrines may be viewed.
And can attract all manner of celebrity members, who are infinitely capable of making fools of themselves.
Aw shucks, you're making me blush. I hardly consider myself a celebrity.
"Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead." ~Charles Bukowski
As we have seen recently with Scientology, a religion can still grow and be wildly successful no matter how weird or silly its doctrines may be viewed.
And can attract all manner of celebrity members, who are infinitely capable of making fools of themselves.
Aw shucks, you're making me blush. I hardly consider myself a celebrity.
Doctor Steuss wrote:They also say that during his travels, there were plants and birds and rocks and things.
But was there sand and hills and rings?
It may have been structurecop, but the person couldn't remember his name.
La La Lalalala La Laa Laa La La....
I think he merely wanted to be out of the rain. That and cause here there ain't no one for to give him some pain. Well, maybe Vegas & Coggins.
Too bad Beastie was not there to liven things up with some Meso-American Esoterica. I wonder how fast a thread over there would be closed with some of Bond's dialogues?