Journal theStorminMormon's Journal: Slashdot Really Likes Porn 16
So porn came up again on Slashdot. This is always fun for me. The first rule of Slashdot is "Don't question porn." The second rule of Slashdot is "Dont' question porn". You get the idea. So when you do question porn, the Slashdot mods (who, let's be honest, have about a 90 - 95% chance of having GBs of porn on their computers) get angry. In my last round I got modded one +5 informative or insightful or whatever, and sure enough - the angry slashdot gods sweep in. Next thing you know I've got something like 1 offtopic a couple flamebaits and a couple trolls. I know what it takes to get a flamebait or a troll on Slashdot, and under normal circumstances (e.g. on any other topic) this would not cut it. But when you have broken rule #1 (and #2!!!) any excuse will do.
I'm not whining that I deserve higher mods. I could care less what I get modded. I just think the pattern is very clear and interesting. Violators of rule #1 (and #2!!!) will be punished. Luckily, the only punishment available is a few downmods. Boohoo.
Check for yourself at my comments attached to "Germans Pursuing Kiddie Porn in Second Life."
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I've had so many +5s that it doesn't matter to me if they down mod my posts on porn. But I'm sure if you stick around in other topics you'll get the karma back.
Totally Offtopic (Score:2)
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Thanks for passing it along though.
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Although he really tries to take a reasonable tone and use "cult" in a non-perjorative sense (which I don't think is really possible) this argument for saying Christianity is not a cult is nothing but blatant exceptionalism and (ironically) seems to reveal that he can't get away from the perjorative connotations of the word himself. Why el
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What's interesting, to me at
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I think its definitely related. The Mormons don't have a closed canon. This means that there's a lot of freedom of thought, and a tradition of religious speculation. This is what usually gets us into trouble. Anti-Mormon criticisms like "you guys bel
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I remember when the Elders first explained that bit to me I was extremely skeptical. Then, after reading the Bible, I asked myself, why not? Its not like there are pages and pages in there describing Heaven and the afterlife in detail.
The main difficulty I have with all religions, is that by definition, once you accept X as being True, then by definition, all beliefs that are not X must be false; at a very fundamental level. It may be my own mental ba
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That's actually one of the things that I love the most about Mormonism. It claims to be true in what it says, but it also claims not to be comprehensive.
D&C 88:118 And as all have not faith, seek ye diligently a
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I'm kind of shocked, however, at how little this guy knows what he's talking about. It's one of those times where I realize half-way into the debate that I'm arguing with the intellectual equivalent of a little kid. I don't mean to insult his intelligence, but he just clearly doesn't really know what the word "scholar" means. He got all defen
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I must say your first response was one of the best comments I have ever seen on slashdot. It was clear, extremely neutral in tone, and well supported. But, not everyone wants to hear, right? I've tried a couple times to get him to look at his own view point, but they were all unsuccessful, so I've more or less given up. I read him because I recognize bits of myself in him. Some of the arrogance an
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And yet... he seems rather annoyed!
I must say your first response was one of the best comments I have ever seen on slashdot.
Well thanks for saying that. I guess I've had enough experience with anti-Mormon sentiment that my response has become
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Well I got foe'd, so I guess I did.
What a coward.
Slashdot does love its porn (Score:1)
Some more research links:
http://bitingbeaver.blogspot.com/2005/11/for-numbe r-hounds.html [blogspot.com]
A question the pro-porn masses should ask themselves: "What's your number?" (What nu
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Aw, come on! There are tons of non-porn related stories! Here, I think this will help. I love a lot about nerd/geek culture, but the porn thing is a major issue for me. This is the way I think about it so that I don't get overly bitter.
People like dogs, right? I mean - not everyone - but there are dog people. And the dog is considered part of the family. It's loved, it's accepted, right? But then the dog goes and humps a pillow. And even dog people usually thi
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