Eric wrote:Bob's stalking, lying, and overall crazy behavior was documented in an epic thread titled "What About Bob" but, unfortunately, Bob threatened the board and Dr. Shades with a lawsuit if it wasn't deleted.
Since that thread was deleted under duress by the moderators, I lack the motivation to do it again.
This thread (until Bob has it deleted, too) speaks for itself:
"Attacks are attacks, the fact that the person who penned them doesn’t make them false ipso facto, or a greater crime. There is either evidence to be had or not, and none of it contingent upon an author’s real name."
Worth repeating..
God has the right to create and to destroy, to make like and to kill. He can delegate this authority if he wishes to. I know that can be scary. Deal with it. Nehor.. Nov 08, 2010
Samantabhadra wrote:My reason for staying anonymous is probably a little bit different from others.
Unlike most of the posters on this board, I believe (know) that magick is real. The historical record doesn't seem to offer a definitive judgment on just how effective young Joseph Smith was as a village sorceror, but the Masonic rituals that he learned and taught to his flock were genuine as far as Masonic rituals go, and I know Masons that have demonstrated the efficacy of those rituals to me. So I have no doubt that, at least in theory, the Melchizedek priesthood is capable of directing magickal energies at their enemies, defined as those (like myself) who would expose LDS for the fraud-peddling occultic pyramid scheme that it is.
I don't fear Mormon magick--my protection is orders of magnitude more powerful than anything they could ever throw at me--but, when it comes to sorcery, a little bit of caution goes a long way, and anonymity is a very effective first line of defense.
Actually, there is a whole tradition about knowledge of real names and others exercising magical powers over you because of this. One could argue that the secret Masonic and temple names are a part of this trope.
edit: Please elaborate, Samantabhadra.
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Samantabhadra wrote:My reason for staying anonymous is probably a little bit different from others.
Unlike most of the posters on this board, I believe (know) that magick is real. The historical record doesn't seem to offer a definitive judgment on just how effective young Joseph Smith was as a village sorceror, but the Masonic rituals that he learned and taught to his flock were genuine as far as Masonic rituals go, and I know Masons that have demonstrated the efficacy of those rituals to me. So I have no doubt that, at least in theory, the Melchizedek priesthood is capable of directing magickal energies at their enemies, defined as those (like myself) who would expose LDS for the fraud-peddling occultic pyramid scheme that it is.
I don't fear Mormon magick--my protection is orders of magnitude more powerful than anything they could ever throw at me--but, when it comes to sorcery, a little bit of caution goes a long way, and anonymity is a very effective first line of defense.
Actually, there is a whole tradition about knowledge of real names and others exercising magical powers over you because of this. One could argue that the secret Masonic and temple names are a part of this trope.
Mormons totally don't know how to work magic anymore. When was the last time someone actually got healed from a blessing?
~Those who benefit from the status quo always attribute inequities to the choices of the underdog.~Ann Crittenden ~The Goddess is not separate from the world-She is the world and all things in it.~
Oh for shame, how the mortals put the blame on us gods, for they say evils come from us, but it is they, rather, who by their own recklessness win sorrow beyond what is given... Zeus (1178 BC)
I am a cowardly anon because I don't much relish the idea of a future prospective employer reading my random musings on the internet and deciding not to hire me for that reason. In that sense, anonymity protects me from what I think is none of my employer's business: my religion and politics at least as long as I keep those things out of the workplace (and I do). I wasn't anonymous when I was a missionary, but my employer is unlikely to discover what I did there other than that I speak a second language.
Another not so noble reason is that asbestosman and the head behind the monitor are not one and the same, although they are certainly related.
Limits: I try not to be too annoying. On the scale of eye-rolling to tearing out hair with smoke coming from the ears, I prefer to keep it at or below groans. I like to ruffle feathers, but I'm not trying to upset anyone.
That's General Leo. He could be my friend if he weren't my enemy. eritis sicut dii I support NCMO
Eric wrote:Bob's stalking, lying, and overall crazy behavior was documented in an epic thread titled "What About Bob" but, unfortunately, Bob threatened the board and Dr. Shades with a lawsuit if it wasn't deleted.
That didn't happen either. I merely requested that Eric's posts accusing me of annoying his minor sister be deleted (whom I've never met, nor emailed, nor spoken to; nor whose name I know), and they were, although I did not ask that the entire thread be deleted. That's about the only time I have a concern for what is said about me here. Otherwise you can say what you want and I won't be complaining to the mods to get the posts deleted.
Indeed anonymity has its benefits. I just choose not to avail myself of them. Nor, it seems, does my friend Eric.
Eric wrote:Bob's stalking, lying, and overall crazy behavior was documented in an epic thread titled "What About Bob" but, unfortunately, Bob threatened the board and Dr. Shades with a lawsuit if it wasn't deleted.
Bob should get banned for this, ergo the new rules.
