backdated 3/7

[livingimpaired]

My eBay account got suspended.

I have not used eBay in awhile so I guess I don't know the proper protocol for someone outbidding you for a cursed doll. Cursed with either a violent curse or a child's soul. The seller didn't specify.

It is not proper etiquette to e-mail the person you were bidding against and ask them to sell it to you rather than use it for their BuzzFeed article. Or let them be aware that you were honestly hoping it had some soul trapped in it to give it to friends in the hope that it will come to life in the middle of the night to do whatever cursed dolls do.

Who knew. I thought we were both cursed doll enthusiasts.

Comments

[livingimpaired]

There is always a reason, Howard.
I realize that sounds like fluff, but it is what I believe.
It allows me to say that your life has meaning, after all.
Because otherwise, it would mean there is nothing that allowed you to exist.
And I don't think that is fair to assume or believe.

[ohrlyeh]

the universe is random, kei, it's too much of a stretch to say that there's meaning in it

in my opinion we're just specks of dust. we live in the moment but the world will not miss us when we are gone. the universe will not miss us

can god really keep track of billions of people who live and die on this earth every day?

[livingimpaired]

Yes.

[ohrlyeh]

what interest would god have in a bunch of creatures who live and die in the blink of an eye

[livingimpaired]

Love, of course.
You could see one billion cats upon the earth.
Does that mean that you would not track them all?

I am not too pleased I have to use such an analogy.
But I feel like that will have you best understand.

[ohrlyeh]

well its different with cats because cats are perfect creatures

meanwhile human beings are not and not worth looking after

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[livingimpaired]

Not to God.

But I've honestly never tried to convert anyone.
It was only an idle comment about having you convert.
And I feel a little embarrassed for having taken it so far.
All the same, I think you would be the patron saint of cats, Howard.

[ohrlyeh]

its fine

i didn't know your faith meant so much to you

and i'd like to be that :) it would be nice

[livingimpaired]

I know.
I don't let people know how much it means to me.
Not just because it would make anyone uncomfortable, but I feel it is personal to me.
So I guard it rather selfishly.

I thought that you would like it, too. :)

[ohrlyeh]

well even if i dn't share the same beliefs as you, i can respect that

i do think it's good to believe in something over not believing in anything at all

like i may not believe in god, but i do believe in cats :)

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[livingimpaired]

[livingimpaired]

Yes, you do believe in cats. :)

[ohrlyeh]

glad to see you agree :)

though i'm a bit surprised. if you're catholic, how do you believe in ghosts and stuff like that

[livingimpaired]

The Bible never said there weren't ghosts about.
They had quite a few verses on demons.
So I think it is fair game.

[ohrlyeh]

does the bible have monsters, too?

[livingimpaired]

Yes. A few.

[ohrlyeh]

i didn't know that

what kinds of monsters

[livingimpaired]

Demons, obviously.
Beasts. Not animals, per se, but horrific monstrosities rising from the ocean and the earth itself.
You could argue unicorns, but it has been since determined that was a mistranslation.
Swarms of insects.
Dragons.
Nephilim.
The Leviathan, of course.
Quite a few.

So, there's nothing saying that ghosts and other such supernatural creatures cannot exist on Earth.

[ohrlyeh]

insects are not monsters, kei

but yeah i guess that makes a lot of sense. did god create all those monsters too

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[livingimpaired]

Have you had a fly in your house?

[livingimpaired]

No.
Some of them were created by Satan in rebellion against God.
However, such power pales in comparison so they were struck down.

[ohrlyeh]

yes i have but it's just an animal not a monster

so does satan have the same powers as god? if he can create life as well

ruri bullshits about catholicism

[livingimpaired]

That's fair.

Yes and no.
Satan can create monstrosities and demons.
He can only create evil and give it form.
He cannot create life but a monstrosity that is filled with nothing save the desire for destruction. It is not considered the same as life, but a bastardization of life.
Because everything is born with the capacity of good and evil.
God would never create someone purely meant for evil.
It is our choice to become so.
Meanwhile, Satan cannot.
The creatures have no choice and have no decisions.
They are only meant for one thing and cannot be saved or gifted salvation.
There is no soul within them and so they are nothing but hollow replicas.

[ohrlyeh]

so they are like automatons

evil beasts that are basically robots. with no soul.

kei, can god create someone with no soul? not evil, but just simply without a soul. or do you need a soul to be a good person

[livingimpaired]

Yes.
There is nothing within them that does not wish to cause anything but harm.
Their only wish is destruction.
It is why they are always struck down.
Such evil cannot exist.

And no, God could never create someone without a soul.
The soul exists in order to accumulate all things, in order to hold all things of this world; good, bad, sin, evil, penance, repentance, and through that will come salvation.
You do need a soul to be a good person, for it is only with the presence of a soul can one say they are saved. We do not care for our mortal flesh and bones. What we care for is our eternal life.
People may joke and say that if the only thing keeping you from doing evil is religion then it is pointless, but it is not. If there are those that cannot stop themselves and need some light to seek, is it truly pointless?
No, a soul is required to be a good person.
Without its presence and existence, goodness becomes meaningless.
It may still have worth to the living, but to the eternal, it is meaningless.