Comments by "Dino2996" (@Dino23968) on "WatchMojo.com"
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@MFool64 Envy is said to be the motivation behind Cain murdering his brother, Abel, as Cain envied Abel because God favored Abel's sacrifice over Cain's. ... Envy is, therefore, a sin deeply ingrained in human nature.
Gluttony means over-indulgence and over-consumption of food, drink, or wealth items, particularly as status symbols. It is considered a sin if the excessive desire for food causes it to be withheld from the needy.
Sloth can indicate spiritual laziness. We often think of a “couch potato” as being slothful. Sloth is a sin against God's love in that it goes so far as to refuse the joy that comes from God and to be repelled by divine goodness. It is a loss of hope in ever achieving what God wants for us: our eternal happiness.
Lust can at times run off the rails and create problems in our lives. Lacking strong sexual attraction and the desire to carry it out throughout the time we are fertile would mean no mating and little human reproduction, which would be bad for the continuation of our species.
Pride is a negative force in human existence—the opposite of humility and a source of social friction. It's even been called the deadliest sin. Pride makes us feel good, and it's an indication to ourselves that we are behaving in a way congruent with the values of our society. Even some of the worst and most evil actions in human history have been committed in the sin of Pride.
Wrath often reveals itself in the wish to seek vengeance. In its purest form, wrath presents with injury, violence, and hate that may provoke feuds that can go on for centuries. Wrath may persist long after the person who did another a grievous wrong is dead.
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@MFool64 “Thou shalt not kill” is from the old King James Bible. Modern translations (ESV, NASB, NCV, NIV, NKJV, NLT, NRSV) have it as “You shall not murder.” The word in Hebrew for “kill” here in Exodus 20:13 is תִּרְצָח (ratsach). It is translated into the English many different ways, depending on the context: “slayer 16, murderer 14, kill 5, murder 3, slain 3, manslayer 2, killing 1, slayer + 310 1, slayeth 1, death 1.” 1
Murder is the unlawful taking of life. Killing is the lawful taking of life. God has said, “You shall not murder,” not “You shall not kill.” After all, God says killing in self-defense is justifiable. Exodus 22:2, “If the thief is caught while breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there will be no bloodguiltiness on his account.” If the mere killing of any kind was the issue, then why would God saying killing in self-defense is permissible? He wouldn’t. This is another reason that modern translations say, “You shall not murder.”
Also, consider that the New Testament quotes Exodus 20:13 in Rom. 13:9 as “You shall not murder.” The word in Greek for murder here is φονεύω, (phoneuo). Matt. 10:28 says, ““And do not fear those who kill the body, but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” The word of kill here is apoktinumi. Let’s compare.
Rom. 13:9, “murder” is φονεύω (phoneuō), commit murder, kill (Mt 5:21; 19:18; 23:31, 35; Mk 10:19; Lk 18:20; Ro 13:9; Jas 2:11; 4:2; 5:6) 2
Matt. 10:28, “kill” is ἀποκτίννυμι (apoktinumi), to kill, slay 3
As you can see, different words are used for “murder” and “kill.” The Greek is more specific, and since the Greek New Testament quotes the Hebrew Old Testament, we can see that Exodus 20:13 is best translated as “You shall not murder.”
One final comment: since all people have sinned against God (Rom. 3:23) all people are under the judgment of God. The wages of sin is death (Rom. 6:23), so when God executes someone it is not murder, it is killing because it is a lawful taking of life. Remember, all people have sinned. Sin is the breaking of God’s law. Therefore, God’s execution is lawful.
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Mertens du Plooy Harry Potter is for children and the grown up fans either don't want to admit it or had just forgotten that they were children when they first got into a series that has been directly aimed at children all along:
-Dobby is clearly a cutesy cartoon character.
-The spell names have childish gibberish(Even "swish and flick" is kind of childish).
-When you looks at the characters' names(Longbottom, Flitwick, Dumblerdore, Wormtail, Buckbeak, Slughorn, Padfoot, Lestrange,etc), I mean, come on, those are clearly names you get from a Disney-ish children's flick.
-The way the books describe a character's actions, description, and dialogue is clearly on a children's book level There's even a talking hat with facial expressions and moving and talking paintings in the castle that act comical.
Any comments?
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Here's my opening argument(screen junkies style) starting now:
For me, you have to go for LOTR. HP is mostly just an amalgamation of the hero's journey(we've already seen that since Star Wars) and middle/high school soap opera drama. LOTR(and The Hobbit before),on the other hand, broke new grounds. And it did so by not only forever changing and revolutionizing the style of fantasy by giving a whole new respect to the genre, but also expanding and inspiring so many generations and decades of many fantasy authors to come later based on how the books transcend time and space with it's multiple layers of richness(the first HP book only came out in '97). But LOTR also stands out as a reflection of us,based on the multiple different nations and races of beings such as Elves,Dwarves,Hobbits,Goblins,and Orcs,exploring their cultures,learning their languages,understanding their religions,and even dealing with tough situations that probably can't be fixed(HP cheats with time travel and Harry coming back after being killed by Voldemort). The world of HP may be this whole utopia that we wish we could be,but the world of LOTR is actually what we really are right now. And that's what made it so universal and proven to be a fantasy ahead of it's time. The whole sub-genre of Epic Fantasy would never have been born without the opening sentence:"In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit."
("Phew." That's my opening argument for LOTR. Now waiting for someone's opening argument for HP starting now.)
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