Comments on: Halloween Film Fest 2006 – Part 4 http://www.widgettwalls.com/2006/10/31/halloween-film-fest-2006-part-4/ Fresh from my brain pan to the breakfast tables of the world. Sun, 06 Nov 2011 08:57:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Widge http://www.widgettwalls.com/2006/10/31/halloween-film-fest-2006-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-47716 Widge Thu, 14 Dec 2006 09:29:50 +0000 http://www.onetusk.com/otjournal/2006/10/31/halloween-film-fest-2006-part-4/#comment-47716 That's all well and good, but if God is God, then He's omnipotent. And omnipotent means if he wants the demon gone, the demon's gone. No lens, no muss, no fuss. Unless of course he wants there to be conflict, which means that he wants there to be suffering, which means that he's a right bastard, don't you think? That's all well and good, but if God is God, then He's omnipotent. And omnipotent means if he wants the demon gone, the demon's gone. No lens, no muss, no fuss. Unless of course he wants there to be conflict, which means that he wants there to be suffering, which means that he's a right bastard, don't you think?

]]> By: Doc Ezra http://www.widgettwalls.com/2006/10/31/halloween-film-fest-2006-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-44625 Doc Ezra Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:52:04 +0000 http://www.onetusk.com/otjournal/2006/10/31/halloween-film-fest-2006-part-4/#comment-44625 The answer to the exorcism conundrum is best approached as an analogy: If you think of God as a powerful holy laser, and the Instrument of God as the lens. If the lens' faith is not Perfect (which of course it can't be, being mortal), the beam is weakened, scattered, or distorted. There's still enough holy juju in the beam to do the work, but the lens is going to strain under the load and possibly crack. Add to this that the Minion of Evil(tm) is usually doing everything in its vast (though not absolute) power to further "cloud the lens" by pushing various tests of faith on the Instrument, and voila, instant conflict. The answer to the exorcism conundrum is best approached as an analogy: If you think of God as a powerful holy laser, and the Instrument of God as the lens. If the lens' faith is not Perfect (which of course it can't be, being mortal), the beam is weakened, scattered, or distorted. There's still enough holy juju in the beam to do the work, but the lens is going to strain under the load and possibly crack. Add to this that the Minion of Evil(tm) is usually doing everything in its vast (though not absolute) power to further "cloud the lens" by pushing various tests of faith on the Instrument, and voila, instant conflict.

]]> By: ScottC http://www.widgettwalls.com/2006/10/31/halloween-film-fest-2006-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-34548 ScottC Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:41:51 +0000 http://www.onetusk.com/otjournal/2006/10/31/halloween-film-fest-2006-part-4/#comment-34548 OK. How about God doesn't give a shit what you think, so shut up and give your tithe to the priest already. And he needs to see little Johnny for some 'spiritual counseling'. OK. How about God doesn't give a shit what you think, so shut up and give your tithe to the priest already. And he needs to see little Johnny for some 'spiritual counseling'.

]]> By: Widge http://www.widgettwalls.com/2006/10/31/halloween-film-fest-2006-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-34425 Widge Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:57:50 +0000 http://www.onetusk.com/otjournal/2006/10/31/halloween-film-fest-2006-part-4/#comment-34425 Nope. Because if God is ALL-powerful then he is powerful enough to use just the right amount to drive the demon out AND keep the human safe. Also, it's not the priest's power, remember? Hence the term "INSTRUMENT of God." So nope, doesn't work. Nope. Because if God is ALL-powerful then he is powerful enough to use just the right amount to drive the demon out AND keep the human safe.

Also, it's not the priest's power, remember? Hence the term "INSTRUMENT of God."

So nope, doesn't work.

]]> By: ScottC http://www.widgettwalls.com/2006/10/31/halloween-film-fest-2006-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-34424 ScottC Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:34:33 +0000 http://www.onetusk.com/otjournal/2006/10/31/halloween-film-fest-2006-part-4/#comment-34424 Could it be that the amount of God power needed to kick the demon out quickly would be too much for the merely human instrument? Or the priest can't use full power since blasting the demon out may kill the victim? Could it be that the amount of God power needed to kick the demon out quickly would be too much for the merely human instrument?

Or the priest can't use full power since blasting the demon out may kill the victim?

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