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"If you say the Rosary faithfully until death, I do assure you that, in spite of the gravity of your sins 'you shall receive a never fading crown of glory.' [2] Even if you are on the brink of damnation, even if you have one foot in Hell, even if you have sold your soul to the devil as sorcerers do who practise black magic, and even if you are a heretic as obstinate as a devil, sooner or later you will be converted and will amend your life and save your soul, if----and mark well what I say----if you say the Holy Rosary devoutly every day until death for the purpose of knowing the truth and obtaining contrition and pardon for your sins" (St. Louis Marie de Montfort, Secret of the Rosary, Red Rose).
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July 5th, 2010, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Traditio
In conclusion, then, here's the TOL topic:
1. What are your criteria for a dating partner?
2. If you are a woman, would you consider me a suitable dating partner, presupposing geographic concerns were not a concern? (This applies not only to Spitfire, but for the rest of you. This is a general inquiry mainly out of my own curiosity.) Pic here. If so, why? If not, why not?
3. Again, presupposing geographic concerns were not a concern, and you had to pick at least one, what TOL member(s) of the opposite sex would you want to date? Again, why?
4. What do you find most revolting in a prospective dating partner?
5. Which TOL member(s) would you LEAST want to date?
1) She needs to be adventurous, thoughtful and well-spoken. Independent enough to have goals separate from, though in concert with, my own.
2) Absolutely. I mean, if I were a chick.
3) I haven't the slightest idea. I still don't know who's a dude and who's not.
4) A woman who needs to be the center of attention in a deleterious way. Loud, brash and obnoxious women need not apply. The opposite is just as true. I don't want a meek housewife who centers her life around me.
5) Any male, I suppose.
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PS: I'm not really familiar with many metal love songs. There's "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica...and then there's a host of songs about killing a bad girlfriend. I opted for the latter. I would have put "In My Darkest Hour," but there's vulgar language. I might have put in "Die, Die My Darling," either Misfits or the Metallica cover, but that's a punk song, and I link Metallica often enough anyway. Again, I might have linked "I Used to Love Her" by Guns N Roses, but that's hard rock, not metal. Also, vulgar language.
"If you say the Rosary faithfully until death, I do assure you that, in spite of the gravity of your sins 'you shall receive a never fading crown of glory.' [2] Even if you are on the brink of damnation, even if you have one foot in Hell, even if you have sold your soul to the devil as sorcerers do who practise black magic, and even if you are a heretic as obstinate as a devil, sooner or later you will be converted and will amend your life and save your soul, if----and mark well what I say----if you say the Holy Rosary devoutly every day until death for the purpose of knowing the truth and obtaining contrition and pardon for your sins" (St. Louis Marie de Montfort, Secret of the Rosary, Red Rose).
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July 5th, 2010, 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Traditio
1. What are your criteria for a dating partner?
Couldn't tell you, honestly. I've dated a fairly diverse spectrum of women, visually (run the gamut of red heads through blonds and into brunettes), temperamentally, etc. I won't lie to you, I'd say that initial attraction is a big part of it for me (physical beauty), but if she's predictable, shallow, boring, spiteful, really insecure, etc., I'm turned off pretty quickly.
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2. If you are a woman, would you consider me a suitable dating partner, presupposing geographic concerns were not a concern? (This applies not only to Spitfire, but for the rest of you. This is a general inquiry mainly out of my own curiosity.) Pic here. If so, why? If not, why not?
I'm not of the fairer sex, so I can't provide much input. That said, if you find yourself getting ready for a date, ditch the Metallica/metal gear and put on a decent shirt. Then again, it depends on who the date is with. Maybe you've found a girl that's into metal, in which case take to a metal show for your first date (rock on). Just don't wear a t-shirt with the name of the band that's performing... ["Don't be that guy, Gutter...Don't be that guy!" -- free positive rep for anyone who gets that reference.]
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3. Again, presupposing geographic concerns were not a concern, and you had to pick at least one, what TOL member(s) of the opposite sex would you want to date? Again, why?
Dunno, really. I haven't spent that much time on TOL getting to know the ladies, so I don't want to embarrass myself and mention someone who might actually be male . That said, I've found a handful of female posters to be very easy to talk with and/or quite interesting to boot. Namely, Nicholsmom, BC, ThundersMuse, KtoYou, Rusha, HappyC. Perhaps Bodhigirlsmiles, but I got a weird vibe from her; not exactly sure why. That said, I admittedly have a "thing" for accents (and not from the northern US or Canada...I get enough of that as is), so, TOL ladies from elsewhere...the ball is in your court!
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4. What do you find most revolting in a prospective dating partner?
See above. If my interaction with the girl is not stimulating (mentally, for the time being) and in no way challenges me, I probably won't pursue it. Then again, I'm fresh out of a 4 year relationship, so at the moment, I'm not sure what I'd want.
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5. Which TOL member(s) would you LEAST want to date?
Again, not a clue. People keep saying SD, but frankly, I'm curious. I'd go on a date with her (assuming it's a her).
Trad, you need to stop asking these types of questions all the time on here. Whatever is eventually written, isn't going to be worth a whole lot once you start to interact with someone. The only advice I can give you: stop being a pretentious philosophy grad (or if you're going to keep doing it, at least play it off as quirky and not completely serious). When you meet a girl, don't assume that there is no way you have a chance, and definitely don't feed off of that and act depressed/dejected. To put it another way, if you were meeting a girl for the first time, and she came off initially as depressed, moody and unhappy, would you want to hang around? I know I wouldn't. Just act like yourself, try not to force your degree on her, don't think about whether the joke you've been working on all night is going to make her laugh or not...just tell it. Easier said than done, I know (believe me). But remember, behind all that nervousness and self-consciousness is someone who just wants to get that initial part over with and have a really good time laughing and enjoying the other person's company.
To put it another way, if you were meeting a girl for the first time, and she came off initially as depressed, moody and unhappy, would you want to hang around?
"Solamen miseris socios habuisse doloris." - Spoken by Mephistopheles in Doctor Faustus, scene V (Marlowe). Translated, literally, it says: "It is a comfort to the wretched to have had allies of grief." Colloquially, it means: "Misery loves compay."
"If you say the Rosary faithfully until death, I do assure you that, in spite of the gravity of your sins 'you shall receive a never fading crown of glory.' [2] Even if you are on the brink of damnation, even if you have one foot in Hell, even if you have sold your soul to the devil as sorcerers do who practise black magic, and even if you are a heretic as obstinate as a devil, sooner or later you will be converted and will amend your life and save your soul, if----and mark well what I say----if you say the Holy Rosary devoutly every day until death for the purpose of knowing the truth and obtaining contrition and pardon for your sins" (St. Louis Marie de Montfort, Secret of the Rosary, Red Rose).
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July 5th, 2010, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Traditio
"Solamen miseris socios habuisse doloris." - Spoken by Mephistopheles in Doctor Faustus, scene V (Marlowe). Translated, literally, it says: "It is a comfort to the wretched to have had allies of grief." Colloquially, it means: "Misery loves compay."
Right, because lord knows a healthy relationship is built on mutual depression
Right, because lord knows a healthy relationship is built on mutual depression
Life is pain, boundaried by death! Until you realize that, you won't be able to live authentically.
"If you say the Rosary faithfully until death, I do assure you that, in spite of the gravity of your sins 'you shall receive a never fading crown of glory.' [2] Even if you are on the brink of damnation, even if you have one foot in Hell, even if you have sold your soul to the devil as sorcerers do who practise black magic, and even if you are a heretic as obstinate as a devil, sooner or later you will be converted and will amend your life and save your soul, if----and mark well what I say----if you say the Holy Rosary devoutly every day until death for the purpose of knowing the truth and obtaining contrition and pardon for your sins" (St. Louis Marie de Montfort, Secret of the Rosary, Red Rose).
...and you will never, ever have sex with a life motto like that.
I'm not a virgin.
"If you say the Rosary faithfully until death, I do assure you that, in spite of the gravity of your sins 'you shall receive a never fading crown of glory.' [2] Even if you are on the brink of damnation, even if you have one foot in Hell, even if you have sold your soul to the devil as sorcerers do who practise black magic, and even if you are a heretic as obstinate as a devil, sooner or later you will be converted and will amend your life and save your soul, if----and mark well what I say----if you say the Holy Rosary devoutly every day until death for the purpose of knowing the truth and obtaining contrition and pardon for your sins" (St. Louis Marie de Montfort, Secret of the Rosary, Red Rose).
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"If you can't argue your opponents argument for him, you're not prepared to argue your own."
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July 5th, 2010, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Traditio
Life is pain, boundaried by death!
Says who? Whoever said that is a very sad person that probably just needs a hug and beer, a la the Newcastle commercials.
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Until you realize that, you won't be able to live authentically.
Right, because unless you're living in complete misery waiting for death, your existence is not authentic? Yes, in an ultimate sense, we are physically ephemeral. I would think the sooner your come to terms with your "life is...boundaried by death" bit, the sooner you can go and have a good time. Me? Yea, I'm gonna turn into dirt one of these days. But I'll be damned if I don't have a great time until I do, enriching my life and the lives of those around me.
Socrates, Plato, the Cynics, Heidegger, Schopenheur (sp?)...
"If you say the Rosary faithfully until death, I do assure you that, in spite of the gravity of your sins 'you shall receive a never fading crown of glory.' [2] Even if you are on the brink of damnation, even if you have one foot in Hell, even if you have sold your soul to the devil as sorcerers do who practise black magic, and even if you are a heretic as obstinate as a devil, sooner or later you will be converted and will amend your life and save your soul, if----and mark well what I say----if you say the Holy Rosary devoutly every day until death for the purpose of knowing the truth and obtaining contrition and pardon for your sins" (St. Louis Marie de Montfort, Secret of the Rosary, Red Rose).
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Luke 9:23 Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me."
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July 5th, 2010, 07:24 PM
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...and you will never, ever have sex with a life motto like that.
this one's optimistic
"If a sheerly linguistic version of the gospel could be concocted, it would merely so be no longer the gospel. In the Lutheran Reformation’s understanding, which we believe in this matter to be correct, the sacraments make the inalienable externality of the gospel message and therefore are necessary to the authenticity of that message." (Christian Dogmatics [1984], II:302-303 as cited in Pontifications)
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July 5th, 2010, 07:27 PM
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Socrates, Plato, the Cynics, Heidegger, Schopenheur (sp?)...
Right, so someone should have given them a beer and a hug back in the day. Granted, we would have lost out on some of the more prolific philosophical questions/works/essays, but we wouldn't have to deal with depressed metal heads.
. That said, I've found a handful of female posters to be very easy to talk with and/or quite interesting to boot. Namely, Nicholsmom, BC, ThundersMuse, KtoYou, Rusha, HappyC. Perhaps Bodhigirlsmiles, but I got a weird vibe from her; not exactly sure why. That said, I admittedly have a "thing" for accents (and not from the northern US or Canada...I get enough of that as is), so, TOL ladies from elsewhere...the ball is in your court! 
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