Debating the exact meaning of a word that can be defined in multiple ways? God dammit, drop it and look at some paintings.

Saturn Devouring His Son, by Peter Paul Rubens: + Show Spoiler +

The same subject, this time by Goya: + Show Spoiler +

Goya is fucking awesome: + Show Spoiler +

Bacon Bacon Bacon, Bacon Bacon Bacon Bacon('s version of Pope Innocent X): + Show Spoiler +

And, in the non-painting category, here are some of the survivors of the Charge of the Light Brigade: + Show Spoiler +

bonse

125 Posts

January 05 2012 00:45 GMT

#1302

On January 05 2012 03:40 chenchen wrote:

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Babies are atheists lol. They don't believe in the existence of god.

Yeah, just like atheists, they don't know better :D

Atheism is knowing there is no God. Agnosticism is not knowing if there is or not. It still implies some kind of conscious opinion about theology.
Babies are just ... babies.

1Eris1

United States5797 Posts

January 05 2012 00:46 GMT

#1303

On January 05 2012 09:45 bonse wrote:

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Yeah, just like atheists, they don't know better.

Don't ruin this thread with a religious debate please.

Proflo

United States148 Posts

January 05 2012 00:46 GMT

#1304

On January 05 2012 09:45 bonse wrote:

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Yeah, just like atheists, they *know better.

You must first believe the lie to truly see the truth.

semioldguy

United States7488 Posts

January 05 2012 00:59 GMT

#1305

Do not start a religion debate!!!

Funguuuuu

United States198 Posts

January 05 2012 01:03 GMT

#1306

I've always loved this picture

Tamburlaine

Canada288 Posts

January 05 2012 02:28 GMT

#1307

This "post a picture" thing seems very hard for some. This surprises me, as the words "atheism is" do not appear anywhere in an image tag.

So here's a picture of a clear cut.

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It was later planted with millions of spruce and pine trees.

Then a massive forest fire swept through the area.

This picture shows one tiny portion of it, as it is about to be planted for the second time.

Without the fire, it would look more like this: + Show Spoiler +

Rodimus Prime

182 Posts

January 05 2012 03:44 GMT

#1308

On January 05 2012 04:13 [Agony]x90 wrote:
I don't understand why people put in pictures with captions like that T.T. It's like saying, oh here's an image that is worth 1000 words, but here, let me insert a political/ideological caption which cheapens the image to a singular point of view, or, metaphorically, to 5 words.

Well if you look at the replies - there's your thousand words. Your post is like saying: "I don't get why people post pictures with zero words in them." It's the discussion that comes out of the pictures that says the thousand words.

Rodimus Prime

182 Posts

January 05 2012 03:45 GMT

#1309

On January 05 2012 12:44 Rodimus Prime wrote:

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And by the way, words are technically pictures.

{CC}StealthBlue

United States41117 Posts

January 05 2012 07:00 GMT

#1310

Bub

United States3518 Posts

January 05 2012 07:54 GMT

#1311

On January 05 2012 07:21 FryktSkyene wrote:
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That guy looks just like Leslie Nelson...

blomsterjohn

Norway456 Posts

January 05 2012 08:33 GMT

#1312

On January 05 2012 08:46 Tamburlaine wrote:
Debating the exact meaning of a word that can be defined in multiple ways? God dammit, drop it and look at some paintings.

Saturn Devouring His Son, by Peter Paul Rubens: + Show Spoiler +

The same subject, this time by Goya: + Show Spoiler +

I'm guessing to a certain extent that they're named satan in the context of a christian europe? Both are illustrations of Cronus devouring his children because of the prophecy that he would be overthrown by his offspring (Zeus) like his father (Uranus) was by himself.

Obl:

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72 years old kazakh hunter with eagle

Krishna Temple is one of Hampi's notable Hindu temples. This photo shows the most beautiful architectural piece of Hampi and how people just feel in it. It is a place of calm and equilibrium, an escape.

A torrential monsoon rain in Bhaktapurphoto, Nepal

Tamburlaine

Canada288 Posts

January 05 2012 17:14 GMT

#1313

Nah, Cronus is referred to as Saturn in those paintings because of the Roman god by the same name, not because of Satan. Greek and Roman names were pretty interchangeable. Both were the son of the sky and earth (Uranus/Gaea for Cronus, Caelus/Terra for Saturn). Both deposed their fathers and married their sisters. Both were the fathers to the gods proper. Both mothafuckin' loved them some scythes. Couldn't tell you why they went with Saturn specifically for the name of the paintings, but... eh. Why Ozymandias and not Ramesses?

And since we're talking Greek, let's close things out with my favourite depiction of Nike:

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SeaSwift

Scotland4486 Posts

January 05 2012 17:52 GMT

#1314

On January 06 2012 02:14 Tamburlaine wrote:
Nah, Cronus is referred to as Saturn in those paintings because of the Roman god by the same name, not because of Satan. Greek and Roman names were pretty interchangeable. Both were the son of the sky and earth (Uranus/Gaea for Cronus, Caelus/Terra for Saturn). Both deposed their fathers and married their sisters. Both were the fathers to the gods proper. Both mothafuckin' loved them some scythes. Couldn't tell you why they went with Saturn specifically for the name of the paintings, but... eh. Why Ozymandias and not Ramesses?

And since we're talking Greek, let's close things out with my favourite depiction of Nike:

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Is it supposed to be... missing a head? I'm assuming it was eroded/whatever, but you never know with Greek statues...

Dr_Jones

Norway252 Posts

January 05 2012 17:58 GMT

#1315

On January 06 2012 02:52 SeaSwift wrote:

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Is it supposed to be... missing a head? I'm assuming it was eroded/whatever, but you never know with Greek statues...

Most statues without a head have been the victim of pillaging or vandalism. Erosion takes quite a bit longer.

LingBlingMuta

United States382 Posts

January 05 2012 20:15 GMT

#1316

On January 02 2012 15:04 kasperklysner wrote:
I'm sorry I don't have a picture to contribute to this wonderful thread, however I felt like this video I discovered recently was very fitting:
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Ugh, I don't know how to make it show up on my post, however I encourage everyone to take a few minutes to watch it.

We all make mistakes, often I feel like not forgiving is one of my biggest..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWeDQ5B0fQU&feature=youtu.be

Awesome posts I just spent about 3-4 hours reading this thread lol.

Tamburlaine

Canada288 Posts

January 06 2012 01:50 GMT

#1317

On January 06 2012 02:52 SeaSwift wrote:Is it supposed to be... missing a head? I'm assuming it was eroded/whatever, but you never know with Greek statues...

Jones is correct. Both the head and arms were destroyed, as well as one wing (they made a replacement based on the intact wing). While the head was never found, one damaged hand has been recovered.

...

No pictures this time. Fuck. Most everything I can come up with are just shots of clearcuts going back a couple decades.

{CC}StealthBlue

United States41117 Posts

January 06 2012 06:10 GMT

#1318

{CC}StealthBlue

United States41117 Posts

January 07 2012 05:54 GMT

#1319

The Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat near Susa, in Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran, photographed on September 29, 2011. The ziggurat was built around 1250 BC by the king Untash-Napirisha.

Hubble catches Jupiter's moon Ganymede just before it ducks behind the giant planet. Ganymede completes an orbit around Jupiter every seven days.

Galaxy NGC 634.

Australian troops approach a German-held strong point under the protection of a heavy smoke screen somewhere in the Western Desert, in Northern Africa on November 27, 1942.