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Chaos Priest wrote:By the way, does anybody else miss Nanase being buff? I mean, look at her in the thirteenth panel there. She obviously works out a lot. Not that I'm saying that her current appearance doesn't look good, but it just seems that her earlier one was a bit closer to her being The Sensei's most powerful student.
Tarvok wrote:Yeah, I also miss buff Nanase, and buff Elliot while we're at it (we'll see him a few more comics down the line).
Chaos Priest wrote:Mr. Verres knows about this as he's from the EGS US equivalent of Torchwood, but he had never actually met The Sensei so he had no idea how he looked, explaining his shock later on.
Nightranger wrote:So Mr. Verres, and Agents Wolf and Cranium are all bisexual?
Chaos Priestess wrote: Mr. Verres knows about this as he's from the EGS US equivalent of Torchwood, but he had never actually met The Sensei so he had no idea how he looked, explaining his shock later on.
Chaos Priestess wrote:Getting away from crazy theories for a second here, I kinda feel sorry for Justin here. He has a hard enough time as a Buddhist as it is, so he definitely doesn't need any other obstacles than the ones he provides himself. I kinda wonder what sect of Buddhism he belongs to. Of course, he could just be a "dumb American teenager" and just heard a few things about Buddhism and decided to call himself that while trying some meditating.
Chaos Priestess wrote:By the way, does anybody else miss Nanase being buff? I mean, look at her in the thirteenth panel there. She obviously works out a lot. Not that I'm saying that her current appearance doesn't look good, but it just seems that her earlier one was a bit closer to her being The Sensei's most powerful student.
Crystal wrote:Chaos Priestess wrote:Getting away from crazy theories for a second here, I kinda feel sorry for Justin here. He has a hard enough time as a Buddhist as it is, so he definitely doesn't need any other obstacles than the ones he provides himself. I kinda wonder what sect of Buddhism he belongs to. Of course, he could just be a "dumb American teenager" and just heard a few things about Buddhism and decided to call himself that while trying some meditating.
Did Justin ever actually say he was a Buddist?
DarkShive in the 'Is Nanase Christian?' topic wrote:...The only religion I'm particularly interested in addressing in EGS is Buddhism. That wasn't just a random thing at the start of Night Out, Part I; Justin has a distinct interest in Buddhism. In fact, it's the first thing ever hinted at about Justin (back when he claimed he was about to obtain inner peace while meditating). One of the jokes about Justin, however, is that he's not very good at Buddhism; he collects material objects, he's not a vegetarian (this is debatable amongst Buddhists; killing animals seems to be universally wrong in Buddhism, but eating an animal someone else killed is a loophole evidently used by some Buddhists. Nonetheless, it's a strike against Justin's Buddhism), and he's just generally full of desires. I don't know why, but the idea of a "bad buddhist" amuses me.
So, I suppose I should apologize to all my Buddhist readers out there. My apologies. Although, I should note that if you were GOOD Buddhists, you'd be free of the desire for an apology. *is savagely beaten*
Man on the Moon wrote:While I totally understand why and have no problems with the lack of religion in EGS, it does kind of annoy me that the whole webcomic continuum runs only from "no mention of religion at all (monotheistic, at least; Oriental and neopaganism are just peachy)" to "atheist/neopagan soapbox".
Man on the Moon wrote:Chaos Priest wrote:By the way, does anybody else miss Nanase being buff? I mean, look at her in the thirteenth panel there. She obviously works out a lot. Not that I'm saying that her current appearance doesn't look good, but it just seems that her earlier one was a bit closer to her being The Sensei's most powerful student.
Obviously, she does a anime-style 'buff up' sequence before fighting.
Free Radical wrote:Man on the Moon wrote:While I totally understand why and have no problems with the lack of religion in EGS, it does kind of annoy me that the whole webcomic continuum runs only from "no mention of religion at all (monotheistic, at least; Oriental and neopaganism are just peachy)" to "atheist/neopagan soapbox".
Do people randomly talk about religion a lot where you live? Religion just not coming up as a subject just seems normal to me. It's the same in Britain as well, as far as I know.
potentia wrote:True, We have plenty of examples of it being used for both sides of the scale throughout our history. There's something about it that incites the masses. When I sit back and think about all of the blood that was shed, and battles that were fought throughout history because of religion. It makes me wonder if somewhere people just missed the point and got lost along the way.
potentia wrote:exactly, Religion is not the only reason why wars have been started throughout history. But it is still fodder for a lot of problems past, present and future. For example, aren't the wars in the middle east primarily about religion? What with calling the US the great satan, and all of the other things that have been keeping that area occupied for longer than I care to remember or research. It'd be far better if all sides could just sit down at a table and hash things out once and for all. I mean, there are far more important things that we can be devoting our money to. Such as sinking money into the space program so that we will have a means of surviving if/when a meteor or other great disaster comes along and damages the earth.
Nightranger wrote:Meh, I have to agree with BonzO that religion and the whole "great satan" thing are more likely recruiting/propaganda tools then an actual cause. However I'd disagree with his opinion that the various radical Islamic terrorist groups who hate America do so "just 'cause." What's the cause? Well, how about America's support of ordering all the Palastinians to just pick up and move from their homeland to make room for Israel after WWII, coupled with our continuing strong support of Israel. Or how about how America supports and safe-guards corrupt, unpopular dictatorships in countries like in Saudi Arabia? Or how America tends to meddle in their local politics in order to ensure its access to oil?
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