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#526
Quote from: The Poster With No Name on January 04, 2011, 09:39:17 AM
Ha ha ha ha ha no.

I mean, unless Bernie Sanders was assassinating major figures in the Iranian administration up until quite recently, and also got his compounds in Iraq bombed by the USAF.  MEK just realized being an openly vocal Islamist terrorist organization in the post 9/11 world was a bad PR move and made the external propaganda a little less obvious, and then rebranded themselves as an "exiled movement", while trying desperately not to mention they were exiled for murdering people.

And did you, in your vast research on the MEK, notice when the EU took them off their terror list?  Did you ever think that the EU's negotiations at the time had any impact on this decision?  That maybe the EU was using the existence of their organization in several European capitals as a bargaining chip, sweetening the deal for a halt to the Iranian nuclear program?

Speaking of Iran, there have been a lot of suspicious assassinations there in recent years.  Lots of the blame has fallen on Jundullah, but they're an ethnically Baloch group, who operate on the Iranian border.  They kind of stand out in an urban environment like Tehran, with the large numbers of Persians and Azeri who typically live in those areas.  Not MEK terrorists though.  The MEK who has a history of targeted assassinations, and whose members recieved advanced paramilitary and urban warfare training from Saddam Hussein.  

I'm sure this all just coincidence however, and we have nothing to worry about.  Especially since you seem to know so much about the MEK and have concluded they are no longer a threat.

Well, thanks for putting me straight. No, my comparison wasn't very good. You make some very good points there, and I think I agree with what you're trying to say. And my "vast research on the MEK" wasn't really that vast, or that objective for that matter. An acquaintance of me is involved in the Iranian democracy movement, and now I understand why he doesn't trust the MEK. I'm loving your sarcasm, by the way. :P
#527
I'm not so sure about that. If this is link is to be trusted, the Israelis and the MEK are almost friends: http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Mujahideen-e_Khalq#Israeli_Support   :?
#528
Republicans supporting an islamist communist group in Iran would have been very interesting, but the MEK has drifted significantly towards the right lately, and was taken off the EU's list of terrorist organizations two years ago. Now they're more like social democrats (think Bernie Sanders, but a little more conservative on social issues). :boring:
#530
On the 1st of January all known supervolcanoes (+ one unknown) will erupt simultaneously, throwing the world into a decade-long volcanic winter. Only a handful of humans will survive.
#531
Ringdrotten, the Lord of the Rings translated into rural Norwegian dialects.  8)
#532
For those of you who don't know how awful the Daily Mail is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eBT6OSr1TI
#534
You guys post to little. S P E E D  U P  P L Z
#535
Misunderstanding is to understand something wrongly. Non-understanding is simply not understanding.
Misunderstanding is also a form of understanding.
I just realized that this means that very orthodox members of the Cult have to avoid all forms of communication with the world around them, but luckily we have a very liberaltarian theology that can be interpreted in almost any way you'd like (including unicorn genocide), so it's not required.
#536
Cult of Non-Understanding

Who/What do you worship?

Non-understanding (not misunderstanding) is when you have no idea what is happening or how to deal with it. The Cult preaches that non-understanding is the only way to salvation, and that misunderstanding and understanding are the greatest Sins of all.

Are there any restrictions on who can be a member of your religion's hierarchy? Are men/women/children/cats/dogs allowed to lead?

There are restrictions, but nobody can understand them. Therefore practically all types of creatures are allowed to convert to the religion. High Priests/Priestesses of Non-Understanding are ordained by nobody in particular at random every once in a while.

Are there any texts that your religion thinks are 'holy'?


The Cult of Non-Understanding's holy book is L'Œil et l'esprit by the French philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty. This is because the founder of the Cult got it as a birthday present from his schizophrenic grandfather when he was 10 and couldn't understand a word of it.

Is there a ritual or ceremony required to join your religion?

1. Read L'Œil et l'esprit.
2. Write a short text where you give your interpretation of the book.
3. Let a High Priest/Priestess of Non-Understanding read the text you have written.
4. If the text shows an adequate amount of Non-Understanding, you are admitted to the Cult.
5. If there are no High Priests/Priestesses in your area (or you just don't bother finding one), become one yourself and admit yourself to the Cult without ever reading the holy book.

Will you offer marriage ceremonies? If so, who can marry in your religion? [More details later on how to get licensed to marry people]

No.

Is there a ritual or ceremony performed at the death of a member of your religion?

No.

Does your religion have a charitable purpose?

All donations go to hiring people to teach particle physics to first graders.

Do members of your religion mark themselves in any way to make it easy to recognize them? Jewelry/costumes/tattoos/hairstyles

No.

If a member of your religion does not adhere to the requirements of your religion, what will happen?

The member will be excommunicated, but if the ex-member then answers by saying "I don't understand" he/she/it will be de-excommunicated.

Does your religion advocate the existance of an 'afterlife'? Is it only for members of your religion or can anyone get there?

When a Cult member dies, he/she/it will reach Perfection, a divine state of complete Non-Understanding. Non-Cult members will fall downwards for all eternity in an eternal blackness.

Does your religion believe that particular days of the week, month, year, century are special?

The first Monday in June all years that end with 4: Syd Barrett Lyric Interpretation Day
Every second Tuesday: Szygysyz Miahiskh Day. Holiday of no significance or meaning.
Every third Sunday: Ljefgggja Day. Holiday of no significance or meaning.

Does your religion mark passage to adulthood for boys/girls in a specific way?


No.
#537
Quote from: Cain on December 26, 2010, 09:58:37 PM
The Bible also has a story about God sending bears to kill children for making fun of bald men.

Never trust a book that tries to dissuade you from mocking baldies.
Hey! A bald man once gave me a hat.  :|
#538
Quote from: Cain on December 26, 2010, 08:17:31 PM
Go home new people.

We don't need your type here.

i will go home! i don't need your stupid "religion" anyways your just satan worshipping athiest witches in disguise as a religion.
the HOLY BIBLE says : THE FOOL sayeth in his heart THERE IS NO GOD. you are FOOLS and FOOLS will BURN IN HELL!!
the HOLY BIBLE says :  you shall have NO OTHER GODS before me. you worship FALSE IDOLS and people who worship FALSE IDOLS will BURN IN HELL!!!
come back to CHRIST and REPENT so he can save you're souls from ETERNAL DAMNATION!!?!
#539
The most conservative Christian in my class was also the first in my class to smoke pot.
#540

Me with a ...Mac.  :oops:
  • Demographic info - I'm a 16 year old male from Norway.
  • Professional Info - I'm in my first year of high school, specializing in music. Planning to study mathematics and physics after high school.
  • What you like to do in your free time - Making experimental music, acting, LARPing, reading books, lurking around on the interwebs.
  • What kind of topics / projects are you interested in? - Culture jamming, intellectual property, politics
  • How did you find Eris and what did you to her once you found her? - Read about Discordianism on Wikipedia a few years ago. Picked up the Illuminatus! Trilogy a few months ago. Started reading the Principia Discordia a few days ago.