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Von Varr

Von Varr

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I didn't say it was definitely Allah. I said it could be a trick of the eyes, or any reasons. There need not be any divine act just because there is something you can't explain. And it would be foolish to say it's a divine act because you can't explain it. Why can't people just accept the fact that there are things they DON'T understand, without putting some kind of algebra (God) into it? Your last statement just contradicted its
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OK why would it be foolish to say it is a divine act when you can't explain it? I don't get your logic behind that

14-Mar-2011 17:49:46

Englishkid62

Englishkid62

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IT was not a bet, or a game, God got glorified through Job's suffering, and it proves that God is bigger then any we can comprehend. God did what he did for a specific reason, we can't judge that. Well he chose the Israelite as his people, and yes he loves every human the same, but those who choose to go against God, had to pay the consequences of it.
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I will not accept the sacrifice of human lives to glorify a certain invisible being. No amount of justification can you defend it as a crime against humanity. God may have done it for a reason, but it was not a good one. Job didn't need to be tested. Job didn't need to lose everything. Job got new wives and even more children than before - yay? The moral is poor. And just listen to yourself - ordinary Egyptians had pretty much no say, yet they were killed. Your God seem to operate on a 'Those who goes against me must die' policy. Even then his loyal followers must be killed so that He can be 'glorified'. If such invisible being is capable of such atrocities with foul morals, then He *is* indeed subjectable to human judgment, a fact which is often overlooked because God (or religious leaders) specifically asked you not to question His judgment in the first place.

OK why would it be foolish to say it is a divine act when you can't explain it? I don't get your logic behind that
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Because that would be like saying...
"Why do the Sun rise every morning?" asked a primitive man.
"The mouse!! The mouse caused it!"

Of course, mouse wasn't really responsible for the sun rising every morning. It was because the Earth spins on its own axis and different parts of the world have different times. The primitive man wasn't to know, and sadly, convinced others to believe that mouse was responsible, thus mouse was hailed as the Sun God.
Now, why would it be foolish for that primitive man to say the mouse was responsible when there was something he couldn't explain?

14-Mar-2011 17:58:14 - Last edited on 15-Mar-2011 10:54:31 by Englishkid62

A Jx

A Jx

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Just read it all, it gripped me so much I had to finish it in the same session I started! It's just amazing and I am shocked at the abrupt ending, doubt there will ever be a sequel but I can hope for one. :D
But on a serious note I just logged in and rushed to Varrock, indulging in reminiscence. Nostalgia for the loss.
EDIT: And by the way, I have an older brother of 19, I can relate to this on a smaller scale(as in the feelings I'd have if my brother felt the way Ed did about Ronny).

14-Mar-2011 23:19:42 - Last edited on 14-Mar-2011 23:24:35 by A Jx

Englishkid62

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Hey, A Jx.
Thank you very much for your time reading my story. I just wasted about an hour of your life :P ! Though seriously, I'm glad you enjoyed it. It means a lot to me, and without the support of readers I wouldn't be here - I would be dead, probably, on a field somewhere ;)
You didn't like the ending? Aww. I kind of like how it leaves you hanging, and things just never quite resolve. As for the sequel, I'd overheard someone once talking about writing an alternative ending to this or change certain things...I think they were just mad at me. Anyway, no reason why you couldn't do the same :P .
Actually, I also spent a lot of time in Varrock Palace before and during writing this story. Just getting the feel of being Ronny, you know? I also remember spending a great deal of time in the altar O_o . But yeah, the place does have a nostalgic feel to it by the story's end.
Oh! So you're the younger brother! From most of the younger brothers who read this story tend to identify with Ronny for some reason. Was that the case for you?
Anyway, thank you for your post, and thank you for letting me know :)

15-Mar-2011 10:34:34

A Jx

A Jx

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At first I could easily compare mine and Ronny's similarities, until I read on and realised he was a bit more 'lethal' than I could ever imagine myself. :P
I must've used the wrong words(or more likely it was my crap English)but I loved the whole story including the ending, what I meant by 'abrupt' was my bad explanation of meaning I didn't want that to be the end, I wanted there to be more story to read. :D Thanks for replying :)
EDIT: I also never read out of my own free will, normally I consider it a waste of time but in my opinion, this was time well spent.

15-Mar-2011 18:54:22 - Last edited on 15-Mar-2011 18:56:08 by A Jx

Englishkid62

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Oooh, Ronny is a bad ass :P . I suppose, like the good brother you are, you often tell your brother you love him, yes? And which parts of Ronny did you find similar to yourself, if not the lethal part? :P
Don't worry, your English is excellent. And I always reply, so no biggie there. As I said, this is perhaps a starting point so you can let your imagination run wild and make up the rest ;)
I'm glad you didn't regret reading hehe. Someone once told me that - not gonna make the same mistake again, hopefully!
P.S. What compelled you to read this then? Woodcutting...?

15-Mar-2011 19:23:39 - Last edited on 15-Mar-2011 19:36:36 by Englishkid62

A Jx

A Jx

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Well like you say on your first post in this thread, we don't tell our brother's we love them, but in my case I suppose I never have. But inside we both know.
Well I could compare myself to a smaller scale, when you write that Ronny would say his life isn't worth living, I would say that mine doesn't have alot in it.
And when you say that he feels a machine(the world) could run with a part missing(him) I feel the same, I'm not depressed but can really relate to this character, also looking back, the ignorance and naivety I would have shown as a young child.
'In a lethal way' Ronny is emotionally alone, whereas I have my families' love and support and feel that my life is worth living, but as said above I feel theres not alot going, its either work or college. Not alot of free time to do what 'I' want to do.
'Don't worry, your English is excellent.' Thanks, and just tell me if I'm going a bit too in depth of my own life story haha.
'P.S. What compelled you to read this then? Woodcutting...?'
No haha I'm not a bored skiller, I just thought for a night I wouldn't log into Runescape, I'd venture the forums like I did 3 years ago(I came back to Runescape last month). Fortunately I noticed you had a few threads on page one of the Story forum so at a random guess I chose 'Brotherly love'. I'm still thinking about this story, I guess all I can say is: Your an amazing author/writer ^_^

15-Mar-2011 20:23:30 - Last edited on 15-Mar-2011 20:27:04 by A Jx

Englishkid62

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But inside we both know.
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That's really interesting because in this case, Edward also somewhat assumed Ronny loved him, and vice versa. So when something else happens sometimes we don't know what to think anymore.
Strangely enough, some of those thoughts were indeed my thoughts, a long time ago, and I suppose, during different stages of growing up, certain thoughts maybe in fact, universal.
Not a lot of free time is one of my pet hates. I freak if I don't get my free time, lol.
Absolutely no worry there. I quite like socialising with my readers - after all, they did spend what, an hour of their precious life reading my pile of rubbish - the least I can do is spend a bit of time with them, you know?
Oh! Welcome back to RS. A lot has changed, really, in three years. Did you quit because of the Wildy update? That's around then. God I can't believe it's three years already. Hehe, good that you haven't forgotten everything about this story yet. And there are many awesome writers out there. Have you read many stories around these parts? What brought you to the Stories Forum in the first place?

15-Mar-2011 21:32:26

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I think the earliest I can get to your piece again is Friday English, because of some unfortunate (and fortunate, new amp FTW!!) circumstances.
Hopefully Friday afternoon and otherwise monday. (Got a weekend away with my coursemates)

16-Mar-2011 12:18:01

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