But yes, generally people only so staunchly defend a position such as "I'm not mad" when they have some reason to portray themselves as not mad. Maybe ego, thinking they're above it, or they actually are mad and feel silly getting mad over some Internet BS.
If you're not mad, why not walk away? What do you gain by staying here? Day 1 of the Internet, don't feed the troll.
For what it's worth, my motivation here: this is HILARIOUS bro.
Also, it was paraphrasing. If it was supposed to be a direct word for word quote, I'd have used quotation marks.
The reason you appear mad is because you keep replying, so vehemently adamant that you're not even the slightest bit upset, and yet you're spending so much energy to deny it. Thou dost protest too much.
That's why I stopped, primarily. I don't have a lot to give, but I can give some time, so I figured I'd help out how I could. Knowing it's probably just a ploy for money is annoying, especially considering all of the other panhandlers around that do actually need help.
I'd say it's as fair as any other approach hahah. We're talking about fairy tales essentially, so I find it a pretty compelling argument to point out the wildly disparate beliefs of actual people throughout history. Just because they've homogenized largely to this point (there are still VAST differences in even just the abrahamic religions of today, but not as much as there were during its active spread and creation) doesn't really remove that history.
Either way, not trying to punch at your original comment, just love exploring and expanding on the different beliefs of the past, particularly apocryphal ones.
Eeeeeh, depending on your interpretation, the physical body Jesus died from the iron spikes, the spirit Christ did not. The passage about the iron tools seems to be more symbolizing keeping as much of the labor away from the temple as possible.
It is a fun idea to think of the Christian God as a demon, weak to iron as some folk lore describe them. Kinda fits with the Gnostic demiurge too, but that's (the demiurge) distinctly not Christ.
Man. I stopped on the side of the road the other day to help a guy with a "need gas" sign. I'm not exactly well off myself, but I figured I could give him a ride. "I ain't got no cash, but thanks for stopping!" Dude's driving a pristine pavement princess. Priorities, man...
Functionally the same but inverted in the states, there are signs that tell you when it's NOT allowed. Just a matter of which is more efficient, signing when it's allowed or signing when it's not.
This is essentially my idea as well. Hang em by the clasps. Even without permanently affixing something, a few quick-assembled rods with hooks, held in place with a suitable amount of command strips or similar no-damage hanger.
What, was it blowing a whistle?