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Considering what Dr. Surlethe described, that could be it.Sidewinder wrote:From the description of the demon being "poisoned" by shrapnel, I'm guessing they're vulnerable to bacterial/viral infection, e.g., biological weapons.
Oh, and General, their metabolic pathways are almost identical to ours. Chemical weapons should work on them just fine.
" - bcoogler on this
It's a conscious choice of mine not to give detailed descriptions of characters; rather than draw a detailed picture at once, I like to shade it with details, pencil strokes that provice an outline. That way the reader can use their own imaginations to provide the character with an appearance that suits them. I did this consistently throughout TBO, there are very few character descriptions there. What there are are odd remarks at different times, filling in details. For example Lillith has long, very black, curly hair, honey-colored skin, full lips, heavy eyebrows, all details gently shaded in over several stories.tim31 wrote:Stuart: were you tempted at all to describe Yahweh besides being huge? Or did you simply consider it irrelevant?
Air Traffic Control (I have this private belief that when Israelis drive things they get taken over by the spirits of long-dead kamikaze pilots). They have this nice game in Israel Flight Control, see who is the first to get all the little dots into the circle in the middle of the radar display.By ATC, do you mean all-terrain cycle? (I'm assuming you don't mean Air Training Command/Corps or Air Transport Command.)
All will become obvious in due course..........Succubus, single-sex freak? So, demons regard non-hermaphrodites as freaks?
Somewhere in the back of my mind, I remember that certain Kabbalah texts actually give physical dimensions to YHWH. Besides the Protestant Old Testament, there are sooooo many interesting things in the Jewish tradition.tim31 wrote:Stuart: were you tempted at all to describe Yahweh besides being huge? Or did you simply consider it irrelevant?
Stuart, does this mean that those humans that were saved prior to heaven closing its doors are turned into angels? Sorta like a Metatron en masse?All about him, the people sang; he could feel the ecstasy of the choirs of angels, of those few, fortunate saved humans
I intended it to mean the latter, but since it's ambiguous, the final interpretation is up to Stuart.Cecelia5578 wrote:Stuart, does this mean that those humans that were saved prior to heaven closing its doors are turned into angels? Sorta like a Metatron en masse?
Or am I reading it too literally, and it just means that the souls of "saved" humans without ceasing worship Yahweh along with the heavenly chorus?
Hawkings wrote:I assumed it meant Air Traffic Control.
Air Traffic Control (I have this private belief that when Israelis drive things they get taken over by the spirits of long-dead kamikaze pilots). They have this nice game in Israel Flight Control, see who is the first to get all the little dots into the circle in the middle of the radar display.Stuart wrote:Sidewinder wrote:By ATC, do you mean all-terrain cycle? (I'm assuming you don't mean Air Training Command/Corps or Air Transport Command.)
Obviously I can't speak for him, but I did not read the email that way. He was only raising an alternative interpretation as far as I can see.brianeyci wrote:First eh. Let me guess: he went through the whole thing picking parts of the story he thought were "wrong," as if something as self-contradictory or ambigious as The Bible wasn't open to many interpretations.JN1 wrote: I've quoted part of his email below.
I didn't think that's why they harvested humans; the point was to gather humans' 'energy' to boost angels and demons into the afterlife, not necessarily to sustain them in this life.Darth Wong wrote:It seems to me that Yahweh would be extremely powerful, but perhaps if you killed the eternal choir which constantly feeds him with its praise, you could weaken him.
Similarly, I imagine that Satan might be weakened if enough of the humans in Hell are freed, and no longer suffering for his sustenance. The humans substantially outnumber the demons after all, so if you can disrupt demon territorial control enough to start freeing humans who can then roam freely in large areas to liberate other humans etc, you could potentially start something really big.
That's why I thought too. Killing Yahweh's choir would just annoy him.Surlethe wrote:I didn't think that's why they harvested humans; the point was to gather humans' 'energy' to boost angels and demons into the afterlife, not necessarily to sustain them in this life.Darth Wong wrote:It seems to me that Yahweh would be extremely powerful, but perhaps if you killed the eternal choir which constantly feeds him with its praise, you could weaken him.
Similarly, I imagine that Satan might be weakened if enough of the humans in Hell are freed, and no longer suffering for his sustenance. The humans substantially outnumber the demons after all, so if you can disrupt demon territorial control enough to start freeing humans who can then roam freely in large areas to liberate other humans etc, you could potentially start something really big.
Is it confirmed that this is actually what happens? Or is that just what the bosses tell the peons?Surlethe wrote:I didn't think that's why they harvested humans; the point was to gather humans' 'energy' to boost angels and demons into the afterlife, not necessarily to sustain them in this life.Darth Wong wrote:It seems to me that Yahweh would be extremely powerful, but perhaps if you killed the eternal choir which constantly feeds him with its praise, you could weaken him.
Similarly, I imagine that Satan might be weakened if enough of the humans in Hell are freed, and no longer suffering for his sustenance. The humans substantially outnumber the demons after all, so if you can disrupt demon territorial control enough to start freeing humans who can then roam freely in large areas to liberate other humans etc, you could potentially start something really big.
Soul energy is like crack cocaine to YahwehNecronLord wrote:I would think that Yahweh must be storing 'energy' from this worship, for his eventual death, somehow, else, why does it have to be unceasing; though of course, he could just be so deranged that he orders that simply because he likes it.
Of course, if this 'energy' has any use other than ascending him upon death is another matter.
I giggled, heartily.Stuart wrote:He’d also looked at one of the homes of the Flying Chariots as the convoy had made its way East. Two of them had been taking off, the howl they made painful to the ears. ‘Warthogs.’ One of the truck drivers had shouted. ‘Wait till you see them babies at work.’ They were babies? What did the parents look like?
Considering they eat their dead, they have far hardier immune systems than almost any other creature living on this planet. Perhaps the medical teams just removed shrapnel from Depleted Uranium Rounds in this case?Sidewinder wrote:From the description of the demon being "poisoned" by shrapnel, I'm guessing they're vulnerable to bacterial/viral infection, e.g., biological weapons. Or is iron actually poisonous to demons?
Perhaps Yahweh built in a control mechanism through that. It wouldn't even have to be an allergy in the same sense we humans have them (the extreme cases where we break out in hives and our lungs start to close off), but that just might be the case. I'd imagine he (Yahweh) has more than one in place (especially after Lucifer's rebellion), but it would fit with what we've been shown.CaptainChewbacca wrote:Allergies to metal ARE possible in humans. I, personally, suffer from an allergy to aluminum. It could be that whatever physiological quirk allows them to store and discharge energy has also resulted in a severe iron allergy.
Because when you die in Hell, it's for good, or so that would be my understanding.Mr. Coffee wrote:I just had a thought... The suicide bombers that have blown themselves up to kill Baldricks. After they yell "Fuck Allah" or whatever it is they scream now, they go to hell, right? So why not have someone rescue a couple, give them a shitload of explosives and tell them to go do there thing in hell?
Stuart wrote:“General Abigor? Follow me please.” The human spoke politely but firmly. From the number of chariots around, obeying him was unwise. Anyway, Abigor remembered the long streams of chariots heading west. Arguing wasn’t an option. He followed the human into the hangar.
I think the right answer is "whatever Stuart says it is."Darth Wong wrote:Is it confirmed that this is actually what happens? Or is that just what the bosses tell the peons?
" - bcoogler on this
Ickle baby Warthogs grow up into Spectres, of course!KlavoHunter wrote:I giggled, heartily.Stuart wrote:He’d also looked at one of the homes of the Flying Chariots as the convoy had made its way East. Two of them had been taking off, the howl they made painful to the ears. ‘Warthogs.’ One of the truck drivers had shouted. ‘Wait till you see them babies at work.’ They were babies? What did the parents look like?
I don’t know, that doesn’t really make sense. Personally I think the suicide bombings against Bladricks are already out of place and under rate the abilities and intelligence behind Al Qaeda in Iraq. They use hoards of suicide bombers in the current war because its much more effective at killing Americans and masses of civilians then other kinds of bombs. Against ignorant Bladricks Al Qaeda is smart enough to see that this isn’t necessary, and that it can converse manpower by using other tactics. As it is a good portion of Al Qaeda bombs are in fact simply left on remote triggers or timers, hidden in abandon vehicles, apartment buildings ect…Mr. Coffee wrote:I just had a thought... The suicide bombers that have blown themselves up to kill Baldricks. After they yell "Fuck Allah" or whatever it is they scream now, they go to hell, right? So why not have someone rescue a couple, give them a shitload of explosives and tell them to go do there thing in hell?
