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[Video shows an old guy wearing a black t-shirt with a great big yellow smiley face in the center. He does not look happy.]
Hello, Nautilus. I just recently arrived here and thought it was about time to introduce myself, since apparently I'm going to be your new neighbour for, oh, the rest of my life or thereabouts. So hello. I'm Brother Cavil ( Read more... )
Hello, Nautilus. I just recently arrived here and thought it was about time to introduce myself, since apparently I'm going to be your new neighbour for, oh, the rest of my life or thereabouts. So hello. I'm Brother Cavil ( Read more... )
I am glad; there are few here that are religious at all.
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But yes, I am a priest. A clergyman of the Twelve Lords of Kobol, to be exact. I absolve people of their sins. And let me tell you, it's a full-time job.
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...Catholic...?
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I have never heard of kobol; might you tell me of your faith.
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That's where people like me come in. Since the Gods no longer frolic amongst us as they once did, it falls to the clergy to provide a medium between the powers that be and their human supplicants.
Now, I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that you're something of a religious man yourself, am I right? Why don't you tell me what you believe? I told you about my religion, it's only fair that you reveal yours.
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The bad news is they tend to be fanatical maniacs. The religion of the One True God is the faith of the Cylons.
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I confess, Christianity has created fanatical maniacs as well, though the bulk of us are sane, I would like to think. As Methodists, we put a great deal of value on reason and experiance along-side tradition and Scripture.
Who are the Cylons? Can you tell me more of them?
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Simply put, the Cylons are humanity's punishment for our own arrogance and flawed nature. We presumed to create life without proving ourselves capable of handling the kind of responsibility accompanying such an act. The Cylons were meant to be humanity's mechanical servants, a slave race that would toil for their entire existences for the sake of our leisure and ease. Naturally, they didn't take too kindly to this state of affairs, and, to make a long story short, the population of the human race where I'm from is currently less than fifty thousand thanks to the Cylons delivering our nuclear comeuppance.
Quite frankly, Reverend, I think we may have had it coming.
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I do not believe that God punishes us... though we are fully capable of punishing ourselves. Slavery is a horrid and horrific thing... My own home is fighting a Civil War over that very issue.
Nuclear?
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Really? Huh. That's different. In my faith, one of the primary functions of the gods is supposed to be handing out punishments like party favors. A smiting here, a plague there, the occasional random bolt of lightning to keep the faithful in line, that sort of thing. At least that's how it went in the ancient myths, obviously they're a good deal less active in terms of direct smiting these days. It's easy to see why; as you say, people are more than capable of punishing themselves.
What, you don't have nuclear weapons where you're from? They're basically exceptionally powerful explosives capable of leveling entire cities with a single detonation. The Cylons set off... hell, must have been ( ... )
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A great many see God in such a light, but I find the concept of a punitive hell to be inconsistant with a loving and forgiving God.
That......... [Preacher boy is appalled by the idea of such destruction] that is horrific!
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I am sure you.... are asked often why your Gods would allow such a thing to happen.
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