Is a silly death.
Almost as silly as the girl in Scream 1 who was fending Ghostface off then tries to escape through the dog door on the garage door.
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I did not exactly mean you considering what you write is often very elaborate and nuanced, rather the following several posts completely squashing any good faith discussion that could have had about the use of gender in the Bible.
I wouldnāt expect anyone to commit to the discussion when theyāre immediately met with a wall of drivel.
Such is the hazard of debating quite serious topics on video game forums. Iāve had a certain amount of criticism for how elaborate what I write is, some of it obviously well-justified and some of it quite vitriolic, but itās best just to take this for what it is - a fairly diverting opportunity to talk religion with interested people outside the bubble of academic theology, which is going to bring a certain amount of background noise with it.
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Yo thatās me.
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Which the forums are the best suited for, as you donāt necessarily need to write back immediately. If direct face-to-face communication does not allow you to gather your thoughts properly, and direct messaging like through Discord does but still usually expects you to respond quickly, Iāve felt like the forums donāt have that and you can post what you want when and however long you want, too. I never really understood complaints about someone multi-quoting what they say into a very long post or writing small essays on the forums. Itās what this is made for, really.
Indeed, and it is also interesting to observe how different sides approach a fairly nuanced topic (I feel), though I can also understand why some answers might not be as elaborate considering those people are outside the bubble of academic theology. Most of my knowledge of any religion is more cursory knowledge of random passages (often when and how it relates to social issues), so itās very interesting to ask more about these with someone who has gone through theological studies.
However, I can also understand why it might be daunting in a forum setting to have this discussion, especially with someone who likely/probably is not in academic theology, especially when there is a very loud
not really making one want to have a nuanced answer and resulting in clipped answers instead.
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On a somewhat unrelated note, hereās a puzzle for the ages: whatās the nature of the relatively strong correlation between being a night elf roleplayer on Argent Dawn and studying theology at university? I can count at least four.
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To my knowledge that stays four as well (with perhaps some interested in it, but not pursuing)
Sadly I donāt make the cut 
(which is why I never attempted to have those IC essays written on the forums like you three did in the past; I miss those!)
I could reason that Night Elves having a somewhat different, yet often borderline zealous fanaticism (especially when compared to other types of characters) would be supported by studying theology at university for more immersive speeches. A more religious character might allow one to explore their own personal interests more?
Your posts are, genuinely, the most interesting and thought-provoking thing Iāve read in this entire thread. I always enjoy a good Wrall post.
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I was wondering when the Wrall Walls would show up the moment we delved into the Bible!
It hath begun
No flame btw
On topic of Godās gender, a thought occured to me when reading this thread (and, as literally always, I turned out to be rightā¦my perfection is getting a bit tiring). How was Hebrew in which Bible was originally written, structured? Because there are many languages in the world where, unless youāre using honorific expression (like āSieā in German, these honorific expression often utilize plural and at least in some cases, if used properly, donāt make difference between verbs and adjectives that would be otherwise present if singular was used), you canāt be gender-neutral, as gender is important aspect in languageās grammar.
So, to quote allmighty Wikipedia on this topic:
āBiblical Hebrew has two genders, masculine and feminine, which are reflected in nouns, adjectives, pronouns, and verbs.ā
Therefore, language in which Bible was written could only refer to someone or something as āheā or āsheā.
If we use the assumption that Godās gender being āheā suggests sexism, there is basically no way for Judaism/Christianity to not be sexist, as God could have been reffered to as either male or female, never as gender-neutral by the people who wrote the Bible.
Elohim is plural as the assembly of gods, thus god is they/them.
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revisiting this thread must be similar to what apothecaries feel like during an ongoing experiment. its gone through so many phases.
ā¦no wonder Iām rping as one sometimes
Nuanced & respectful debate in an online forum? On the topic of religion no less?
Now thereās something I thought Iād never see again in my lifetime.
Truly this thread is full of surprises.
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Seems I did. 
And here I thought cancel culture was only a left-thing.
Dw Gab I like you! I just also like people talking about the Bible (it takes me back to my comfy days as a Catholic schoolboy, you know? Global warming, impending civil war, the economy in tatters? Never heard of them; itās 1999 and Im off to listen to Mr Goddard take me through a pop up picture version of the book of Revelations)
ā¦youāre a level 10 on a different realm.
Yeah, God forbid organised religion gives me the heebie-jeebies. Pun semi-unintended.
That is however only one of Godās names, and apparently even though word āelohimā is grammatically plural, it takes a singular verb when referring to God.
However, when itās used to refer to other gods, it uses verbs in plural form.
brb, race changing
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ā¦.How the hell did we shift from a debate of a community to religious posting.
Topic shifted so hard itās like we took a wrong turn on a Death Road.
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