Notos 666

[Shibi]

When is the end of the world happening?

My name is Rabbit and I don’t know nothing.

[Saraide]

Wouldnt a much more appropriate way to depict that number be 1641? If 7 indicates perfection why are we not using it as base for our numbers? You better be scared of many more numbers:
1010011010 (base 2)
29A (base 16)
1D6 (base 20, shouts out to all tabletop players)
and most scared of all of course! Base 6: 3030

I have been informed that it is highly inappropriate to tell people that the Rapture came and went years ago and ask what they did to be left behind.

Oh damn, my bad.

[Raoabolic]

I have been informed that it is highly inappropriate to tell people that the Rapture came and went years ago and ask what they did to be left behind.

AK-CHU-LEE, it's a sin to predict the rapture since only God™ knows the true date and from what I can tell it's a sin to step into God's™ terrority, which includes things like seeing the future and such.

[MilkieTea]

To be completely serious, the final book of the bible was a response to current events of the time. The numbers 666 were used to represent Emperor Nero, the "beast", and this is supported by the Hebrew's regular use of numerology (Gematria).

This is how we also know that it might've been a "mistranslation" when the bible says 666, because in Hebrew gematria, 666 is equal to nrwn qsr (Neron Cesear), whereas 616 is equal to nrw qsr (Nero Cesear).

The usage of 6 to refer to Satan (directly translated to just "The Adversary") does not mean that a series of 666's is evil. It's used to mean that the adversary will never be a "perfect 7". Jesus' gematria in greek is a series of 8's (888), to indicate that he surpasses the "perfect 7."

No, 666 is not the devil's number. Yes, 666/616 finds its' way in the bible. No, it was not used to reference the devil. Yes, it was used to reference Emperor Nero, who was considered by Christians to be evil, without alerting Nero or his supporters.

Side note, I honestly think it's highly disrespectful to dumb down the numbers to "omg EvULLL!" when there was so much more thought put into it. Like, these people developed an intricate numerological language based on addition, used it to safely reference current events while fearing for their lives, and you're going to spit in their face and dumb it down to "ZOMG DEBUL NUMBAH!!!"? Wow.

[Atelier-Bagur]

I think it's time to close this thread.

Literally not talking about the game anymore.

[Renalt]

My name is Rabbit and I don’t know nothing.

Double Negative! He knows something!

[NekoHina]

Oh I need to use that the next time Jehova Witnesses come to my door to preach and pawn off The Watch Tower to me... either that or inform them that I charge by the minute to listen to them.

By the way when am I allowed to be offended by Christian references in the game. Like Vauthry when he goes on the richard Simmons diet and loses weight via Sweatin to the Oldies?

Jehovah’s Witnesses do not preach nor believe in the “rapture” so maybe next time simply try asking why they are coming to your door. You might be surprised.

[Saraide]

Jehovah’s Witnesses do not preach nor believe in the “rapture” so maybe next time simply try asking why they are coming to your door. You might be surprised.

They are there to sell you shit. That's it. That's all those cults are. Making up problems and selling the solution. If you realize that too late and already got in they will try to isolate and stalk you back into submission.

[MilkieTea]

They are there to sell you shit. That's it. That's all those cults are. Making up problems and selling the solution. If you realize that too late and already got in they will try to isolate and stalk you back into submission.

As someone who used to belong to a cult - 10000% yes. When I cold-turkey left I was instantly bombarded by phone calls, emails etc. I had to change phone numbers twice, moved within state once to a different county and then moved to 2 different states (I moved to NY to be with my partner and now I'm in the midwest for college) and I still can't escape their phone calls.

[TheMightyMollusk]

There are some decent churches out there that really are just looking out for people and trying to help. Unfortunately, you never hear about those.