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Re: Prometheus Rated R |
May 8, 2012, 22:50 |
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| BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAM BRAAAAM! |
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| Man is equally incapable of seeing the nothingness from which he emerges and the infinity in which he is engulfed. |
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Arrow of Heracles |
May 8, 2012, 21:35 |
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In Greek mythology, Epimetheus ("hindsight", literally "afterthinker,") was the brother of Prometheus ("foresight", literally "fore-thought"), a pair of Titans who acted as representatives of mankind. They were the inseparable sons of Iapetus, who in other contexts was the father of Atlas. While Prometheus is characterized as ingenious and clever, Epimetheus is depicted as foolish.
According to Plato's use of the old myth in his 'Protagoras', the twin Titans were entrusted with distributing the traits among the newly-created animals. Epimetheus was responsible for giving a positive trait to every animal, but when it was time to give man a positive trait, lacking foresight he found that there was nothing left.
Prometheus decided that mankind's attributes would be the civilizing arts and fire, which he stole from Apollo's sun chariot. Prometheus later stood trial for his crimes and trickery.
In the trick at Mecone, a sacrificial meal marking the "settling of accounts" between mortals and immortals, Prometheus played a trick against Zeus. He placed two sacrificial offerings before the Olympian: a selection of beef hidden inside an ox's stomach (nourishment hidden inside a displeasing exterior), and the bull's bones wrapped completely in "glistening fat" (something inedible hidden inside a pleasing exterior). Zeus chose the latter, setting a precedent for future sacrifices.
Henceforth, humans would keep the meat for themselves and burn the bones wrapped in fat as an offering to the gods. This angered Zeus, who hid fire from humans in retribution. Prometheus in turn stole fire in a giant fennel-stalk and gave it back to mankind. This further enraged Zeus, who sent Pandora, the first woman, to live with men.
In the context of Plato's dialogue, "Epimetheus, the being in whom thought follows production, represents nature in the sense of materialism, according to which thought comes later than thoughtless bodies and their thoughtless motions."
According to Hesiod, who related the tale twice, Epimetheus was the one who accepted the gift of Pandora from the gods. Their marriage may be inferred (and was by later authors), but it is not made explicit in either text. |
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LA smog |
May 8, 2012, 18:21 |
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| cows will soon be phased out of that list that causes the smog. a lot of communities are slowly pushing the dairy farms out of southern california. norco used to be a notorious place to pass on the way to vegas. the stench of cow manure for what seems like at eternity even at highway speed is unbearable. i just wish there was a way to harvest all that methane from cows fart. |
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Re: Prometheus Rated R |
May 8, 2012, 18:13 |
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Verno wrote on May 8, 2012, 15:39:
Hell yes to Prometheus being an R Rated movie. I'm no fan of Fox but have to give them kudos for having some balls not to hack it down to PG13. Definitely gonna be there opening night to support that.
edit: Also this is pretty amusing, you have to wonder how many eyes passed over that D3 promotional art asset but failed to notice "unlcock" 
Agreed. This is the first film I've really been jonsing to see at an actual theater for a long time! I'll always see anything Ridley does ASAP, but that viral "David" trailer with Fassbender really clinched it for me.
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| "Are you crazy? Is that your problem?" - Jack Burton |
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Re: Prometheus Rated R |
May 8, 2012, 16:27 |
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Prometheus Rated R |
May 8, 2012, 15:39 |
Verno |
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Hell yes to Prometheus being an R Rated movie. I'm no fan of Fox but have to give them kudos for having some balls not to hack it down to PG13. Definitely gonna be there opening night to support that.
edit: Also this is pretty amusing, you have to wonder how many eyes passed over that D3 promotional art asset but failed to notice "unlcock"
This comment was edited on May 8, 2012, 16:10. |
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Playing: Faster Than Light, Tales of Graces F, Fire Emblem 3DS
Watching: Ghost in the Shell, Hannibal, Oblivion |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
May 8, 2012, 11:17 |
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| HAPPY VE DAY WalterEgo!!!! |
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3 billion+ men in the world and my sisters keep going back to the idiots... |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
May 8, 2012, 10:47 |
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Happy bday Walt.
....recovering in the comforts of the hotel room in Memphis.....that damn Beale street....who's idea was it to allow bars to serve and be open until 5am? Seriously....... |
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In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. / Few men have virtue enough to withstand the highest bidder.
Playing: RL |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
May 8, 2012, 10:47 |
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| Literal trailers are awesome |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
May 8, 2012, 09:37 |
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Happy Birthday, WalterEgo! Tell your bro the drinks are on him!
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RollinThundr Apr 17, 2013, 12:25: Eh really tossing stuff like that in there only to get your panties all bunched up. If you really want to call that trolling sure.
Mr. Tact Apr 17, 2013, 12:33: Pretty sure that's the definition of trolling... |
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