Just...just wow.

[Roy_D_Mylote]

Stupidest. Thing. I ever. Heard of. (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060606/ap_on_fe_st/babies666)

That can't be, I dunno, is that even healthy?

[Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope]

Paranoid times we live in. Though I don't think this will cause any real harm to the babies. But it is a bit silly to be paranoid. Thats like people nopt wanting to give birth on October 31.

[Skit]

Hang on... Am I mistaken, or was it not recently revealed that the number of the beast is actually 615. It was mistranslated as 666, I believe.

[Roy_D_Mylote]

What gets me is that people are holding their babies in them for a whole day. I can't hold my piss for three hours.

EDIT: Oh, and the number was thought to really be 616 (look out, Marvel), but then they decided that No, wait, we were wrong, it is 666, and now they might be changing it again.

[Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope]

Hang on... Am I mistaken, or was it not recently revealed that the number of the beast is actually 615. It was mistranslated as 666, I believe.

Actually it is either 666 or 616 depending on what you read ( i think)

rats, missed by 7 minutes

[PyrosNine]

It's not even truly 6/6/6! 6/6/2006. Stupid digital age, with you young occult fearing whippersnappers and your LED alarms and need for abbreviation!

6/6/6 was technically the sixth day of the sixth month of the sixth year of existence, or when the roman calendar was started.

[Roy_D_Mylote]

People won't let pesky things like facts get in the way of their stupidity.

[Muffin Mage]

It's not even truly 6/6/6! 6/6/2006. Stupid digital age, with you young occult fearing whippersnappers and your LED alarms and need for abbreviation!

That's not why.

It's because the "0" in "06" is a significant figure, and cannot be eliminated.

MATH NERDINESS FOR THE WIN!

[TheSpacePope]

I am just sad that I didn't impregnate someone nine months ago, as far as I know.
I woulda named him damien.

Rectus
Dominus
Rectus
Dominus

[Lockeownzj00]

Yeah, it's funny. Like most of these things, people have their unspoken "rules" you abide be which are completely aribitrary--someone I knew said to someone else who was displaying fear of today:

Them: It's the mark of the devil!
My friend: ...Isn't it 06/06/06, technically?
Them: Well, uh. Well yeah. But those don't count!
Friend: *walks out of room*

That basically sums up the logic there. You see it a lot in Nostradomus interprations too.

This scares me almost as much as the fact that we don't have 13th floors.

[MasterOfMagic]

That's not why.

It's because the "0" in "06" is a significant figure, and cannot be eliminated.

MATH NERDINESS FOR THE WIN!
...no its not. The rules of sig figs:
#1 Digits from 1-9 are always significant.
#2 Zeros between two other significant digits are always significant
#3 One or more additional zeros to the right of both the decimal place and another significant digit are significant.
#4 Zeros used solely for spacing the decimal point (placeholders) are not significant.
#5 If you're not sure, its not significant

I refer you to #4. In 06, the zero is just a placeholder, so its not significant. If it was, we'd have to put an infinite amount of zero's before every number in science, and that would be rather...well, impossible. And worthless even if it was.

And yeah, these satanic prophecy things are just stupid...They're the reason I learned my full name adds up to 1337 in ASCII though! That's something.
What the hell I'm talking about. (http://members.tripod.com/~lepton/666.htm)

[DarkCORN!]

Intelligence is a limited commodity, whereas stupidity is a renewable resource. -Douglas Adams
I think that about sums up my feelings on the matter.

[Fifthfiend]

Oh man, if I had a wife with a kid about to be born, I would fucking make them induce birth today, I would make them induce birth and then as the baby's head popped out of my wife I would fall to my knees and be like "HAIL DARK LORD."

[Roy_D_Mylote]

Someone actually had their birth be induced today, in order to say "Bite me," to superstition and because that was a day after her birthday.

[Bob The Mercenary]

Hang on... Am I mistaken, or was it not recently revealed that the number of the beast is actually 615. It was mistranslated as 666, I believe.

Not that I've heard of. And it can't just be changed just like that, unless the pope is up to his antics again. =P

And there's a whole bunch of reasons why 666 is the real number...but I'd like to avoid destroying another thread.

But yeah, I hate the superstitious world we live in. I'd love to have been born today.

[Nikose Tyris]

...no its not. The rules of sig figs:
#1 Digits from 1-9 are always significant.
#2 Zeros between two other significant digits are always significant
#3 One or more additional zeros to the right of both the decimal place and another significant digit are significant.
#4 Zeros used solely for spacing the decimal point (placeholders) are not significant.
#5 If you're not sure, its not significant

I refer you to #4. In 06, the zero is just a placeholder, so its not significant. If it was, we'd have to put an infinite amount of zero's before every number in science, and that would be rather...well, impossible. And worthless even if it was.

Um... good for the first two, but 6/6/2006 is the correct way; the final /06 isn't a placeholder, it is a significant digit in it's placement. as well as the '2' so... nyeh. :P

[MasterOfMagic]

If you want to play that way, the "20" shouldn't be removed in the first place. Nyeh.

But yeah, I hate the superstitious world we live in. I'd love to have been born today.
I'm totally with you on that one. You wouldn't ever be able to dress up as the devil on halloween though.

[Mike McC]

Not that I've heard of. And it can't just be changed just like that, unless the pope is up to his antics again. =P

And there's a whole bunch of reasons why 666 is the real number...but I'd like to avoid destroying another thread.

But yeah, I hate the superstitious world we live in. I'd love to have been born today.It's not as if it were changed, it's just the bible is reinterpreted/retranslated and they discovered "Oops! Guess we were wrong!"

I'm just surprised I haven't heard any news about suicide death cults come down the wire yet. I mean, I was expecting at least one.

"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -- Albert Einstein

[Roy_D_Mylote]

Well, fifteen minutes 'till the Apocalyspe on the East Coast. Of the USA.

[Bob The Mercenary]

We survived! =D

Oh well, maybe next century.

[Mirai Gen]

Oh man, if I had a wife with a kid about to be born, I would fucking make them induce birth today, I would make them induce birth and then as the baby's head popped out of my wife I would fall to my knees and be like "HAIL DARK LORD."
I'd get the kid a tattoo from The Omen, too.

I mean, fuck, might as well go all out, right?

[ZERO.]

Damn, people can be such mother fucking dipshits somtimes.

Its the day after alright, I might as well not take any chances the dude up there might still be watching, man, Like some kind of sick probation period.

[Mondt]

Oh man, if I had a wife with a kid about to be born, I would fucking make them induce birth today, I would make them induce birth and then as the baby's head popped out of my wife I would fall to my knees and be like "HAIL DARK LORD."You are stealing all of my ideas!

Seriously, I read that article and scrolled down to see if anyone had already said it, and you did. You. It couldn't be anyone else. >_<

Seriously, how would his/her friends tease? (S)He doesn't have to say when his/her birthday is in school. Of course kindergarten would ruin that, but oh well. I would think that telling a teacher to celebrate your childs brithday on a different day would be easier than keeping a baby that is supposed to come out inside of you.

[[ray.z]]

I can't believe you people.

You all get ticked off when you start flaming one another, yet when it comes to what people believe in, you guys jump right off the gun.

This superstition about the number "666" is of religious background.

Are you people calling others stupid for having beliefs such as those.

Sure it may be unreasonable to many of us (including myself), but because we don't believe in it, doesn't mean that everyone who does is stupid.

This issue can be related to any other superstision or phobia, from walking under ladders, to being afraid of heights.

Humans are always fearful. Especially of what they don't know about (hence God-Fearing). But we can still be afraid of what we know of as well.

Like heck, I know that this "666" is bull, but growing up in a catholic household, I've grown to accept that people sometimes just believe in these things.

Like I know this lady that gets really really upset if someone opens an umbrella indoors.

And my parents used to always tell me to never step over my sibllings (it's meant to stop them from growing), and if I were to, I'd have to cancel out the effect by stepping back over. It's funny how its meant to work sometimes.

And like have you guys heard that wearing blue cancels out evil eyes? Well I pray to God that it's true, cause if looks could kill, my sister would be a mass murderer.

So refrain from calling the superstitious

Damn, people can be such mother fucking dipshits somtimes.
Just call them unreasonable.

Heheheh: On the 06/06/06, they showed a report on how superstitious some people were about having their child on that date. It then goes to show a satanist being really excited about the day. My mum responded to the TV and saying "Go to Hell."

Ain't that were they wanna go?

Oh and sk3L3t0n, bullying is a big issue in schools. Anyone can tease or be teased, and it doesn't have to be something rational either - kids usually don't respond to logic. I think a mother who has concerns of her child being teased for whatever reason would have that maternal instinct to look after her child - even before it was born. But yeah - holding the child in? That's extreme.

:)Ignorance is bliss.:)
Think about it.

[Mike McC]

I like to laugh at the stupidity of others.

Then, the almighty force of Irony goes and laughs at me when I go and do something stupid right afterwards.

It's win-win!

[Roy_D_Mylote]

Superstition is just another way of saying ignorance, ray.z. I shouldn't have to respect people because they are ignorant. And being afraid of a number is entirely different than being afraid of heights. If you are high-enough up, and you fall, you will die. If you are born on six-six-six, you probably will be a normal kid and not in fact Satan. Being afraid of a date is stupid. Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid.

[Lockeownzj00]

You all get ticked off when you start flaming one another, yet when it comes to what people believe in, you guys jump right off the gun.

This superstition about the number "666" is of religious background.

Are you people calling others stupid for having beliefs such as those.

Why does believing in something validate it? I fail to see this leap in logic. "I believe in this--how dare you criticise me?" Why is there a shield around religion and superstition?

No, there are too many factors to consider when "calling" a person something. But in terms of gullibility, yes, I would say someone is "stupid" to believe in 666 (an arbitrary name assigned to a symbol).'


Humans are always fearful.

And this excuses it how? Yes, humans are fearful--but we do have the ability to work against our "instinctual" illogic. Why shouldn't we do so?

In other news: The Daily Show did an awesome bit on this.

[Mondt]

Seriously, would you rather have a really fucked up baby, or just tell teh teachers to celebrate the brithday on a different day? Or even tell your child the wrong birthday. Sure, that's like not telling them that they're adopted, but people do that. My 38 year old cousin just learned that she was adopted. 38. Thirty-fuggin'-eight. Ridiculous, but people do it.

So it boils down to: Messed up child, or lie to child.

Also, I'm not sure on the average amount of children born in a day, but most of them are probably happy kids. In their teens, they will joke about it. If you are weird about it, don't take them to a private/religious school. Oh darn, they don't learn about God in religion class, although if you are that religious, you probably have bible-reading time every night.

[Roland]

Why does believing in something validate it? I fail to see this leap in logic. "I believe in this--how dare you criticise me?" Why is there a shield around religion and superstition?

For the same reason saying "no offense" before insulting somebody makes it all right.

All in all, I find the "666" thing to be funny, but I don't go calling the people who believe it has meaning stupid. Or the belief itself. And, in all honesty, I do believe in the Antichrist, but my beliefs concerning that are more or less the opposite of what the public makes it out to be.

And the world did end yesterday. For me, at least. <_< Last day in High School, sans-exams. Now I'm almost a man.

Edit: And yes, yesterday had nothing to do with 666. >_> Which just makes it that much more amusing.

[Mondt]

I just realized something.

June 6th, 2006; other than lazy people (most of us who find writing the whole thing tedious), it has no relation to the term 666. Shortening something and then interpreting it is stupid. No religious shields, no blame-dodging.

Then again, I just realized it. Just now. So obviously I'm stupid, too. XD

[Lockeownzj00]

but I don't go calling the people who believe it has meaning stupid. Or the belief itself.

Oh, don't worry, I'll do that for you. Here:

Believing in patently false, man-made fairy tales is stupid.

Mmm, volatile.

PS: My friends said the movie sucked? Verification?

[Archbio]

It's a remake. The original wasn't short-changed by the technical means of the time, so it was essentially perfect as it was. Seeing the remake is a waste of time and money; and waste sucks.

That means that the remake sucks automatically. Go go unhelpful pontification!

[Roland]

Oh, don't worry, I'll do that for you. Here:

Believing in patently false, man-made fairy tales is stupid.

Insulting religion comes fairly easy to you, from what I've been reading your posts.

=/ Reminds me of religious extremists, only without any semblence of a religion.

Bah. Discussing religion is boring anyways. The point is, the date has no significance, not that the initial concept, which has been taken out of it's own context and bastardized into a date that's 2,000 years off the mark, is stupid.

God isn't the tooth fairy. You can actually prove the tooth fairy doesn't exist with a camcorder, two pillows, and a tooth.

[Skyshot]

I think we're getting an active demonstration of why religious discussed is banned on these forums and respectfully request a close or an official "SHUT UP ALREADY" before further flamebaiting ensues or is bitten.

[Crodevillian Team]

Oh, don't worry, I'll do that for you. Here:

Believing in patently false, man-made fairy tales is stupid.

Mmm, volatile.


Locke, you know that's inappropriate. You were testing the waters, and they're not safe for swimming: There was an undertow coupled with a riptide that dragged you out to sea for a few days. Don't worry, you'll make it back to shore in about a week. Your endurance will increase, but your resistance to Mod Spell: Perma Ban has been reduced. That's a reference to NPRPG, a special little something that I've been keeping a secret because it doesn't exist. But you know what I mean

A few others were toeing the line. If this were another videogame, I'd liken your situation to the Oregon Trail. While traveling, you were bitten by a snake. Jebediah attempted to administer Ipecac, and it worked. But just barely. Next time, Jeb might be a little slow. That's a warning. Take it easy with religion and flaming.