Delphic

Holy Craptastic I have missed a lot of stuff. :P

I still don't consider it a real relationship, because it's obvious that Felicia is using him. It could though develop into a love affair and if done right then it could make a compelling story, but in my opinion it's starting off in a shaky direction. As far as her relationship with Spidey I've always found it to be interesting despite it's dysfunctional nature, but even though the two seem to connect on some levels there are far deeper things to their character that are too different and make a happy relationship between them impossible.

I've sorted out my believes on this matter for a very long time, and even though I'm considered a member of the Church my thoughts when it comes to Pro-Life/Pro-Choice stances would more than likely rouse many of the other members. In the current state of the world and what history has revealed about mankind and it's actions I find myself being a reluctant supporter of Pro-Choice. It is my personal belief that life begins at conception, so to me going through with an abortion to me is murder; however, there have been countless cases when an unborn child is threatened by health issues starting in the womb or even threatens the life of the mother. Then there are those cases where the mother cannot provide for the child thus putting them at an even greater risk of things like homelessness and starvation.

One of the biggest arguments coming from the church, I hear everyday is that people should accept the consequences for their actions. I honestly believe that so many do not understand that an abortion could very well be one of those consequences. Granted there are those that use abortions as a get out of jail free card, and some of the attitudes of that morally ambiguous mindset are very disgusting, but the majority of the time this not the case because it is the natural instinct of a mother to care for their child. This is why women with miscarriage often experience lasting feelings of guilt afterward.

As far as Tim Tebow goes, I do not fault him for his beliefs even though I don't entirely agree with all of them. I have always felt that the cause behind the Pro-Life stance is very noble, but ignorant in a lot of the ways of the world. I doubt that the Pro-Life stance would ever use Diana as a mascot for the cause (*knock on wood), but if they ever did then I wouldn't fault them for it.

So do I have to ask for a character or am I free to write?

@Roxanne Starr: How women handle that much stress I will never know.... I love being a male. ^_^

@Roxanne Starr: Lyko is currently involved in school and a new job. She's quite busy if I do say so myself. Quite a wonder that woman is. :P

@Hawkeye446 said:

@Delphic said:

@lykopis said:

Back.

Well - the idea of a deceitful seductress has always drawn an audience, a ploy that has worked for a long time and showcased many times in pieces of literature all through other mediums. I have to say though - each person "seduced" need to take responsibility for their own behaviours - and yes, lesson learned if they were able to be taken in by a woman's physical charms. Can go both ways, can turn this into a gender thing and point out how when it's a man being seduced, there is more sympathy, whereas if its a woman, its more judged as her being a silly fool. Not always, but most often.

It can easily be turned into a gender thing, but feelings of sympathy or contempt are left up to the individual reading the literature. The literature itself can be written from a certain stance to garner sympathy for a particular character, but despite that it can often have the opposite effect. In the case of Samson. He was written in a way that made him seem sympathetic, but I personally have no sympathy for the man. He knew where his power came from, yet he indulged and took advantage of it. The loss of his power was more so the result of his own doing rather than Delilah's deeds. This though does not make Delilah innocent either though. She did not love Samson and only used him in order to grant her some extra coin. So in a sense both parties are guilty of different things. Samson pride and Delilah greed.

I am glad that you do see both sides of the spectrum. I think the story is a very interesting one. Samson was an ass most of the time. He treated Delilah terribly, granted his wife did just die. However, so many other characters were horrid in that story. The father treating his children like money, pawning them off for own personal reasons. Those brutish soldiers destroying the lives of many simply because they reigned from a different place, with a different religion.

To me, the story has a lot of focus on the misdeeds of the other characters. However, Delilah only ever loved Samson, and yes, her decisions were rash and selfish, but she never wanted to hurt him. And although Samson hated Delilah to begin with, her beauty and charm made him love her. These are very human things and instead of judging these characters, perhaps it is a reflection on human behaviour.

This is another thing that kind of befuddles me, and that is the differences in the tales we are told. In the church we are taught that Samson is a foolish man that was deceived by Delilah's trickery. You say though that Delilah never wanted to hurt Samson and only ever loved him. That is not the same tale I was taught as a child. The story taught is that Delilah was an agent of the Philistine soldiers and was paid a small some of money to betray Samson. I'm not saying one tale is right and the other is wrong, but I'm merely remarking on the peculiar curiosity of how one tale can change between cultures. Perhaps this is another reflection of human behavior?

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No rush roxie I'm just glad to know you're feeling better ^_^