Heh...well..sorry about that..I looked at the post above it.

Still, though. It takes me about 2 weeks to finish a book

And just what are your credentials regarding theological analysis and religious demographical research? You make a widly egregious claim that "plenty" of Christians believe the whole scripture, yet the "whole" scripture contains self-contradictory statements - thus believing the...

Dear you, Sometimes I look fondly upon the memories and think that it never could have worked anyway. Much more often, I gaze towards the dream catcher you created with such care for me, and wonder where all that care went. They say that matter is never created nor destroyed. Is that true for love? ...

I think that either the rapture will happen in my lifetime (next 80 years or so), or it will not happen for many thousands of years. Personally I'd like to see what happens to technology over the next thousand years, so I really hope it doesn't happen, for purely selfish reasons.

It is typical Christianity, picking and choosing what to think. It is the ultimate Duct-Tape philosophy. That's not typical Christianity. You're a hypocrite. You say that all Christians pick and choose what they want to believe, yet you are saying this based on your decision of picking and choosing...

I can't find very much physical description of anyone at all in Card's books. He says on his website that he doesn't think visually, and that he wishes he did. He says that he thinks more of a low-detail map in his head. That explains why his description of the Battle Room and Battleschool in genera...

Eh...I think I might be Achilles I don't know. Physically, I don't fit the description of anyone else. But I'm a decent actor, I think I could pull off anything with enough makeup

I got Empire for Christmas, and it was an enjoyable read. Is it Card's best word? No, but it is a good book and shows a future that could very well happen. And that's scary. You have got to be kidding me. You posted on THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS!!!! How can you read that fast? :( I'm so jealous. :(

Ender's Game Ender's Game Short Story Ender's Shadow Shadow of the Hegemon Shadow Puppets Shadow of the Giant Speaker for the Dead Xenocide Children of the Mind First Meetings The Memory of Earth The Call of Earth The Ships of Earth Earthfall Earthborn Folk of the Fringe On my short-term read list: ...

Admittedly I haven't read every post here. I am a fanatic on the issue, though. Marijuana actually CREATES brain cells, believe it or not. See this article: http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6324 or Google for "Marijuana Brain Cells". It's a myth and there was never any evidence to s...

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Short story, I saw the mention of Philotic Web in the back of Shadow Puppets and came on over.

But one thing I can say with absolute certainty is that Orson Scott Card is brilliant.

Aww. *pats on head* you're a cute little newbie. Welcome to pweb. Have some limeade. And a cookie.

Haha, well thanks, don't mind if I do.

Myself:

"...I like the black bar..."

Funny, I always thought this was a war for oil. Go ahead and tell me I'm wrong, luminousnerd. Can't wait to hear you call me a retard, too. Not a retard, I edited that out but apparently the changes didn't stick, and I apologize for that. But you are indeed wrong. I am against oil completely, I thi...

You are failing to see any of his points, and therefore proving yourselves fools. It is just like the majority of the people I talk to. You are "against" the War on Terror, and you hate George Bush, but you haven't got a clue why and the only "evidence" you have is B.S. The initi...

It was actually a little boring last I was on there. Plus, its not the prettiest of forums. Totally shallow I know but how long can you stare at something that is pink and yellow?

Pink and yellow? It looks blue and silver to me...

By the way, I'm not sure how many of you already knew about this, but there is the WayBack Machine at www.archive.org. It's got something of a backup, though many of the images are broken.

http://web.archive.org/web/200601150408 ... icweb.net/

I see. Well, I'm very sorry to hear that this happened, but glad to hear it will be rebuilt.

I take it regular backups will be made from now on

That's a shame. No back-ups I take it.

How many forum visitors before that?

Also, who would I contact if I can offer some of my services to aid the Philotic Web's re-entry?

I can help with content, perhaps, and I might also offer my services as a graphic designer and a Flash animator/designer.

Good to know :) So what happened to all the content that OSC described the Philotic Web to have? I know the front page says it will come back soon, but it is my experience that much of the time that statement is false and sites rarely come back once they're gone. Bring me up to speed, maybe? Thanks

I can't tell for sure what you mean by this, but by the fact that you've got almost 500 posts here I'm guessing you are being sarcastic and derisive to those who think the way your last post implied?

If this is the case, I wholeheartedly agree with you.

In the back of Shadow Puppets, an extremely popular book, Orson Scott Card himself mentions this website. IN HIS BOOK! Published! So how in the world is it possible that this website has a modest 250 visitors when Card himself frequents (or at least used to frequent) it? How? Did it undergo some maj...

I sure hope that progress is made on this. I have attempted to adapt a book I wrote (much of it still in my head) into a movie. It is daunting and tedious, but I hope to God that Card can do it. I am desperate to see this done correctly! I guarantee I'll see the first showing. I will end up seeing i...

The Homecoming series is a very, very good series. The second and third of which are the best. It's difficult to compare these with Ender's Game, since even though they are bough sci-fi, Homecoming has a whole lot of Fantasy Elements, I think. But one thing I can say with certainty is that Orson Sco...