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[ioudas]

❝ the lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, o lord, endures forever. do not forsake the work of your hands. ❞

psalms

do you actually believe that, though? do you believe in destiny or do you believe that it is our own? discuss.

also, since we're having a deep conversation. google would have made my life a whole lot easier if it had existed in the 1800s. then again there would not be young men saying that they love vintage victorian erotica more than the mainstream kind (here's a hint: it's still erotica).

if you're a really old guy wearing a hood over your head, you owe me a saturday night for the one you ruined. cash only.

(ooc: sorry, this got really NSFW)

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[god_damned]

I see.

He that believeth not shall be damned.

[ A beat. This verse is quoted much more quietly than the ones before. ]

But one can also believe so desperately, and be damned regardless.

[ioudas]

(he's not the sort to pry unless he wants information, and luckily this isn't one of those times.)

Sometimes I think that verse is a lie. Lucifer believed, and he believed up until the birth of Adam - and yet he was condemned for it.

[god_damned]

It is not so simple.

Believe does not always repair what is already damaged.

[ioudas]

Belief does more damage than good- from personal experience.

[god_damned]

What experience would that be?

[ioudas]

I believed that God would help me win a bet.

[god_damned]

What did it cost you?

[ioudas]

Couple of shags. (SIGHING.)

[god_damned]

And you're so surprised that did not help?

[ioudas]

You've read the Bible, you know how saucy it can get.

[god_damned]

You should also know how it reflects on those who gamble so recklessly.

[ioudas]

Nothing ventured, nothing gained right?

[god_damned]

That is one way to look at it.

[ioudas]

But I didn't ask that question, right?

[god_damned]

You're asking quite a bit, to my understanding.

[ioudas]

You say that assuming that I care.

[god_damned]

If you do not, you are wasting a great deal of time on nothing.

[ioudas]

That's what I'm good at.