# Pastebin arnW6f2Y
12:03 PM <~barredowl> alright, you think we should give our first impressions?
12:03 PM <~barredowl> i, for one, thought the biblical tone here was executed very well, so props for that.
12:03 PM <~barredowl> so that's a highlight
12:03 PM <+Jak> I know next to nothing about this GoI. But I very much enjoyed this
12:03 PM <+cybersqyd> yeah it sounds like a relatively generic parable of the kind I can imagine being told as a kid
12:04 PM <+Jak> The characterization of the Son of Man was very well implemented.
12:04 PM <SharpEmbrace> It's very plausible as a parable but I still find it uninteresting
12:04 PM <+cybersqyd> yeah
12:04 PM <+cybersqyd> I think my problem with is it feels...like it doesn't quite do anything beyond being a relatively simple parable?
12:04 PM <red3> It really borders the line between being confusing with what is happening due to the style of writing, but I can't point to a single instance where it ever crosses that line and I truly become confused.
12:04 PM <BlueJones> I enjoyed this peace. I do not read much bible stuff (atheist and all) but as I told Cal, I could totally see this written as a bible passage
12:05 PM <SharpEmbrace> like, of course a parable is going to simplify things massively
12:05 PM <~barredowl> cybersqyd: i can see that. i'm very close to being bothered by that, but not really:?
12:05 PM <~barredowl> *?
12:05 PM <SharpEmbrace> but one-dimensional takes on sarkicism and CotBG are just not fun to read imo
12:05 PM <+Jak> I'd have to disagree about this being uninteresting.
12:06 PM <~barredowl> i thought it was interesting, yes, but i think i can understand where sharp is coming from and even see it in my own interpretation a little
12:06 PM <SharpEmbrace> well, you can do that but i still dislike it
12:06 PM <~barredowl> yeah
12:07 PM <+cybersqyd> this is perhaps a personal opinion but i found the small numbers made this hard to read
12:07 PM <+cybersqyd> like i get why they're there but something about them just...makes my attention slip right off this
12:07 PM <SharpEmbrace> i just ignored the numbers
12:07 PM <red3> I think that's just a problem with the format itself, rather than the writing. There isn't really room in this for there to be conflict between Jesus and Mathias without it seeming unrealistic.
12:07 PM <SharpEmbrace> but i see how that could be disruptive
12:09 PM <+Jak> This closely relates to one of my favorite biblical stories (but that's besides the point). The conflict with Mathisi and trying to understand Jesus's intent was very well done imo. The story from Jesus feels simplistic, but complex enough to provide him with the proper characterization needed to make him sound real. 
12:09 PM <~barredowl> i do have my qualms with this being a little too simplistic, but that really more feels like a quirk of telling a biblical story
12:10 PM <BlueJones> I enjoyed seeing Ion and Mekhane being retold in a biblical format. Although I could probably have Mathias be more nay-sayer and speak "But why did the third son, the Son of Man, claim the throne when the others could not?" and then have Jesus be like a teacher and speak why they lost the right to the throne whereas Man did not
12:10 PM — SharpEmbrace has never read the bible, can't comment
12:11 PM <~barredowl> the ending feels a /tiny/ bit too final for my tastes, i will say
12:11 PM <red3> BlueJones: Yeah, the transition from Mathias's initial question to Jesus telling the story could've been done better.
12:11 PM <+Jak> I think there is some slight disconnect, especially with the more "religious" aspect/implications of it
12:12 PM <+Jak> maybe not "there is" but "there might"
12:12 PM <+cybersqyd> me, trying to think of interesting things to say here: mm I got nothing
12:12 PM <~barredowl> me too
12:13 PM <~barredowl> i just think it's a generally well-executed piece with some hiccups here and there
12:13 PM <+Jak> I can see the appeal on both sides
12:13 PM <BlueJones> red3: On that side of it, yeah I would agree that it could have been done better but its still a fun concept to consider of what would the three abrhamic religions say about Sarkicism and CotBG? and I think this piece did it good
12:13 PM <+TARS> Three Abrhamic Religions Say
12:13 PM <BlueJones> Did... I make TARS thing?
12:13 PM <+Jak> What is the Horizons Initiative?
12:13 PM <+cybersqyd> yes
12:13 PM <SharpEmbrace> t a r s
12:13 PM <+cybersqyd> if you say anything that spells tars it does that
12:14 PM <~barredowl> horizon initiative is like a union of islam, judaism, and christianity to work with the anomalous
12:14 PM <~barredowl> i'm not too familiar myself
12:14 PM <+Jak> Ohhh gotcha
12:14 PM <+Jak> That makes more sense
12:14 PM <+Jak> I give this work a +1
12:14 PM <@Calibri_Bold> I’m... also not too familiar.
12:14 PM <BlueJones> HI is pretty much that, Its actually got a canon on the wiki
12:15 PM <red3> Any other thoughts on this?
12:16 PM <~barredowl> i don't really have any
12:16 PM <BlueJones> I have spoken my thoughts and with all that, I shall keep my updoot on this