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Une histoire des X-Files, avec merci beaucoup á Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The Little Prince flew through outer space. He was a small blond boy in a Napoleonic uniform, but this adjective had no meaning for him, as he had never heard of Napoleon Bonaparte. The Prince lived on a small asteroid known as B 612, where there were a three tiny volcanoes, a garden full of pretty flowers, and an unfortunate clutter of unpleasant plants such as the fearsome baobabs. His only sentient companion was a talking Rose. The Prince dearly loved the Rose, yet her sharp tongue and hypochondriac obsessions were a constant trial for him, so he told her he was leaving for a short vacation. He trusted her and the other flowers to look after themselves, and he flew off into the vacuum of space, comfortably observing other planets, and occasionally visiting their inhabitants. In a series of short visits to small planets, he encountered a king with no subjects, who only issued orders such as commanding the sun

At a challenge from a Mormon leader I met on Quora, I wrote an analysis of a Latter Day Saints apologist treatise. Referenced work: Hickenbotham, Michael. Answering Challenging Mormon Questions. Bountiful, Utah: Horizon Publishers, 1995. On Quora.com in late 2020 or early 2021, a man named Michael Hickenbotham (b. 1947), a veteran Mormon apologist, challenged me to read his treatise regarding his church. Very little of it is of interest to atheists, as it is mainly focused on comparing Mormon doctrine regarding Jesus, angels, etc., to that of more common Christian churches. To an atheist, that is like arguing about the merits of Mara Jade versus Chelli Aphra – one fantasy work competing with another. Below are the reviews I made about the parts that atheists would care about. “Introduction.” Hickenbotham gets off to a not-so-promising start. He advises LDS missionaries to avoid debating with Gentiles. He encourages the one-sided form of proselytising, where the missionary does all

Ladies and gentlemen, this is the Emperor Palpatine Order Sixty-six Was just one of my many tricks I always hid on Coruscant in plain sight Preparing for the Dark Side to overcome the Light The Jedi are gone and done with It’s time to party like a Sith Just like Exar Kun, Nihilus, Darth Bane, and Plagueis Power is work that reaps real good wages So what can I say, me being a Dark Lord? To me, genocide is just like a sport, Anything Rebel’s fair game, let me slay it, And so now I’ll come out and say it A little bit of Mara Jade in my life A little bit of Shira Brie by my side A little bit of Ventress is all I need A little bit of Ysanne is what I see A little bit of Daala in the sun A little bit of Roganda all night long A little bit of Aphra, here I am, A little bit of DARK SIDE makes me your man! Dark Lord of the Sith! Don’t ever mess with The wrath of the Sith We’re more than a myth We’ve had Zabraks and Bith Blue lightning left, lightsaber right Zap to the front and slash to the

Based on Star Wars episodes The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi, written by George Lucas and his crew. To the tune of Ra-Ra-Rasputin sung by 1970s Caribbean group Boney M. There lived a certain man, in Naboo long ago He was smart and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow Most people looked at him with reverence and awe But in his dark time he was training little Maul He could speak to all Republic creatures Full of ecstasy and fire But he also was the kind of teacher The Dark Side would desire Pa, Pa, Palpatine Mentor of the Naboo Queen Jedi thought all Sith really were gone Pa, Pa, Palpatine The Dark Side’s greatest hate machine Hiding in plain sight, he carried on He ruled the Republic from his Coruscanti home And his masterstroke was an army made of clones When Separatists broke off, they went too very far Chancellor Palpatine vowed to triumph in the war Anakin fell for this wheeler-dealer When