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- Comment on China New Internet ID System a Threat to Online Expression: Netizens will require IDs to go on the internet. For now this is voluntary, but there are signs it will not remain that way for long. 1 hour ago:
Would there be any way around this?
- Comment on Why is Jordan Peterson both a Christian and not a Christian? 3 weeks ago:
You have an interesting method of not asking in disrespect, so I’ll just reply this once and leave it at that.
Christianity is based largely around the idea of faith. If God made it so plainly obvious what he was doing that there were no competing views or religions, then Christianity could no longer be about faith.
So how do we know when we are putting our faith in the right thing? Well that would come down to various other factual arguments that, when taken in unison, point to the reliability of the Bible. I, for one, like the minimal facts case for the resurrection and the fact of all the manuscript evidence showing that the message of the Bible is effectively the same as it was in the early church.
I do think that these claims are correct, hence why I am a Christian. Whether or not everyone else in the world is wrong or not doesn’t really matter here, though, of course, it should make one cautious
- Comment on Why is Jordan Peterson both a Christian and not a Christian? 3 weeks ago:
It’s an interesting enough read, however, the only thing I saw that was indicative of Christian belief was his desire to create and lead a church. However, plenty of cult leaders have already done the same. What makes him a real Christian and not just another brand of cultist along the lines of Mormonism or Jehovah’s Witnesses?
I see JP’s public presentation of Christianity as actively steering people away from what it really is. He focuses far too much on a mythologized, deistic form of Christianity and far too little on the beliefs that set Christianity apart. So, regardless of what he might think he believes in secret, I will continue believing, until things change, that someone who has intentionally given such a flawed interpretation for as long as he has cannot truly be called a Christian.
- Comment on Why is Jordan Peterson both a Christian and not a Christian? 3 weeks ago:
I’m a Christian myself and have listened to a couple of Peterson’s lectures on the Bible and I see him as someone who approaches the Bible with the mind of a conspiracy theorist or a New Age believer. He makes grand claims while using a handful of loosely related facts to support his beliefs and could care less about using a more rigorous approach. To him, any and all notable pieces of imagery in the Bible actually play important archetypal roles for fundamental principals in our grand cosmic reality
In fact I believe JP has outright said that he doesn’t actually believe in the truth of the Bible, that he is at least agnostic towards an actual God, and that he instead uses Christianity more as a vehicle for understanding his own set of beliefs. So, to answer your question, you could fairly call him a Cultural Christian, but it would be very unfair to call him an actual Christian.
- Comment on how did you and your partner change after having a baby? 4 weeks ago:
As someone who’s been very happily married for a fairly long time now, I’d just like to quickly emphasize to everyone the point about being quicker to forgive than to judge. Love isn’t about constantly being high on happiness but about having such a deep connection with someone that you treat them as you would treat yourself. The golden rule is called the golden rule for a reason. The happiness you are chasing will come naturally.
- Comment on Let's play this game again 4 weeks ago:
Despite the conversion, the vehicles used stay largely the same, so cars are now converted to using railways and trains to using interstates, etc.
- Comment on Let's play this game again 4 weeks ago:
However, the keyword is average. Sometimes you are extraordinarily good, and sometimes extraordinarily bad, but on the whole the average is slightly above.
- Comment on Least anticipated game in history 5 weeks ago:
More than likely not AI: sketchingscience.org
- Comment on Seriously Jesus, who was doing that for that to be added 😭 1 month ago:
According to what I’ve read, the leading theory among scholars today is that this passage is a reference to pagan Canaanite rituals and we have some evidence in the literature of the time that this was indeed practiced.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
It’s not religion that’s the problem but ideology and lazy thinking in general. How many people in the political parties we oppose just accept the lies being fed to them with no critical thought or investigation?
- Comment on Today's Survey. One point for everything that you have NEVER DONE 2 months ago:
From what I understand, vinyl records are often mastered differently than digital recordings, and they do have a bit of a different sound overall due to their mechanical nature (like how different headphones can produce vastly different results.) So vinyl could very well be actually better depending on the mix, and depending on the preferences of the person listening.
- Comment on No title 3 months ago:
Took a while to find it, but this is Tim Hewes who was accused of helping plan a Just Stop Oil protest.
- Comment on I am glad he didn't ask for Hotdog 4 months ago:
There’s a great deal of variation in the quality of food between fast food locations, not only on the level of individual stores, but on the local and regional levels as well. When it’s done right, BK burgers can be downright delicious.
- Comment on Euclid reveals an Einstein ring around a nearby galaxy 4 months ago:
You know how telescopes often use glass lenses to bend light into your eye? A gravitational lens is just a naturally occurring telescope, except that the gravity of a large object is the one bending the light towards us. From what I understand, an Einstein lens is just a gravitational lens where the elements for the lens sit in a particularly good setup.
- Comment on Petrichor 7 months ago:
Why would we need such a strong sensitivity to it?
- Comment on Mood 7 months ago:
Speaking both from personal experience and what I’ve read from experts, Anxiety is also a very strong possibility. Often the two walk hand in hand.
- Comment on But thats all Dan Harmon 7 months ago:
Me
- Comment on lab supplies 7 months ago:
$20 for a single article of underwear?
- Comment on Oopsies 7 months ago:
What am I missing? What’s the oopsies?
- Comment on American Politics 7 months ago:
What does ERB stand for?
- Comment on WHAT 8 months ago:
HINT: zoom in on the kid’s hands.
- Comment on Eat lead 8 months ago:
6,000 to 12,000 years old is what I heard. I’m guessing that this “Christians Against Science” page is a joke community that is making fun of YECs by saying it’s 4,000.