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Wow, first time I've ever gotten it perfect. And so quick too! Glad I switched to doing it on my computer rather than phone. I type much faster and less erroneously.
Unitarian churches are the only ones that I've been welcomed, loved, and asked if there was anything I needed as soon as I walked in. They're all awesome people actually making differences in their communities. People give freely in the churches I've been in and multiple times, unhoused folks would walk in and there was a stash of clothes, food, and hygiene products to give to them during the service. Like, as the pastor was preaching. And nobody made them stay. A few did, but most grabbed and left. Everybody would smile at them and offer seats next to them. I've never seen that in other Protestant churches before.
That's absolutely fair! And I totally get it, in all honesty. I have had lots of doubts throughout my life. I just ended up wanting to believe in a little magic 😊
I agree with your sentiment about the co-opting by the rich and powerful. It's a shame how so many good teachings from all religious texts, get twisted into these gaudy things. They become unrecognizable to me. I try to see love and joy in everything I see, and that is just a bummer. Jesus was definitely a cool dude. He's definitely on a list of religious figures I'd like to meet, along with Krishna.
I feel like Stoops isn't safe walking to his car anymore 😂 I know some Kentucky fans who are FURIOUS
So, this is an interesting tidbit. Although they are two distinct collections, in the Christian mythos they are, generally, taken equally. Or at least, they are supposed to be. Different sects in the church have varying degrees of equality, so to speak. However, they are both part of the doctrine. To say that new replaces old is a sweeping generalization that cannot, and should not, be made, when discussing the Christian mythos.
Yeah, if I had more time, I'd do it. But even still, I think memes eliminate a large portion of the discussion and nuance that these contradictions require. It's not as white or black, as I've seen folks make it out to be. I'm sorry you had a bumpy upbringing, in that regard. I did as well and went the complete opposite way. I delved into every religion and I love them all! Cheers!
Anytime! Like I said, it's a passion/hobby of mine, so I like to delve into it. Religion is so fascinating and it's cool how so many religions have emphasis on peace and love that gets distorted by humans. I'm saddened by some of the comments in the thread, as it's a large indication of people who refuse to be curious and learn, and would rather stay ignorant. Cheers!
I'm surprised I didn't see this comment earlier, but I'd like to respond, if I may. Jesus says, "I did not come to abolish the old law, but to fulfill it.". We can take this at, relatively, face value and look at Jesus' life and works and see it as a perfect representation of G-d's plan.
The abolishment of the old law is a "new" concept. It is formed from Paul's letters and interpreting them in such a way that is self-referential. In that, modern theologians use it to justify itself. In the research community, this is a big no-no, as I'm sure you can understand. The old laws specifically, are so nuanced and historical based, that it's a joy to research!
E.g. Eating pork. This is something that is debated currently. Is the law there to prevent people from getting sick, as handling pork in those times was ripe for disease? (You would end up with more meat than you could eat quickly enough). Or was it for health reasons? But why then, was there so much pork eaten in the BCE?There's so much interpretation that isn't explicitly said, that it's fun to delve into. This is also an example of contradiction, using historical analysis and anthropology research.
So, that comes from a Jewish tradition where G-d's name should never be destroyed. I've subscribed to that theology myself, because I like it. If you'd like more information on my religious beliefs, it could be easily summed up as, I believe G-d is in everything. The air, our pencils, our food. He is all encompassing. I believe there is great truths in all religious texts and to dismiss any, is of great detriment to one's personal spiritual journey. So, yeah. When referencing G-d's name, I do not write it. But that's just my own personal journey, no need to get hot about it lol
Haha, thanks for saying expertise! I would decline the compliment though. I minored in religious histories and actually was one credit away, but didn't finish. Mostly because I was ready to be done with Electrical Engineering, my major. I regret that, now. So, in my humble opinion, the contradiction/discussion on whether G-d does evil is the most fascinating. Isaiah 45:7 depicts G-d as the creator of all, peace, chaos, light, and darkness. But multiple times, especially in the new testament which generally switches over to G-d being a god of mercy, depicts G-d as someone who does not do evil. Some theologians blame the council of Rome for the inaccuracies, but I think it's more complicated than that, as the old testament is not without a merciful G-d.
I think it might come from that, and I do feel like there's something missing in the canon. There's honestly so many missing texts, that it's a shame. But I think G-d is in a superposition, almost. He is all, at the same time. However, this is just my personal explanation that comes with my own personal biases. This is just the example that came to mind, because it's one that can't be brushed off. Looking into the definition of the Hebrew words for light, darkness, chaos, peace, leads to discussion as to the actual meaning behind it. Is it allegorical? Is it definitionally exact? Who knows!
But yeah, in a nutshell, that's my favorite one and I like all the discussion by folks, much much smarter than me with Doctorates in the subject. I'm actually friends with a Doctor whose focus is on whether G-d does evil, so that might bias me again lol. But it really is so fascinating. As society, especially in the western Christian Church, G-d is thought of as this one dimensional character. But in reality, He is multidimensional, varied, and extremely complex. I hope this dump wasn't too much. I highly recommend reading through some dissertations on any subject/contradictions you find, as it is incredibly complex and fascinating to read through.
I took a random sample. I chose five at random. Those samples were inaccurate. Therefore, I can conclude with certaintity, that the data set is mostly inaccurate. Which is not surprising given the large size of the set. When dealing with factual contridictions, you must examine the historical context, breadth of the text, and related text to the original in question. The Bible is not the only holy book in the Christian mythos.
When dealing with all of these as a whole, you do find some rather interesting contradictions. Some that are hotly debated today in the church. But it's not nearly to the scale of what the graph depicts. I'm perfectly fine discussing inaccuracies, contradictions, similarities to other mythos. Frankly, I love it. But I don't like graphs like this because they're often riddled with inaccuracies and immediately shut down all the incredible discussion these mythos from these sacred texts that people have written over thousands of years and have cared, died, and fought over. It's rather dismissive and haughty, and I don't care for it; in a data based forum.
Edit: minor grammatical errors. Changed comma to period.
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So, I have a background in religious history and texts, I took five random contradictions and checked them out, just for fun. Every single one of those either, missed the context from neighboring passages, or missed the point completely. I'm not here to say that there are no contradictions in the Bible, but the work here is shoddy at best.
You mean the 1919 tattoo that is part of the trail group tattoo and references the established date of the group that he is a member of? That tattoo? I swear to G-d, everybody is ready to label this guy as a nazi and leave it there and have no nuance, or decency. Where's the compassion? Where's the critical thinking? Do we not think it's strange his campaign manager, who worked for the state with Mills, suddenly dipped the fuck out as soon as the reddit posts hit, right after Mills announced her run? The man got the damn tattoo covered already. I don't see Pete Hegseth, actual nazi, getting his iron cross covered up anytime soon. Why can't y'all see this is the establishment attacking this man, who has a problematic past, who has worked hard to change. But yeah, let's let Mills get in there and continue the same bullshit we've dealt with for the past forty years.
Holy shit, this is almost as news breaking as me waking up and eating breakfast this morning!
I'm curious as to how big of a load you've put on the system, so far. Is it just the site? What's the code for charging? Do you have it set to discharge to 30% then charge, or just charge to 80% whenever it's discharged some arbitrary amount? Sorry for the questions, I'm incredibly fascinated by this project!
This comes up a lot and the time Americans will do something, is when the majority is affected. Right now, it's just minorities and poor people. And most Americans don't care about them. That's a cold fact, that a lot of people are unwilling to deal with. Nobody wants to do anything that will threaten their lives unless it's something that affects them, personally. And taking the kind of action that is needed, will threaten their lives. When it starts affecting middle class, white, non-minority Americans; that's when shit will hit the fan. But they're so calculating, that won't happen. So, we'll continue on this path, until that time.
Aww man, and I liked him so much /s