Today’s reading material. Some heavy, but very important stuff. Highly recommend.

*plan trusting intensifies*

>Would I be willing his good to accept or promote his sin, that is separating him from God and causing disorder for him personally (physically, spiritually, mentally). Obviously not.

This is confusing me, no matter how many times I read it. Is Aquinas’ definition of love very similar to the definition you developed from the life you’ve lived so far?

You would love your offspring, but you would obviously not accept his sin? Or did I get that wrong?

Some of the stories I've heard from family friends etc who lived there are insane.

For both of you, the same question that Laser never answered (I misspelled *love as live tbf):

There is a nonzero probability your children or grandchildren grow up to be confidently homosexual and never look back. No matter what sort of “perfect” or controlled environment you tried to raise them in. Will/would you honestly love them the same as you would heterosexual offspring?

Boy I sure can't wait for the government to hold Nuremburg 2.0 against itself.

Sin is from the latin meaning "without" or "lacking". It is used to refer to a debt as well as a flaw.

One of the central principles that you learn from the most famous game theory problem that Satoshi talked about being solved by cryptographic signatures, the Byzantine Generals Problem, for which more than a few things have been named "Byzantine Fault Tolerant" or BFT.

The key insight of this theory is basically that malice and error are impossible to distinguish between without discovering the intent of the individuals making the erroneous acts.

In simple terms, everyone makes mistakes, but evil people do things that would be considered mistakes, and they aim to promote others making mistakes as well.

This is why I say that trying to normalise the abnormal is literally the definition of evil. Evil means spreading errors, deliberately, in order to profit from them.

Those who merely tolerate the errors, are patsies, victims, cultists, and other variants of fool.

It is still not ok to tolerate errors even if it is true that oneself also commits errors. It is a worse error than direct errors because it enables evil.

I know, right? By definition that minimally requires them to be bisexual.

Do you agree that “abnormal is evil”? Approaching you in good faith with curiosity

The Hidden Power of Suffering

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Suffering is a stark reality, a force that dwells in the deepest recesses of our souls. Its presence can be unbearable, marking us with emotional scars that are not easily healed. Yet suffering is not a burden we should flee from. It is, paradoxically, the crucible of our growth and the hallmark of our humanity.

In a society where comfort has become the ultimate goal, the mere mention of suffering stirs discomfort. We view it as the unpopular kid in school, as someone to avoid even being seen with, let alone engaging in. Yet, herein lies the paradox: Our relentless pursuit of comfort leads to stagnation, dulling our senses and depressing our souls.

Consider the "Mouse Utopia" experiment—a controlled environment abundant with food, devoid of predators, and saturated with safety. Initially, the mice prospered, but over time, their community fractured and their essence altered. Females grew aggressive, males withdrew, and soon, their world withered away in a demographic collapse. They were not merely mice living in abundance; they became creatures debased by the absence of struggle.

This mirrors our human story in many unsettling ways. Like those mice, we live in increasingly regulated and structured societies. Our worlds are so designed to alleviate suffering that we are becoming less human and more indulgent. We are losing our nature—our need for challenges, for frontiers to conquer, and for obstacles to overcome.

However, unlike mice, we possess reason, the conscious power to shift our trajectory. We can embrace hardship as a form of spiritual awakening, a crucible where our better selves are forged. Gyms have proliferated not merely for physical well-being but because they serve our inherent need for struggle. Marathons and obstacle races have surged in popularity, offering us the chance to confront our limitations head-on. Cold plunges and saunas have become popular in part because it stretches our bodies past their normal ranges.

Suffering, then, is not an aberration; it is an integral part of the human experience. To seek a life devoid of suffering is to miss out on the profound depths of love, the intensity of joy, and the soul-stirring power of art. To shun suffering is to remain perpetually a child, forever shielded from the complexities and richness of human life. Sadly, too many choose this much easier path.

Our perception of suffering needs to change. Do not curse it as a wretched plight but celebrate it as a catalyst for growth. For it is in the fires of suffering that we find our purpose, our resilience, and our true selves. Everything worthwhile, every meaningful experience, asks us to walk through the flames.

Embrace suffering, for it is the gateway to being human.

I sincerely doubt it. It's an imprinting failure, usually caused by older, basically pedophiles. IMO. I saw this creepy stuff lurking in the corners and in certain places for years. Public toilets were notorious for this.

If it was genetic, then it should die out, but it doesn't, and you can't blame that on "keeping up appearances". And it's not hard to notice the outsized social stature of homos either. Because perversion is a big thing behind closed doors. ever heard of Jeffrey Epstein? Who do you think his clients were?

Sin, as in errors, have been around for the entire time this universe has been in existence :D doesn't have any relevance to the subject whether or not it is normal.

The irony is that it's always been abnormal until this massive campaign this last 20 years to make it normal.

These wishy washy "oh, it's normal" folk don't even realise that normalising the abnormal is literally the definition of evil.

Preventing children from being inculcated with predatory faggotry is a big part of being a good parent.

This did have me rolling, lol

It looks like a boomer reel too filled with dog pics, quotes, voltmeters, piping, and memes 👴😂

Few things are as dystopian as airports.

(i dont get it)

I’m realizing that you’re not interested in following up on any resources I send you, addressing my responses or original post on their own merits, or looking into this matter as if my point of view has any potential truth. That makes continuing to answer you until that changes seem to be a waste of time.

But as a last response for now: all the apostles were also Jews. Does this mean only Jewish men can have leadership roles in the church?

Could it not simply be that he chose twelve Jewish men to echo the twelve sons of Israel?

Please feel free to discuss this matter further with me when you are actually willing to consider it.

If you want to appeal to church tradition (which is diverse) rather than Scripture as your authority, that’s your prerogative.

This “movement” isn’t new, but rooted in Scripture, the practices of the early Church, and the life of Christ.

If you’re truly interested in understanding the position that men and women are equal in the sight of God, just like all races are, just like Galatians 3:28 says, there are many resources out there, some of which I’ve already shared and others which I will continue to share as time goes on.