Maximus 2, the Brotherhood of Steel 0.

#Fallout

You don't need to resort to assassinating corrupt rulers; instead, just stop obeying them.

Somalians did not steal from you, your elected officials did. Remember, you voted for the lesser evil. Well, here it is.

So I created my very first phone app. Right now it just rejects you signing in... But it's a start.

It was fun seeing my creation take shape.

Is it possible possible that I have two apps running on the same NPUB, with completely different sets of relays? I guess I need to check and see, which if any they share.

I agree with you, and I think it actually goes even deeper than Jesus quoting the OT. When Jesus speaks, He is not appealing to an external authority. He is speaking as the same Lord who gave it in the first place.

That is why He can say, “You have heard it said… but I say to you.” He is not revising Moses. He is the one who spoke to Moses.

Titus 1:2–3 makes this explicit. God, who cannot lie, promised before the ages began, and at the proper time manifested His word through preaching. That promise before time is not abstract. It is Christ Himself. Paul is saying the same Lord who gave the Law later revealed Himself in the flesh.

So when Jesus interprets Torah, He is not re-reading it. He is revealing its original voice. That is why He can say, “Moses wrote about Me.” The Torah was not merely pointing forward. It was already Christ speaking.

That’s why your use of the word vantage stood out to me. I read it as Christ being the standpoint from which all Scripture is rightly understood. But I’m curious what you had in mind by it. Were you thinking of perspective, fulfillment, or something else?

That’s what I meant by Christ being the vantage point. He is not just the lens through which we read Scripture. He is the author who steps onto the page and explains His own words.

🗓️ EVENT: New Years Day

📍 WHERE: USA

🕖 WHEN: January 1, 2026 at 12:01 AM EST

📝 DETAILS: Welcome to a brand new year everybody.

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🗓️ EVENT: New Years Day

📍 WHERE: USA

🕖 WHEN: January 1, 2026 at 12:01 AM EST

📝 DETAILS: Welcome to a brand new year everybody.

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🗓️ EVENT: Watch the Ball Drop

📍 WHERE: Dallas Texas

🕖 WHEN: December 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST

📝 DETAILS: I will be sleeping

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Somebody has to change the world and it might as well be me.

🗓️ EVENT: New Years Day

📍 WHERE: USA

🕖 WHEN: January 1, 2026 at 12:01 AM EST

📝 DETAILS: Welcome to a brand new year everybody.

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My Birthday is real but the link is not. But it will be soon.

Thanks for trying. I was able to zap you. So that's good.

🗓️ EVENT: My Birthday

📍 WHERE: South Carolina

🕖 WHEN: January 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST

📝 DETAILS: I will be 60, and as my present you could use my new app.

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I have started making ghee. I use it for popcorn. It is amazing.

I would say simply that Romans doesn't exist in a vacuum. So when Paul wrote Romans 13, was there an example he was referencing? Was Rome a terror to Christians or a blessing? Jesus did what was good, so did He receive the approval of the state? I believe that Jesus has all authority in heaven and on earth. I think Paul believed that as well; he was familiar with the Old Testament and what had happened to Samuel—how Israel had rejected God as their ruler. Isn't that exactly what Christians do when they follow the godless and throw in their lot with sinners?

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It is wrong for humans to rule over other humans. When the Israelites demanded a human king, God warned them that this would lead to their abuse. Human government always leads to such abuse, for it is a rejection of God's authority. That is what God is telling us, and Christians find themselves in that same position today. Yet most Christians do not take this stand—and they should. It does not matter whether the ruler is a king or whether the public is held up as sovereign—all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Jesus. That should be the Christian position.

Jesus isn't making that stuff up on the fly. He isn't quoting the OT. He is repeating himself.

Which would be weird if you were in New Jersey. I doubt that though. I wish I could see one of those outside my window. I'm not in New Jersey either...

Help me test my zap by zapping me even if it's just one Satoshi so I can see it's working and I can move on to other things. Thanks

You rock! Thanks for replying.

I understand, I cannot find what I need on getAlby to do that...but I have a message out to them. Thanks for trying.

This is a test comment.

I cannot wait till this app works

I look forward to next year.

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GM Nostr

Merry Christmas!

From South Carolina, USA

Where are you and what are you doing today?

I'll be working for the man.

After today I'm off till the new year.

I'm playing with vibe coding in my free time.

I should have read more carefully.

Sure. Zaps are a little more direct. I couldn't send you any SATs. If you set that up people can actively reward you for your content.

Are you a publisher?

Agreed. This thread was about likes versus zaps. I think they made a terrible mistake when they kept these actions separated. People love zaps—even trolls love them. Trolls will troll less if there are better incentives for doing good.

I pay for a lot of things I don't love. I pay my electric bill, and I don't love them. In fact, they don't entertain me at all. I pay my car payment, and I don't love Chevy; I like my car, so maybe that counts as love.

Of course, the difference is that not only do I not love them, I have to pay them a lot more than tiny fractions of a penny. But the stuff I do love? I love it a whole lot more. If I only had to pay those companies less than a penny… Maybe I could negotiate them down to satoshis. What do you think? I might love them more.

Just after I posted that, I started thinking about it more and decided I wanted to go ahead with it—still a little differently, though. So now I've rearranged the boxes and buried them in the wood chips. The wood chips are now separated from the compost by the boxes, but the boxes aren't as prominent. This way, I can build my garden gradually in small sections and leave plenty of room between my micro-beds (or mini-beds.whichever term sounds better).

Make, 'Jesus is Lord' treasonous again.

#JesusIsLord #Faith #Christianity #FreeSpeech #NoKingButChrist

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Embrace the State as your identity, and you’re stuck with its dirt—slavery, genocide, Iraq’s lies—not yours, but they cling. All for what? Moon landings and rights you didn’t win. The State gaslights you into pride over nothing.

Avoiding Vain Philosophies: The Danger of Speculating About Time

Introduction: When Theology Becomes Science Fiction

Some words sound theological, but they are not biblical. Concepts like "before time," "outside of time," and "timelessness" are often used in theological discussions, yet they have no scriptural basis. Instead of leading us into truth, they tend to drift into the realm of science fiction. These terms would feel more at home in Back to the Future or Star Trek than in serious Bible study.

Yet, many Christians repeat them without question. But is this how God reveals Himself? Or are we allowing human philosophy to redefine the God of Scripture?

Where Do These Ideas Come From?

When people talk about God being "outside of time," they are not drawing from the Bible but from Greek philosophy, particularly Platonism and Aristotelian metaphysics. Plato taught that the material world is an inferior copy of an eternal, unchanging realm of perfect forms. Aristotle developed the idea of a "Prime Mover"—a being that causes motion but does not move or change itself.

Early Christian theologians, influenced by Greek thought, attempted to merge these ideas with the Bible. The result? A concept of God that is static, impersonal, and detached from time and human history. But is this how God presents Himself in Scripture?

The Biblical God: A God Who Acts in History

From Genesis to Revelation, God is revealed as a living, dynamic, and relational Being who interacts with His creation in real time:

God speaks and creates – "And God said, Let there be light" (Genesis 1:3).

God walks with man – "And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden" (Genesis 3:8).

God responds to prayer – "And God repented of the evil that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not" (Jonah 3:10).

God enters history as Jesus Christ – "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us" (John 1:14).

God has a future plan – "Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father" (1 Corinthians 15:24).

These passages do not describe a "timeless" deity but a God who engages with His creation in real, unfolding history.

Paul’s Warning: Beware of Vain Philosophies

Colossians 2:8 warns us:

"Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ."

Many theological ideas that pass as "deep truths" are actually vain philosophies that lead believers away from Christ. Instead of focusing on how God actually reveals Himself, people become obsessed with abstract ideas that sound profound but have no scriptural foundation.

Paul tells us to guard our minds against these influences. Our theology must be rooted in Scripture, not speculation.

Conclusion: Keep Theology Biblical, Not Speculative

The Bible never speaks of a "timeless" or "outside of time" God. These ideas do not come from Scripture but from human philosophy and speculation.

God acts in real time.

God engages in history.

God reveals Himself through events, covenants, and relationships.

Instead of drifting into abstract, extra-biblical ideas, let’s stick to how God actually presents Himself in Scripture. The moment we go beyond what is written (1 Corinthians 4:6), we risk exchanging biblical truth for philosophical speculation.

As Paul warns, let’s not be "spoiled" by vain philosophy. Let’s keep our theology rooted in Scripture, not speculation.

Trump and Musk are working for free—leading by example! Let’s get all politicians working for free too. Cut pay, boost trust. Call your representative—make it happen! #PoliticiansForFree #LeadByExample #NoSalaryGov

Privatize ALL gov’t services—education, healthcare, roads, cops, defense. Free market delivers better than force & bureaucracy. End gov’t monopolies, empower choice. Agree? #PrivatizeEverything #FreeMarket #NoGovMonopoly #MaximizeFreedom #EndForce

The Self-Defeating Core of Secular Humanism

Intro: A Promise That Unravels

Secular Humanism pitches itself as a clean break from superstition—a worldview built on reason, human value, and a firm "no" to the supernatural. It sounds appealing: let’s trust our minds and senses to carve out reality, no gods required. But dig into its first principles, and the whole thing starts to wobble. What we found? Its rejection of the supernatural might just be its own undoing.

The Pillars That Don’t Hold

Start with "Reason as the Primary Tool." Secular Humanists say we know reality through sensory input, logic, and science. Fair enough—bridges stand, planes fly. But why trust our senses? They say, “Because they work,” and point to consistency across people. Yet there’s no deeper root. If I see a tree and you do too, that’s nice, but it’s still a leap to call it "real" without something backing it up. It’s a bet, not a foundation.

Then there’s "Human-Centered Values." Humans matter, they say—our well-being, our dignity. But who decides what that means? It’s so broad it’s almost meaningless—just a feel-good nod to “do nice things for people.” Without a cosmic anchor, it’s a preference, not a principle. Fine for a bumper sticker, less so for a philosophy.

The Real Kicker: No Supernatural, Yet Miracles Abound

Here’s where it falls apart. "Rejection of the Supernatural" is their sharpest edge—no gods, no magic, just nature. Quantifiable, testable. But then you look at their story: lifeless matter somehow sparks into consciousness, and brains from blind evolution crack the universe’s code. That’s not just emergence—it’s miraculous. Life from dead stuff? Reason from random mutations? They call it natural, but it’s awe-inspiring enough to make you squint at the "no miracles" sign.

If life’s just an accident of matter, why’s it valuable? If our senses and reason are evolutionary hacks, why trust them to map reality? The rejection of a higher power leaves these as flukes—glorious, improbable flukes. They can’t lean on a deity to explain it, so they’re stuck with a worldview that smuggles in wonder while swearing it’s all mundane. That’s not a principle standing tall; that’s a contradiction tripping over itself.

Conclusion: A Tweet-Sized Takedown

We boiled it down to this: “Secular Humanism’s ‘no supernatural’ claim collapses: life & reason emerge as miracles from blind matter, shredding its logic. No gods, yet awe haunts it. #PhilosophyFail #SecularHumanism #ReasonUnraveled #MindTheGap.” It’s a house of cards—impressive until you poke it. Maybe reason and human value need more than a shrug to hold them up. What do you think—can it be salvaged, or is it DOA?

Secular Humanism’s ‘no supernatural’ claim collapses: life & reason emerge as miracles from blind matter, shredding its logic. No gods, yet awe haunts it. #PhilosophyFail #SecularHumanism #ReasonUnraveled #MindTheGap

God is omnicompetent (Isaiah 46:10). He is able to accomplish His purposes, That doesn’t require exhaustive foreknowledge or determinism. Like a master chess player, He doesn’t dictate every move—He guides, responds, and ensures victory within an open future. #OpenTheism #GodIsFree