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Comment on Sudan's biggest refugee camp was already struck with famine. Now it's being shelled in ~news
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Comment on US youth drug use defies expectations, continues historic decline in ~health.mental
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentAnecdotally dorms have continued to smell like weed. Possibly more so. (It's not permitted on campus even if someone were of age). We did have someone's parent send them a box of cannabis that the...Anecdotally dorms have continued to smell like weed. Possibly more so. (It's not permitted on campus even if someone were of age). We did have someone's parent send them a box of cannabis that the post office and police flagged. But it's not the first time that has happened either. I'd say the use seems like it's up but perception v reality.
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Comment on meeting a trans elder in ~lgbt
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Comment on meeting a trans elder in ~lgbt
DefinitelyNotAFae LinkWhat a wonderful connection! I don't have a similar experience coming to mind now but it's just always nice to see how much representation matters! By the by, if you find yourself needing to get...What a wonderful connection!
I don't have a similar experience coming to mind now but it's just always nice to see how much representation matters!
By the by, if you find yourself needing to get rid of a name or pronouns that no longer apply, I may know a few people...
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Comment on Why I am pursuing a life, professionally and personally, of Christian Virtue in ~humanities
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentWe've disagreed that Christianity is the way to "reach" the "West" since you first mentioned it in a previous thread. That hasn't changed and I still think you're brushing off millennia of "treat...We've disagreed that Christianity is the way to "reach" the "West" since you first mentioned it in a previous thread. That hasn't changed and I still think you're brushing off millennia of "treat others as you would yourself" by considering it uniquely Christian.
I'd have the same reaction to encountering preaching outside of a church or religious event if it were you vs anyone else, but I still wouldn't be taking it personally. I don't take Salvation Army bell ringers personally, and I don't want to participate in their church, but at least they just wish me a Merry Christmas and don't preach.
But since the only place I'd "come across it" is likely to be here, I will likely express my opinions as relevant at the time. I'd still rather you not, but as always that's just my opinion.
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Comment on Looking for Board Game Suggestions for Non-Gamers in ~games.tabletop
DefinitelyNotAFae LinkYou want party games! This is the way to ease people into the idea of sitting down for a game. Besides the classics, from the same creator as exploding kittens, there is Poetry for Neanderthals....You want party games! This is the way to ease people into the idea of sitting down for a game. Besides the classics, from the same creator as exploding kittens, there is Poetry for Neanderthals. This game involves you and your family saying silly things and hitting each other with a giant inflatable bat.
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Comment on Superman | Official teaser trailer in ~movies
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI was thinking, I used to love Batman, I grew up with Adam West, TAS, and being slightly too young to watch Batman Returns after having seen the Keaton movie. I had giant collecions of Batman and...I was thinking, I used to love Batman, I grew up with Adam West, TAS, and being slightly too young to watch Batman Returns after having seen the Keaton movie. I had giant collecions of Batman and Superman comic reprints so I had read his first comic (where he used a gun!) and when Dick Grayson's family is killed and when they traveled back in time to the Old West and did Redface (they're not all aging well).
Idk if it's me aging or the fandom around Batman these days, or the comic portrayals since. But Batman holds no appeal anymore. Superman wasn't as much my fav but he hasn't quite been killed for me. (I liked Superman Returns because of all the nods to the original) But yeah he still holds some positive feelings for me.
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Comment on Journal that published faulty black plastic study removed from science index in ~science
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentFor what it's worth I think the people that need to know will understand, it's not something most people will think more about. They may think it's over this paper but I don't think that's...For what it's worth I think the people that need to know will understand, it's not something most people will think more about. They may think it's over this paper but I don't think that's necessarily a problem because I don't think it leads to bad outcomes unless they're the ones actively reading journals.(And if they were, they'd probably have the missing context.)
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Comment on The US "Ice Cream Truck Song" is rooted in racism in ~music
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI don't understand what you're saying in B. But there are definitely many people that don't agree about A based on gestures at the state of the worldI don't understand what you're saying in B. But there are definitely many people that don't agree about A based on gestures at the state of the world
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Comment on The US "Ice Cream Truck Song" is rooted in racism in ~music
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentUK/AU/NZ? Greensleeves seems to be king in those places. There's gotta be someone that's chronicled a history of ice cream truck songs from the "why these are played" angleUK/AU/NZ? Greensleeves seems to be king in those places.
There's gotta be someone that's chronicled a history of ice cream truck songs from the "why these are played" angle
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Comment on Why I am pursuing a life, professionally and personally, of Christian Virtue in ~humanities
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentYou have no need for forgiveness from me, you haven't harmed, upset, or offended me at all. You expressed your thoughts genuinely and I did the same.You have no need for forgiveness from me, you haven't harmed, upset, or offended me at all. You expressed your thoughts genuinely and I did the same.
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Comment on Journal that published faulty black plastic study removed from science index in ~science
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentYeah, as much as these researchers are responsible for their math errors, it seems to be a larger issue with the journal I don't know what is "normal" but 8 retractions in a month seems like a lot...Yeah, as much as these researchers are responsible for their math errors, it seems to be a larger issue with the journal
According to Retraction Watch, Chemosphere has retracted eight articles this month and published 60 expressions of concern since April.
I don't know what is "normal" but 8 retractions in a month seems like a lot to me
Apologies, I know I'm agreeing at you in a way that sounds more like disagreeing. I think I mitigated it but wanted to mention it
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Comment on Why I am pursuing a life, professionally and personally, of Christian Virtue in ~humanities
DefinitelyNotAFae (edited )Link ParentOh I didn't really mean from that angle, just that existential crises are more long term and recurring, regardless of where you land faithwise. Idk, given the sort of people Lovecraft wrote about...Oh I didn't really mean from that angle, just that existential crises are more long term and recurring, regardless of where you land faithwise.
Idk, given the sort of people Lovecraft wrote about (and was himself), perhaps there's kindness in being stepped on like an anthill
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Comment on Why I am pursuing a life, professionally and personally, of Christian Virtue in ~humanities
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentTenderness is not the word I'd use. I appreciate people's beliefs generally, and think religion does much good and much evil and that both are because people are capable of being rising apes and...Tenderness is not the word I'd use. I appreciate people's beliefs generally, and think religion does much good and much evil and that both are because people are capable of being rising apes and falling angels in one.
However, I don't appreciate the perspective of that "maybe something besides Christianity would have come along in the past few thousand years" as if other faiths didn't come and go during that time. As if there weren't many more in many many forms before then, some still around today. It's well and good to say that everything leads to the same end depending on your point of view, but your response to the Jewish perspective was one I found dismissive and one my Jewish friends have explicitly called harmful.
Because Jesus seems to have been a good dude, but he's not my Christ. The "golden rule" goes back to ancient Egypt and has existed in many cultures with only one real throughline, people believed that you should treat others kindly and engage in reciprocity. We fundamentally disagree that these values are inherently Christian - the reasons the people in these spaces are culturally if not actually Christian is colonization and the Roman Empire before that. A small apocalyptic faith became a conqueror by sword and gun and led the world poorer for the deep losses of many indigenous beliefs.
Regardless, your comment about wanting a "church" of Tildes users makes me less comfortable with the idea of preaching not more. We fundamentally disagree and that's fine, I hope your faith brings you peace and community, I just ask you not to preach "on the street corners" of this site.
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Comment on Why I am pursuing a life, professionally and personally, of Christian Virtue in ~humanities
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentNo worries, I do think it's worth talking and working through all the anxiety stuff before digging into this though, like you mentioned! Figuring out what you believe to be true about the nature...No worries, I do think it's worth talking and working through all the anxiety stuff before digging into this though, like you mentioned!
Figuring out what you believe to be true about the nature of the universe and our place in it is a lifelong thing, and starting without handling your mental health is probably going to exacerbate things for you. -
Comment on Why I am pursuing a life, professionally and personally, of Christian Virtue in ~humanities
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentIt's Elane Pagels, I assume autocorrect caught the name. A quick look shows she's a historian and left her evangelical church at some relatively young age. I'm sure she's done interviews and she...It's Elane Pagels, I assume autocorrect caught the name. A quick look shows she's a historian and left her evangelical church at some relatively young age. I'm sure she's done interviews and she wrote a book about her personal perspectives but scanning through her work I'd expect it to be scholarly and worth reading regardless of where she landed on her personal beliefs.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of December 16 in ~society
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentIt'll be interesting to see if a devout Catholic who talks big in the US feels quite so big when interacting with the Holy See.It'll be interesting to see if a devout Catholic who talks big in the US feels quite so big when interacting with the Holy See.
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Comment on The US "Ice Cream Truck Song" is rooted in racism in ~music
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentEvery time I learn something about American history, there's something horribly racist under there.Every time I learn something about American history, there's something horribly racist under there.
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Comment on The Wicked movie that almost was: Imagine no songs, Demi Moore or Whoopi Goldberg as Elphaba—and it came out twenty-five years ago in ~movies
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentArchive didn't takeArchive didn't take
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Comment on Why I am pursuing a life, professionally and personally, of Christian Virtue in ~humanities
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentAnd had Christianity not existed people would have been kind, altruistic and formed supportive communities, loving each other as well.Had Christianity been absent, people would have reviled each other and acted badly toward each other and themselves.
And had Christianity not existed people would have been kind, altruistic and formed supportive communities, loving each other as well.
There's definitely a bias against daring because it's Africa and Americans don't really even get taught African Geography. But I know I also feel really stuck when it comes to the "what should we do" part. Aid? Military something? Nothing because we shouldn't be the world police? Something with the UN? Will the UN do anything?
I care, but much like Gaza and other conflicts, I feel I can't do anything meaningful personally either.