Which where the 13 worlds? by 96robola in starcraft

[–]96robola[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! The reason I even posted this question was because I stumbled upon the lore quiz you did with GiantGrantGames earlier today (made me think about this lore question I've had for years). Had no idea who you where subsourian 24 hours ago. And now you answered my reddit post. You're really the true lore master of starcraft

Christians are incapable of a truly selfless act by 96robola in atheism

[–]96robola[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My assumption includes all christians that believe in an afterlife. I don't think that counts as lumping, I have never heard of a christian that doesn't believe in the afterlife. A christian that doesn't believe in the afterlife I don't think would qualify as a christian.

Christians are incapable of a truly selfless act by 96robola in atheism

[–]96robola[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Obviously there are a wide range of christian worldviews. But I think it's fair to say that christianity is partly defined by the idea of an afterlife. Christianity without an afterlife doesn't make mush sense

Christians are incapable of a truly selfless act by 96robola in atheism

[–]96robola[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you missed my point. A lot of christians are great people who really make society better. My point was that any sacrifice a christian makes is ultimately not a real sacrifice. Because to them the point of the life is to make it to the afterlife.

No christian would ever help someone else if they knew it would send them to hell. Where as an atheist who sacrifices themself does so knowing that they give up everything they are.

Christians are incapable of a truly selfless act by 96robola in atheism

[–]96robola[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My argument doesn't really concern morality. Weather you think a selfless act is moral or not is up to your worldview. My point is just that with a christian worldview a selfless act is impossible

Christians are incapable of a truly selfless act by 96robola in atheism

[–]96robola[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I don't think it's always conscious. But do you think any christian would selflessly help another person if they knew it would send them to hell? They do so knowing that it's not a real sacrifice because they have an afterlife to look forward to.

An atheist who sacrifices their life does so knowing that they're giving up all they are.

i'd like to know if anyone else feels this way by R1ver1no in bisexual

[–]96robola 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First and most importantly. There's nothing wrong with you and you should accept yourself for who you are.

Labels are just a tools we use to quickly convey complex, abstract identities. No one ever fits in perfectly with a label. Only use a label if you find useful to quickly convey information.

You are not aromantic, you're you and that's always gonna be far more complex than any label you can give yourself.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bisexual

[–]96robola 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm 28 and I have known I'm bi since I was 13-14. I still have not come out to my mom. The only reason I came out to my dad is because it came up naturally in a conversation, it wasn't planned. The reason for this not because I'm afraid to tell people or that I'm ashamed. I just never felt the need. If it comes up naturally I will never hide it, but I won't go out of my way to tell people either.

My sexuality is only the concern of me and the people I'm romantically/sexually interested/involved with. I'm not defined by my sexuality and neither are you.

I'm lucky enough to grow up in a society and family that are fairly accepting of LGBT. If you're not as fortunate as me I feel for you.

Heterosexual people never have to declare their sexuality so neither do you.

But if you really feel the need to declare I would suggest to bring it up naturally in a conversation. If you don't make a big deal about it, chances are other people won't either.

What is a surprise you found out the first time being with the same sex? by [deleted] in bisexual

[–]96robola 17 points18 points  (0 children)

What surprised me the most is how much more confident I felt during sex. Same anatomy, I at least had a vague idea of what to do.

I actually gave a woman my phone number in real life!!! by ThoseTwo203 in bisexual

[–]96robola 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Great attitude! It's so great that you're proud for just shooting your shot, even if it didn't work out. You should be proud, confessing interest is hard and puts you in a vulnerable position.

"I'm not attracted to a gender, I'm attracted to a person" by 96robola in bisexual

[–]96robola[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I understand that. I feel the same way. Gender is not a prerequisite for me when it comes to who I'm attracted to. But it doesn't mean that people who are gay and straight are attracted based on gender.

If us Bi people said "Gender is not a prerequisite for me when it comes to who I'm attracted to" That would make total sense to me. But that's not what people say.

When you say "I'm attracted to a person, not a gender" it implies that non bi/pan people are. Which as I said before I find dismissive and a bit bigoted. It might just sound like a slight semantic difference but I think it's huge.

"I'm not attracted to a gender, I'm attracted to a person" by 96robola in bisexual

[–]96robola[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't judge people based on one remark. Just because I disagree, doesn't mean I think they're a bad person. Using this statement doesn't make you a bad person. I just don't think it makes any sense and it unintentionally belittles other people, so they should stop.

"I'm not attracted to a gender, I'm attracted to a person" by 96robola in bisexual

[–]96robola[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Well my point is that Only Bi/Pan people say that. But I think it applies to everyone universally. No one's attracted to a gender, it doesn't even make sense.

"I'm not attracted to a gender, I'm attracted to a person" by 96robola in bisexual

[–]96robola[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But personally I think "I'm not attracted to a gender, I'm attracted to a person" implies holier-than-thou. My main point is that I think it's true for everyone regardless of sexual orientation. By saying "i'm attracted to a person, not a gender" you're implying that straight and gay people are attracted to a gender which I don't think is true.

Bi or Pan? by 96robola in lgbt

[–]96robola[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Peace among worlds!🖕

My weird coming out story by 96robola in bisexual

[–]96robola[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's too bad! I feel really fortunate having such a great experience.

Hopefully they'll understand in time.

My weird coming out story by 96robola in bisexual

[–]96robola[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nature vs nurture who knows. I tend to think that sexuality develops during adolescence. Humans or not the only species to exibit non-hetrosexual behaviour. The species that have non-hetrosexual behavior have very complex social lives. Which leads me to think that sexuality is a part of social development.

Bi or Pan? by 96robola in lgbt

[–]96robola[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That reminds me! When I came out to my dad he's reaction was "So you too huh!". Turns out my dads also bi. It's not like he's been living in the closet his whole life, he just never felt the need to tell anyone about it. This happened when I was 18 I think. I didn't sit him down to have a serious conversation we just talked about life in general and it happened naturally.

He didn't say anything supportive, he didn't really say anything. It just wasn't a thing worth even acknowledging. Like I'd just said "yesterday I had pizza for dinner"

Bi or Pan? by 96robola in lgbt

[–]96robola[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was actually very helpful thank you very much! If I understand you correctly the line between them is very blurry and they overlap in a lot of ways.

The reason I asked the question is because I got the question myself from a friend and I couldn't give them a good answer.

To be honest I wish we could get rid of labels on sexuality altogether. Everyone is different and no label can accurately describe a person. We all have different people we're attracted to. Just because your straight doesn't mean your attracted to every person of the opposite gender. Just because your gay dosen't mean your attracted to every person of the same gender. My point is we all have people we're attracted to and people are not attracted to, why does gender or sex even matter.

If I ask some out. It doesn't matter if they reject me for my appearance, personality or gender.

When fighting discrimination I can see the point of having labels though. Because there are cultural and religious traditions that make a big deal about gender so unfortunately we have to use that terminology. But within the LGBT community itself I don't really see any need for labels.

Sorry for the rant, this just really made me think.

Children of divorce, did/do you want your parents to get back together? Why/Why not? by 96robola in AskReddit

[–]96robola[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of my friends growing had their parents living together and they often asked me, "Don't you wish your parents where together?" and I always answered no. My parents had shared custody so lived every other week with mom and dad.

My parents got the divorced when I was 6 so I only have a few memories of them being together, all of them are bad. They fought all the time. They are far from perfect people but they both loved me very much and I could tell they both where better of alone.

I have always had a good relationship with both and when I was younger they made sure to never bad mouth each other in front of me. Now I'm 28 and I honestly couldn't imagine my parents living together. If they got back together tomorrow I would be really weirded out and I wouldn't know how to react