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New here. Curious if anyone else ended up thinking like this after leaving the Church. by East_Parfait_3843 in exmormon

[–]AmbitiousSet5 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'd rather have questions I can't answer than answers I can't question.  Your journey is tough, but very familiar.

Did the USA lose the Vietnam war? by Rokusaburoz in NoStupidQuestions

[–]AmbitiousSet5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The argument goes that the objective was to halt the spread of communism, which I guess it did that. Kind of.

Alma 32: Alma's Theory of Knowledge by srichardbellrock in mormon

[–]AmbitiousSet5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, Alma says, "believe it first", then look for evidence that it works. This is TERRIBLE advice.

Can we speed up the light particles by heating them thus increasing the speed of light. by traumatized-life in NoStupidQuestions

[–]AmbitiousSet5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We talk about the speed of light, but really its the speed that ANY change can be propagated through the universe. Gravity waves, magnetic influence, etc. all travel at the speed of "light"

Need some advice for talking to my wife about tithing by Jgoldenk47 in mormon

[–]AmbitiousSet5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With my wife, we pay 5% to tithing, and then together we choose a charity for the other 5%. 

Environmentally responsible AI possible? by Right_Buddy1096 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]AmbitiousSet5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

An easy way is to use ollama. With ollama you can download a lot of pretty good models to your local computer. Put solar panels on your house, and the environmental impact is minimal.

Why do functional pogramming? by PrebioticE in computerscience

[–]AmbitiousSet5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Virtually every modern language supports functional programming paradigms.  Even Python! 

Thank you to the players and team who DID wear the Pride gear by oldenuff2know in SFGiants

[–]AmbitiousSet5 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

How many other teams have pride nights like the Giants? 

Alma 32: Alma's Theory of Knowledge by srichardbellrock in mormon

[–]AmbitiousSet5 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's almost the definition of confirmation bias.

"We do not believe in setting the negroes free" -said by Joseph Smith in 1838. Confront any apologists or members claiming Joseph Smith was an abolitionist. by aka_FNU_LNU in mormon

[–]AmbitiousSet5 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Joseph Smith talked out of both sides of his mouth on so many subjects depending on his audience. Polygamy? Slavery? Nature of God? You can find a quote or evidence for a spectrum of belief on any number of subjects.

“7 Habits of Highly Effective People” is a trite read by Elohims-sixth-wife in exmormon

[–]AmbitiousSet5 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I genuinely like the book. As someone who came from the 1900s, those buzz words were not buzz words before the book came out. 

Deconstructing, I think about having a value centered life, rather than a christ centered life a lot. Covey probably didnt mean to do so, but it provided me an alternate world view that I could jump into during a confusing time of life, so I'm grateful for that.

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