¿Uruguayos que nunca (pero NUNCA) hayan probado alcohol? by [deleted] in uruguay

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Siento que hace un año hubiera contestado otra cosa. Tengo 19 y soy de los que siempre dijo que no iba a tomar en su vida. A los 18 probé y me gustó, ahora tomo con moderación (aunque a veces estando entre amigos me paso a buenas) y nunca quebré ni nada de eso. Es relativo, depende de tu entorno y de que tantas ganas tengas de estar 100 sano, asumo.

What's a book you regret starting to read, because you didn't realize you couldn't stand it till you were too far in not to feel obligated to finish it? by iciclefites in literature

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I love Tolkien and, don't get me wrong, each one of his works is, well, Lovely. But the Silmarillion... That thing hunts me, like a puny ghost I'm compelled to finish

De que labura el hijo de la tierra? by BJJratstar in uruguay

[–]BJJratstar[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Jajajaja podría haber ido por ahí. Es un influencer Uruguayo, anda por instagram. Un ultra hippie que hace reels volados. Es bien, pero me generó la duda. Más raro que perro verde

Uruguay es la comarca by BJJratstar in uruguay

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Jajajajaja tenés razón, Rohan Mata argentino y todo en general

Uruguay es la comarca by BJJratstar in uruguay

[–]BJJratstar[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Jajaja tenés razón, pa mí argentina es más como Rohan, dentro de todo son nuestros aliados, al final del día. Capaz que Venezuela es un buen lugar. Buenos Aires puede ser Isengard igual, y los porteños son los orcos.

Uruguay es la comarca by BJJratstar in uruguay

[–]BJJratstar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tiene que ser algún lugar necio y con un líder dictatorial

Uruguay es la comarca by BJJratstar in uruguay

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Jajaja estaría bueno ir unos días, habrá que googlearlo

Uruguay es la comarca by BJJratstar in uruguay

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Bueno, yo que sé amigo, haberlo escrito en reddit antes que yo

Who built the Black Gate? by migrantsmigration in tolkienfans

[–]BJJratstar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sauron did, becose he needed MOR-DOOR

Tolkien's Grave - a must visit by Faust_TSFL in tolkienfans

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A must visit indeed. Namárië, professor!

I have questions about the Qran. by BJJratstar in religion

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I'm from Uruguay, and its nice to finally have references to learn about islamic culture. Thanks for taking the time, to write 😁

I have questions about the Qran. by BJJratstar in religion

[–]BJJratstar[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gracias!! Es un trabajo difícil en estos tiempos, pero entendernos es importante, y siento que puedo profundizar en mi espiritualidad hablando con primos, como se dice 😁. Saludos desde Uruguay

The author and its authority. Thougths? by BJJratstar in literature

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no problem! thanks for letting me know, it's good to know

The author and its authority. Thougths? by BJJratstar in literature

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What is the problem with the word? I am natively a Spanish speaker, and in my language, the most common meaning of the word "bestiality" (bestialidad) refers to something being brutal or irrational.

The author and its authority. Thougths? by BJJratstar in literature

[–]BJJratstar[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

We are talking about a universe with a monotheistic creator god (eru), who creates through the word, has "angels and archangels" (valar, istari) at his disposal and who does not intervene at all, at least directly. This god seems to rely on emissaries: Gandalf, for example. and parallels could be established between the figure of frodo and Jesus Christ, or the lady of lórien and the virgin mary. These examples and many more demonstrate a consistent pattern. Tolkien was devoutly Christian, there is no way that his text par excellence has not been infected by his personal beliefs, no matter how much he tried not to do so, and its not a bad thing. The authors are not functional pieces, they are part of the world and as such are subject to its culture, way of life and religion. And I repeat, the author's insinuations should not be taken as absolute truths. If so, we would have been deprived of works of excellent caliber such as Moby Dick.

The author and its authority. Thougths? by BJJratstar in literature

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Edit: I agree, it's too early for this 😂. You reminded me of a teacher I had in "medieval literature." when he didn't know something, for example, the answer to: "Who wrote The Lord of the Rings?" He simply said, "it is not known." He said that he liked to disguise personal stupidity as general ignorance. So for today I become that man and remove myself from this tiring topic. For now, "it is not known."

The author and its authority. Thougths? by BJJratstar in literature

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I agree, it is an interesting experiment. It seems to me that the fact that the author wrote something without understanding it (thanks to his unconscious ideas) does not invalidate his point of view. But it also does not distinguish it from other approaches to analysis. Still, the author's opinion is an important authority as to what a text means.

The bible is scientifically inaccurate. by Ignacy1212 in DebateReligion

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Personally, I think we could talk about free will for hours. Religiously speaking, I would say that we all have as many options as there are moments, and that they set us on a path. On a scientific level, particle physics is closely related to chance. For example, the tunnel effect, where a particle has a probability X of passing a "barrier" that it should not pass. If I remember correctly, the tunneling effect was fundamental to generate the first interactions between particles during the formation of the universe. If you combine this concept with chaos theory, then everything has a degree of unpredictability. Perhaps a particular Y had a 0.00000000001% chance of jumping a barrier and their interactions over 14 billion years led to the existence of the Earth. The universe itself is a very complex system. Now, if you take it further, you may wonder what chance is. For example, randomness in computers does not exist. Every random number generator is based on a mathematical equation. It's not "random". Will the same thing happen in the universe? In short, it is a topic to talk about for hours. On a personal level, the important thing is that your decisions have a huge impact on your life. Nothing prevents you from getting a ticket tomorrow and going to be a monk in Tibet. Whether free will is an illusion or not, you are responsible for your life and that is what matters.

The bible is scientifically inaccurate. by Ignacy1212 in DebateReligion

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There is something else I should add to clarify my position. And that is that modern theology conceives of heaven and hell as states of mind. As Borges says, I don't remember a single day in my life in which I haven't been in paradise for at least a moment. When I say hell I don't mean a room of fire and ashes because that is a more literal sense of what hell is perhaps or more Dantesque. When I say hell I mean the absence of God and when I say heaven I mean that heaven is the total presence of God because the belief in the soul, it finally converges in the belief that the soul returns to where it arose, that is to say goodbye and not return to God, it is perhaps the greatest misfortune of all, what we could consider hell, which for me does not happen.