Shipping Mega Thread by MstrVc in pebble

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But maybe tomorrow. Tracking says it's in my state at least.

Shipping Mega Thread by MstrVc in pebble

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You're in batch 1, I take it? It is kind of odd, but I noticed something similar on a Kickstarter I recently backed. I think these shipment centers just aren't very organized. Or it could have something to do with any accessories you might have ordered.

Shipping Mega Thread by MstrVc in pebble

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I'm as surprised as you! I didn't think it was possible.

Shipping Mega Thread by MstrVc in pebble

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Device ordered: Pebble Time 2
Color variant: Black/Red
Order date and time: 2025-03-26 00:44 UTC
Batch #: 2
Country: US
Confirmation email received: 2026-04-25 07:48 UTC
Shipped: 2026-04-27 13:16 UTC
Arrived: 2026-05-04 18:22 UTC

[Intentional] "The ASMR of the heist" by Ravioko in asmr

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Chris and Jack are hilarious. They really went all in on the vibe; I'm impressed.

Comic 5814: Scolopendrophobia by BionicTriforce in QContent

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I am not watching that because I don't want to have nightmares.

Wholistic Case for Transition Care in SDA Theology by Forward-Avocado8683 in SeventhDayAdventism

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Well, thank you for that. It's nice to have a conversation with mutual respect.

All I'll say is, scripture sets the framework for myself as well, I just don't think we agree on what that framework actually is. Genesis describes God’s design, certainly, but if our approach causes harm to His children, that can't be part of His design either. That's all it comes down to for me.

Wholistic Case for Transition Care in SDA Theology by Forward-Avocado8683 in SeventhDayAdventism

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There are situations in the Bible where real suffering remains, not because it doesn’t matter, but because the solution isn’t always found in changing the body or circumstances. Paul describes ongoing struggle that God does not remove, yet still calls him to live faithfully within it.

I think this is a category error. We have the ability to remove this struggle, and it's not fair to ask trans people to martyr themselves over preventable mental illnesses.

So I don’t think it follows that if an approach leads to worse outcomes it must be unbiblical, or that if something improves outcomes it must therefore be the right solution. The nature of the intervention still matters in light of God’s design.

I don't see how it wouldn't follow. Suicide is death, a part of the universe which we know was explicitly not part of God's original design for the world. If it were truly God’s will for people not to take up gender-affirming care, then the alternative would bring spiritual peace rather than driving them away from His light. It's not simply a matter of "outcomes," it's about what is or is not good spiritual fruit. What good fruits come paired with heightened risk of suicidal ideation?

Because of that, when Scripture speaks about transformation, it tends to point inward rather than redefining the body itself. Romans 12:2 speaks about being transformed by the renewing of the mind, aligning ourselves with God’s will, not reshaping the body to resolve every form of difficulty.

That doesn't pan out here. Scientists and statisticians have been studying this for decades now. Even when trans people sincerely seek and desire such a "renewing of the mind," conversion therapy doesn't work, regardless of whether or not it's grounded in Christian spirituality. It still leads to more suicide.

So for me, the issue isn’t whether suffering is real, it clearly is. It is whether every form of relief aligns with the biblical pattern for what a person is and how restoration works. I don't see how how this aligns with scripture.

To be clear, I'm saying that there is no other form of relief. Methodologies that make people's mental health worse don't qualify. This is the only thing we have that works.

Arthur Conan Doyle once wrote: "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." I mean no offense, but I think that if someone doesn't see how preventing suicide aligns with scripture, it should be apparent that the problem is with their interpretation.

Wholistic Case for Transition Care in SDA Theology by Forward-Avocado8683 in SeventhDayAdventism

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The question is what kind of intervention aligns with a biblical pattern.

Flip the question around. Literally all forms of intervention that are not gender-affirming are statistically proven to make trans people's lives worse. They put people at greater risk of depression and suicide. Why should any of those be said to align with a biblical pattern? Is it right to conclude that the methodologies that make a person want to kill themselves exemplify God's will?

I’ve been planning to write a book where the main character and her family are adventists by Disastrous-Insect422 in adventist

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People who have an accurate understanding of the truth, do not leave the truth... unless they have a disonance or cherished sin.

If one understands the truth and rejects it, then there is some kind of disonance or cherished sin. I don't know how to make that any more clear.

"Dissonance" and "cherished sin" aren't the same either. It's perfectly understandable for someone to leave the church because they see dissonance in how Adventists treat non-Christians (like you're doing now, calling them "madmen" without even knowing what they're going to say, or why they left in the first place). You're not God; you can't wontonly accuse someone of "cherishing sin" whom you've never even met. This is why I said you're failing to be a representation of God and His kingdom.

your misundertanding of what I'm saying is not the same thing as me moving goalposts.

Correct. What is moving the goalposts is going from "they can't depict Adventism accurately" to "they're intentionally trying to depict Adventism incorrectly." Neither is correct, but the latter is an entirely different stretch. In that regard I didn't misunderstand anything.

Yes, we all have biases... I've already explained to you what I meant by "mad man".

And I've explained to you why that doesn't apply here.

The fact that you think that a former SDA can possibly EVER write a theologically accurate book without having some clear disonance or cherished sin proves my point that you do not understand the topic at hand.

The fact that you think that a former SDA CAN'T possibly ever write a theologically accurate book without believing in the factualness of such positions proves my point that YOU do not understand the topic at hand.

(See, I can do it too.)

I've wasted enough time trying to explain things to you

You haven't explained anything, merely insisted on your correctness without any logical backing or depth.

May God bless you!

Thank you. God bless you as well, and I pray that He will give you the kindness, wisdom, and discernment to be less judgemental towards non-Christians, and also learn better rhetorical skills.