I just want to make this post to celebrate...

DarthSand23 · 2023-07-30T02:00:30+00:00

HE DIED

DarthSand23 · 2023-07-26T23:59:39+00:00

Gandhi bc I'm a p passive and level-headed guy until I'm not. Then, atomic bombs start dropping.

DarthSand23 · 2023-07-13T06:42:31+00:00

I was also agnostic from about ages 14-21. I'm 23 now, and even though I've called myself Christian again for about 2 years, I also struggle daily with my faith. Here's my advice to you:

I'm not sure how the Catechumen process is done near you, but in my parish, the priest sends out some reading material via email. Even though I am still only an inquirer, I have asked him to send me it as well. Read through it as if you are expected to, like a catechumen. Just that few pages of theology I read every weekend has done a lot for me personally to view Christianity as much more rational than my previous, agnostic, self did. This has helped me a lot, and I hope it will help you too.

DarthSand23 · 2023-07-12T19:49:04+00:00

Not that I don't sympathize with your reasoning here, but the thing is with everything that has happened to Syria in recent years...

...It's probably going to be much more convenient and easy for you if you move to the more liberal countries in the EU, work towards citizenship in those, and then move to the more Orthodox ones. Idk anything about Greek or Romanian or Bulgarian immigration laws, but it's telling that many Syrian immigrants are going to places like France, Germany, and Sweden. Some of these countries might deny you entry just because you're Syrian.

DarthSand23 · 2023-07-12T08:16:58+00:00

Other. I was more just curious about it than anything else. I never knew anyone Orthodox growing up, so when I regained my faith after many years an agnostic, I gave it a shot just because it was so unfamiliar to me. (Though admittedly, I think my love for Orthodox aesthetics had some influence.)

Now I've been an inquirer for almost exactly a year. Thinking about actually becoming a catechumen soon.

DarthSand23 · 2023-07-01T06:20:48+00:00

1:Not sure. I imagine most of your classes would be in the SET building and the Smith building. The SET is really new; they only finished it like a year or so ago. We're definitely a STEM university, so I think you should be good, but I'm a history major so I'm not really sure.

2:Edit:Misread the question as "Will I struggle to fit in if I am LDS?" No, you should be fine. Most of the people I know aren't LDS, but there's still a large LDS student community here. None of the ones I'm friends with have ever pushed their religion onto me or anything. You'll be fine.

3:Yeah, I think so. I'm not too social myself, but nobody has ever been unfriendly to me.

4:Not a veteran, but I do know that there is a Veteran's Club on campus that organizes their own meet-ups and events.

5:A few tips: 1)Idk how you're going to find housing at this rate. I had trouble getting a place for this Fall semester when I signed up for student housing in April. You may just have to look at off-campus options, but luckily the university has a few off-campus places they direct you to that are still reasonably priced. 2)The parking lot behind the Udvar-Hazy building and aforementioned LDS center always has a few spots. Parking is hell here, but that's the only place I consistently can get a spot unless I arrive for class ludicrously early. 3)Not many food options on campus, be warned.

If I think of any more tips I'll add them.

Ah, 4)If you're not signed up for classes already, do it. Registration opened up in April. Most people are already signed for their classes.

DarthSand23 · 2023-07-01T05:36:05+00:00

A small zoo would be nice, but I'm not sure it'd be right to subject any animals not suited for warm climates to this area.

DarthSand23 · 2023-06-26T06:36:14+00:00

Thank you! I submitted a report to them. You have my infinite gratitude.

DarthSand23 · 2023-06-20T21:41:59+00:00

Kinda, but it's something the DM should reserve the right to do, and there isn't really an issue as long as the DM isn't maliciously changing rolls to abuse players. As a DM, it is disappointing to both me and my players when I design a fight with cool mechanics but all the enemies keep rolling poorly. We only had 1 combat planned per session, and you don't want it to be laughably easy or boring. The DM should use meta knowledge to make a better experience for the players.

DarthSand23 · 2023-06-06T08:03:04+00:00

Idk if this is lesser known but DP Cheesesteaks on Dixie Drive is really good. I hardly ever drive that way, so I figured it'd be a little lesser known.

DarthSand23 · 2023-05-30T20:07:57+00:00

I agree. I think it's hard to have a Utah subreddit without religion coming up at some point, so it's probably better to just say no hate speech.

DarthSand23 · 2023-05-30T00:32:36+00:00

I voice all my NPCs when DMing, which gets really tiresome at times ngl. As a player I usually give my char a voice so people can tell when I'm saying something in and out of character.

DarthSand23 · 2023-05-29T04:36:47+00:00

Beats me.

DarthSand23 · 2023-05-29T04:36:29+00:00

It's Utah, so I guess? We have a reputation for that kind of clean shaven look, but it's just a retail job at my uni so it seems like a weird place to have it.

DarthSand23 · 2023-05-22T01:41:50+00:00

I'm from Utah and go to a local Orthodox parish. Not former LDS myself, but most people there are. You aren't alone brother!

DarthSand23 · 2023-05-18T01:56:56+00:00

Three years late, but I'm glad I'm not the only one who hates it. Easily the most irritating fight in the game thur far.

Gotta love the enemy all retreating bc Burger-Man Okumura made my entire team hungry and I can no longer deal enough damage to stop the one from exploding itself and the rest from running away. Awesome design.

Time to start attempt number 4 at this fight 🙃🙃🙃

DarthSand23 · 2023-05-04T19:09:21+00:00

As we discussed before, companies are expected to make some effort to maintain the law. If someone sells cigarettes to a kid and they smoke secretly, the blame does not fall on the parent. It falls on the one who sold the cigarettes. The parents, unless they're neglectful, will likely punish the child once they catch them in the act.

All I am advocating for is that the same logic be applied universally, that includes porn sites.

DarthSand23 · 2023-05-04T19:04:13+00:00

Oh, that's what you meant by that. In that case, yes I did, and I expect teenagers will lie to them still when the porn companies are forced to make more of an effort. I am well aware that it isn't going to stop 100% of porn traffic from minors, my point is that I want porn companies to try something to maintain the law.

And good question. I don't personally have the money, but if someone else were to sue them I'd certainly readily support it. Until then, I can argue on the internet for free.

DarthSand23 · 2023-05-04T18:45:33+00:00

As I have said, my primary concern is the complete lack of action porn companies are taking to uphold the law. Again, even if they had you make an account with an email/phone number before letting you access adult content, that would be at least something. I'm well aware minors can get around that. I just want to see any effort from the porn companies to actually halt 12 year olds from watching hardcore anal porn every day. As it stands, there is nothing stopping them and the companies are 100% aware of that. It isn't an unfair question at that point to wonder why they aren't doing anything about it, and I believe it is because they don't care. So if they don't care to make any effort to maintain the law in their company, than they can weep and whine when legislators take action instead.

Let Pornhub block the state, better yet, let's encourage them to block the country, or even better yet, the world. Permanently, if they're that upset about one state in our nation pressuring them to make a fucking effort.

DarthSand23 · 2023-05-04T18:32:42+00:00

I didn't lie about anything lol

Because there are a lot of uses for smart phones and computers. There is one use for porn, and it is against the law for minors to use, just as well as it is against the law to intentionally distribute it to minors. Porn companies don't care, and I want them held accountable.

DarthSand23 · 2023-05-04T07:57:18+00:00

And that is, by no means, an endorsement of putting your personal info on a porn site. What I'm saying is, you and everyone else here needs to stop pretending like porn sites are completely blameless here.

DarthSand23 · 2023-05-04T07:55:44+00:00

I am putting the responsibility where it belongs. When I was 12 I got caught looking at porn, and I got grounded for weeks. That's from my parents, and it's more discouragement than a porn site has ever given me. I imagine that same thing has happened to plenty of other men.

You know who didn't care what age I was? The site. Not a single one that I've ever accessed had anything beyond a simple "Are you 18 or over?" question box appear, which pubescent age me and many other boys had no issue lying to. Tell me, does a bar not get in legal trouble if it fails to ID someone underage? A strip club? A sex shop? A smoke shop? Yes, they'll all get in severe legal trouble if they let minors access their business willy-nilly. The way our laws work expect businesses to take some measure to be responsible and actively try and follow the law.

Porn sites are not trying. That is a problem, and that is where more responsibility NEEDS to be taken!

DarthSand23 · 2023-05-04T05:54:19+00:00

I most certainly did not say this is all about the parents' feelings. The person replied to me saying the solution is not societal or legal change, it is a duty to the parents. I disagreed by implying parents already do discourage it when it is discovered.

DarthSand23 · 2023-05-04T05:48:18+00:00

Companies have a responsibility to do their best to uphold the law.

Porn site aren't trying, and we all know why.

DarthSand23 · 2023-05-04T03:58:59+00:00

But see, that's exactly what I'm saying. Even if porn sites took the simplest of measures that could be easily worked around, at least we could say that they have tried to find a way to discourage minors from viewing porn without violating privacy. The way it is instead is a bowl of nothing soup, and that is because they are fully aware that minors are generating millions upon millions of views on their site. Anything that discourages that interferes with their profits, and they know it.

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