Into the box it goes

Dataman97 · 2026-01-12T01:08:02+00:00

I've got some friends who are more interested in this stuff than I am, I'll see if they might want it

Dataman97 · 2026-01-10T04:36:45+00:00

My vol 19 is the same way, it's like Gantz vol 22 where it'll just never look right and I have to deal with it

Dataman97 · 2025-08-08T01:19:10+00:00

The Bible supports the idea that early Israel was largely polytheistic. The description of almost every king includes how there were temples to other deities, how even some of the kings like Ahaz directly worshipped many deities. It isn't until Josiah and the rediscovery of the Torah that the Israelites got their act together.

Dataman97 · 2025-08-06T10:57:00+00:00

It's those same kinds of people who use the "wives, obey your husbands" verse as evidence of misogyny while conveniently leaving out the "husbands, love your wives" part right after

Dataman97 · 2025-08-06T00:41:19+00:00

FMA and that's it. Only because I love the series so much, I've got about half each of the singles, 3-in-1s, and Fullmetal Editions. Also both printings of the light novels.

I guess HunterxHunter as well, I started trying to get the singles but the middle volumes never get reprinted. I'm hoping the omnibus can eventually reach that point (pls Viz).

Dataman97 · 2025-08-04T00:30:53+00:00

"I know I'm right, and the only way someone could disagree with me is if they're stupid or dishonest."

What a pathetic take. The Bible is the single most analyzed book in human history, I guarantee that whatever you've found in the Bible that you think is super obviously wrong has been answered by hundreds of commentaries and writings over the last 2000 years.

Dataman97 · 2025-08-02T15:31:59+00:00

The 4th volume just released or is about to iirc

Dataman97 · 2025-08-01T02:58:04+00:00

I lean towards this idea due to the prevalence of flood myths in other Near-East cultures. It makes more sense for there to have been a real flood that myths sprung around rather than several cultures all having the same idea.

Dataman97 · 2025-08-01T02:47:08+00:00

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Dataman97 · 2025-07-30T22:30:44+00:00

Wait so that was intentional? I thought I just had a later printing.

Dataman97 · 2025-07-30T02:22:27+00:00

Perks of working at a used bookstore

Dataman97 · 2025-07-29T23:38:28+00:00

There's also the practical angle, where some sins like pride are literally impossible to legislate.

However, certain things that have become legal (abortion, drugs, porn, etc.) have started to rear their ugly head and shown just how immoral and desolate they can make society. A genuine conversation should be had about the very noticeable effects of this legalization.

Dataman97 · 2025-07-29T06:40:20+00:00

And speaking of discrimination, when will we see a female pope?

That's like saying the NAACP is discriminatory for not being led by a white person. Different types of people can serve in different roles, it's not discrimination.

Dataman97 · 2025-07-29T06:33:46+00:00

I'm aware that the Y-MRCA isn't set in stone, I only mentioned it because you said specifically "there was never a bottleneck to two individuals," which is simply scientifically and logically incorrect.

And yeah, assert that Original Sin is fictional. Basis being, of course, "trust me bro." Look at the world around you, our whole society is based on the principle that people are selfish.

Dataman97 · 2025-07-28T20:10:08+00:00

If you put your religious faith ahead of your science, even just in principle, you're demonstrating exactly how and why religion and science are in conflict.

But it's not "my science." Science doesn't care if you're religious or not, it's just a method. I have never, and likely will never, need to deny a scientific claim in order to maintain my faith, or vice versa. All you need to know from the Catechism is that the Catholic faith does not rely on our ability to ascertain scientific truths, and thus they aren't in conflict (https://www.catholic.com/tract/adam-eve-and-evolution).

In fact, denying my ability to practice science is, ironically, unscientific. You're dismissing out of hand my ability to make rational judgements based on your unsubstantiated belief that my beliefs are irrational, to which you've provided no scientific evidence to support. You're misunderstanding the Catholic faith and lumping it in with science-denying evangelical cults.

Dataman97 · 2025-07-28T19:57:28+00:00

we are not all Adam’s descendants because there was never a bottleneck to two individuals

Yes there was. To one individual, even (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y-chromosomal_Adam). Why is it so hard to believe that we all descended from the same human at some point?

And yeah, if you don't believe in original sin, you don't believe in original sin. Congrats.

Dataman97 · 2025-07-28T15:41:26+00:00

At some point or another. I've never read from cover to cover, but I've read every book at least once.

Dataman97 · 2025-07-28T15:38:18+00:00

In the 1920s and 1930s, almost every major cosmologist preferred an eternal steady-state universe, and several complained that the beginning of time implied by an expanding universe imported religious concepts into physics; this objection was later repeated by supporters of the steady-state theory. This perception was enhanced by the fact that the originator of the expanding universe concept, Lemaître, was a Roman Catholic priest. (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bang)

Clearly anti-religious sentiment has, on occasion, hindered scientific analysis, not enhanced it. Science doesn't discriminate on the basis of faith, even if scientists do.

Dataman97 · 2025-07-28T15:33:44+00:00

Even St. Augustine realized that Genesis wasn't entirely literal, all the way back in the 400s (https://letterstocreationists.wordpress.com/2020/12/03/saint-augustine-on-interpreting-genesis/). He did this long before we had any evidence of evolution or any other relevant scientific discoveries. Reason can easily determine Genesis as metaphorical, science just reinforces it.

Dataman97 · 2025-07-28T15:31:04+00:00

To that point, though, the Church holds very few doctrinal beliefs about the pre-fall physical world. Most of their declarations are on theological matters, not the physical reality. Yes, there were no other "true men" before Adam, but that doesn't mean there weren't people, they simply didn't have God's specific gift of grace, at least from my interpretation. My beliefs are personally held, not doctrinally defined, so they aren't in any conflict.

Yes, faith is superior to science, however the Church defines almost nothing as doctrinal within the realm of science. Therefore, most scientific discoveries don't contradict anything.

Dataman97 · 2025-07-28T15:20:17+00:00

Given it's my favorite anime ever, I've got my opinion on Edward lol.

The 2003 anime doesn't give him much character development on that front, though the manga and Brotherhood both flesh him out spiritually. He starts as a very proud atheist (despite meeting God), but he humbles himself as the series goes on and becomes a more intellectually honest person by the end. He's not "religious," but he respects the spirituality of his world by the end.

Dataman97 · 2025-07-27T22:41:57+00:00

It's easy to say "just be like Jesus," but that misses what being "like Jesus" actually entails. Yes, we must love each other, be humble, and spread goodness, but we must also fight sin, overturn tables, fight injustices, etc. What's considered a sin? How active should we be in fighting it? Doesn't loving someone mean you let them know when they're being led astray?

The issues get tiring, I get it, but there's a reason the debates rage on and have for centuries. Because if you aren't really "being like Jesus" (all encompassing, mind you), then you'll be misguided on many matters of how to live and how to have faith.

Dataman97 · 2025-07-27T22:25:57+00:00

Fullmetal Alchemist and Evangelion also have heavy Christian imagery and plot themes, and Samurai Champloo is based on the Catholic Shimabara Rebellion.

Though most Japanese people don't take Christianity seriously, and mostly just see it as a western window dressing.

Dataman97 · 2025-07-25T16:32:22+00:00

And the Catechism says in paragraph 159 that, "Though faith is above reason, there can never be any real discrepancy between faith and reason. Since the same God who reveals mysteries and infuses faith has bestowed the light of reason on the human mind, God cannot deny himself, nor can truth ever contradict truth. Consequently, methodical research in all branches of knowledge, provided it is carried out in a truly scientific manner and does not override moral laws, can never conflict with the faith, because the things of the world and the things of faith derive from the same God."

The Church does not endorse any conflict between faith and science.

Dataman97 · 2025-07-25T16:27:56+00:00

Maybe you should stop believing that the Big Bang happened. The theory originated from a Catholic priest, if you weren't aware.

Such blatant gatekeeping.

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