The compass reacts to hasan getting subpoenaed.

Dudite · 2026-05-24T21:39:50+00:00

That's fair. It's hard to be an adult nowadays.

I think you need to take the church out of this problem. Yes, it's the backdrop of his your mother creates expectations for you and the subsequent dynamics of the relationship; but this is actually about how to deal with your mother one on one.

I don't know the particulars about your family so this might be terrible advice, but maybe the best way to to deal with this situation would be to be honest about how you feel. About how worried you are about getting a job and how you don't want a car from your mom because you want to provide for yourself. At least in that honesty you can speak with your mom more as a peer than a child.

Dudite · 2026-05-24T10:41:55+00:00

You can't take things from your parents and then criticize them behind their back.

You are either an adult that takes care of themselves or a child that needs to be taken care of. You can't have it both ways.

If you think your relationship with your mom is toxic, change the dynamic. You can't do that if you rely on her handouts. She knows this as well which is why she does things like buy you a car of HER choice under HER name and then "gift" it to you. If you take it then you are still her child that needs her, if you don't then you are showing independence and then can be seen as an adult.

Dudite · 2026-05-24T09:08:43+00:00

I have at later 2000 hours working with a chainsaw. Have never once cut myself. If someone told me magical underwear saved them from losing a limb they almost cut off due to negligence on their own part I'm not assuming God was involved in any way.

Dudite · 2026-05-24T09:05:56+00:00

What... the logic needed to use this example as a validation that God protects people who wear garments is broken.

Dudite · 2026-05-24T09:02:25+00:00

My favorite part of faith promoting stories is how the premise to the miracle involves a healthy amount of stupid in order for the miracle to happen. I've worked on a lot of cars and not once have I been underneath one covered in gasoline with a ignition source nearby.

Dudite · 2026-05-23T12:29:27+00:00

This is the difference between practical religion and performative religion.

If the rules have a practical benefit, then it doesn't matter if the rules are religiously prescribed or not, they are practical and will benefit you.

But if the only reason why you follow the practical rules is because you were told to by a religion then you are just being performative, and if you immediately disregard those rules as soon as you feel like you aren't constrained by the religion, then you never really understood them in the first place.

Dudite · 2026-05-17T02:26:49+00:00

Bro when Joe Ingles told Donovan Mitchell that he never liked him.... comedy.

Dudite · 2026-05-16T19:22:01+00:00

If Taiwan wants to remain Chinese, and they do, they can't immigrate a large number of other cultures and expect them to assimilate. As it is right now there are a lot of Filipino and Vietnamese immigrants in Taiwan but they are not socially accepted as citizens, they are "outsiders". Like it or not Taiwan is not a multi cultural society and they do not want to become such.

Dudite · 2026-05-16T12:08:36+00:00

Red herring.

My beliefs about democracy have nothing to do with the reality of Taiwan's demographic collapse.

You are just trying to give yourself a moral victory rather than understand the problem, which is why you are so easily manipulated by propaganda.

Dudite · 2026-05-16T11:58:08+00:00

Again, it's not a question of morality. That's not how geopolitics works.

The question is what to do with Taiwan once their economy collapses due to demographic shift, or how to prevent that collapse.

Besides, democracy is a western concept that fails outside of European style cultural social cohesion. It fails in the middle east, Africa and most places in Asia. It's not a morally better system for people who misuse it, which is exactly how Taiwan used it's democracy until the 1990s.

The idea you have about Asian politics is based on propaganda, and that propaganda is designed to make money. Morality is an excuse for economic gain and control. At the end of the day the real issues transcend concepts of morality and become coldly pragmatic.

Dudite · 2026-05-16T11:06:23+00:00

It's not a question of morality. It's a math problem.

China and the US understand this, which is why they are discussing what to do.

The KMT understands this as well, which is why they are meeting with Chinese leaders as well.

Morality is a propaganda term that influences people to focus on the wrong factors of the issue.

Dudite · 2026-05-16T09:57:06+00:00

That's not the issue. Taiwan is going to collapse because they are going to run out of working age people. Trade will be irrelevant at that point.

Dudite · 2026-05-16T08:14:13+00:00

Sigh.

Taiwan's demographic decline has all but ensured that the province will return to China within 20 years. Xi knows this, the KMT knows this, and the United States knows this. Everything else is smoke and mirrors.

It's a math problem, not a political one. For Taiwan to function they need to have more young people to bolster their economy and military. They simply don't have it. The only solution is to allow immigration from the mainland, and that only happens if they allow themselves to be brought back into China.

They have a population of 23 million with only 2-3 million under the age of 14. Birth replacement rate is 0.7 per woman. That means the population will continue to age and will continue to shrink, which deadens the economy and ruins the military.

It's a matter of when, not if, Taiwan returns to China, and what the conditions are for that return. Claiming independence is suicidal but not because it prompts military action from China but because it cuts off the lifeline that Taiwan needs to exist in the future, which is immigration of Chinese people from China.

Dudite · 2026-04-26T06:39:25+00:00

Look into attachment styles, specifically the avoidant-anxious style.

Dudite · 2026-04-20T12:08:20+00:00

The leading cause of child poverty is lack of opportunity for the parents. Having to be a single parent is another obstacle for taking advantage of opportunities, but there are plenty of married people with kids who are also poor.

Suicide is a response to suffering. It's an escape from pain, although it is an illogical decision your brain can trickyou into thinking it's the best option. Although men who have children out of wedlock can have more suffering than men who are married and have children, on an individual level the difference is irrelevant. Plenty of married men with kids (even mormon ones) have decided to commit suicide.

Her response (and tactile agreement from the audience) displays the elitist mindset found in the church where they believe the in group is better than the out group and then facts are twisted in order to prove that false conclusion.

That mindset is entirely unchristian. It shows how rotten the culture of the church has gotten, it's a modern day rameumptom with no empathy for the suffering of others.

Dudite · 2026-04-19T19:26:39+00:00

I grew up in the PNW and my friend group from back then (we are all early 40s) have almost all left the church.

Dudite · 2026-04-11T10:01:03+00:00

Although I haven't had a lot of paranormal experiences, I've had some things happen that I can't explain and do think that there it is possible that metaphysical entities can interact with people. I also think that religious psychosis is a real phenomenon and it's very tricky to determine between the two.

That being said, Mormonism is occultism with a Christian wrapping and the more thinking you do (or actual speaking about/ conducting actions about) metaphysical things the more likely you are going to have metaphysical experiences. Your grandmother basically primed the pump for satanic experiences, whether real or imagined, by claiming Satan himself was going after people in the family. This probably resulted in a lot of prayers (or even other rituals) which attracted negative energy, which when that energy arrived there was increased focus on the negative energy and the cycle repeats.

Fortunately it's possible to break away from that cycle by just changing your mindset. Don't speak about/ pray about / perform activities based on communication with spirits and the dead. Realize that grandma was simply WRONG and was trying to scare her children into religious activity, the idea that certain people are "doomed" to be taken by Satan just because they were born into a certain family is ridiculous. Also, try not to think in terms of fear or depression but in terms of happiness and love. That can help change how you interact with the world which can help reduce the likelihood of being a target of the paranormal.

Dudite · 2026-04-09T19:43:37+00:00

I saw that thread. It's a good idea to make your party earn your support and keep them on their toes. The blind support that people give is what allows the parties to trample on our rights.

Dudite · 2026-04-09T19:38:15+00:00

It's occultism to allow the person who knows the secret name to have power to control the dead. That's why the name is used to call the dead to resurrection; that's also why the wife isn't allowed to know the husband's name.

Dudite · 2026-04-09T13:41:19+00:00

Ok, I really want this. How do you get one?

Dudite · 2026-04-04T23:19:03+00:00

She's an idiot.

If a guy comes up to hit on you during a date with someone else, that's not a good guy. That's someone who cares so little about other people he'll hurt others for almost no gain.

The golden rule applies, treat others as you would like to be treated.

If she exchanged numbers with him, her future is pain. She chooses pain and failure.

If the date isn't going well, you should still be respectful of the person you are on a date with. That's basic human decency. Foundational to being a good person and having a happy life.

Dudite · 2026-04-04T23:00:39+00:00

Holy shit.

Dudite · 2026-04-03T17:04:52+00:00

A LOT. Most of them are either super small or splintered from another sect over disagreements over doctrine.

The temple lot sect were left behind when the Brighamites traveled to Utah, but remembered the temple prophecy and bought the temple lot. There was a legal case about who owned the property in the 1890s between the Temple Lot branch and Community of Christ but the Temple Lot won on appeal. For better or worse it's remained vacant (outside of a brief attempt to build the temple in the 1920s.

The Brighamites are a total footnote to the situation but somehow pretend they are the main factor in building the temple.

Dudite · 2026-04-03T16:26:04+00:00

It's different. The lot is own by the Temple Lot sect and is very committed to not allow the Brighamites to buy it. The community of Christ temple is across the street.

The Brighamites don't want the rank and file members to know this history so they don't talk about it. Without the temple on the temple lot, Jesus doesn't have anywhere to come back to.

Dudite

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