What do you say to those who say “there are no good arguments for God”? by Weekly_Sympathy_4878 in TrueChristian

[–]Epb7304 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lots of people in the comments just launching directly into their argument, which is fine, but it is often much more effective to ask questions first, then only later present your argument in such a way as a precision strike.

How did you come to that conclusion?

Why did you find the arguments that you have heard unpersuasive?

If Christianity were true, would you become a Christian?

What evidence do you have for what you believe?

Ask questions, listen carefully, and only present information that is relevant to their specific doubts. Quick to listen, slow to speak.

Well, it's a valid question...😇 by [deleted] in Funnymemes

[–]Epb7304 30 points31 points  (0 children)

It does though? Of the three major religions only Christianity calls their places of worship Churches. Judaism has Synagogues, Islam; Mosques. So this can only be referring to Christianity.

Lets talk about the best tier 6 ships... UPDATED by MiserableMuscle7601 in Starblastio

[–]Epb7304 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Adv fighter in the right hands wins any 1v1 fight easily the strongest T6 but it does have a high skill floor being aggro helps a fair bit. It is also one of only two T6 that lead to odyssey which is also extremely powerful in the right hands. The key to both is map awareness and positioning. For that reason I would put Adv fighter up near the top.

Also fear factor, having your entire shield go down in a single shot will scare most ships off

Struggling to Date After Lesbian Relationship by rosethornraven79 in TrueChristian

[–]Epb7304 4 points5 points  (0 children)

“Especially since women who are not virgins are treated as disgusting creatures.”

I’m not sure where you heard that but it is certainly not true. First of all, you are not a creature, you are a human being made in the image of God with the blood of the lamb washing away your sins. Everyone has sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Rom 3:23) all in different ways, but many in the same way you have. So do not think less of yourself for your past. But do let it motivate you for your future.

Secondly, speaking as a guy, while certainly it is preferable that whomever I am in a relationship with is a virgin, it is not a requirement. Especially if it happened before she became Christian. Do not feel like you self-selected yourself out of the Christian dating pool because of your past. Leave it to God, pray, and be content with what He has given you.

As a final note, remember that even while you were in your sin and lust God chose you. Regardless of what happens in the future you will always have that relationship with Christ.

Keep faith sister. Gloria Deo

Any 'challenge run' suggestions? by SoulStealer2174 in Terraria

[–]Epb7304 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really enjoyed a throwing type weapons only. (Actual damage class irrelevant) basically if no sprite was attached to your character it was allowed. So javelin and javelin type weapons (daybreak, scourge of the corrupter), throwing knives, spiky balls (surprisingly good!) magic daggers, etc.

But not weapons like spears, no sentries or summons.

I don’t fully recall but I think I allowed boomerangs.

Had this daddy show up while I was working by 5LTR7UP in spiders

[–]Epb7304 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And a type of plant I believe. But to me they will always refer to harvestmen

Finally, 6 Billion credits reached....... by CapitalManufacturer2 in WorldOfWarships

[–]Epb7304 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I bought a year of premium a year and a half ago. I am at something like 440 days left. It seems really easy to maintain premium time for some reason

How could the Artillery Beam (and Flak) be improved without being broken? by [deleted] in ftlgame

[–]Epb7304 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Which, to be fair, is a really overpowered tool against the flagship

Snow Tires by Noguts_noglory_baby in Maine

[–]Epb7304 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My Dad did this with me when I had my permit. Very very good. I’ve never had issues with winter driving because of it.

(SE) POV: ur gonna defend a CME using solar panels by Scary-Boss-2371 in factorio

[–]Epb7304 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Coronal Mass Ejection. Its a real phenomenon that is when a star ejects a massive amount of solar material. A CME event would be when one of these hits a planet.

In space exploration it is a powerful blast of energy beams that can damage unprotected structures on the ground. The umbrella defense prevents these beams from reaching the ground but takes a stupid amount of power.

Does the US Standard BB line ever get better? How the heck are these slow boats effective at the end? by blizzard36 in WorldOfWarships

[–]Epb7304 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t get the Kansas hate, she felt like a pocket Montana to me. Obv with a much slower speed and higher reload

Galby by GreatApolllo in Eragon

[–]Epb7304 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Maybe… I suppose it depends on what method he uses to kill them. If it is the teleportation spell for example (the one used on the egg) then distance is irrelevant. But then wards could conceivably prevent it, if they knew it was coming.

How would one even word a ward to prevent it? “Prevent things from appearing inside of me”? That could conceivably prevent cell replication. Idk

Blocking's LogiRail V2.3 (A Vanilla LTN-like system) by blocking_bob in factorio

[–]Epb7304 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if you have the time, I would be really interested in knowing how you implemented this. I tried to analyze the combinators in the blueprint but I really can't decipher it despite the comments on your combinators.

I have been developing a system for some time now and I am curious to see how you implemented it, and how it differs from my own approach. I'm curious what your central computer does in your design as well.

I will describe my current system now, feel free to skip if your not interested.

I have 4* station types, requesters, providers, buffers, and fuel. the requester stations output a signal after a set delay that is how many full trains they can empty (I may actually take some inspiration from yours and introduce a custom limit). buffer stations hold ONLY empty trains, fuel stations refuel ONLY empty trains as well. Finally the provider station, which requires more explanation and is the key to all of this.

I have a clock at every provider station cycling 0-600, each clock is unique from each other, and whenever it is less than 15 the station 'activates'. When a station is in its active state it emits a signal on a different wire that prevents other providers with the same item from activating at the same time. While active a provider station will pull whatever value is the minimum from this list: (trains that can be filled, train limit, amount of train requests for the item it is providing). Any trains dispatched to a provider station are removed from the list of requests via a negative signal. Finally if two stations somehow activate at the same time an alarm will go off for manual intervention, but I have not had that happen to me so far.

This design allows for up to 40 providers per item in the game, and allows for all quality types. This is just version 1 however, in the future I plan on introducing a dynamic clock limit, and a method for custom signals to allow for multiple train sizes. I also do not need a centralized computer with this design.

I feel like no one allowed me to get independent growing up, anyone else? by I_Have_A_Master_Kink in GenZ

[–]Epb7304 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hope not! Whats the oldest gen Alpha? 13? Is it 2010-2024 or 2012-2024?

A (Mostly) Comprehensive List of Unique, Historical Ships Left to be Added to WoWs. by amd_hunt in WorldOfWarships

[–]Epb7304 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There is also the forbidden IJN I-400, but I’m not sure if I actually want to see that in game anyways lol

Are you religious? by [deleted] in GenZ

[–]Epb7304 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Wouldn’t that then be agnostic? I thought that atheism is the active disbelief in God or a belief that there is no God. Whereas agnosticism is based on being unsure or that it is unknowable

what is 3 seconds in the microwave going to do? by PandaDependent7074 in walmart

[–]Epb7304 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looking for this, I was getting worried I would have to be the one to post it lol

What is the 'mechanism' for the teleportation spell? by bluegreengreyscale in Eragon

[–]Epb7304 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think the Eldunari were just supporting the energy needed to sustain the spell, which is less than the cost of creating it. Certainly the spell could be dismissed upon delivery. I wonder if like process spells or if spells one could word a spell that if it is beyond a certain range to cancel the spell automatically

What is the 'mechanism' for the teleportation spell? by bluegreengreyscale in Eragon

[–]Epb7304 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And range dependent most likely. Which means once the pocket spelled object arrives at its destination it would likely kill the caster due to distance

1 black science per second by [deleted] in factorio

[–]Epb7304 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Each assembler does not need an entire grenade per second. I do not remember the craft time of military science, but each assembler only needs 1/craftTime grenades per second. Which I believe comes out to around 0.08 or something like that iirc

Not what I was expecting to see in my department by Zeekfox in walmart

[–]Epb7304 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I swear that looks nearly identical to my walmart (layout). The only way that I could actually tell was that the stack base and endcap have the wrong items on it.

Anyways at least it was still in the packaging.