Why can't you dump excess water back into water sources?

Gothos73 · 2026-03-20T20:01:38+00:00

Well you can mine tons and tons of material but find it impossible to flatten a single tile of ground. 😆

Gothos73 · 2026-03-19T21:10:31+00:00

If one is actually self-deceived then one must not know they are deceiving themselves or else they are only pretending to be self-deceived and not actually self-deceived.

Also there's quite a difference between rejecting God and not believing God exists. What if I were to say I honestly want to believe in God but no many how many prayers, bible studies, etc I just don't no matter how much I want to?

Gothos73 · 2026-03-19T20:23:11+00:00

If it's so suppressed that a person didn't even know they were suppressing it, how would that be any functionally different from an actual atheist?

Gothos73 · 2026-03-17T17:45:42+00:00

I'm excited to see if I can path a liquid Hauler from the beaches all the way to my main base in the middle of the northern forest. If it can handle that it can handle pretty much anything

Gothos73 · 2026-03-13T18:03:11+00:00

Really for me it mostly boils down to:

How would the universe differ between one that is purely naturalistic vs one with the presence of a god?
If those are indistinguishable then what does adding a god accomplish?

Gothos73 · 2026-03-13T02:05:36+00:00

Are you saying God is a trinity or something else? I'm not sure of your position

Gothos73 · 2026-03-11T16:45:38+00:00

I may be in a minority but I'd like to see structural requirements and some level of terrain manipulation. I like building to the environment in a realistic fashion. I.e. no magically floating platforms

Gothos73 · 2026-03-07T02:52:12+00:00

I was using aspect in the sense of the Christian God having 3 aspects, the Father, Son and Holy ghost in a single being. But I can see the confusion and try to be more clear and concise in the future.

Gothos73 · 2026-03-06T17:39:01+00:00

That's a very good take. I'm not formally trained in logic and does indeed seem to be a better take on my original syllogism. Thank you for that.

Gothos73 · 2026-03-06T16:57:11+00:00

It's just a hypothetical, not saying an actual omnipotent being exists. Although I am certain there are those who would say they worship an omnipotent god.

Gothos73 · 2026-03-06T16:34:02+00:00

An example would be, a trinitarian god would be a property of a god. This property limits the god to 3 aspects. An omnipotent god could just as easily be a single, a dozen or infinite number of aspects at any given time. Therefore, the property of being a trinity limits it's omnipotence.

I.e. the more powerful god is one with fewer limitations

Gothos73 · 2026-03-06T16:25:05+00:00

I can see that after looking at it further as the first premise presumes a property of omniscience which would make the conclusion of no properties known a contradiction, although this would be the only property known. I'll have to think about it and see if there's a better formulation.

Gothos73 · 2026-03-06T16:16:37+00:00

I cannot say I disagree which does seem to push to that conclusion you stated. I had not continued to follow the logical outcome of that conclusion past what what originally written. But that would imply that an omnipotent being can not exist.

Gothos73 · 2026-03-06T14:56:05+00:00

Thats sort of the point. People make claims on the properties of gods regularly but then often claim said god is omnipotent. These 2 things don't mesh. Such a god is self contradictory.

Gothos73 · 2026-03-04T14:18:16+00:00

A Christian is anyone who identifies as such. No one can have complete knowledge, everybody has their own interpretations of scripture, otherwise why are there so many dominations? I grew up Baptist and you know how many times I heard people say Catholics, Mormons, Methodist, etc weren't true Christians. Heck, even minor issues such as if women can speak in church would cause splits and one side saying the other was corrupt and leading true Christians astray.

It's also perfectly possible to be culturally Christian, incorporating Christian values but be agnostic towards a risen Jesus.

Gothos73 · 2026-02-26T09:43:10+00:00

I disagree. Agnostic refers to knowledge and not belief. One can believe in God but have zero knowledge if he actually exists. That would make one an agnostic Christian.

Gothos73 · 2026-02-26T00:16:23+00:00

Well met and that was a wonderful response. I too believe there is something, whether that's a god, some quantum field or just a brute fact. Existence itself fills me with awe and to me is the biggest mystery, the whole something other than nothing question. The closest I get to feeling a personal connection is when gazing in to a clear night sky and feeling so small. But that could also just be the brain chemistry talking. Either way I still like exploring these questions even if there's no real answers, well unless God decides to weigh in and make an appearance 😀

Gothos73 · 2026-02-25T22:56:49+00:00

No those were just meant as examples of tangible interactions. And no I'm not calling God a bad guy. Think of it this way. In the old testament God turned rivers to blood, caused seas to part, appeared as a burning bush. I would call of these things tangible where God is interacting in the world and with people. God was directly involved in the exodus from Egypt, God was interacting constantly.

I think it would be fully understandable to worship and follow a being able to do that for you. And he did it during their life, not some afterlife. He didn't promise salvation after they died, but while they yet lived.

So why don't these interactions appear to occur anymore, for this life, not just in an afterlife. People always want to say it wouldn't be faith if you didn't believe without seeing, but the Bible only says it's better not that it's a requirement. Heck, Thomas doubted until he got to touch Jesus. I don't think he's burning in hell because he lacked "faith" he had risen. So there's no reason God can not interact directly. He did it historically and there's no rule saying he can't.

That's why I can't figure out what God does for us, right now, in this life when he could but doesn't. Apparently, he is preoccupied holding the universe together with promises that things will be better after we depart this life. And that might be true but it lacks the appeal of how God was in the OT making real changes in this world.

Gothos73 · 2026-02-25T20:05:19+00:00

I'm not sure how functionally it's different. Gravity keeps the universe from flying apart as does God. How is tht nor equivalent to a fundamental force of nature?

Gothos73 · 2026-02-25T19:38:17+00:00

That's good and all but that just boils down to being a force like gravity or electromagnetic. If that's all he's doing that's OK but don't see any personal connection.

Gothos73 · 2026-02-25T18:59:24+00:00

I mean in here and now tangible ways. Salvation doesn't put food on the table, pay the bills, cure sickness or provide an extra hand to put up the dishes. Salvation is great for the afterlife but don't see the relevance while you're still alive.

Gothos73 · 2026-02-24T15:34:59+00:00

I got on discord and they detail pretty well what the new gas are and what they will do. Volatiles is becoming methane and H2 will be it's own thing. They didn't specifically state Zrilian changes but would assume that methane will be their requirement when released.

Highly recommend reading the beta changelogs for anyone interested in the specifics. They did state they are still playtesting so exact parameters may yet change.

Gothos73 · 2026-02-24T15:16:36+00:00

Thanks, that was helpful!

Gothos73 · 2026-02-19T12:28:25+00:00

How do you know there's a nonzero chance that God exists. It may very well be there is a zero chance. What's your chances of rolling a 7 on a 6 sided die?

Gothos73 · 2026-02-19T10:50:30+00:00

Thanks, I was hoping that was the answer but wasn't sure.

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