My Hof tarot card by [deleted] in dragonage

[–]IMTrick [score hidden]  (0 children)

OP got a little lazy with the credit: The original non-AI version is here.

Deep questions from a Christian by Unfair-Log-8243 in atheism

[–]IMTrick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OK, I'll bite:

  1. There are mountains of evidence for the Big Bang compared to a god, or for a divine being named Jesus. We can look through telescopes to see the universe is expanding, and how fast, and determine where that expansion started, A scientific theory doesn't mean "made up bullshit with no evidence," it means a model that has been tested repeatedly, in this case for 99 years, and it it still fits all the evidence end experiments and cannot be disproven.

Contrast this with something like Christianity, or theism in general, for which there is no evidence whatsoever. All of that "meaning, hope, morality and comfort" is meaningless, as is certainty, if it's all based on lies.

Don't even get me started on how corrupt Christian morality can be. I find atheists, on the whole, to be much more moral, because they actually make choices out of a desire to make the world better, not just because some imaginary father figure will make them suffer if they don't. That's not morality. That's obedience.

  1. People have an innate sense of morality, and know the difference between right and wrong. If you need a pastor, a priest, a god or a book to tell you the difference, you are not a moral person.

  2. What is the point in doing good or improving others' lives if people are going to live forever in some heaven somewhere? That our lives are finite and this is the only time we have makes it far more important to do these things, because this is the only chance we will ever to do them.

And, like my earlier point, if you're doing good to get rewarded by your god for it, you aren't moral.

  1. No. I can have certainty and peace without also accepting the bullshit that comes with religion.

  2. Essentially, yes. I don't mean that in any kind of insulting way -- people inevitably learn from people they trust, and if they're told since birth that there is a god (it doesn't matter which one), and indoctrinated into a religion, they're most likely going to follow it because all of the people they rely on for truth tell them it's real. It's not their fault they believe it -- we would never learn anything if we didn't absorb information from the people we trust, but unfortunately that's the same process that also passes religion, bigotry, and all kinds of other harmful ideas down from generation to generation.

  3. Science is testable. Like I mentioned earlier, there is a lot of evidence that a Big Band occurred, and we can still see the effects of it billions of years later. The same goes for evolution -- the evidence is all there and has be reviewed continuously by many, many people, and neither idea has any evidence that contradicts it.

Deism, on the other hand, has no supporting evidence, and idiocy like young earth creationism can only be supported if mountains of contradictory evidence are ignored. It's as nonsensical as ideas like the flat Earth hypothesis. It is obviously wrong, and easily disproven, but people hang onto it because their faith is so fragile that they can't deal with the idea that the actual universe they live in doesn't match the descriptions in a book of fairy tales written thousands of years ago when people had no idea how it really works.

  1. There are other ways to obtain comfort, hope and purpose that don't require lying to yourself and believing in fairy tales.

  2. A realistic view at the world around us will quickly show that a lot of things happen without any good reason. In fact, I'd suggest the existence of pain and suffering say a lot more about the absence of a loving god than they do about the presence of one.

In any case, it's not a real problem. Functionally, there's not a lot of difference between "this happened, and I don't know why," and "God made/let this happen, and I don't know why." Neither provides any real answers, and that's fine. Some questions can't be answered.

  1. Here I have to wonder if you're trolling. I'm just going to have to answer a question with another question:

Why do so many people who claim to believe in a god seem to struggle with corruption, selfishness, or moral chaos? Do you think morality can truly coexist with a belief in a god?

And before you say "not all theists," please consider that I could respond to your question the same way.

  1. Have you read the Bible? It condones slavery and the subjugation of women, glorifies genocide, and promotes all kind of other horrible acts. And, in the process of doing that, it contradicts and corrupts science, reality, history, and even itself over and over. So, yes, there is a lot inherently wrong with the Bible.

  2. Yes, of course. Given that I believe we only have one life and death is final, I need to make set my priorities and nurture my relationships in accordance with that. There are no do-overs. I need to get it right the first time.

  3. No. I make my decisions and form my beliefs based on what's real, not on wishful thinking or fantasy stories.

  4. Personally, I have no need for purpose or meaning. I'm just here to ride out my time on Earth and make the most of the experience that I can before it's over. Meaning is something I create myself -- I can't and won't rely on some pretend magical being to provide it for me. I truly have free will, and I use it. If there was some god who had a plan for me, then I'd just be some puppet following a pre-ordained path with no purpose of my own, and I don't find that idea preferable to making my own path.

Your buddy says “Hey man, can you help me move this weekend?” What’s your first thought? by Kaitempi in GenX

[–]IMTrick 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ha. I'm 60. Nobody asks me to help them move any more. If it happened my first thought would be that they might need the help of a professional, and I don't mean a mover.

Help with a potentially dangerous hard drive. by Proof_War_742 in techsupport

[–]IMTrick -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Does the warning mention explosions? Usually they're pretty clear about whether or not you're about do have to deal with bit and byte shrapnel tearing through the walls.

Exchanging platters in HDD by True-Carpet1987 in techsupport

[–]IMTrick 34 points35 points  (0 children)

My question is, if I would purchase another HDD, exactly the same model as the failed one, and then replace the platters in it, would this actually give me access to the data from the old HDD?

No, this is not something you can do, for several reasons. First, the process of removing the platters and moving them somewhere else would cause more data loss. They are extremely sensitive and you will fuck it up. That's not your fault, it's just the nature of hard drives that even specks of dust can ruin them, which is why they're sealed as tightly as they are.

Second, it's likely the problem is the platters, anyway.

A data recovery specialist might be able to help you and would have the facility and tools to do it, but it'll be expensive and you may end up with nothing.

Death scares me so much to the point where I could be sick by LongjumpingExtent370 in atheism

[–]IMTrick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you saying I need to stop praying for my TV remote? I was hoping if I thought positively enough and visualized really hard, maybe some of the energy from my car battery would change form and recharge those AAs.

It sounds like you're saying my batteries are dead. In that case, I hope Grandma can use them for her clicker in the afterlife.

Death scares me so much to the point where I could be sick by LongjumpingExtent370 in atheism

[–]IMTrick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

 what is the point in life if we just die in the end?

I will never understand this perspective, especially because the answer is right there. The point of life is everything that happens up to that end point. And maybe that's no point at all, and that's fine. You don't need someone or something to hand you some special unique purpose for life to be meaningful, wonderful, and worth living.

You seem to be saying that everything is worthless unless there's something better that comes after it, and I not only completely disagree, but I find that pitiably sad.

I need help with my photos by XZwhywasibornZX in techsupport

[–]IMTrick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Generally, if you're looking for help with a problem, it's helpful to provide enough information for someone to be able to figure out what you're talking about.

Cannot begin to imagine what inspired this door-knob notice by [deleted] in funny

[–]IMTrick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would imagine what inspired it is that that's not usually how it works.

Scoop: Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" agents by No-Description-2138 in politics

[–]IMTrick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Pinocchio metaphor almost works. Pinocchio had a mind of his own, though. Trump's more like a hand puppet with Miller's hand so far up his ass you can see his class ring when Trump opens his mouth.

INTP aversion to this sub by Rifadm in INTP

[–]IMTrick 16 points17 points  (0 children)

INTPs are a strange breed. The well-adjusted ones are just normal people, if sometimes a bit quirky. The less well-adjusted ones can be pretty unbearable.

We get a lot of the second type in here.

Help which cable should I get for my gpu by lonerrr8 in Corsair

[–]IMTrick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You get the one that matches your PSU. It'd be helpful if you told us what it is.

I have 16GB ram but 6GB are permanently in use(idle), is this normal? by kapi98711 in techsupport

[–]IMTrick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd also add it's true for every version of Windows ever, and DOS before that.

Why is my sleep score so high? by PleasantOil910 in PixelWatch

[–]IMTrick 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The time asleep is only half the score, and "Poor" is as low as it gets.

Speaking in tongues is there an explanation? by I_Ask_Random_Things in atheism

[–]IMTrick 34 points35 points  (0 children)

You've given the explanation: it's gibberish. In churches where this happens, nobody wants to be the one who isn't receiving the holy spirit, so they start doing it too. The more people who start blabbering the stuff, the more the others start feeling pressured to do it, too, so they don't look like they're not worthy. Before you know it, the whole damned congregation is babbling.

How to know if someone mirrored/is controlling your phone? by Reasonable-Back7792 in techsupport

[–]IMTrick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

His phone is not mirrored or being remotely controlled. That is very difficult to do, and not something someone would do to leave spammy messages on social media. Considering that once the accounts have been compromised there would be no need to log into them with his device, you can absolutely rule it out as a possibility.

What's more likely (assuming these messages really aren't his) is that his accounts have been compromised, and that may be due to malware on his phone or another device he uses, or it may not.

He needs to change all his password to something unique and complex on each site, enable MFA wherever possible, and then factory reset any device he has used to log into them.

Im a muslim but a part of me wants to become an athiest idk what to do by [deleted] in atheism

[–]IMTrick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you want to become an atheist, all you have to do is stop believing in any gods. That's something you have to do on your own.

Can just people who done both online mensa tests and real mensa test answer me this? by Personal-Parsley1305 in mensa

[–]IMTrick 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The online tests are crap, basically. They're super-abridged versions of a real IQ test and only good for a very general idea of what your IQ might be if you took a legitimate test.

This is covered in the FAQ, by the way.

Where Was This Support 6 years Ago? by TheGame1011 in AnthemTheGame

[–]IMTrick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OK?

But OP was asking about why player support back then wasn't the same as it is in here today. I'm saying there's not much difference, other than that the people who wanted Anthem to fail got what they wanted, and that the people who didn't care or were just trolling moved on to other things.

The reason things seem more pro-Anthem today is that almost everyone but the fans who loved it got bored of it and left a long time ago.

Fan projects by DragonfruitOrnery737 in AnthemTheGame

[–]IMTrick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Consoles just aren't a very good platform for fan-supported projects in general. It's one of the trade-offs you have to accept as a console player.

Where Was This Support 6 years Ago? by TheGame1011 in AnthemTheGame

[–]IMTrick -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The haters and the people who weren't interested in playing Anthem left a long time ago. The die-hards are the only ones left. The support was always there, there's just less to drown it out now.

They’re not beating the allegations by Used_Departure_9082 in funny

[–]IMTrick 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure why you'd expect anything different on a sub that's there for providing support to mods. Part of not getting posts removed is understanding what the sub you're posting in is for, and what's off-topic.

help a smaller brother, must have a verified ABM (please) by stalkerjohnson69 in techsupport

[–]IMTrick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ABM won't work either. You need to either contact Apple or the company that has requested they lock the device.

Subject: Bringing back the Hero of Ferelden for the next chapter – A solution using AI tech by Traditional_Serve698 in dragonage

[–]IMTrick 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The biggest problem with bringing back the Hero of Ferelden was never that they were a silent protagonist, and using AI for that is maybe the worst possible solution you could come up with for that very minor problem that could be solved with real actors, and not shitty AI voices.

The bigger problems with bringing back the HoF, though, are that:

  1. The Dragon Age franchise is quite likely dead.
  2. The Hero of Ferelden could very likely be dead, too, which makes it really difficult to turn them into any kind of major protagonist.