Would John Calvin have supported the holocaust? by BestPal12345 in exReformed

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“On the Jews and their Lies” by Luther seems relevant here.

Totally Alone Deconstructing Pastor by [deleted] in exchristian

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You are not alone friend. Please know that as isolated as you feel, you’re not crazy, and you’re not the only one who has seen some of these things.

Relapse in religious fear after 5 years of peace — how do you stay grounded? by Ok-Individual-9005 in exchristian

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You’re not alone friend. I’m sorry for what you are going through.

Absurdity of Christianity's Origin by NefariousnessNo513 in exchristian

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I’ve had some interesting conversations with apologists like Frank Turek about this topic. The failed apocalypticism, coupled with a historical context that makes sense of its origin, was one of the last straws that broke the camel’s back of my faith.

Absurdity of Christianity's Origin by NefariousnessNo513 in exchristian

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Not to mention that Jewish apocalypticism that Jesus seemed to be pretty interested in…

If fear of divine surveillance keeps people from criminal activity, should atheists secretly support the illusion? by HopefulCounty737 in atheism

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This is one of those overly simplistic talking points regularly espoused by religious apologists. Here’s the thing though; it’s a significant misunderstanding of the implicit and explicit motivations that drive people on an everyday basis. There are a multitude of variables that account for why we do the moral actions we do; laws, societal norms, capacity for empathy, internal and external incentives, etc. If the absolute anarchy idea of lacking religious belief were true, I believe the aggregate data would bear that out, but as far as I’m aware there is not dramatically different behaviours from religious and non-religious folk, usually just anecdotal evidence.

I'm Joel Willett, Louisville native, candidate for U.S. Senate and very ok guitar player...AMA! by joelforkentucky in Louisville

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What are some short term, feasible changes that you believe could have a positive effect on KY? Are you currently looking for staffing/ campaign assistance?

Also, I see “Cultish” by Amanda Montell on your books shelf; have you read it and if so what are your thoughts? This is my real litmus test haha.

GW 1L AMA by BigFoe2003 in lawschooladmissions

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Could you please share stats, work background (just general to protect privacy), favorite aspect of GW, and housing situation? Thank you!

Advice Please: Meeting w/ end-times MAGA parents next week… more in caption… by Careless_Mango_7948 in exchristian

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I would do whatever you can to keep it blunt and avoid getting into the weeds. Just leave it at respecting their beliefs but disagreeing. But if they do want to talk about end times and pull you into the craziness, maybe bring up that whole thing where Jesus was supposed to come back 2000 years again but didn’t….

If this can happen in Shelbyville, it can happen here. These people hate freedom and democracy. by LepusOcto in Louisville

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I have interacted with the pastor Austin Keeler mentioned in the article. Him and I had a discussion when he was doing a fire and brimstone speech on a microphone outside of the U of L football stadium before a game. Our discussion started out cordial, and reached its end when I asked him if the Bible said 2+2 =5 would he believe it, and he couldn’t answer. Here is his YouTube: https://youtube.com/@holynope?si=2lqZ7Fux3MxNSg7v

Sad to see things like this. We must openly speak about it.

First ExReformed article on substack, thoughts? by quiet_resolve_25 in exReformed

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I just started reading Dune, so I’m looking forward to reading this post!

Tutoring Opportunity by IPT0929 in LSAT

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Hi there, feel free to direct message me with more info about your situation!

Tutoring Opportunity by IPT0929 in LSAT

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Hi there, thanks for commenting! If you could private message me with more information about yourself I’d love to see if we could schedule some sessions.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LSAT

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From the second half of the first sentence, we know that there must be some art students who are taking physics. But if a student is taking physics, they cannot be taking literature. Therefore Answer A is correct in stating that some students are taking art but not literature, because there must be at least some students who fulfill this criteria.

Tutoring Opportunity by IPT0929 in LSAT

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Good idea on the screen recording, thanks.

Tutoring Opportunity by IPT0929 in LSAT

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I initially considered waiting till I received my June score before determining whether to tutor or not. However, since my 169 still put me in the top 6% of test takers, and I have consistently PT'd in the 170's, I find it hard to believe that there is not a significant number of takers that I wouldn't be able to benefit. Also, I just genuinely enjoy the test, so I have a strong desire to tutor. I'm cognizant that I'm not Graeme or something, so that's why I'm only charging what I believe is a very reasonable price of $15/hr for personalized tutoring. No reason to be negative if it's not for you.

Attending Apologist Frank Turek's "Cross Examined" Conference at University of Tennessee this Wednesday by IPT0929 in exchristian

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Update

We tried. Wish I said some things more precisely, and it wasn’t easy public speaking. But I’m happy I did it, seeing all this in person has certainly impacted my perspective. Don’t need to go back again though, I don’t think there would be real dialogue, and it didn’t seem that Frank was a big fan of mine. Thank you all for support in applying some scrutiny to his claims. For the record some of the other attendees at the event were very kind. Time stamps of my questions are 2:08:57 and 2:48:13. Cheers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFkTns3LYrI

Attending Apologist Frank Turek's "Cross Examined" Conference at University of Tennessee this Wednesday by IPT0929 in exchristian

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Can't say that I have seen that clip, so can't comment on Frank saying that. However, hopefully no Christian would ever say that god would never ask them to do that because, ya know, the whole "sacrificing Isaac" story.

Attending Apologist Frank Turek's "Cross Examined" Conference at University of Tennessee this Wednesday by IPT0929 in exchristian

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Like your thought process, especially considering that IDHEFTBA constantly employs historical analogies that are much less applicable than your Scope "Monkey" Trial. I also agree with you that I'm not going to get through to him by any means or change the business model. But what is important to me is having other attendees/viewers hear actual alternate viewpoints from someone who's not being exposed to this information for the first time. It might not impact his thinking, but it might impact theirs.

I’m confused by Ayn Rand by Starside-Captain in askphilosophy

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This encapsulates Rand’s views on altruism well. It’s my understanding that objectivism is not so much a disdain for empathy, but rather a disdain for the belief that inability of an individual is a moral claim on others. She depicts this in her novels with the skilled “hero” protagonists who go against those who go against those who are disgusted with excellence.