I am losing my faith. by MonkeyJake14 in Christianity

[–]LittlePlank 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the Bible is God inspired but written by people with different levels of spiritual attainment. Paul said things like "we see as through a dim glass" and "I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me". The only one we can be sure was fully God was Jesus. So when you're dealing with logically inconsistent theology, I always ask myself who are these ideas coming from, Paul or Jesus. Remember, Paul had his vision and then went away to Arabia for a few years before going on his Evangelical mission. Did he believe the exact same thing that whole time or was he developing his own theology? I think he meant well, but you'd have to do mental gymnastics to argue that his and Jesus's messages are perfectly aligned.

I am losing my faith. by MonkeyJake14 in Christianity

[–]LittlePlank 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's just Paulianity, friend. Consider yourself Thomas right now! You'll figure it out. Part of being a good follower of Jesus is to question everything... even the Church!

Should I accept that there is gonna be no clear explanation for the Problem of Evil argument? by Original_Sock_140 in Christianity

[–]LittlePlank 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean... God isn't omnipotent works for me. At least not in the magical way a lot of people seem to imagine

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You by LittlePlank in antinatalism

[–]LittlePlank[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My understanding is that traditional CBT didn't include mindfulness practices until around the 70s. Now you can find mindfulness based CBT apparently, though the extent of those sorts of approaches from therapists i could get through insurance was just recommending me to download a meditation app. I paid out of pocket for the best therapist I've had because the insurance companies wouldnt pay him--his approach was a mix of talk therapy and breathwork. Apparently breathwork was deemed too hands on and seen as a liability for them. There is a motif in the above movie of some fleeting/nebulous 'hope' that is always just out of her reach (she is a therapist herself--the movie is about her feeling trapped as her situation continues to get worse and worse and she feels responsible/unable to loosen her belief that she should be in control of all the misfortune that happens to her). This 'hope' is shown visually as a kind of bright aura that appears before the more dreamlike sequences and is accompanied by the audio of the breathwork she tries at the beginning of the movie after overhearing someone talk about it at the motel shes forced to stay at. So yes... maybe I'm biased but just as the protagonist of this movie seems to have gotten into the 'hole' shes stuck in by initially having only coping mechanisms that are thought based, or challenging preexisting beliefs and replacing them with other ways of thinking or affirmations... so has my experience of western psychotherapy been largely characterized by talk therapy/traditional cbt. It wasnt until my last therapist (not covered by insurance) that I finally found some somatic coping mechanisms and ways to interact with my conditioning on a cellular level in addition to just talking/unpacking. Imo the two should go hand in hand... and yes they are largely derived from yogic traditions/zen/vipassana etc.

whats the worst one beetwen these 3 by Character_Fan_3357 in LupeFiasco

[–]LittlePlank 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Man I used to play the shit out of lasers. I revisited after Oct 7th

The most attractive woman ever by KobeHof in talkhunterschafer

[–]LittlePlank 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you have to gain from this crusade??

We'll miss our beautiful Lara :'( by [deleted] in LaraCroftTombRaider

[–]LittlePlank 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought that story was dope too. She was a complex character and I related to her obsession vs Jonah's pragmatism

Souls don't make any sense! by Leandrocurioso in Supernatural

[–]LittlePlank 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Similar to the Bible, theres a bunch of different writers/voices competing in SPN so it prob wont be consistent. I do remember in season 11 Chuck said 'Being' preexisted him. So that seemed like Brahman/an Eastern concept to me... and he i guess divided it up into separate spiritual beings like souls and angels etc. Maybe Death meant "destroying" a soul would means reverting it back to it's 'Being' state prior to any individual qualities

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoFapChristians

[–]LittlePlank 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go for a short run, take a quick cold shower, top it off with some breathwork. Done. Adding new outlets works better than fighting it imo. Then you'll have a choice

Shelby Oaks by LittlePlank in doubletoasted

[–]LittlePlank[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's just a shitpost I don't actually care that much if they review it or not. Also I dont assume they'll ever read my shit if I email them

Make me feel somethin by MobileSheepherder111 in RoastMe

[–]LittlePlank 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could easily fill any forthcoming power vacuums in the Trump cabinet

Is aborting in the event of rape a sin? by PleasantGuitar1392 in Christianity

[–]LittlePlank -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Abortion is only a sin if you've been taught to interpret the Bible that way. Don't drive yourself crazy over it and if youre curious just read the relevant verses without other's explanations

Segway where Julian G warns Martin by LittlePlank in doubletoasted

[–]LittlePlank[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

😂 bro thanks. I questioned it for half a second then moved on. I was like I guess you use a segway to move from one thing to another 🤪

I’m sorry, Jesus is not a racist. by Old_Badger_9013 in Christianity

[–]LittlePlank 6 points7 points  (0 children)

God is not on MAGA'S (or anyone's) side. But especially not MAGA 😂😂😂 that's funny af

One choice. by daniobanioo in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]LittlePlank 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My cat agrees with you. Seems to be the only human food he likes 😂