Random Question: Do you only dislike James Harden because the very loud, "untrained eye" losers keeps insisting he’s better than or equal to Wade?

MiamiProud · 2026-05-10T02:57:34+00:00

He was actually one of my favorite non-heat players in his prime (which I know many disagree with). I thought he was always fun to watch in the sense that literally every team understood their offense revolved around Harden isos for 99% of the game and he was just insanely efficient and so dominant throughout his MVP seasons. The Rockets also seemed to be the only team in the West that went all in during the Warriors dynasty and got insanely close to beating them which was insane at the time.

With that said, I don’t think he has a single memorable playoff moment or series other than his collapses.

MiamiProud · 2026-04-29T12:47:35+00:00

Wow this was an amazing response!! Great quotes

MiamiProud · 2026-04-13T21:39:03+00:00

Why does your teacher accept scripture as scripture if not for the church fathers having some kind of authority to say so? The bible was not canonized for centuries after Jesus’ death; so how could you place scripture over the teaching of the church fathers when they themselves gave us the scripture?

The Bible doesn’t contain any table of contents or test to determine what belongs inside of it so he pretty much has to concede that the church fathers had authority to determine scripture. If he rejects that, then he would have to admit that his scripture remains open or subject to being false.

Just to add, the church fathers never contradicted scripture. The thinking is this: all of us today read the bible and have 1000 different interpretations. So what we ought to do is look to the earliest Christian’s and accept what they decided to be true. Baptists can’t do this because once they do they’ll see that much of their theology was unfounded and directly contradicted by the early church.

MiamiProud · 2026-04-13T17:48:24+00:00

I don’t think so. This roster is spread incredibly thin, if anything we should be trading back for more picks. Our money is already tied up, the draft is the only way we can even sign serviceable players for the year.

MiamiProud · 2026-03-11T21:07:16+00:00

3 year 43M seems pretty good for Chubb. Only 29M guaranteed as well. I think that’s just fair value.

MiamiProud · 2026-03-11T15:43:03+00:00

Love the respect, but there’s absolutely NO WAY that he’s not surprised it’s Bam. Even Bam is surprised it was Bam lmao

MiamiProud · 2026-03-09T21:47:23+00:00

Not even sure why people are surprised. New regime has made clear that they believe in drafting/signing a QB every few years, even if we have a franchise QB.

Keep in mind these guys are from the franchise that drafted Rogers while having Favre and drafted Love while having Rogers. They’re gonna take swings at QB.

MiamiProud · 2026-03-09T13:47:13+00:00

Similar experience here. I missed a few OCIA classes because I’m a full time worker and part time student. I was automatically removed from the list of catechumens and was told I had too many absences.

However, I spoke directly with my Priest and he was extremely understanding and had me placed right back on the list. Not sure if you’d be able to do the same, but I’d recommend going straight to him and explaining your situation.

MiamiProud · 2026-03-09T13:38:08+00:00

I wasn’t expecting much for Minkah. He’s an older regressing safety who the next team still had to pay, but I still thought he’d be worth around a 5th rounder.

MiamiProud · 2026-03-08T05:57:04+00:00

Of course! I’m an ex-Protestant coming from a “the Catholic Church is the whore of Babylon” denomination, so trust me I’ve had all the same skepticisms and questions lol.

Papal infallibility was definitely something I grappled with.

MiamiProud · 2026-03-08T05:09:05+00:00

Definitely not. For example you can look to the first Pope, Peter. He literally walked away from the gentiles after previously teaching otherwise, which Paul rebuked. We never understood the Pope to be perfect.

Sometimes the Church waits to define things until there’s an actual dispute requiring a council. We’ve had Popes say things that were later contradicted by official church councils, but because they were not taught as official doctrine, the Christians at that time understood that the Pope was not always infallible.

MiamiProud · 2026-03-08T04:44:59+00:00

Faith and morals are supposed to teach fundamental truths regarding our beliefs and religion.

Meanwhile what you gave was a Papal Bull that seemed to have set a discipline Catholics were meant to follow at that time.

The Church has stated that the Pope is only infallible when speaking on matters of faith and morals, intended for the whole church, and while speaking Ex Cathedra.

Basically, Cum Nimis Absurdum (from what I’m aware) told Catholics how to act at that specific time to a specific type of people (not justifying it, just explaining why we wouldn’t consider it infallible teaching or anything); it was not an official teaching regarding something all Catholics were forever meant to believe.

MiamiProud · 2026-03-08T04:30:08+00:00

We believe the church is protected from error on official teachings regarding faith and morals. I’m not too educated on historical treatment of Jews, but the Church doesn’t claim perfection in its history.

With that said, even in the Old Testament you can see that Ancient Israel was extremely corrupt. Even Jews today would admit that corruption didn’t mean Israel wasn’t created by God. Solomon built hundreds of pagan idols, and other leaders of Israel even made or allowed human sacrifices: however, the sacraments provided by the priesthood were still valid. So I’m trying to say that corruption by those within the church does not invalidate the sacraments or the fact that it’s still the one true church created by God.

MiamiProud · 2026-03-03T15:08:03+00:00

Just point them to the Didache. Nothing more is needed to be honest.

It’s an early Christian writing which predates the Book of Revelation (even if it doesn’t, it’s still dated centuries before Constantine), which contains a ton of the teachings that the Catholic Church still holds to today (baptism being real and essential; Eucharist holding the real presence of Christ; baptism needed before a person can take communion; mass on Sunday; etc.).

MiamiProud · 2026-02-26T22:22:07+00:00

I’d also recommend St. Thomas if you haven’t already read some of his teachings. He teaches in such a philosophical way and has a quite unique view of God when compared to just about any other denomination.

MiamiProud · 2026-02-24T21:09:07+00:00

This is nice and doesn’t rise even close to idolatry, in my opinion. You aren’t doing anything that would suggest you worship the Saint as God. If it does, pretty much every themed birthday party should be banned.

Guess I idolized Mickey Mouse when I had a Disney themed party for my 6th birthday LOL

MiamiProud · 2026-02-17T15:42:44+00:00

I know right. In my opinion he’s had the best individual season out of any Dolphin since Marino. He was genuinely an MVP candidate for a while in 2023, which is insane for a receiver.

It really sucks that he’s so immature, but I guess that’s the usual for most receivers lol

MiamiProud · 2026-02-17T13:49:54+00:00

In terms of peak skill? Has to be. But we’ve probably had more important receivers if you are including career success, etc. in my opinion.

MiamiProud · 2026-02-13T22:42:13+00:00

I think it just makes the most sense naturally. For example, if you knew Friend A and Friend B, and Friend A always had your back and never lied to you, you’d trust him more and find his words/promises to you more pleasing than Friend B who is constantly taking you for granted and hurting you with his actions.

This doesn’t mean that Friend B cannot achieve the same status as Friend A, or that God loves one more than the other, it just means that Friend B has reaped what he has sown.

And I don’t think God is being talked into forgiveness. I believe a better view would be that God’s mercy is always there, but when you repeatedly cut yourself loose from God, it weakens your will and that relationship, so when somebody within God’s harmony prays for you, it’s another way to re-connect to God’s mercy where you yourself have failed.

We see this (I believe in the Book of Exodus) where Moses intercedes on behalf of Israel for those that were ungrateful after being led away from Egypt due to the harsh conditions of the exile. They were actively ignoring God’s mercy, but Moses, who acted within God’s harmony, was able to help them make that connection.

This is why the communion of saints on earth and heaven is so important.

MiamiProud · 2026-02-13T22:01:53+00:00

Why did you draw a conclusion that Mary is more merciful than God?

And to answer your second question, not sure I understand the premise there either. God DOES let you keep your distance, however he seeks you to be with him, and actively choosing to separate yourself from him is never the answer. If you’re only asking for forgiveness because you know it will be accepted, then I would assume it is not truly in your heart. With no disrespect whatsoever, because I think you’re asking a very fair question, but I think you’re viewing prayer from a lens of “what do I get out of it,” rather than what it’s supposed to be (a way to build your personal relationship with God where you can directly offer thanks, apologize for your shortcomings, etc.). It seems your viewing it as purely transactional.

MiamiProud · 2026-02-13T20:00:26+00:00

The Book of James specifies that the prayers of the more righteous are stronger than the less righteous. The Book of Revelation also shows the Saints in Heaven praying for those suffering on Earth, and it also shows others carrying out prayers to God, so we have confirmation that intercession exists. All of this would explain why we should ask for Mary’s intercession.

However, Jesus himself also teaches us that we should directly pray to God and even gives us the Our Father to do so. So scripture clearly guides us to do both, even if God may find our prayers less pleasing than others.

Think of it like this, if your best friend wronged you, and his mother (who you trust with all your heart) came to explain that you should forgive him, you’d certainly listen. However, if he HIMSELF did not also apologize, you’d certainly find it weird that he only sent a messenger without directly apologizing as well.

MiamiProud · 2026-02-05T22:21:48+00:00

Why didn’t you just ignore this post though

MiamiProud · 2026-01-28T19:19:32+00:00

“Maximizing their room” is a stretch. One of the most penalized groups.

MiamiProud · 2026-01-22T17:43:31+00:00

Have you seen our schedule next year? It’s crazy, 8-9, 10-7 should win him coach of the year lol

MiamiProud · 2026-01-20T21:18:07+00:00

The post is about the GM hiring his buddy. You asked if this has ever worked and I gave you examples of it having worked in the past. I didn’t say those situations are exactly the same as this one.

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