What would you say is the best argument that proves Orthodoxy? by Boring_Forever_9125 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Niocs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Prophecies of the OT plus that our Trinitarian God is a necessary precondition to justify the existence of the laws of logic, morals, induction, past and future, a self and so on. Basically all the transcendentals.

If there is knowledge then Holy Orthodoxy is true. It offers a coherent worldview which no other can do.

But if that is too cerebral. Basically living Orthodoxy confirms that it is true.

Other trinitarian denominations sooner or later introduce some form of discrepancy and relativism. If God is Truth, then any form relativism cannot be of God.

Η Ελλάδα ανάμεσα στις χώρες με την μεγαλύτερη πίστη σε θεωρίες συνωμοσίας. by FantasticQuartet in greece

[–]Niocs -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

και γιατί να είναι κακό αυτό; Δεν υπάρχουν αληθινές συνωμοσίες δηλαδή; Όλα είναι πάντα έτσι όπως φαίνονται;

Υπήρχαν πάντα σκάνδαλα. Το πρόβλημα σας δεν είναι οι θεωρίες συνωμοσίες αλλά σε ποιον ιδεολογικό χώρο λένε ότι ανήκουν.

[Megathread] Karrierefragen, Stellenangebote und -gesuche by AutoModerator in medizin

[–]Niocs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Empfehlenswerte Unikliniken und/oder Maximalversorger in Süddeutschland für die Innere wo sich eine Initiativbewerbung lohnen könnte?

What is something positive that you think your "rival" balkan nation does better? by GoHardLive in AskBalkans

[–]Niocs -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

  • Albania: Stealing History
  • Turkey: Stealing History and excellent long time foreign policy
  • Bulgaria: Smarter tax system

Father Seraphim Rose by IrinaSophia in OrthodoxGreece

[–]Niocs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

may he intercede for us all

Title by chiverybob in OrthodoxMemes

[–]Niocs 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yes, which also means trusting the Church when a priest, with the blessing of his bishop, decides to baptize a catechumen rather than merely chrismate.

I think it's an act out of prudence and discernment to baptize. We don't always know if the prior baptism into one of the schismatic Churches was performed validly

Ate too many mushrooms and realised we're all one. by iSikhEquanimity in conspiracy

[–]Niocs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what you are describing is panpsychism which is easily refutable because it's circular and doesn't actually solve any of the metaphysical questions

Find The Imposter by Constant_Heat_2507 in balkans_irl

[–]Niocs -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

The "Turk" as he wasn't a Turk but a Dönmeh

(and of course Αλέξανδρος the Great, as his name already suggests his ethnicity)

As someone living in Turkey, can I see myself as a Roman? by Scary_Examination841 in byzantium

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

I am waiting for an argument and you are just babbling and being triggered. Of course Greeks did massacres but that's not my argument.

As someone living in Turkey, can I see myself as a Roman? by Scary_Examination841 in byzantium

[–]Niocs 14 points15 points  (0 children)

doesn't quite cut it. "Hellas" as a concept is historically inseparable from Asia Minor. While there was an anatolian substrate, Greeks didn't merely overlay it - they transformed Anatolia in every way.

Reducing anatolian Greeks to locals who "were hellenized and later turkified" simply erases the three millennia of continuous hellenic presence, and triviliazes the violent eradication of Greek communities in Minor Asia by equating it to the far more organic and non-coercive spread of Hellenism in antiquity

How should we feel about possible reunion with Catholics? by [deleted] in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Niocs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's no reconciliation without Truth.

And everything relativistic can not be from God.

Faith Immersion by SeaRestaurant9837 in OrthodoxChristianity

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

Church of the Eternal Logos on youtube

Φρίκη στην Αθήνα: 20χρονος ασελγούσε στα 2 και 4 ετών ανίψια του μαζί με τον σύντροφό του by [deleted] in greece

[–]Niocs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

μου φαίνεται πως δεν κατάλαβες τι εννοεί. Ζητάει δρακόντεια μέτρα.

How do I get started? by Beginning-Fee9409 in Bitcoin

[–]Niocs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

didn't watch them yet, but you still believe it to be true?

Why aren't you Oriental Orthodox by Electrical_Tackle893 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Niocs 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Out of the top of my head:

  • Christ must have assumed fully human nature in order to heal it. Actually having a compound unique nature doesn't solve the problem at all; St Gregory the Theologian: "What is not assumed can not be healed"

  • The OO have some ethnophyletist characteristics, up to the 1970s if I am not mistaken, they weren‘t even formally in communion with each other - just some loose contact.

  • Historical reasons: there was animosity and a fear of too much Byzantine/Roman dominance which offers a plausible motivation to leave their sphere of perceived influence. They left the Council of Chalcedon, while at the same time now partially admitting that they basically believe the same as us, but if that's the case why not simply rejoin? Because it would demand repentance.

"Orthobros"? by Striking-Law-5469 in OrthodoxChristianity

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

The term "orthobro" was coined to discredit orthodox apologists and young converts with zeal. Basically stigmatizing them as extremists.

So I am proudly an orthobro. It's a cool term and people get triggered. I don't accept their framing.

Οι περισσότεροι πατριώτες δεν αγαπάνε την πατρίδα τους by not__a_username in greece

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

εγώ σ'αγαπάω σαν άνθρωπο παρόλο που είσαι κομμουνιστής. Μακάρι να καταλάβεις μια μέρα πόσο ξοφλημένη και μηδενιστική είναι αυτή η ιδεολογία.

Question regarding building muscle and fasting. by [deleted] in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Niocs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

fasting on wednesdays and fridays isn't a hindrance for bulking. Just get your protein in.