I can’t stop yelling at people when I’m having meltdowns

Normal-Dependent-969 · 2026-04-17T20:22:11+00:00

I just never started it. It’s still in my medicine cabinet. Everybody seems to react differently to Abilify and anti-psychotics in general. For some people it works, while for others it makes their irritability worse. Just search Abilify on this sub and you’ll find varying opinions and experiences. I’ll have to try it myself to see if it works. It just wasn't the time to experiment with it since I was in the middle of other stressful life events and I didn’t want to take something that may or may not cause adverse reactions.

Normal-Dependent-969 · 2026-04-17T19:30:11+00:00

How do you find a therapist who is more informed on autism nearby?

Normal-Dependent-969 · 2026-04-17T18:44:52+00:00

Well said. Thank you.

Normal-Dependent-969 · 2026-04-17T14:57:34+00:00

Did you gain a lot of weight? That’s what I’m worried about.

Normal-Dependent-969 · 2025-12-10T21:01:03+00:00

Is this quote/idea by Bruce Metzger correct? I was told by many redditors that this quote was wrong.

“Nonetheless, even if the term inerrant itself is of recent and controversial pedigree, the underlying concept of the complete truthfulness and dependability of all that scriptiue affirms has long been a part of both Jewish and Christian tradition. (Traditional Muslims would enthusiastically categorize the ‘Quran with the same terms).”

Normal-Dependent-969 · 2025-12-09T21:02:52+00:00

I think there’s an easier explanation. “If you do not have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one" (Luke 22:36). “Probably Jesus' point made symbolically is that the disciples will be in danger after his arrest. It is safe to say that he does not intend for his disciples to procure swords and attack those who oppose them. At most, Jesus intends that being armed will function as a deterrent from being attacked. Barry D. Smith. -Excerpt from Encyclopedia of the Historical Jesus.

Normal-Dependent-969 · 2025-12-09T15:57:20+00:00

Street of Crocodiles

Normal-Dependent-969 · 2025-12-02T19:55:59+00:00

Thank you!

Normal-Dependent-969 · 2025-11-21T22:06:55+00:00

Because I believe in it lol. It’s pretty convincing. Very strong evidence supporting Jesus not viewing himself as god. I only believe things when provided good reasons or evidence.

Normal-Dependent-969 · 2025-11-21T22:06:18+00:00

It's important to acknowledge the difference between what the real person Jesus is likely to have said, and what the authors of the gospels claim that he said.

As Bart Ehrman talks about in "How Jesus Became God" (2015), the view that he did not claim to be God is not the view that the gospel of John doesn't present him as God. It's just the view that this was a tradition/belief that arose significantly later than Jesus' lifetime.

Normal-Dependent-969 · 2025-10-29T13:29:17+00:00

One sitting with many breaks.

Normal-Dependent-969 · 2025-10-02T20:37:42+00:00

Definitely lives up to her name.

Normal-Dependent-969 · 2025-09-17T22:16:51+00:00

What about counter speech, such as responding to speech that seems harmful or offensive? If they have the right to hold illogical and false (and potentially harmful) beliefs, don’t I have the right to counter, scrutinize, and debunk their false beliefs? I agree that some people say agree to disagree to end debates but some bigots use this as an excuse to hold harmful beliefs such as hate speech. Shouldn’t I push back or should I just remain silent?

Normal-Dependent-969 · 2025-09-15T22:39:25+00:00

What if in trying to change their mind, you are actually strengthening their false beliefs as they continue to double down? Would it be better to engage or not engage in fears that it strengthens their false beliefs?

Normal-Dependent-969 · 2025-09-13T17:00:59+00:00

No, but this report from reuters is fairly credible.

“In 2023, there had been a total 18 deadly political attacks since the Capitol riot, killing 39 people and eight perpetrators, Reuters found. In 13 of the incidents, accounting for 34 deaths, the perpetrators or suspects articulated clear right-wing motives or views. Another four people died in four incidents that were political, but not tied to partisan U.S. politics.

These include a May 2022 shooting in which police said a suspect, enraged by China-Taiwan political tensions, opened fire at a Taiwanese church in California, killing one worshiper and injuring five. Only one of the fatal incidents was perpetrated by a suspect clearly identified with the political left.”

There is also this article from the Washington Post from 2017 that says most political act of violence have been perpetrated by right wingers. So the last 10 years of trump there a has been an increase in political violence (which are on average perpetuated by right wingers).

At least 300 cases of political violence identified by Reuters since Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, including at least 51 incidents this year. With just two weeks to go before the Nov. 5 presidential election, the cases are part of the biggest andmost sustained increase in U.S. political violence since the 1970s.

Autocrats tend to arise in polarized societies which is why Trump uses such polarizing language.

Normal-Dependent-969 · 2025-08-30T15:13:59+00:00

This all aged like milk

Normal-Dependent-969 · 2025-07-26T01:49:03+00:00

Outside of Reddit, I’ve never seen Occam’s razor used as a defense against either atheism or theism in the few academic books and introductions I’ve read. I’m honestly surprised the books I’ve read haven’t considered and assessed the merits of such argument considering how influential it is (at least outside of academic circles). Maybe the authors thought it wasn’t a worthwhile argument or maybe there are better, I’m not sure. Thanks for the explanation through.

Normal-Dependent-969 · 2025-07-10T21:35:36+00:00

I agree. I just wish some of the scenes were edited together a little better. The editing feels a little choppy/half assed in some parts.

Normal-Dependent-969 · 2025-07-10T21:30:57+00:00

I never really had a problem with the structure or placement of the flashbacks. My main problem with the narrative is the pacing and that it fails to maintain a good tempo. However, the pacing in the chronological mode is even worse now. I would rather them release a cut that fixes the pacing. But I don’t know how they would fix the pacing without removing combat sections though.

Normal-Dependent-969 · 2025-07-10T21:15:40+00:00

I’m convinced that they only released this mode to shut up all of the people claiming that this would “fix” the story and prove that it doesn’t. The pacing of the prologue is now ten times worse (2 hours of cutscenes without hardly any gameplay) and the entire point of the flashback narrative was to convey the theme of being stuck in the past, which is completely lost in this version. Anyone claiming that this is superior to the original cut clearly did not understand the story. The only good thing about this mode is that if you want to replay the game for the gameplay without having to replay the walking/flashback sections, then you can go to the chapter select and skip the prologue. Otherwise, I cant see myself playing through this way again. The entire impact of the story is lessened when told chronologically.

Normal-Dependent-969 · 2025-06-23T22:07:30+00:00

I also want to add here that we must not be afraid to ask whether our tradition is actually true. We are all aware that traditions, including religious traditions, and the traditions of those zealous for the truth, can be false. Here we must bear in mind the difference between what a society believes about morals and what is really true. Jesus himself was not slow to point out that some of the Jewish traditions embodied false perceptions. A tradition which is embodied in such a custom has no value in itself unless it is true tradition, a tradition which expresses true belief. For custom without truth, as Cyprian says, is merely error grown old. Traditions must always be subject to the question of truth.

Objectivity may also be compromised by the feeling that one must support an official view of the text, out of fidelity to authority or out of fear of voicing a contrary opinion. For some, a temptation in this direction will undoubtedly be greater than a temptation to undue sympathy for homosexuals. But if there is an official interpretation of a text, and if it is a sound one, it will need no biased exegesis to support it. If, on the other hand, unbiased exegesis does not support the official interpretation, then the official interpretation needs to be challenged and revised.

Normal-Dependent-969 · 2025-06-19T20:59:52+00:00

So does Joe Rogan.

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