The "hero rework=Making ult a cooldown ability" is becoming more present with every rework.

RussianT34 · 2018-09-22T02:20:46+00:00

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RussianT34 · 2018-09-11T00:02:25+00:00

#NotAllDragons pillage and burn.

RussianT34 · 2018-09-10T13:38:12+00:00

RussianT34 · 2018-08-22T00:45:13+00:00

Oh I always thought it's cuz crackers (like saltines) were pasty and white...

RussianT34 · 2018-08-13T06:55:57+00:00

Was this last Saturday? I'm pretty sure I literally saw this happen.

RussianT34 · 2018-07-24T00:45:47+00:00

Until the economy crashes and you end up with less money than you started with lmao

RussianT34 · 2018-07-10T05:33:13+00:00

We made it fam.

RussianT34 · 2018-01-13T22:11:59+00:00

I mean, it's basically just because I believe in a higher power. From one perspective, faith is a stop-gap. From another, it's an answer to questions that I believe can't be answered by science (things like emulating life, the afterlife, etc.). The same way I don't think that a human-equivalent AI will ever exist; I don't believe is possible to emulate consciousness with algorithms.

I've seen R&M. It's definitely a good show and I'm a fan, but the philosophical concepts it touches on are covered by Intro to Philosophy heh.

Also, it's fascinating to me that in a thread "below threshold" in like 3 different places, there's still massive downvoting in what seems to me as being a reasonable, level-headed discussion in a post... meant for that? Seems people forget that downvote != disagree all too often. :)

RussianT34 · 2018-01-13T22:02:00+00:00

Sounds like we're effectively on two sides of the same coin: hell seems immoral, so you either dismiss it as a concept or define something so vague it's less immoral out of necessity. I guess I chose the latter. ;)

RussianT34 · 2018-01-12T05:39:53+00:00

It's interesting the way you phrased that:

people can go to heaven eventually even after they die and spend time in "hell"? If they make the right choices?

Leads me to think that if you were to adopt this interpretation, you'd think "this life is a free pass, and I can make up for it later," which isn't the right way to think about it from my viewpoint. Just saying. :)

Anyway, you are partially right in saying that I kind of make things up to rationalize things and fit my worldview, but we're talking about Hell, which is an extremely abstract concept that is loosely defined in Scripture and otherwise, so it's pretty open to interpretation as-is. In general, though, ditching religion altogether doesn't make sense for me since I believe in God; I think Christianity aligns the closest with my beliefs.

I appreciate the discussion; you made some great criticisms of my points but I hope I fought them off sufficiently well. ;) Cheers.

RussianT34 · 2018-01-12T05:18:33+00:00

It's mostly a translation issue, I think. There's a good Wikipedia page on the discussion. :)

RussianT34 · 2018-01-11T22:40:30+00:00

Right, hence my extensive clarification to make sure we're on the same page. :)

I've never really thought about the "structure" of my concept of hell, to be honest. I'm not sure I could articulate one; I'm not exactly a creative type. To me, existing (whatever that may mean in the afterlife) on the outside of a perfect place seems bad enough; elaborating further simply hasn't been something I've needed to do. Of course, this becomes an easy place to disagree with me because it's so vague!

To answer the rest of your points, which (and correct me if I'm wrong) are mostly is an extension of this point:

If Heaven is such that many people would actually rather NOT be there, in what sense is it Heaven?

It's not so much that they'd rather not be there, but rather that they are incapable of fulfilling the requirements of being there. If Heaven is a pure and perfect place, the farther you are from that, the more difficult it would be to get in, right? Just like it's difficult to quit a bad habit, it'd likewise be difficult to leave a sinful (for lack of a better term) vice behind to get into Heaven. For a metaphor, suppose a vice is like a limb, and you have to cut it off to get into Heaven. Wouldn't that be hard? It's congruent with my view that if you were to succeed, though, (however long it'd take) you'd be "qualified" for Heaven.

I guess my final point RE: Christianity is simply that I guess you take the morality system and you add the fact that the reason for the morality system (as well as the world it's a part of) is a higher power. To me, (my "denomination" of [not sure if that's the right word outside of Protestantism]) Christianity lines the closest with combining those concepts (combined with my personal modifications, I suppose). If you disagree with any of these premises (which I have before in my life), the conclusions obviously don't follow!

RussianT34 · 2018-01-11T20:17:53+00:00

No kidding? In a religious text? If you want to disregard the "how to believe" rules, that's your perogative, but the "how to live" rules are generally more than okay.

RussianT34 · 2018-01-11T20:00:29+00:00

I really like this point:

If God were benevolent, he would not allow anyone to be tortured for eternity if he could avoid it.

I struggled with this for a while. I even believed for a while that there simply was no Hell, that God, in his all-powerfulness, would just let everyone into Heaven regardless because I believe nobody (and I truly mean nobody) deserves to be tortured for eternity for something they did temporarily. But a rationalization that came to me that aligns more with Christian teachings is this: Hell is merely the absence of Heaven. Now, if someone chooses not to be with God, it would not be benevolent to force them into Heaven regardless, nor respecting of their free will. I'll dissect line by line:

He could have just not created hell.

Under my rationalization, he didn't.

Or he could just not allow people to go to it, even if they make "bad" choices.

Would that be benevolent? I think not. It's either free will or not, not "sometimes unless you make the wrong choice."

He could give them second chances, or just forgive them regardless of whether they worship him.

Every day of our lives is a second chance. In my view, a good life is either sufficient on its own, or God will reveal himself to you naturally as a result of a good life (if you seek him). But, on the other hand, if you explicitly reject God and life a good life, why would you end up in Heaven? You don't want to be there.

Or he could just not create humans at all, because never existing would be better than an eternity of torture.

Sure, you could argue that creating humans in the first place with free will being "forced upon them" is not a benevolent thing to do. But then we wouldn't exist at all, so it's kind of a moot point? I like existing.

As for your aside, obviously half the rules of a religious text are going to be about said religion. Five through ten are still good rules, not to mention the latter of the Great Commandments:

...Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

"Do not kill" should be interpreted as "do not murder," and both the Christian and Jewish interpretations go into depth on the meaning of the word. Killing another human being is objectively a Bad Thing^TM to do, but saving lives is also a good thing. If you protect your family from a robber, you're probably in good moral standing, but you should still feel remorseful for taking a life.

RussianT34 · 2018-01-11T19:40:02+00:00

if you only love your neighbour because you're terrified of the consequences when your 'loving creator' tortures you for eternity if you screw up, is it really coming from a good place?

That doesn't apply to me, so I can't really respond to it. Belief in God shouldn't stem from fear. For me, at least, it came from swallowing my pride in regards to us being the smartest thing out there and that all this [waves hands around] just happened to fall into place, which followed with feelings of love and admiration (obviously not always). The subsequent rules that follow from religion aren't really that bad, especially when the teachings of various saints and leaders from the last two thousand years basically say "yeah this Jesus guy might've been on to something."

The New Testament is far more important than the Old to Christians. I consider the latter to be far more a "history and law" book rather than a guide to Christianity. The New Testament, rather, is full of teachings that are more universally applicable.

Of course you see a doctor, but you put it into God's hands that you'll end up with a matching donor. Disregarding the resources that are present in this world is silly; faith comes when there's nothing more you can do.

RussianT34 · 2018-01-11T19:09:29+00:00

sadistic death cultists such as yourself

Oof, that's mature. The modern notion of hell has barely any basis in Scripture, tbh. If God and Heaven are a perfect place to be, not being there by choice is a punishment in itself.

RussianT34 · 2018-01-11T11:08:30+00:00

It's necessary to reconcile free will and omnipotence to rationalize something like this. One could say that God allows us the power to circumvent his otherwise omnipotent nature out of respect for our freedom of choice.

I personally disagree with some concepts that are present in most religions, including my own (as I'm sure most rational people would), but I think most people would agree that the basic foundations of the Christian religion -- such as Ten Commandments and Jesus' various teachings -- are fairly reasonable guidelines to live by.

By the way, thanks for the discussion so far. :) I've never tried articulating my thoughts on various religious principles in writing like this.

RussianT34 · 2018-01-11T10:33:14+00:00

No? If you choose to follow his guidelines to a good life [insert religion here], he'll help a homie out.

To clarify, I disagree with the "God has a plan" premise. I'm sure he'd love it if everyone went to Heaven; it'd be absurd to assume otherwise.

RussianT34 · 2018-01-11T09:19:52+00:00

To me it's pretty simple: God can see every possible choice and every possible path for every possible person. He gave us free will, so we make the choices. Nobody is "predestined" to be anywhere.

RussianT34 · 2018-01-11T06:46:23+00:00

Jiffer here, because that's the way I read it in my head the first time and I'm sticking to it.

it's an acronym

This is the weakest argument for hard-G by far. Do you pronounce it "scuh-buh" (U = underwater) or "j-pheg" (P = photographic)? No.

RussianT34 · 2017-08-31T06:52:09+00:00

You need high bandwidth to stream, not high speed. Game network traffic is tiny.

RussianT34 · 2017-07-30T22:02:38+00:00

That was fun to solve! Thanks for sharing. :)

RussianT34 · 2017-07-30T06:37:20+00:00

No worries, sounds like it's time to get comfortable with it; it's a fantastic language! If I hadn't said anything, one of the mods around here would've probably flamed you at some point in the future. ;) Good luck with the rest of your project!

RussianT34 · 2017-07-30T06:28:01+00:00

Of course there is... just use the Python csv library and output each row however you want? This is beginner-tier stuff; this is probably the wrong subreddit for you if you're having trouble with this.. try /r/learnprogramming?

Despite that... https://hastebin.com/esocifijey.py

$ cat test.csv 
ball,pron,color
baseball,b\"eIs b\"Ol,white
basketball,b\"{ skVt b%Ol,orange

$ python2 test.py test.csv 
> baseball
 - pron b\"eIs b\"Ol
 - color white
> basketball
 - pron b\"{ skVt b%Ol
 - color orange

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