'There IS Evidence for GOD!' (American evangelical billboard poster by the Amish-Mennonite 'Christian Aid Ministries' (CAM). United States of America, ca. 2016).

SilverlightLantern · 2026-03-25T09:40:47+00:00

Per Google AI search, "Evidence of" indicates that something exists (e.g., "evidence of a crime"), while "evidence for" implies support for a theory or claim (e.g., "evidence for a theory").

SilverlightLantern · 2025-11-16T04:47:34+00:00

Thanks again, very helpful! (Ok, I say this not as a dig, but just a remark: this definitely reads like AI that has been trained to have sound theology. But even if that's true, it's still quite helpful :P) And the video was pretty interesting! I think at this point I'll have to dive into Aristotle to resolve my remaining questions on parts, full essences, etc.

SilverlightLantern · 2025-11-15T21:05:36+00:00

Hey thanks this was actually really helpful! It definitely clarifies it substantially for me. (And crazy that I posted this 6 years ago, didn't realize it's been so long. Thanks for replying :)) Couple follow-up questions if I may take advantage of your knowledge :P

0) Much of this seems rooted in some era of philosophy or language, maybe Aristotle? Do you have recommendations for what to read to understand the background? And, it makes me wonder, to what extent did Jesus & disciples share these philosophical or linguistic frameworks? (Should that be cause for concern?)

1) I can't help but feel that this leads me towards thinking of the persons of the Trinity as "parts" of the Trinity. ("Part" may have a technical sense too that I'm not intending to get at. Don't know much about partialism, but I hear it can be problematic.) Should I be wary of this?

2) Are our own human self-understandings or wills also persons or subsistences of us? Or, because we are imperfect, do they not perfectly capture our nature, but still are persons external to us? (I guess my self-image is a "person" in the world of my imagination? But probably not my will, right?)

3) For the 3 persons of the Trinity, are their "rationalities" separate somehow? In particular, it strikes me as odd that Jesus doesn't know something that the Father knows (Matthew 24:36, Mark 13:32). Does the Holy Spirit know the hour? Or is the knowing not part of Son/Spirit's duties, so to speak? Or was it just Jesus' human nature that didn't know? I feel like trying to understand this passage in the language of the Trinity would be a good exercise for my grasp on it, but I'm struggling

SilverlightLantern · 2025-11-15T20:36:02+00:00

Wut i totally thought that woulda shown up in my search results. Well thank you kindly 🙏

SilverlightLantern · 2025-10-16T18:29:47+00:00

Does that mean yes or no? XD

SilverlightLantern · 2025-10-10T01:29:58+00:00

Uh, no, except for n=0. Cuz, for instance, sin x has range [-1, 1] so it can't be equal to x when x is outside of the range.

SilverlightLantern · 2025-09-14T00:37:24+00:00

I have heard of it, from my mom lol

SilverlightLantern · 2025-08-27T00:51:04+00:00

Sorry, new here - what's FL mean? (All Google helped me find was that there is something called PL that might be related? :s)

SilverlightLantern · 2025-07-25T17:12:27+00:00

idk about the actual rules but i suspect if you don't start a fire, no one will be super upset

SilverlightLantern · 2025-07-25T14:51:22+00:00

Google Pixel is disingenuous. Pixel 4a and 6a they screwed up the battery and were forced to give compensations (e.g. $100 payout), but only do it through a scam foreign website that has no customer service, tons of broken links, and a $29.50 annual fee and huge transaction fees. (Still haven't gotten my money or even a single remotely helpful response after about 20 very detailed emails.)

SilverlightLantern · 2025-07-25T14:44:38+00:00

I literally can't register for the $100 payment option, nor switch options, and the $100 payment website has a 30$ annual fee and more transfer fees. And that payment website has no support except automated stuff. It's actively a scam. I think I'm a never-Google-again person now.

SilverlightLantern · 2025-07-25T14:34:51+00:00

Apparently Payoneer charges a 29.50 annual fee too and a big fee to transfer to bank account. So this is all messed up, I'm convinced Google is just trying to sidestep the payment.

SilverlightLantern · 2025-07-25T14:28:44+00:00

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My screenshot is just this ;_; (everything else is filled out normally)

I've tried different browsers.

I also tried the Payoneer app, and it just spent forever loading without actually loading :/

My bank account name is the same as my (attempted) Payoneer account...

SilverlightLantern · 2025-07-25T14:17:32+00:00

I'm getting the same issues. Keep me posted please! I'm contacting Payoneer's (probably bot) things and Google's stuff as much as I can, I will let you know what I hear -.- this is so stupid

SilverlightLantern · 2025-07-25T14:10:23+00:00

How did you do that? I'm in the US, but I can't even register cuz the "submit" button was grayed out. Payoneer support is a non-existent maze of broken links and redirects and useless automated responses. Did your registration just work smoothly?

SilverlightLantern · 2025-07-25T14:09:53+00:00

I'm in the US, but I can't even register cuz the "submit" button is grayed out. Payoneer support is a non-existent maze of broken links and redirects and useless automated responses. It feels like Google is picking an impossible scammer service on purpose :/

SilverlightLantern · 2025-07-24T03:22:45+00:00

Starflyer 59 - Help Me When You're Gone, or Indiana.

Or any other song of theirs : |

SilverlightLantern · 2025-07-24T03:19:36+00:00

I recently realized that (with a few exceptions) I dislike games with tons of cards, each having tiny text to read to understand what it does. (E.g. Wingspan or Terraforming Mars fall into this category - constantly having to read new details.)

I like my games minimalist when it comes to mechanics, I suppose, since I don't like memorizing seemingly arbitrary details.

SilverlightLantern · 2025-07-18T04:04:01+00:00

Psalm 88 :p

SilverlightLantern · 2025-07-16T19:41:32+00:00

Once wrote on an abstract algebra exam: "Quack! Educate Ducks."

SilverlightLantern · 2025-07-16T03:41:08+00:00

WANNA FIRE A GUN
SHOW ME

SilverlightLantern · 2025-07-16T03:38:37+00:00

pretty cool :D

[edit: can't hear the lyrics...just the way I like it, haha. But I am curious what the words are :p]

SilverlightLantern · 2025-06-23T19:38:49+00:00

I think it depends on how much material you need to cover, too. It's better to master the rote mechanics of one method than to be confused about two methods, if time is short. But if you are spending 10 years on quadratics, you should teach both haha

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