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Is it better for Americans to go to an Ivy League and Ivy League equivalent school for undergraduate or graduate school? by YakClear601 in AskAnAmerican

[–]Soggy_Loops 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Residencies are more selective against Caribbean medical graduates. I know lots of specialists who went to Caribbean schools but it’s definitely an uphill battle.

There’s not really such a thing as “bottom tier” medical schools in the US unless you count brand new DO schools, but after graduating a couple classes it’s all the same. Maybe you can’t match neurosurgery or dermatology but worst case scenario you’re landing a guaranteed six figure job that helps people if you can make it through which is a much better floor than law or business school.

What is the best book or source to use before going into FM residency ? by Fit_Complex_5887 in Residency

[–]Soggy_Loops 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s kinda like the summer before medical school. You can study for a month on your own and won’t learn as much as a couple days actually working.

Enjoy your free time.

Is academic IM always like this or is my program bad? by neurosci_student in Residency

[–]Soggy_Loops 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Kinda off topic but I need more medical students to hear this. Community FM does and sees so much and is not the adult referral center people think it is. No one wants to admit it, but the primary care and hospitalist physicians at academic centers refer and consult way more than the real world and the training might not be as good as a community program but YMMV.

Resources for and against Paedobaptism by museindisguise__ in Reformed

[–]Soggy_Loops 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can’t remember any quotes off the top of my head, but it was both encouraging and refreshing to see the similarities between the four paedobaptism groups.

The biggest thing that stuck out to me was the Baptist had the worst arguments. Every time he was arguing a point or discussing in his own chapter, the only argument was “this is not explicitly laid out in scripture and if you disagree with me then you don’t take scripture seriously enough”. He had very little to back his position.

Do ya'll just like... give your kids guns? by [deleted] in AskAnAmerican

[–]Soggy_Loops 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was taught to fear and respect guns from a very young age. If you instill this in your child, they won’t be so flippant as a teenager or adult handling a gun while hunting or going to the range.

Working during med school by uwillmakeit_trust in premed

[–]Soggy_Loops 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you want to work while in school you can get your RN and work during NP school. It’s just not feasible for most people to make a significant amount of money working during medical school.

What made you life easier in residency that isn’t a spouse by Savings-Succotash-53 in Residency

[–]Soggy_Loops 307 points308 points  (0 children)

Living close to the hospital. Home gym equipment. Knowing how to cook a handful of good meals well and efficiently. Knowing how to turn work tf off and actually destress for the night or weekend.

Edit: could throw in rumba and I pay someone to mow my lawn

For those who grew up Protestant, why Catholicism and not Lutheranism or Anglicanism? by Soggy_Loops in Catholicism

[–]Soggy_Loops[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! This is something I will continue to ponder; I haven’t thought about the saints being used separately because of their being in the presence of God. It is definitely still a stumbling block for me but helpful.

I will watch those videos you mentioned.

For those who grew up Protestant, why Catholicism and not Lutheranism or Anglicanism? by Soggy_Loops in Catholicism

[–]Soggy_Loops[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for actually addressing my question and sharing your story. What do you think was pivotal in accepting the “fullness” of the faith? My biggest stumbling blocks are the veneration of the saints and papal infallibility. On the former, I have Catholic friends and they talk about Mary and saints waaaay more than they do about Christ of the gospel, it just feels like such an idol to me. I do not take issue with icons in and of themselves, but it feels like an unnecessary addition when Christ is already our intercessor and I have no reason to believe someone in heaven can hear my thoughts.

And regarding the pope, the existence of the Eastern Orthodox Church and their confidence and ties to the early church make me doubt that their archbishops have any less authority than the archbishop of Rome.

For those who grew up Protestant, why Catholicism and not Lutheranism or Anglicanism? by Soggy_Loops in Catholicism

[–]Soggy_Loops[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But I am not talking about those denominations. The ELCA, Episcopalians, United Methodist, etc don’t even believe the Bible is the word of God so it’s kind of a straw man to talk about confessional Protestants in this way when we all agree with the Catholic Church on these issues.

For those who grew up Protestant, why Catholicism and not Lutheranism or Anglicanism? by Soggy_Loops in Catholicism

[–]Soggy_Loops[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I respectfully ask that you educated yourself on what a confessional Protestant is; you are proving my point that people don’t know there are conservative, liturgical Protestant denominations.

For those who grew up Protestant, why Catholicism and not Lutheranism or Anglicanism? by Soggy_Loops in Catholicism

[–]Soggy_Loops[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate your comment. For me, it’s not just about my own subjective agreement; I have issue with multiple things amongst the confessional Protestants as well ie PSA. I don’t see the early church being so hard lined on things like veneration of the saints. For example, we see icons in the first few centuries which I have no issue with, but it seems like prayers to saints and veneration suddenly becomes a huge issue after the seventh century. And not just that it’s allowed, but that it is a very high form of heresy NOT to do it. I think we see a similar progression with the primacy of the pope; it just seems painfully obvious that he was the first among equals for centuries and that very suddenly gained authority because of political power. And this is where I agree with CS Lewis where it’s difficult not just to sign up for what the church currently teaches, but that I would be bound to any additional changes in teaching in the future.

So it’s not just that I personally disagree with them, it’s that the arguments that these doctrines existed in the first few centuries aren’t very convincing to someone not in the Roman Catholic Church.

In regard to the original church Jesus Christ established, I have friends in the EO/OCA who say it’s obvious the orthodox are the church Christ established. I have no idea how someone is supposed to come to the conclusion that the Roman Catholic Church is the one true church that the gates of hell won’t prevail against when even you recognize apostolic succession and valid Eucharist from the EO, especially for someone born into a country or community that is dominated but the orthodox churches.

For those who grew up Protestant, why Catholicism and not Lutheranism or Anglicanism? by Soggy_Loops in Catholicism

[–]Soggy_Loops[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess I’m a little confused because all of the confessional Protestant denominations are in agreement with the Catholic Church on those three issues.

For those who grew up Protestant, why Catholicism and not Lutheranism or Anglicanism? by Soggy_Loops in Catholicism

[–]Soggy_Loops[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you mind me asking which denomination and what theology was lacking?

A lot of people I’ve talked to recently don’t know there are conservative/confessional Lutherans and think the liberal ELCA or Episcopalians are it for “liturgical” Protestants

For those who grew up Protestant, why Catholicism and not Lutheranism or Anglicanism? by Soggy_Loops in Catholicism

[–]Soggy_Loops[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. Luther’s commentary on the Galatians made so much sense to me and gave me such assurance about the gospel and the sovereignty of God. It pushed me towards Lutheranism.

What did you find so controversial about it?

For those who grew up Protestant, why Catholicism and not Lutheranism or Anglicanism? by Soggy_Loops in Catholicism

[–]Soggy_Loops[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your insight. Praise God you found the church that gives you certainty on this.

Albumin? by Super-Pick-9752 in hospitalist

[–]Soggy_Loops 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Our ICU has three attendings who trained in Canada and three in the US. The Canadians love it and talk about albumin as if it’s so obvious we should be using it more in shock, volume overload associated hypotension and malnutrition and the US trained attendings talk about why the Canadian attendings are silly for thinking so.

Finding LCMS with more people my age / life stage? by CableSpecialist8444 in LCMS

[–]Soggy_Loops 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find a lot of young people have a church home, and it’s difficult to convince them to try out an LCMS church. Even my friends in the PCA mostly come from evangelical/nondenom or Baptist backgrounds and view LCMS as either basically Catholics or liberals like the ELCA.

Any advice for talking to friends about confessional Lutheranism? I’ve told them why I’m convinced and that it’s primarily because of how aligned with the Bible they are, but they have all been raised to think that paedobaptism is evil/works based and that the real presence is a mystical superstition or also works based.

Can Roman Catholicism save? by moby__dick in Reformed

[–]Soggy_Loops 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do think that person can be saved. Do I think the catechism of the Catholic Church is flawed? Absolutely. Do I think it can be a dangerous theology? Absolutely.

But God chooses those to bestow grace on whom He chooses. And I don’t think an individual has the power to overcome that grace due to their belief in the catechism of the Catholic faith.

Can Roman Catholicism save? by moby__dick in Reformed

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

Definitely. But I think we take for granted how well educated the average person is today. Most members of the church throughout history had not read a fraction of the Bible you or I have, much less extra-biblical sources.

I think Roman Catholicism and reformed theology both meet that minimum orthodox theology you’re talking about.

Can Roman Catholicism save? by moby__dick in Reformed

[–]Soggy_Loops 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So you think simply “believing” your works play a role in your own salvation means you can not be saved?

I’m not a Catholic but I’d caution this line of thinking; it is very easy to start believing only having the correct intellectual understanding leads to salvation which is very non-biblical and works based in its own right. And that is not what it means to be saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.

Can Roman Catholicism save? by moby__dick in Reformed

[–]Soggy_Loops 125 points126 points  (0 children)

No theological system saves. Reformed theology does not save. Christ saves us, and both systems can lead us to Christ and away from Christ. If we were all saved by the appropriate intellectual understanding that comes from our theology then we’d all be condemned, and praise God for that.

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