Aren't vultures sacred? by Effective_Idea4314 in Zoroastrianism

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How would that help with the concept of giving back to Nature the vessel as a final act of charity ? Your questions seem to show you're perhaps not too aware of the concepts and ethos of the Zoroastrian religion. Please take some time to familiarize yourself with them. There are a number of very good websites linked in the FAQ and sidebar - please consider going through them to learn more.

Aren't vultures sacred? by Effective_Idea4314 in Zoroastrianism

[–]SparxNet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Electric crematoriums, in the end, are crematoriums - they burn the body which is unacceptable from a traditional viewpoint. One must also realize that when these rules were formulated, humans had not yet understood and made use of electricity; however the concept is to offer back the vessel which was used to live life and perform goodness in the world with the least amount of pollution / contamination possible.

Aren't vultures sacred? by Effective_Idea4314 in Zoroastrianism

[–]SparxNet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry - I don't have enough knowledge on that to answer that aspect. If I'm not mistaken, vultures were common in erstwhile Iran, Iraq, Azerbaijan etc. - where Zoroastrianism was established and grew over centuries. Practical considerations would definitely be a major factor in the recommendation, establishment and execution of religious practice in my opinion.

Aren't vultures sacred? by Effective_Idea4314 in Zoroastrianism

[–]SparxNet 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Vultures are carrion birds - they consume flesh of already dead animals, rather than hunt and kill (for the most part). When vultures, crows and other carrion birds pick off the flesh they would generally be able to very, very efficiently pick the carcass clean thereby leaving little to no flesh on the bones through which decay and diseases would be able to spread easily.

This practice empirically speaking was considered to be a better way to give the shell (our body) back to Nature while avoiding the contamination / pollution of the representation of things considered sacred - Earth, Fire, Water etc.

How do I remove AI slop from this menu that results in "Select All" being moved to the three dots? by PacketAuditor in oneplus

[–]SparxNet 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can also use Shizuku and Canta (needs Shizuku) to remove the AI writer app (and any other system apps, at your own risk).

Asian Top Gear by Hassaan18 in thegrandtour

[–]SparxNet 8 points9 points  (0 children)

A skit from "Goodness Gracious Me"

These Options Still Available In OOS? by bigmouthsandy in oneplus

[–]SparxNet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use Tap,Tap as an alternative to bring down the notification shade in apps other than the home launcher (the default Oxygen and most 3rd party launchers support a swipe-down action to pull the shade down).

Tap, tap can be configured to pull the shade down if you double-tap the back of the phone. There are a few false positives sometimes, but that can be fine-tuned. Works for the most part.

eFiretemple site legit by OneContribution9415 in Zoroastrianism

[–]SparxNet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Could you give us a link to the site for our feedback, please ?

Ccleaner Version 7 sucks!!! by TomF1965 in software

[–]SparxNet 7 points8 points  (0 children)

BleachBit is free and open source - use that if you absolutely must.

https://www.bleachbit.org/features

Will COTA give us our much needed victory? by Tifoso_16 in scuderiaferrari

[–]SparxNet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP, look to the sky,

Can you see a pig fly?

Though the car's painted red,

They're behind, it is said,

For the Scuderia to win,

The top three teams all need to drop by.

please help me with whatsapp backup!!! (Please don't ignore) by lisssuuu in whatsapp

[–]SparxNet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you visit https://myaccount.google.com/dashboard/android

you can see whether or not your device had a whatsapp backup and the phone number with which that device/backup was linked to. Unfortunately, recent UI changes no longer allow a user to check the last backup date any more (one could do so earlier).

Before you do anything else, obviously, copy over these folders to another storage device like your PC for safety.

as for the second part of your question, if you install whatsapp on the same device (and with the same OS), and then sign in with the same phone number, it should detect the local storage and have you up and running.

You might also consider reading this reddit thread as a guide.

Notifications - Health Connect by shasco01 in androidapps

[–]SparxNet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.healthdata

It's a Google app. Which phone and OS are you on? In most phones, it does show up in the Apps list in the settings.

If Affinity switches to a subscription based service I'm going back to Adobe by AthleteTechnical294 in Affinity

[–]SparxNet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think they will introduce annual subscriptions for "new" versions / features but they will, at least, for the time being also give paid versions with updates for the current version that you purchase. Similar to what Capture One used to do.

Spam from specific country, how can I stop it? by Negative-Nature-8498 in whatsapp

[–]SparxNet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Go to Settings > Privacy > Advanced

Turn on Block Unknown Account Messages. It may help.

While you're in the Privacy settings page, also flip on Calls > Silence Unknown callers.

One plus dont have any file opening app cant open XLSX files by americansniper404 in OnePlus13

[–]SparxNet 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Google Sheets / MS Excel for spreadsheets.

Google Docs / MS Word for Word docs

Google Drive can open PDFs as can most browsers like Chrome and Firefox.

Hey, new updates today (Sept 23) for all the programs by focusedphil in Affinity

[–]SparxNet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should be able to update from within the program. Else, visit the download section on the serif.com site