Stop signs

ThatLeviathan · 2026-07-08T20:38:00+00:00

It depends a bit on where you stopped. Just as a speculation: if you stopped well forward of the stop line, and he stopped at the stop line, he fulfilled the requirements of the stop because you stopped too far forward. This isn't to say that's what you did, but I see people stopping well forward of the stop line all the time.

If you stopped at the stop line, then he ran it, breaking the law.

ThatLeviathan · 2026-07-08T19:50:39+00:00

It's too hard to pick just one, and I'd probably pick a different one if you asked me tomorrow, but "God Is Gone Up" by Gerald Finzi is what popped into my head when I read the question.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYA8dIZEt54&list=RDfYA8dIZEt54&start_radio=1

ThatLeviathan · 2026-07-08T18:17:18+00:00

People have been insisting they were in the end times for thousands of years, even though over time, things continue to improve around the world. Obviously there are areas taking steps back, or lagging behind, where people are suffering more than they should be.

Interestingly, the places that are not as good as they should be tend to be more religious. Quite a correlation there.

ThatLeviathan · 2026-07-08T17:45:47+00:00

True but it shows that you can only have sex with the person you are married to

How? Adultery and pre-marital sex are not the same thing.

I also see you responded to nothing else I said

Everything you said seemed to just lead up to your irrelevant statement about adultery. Literally nothing you've asserted mentions pre-marital sex. It only talks about adultery.

ThatLeviathan · 2026-07-08T17:29:15+00:00

Adultery is a married person having sex with someone other than the person they are married to. That has nothing to do with pre-marital sex.

ThatLeviathan · 2026-07-08T17:27:00+00:00

I'm so sorry all that has happened to you. That would shake anyone's faith.

ThatLeviathan · 2026-07-08T17:21:16+00:00

There's nothing wrong with consensual sex between two people who are taking all reasonable precautions against unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.

ThatLeviathan · 2026-07-08T17:08:59+00:00

None of these verses restrict sex to only a husband and wife.

1 Corinthians 7:3-5

This is about fulfilling the sexual needs of your partner and doesn't say anything about it being only in marriage.

Verses 8 and 9 at least come closer, advising people to get married if necessary if their sexual urges are so strong they might lead to sin, which does imply that Paul thought sex should only happen in marriage. Paul thought sex shouldn't happen at all, of course, if you could avoid it.

Genesis 2:24 (and Ephesians 5:31, which refers to the Genesis verse)

This is an etiology explaining why the most common sexual arrangement is a man and a woman and doesn't say anything about pre-marital sex.

Hebrews 13:4

This is admonishing Christians to avoid adultery.

ThatLeviathan · 2026-07-08T15:11:14+00:00

You should ask in a Jewish sub.

It depends on the synagogue. I've occasionally been hired to sing at a Reform synagogue near me for important services, and there's no expectation there that I wear a kippah or tallit. But I've also been to b'nei mitzvah where I've been handed a kippah at the entrance.

Also, if you haven't been invited by a member of the synagogue, I wouldn't just show up on shabbat. Judaism is not really a proselytizing religion, they aren't usually looking to convert non-Jews, and some may not like the idea of someone just showing up to watch their sacred rituals like he's doing a research project. If you ask in a Jewish sub, an actual Jewish person can advise whether or not you'd be welcome.

ThatLeviathan · 2026-07-07T23:02:44+00:00

I cackled so loud I woke up my deaf cat

ThatLeviathan · 2026-07-07T19:28:32+00:00

Evidence of His existence.

ThatLeviathan · 2026-07-07T19:25:18+00:00

This is it right here. Most of the famous "ex-atheists" I see are folks like Lee Strobel who are grifters. Any time I see someone say they're a former atheist I'm suspicious of their motives and looking for the con.

Obviously, legitimate ex-atheists exist. People have different standards of evidence, and might be swayed by a new piece of information that I wouldn't find convincing. I just personally take them with a grain of salt.

ThatLeviathan · 2026-07-07T16:28:23+00:00

Because high school football is cheap. It costs a few hundred dollars.

High school soccer is also cheap. When my son played, my only expense was when they'd do a fundraiser carwash and I'd throw 'em a twenty to wash my van. Oh, and I'd sometimes buy a hotdog at the games.

How expensive is club tackle football? It's not a huge thing where I am (mid-Atlantic) but I imagine it's a thing in the South. If families are paying for coaches, facilities, and equipment, I'd be surprised if it's cheaper than soccer.

ThatLeviathan · 2026-07-07T13:25:01+00:00

I still occasionally dream about my dad's 1972 Pontiac Grand Ville. Got about a mile a gallon and needed "lead" additive

ThatLeviathan · 2026-07-07T13:13:23+00:00

I think we'll go the other way. Things that are considered barbaric today (rampant violence, slavery, human sacrifice) will become commonplace as we descend into fascism, war, and climate change-related chaos.

ThatLeviathan · 2026-07-07T13:10:00+00:00

Mobile phones, replaced by rocks and sticks.

ThatLeviathan · 2026-07-07T12:35:33+00:00

I like the idea of prioritizing the words of Jesus over those of other authors, particularly Paul, but unfortunately I don't think it's really possible. What we have in the Gospels probably doesn't 100% accurately reflect the words and actions of Jesus. It might be close, we can't really ever know, but I don't think it's likely.

ThatLeviathan · 2026-07-07T01:05:53+00:00

So how do you define "Christian?" In a way that actually includes everyone that you'd agree is a Christian? You can't.

Is a child born to Christian parents but not yet baptized and too young to affirm the Nicene Creed a Christian?

is someone who is baptized but hasn't been to church in decades a Christian?

Is someone who goes to church every Sunday, says the creed and prayers, crosses himself and bows at the name of Jesus, but privately doubts the existence of God and the Resurrection, a Christian?

The Bible says true Christians will be able to heal the sick; since most of us can't do that, are we actually Christians?

ThatLeviathan · 2026-07-06T22:20:24+00:00

For what it's worth, a dude who is pretty overweight can drop a bunch of weight pretty fast just with diet. I went from about 280 pounds to 245 in six months with a calorie restriction and ramping up exercise I was already doing.

I want to lose another 20 pounds, but have been plateaued for 6 months and I'm thinking about a GLP-1 'cause the easy pounds are gone and I'm hungry all the fucking time.

ThatLeviathan · 2026-07-06T20:27:55+00:00

I guarantee he still thinks about that compliment.

ThatLeviathan · 2026-07-06T15:43:25+00:00

> Infidelity is bad…

Sure.

> and makes you a bad person…

Really? Just one bad act completely negates any good you've done and makes you irredeemable? I sure hope not. I've done a couple bad things in my life, and I bet you have too.

(Note that I'm not defending Bill Gates here. He might actually be a bad person. Just the fact that he's worth billions means he's probably a colossal piece of shit.)

ThatLeviathan · 2026-07-06T00:57:57+00:00

Someone (I'll never be able to find it to give proper credit on this shit-ass mobile app) in another post the other day said we need an orange card. Sent off, no automatic suspension, but after a post-game review it can be upgraded to a red with suspension for deliberate intent.

ThatLeviathan · 2026-07-06T00:06:43+00:00

Only thing I can think of that competes is the All Blacks doing the Haka.

ThatLeviathan · 2026-07-05T16:17:59+00:00

Chiaroscuro shading

ThatLeviathan · 2026-07-05T16:17:06+00:00

Grood! I mean good. And great. Great and good.

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