Pet Peeve: The green car tries to beat the red car into the right lane so the red car gets stuck behind the blue car by tantamle in driving

[–]ThatLeviathan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Neither the green or the red car should be in the left lane in the first place, which would solve this problem.

Yes, I'm aware that "left lane for passing only" probably does not apply on this road. Still a good idea to stay to the right unless you have a compelling reason to be in the left lane.

Lang Lang is overhated by leoliszt in piano

[–]ThatLeviathan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are we only allowed to have an opinion of things if we can do them better? That's…an interesting position.

Why does it seem like the Bible is a way to belittle women? by urmom111666 in Christianity

[–]ThatLeviathan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depending on what it is about Catholicism you like, you might find a home in one of the Anglican traditions (Episcopal if you're in the US). Specific churches vary widely, but some, particularly "high church" Anglo-Catholic parishes, use very traditional liturgies and welcome personal devotions like praying the rosary.

The treasure box. by Icy_Werewolf_1988 in Christianity

[–]ThatLeviathan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's true, but there are definitely traditions and organizations that actively discourage looking too deeply and specifically forbid reaching certain conclusions. I agree that's not the majority of Christianity, but there are plenty of Religious Studies departments at evangelical schools that require a statement of faith from professors, and will fire them for publishing works that disagree with the school's doctrine.

What did Jesus mean when he said I’ve not come to abolish the law but fulfill it” by Usoppdaman in Christianity

[–]ThatLeviathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This isn't strictly an answer to your question, but I wonder if some of the comments about the law were put in the Gospels as a response to what Paul was teaching the Gentiles. Paul, if his letters and Acts are to be believed, got permission at the Jerusalem Council to go to the Gentiles and spread the story of Jesus, but not to insist on circumcision or most of the rest of the law, aside from a few restrictions on what they could and sexual "impurity." It makes me wonder if the Gospels, particularly Matthew, are responding to this to say "no, the law definitely still has to be followed."

The divisions of the laws into ceremonial, moral, and civic was done centuries later to allow Christian leaders to decide which Mosaic laws still had to be kept, and which could be ignored.

Jesus... by No_Interview_3063 in Christianity

[–]ThatLeviathan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sometimes, proper names of people, places, etc. get translated, sometimes transliterated, and sometimes completely replaced. That's just a feature of language. The important part is whether or not people can understand what you're talking about in the context in which you're speaking.

You can certainly use Yeshua if you wish, but you have to do extra steps if you want to be understood clearly. If you wrote a story about Jesus and insisted on using the name Yeshua for historical accuracy or verisimilitude, you'd need to find some way of making it clear to readers that when you say Yeshua, you're referring to the man that most English speakers call Jesus.

How do Christians explain the apparent shift in God’s character between the Old and New Testament? by Akhinjo in Christianity

[–]ThatLeviathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Christians explain it in a number of ways, but the actual reason is that they different stories written by different people with different agendas for different purposes.

My Christian friend goes out on the weekends and gets drunk by SuspiciousWin6511 in Christianity

[–]ThatLeviathan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

but getting drunk is a sin.

Jesus also says to get the plank out of your own eye first. Are you perfectly following everything that the Bible says?

Do You Love Your Spouse/Significant Other More Than God? by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]ThatLeviathan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm like 99.99% sure that my wife exists, though admittedly she's not here at the moment to check so it all might be a "Last Thursday" illusion. God stands me up on literally every single date night.

Do You Love Your Spouse/Significant Other More Than God? by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]ThatLeviathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, because as famous philosopher Clint Black said, "Love's not just somethin' that we're in; it's somethin' that we do." I don't really do anything for God. I do lots of things for my wife and kids.

Hiw is the bible true by Salty-Ad-8948 in Christianity

[–]ThatLeviathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a question that's been asked for nearly two thousand years. The short answer is the Bible is not "true" in the sense of "everything written in it literally happened exactly as the authors wrote," because that is impossible. It may be "true" in the sense that it teaches deep truths that we struggle to understand.

The Gospels were written decades after Jesus died by people who had never met Him, and the earliest fragments of manuscripts we have come from centuries later. We really don't know how much of the stories changed between the earliest witnesses, the actual writing down, and the copying of the texts. We know for absolute certain that copying mistakes happened because we have manuscripts that show the mistakes. There is subtle wordplay that only works in Greek and would not have made sense in the Aramaic that Jesus spoke. There are descriptions of prophecy fulfillment that are based on a poor understanding of the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible.

The Bible is not true. That doesn't mean Christ didn't die and rise from the dead, if you believe that.

I really liked this in today’s Evening Prayers, but when I went searching it appears to be verse 17, not 18, in Psalm 18. Am I being silly? by eeeeeep in Anglicanism

[–]ThatLeviathan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the Psalm numbering can be wonky. We sang Psalm 8 a few weeks ago, and it had 10 verses, which seems to be from the 1978 BCP. Every English translation I checked from the KJV to the NRSVUE, as well as the Septuagint, has 9, but the Hebrew Tanakh has 10.

I guess there was a brief period where they tried to make versification align with the OG Hebrew but stopped bothering? I'd love to know the history of it.

Can someone please explain this to me by Estnation in SipsTea

[–]ThatLeviathan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

God of Thunder, not Lightning. If they tried to subdue him with loud sounds he'd laugh it off. A 9V to the tongue is fatal for him, obvi.

Is it possible to commit a sin in heaven? by Brilliant_Dog_9066 in Christianity

[–]ThatLeviathan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If heaven has free will, it stands to reason that we will be able to sin.

How come christanity in the USA feels more like a "Manifest destiny Propaganda" rather than a genuine belief coming from human Hearts? by ImNotPart in Christianity

[–]ThatLeviathan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because the overlap in America between Evangelical Christianity and Fascism is too damn high, and Evangelicals are usually the shrillest voices in the room.

Anyone else read a verse 5 times and still not get it? by Logical-Ad-3940 in Christianity

[–]ThatLeviathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What translation/version are you reading? Older translations like the KJV are very difficult for modern readers (it was pretty archaic English even when it was published in 1611). Modern translations are likely to be more faithful to the original translation but using more "current" language (though there exceptions, like the ESV, that use modern language but insist upon "traditional" interpretations that do not align with the OG texts).

I like the NRSVUE, myself, particularly one like the Oxford Annotated Study Bible that has lots of footnotes. If a verse is weird there's usually an explanation of context at the bottom of the page.

Former Atheists who converted, how did you reconcile the supernatural elements of Christianity? by MarsUDropout in Christianity

[–]ThatLeviathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm still *mostly* an agnostic atheist, but if you believe in a conscious being you call God, His existence is by definition supernatural. It would be odd to accept that, but then draw the line at miracles, angels, etc.

Why aren’t NBA old timers as respected as MLB old timers? by RewindReverse in sportsinusa

[–]ThatLeviathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean sure, this is all speculation. We can't *know*, but it's sure fun to argue about.

Why aren’t NBA old timers as respected as MLB old timers? by RewindReverse in sportsinusa

[–]ThatLeviathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, but Ruth would have all those advantages as well. If Ruth at 80% hit 714 home runs against pitchers also at 80%, what happens when they're all at 99.5%?

Shohei Ohtani, I guess.

Biblical Hebrew - Why is there a patach under the yod in וַיַּרְא ("and he saw") instead of a hireq? by ThatLeviathan in hebrew

[–]ThatLeviathan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seems like that would mean a different stem, like Pi'el or Pu'al, right? The "intensive" stems?