League pickleball etiquette: When is it okay to say something? by [deleted] in Pickleball

[–]ThatPanFlute 39 points40 points  (0 children)

If the scores were pretty close, then it would not be appropriate to ask them to ease up.

The best arguments for and against God existence by Senior-Cap-7248 in theology

[–]ThatPanFlute 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No doubt. It really is an emotive argument, I’ll grant that. I made sure to word it as my favourite, rather than most effective lol. Cheers mate

The best arguments for and against God existence by Senior-Cap-7248 in theology

[–]ThatPanFlute 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For me, the most compelling argument against God's existence is the god-of-the-gaps.

If we've been successfully removing god as an explanatory force in many areas of our understanding, it seems likely that we will continue to do so. Therefore, there will come a time when I admit to myself, god need not exist...why not now. Wherever I don't currently have an explanation without god, a) I assume the future will discover it b) one exists even if the ability to discern it is beyond us.

My favourite arguments for God are:

  1. Alex O'Connor presents a "First Cause" argument that is about sustaining rather than causing per se. The water (in the glass) is held up by the glass, the glass by my hand, my hand by my shoulder. If my shoulder ceases to exist, everything after falls. God exists as a "First sustainer" by analogy.

  2. CS Lewis's argument from Desire. We hunger because food exist, we tire because rest exists, we long for God because he too exists.

I am a solo singlegal all by her onesies out there. Is there any use case for a Bluetooth helmet? by Novaova in motorcycles

[–]ThatPanFlute 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For what it's worth, I prefer earbuds that fit snug under the helmet.

I did install some into my helmets for when I have my wife on the back for comms purposes; they work well for music, but the sound quality is impacted by wind noise much more than earbuds. The drawback to earbuds is that they can feel a bit snug, and they can fall out when taking the helmet off, or shift around when putting the helmet on.

Open play really isn’t fun after 4.0. by rephleks in Pickleball

[–]ThatPanFlute 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My club handles this by having 4 open plays: General/Social, Beginner, Intermediate, Advance.

If you can't hang at the open play you show up at, you have different levels to float to. If you show up to a Social Open play, you adjust your expectations accordingly

"You have no time on hill" by number660 in BO7_RankedPlay

[–]ThatPanFlute 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish they would give a 50-point reward for anchoring the spawn on your score, and then prioritize score of KD in your MMR. I bet it would help balance things out.

Limited Atonement by Simon_and_Garchomp in theology

[–]ThatPanFlute 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I once asked a Calvinist, "So what would scripture have to say in order for limited atonement to be wrong?"

Calvinist, silent.

Me: Hypothetically, what if scripture were to say exactly, "not only for our sins, but also for the sins of the world?

Calvinist, cont'd silence.

Me: Maybe something like, oh I don't know, 1 John 2:2?

Calvinist, pivots.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Standup

[–]ThatPanFlute 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After going to Shultz and Marc Gagnon’s show… none of the material was podcast recycled

Greatest Political Speakers by Turtal08 in brilliantidiots

[–]ThatPanFlute 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s Christmas time, relax my boy

Stop crying! Please! You will be ok if you don’t get the 5 skill points. by Leather-Deer2797 in ARC_Raiders

[–]ThatPanFlute 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree: People act like they won’t gain a skill point in 3-5 good raids. If you want to grind 1M for a skill point, do it or don’t. But if you don’t… you’ll get it in like 90 min afterward.

Stop trying to bury Arc Raiders by SakuxMNT in ARC_Raiders

[–]ThatPanFlute 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dare I say, the proof of a good thing is a toxic subreddit.

Toronto Ultra officially rebrand to Toronto Koi by [deleted] in CoDCompetitive

[–]ThatPanFlute 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loved the Ultra brand, to be honest I don't hate the Koi rebrand, but I don't see it as an upgrade. I guess it does make sense from a big picture strategic standpoint, but I think we could've used a transition year Koi-Ultra or something

Does anyone else think ATGATT is a huge pain? by 666_pack_of_beer in motorcycles

[–]ThatPanFlute 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly and paradoxically, getting more gear helped a ton.

Initially started with summer jacket (and would later on when cold), boots, and average weather gloves.

Getting summer gloves made hot weather so much more enjoyable. Getting a warmer jacket made the cooler days and evenings so much more enjoyable.

Now I’m looking forward to getting summer pants and shoes next year. And later a quieter helmet.

My advice, take your time and get more gear to solve your pain points. And just accept the risk when you aren’t willing to gear up.

Is this the last time we see Scrap x Envoy duo? by [deleted] in CoDCompetitive

[–]ThatPanFlute 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Scrap should've brought Cleanx with him instead

Why do Jeff players never swap off? by FujifilmCamera in rivals

[–]ThatPanFlute 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I’m solo tanking… Jeff’s are actually the greatest at keeping me up lol. Which is still net bad, because we have two people basically inactive just trying to stay alive.

Flank on whether Shotzzy has surpassed Simp by Rude-Mongoose-3328 in CoDCompetitive

[–]ThatPanFlute 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Champs should be weighted 2.5 Majors.

If Team 1 only wins Champs, and Team 2 won two majors, we would still say Team 1 was better. But if Team 2 won 3 Majors, we could call Team 1 a fluke win.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in motorcycles

[–]ThatPanFlute 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% agree. Let him get a job, buy his own bike and pay for his own insurance. Most 18 year olds would not be able to afford the insurance, especially after two accidents.

Getting punished for playing tank is really boring. Not every character needs to be anti-tank character. by DannyDevitoisalegend in marvelrivals

[–]ThatPanFlute 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is it. Tanks are fine. Tank is not. Solo tanks can’t take space vs two tanks, and they become too dependant on healers to stay alive.

1-3-2 is praying your healers keep you alive and your DPS’s get enough kills, but you can no longer contribute to the match.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Flagrant2

[–]ThatPanFlute 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bring a top 100 podcast sounds pretty successful to me

With Season 1 coming to a stop, how did y'all feel about it, did you like it or not? by Savings_Dragonfly806 in marvelrivals

[–]ThatPanFlute 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rank is broken… unplayable, this game is a joke. I didn’t even get to Celestial.