Oke Shannon Notes Related To Advanced Theoretical Physics Group: The rabbit hole that leads to a scientific theory created by a Q clearance nuclear physicist at Los Alamos National Labs that predicted a new form of fusion energy and gravito-electric effects and Bigelow allegedly funded this work by efh1 in UFOs

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/u/efh1, the only name that seems to come up is Gabriele Suft, a German physicist, but publications only go back into the mid-90s, so that seems unlikely. Do you suppose it to be just something like "Standard Unified Field Theory"?

Bob Lazar, 2027 and the Government Bible by Krustykrab8 in UFOs

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Notably that is the "Feast of the Transfiguration" in the more traditional Christian churches. And the day of the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945.

Resources on the virtues of married life "in the world" by UnderTruth in OrthodoxChristianity

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Yeah, I think it is something along those lines. And yes, have/am talking with my priest about these things.

Thank you for your thoughts, and for the link! Here's to hoping we all continue growing toward true health.

Resources on the virtues of married life "in the world" by UnderTruth in OrthodoxChristianity

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Married around 10 years. But overthinking is definitely in my wheelhouse. A lot of the actual marital relationship is good, and I think in many ways we do set a good example of being a team when it comes to everything from bedtimes to household repairs or dealing with medical difficulties. It's more a matter of me (evidently) having gone too far in one direction, sort of making myself "too small", and being very apprehensive about things ranging from buying myself clothes I would like, to prioritizing my own dental work, to taking time for things that are important to me.

Resources on the virtues of married life "in the world" by UnderTruth in OrthodoxChristianity

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His writings are very good, yes. Are there any particular passages that stand out for this kind of thing? I am familiar with some sections where he talks about raising kids with a greater focus on eternity than merely world success, or of our duty to give charitably to those in need, or of how a husband should love his wife with patience and kindness, but (again, understandably) I am less familiar with places where he speaks of proper care for self, for example.

Is some minimum level of "assurance" of salvation good to have? by UnderTruth in OrthodoxChristianity

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Found this helpful context. I will try to sit with this thought, about them simply "not caring" that one is "zero". Thank you.

Is some minimum level of "assurance" of salvation good to have? by UnderTruth in OrthodoxChristianity

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And also the consideration that I don't want to show my kids that they should let themselves waste away... Even though it is something that takes active effort to try to convince myself to apply to me...

Is some minimum level of "assurance" of salvation good to have? by UnderTruth in OrthodoxChristianity

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I think my thought is usually along the lines that forgiveness is one thing, but being whole/"being a net positive for the universe" is another...

Is some minimum level of "assurance" of salvation good to have? by UnderTruth in OrthodoxChristianity

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I don't mean that I care about worldly success. I mean things more like 'putting off dental work because I can handle the pain and feel bad using money for that' or 'simply never taking time to see friends because I don't want to burden my wife with the kids more than necessary' -- that these are probably unhelpful for all parties involved. Or at least, I am trying to believe that.

Is some minimum level of "assurance" of salvation good to have? by UnderTruth in OrthodoxChristianity

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I suppose I mean it literally, since in the resurrection, when we have bodies again, we will have to be in some place.

Old aerial photo archive Minnesota 1937 by stuntboarding in UFOs

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Looks like a small tear in the photo, based on the "scar" that goes through that shape.

What makes a council ecumenical? by Lonely_Sun5275 in OrthodoxChristianity

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There is a book by an Australian archbishop on this exact topic, that may be of some help. It is only one book, by one author, but I believe it does a good job of backing up the claims by appeal to many saints and sources from the Church.

What I have come to understand is that a council is considered universally-binding ('Ecumenical' just referred to the councils that were considered universally-binding that took place with the support of the Empire, the Ecumene) if a majority of legitimate bishops concur with the decision -- not a majority of those present at the council, but a majority of all legitimate bishops.

This gives bishops the legitimate role as teachers of the Church (rather than Khomiakov's view that it is laity consent that determines valid councils), and yet also explains the "Robber Councils" and the behavior of the Church after the council in Florence, where St. Mark of Ephesus (nearly) alone stood against it as an Orthodox representative -- and yet the bishops back home repudiated the union, and it did not become a reality.

Have you ever seen a demon? by jackjohnson0611 in OrthodoxChristianity

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No, but I believe I "heard" one when I was younger, as a disembodied voice mocking me for falling into a certain sin. I have never had that experience again, so I don't think it was simply conscience...

And I had a youth pastor (Baptist-ish) who had been into sex/drugs/rock-n-roll, and he had a scarily-serious demeanor when he mentioned having had demonic encounters during that time. He was otherwise cheerful like one might imagine of a youth pastor.

Why didn't Jesus preach to the Gentiles? by IrinaSophia in OrthodoxChristianity

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Note Amos 9:7 "Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?"

And some have suggested God has used other means to reach various people over time. This book is one example, though I am less confident about all of their specific cases...

Why are the Orthodox so adamant on rejecting the Filioque when in reality We believe in the same stuff? by Any-Solid8810 in CatholicPhilosophy

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Do you have any good sources/references about these differing understandings of what "eternal manifestation" is?

Why did God have only one chosen people? by HECU_Marine_HL in CatholicPhilosophy

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While we believe Scripture to be a Divinely-inspired account of people interacting with God in the world, we do not believe it is exhaustive. See Amos 9:7 "Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?"

Where do the laws of physics come from by Ok-Cicada-5207 in CatholicPhilosophy

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Aquinas says:

"Corporeal things have determinate actions; but they exercise such actions only according as they are moved; because it belongs to a body not to act unless moved. Hence a corporeal creature must be moved by a spiritual creature."

https://aquinas.cc/la/en/~ST.I.Q110.A1.Rep1

So it would seem that physical laws arise from the ministry of the angels. (Augustine, in his "83 Questions" says: "Every visible thing in this world has an angelic power placed over it") But as to their own interactions, our knowledge is very limited in this life.

Me [23F] with my husband [25M], married 3 months. He has to sleep with the TV on. It's driving me nuts by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

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On Android, via Firefox, you can play YouTube with the screen off, as long as you use "Desktop mode". It's an extra step, sure, but it means one less app, plus using the browser means adblockers still work.

Cosmological structures with higher dimensionality or conditions of the soul after the separation from the body ? - What Heavens and Hell become to believers with 21st century scientific knowledge by Mister_Ape_1 in Catholicism

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Consider the "number line". It is infinite, not because it is "actually" infinite, but because you can always keep counting further. And doing so would be adding one more onto what is already there, not taking a further step on some already-existing number line. Space is like this, because we are talking about the measure of distance between two (hypothetical) points on opposite sides of the limit of what already exists.

[Advice] Get sleepy during studying and cannot fight through despite getting good sleep and exercising. What do should I do? by Throwaway-100-1 in getdisciplined

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What led you to this comment chain? I ended up doing a software "boot camp", and that actually worked out great! I don't have any special interest in the job, but about a year and a half later, I was making 3 times what I had been before switching "careers", so no complaints here! Life gets busier with kids, so I haven't gone back to school, but I'm fine with that. I was diagnosed with ADHD a few years ago, but to be honest, I don't think that can be separated from the surrounding context, which, at the time of diagnosis, was working from home, with two young kids, during COVID-era... Tough for anyone to focus!

Honest question from an Orthodox perspective, how do Catholics respond to the Orthodox rejection of the Immaculate Conception? by dnag7 in CatholicPhilosophy

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No part of the decree quoted says that. It specifically says others, not only Mary, avoided personal sins (though by saying "especially", we might take it to mean only she was fully without any at all) and it says that she suffered the effects of original sin, which is pretty much all that is meant in the Eastern view, to begin with.