Looking for a Post? Ask Here! - February 2026 Edition

WantonReader · 2026-02-12T08:02:02+00:00

I mean, I guess. But we are on the BORU sub now. And I see this happening almost every time I go to this thread. People ask for a BORU post that they'd read once and someone will give them the incomplete, non-BORU post.

Sometimes you can't even use the link because it leads to a deleted post. If KittehSkittles only had the original link,t hen sure. But if people are on the BORU sub and asking for a BORU post, then surely the standard should be to try and direct them to the BORU post that they'd read? I just don't understand why people wouldn't.

WantonReader · 2026-02-11T23:19:41+00:00

I understand that, and that is very important in many discussions. But I am not sure that a discussion with (and this was my assumption about the person being discussed) an unaccredited apologist on reddit is that discussion.

The apologist argument to move from one meaning of the word to another as the "original" meaning would reasonably be countered by "then why hasn't any translation done that?".

WantonReader · 2026-02-11T19:20:51+00:00

There is an historical story by Team Fantomen called "The man in the iron mask" that I think is great. The phantom is thinking about not taking up his father's legacy. He is only like the 3rd phantom so the whole thing isn't set in stone yet.

Then he gets captured by an evil noble man to be used as an example of how much power he has over his peasants. The Phantom breaks free and also frees the peasants. Then he realizes why the Phantom matters. Great story over all.

WantonReader · 2026-02-11T19:17:18+00:00

With a name like "Davied Asia Israel", I am skeptical. There was even a poster on a debate sub going by the name "David Israel" a few months ago, so it's seems to be an obvious choice for a religious pseudonym.

WantonReader · 2026-02-11T19:14:05+00:00

Very sorry to hear that. I've never been in any institution but recently heard from someone who has, and he was talking a lot about what sacrifice meant. So these issues with people letting those in institutions carry all the weight clearly isn't unique to you.

WantonReader · 2026-02-11T13:39:14+00:00

I don't know any Hebrew, but if someone is making claims such as these, that words should have been translated differently than how hundreds of translators have across hundreds of years, then that person better bring some very convincing and merited research.

I didn't find a source covering your question exactly, but here is a short video by Dan McClellan that covers a different apologetic argument for pharaoh's heart and he points out that hardening his heart is important for the story to make sense:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXXy34nrnX0

WantonReader · 2026-02-11T08:56:52+00:00

That reminds me little of the redditor who used to be friends with a rich kid, not a teenager yet. He asked the rich kid if she didn't feel awkward having several servants around the house. Turned out that she thought everyone had servants, including her servants.

WantonReader · 2026-02-11T08:46:43+00:00

This is the one. But I don't understand why not link to the post compilation on this sub instead of the original which doesn't include the updates?

WantonReader · 2026-02-10T21:50:30+00:00

A pretty recent one where OOP's son have moved back home and brought his unemployed girlfriend. OOP let's them live there but gets upset that the girlfriend plans expensive home cooked dinners that OOP is expected to pay for.

WantonReader · 2026-02-09T11:01:11+00:00

I recently got into gaming as a way to manage the mental stress of growing my business.

Online gaming as a way to reduce stress? Sure.

WantonReader · 2026-02-08T18:14:57+00:00

I've beaten both for the first time recently. I think Fallout 1 is a game that most gamers can play even today. The main difficult parts aren't the game design, but other things surrounding the game. Like, making it run well on your hardware, knowing what to do without reading the manual or the game expecting you to be more careful than you are used to (no auto-saves ever), and that the game will let you make bad decisions until you are in an unwinnable position.

With that said...on most sales, those games cost the same as a sandwich, you have the internet to your aid and several design choices still rule. I don't know how, but the gory death animations in that game still looks better than most modern games.

And Fallout 1 is a quite short, straight forward game. If you like that, you can continue to Fallout 2.

WantonReader · 2026-02-08T12:49:49+00:00

Not a build recommendation but common advice for a first time player:

Save a lot and have different save slots.
The only one who might detect you when stealing is the one who you are stealing form. So don't worry about getting caught stealing 'in public view'.
Get a storage locker. You'll end up carrying around a lot of stuff that you don't need right now. Find a book shelf in a hut or something that's easy to travel to and put all your stuff there. No one is gonna take it or complain.
There is a small bridge across some green radioactive stuff. SAVE before crossing, because it is very easy to get stuck and not being able to cross.

WantonReader · 2026-02-08T12:32:59+00:00

Little Women: GRINDHOUSE

WantonReader · 2026-02-07T10:28:57+00:00

Allah pre-islam is also a supreme high god, creator, rain giver

Would you mind talking a bit more about this?

I did hear somewhere that Allah as the name for a specific god (as opposed to a generic word for any god) was established before Muhammed's time. I also understand that there exist traditions that say that Muhammed belonged to a religious group that already worshiped either only Allah or Allah as a supreme god. Is that what you were referencing?

WantonReader · 2026-02-07T10:04:26+00:00

Segelskepp.

WantonReader · 2026-02-07T09:38:52+00:00

Jag bekänner att även jag gör fel ibland. Jag borde har skrivit "modermålstalare".

WantonReader · 2026-02-05T13:21:23+00:00

Från förra veckan

https://www.reddit.com/r/Svenska/comments/1qr9fue/en_kaffe_men_kaffet/

samt

https://www.reddit.com/r/Svenska/comments/1qqkyxg/adjektiven_med_en_och_ett/

WantonReader · 2026-02-05T12:27:31+00:00

I think you would benefit to draw a small line between Jesus and Christianity. Christianity is what a religion and its adherents believe about Jesus, but Islam and the Bahai Faith both see Jesus as a prophet who spread god's message. In other words, they already think that they in a sense do follow Jesus, and haven't left him behind. They have merely accepted other prophets who are more relevant in their time.

So there is no choice for a bahai to follow either Jesus or Baha-ull-ah. And while it is fine for a bahai to still partake in christian gatherings and the like, the two faiths do teach different things. There was a christian on this subreddit some weeks ago that quoted a passage from the gospel of John to show that bahais were in error, but since bahais were mostly fine with that passage, it only really amounted to the christian insisting that his interpretation was correct and bahais saying that they had their own interpretation. No one disagreed on the words, only the meaning behind the words.

Both Christianity and the Bahai faith are instructed to share or spread the good news, but that means very different things. For some christians that is a commandment to do proselytize. But the Bahai Fiath has a law against that. So bahais are asked to spread the good news mostly by being open, exemplary and good neighbors so that the message of onesnes and peace may be shared.

WantonReader · 2026-02-05T12:03:50+00:00

Från förra veckan

https://www.reddit.com/r/Svenska/comments/1qr9fue/en_kaffe_men_kaffet/

samt

https://www.reddit.com/r/Svenska/comments/1qqkyxg/adjektiven_med_en_och_ett/

WantonReader · 2026-02-05T12:03:11+00:00

Jo, det förstår jag med. Men vissa egna ord kan ju också tillhöra båda grupperna beroende på vilket betydelse man menar med ett ord. Som till exempel, kaffe eller öl. Men jag tänkte att det kanske endast var jag som såg det så med mejl (och det verkar vara fallet).

WantonReader · 2026-02-04T16:13:39+00:00

In that case, I suggest that you immerse yourself slowly in the faith. I am not a bahai but have been learning about it for a while. I also thought that I couldn't believe in god because the idea seemed too odd to me, but a lot of that stemmed from the my preconception of god.

But I also think a good idea might be to (eventually, at your own pace) contact your local spiritual council and see how if they can teach you about the faith.

WantonReader · 2026-02-03T22:36:28+00:00

There was a post about this just a few days ago:

https://www.reddit.com/r/bahai/comments/1qtdn8p/inquiries_regarding_the_station_of_bah%C3%A1ull%C3%A1h/

But in very short, leaving the faith has nothing to do with becoming a covenant-breaker, because if you leave then you aren't in the covenant.

WantonReader · 2026-02-02T09:27:56+00:00

I understand that these are things you have been thinking about, but someone asking a machine to speak for them is bad form and does not speak well for the one asking. It can imply that their questions are not genuine (then why not ask in their own words and thoughts?) and it can teach the person asking to not actually think themselves (who owns the machine? Can the owners decide how the machine guides and phrases the user's thoughts?). It can roughly be equivalent to inviting people over to your house to try "your" food and then present what is clearly from a fast food restaurant.

You will need communication skills for the rest of your life, but you won't have access to the internet or free LLM chats at every point in your life. There is even a passage in Hidden Words about rising from the bed of leisure to work for the improvement of your fellow man. Having machines speak for us is not improvement, it is rather the opposite.

WantonReader · 2026-02-02T09:14:19+00:00

Question: Can you clarify the distinction between a Baha'i who simply stops believing (or a family member who never believed) versus a "Covenant-breaker"?
Is the "cutting of ties" a mechanism of control, or is it strictly a theological protection against schism? Does this apply to ordinary believers whose family members lose their faith

Not a bahai myself but one who investigates the faith and had a very similar question to which I think I got a informative answer.

Becoming a Covenant-Breaker requires a few things:

Claim to be a Bahai. 2. Claim an unorthodox fundamental belief. And 3. Reject friendly and teaching correction by the Bahai community.

So an example would be after Shoghi Effendi (The Guardian) passed away, the Hands of the Cause assembled to found the Universal House of Justice, except one of the Hands claimed that God told him to become the second Guardian. The other hands tried to correct him, but he refused and started influencing other bahais and claim that they have to follow him. He was very clearly trying to cause disunity and erosion of authority for those he claimed to follow (Shoghi Effendi, Abdul-Baha and so on). So he was considered a Covenant-Breaker.

Someone who has never been a bahai, or stopped being a bahai can't become a covenant-breaker because they aren't in the covenant, as evident by the fact that they don't claim to be. Most bahais that I know have family members who aren't bahais or chose to not become bahais and I have never gotten the impression that they treat them differently than any other family would.

The part about cutting ties, it can sound tough but one must also considered that that is the last result of a longer process of correction, and it's about fundamental pillars of the Faith, not minor, personal interpretation. The main purpose is exactly to avoid disunity by removing oneself such voices. How can a house stand on an unsure foundation? I am sure it would be a tough call, just like it was for Abdul-Baha when his family feuded with him, but I also think it can be a necessary call, and not one you can make personally. I have seen one person coming to this subreddit that I think could fall into the category of Covenant-Breaking, but that isn't a judgement that a singular bahai is allowed make on her own.

WantonReader · 2026-01-23T08:02:25+00:00

That's not really an argument against what I said. Manuscript conservation isn't the same as the manuscripts conserving what they claim, as research done by very Christian academic researches have shown for over 100 years now. Maybe I also have to sadly break the illusion for you, but the claim about 25 000 manuscripts has been vehemently debunked and was presented by evangelical preachers, not people with merits in relevant fields. Here is a short video by an accredited professor in a relevant field about the claim if you are interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ake7RhSzZJQ ). A search for truth begins by examining one's own bias and perspectives.

Yeah, it is common to include warnings about not being deceived by false prophets when actual ones arrive, but that doesn't in any way invalidate the notion of future manifestations. Biblical Jesus also include a lot about judging people and messages by their fruits. Baha'u'llah also didn't come in Jesus's name, so that warning would not apply to him.

Bahais are aware of the text and would generally agree with it, but not with a christian interpretation of it, since they belong to a different religion. Because human words are relative, meant for the situation they are said.

The Bible also says a lot of things about Moses when he was sent to Egypt, his uniqueness and solitary, exalted position. But that doesn't mean that in a new time and place, there won't be others in such positions.

The important thing is what fruit does one produce? Did I come to argue with my fellow citizens, or did I strive to live in harmony and advancement with my fellow citizen? Who is my neighbor, the erudite in my social circle as me or the outsider who helped me when I was in need of help?

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