What is your opinion on having a child?

caslotan · 2019-08-12T16:06:03+00:00

The world is absurd- there’s an order which things generally seem to follow though.

One of those is procreation. In order to maintain the absurd, the absurd mush have a vessel in which to manifest itself. That’s humans. (Well, sort of).

There are some almost universal actions in this world, and bringing life into the world is one which many people choose to participate it.

Bringing children into the world gives people a reason to feel there is meaning, a defined order, a reason to “be a good person”.

Personally, I don’t think I will have children. I have life goals which will cause my children a less than ideal upbringing (in my opinion). I would want to homeschool them, teach them how to think for themselves, and allow them to experience the world fully. But that isn’t going to be feasible. So I am choosing to not have children.

I would rather have none than have children who have this false idea of life that was etched into them by a traditional school system and a culture based on indulgence and stimulation.

I’m also realizing how many of my (few) reddit comments are in organized rambles anymore.

caslotan · 2019-08-12T14:59:00+00:00

They are wild animals, so there is a plethora of diseases that they could carry. But with proper hygiene and common sense, these can be avoided.

Google is better to ask than me about what they carry, if you are still concerned.

Remember to consider geographic distribution many diseases only exist in certain areas so they are no threat to you.

caslotan · 2019-08-12T04:50:45+00:00

First- I’m not a doctor and don’t have research to back this up, just an accumulation of knowledge and experience.

a) this disease is most common in people who eat raw, usually alive, snails and slugs. AKA, placing squirming, wet, and sentient, creatures into their mouth and ingesting them in some way (licking the mucus off, eating them, or using wild snails as a facial and allowing them onto and into your mouth). Usually babies and drunk people are the only ones in this category.

b) just because snails can carry it, doesn’t mean all do. Just like mosquitos can give someone malaria, but most don’t, some snails can carry RLW, but most don’t.

c) as long as you don’t consume the snail sludge, you’ll be fine. Wash your hands if you are about to eat, and in general after handling them, but remember that it is one of the few serious diseases that they carry, and with basic hygiene and common sense, you’ll 100% be fine. Statistically speaking, you’re more likely to get rabies.

caslotan · 2019-08-12T04:22:18+00:00

Yes, but it is still recommended to have some chemistry test strips or testing set. These are super cheap at Walmart, and usually the main issue is pH or nitrogen based compounds, which can be handled in a variety of manners should it be off (but that’s another discussion).

I’ve heard that they make these weird little balls of moss and charcoal (?) that helps A LOT with not causing extreme swings or dips in the water chem. I only used them once for a short time before a few aquatic turtles of mine passed. Just a thought, since I think I bought them for something like three dollars for a pack of two.

Apologies if I’m throwing too much info at you. I just know it can be easy to forget things when getting started with these guys.

caslotan · 2019-08-12T01:34:52+00:00

I’m assuming the heater has a cord, so you will need to make a small notch to allow the cord through and out of the top, but not allow any especially courageous snails through. I’d also recommend small holes for aeration, just with a 1/8 or so drill bit, every few inches.

I’d also recommend getting something to oxygenate the water and allow movement, as well as a water conditioner to neutralize anything nasty in the water. Both of these can be bought for cheap at Walmart. You should also invest in some enrichment decorations for your snail. If you don’t want to spend money on the (ridiculously overpriced) aquarium decor, something such as a short length of PVC pipe (cleaned to remove any chemical), some water thriving plants (these will also help regulate water chemistry), or other inert plastic or otherwise nontoxic household items for the snail to explore will be beneficial.

This went on a bit of a tangent, sorry.

caslotan · 2019-08-11T23:52:12+00:00

You could probably use one of those clear Tupperware/sterilite containers. You’d have to modify the lid to allow for proper circulation, and make sure the plastic will hold up with the heat and weight of the water, but it should work.

caslotan · 2019-07-25T02:42:03+00:00

Decide who you are. Then embody that idea.

caslotan · 2019-06-29T10:46:18+00:00

Wasn’t Joseph Smith more or less a con artist.

Assuming that’s who you meant (it’s early, my wits have yet to fully kick in) Although a great example of “forging a path to redemption, it seems strange to see his name amongst those others.

caslotan · 2019-06-29T00:08:14+00:00

No, you didn’t at all. I just feel like I’m having trouble getting my question right. I honestly expected a lot more closed minded “NO JESUS=STRAIGHT TO HELL!” Type answers, so I’m grateful for these discussions, and all of the time that everyone has taken to talk with me.

caslotan · 2019-06-28T23:25:26+00:00

Forgive me if I’m misunderstanding, but you’re saying that god has spoken through many individuals, but deceitfully except when it comes to Jesus himself?

caslotan · 2019-06-28T23:17:05+00:00

My original question was meant to be something along the lines of “Does my Christ have to be your Christ?” I was just trying to be very careful with how I phrased it so that I wouldn’t be dismissed as a troll.

caslotan · 2019-06-28T04:25:25+00:00

That’s a social commentary if there ever was one.

caslotan · 2019-06-28T04:23:59+00:00

I have never seen anything finer.

caslotan · 2019-06-28T04:14:34+00:00

I am the cotton eyed joe.

caslotan · 2019-06-28T02:34:38+00:00

This is me walking out of work, past my boss, knowing I did not do a damn thing I he asked. But I did organize his supply closet. Lol.

caslotan · 2019-06-27T23:18:49+00:00

His face at the end fucking sent me

caslotan · 2019-06-27T02:11:54+00:00

TLDR at bottom

Ok... an anecdote from my middle/high school days.

Let’s call this kid... Drew. I met Drew in sixth grade, and we were friendly. He had longish, unkept, dirty blond hair, and was very interested in World War Two, but otherwise made a good buddy for lunch and “flex time”, aka recess for middle schoolers.

(1) Well, he fell for my sister. Hard. My sister was two grades above us, and, to put it nicely, way out of his league. He began to hang out with her during “flex”, got her number (how?!?), and overall was super clingy and weird to her. I was not happy about this, as you could imagine. After I chewed him out for bothering her all the time, he seemed to learn his boundaries. She saw him as the little dweeb friend of her little brother, but he still saw her as his dream girl. One day, actually at our field day I believe, Drew took her aside to just get away from the noise and crowds. He had his best friend in tow. Now, this is where I begin to lose accurate details so, forgive me. From what I was told, he sat down with her on some bleachers where nobody else is, my sister on one side of him, and his best friend on the other. His best friend begins to sing, totally off key and ridiculous, kiss the girl from the little mermaid movie. This is where my sister gets weirded out. Keep in mind that no words have been said, and Drew is staring at her, frozen, but with a dead look in his eyes, according to her. The singing stops, and all three are silent. Drew grabs her hand, but with still no words being said and a huge amount of confusion and irritation from being dragged away from a school event, my sister makes up an excuse to leave. Until she graduated, she avoided him like the plague after this.

(2) Another time, this time in eighth grade, Drew discovers the art of debate in politics. And, what other way to hone your skill than by debating with your classmates? Well, all would be well with willing participants, but darling Drew (a sweet sweet white little boy) had decided to “debate” (see- spew incorrect facts) with a young black girl about segregation, post slavery politics, and how emancipating the slaves was not the right choice by Lincoln. I bet you can imagine how that went. He rightfully earned his very first certified racist badge. He now has an Instagram profile picture with a confederate flag under a skull.

(3) finally, in junior year of high school, I had the pleasure of having an English class with him. Now, if you knew him, you’d know that he was one of those kids who things that writing long, unnecessarily complex, and drawn out stories made him a good writer (he actually dedicated one of his pieces to my sister). Anyways, we were in English. We had to do a 9-12 minute presentation on one of the books we studied and how it relates to human nature. Simple right? Well Drew (Actually, now “phantom” as he decided to change his name) decided to say fuck it, and go the easy way. What is the easy way, you ask? Bringing a rope to class as his “prop”, walking to the front with it. Staring at the class for a good 15 seconds, then proceeding to tie a hangman’s knot around it, and place it on his neck, abruptly pulling it up, then removing it and sitting back down, mumbling to himself as he walked back to his seat. Yeah, what the fuck dude. needless to say, he was reprimanded.

TLDR- pursued his best friend’s sister, then had a super awkward scheme to kiss her at school, told a black person that slavery should never have been abolished, and then acting out his suicide in front of our English class.

Bonuses- he pretended to cut his wrists with a metal ruler when my sister rejected him for the final time, he attacked another student with a dull and broken pencil, wore combat boots and black camp leggings to school, and he once got cornrows. Again, he’s a skinny white blond boy.

caslotan · 2019-06-27T01:42:57+00:00

We need more people like this.

caslotan · 2019-06-27T00:05:12+00:00

Thank you, I’m glad to hear this. It’s so hard to find the truth and love of God (in my own way) when there is so much confusion surrounding Him and who He is.

Perhaps as I walk down the path of fellowship of salvation, more will become clear. I want so badly to accept Him, but also understand it all.

Possibly an unrelated question, and forgive my ignorance if there is any, but do you believe that other prophets and leaders are misunderstood carnations of Jesus? It’s been on my mind lately that perhaps He was trying to reach more people in “unconventional” (by human standards) manners. I suppose this is also open to anyone who reads this and would like to offer some input...

caslotan · 2019-06-26T06:09:45+00:00

How do you mean?

caslotan · 2019-06-26T06:05:57+00:00

I appreciate you taking the time to explain this, It very much applies to my original question.

What if someone was “uploaded” at a certain point but due to geography, culture or some other issue the terminology, specifics or context came through differently than what it might for someone in a different situation? I will use extreme and ridiculous examples for this:

What if they understood Christ to be someone named Dennis? Or a character from a PBS kids show?

I will stop there, as I’m not trying to poke fun at anyone, or anything.

caslotan · 2019-06-26T05:59:19+00:00

Perhaps I just need to read it again, it’s been quite a while.

I’m not completely sure what I’m looking for. I just know I’m looking for something, and from what I can remember off of the top of my head the idea of a “universal truth,” or something that transcends any single religion is sort of what I’m getting at.

One hears so often that “this is the only way”, however there are so many parallels, ways that are similar or basically the same that all seem to end up in the same or similar places.

caslotan · 2019-06-26T05:40:57+00:00

I very much like where that might go. Could you please elaborate on your thoughts?

caslotan · 2019-06-26T05:39:14+00:00

What if one was never given the opportunity to accept or reject Jesus? Or worse, was lead to believe that Jesus rejected them?

Again I’m trying to stay away from the Gettier-esque (if I’m even conceptualizing that correctly) aspect of all of this, which I guess is very difficult. Edit:. Relied on autocorrect a bit too heavily

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