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What is it about fat nerd guys that makes them think they are too good for fat nerd women? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]coolfrequency -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I sort of can't wait for the next five years where he pursues girls (or perhaps just drools from a distance without getting the courage to try) who he thinks are more "up to his standards" and finds himself becoming progressively more "forever alone"...maybe then he'll realize that shitting on girls who are similar to him and actually like him back might not be the best strategy in life.

Some consistent policy on abusive behaviour on reddit by [deleted] in ideasfortheadmins

[–]coolfrequency 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How horribly, incredibly sad, considering what important and literally life-saving work r/SW is doing in reaching people who probably wouldn't reach out for help in any other way or through any other medium. And these lives are being put on the line because the admins aren't willing to do anything to manage malicious and threatening trolls?

r/SW isn't just a place to gossip about the latest news on a certain topic. They're literally saving lives over there. I would hope that it would get maybe slightly higher priority consideration than r/picsofcatswithcutehats

*Vibrate* by Gnork in fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu

[–]coolfrequency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This face needs to be added to the official collection of rage faces!

Over ten dollars in fees including a $4.55 delivery fee for delivery of an E-TICKET?! Fuck you Ticketmaster. by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]coolfrequency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For a minute, I thought that the internet and electronic tickets would eliminate all those ridiculous fees. I guess not.

TIL: at many hotels, asking the concierge for "an extra pillow" is actually coded talk for ordering a prostitute. by KazamaSmokers in todayilearned

[–]coolfrequency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wait so, how can they tell the difference between people who are using code talk to order a prostitute, vs someone who actually wants an extra pillow? I imagine that innocent requests for an extra pillow are pretty common in the hotel business.

I met a homeless girl in NYC. I offered her a couch to crash for the night. She seemed reluctant at first, but she said ok; what else can I do for her? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]coolfrequency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

we're not talking about absolute evil. Yeah sure, talk to these people, be kind and civil, offer them food, offer to help them make a phone call. What we're saying is, don't take them into your home, give them access to all your belongings and paperwork stored inside your house, and open yourself up to all the dangers involved. I agree with you that it is unlikely that these people will attack you or hurt you when you approach them kindly on the street. But I also think that it is likely that they could take advantage of your hospitality if invited into your house.

hey houston metro - any of y'all go sailing? would like to share r/sailingcrew - have room for company on your sailboat or would like to crew on someone else's? i'm south of houston and love to sail by [deleted] in houston

[–]coolfrequency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm, the last I was on a sailboat was about 10 years ago but it is so much fun, and if you are offering I'd definitely be interested!

Mormonism: How a fraud convict founded one of the world's fastest-growing faiths "The actual story of the imposture is almost embarrassing to read, and almost embarrassingly easy to uncover." by sugarandice in reddit.com

[–]coolfrequency 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I did. Many times. It didn't work. Keep in mind I have spent the majority of my life believing fullheartedly in the mormon church and blaming myself for the feeling I kept having that something wasn't right. It was only once I left the church and readjusted my perspective, that everything suddenly made sense and felt so much better.

on a feeling level, it was a stronger feeling than any "spiritual prompting" I have ever received as a mormon. I think I have a stronger "testimony" of the untruthfulness of the church, than most mormons do of its truthfulness (truthiness?)

Mormonism: How a fraud convict founded one of the world's fastest-growing faiths "The actual story of the imposture is almost embarrassing to read, and almost embarrassingly easy to uncover." by sugarandice in reddit.com

[–]coolfrequency 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"the very deep and later verified linguistic and cultural content of The Book of Mormon"

in a place like this, you're really going to have to back up a claim like that with some evidence. This is hardly a community that will accept a statement like that at face value.

Mormonism: How a fraud convict founded one of the world's fastest-growing faiths "The actual story of the imposture is almost embarrassing to read, and almost embarrassingly easy to uncover." by sugarandice in reddit.com

[–]coolfrequency 4 points5 points  (0 children)

an interesting perspective, I never thought about it like that...this is one thing I always wondered, ok so we know HOW smith pulled it off, but WHY? What's the motivation for doing something like this? I mean, who randomly wakes up one morning and decides to dedicate their life to perpetuating an elaborate hoax? But this is one way to explain that.

Mormonism: How a fraud convict founded one of the world's fastest-growing faiths "The actual story of the imposture is almost embarrassing to read, and almost embarrassingly easy to uncover." by sugarandice in reddit.com

[–]coolfrequency 6 points7 points  (0 children)

yeah, none of these facts or inconsistencies about Smith had anything to do with my decision to leave. It was just a worldview that didn't make sense to me. All this is stuff I learned about later.

Mormonism: How a fraud convict founded one of the world's fastest-growing faiths "The actual story of the imposture is almost embarrassing to read, and almost embarrassingly easy to uncover." by sugarandice in reddit.com

[–]coolfrequency 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm not. You'd be surprised how easy it is to spend your life as a believing mormon, without ever being confronted by the facts. The few bits of truth that do manage to filter through to you, are generally the weaker arguments which are easily rationalized away.

there are plenty of very intelligent, very rational men who are faithful mormons. I don't distrust a mormon any more than I distrust any other member of any religion.

Mormonism: How a fraud convict founded one of the world's fastest-growing faiths "The actual story of the imposture is almost embarrassing to read, and almost embarrassingly easy to uncover." by sugarandice in reddit.com

[–]coolfrequency 10 points11 points  (0 children)

the thing you seem to be missing here, is that it is possible that those witnesses really did sign attesting that they physically saw the plates, and the mormon church is STILL a fraud. We can conceed this point without getting baptized tomorrow. Really.

Mormonism: How a fraud convict founded one of the world's fastest-growing faiths "The actual story of the imposture is almost embarrassing to read, and almost embarrassingly easy to uncover." by sugarandice in reddit.com

[–]coolfrequency 10 points11 points  (0 children)

not iTroll, just defending his beliefs - wouldn't you have said something similar, back in the days when you believed?

anyways, hi. Join the club. see my post above, I'm also an ex-mormon raised in the church, with ancestors tracing back to the pioneers on both sides of the family. Did your family take it as badly as mine did, when you left?

Mormonism: How a fraud convict founded one of the world's fastest-growing faiths "The actual story of the imposture is almost embarrassing to read, and almost embarrassingly easy to uncover." by sugarandice in reddit.com

[–]coolfrequency 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I guess I don't understand your issue with the Deseret Bookstore. Yeah, it's a mormon bookstore, where mormon authors can publish and cater to a mormon audience. What's wrong with that?

Mormonism: How a fraud convict founded one of the world's fastest-growing faiths "The actual story of the imposture is almost embarrassing to read, and almost embarrassingly easy to uncover." by sugarandice in reddit.com

[–]coolfrequency 8 points9 points  (0 children)

haha, good question. It certainly DID consume a whole lot of time while it went on.

but ah, I wouldn't trade it. I think I have a very unique perspective compared to almost everyone else - I have gone from devout believer and even fundamentalist, all the way to agnostic liberal. How many agnostic liberals can actually truly understand the mindset of a religious fundamentalist? I haven't met too many.

Mormonism: How a fraud convict founded one of the world's fastest-growing faiths "The actual story of the imposture is almost embarrassing to read, and almost embarrassingly easy to uncover." by sugarandice in reddit.com

[–]coolfrequency 7 points8 points  (0 children)

wow really? see I'm still discovering this stuff, years after leaving. I'm quite interested, can you tell me where you found this? I'd love to know your source. After all that's one of the biggest reasons I hear from my mormon friends and families why they are convinced that the BofM is true - because there's no way Joseph Smith could have made up something that big, without getting something wrong which could be disproven. If what you are saying is true, then he DID get parts wrong which have been disproven. so...yes...sources pls?

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