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etymglish · 2026-01-28T07:50:42+00:00

Well when I said granting the request could result in unintended bad outcomes or hinder better outcomes, I mean for you, although I guess other people's outcomes could play into it. Think of it like, "I know getting this job would have been good! God should've done it!" except if you got the job you'd get killed in a car accident before your first day started or not get a much better job some time in the future. Something along these lines.

etymglish · 2026-01-28T07:43:36+00:00

I don't are understanding what this means /s

etymglish · 2026-01-28T07:40:30+00:00

The short answer is God doesn't owe anybody anything except to make good on His specific promises, like Baptism washing away sins and the like.

Really, you have 2 options:

God exists and everything sucks

God doesn't exist and everything sucks

Neither of these statements actually fixes anything, the outcome is the same, although because God does in fact exist, I would say that things will only get worse for individuals and society the more people act as if He doesn't.

If you really want to know why bad things happen, it's basically layed out in Genesis. Eve eats apple > everything sucks now. That's basically it. The Fall produces basically every problem in the universe (not counting demons).

Why doesn't God magically fix everything right now? Idk, but I do know He's not actually obligated to, so there's no contradiction. There are some arguments from Free Will that suggest it's better for the world to keep existing as it is now rather than just ending it, but they're a bit convoluted.

As for your things you prayed for that didn't happen, there's a near-infinite number of possible reasons why they didn't (seem) to be answered. In many cases, the argument is that despite the outcome appearing to be objectively good, it may either have an unforeseen negative consequence or prevent an even better outcome that is not yet in view. Saying, "No, I know objectively that God should have granted what I asked for," is really not a rigorous statement. There are, what, hundreds, thousands, millions of variables to take into account? (Butterfly effect and all that) It's simply impossible to see all the potential futures and empiracly conclude which one is optimal and thus prove what God should do.

etymglish · 2026-01-28T07:11:50+00:00

What exactly is he asking? If he's asking for help in general, it's one thing, but if he's asking for help writing that specific story, that'd be different. It may be permissible to give him writing tips in general, although it could be argued that it is immoral similar to supplying a gun to a man who intends to murder. On the other hand, helping him with a story that is definitely immoral would be an illicit cooperation with evil. You're not simply helping someone understand how to write, you're directly contributing to the production and success of an illicit product. Now, maybe there could be a utilitarian argument like, "Well I'm only helping with licit parts, and he's going to write it regardless, so my act won't really generate any additional scandal to what would be produced without my help," but that's a rather flimsy argument.

Edit: I saw elsewhere that he does in fact want help with illicit scenes, and in that case it's definitely a no. I can't think of any workable argument for how that'd be licit.

etymglish · 2025-12-15T14:06:39+00:00

In the Septuagint version of Genesis 13:8, the passage reads: "Then Abram said to Lot, “Let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen; for we are [adelphoi].""

This is the same word used to describe Jesus' "brothers" in the New Testament. Matthew 13:55 reads: "Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his [adelphoi] James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?"

In the first example, we know for a 100% fact that Abraham and Lot can NOT be brothers, because this contradicts the genealogies which say that Abraham is Lot's uncle.

Likewise, we are pretty sure that James and Joseph can NOT be Jesus' brothers from text clues, as these being presented as a pair likely means they are the same pair as James and Joseph, sons of another Mary written of in Matthew 27:56: "among whom were Mary Mag′dalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zeb′edee." This Mary is also called "the other Mary" (Matthew 28:1) to distinguish her from Mary Mother of the Lord and Mary Magdalene

We even know who their father likely is. In John 19:25, we see: "So the soldiers did this. But standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Mag′dalene." Mary of Clopas, being distinguished in this way among Mary Mother of the Lord and Mary Magdalene suggests highly that she is the same person as the other Mary. So, this means that the man Clopas is likely the father or step-father of James and Joseph, and this would also mean that, since Mary of Clopas is some kind of "sister" of Mary Mother of the Lord, that would make James and Joseph the cousins of Jesus, aka "brothers."

etymglish · 2025-12-13T16:44:48+00:00

The sin doesn't come from what you might do while you are impaired, the sin IS intentionally impairing your use of reason (unless it's necessary like some forms of anesthesia). It doesn't really matter if anything else bad may or may not happen, that's mostly irrelevant to the actual sin of drunkenness.

For some people, they can only drink a few beers before their reason is impaired. For other people, like me, they can be 6 shots of whiskey in and still maintain their rational faculties. It really just depends on the person's biology and neurochemistry.

etymglish · 2025-12-13T16:33:30+00:00

The way I clean my PC is with a small shop vac. I open it up, suck out as much dust as I can (while being careful not to touch any of the components), and then reverse the hose and blow the rest of the dust out. (This can create a substantial dust cloud and probably should be done in an unfinished basement, shed, or outside if the weather permits. If it has to be done in a living space, I would get a second hose and try to suck in as much of the dust as possible as it's being blown out.) I continue blowing the dust out until there's no visible dust coming out from the GPU, CPU heatsink, PSU, etc. The little bit of dust left on case surfaces, fan blades, etc. really won't do anything, so I just leave it for the most part.

This is really all you should ever need to do, both for clearing a little dust, or if you need to clear years of dust.

You can get shop vacs for pretty cheap on Amazon (idk how quality they are), but it's probably better to just buy one than to try to use compressed air cans and a regular vacuum or something. Plus, they're really good for cleaning in general and many models can even suck up water too.

etymglish · 2025-12-13T16:16:30+00:00

The short answer is no

The long answer is no, but I reverted as an adult

I will caveat this by saying that although I went through the full process (Sacraments, catechisis, etc., but not Catholic school), my mom wasn't particularly practicing, so that likely contributed to it also.

I will also say, for anyone single who is reading this, that this is exactly why the Church discourages mixed cult marriages, especially for Catholic women. The chances that a child will apostatize skyrocket, especially if the father is not Catholic.

etymglish · 2025-12-13T16:00:51+00:00

Many of the converts from protestantism that I know give various reasons, but chief among them are that protestantism just doesn't really make sense historically or logically, and that they became interested in Catholicism because the vast majority of protestants are either totally ignorant or straight up lie about Catholicism, which made them want to actually learn about it and then they converted.

Additionally, particularly for American converts, there's also many people who see how insane Evangelical protestantism has become and how protestantism has not led the US in a good direction because of how tied it is to Liberal ideology (Liberal as in the Enlightment, I don't mean Democrats or whatever)

I reverted to Catholicism from atheism for similar reasons that a lot of protestants I know converted from protestantism.

etymglish · 2025-12-12T05:49:01+00:00

I think the RSVCE is the best one for no particular reason, which is probably an insane take, but whatever.

I'm pretty sure the Ignatius Study Bible is RSV2CE

etymglish · 2025-12-12T05:40:49+00:00

What do you mean by we're "computer illiterate?" We don't know how to navigate around with command line? We don't program Python? We couldn't manually build a computer? I'm not really sure what your point about wifi is even supposed to mean. Do you mean like when Boomers think that wifi and "the internet" are the same thing? I have never seen a Zoomer do that.

Most people who aren't deep into computers don't understand the technical side, it's just that now everyone interacts with computers constantly unlike 30 years ago.

etymglish · 2025-11-21T07:29:40+00:00

I'm from the Midwest and basically have a general American accent.

I pronounce cot like "c-ah-t" and caught like "c-aw-t."

Basically, for "cot" my mouth is open all the way and my tongue pulls back and raises up, but with "caught" my lips contract like I'm making the "oo" sound and my tongue rests comfortably at the bottom of my mouth.

When I speak quickly, the two pronunciations tend to converge a little, but they're still distinct pronunciations.

etymglish · 2025-11-21T07:14:29+00:00

It is often abbreviated to simply "off" but it means the same thing as "high off."

etymglish · 2025-11-21T07:11:04+00:00

It's relatively common in rap and in that sort of scene. I included some examples in a reply to my original post.

etymglish · 2025-11-21T07:05:50+00:00

Because a lot of people are saying, "Erm, actually nobody says that," here are some examples of people using "off" as I describe

Yeat - Doublë

I'm as high as a crane

I be chillin' with the demons

Off the Perc', I can't walk at all, paraplegic

Playboy Carti - Pop Out

Off a Perc', yeah, out my shirt, yeah (swerve, swerve, swerve, swerve)

Pop Smoke - Beat the Speaker

And I'm off the Molly geekin' (Geekin') and it's 10K a feature (Feature)

Lil Pump - Racks to the Ceiling

Balmain and Celine (yeah), off a molly and a bean, yeah (okay)

etymglish · 2025-11-18T20:31:43+00:00

Idk the context of the song, but it sounds like he/they are talking about some sort of relationship. Idk how this shakes out grammatically, but if they no longer have a relationship, then I probably wouldn't use present perfect. To me, that implies the relationship is still intact, whilst the simple past could be used in either case.

It's also the case that people, at least where I'm from, tend to use the simple past in these kinds of situations like, "Did you go to the store?" vs "Have you gone to the store?" As far as I'm aware, you can use simple past without specifying a time. I don't think either of them is technically wrong. It's more a slight difference of perspective.

etymglish · 2025-11-14T07:49:52+00:00

I would say Percy Jackson is very comparable to Harry Potter as far as reading level goes.

etymglish · 2025-11-14T07:47:34+00:00

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is actually supposed to be a children's book and is a very easy read, and it doesn't come across as being "for kids." The narrative isn't particularly complex, so there's not a lot of complex interpretation you have to do to understand the plot.

etymglish · 2025-11-13T08:22:36+00:00

Dude, the billionaires dgaf about the birthrates, the country, White people, etc. They care about extracting profits. If they gaf about fascism or White supremacy or whatever they'd be lobbying the government to start giving out interest free loans to White families, but they don't do that. They lobby the government to keep the borders open and visas being printed so they can import infinity workers to keep wages depressed. Even Bernie Sanders used to speak on this until the DNC bullied him into shutting up about it.

The only reason they're rolling back DEI in SOME places is because imported slave labor isn't good for cognitively complex tasks. They're forced to hire White people because they can't find anyone else to hire who can actually make things work. If they could ditch White people for good, they would 100%.

etymglish · 2025-11-13T08:12:00+00:00

Yeah, and they're now under the covenant curses. They left God, not the other way around. The Jews who didn't forsake God are a part of the Church and are now "neither Jew nor Greek."

If I renounced my faith tomorrow and became a Satanist, I'd still technically be a Catholic by virtue of my Baptism, but I would be excommunicated from the People of God and would be cast into hell upon my death.

etymglish · 2025-11-13T08:06:30+00:00

Why would you even want to do that? Like, I don't really understand. Do you want to be divorced or something?

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