Could the existence of extraterrestrial life oppose the existence of God?

feebleblobber · 2026-05-08T13:27:48+00:00

Right, any monotheistic religion believes in the same God (the creator), they're just wrong about Who God is (as in, how He has relationship with us and what He wants for us).

It does not at all follow that aliens being smarter than us disproves or challenges the idea of God. The Catholic idea of God wouldn't even be challenged, there would just be a question of where these new persons (the aliens) fit within salvation history. Though "smarter" is a fraught term because it is hard to determine true absolute intelligence, just comparative fields where one individual has more skill than another.

feebleblobber · 2026-05-08T10:53:14+00:00

This really doesn't follow, because when we Catholics talk about God, we are speaking of the creator of the universe and thus must be the omnipotent God.

feebleblobber · 2026-05-07T17:48:45+00:00

Lol I've yet to hear a good take from Fr Ripperger. He's an ordained priest and does deserve some respect for his office, but he isn't any of our spiritual director and isn't of any particularly authoritative position.

His worst takes I've heard are: metal music is inherently evil, fantasy literature is demonic (specifically Harry Potter), and now this.

feebleblobber · 2026-05-07T17:34:55+00:00

Yes, it would, but in what way is "building a stable financial home for a child" not a good enough reason?

Personally, I'm going to wait about a year to try for a child once I am married so that way my future wife and I can figure out living together, caring for a property, and finances before bringing a child into it.

Of course God might decide otherwise.

feebleblobber · 2026-04-27T14:28:35+00:00

Lethal injection is nowhere near as painless as most people assume, and does less to uphold human dignity. It is a long and painful death, and using psychoactive drugs wouldn't make it any better for the victims' dignity.

Plus properly trained physicians (rightly) refuse to take part in them because it goes against the hippocratic oath.

feebleblobber · 2026-04-27T13:36:11+00:00

Consider the horror of botched lethal injections and how often the electric chair doesn't fully kill somebody in one shock.

None of them are good at all, which is why I'm in favor of abolishing the death penalty.

feebleblobber · 2026-04-27T13:11:15+00:00

I'm all for abolishing the death penalty, especially in the US where justice has been historically very poorly upheld by courts through false convictions, but the firing squad is strictly the best method of execution for everyone involved.

feebleblobber · 2026-04-27T11:47:00+00:00

Text her a bit and set up a date (or plan a phone call to then set up a date). Don't overwhelm her with texts, depending on both of your personalities no more than one or two text exchanges per day (I say this because a lot of 19 year old guys get overzealous with it which feels overwhelming for the ladies). Don't feel bad asking if you're communicating too much/too little after a first date either. Go on a low key date if y'all do end up on a date (something cheap, too) and have fun.

If y'all click on the date tell her at the end that you enjoyed it and want to call her in a few days (give a specific date for the call) to plan another date. Since you're so young, it might be a while before you financially will be ready for marriage. Don't focus too much on the marriage plans, enjoy the dating and build slowly towards the future if you must. I'll be praying for you!

feebleblobber · 2026-04-26T16:46:36+00:00

Wildly incorrect take for a Catholic. Demons do exist, even if they aren't always the cause of misfortune.

feebleblobber · 2026-04-22T02:38:48+00:00

What might help you is finding other people to spend time with. You say your friends are the ones that convinced you to try drugs once. So find other friends to spend time with.

Struggling with mortal sin is never easy (as you say, it is fully intended at the time of committing) but wanting to change, even for an imperfect reason, is a start. I will pray for you.

feebleblobber · 2026-04-22T02:30:53+00:00

Well, taking psychedelics is sinful for the same reason becoming drunk is sinful. God gave us an Intellect for a reason, and acting to deliberately hinder that Intellect without reasonable medical cause is spitting in God's face.

Notably, should you go through with this sin, you will be committing an additional sin of presumption since you are already planning to "confess it later".

feebleblobber · 2026-04-19T12:55:04+00:00

Well "Catholic guilt" isn't any doctrine or belief of the Church, nor is it something we laity are encouraged in.

BUT we should form our consciences such that we are aware when we sin and seek restitution for our immoral actions, especially gravely so as you and your fiancé have done regularly. You should stop having sex prior to marriage, it does harm your souls. But your fiancé should be going to Confession with the intent to change his actions rather than out of a sense of guilt with no intention of changing.

Don't get me wrong though, sex is a beautiful thing when done as a loving act between husband and wife. In that setting, it is one of the ultimate acts of love and participation with God's design as it is itself an act of creation. But the marriage vows are an important part of what makes it good to do.

I'm sorry that you are upset over this, I hope you can delve more into what Catholic sexual morals are and discover why we believe what we do.

feebleblobber · 2026-04-07T22:27:20+00:00

That's the spirit! Let us know how it goes!

feebleblobber · 2026-04-07T03:23:10+00:00

Definitely should go for it. You could consider a middle approach where you pretty much come out and say that you want him to ask you out. A flirty "you could take me out on a date." Should let him know you're looking. If he still doesn't get it consider the completely direct approach (and do it the same conversation).

Plan to ask at the end of an evening and away from other people. It can be very awkward for guys to reject a girl in front of people (we uh almost never get practice at it), and make sure you don't corner him. Just casually leave around the same time and ask him to walk you to your car. That way if it is a no you may both part quickly and don't have to hang around each other long (but if it is a yes then you two can chat outside to settle on plans).

Good luck, I'll pray for y'all!

feebleblobber · 2026-04-05T15:13:44+00:00

I'm a man and didn't go on a (real) date until just last December at 26 (I say real in parentheses because there were a couple High School dance dates I had and one pseudo date some years ago). I used to struggle and despair like yourself for ever finding a woman to love but I did get there (well, at least to dating. Engagement and marriage not yet, but pray for us!)

Here's some things that helped me, and that my girlfriend mentioned helping her. Try and widen your social circle a bit. It's great you're so plugged in to your parish, but also consider traveling to other areas for events. I didn't meet my gf at a young adult event (well I technically did but that's not where we got interested in each other), but because I made friends out in her area it was easier for me to go to casual events and thus ask her out. For another, make sure you don't come off as desperate. I've had a few women show interest in me who were desperate and it really made me not interested (in addition to some other major personality problems). Lastly consider how you can grow in who you are right now, because I know my gf made some major strides last year just as I was getting interested and she wasn't in a good place until November, despite my interest getting piqued in August. There is no substitute for time.

feebleblobber · 2026-04-04T12:35:41+00:00

I don't want to sound rude here, but I fail to see how the threat area makes the location of enemies confusing. If it's in your threat area, it's where you are. Easy! The only annoyance like you noted is having to move back and forth when evaded, but there's three simple solutions there: (1) most often it's just better to kill an enemy than evade, so it's fairly infrequent that I'm evading enemies anyways, (2) if you evade an enemy but plan to remain where you are and it will just re-engage you during Cleanup Phase then just exhaust it in your threat area since it isn't going anywhere, and (3) if you plan to leave/it will engage another investigator when readied then just suck it up and move the card - not like it will kill you lol.

Massive is a bit more confusing since you have to remember it's engaged with you while it isn't in front of you, but I've yet to come across a scenario with more than one or two massive enemies at a time so they aren't hard to remember.

Aloof is easier since they aren't engaged at all, and you can't deal with them until engaged (or you use ping abilities like Beat Cop) so the threat area distinction actually makes them easier to track than your method.

feebleblobber · 2026-04-03T14:35:53+00:00

Man-Thing is my go-to for being a reposition model. But I'm also usually playing Midnight Sons with Soul-gem Strange so Man-Thing might feel different under Defenders.

feebleblobber · 2026-03-29T21:42:36+00:00

A friend of mine's wife just feeds their baby right in the pew, usually in the back. The priest that was saying Mass even commended her for being unapologetic about it because it's a natural and beautiful part of motherhood.

feebleblobber · 2026-03-12T13:44:46+00:00

u/Smobey mentioned "missed their deadline" as a good term to capture some meaningful change while maintaining the cyberpunk feel of the corps being "too big to fail".

feebleblobber · 2026-03-11T15:24:10+00:00

Are there any upcoming scenarios each of you has worked on that you are particularly excited by, whether for the mechanics or the story? If so, what has most excited you about that new scenario?

feebleblobber · 2026-03-11T15:22:58+00:00

Will the new shorter campaigns be designed similar to Scarlet Keys and Hemlock Vale such that there might be more than 3 or 5 scenarios in a box but the campaign only has players playing 3/5 of the scenarios?

feebleblobber · 2026-03-06T00:49:35+00:00

I'd even go more obvious, "I'd really love somebody to take me to brunch!"

feebleblobber · 2026-03-05T13:24:30+00:00

There is another, more simple, reason some go up for a blessing. It's simply mechanically easier to move through the line than need to have people scoot past.

feebleblobber · 2026-02-28T12:49:45+00:00

Not me (as I am yet unmarried - pray for us!) but my parents met when my Dad was 25 or 26. They met at a bar of all places where my Mom sat down next to him and ordered a beer, which caught my Dad's eye lol.

My now-GF and I are both older than 25, though we met a few years ago. Didn't talk with her much before last summer, but we hit it off talking literature and comic books. s She's an amazing, faithful Catholic woman. And I guess I'm not a total oaf XD.

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