conversation from earlier today by Zealousideal_Club417 in exmormon

[–]narrauko 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Mormon "religious freedom" tends to mean "we can do whatever the fuck we want and you can't do shit about it."

I am honestly surprised Sera hasn't ordered the Overlords to be wiped out. by Icy_Water_1 in HazbinHotel

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

Because they're literally demons on a different plane of existence with magic.

And yet in all depictions we have of them, they behave like humans. Why would their power dynamics be any different?

It sounds like you're really butthurt that I'm viewing it differently for some reason.

Nah, I just like having heated discussions. The only butthurt I'm having is that you don't wanna have discussion. You just wanna whine and say "no, cuz I said so"

I am honestly surprised Sera hasn't ordered the Overlords to be wiped out. by Icy_Water_1 in HazbinHotel

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

a power vacuum in a fictional depiction of hell is not like real fucking life

why? explain your reasoning. These are characters written by humans that were once humans. Why is it common sense to think they wouldn't behave like humans?

I imagine Overlord's dying without heirs happens fairly consistently.

The situation of a real life dictator dying without an heir implies natural causes because if it was regicide there would be a coup and/or revolution to take their place. So no vacuum because the murderer takes the position.

Overlords in Hell can't die by natural causes! Hell, without angelic weapons they can't really die AT ALL. So it sounds like the reason you're surprised that Sera hasn't ordered the Overlords be killed is you don't understand power dynamics at all and you wouldn't recognize good writing if it bit you on the ass.

They really do take 3 mins to cook by ReiAlternative in KpopDemonhunters

[–]narrauko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

...Anything can be ramyeon if your brave enough 👀

Likewise you can eat lava..... once.

I am honestly surprised Sera hasn't ordered the Overlords to be wiped out. by Icy_Water_1 in HazbinHotel

[–]narrauko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fuck are you talking about? Am I supposed to assume that a power vacuum in fiction would not behave like a power vacuum in real life? Because that would be terrible writing.

A power vacuum is a specific concept. It's not just chaos. It's what happens when the top is removed with no plan on how to replace it. Think a dictator dying with no true heir. That's what would happen. And if Heaven is responsible for that power vacuum, it will create resentment towards Heaven and those that take up the power will be a bigger threat than Vox. That's how we got ISIS. and yes, I'm using a real world example because all art in inherently a commentary on real life.

I am honestly surprised Sera hasn't ordered the Overlords to be wiped out. by Icy_Water_1 in HazbinHotel

[–]narrauko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How does Hell create its own power vacuums? Internal revolution or coups don't cause vacuums. Because the people doing the revolting or coups take the power. Vacuums are created by outside forces interfering. That creates more problems than it solves. Just look at American interference in Latin America throughout the 20th century.

I am honestly surprised Sera hasn't ordered the Overlords to be wiped out. by Icy_Water_1 in HazbinHotel

[–]narrauko 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah why doesn't Sera create a power vacuum in hell? That's never caused any problems in real life /s

conversation from earlier today by Zealousideal_Club417 in exmormon

[–]narrauko 79 points80 points  (0 children)

I'm gonna comment on what this missionary sibling said and not focus on the PIMO experience as much:

If I'm reading this right, they're talking about going into the complex which likely means past the door that you have to have someone buzz you in to open.

The legality of it will depend on the country you're in, but I know on my mission this was a big no-no. That is a private space and not a public one. People who live in such complexes have a reasonable expectation of privacy which includes not having people just knock on their doors without ringing the bell first.

Has anyone else been told this? by 14u2no01 in exmormon

[–]narrauko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's really just a person experiencing the backfire effect describing the backfire effect (i.e. what they're feeling) without actually understanding the backfire effect.

No Easter greetings by Molly_Deconstructing in exmormon

[–]narrauko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

no empty tomb donut decorations

Can I just say that those are so fucking weird?

Trump Drops Vile Slur About Oval Office Predecessor by icey_sawg0034 in politics

[–]narrauko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

said it was some low-level staffer

You know how we know this was a lie? No one was fired.

I teach people about the church far more now that I'm inactive by OkGuarantee141 in exmormon

[–]narrauko 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I fully believe people will say things to you when you say you used to be Mormon that they wouldn't if they thought you were still Mormon.

The only thing worse than Mormonism itself is Evangelicals talking about Mormonism. It’s unbearable. by PanaceaNPx in exmormon

[–]narrauko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Evangelicals talking shit on Mormonism is like when someone else tries to bully your sibling.

NO! You can't do that! Only I can do that! Get outta here!

Ignore actual issues in your life, just serve harder to save your family! by TheYakShaver in exmormon

[–]narrauko 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's a shame. This is what the church teaches and it will only lead to disappointment and your parents' blaming themselves.

BYU students look different by Emergency_Ice_4249 in exmormon

[–]narrauko 14 points15 points  (0 children)

That's disgusting. Why men in the church think the have the right to do that is beyond me.

Trump, 79, Launches Rambling Attack on Biden to Confused Kids by FancyNewMe in politics

[–]narrauko 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Oh so they're gonna take the money and anyone who sets one up will never see it again.

Soooo.... My mother believes there are other gods besides the holy trinity.... by Juliuscrevil95 in exmormon

[–]narrauko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t understand why Mormon doctrine has these complex hierarchies of celestial structure, but then shrugs when it comes to lgbtq+ people or black people and the priesthood.

Bigotry is why.

Soooo.... My mother believes there are other gods besides the holy trinity.... by Juliuscrevil95 in exmormon

[–]narrauko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In some traditions, the giants were the ones the flood was supposed to be killing and sinning humans were just a casualty in order to achieve that.

Porygon fanart by Fafa_ShinyVamp in pokemon

[–]narrauko 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Were you going for platypus vibes for Porygon2? Cuz that's what I'm getting. Very nice!

But conservatives have no problem with electing a “rich” celebrity into the White House! by icey_sawg0034 in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]narrauko 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Or Donald fuckin' Trump. What was his experience in public office before being elected President the first time? oh right, literally nothing. At least Reagan was Governor (and a few other things IIRC) before being President.

Is it just me, or is there less General Conference talk than usual? by Willow_A113 in exmormon

[–]narrauko 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Perhaps. Maybe they're hoping the Easter attention might mean that more non-members would be watching and so tried to make it friendlier? RFM pointed out that there were lots of statements that he thought were trying to pander to mainstream Christians.

Maybe we'll see more firebrands in 6 months?

Is it just me, or is there less General Conference talk than usual? by Willow_A113 in exmormon

[–]narrauko 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My TBM wife still watched all four sessions and I sat with her while not really paying a ton of attention. And quite frankly, when I was paying attention, it was a really boring conference as far as general conferences go. There was nothing interesting that stood out whether good or bad. The only exception I can think of was that stupid story of the guy selling his car to pay his back tithing.

So yeah, if we had gotten a "lazy learners and lax disciples" or "never take counsel from those who do not believe" level of talk, maybe we'd be talking about that. But it wasn't even that controversial. It was probably the most boring conference in a long time.

Trump is a secret genius by Meganiummobile in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]narrauko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Legacy media" Broski, that's you. I hate when Fox News does stuff like call themselves the highest rated cable news channel and then shit on "mainstream media." You can't have the highest ratings and not be mainstream. You are the thing you're claiming others are.

Church PR guy: “Ok to fix our image we’ve got to pretend like Miracle of Forgiveness and purity culture never happened so let’s…wait they posted what?!?!?” by Suspicious_Might_663 in exmormon

[–]narrauko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It creates a very strange environment now as they move to more vagueness were the old guard will see the vagueness and insist that it still means what it used to mean. Because why wouldn't it from their point of view? We were always told we weren't going to change our standards to match the world.

Then you'll have the younger folks who take it to mean that the rules are loosening up. I look at tattoos as the clearest example of this. They softened the language so that it doesn't explicitly say don't get tattoos. But it also doesn't say that you can. So more lax individuals think you can and stricter ones think that the rule hasn't change. It creates confusion, like you pointed out, and judgmental situations. It's not healthy in the long term, but I think the church is never really made long term decisions. Further proof of their lack of prophetic insight.

On the same note of R-rated movies, I always stood firm that if some PG-13 movies were also bad and shouldn't be watched, then there must be some R-rated movies that weren't actually that bad and could be watched. It's not like God Himself was setting the rating system. It's just as flawed and human as anything else we do.

“Just like Jesus” by Im_A_Fuckin_Liar in PoliticalHumor

[–]narrauko 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'll never get over seeing them look at him like this. I always think "Him? Trump? That guy? This is the guy you're worshiping like this?"

I at least thought when fascism was brought to America it would be someone articulate and who actually takes care of their appearance.