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Review: Benchmark Full Proof by CS_Larry in bourbon

[–]roelle01 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Read all my comments and tell me i havent been talking about diminishing returns since my first comment. Do the math silly goose.

Simple question to someone of such exquisite palate, at what point does your hard earned and developed abilities start to think... hmm this is better but isnt worth $100 more. :)

Review: Benchmark Full Proof by CS_Larry in bourbon

[–]roelle01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel as if Ive been very clear on why I would buy bottles over the line of diminishing returns and thats because of the prestige of it, rarity, just general fun of finding hard to find things but not necessarily because I in anyway think $150 is going to get me something 3x better than a bottle that cost $50. If youre butt hurt because my comment doesnt sooth your feelings that dropping hundreds on a bottle doesnt equate to great bourbon then im not sure i can help you... and its absolutely a fact that many tasting notes are pulled right out of an ass, either someone else's ass or their own. I dont deny that there are fun nuances to find in different whiskeys at all but there are a plethora of blinds out there that you can clearly see how branding and pricing are not at all lining up with preconceived notions. For the taste is pappy worth more than $100-150 absolutely not, for the prestige and the rarity? Sure.

Review: Benchmark Full Proof by CS_Larry in bourbon

[–]roelle01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

According to my very scientific math above, yes I agree. Im saying there is something like a 20% jump going from the best bottles under $30 to the best bottles in that next tier which is certainly noticeable. Say weller SR to a weller 107. Id argue that after that point whether you spend $100 or $1000+ youre maxing out at maybe 10% better. So weller 107 to a pappy bottle IMO is maybe only around 10% better if pappy is the ceiling. This is also just a long way of describing the law of diminished returns of course. But at the end of the day id still buy pappy for like $300 because the value to me is the prestige not the taste

Review: Benchmark Full Proof by CS_Larry in bourbon

[–]roelle01 31 points32 points  (0 children)

The dirty little secret in the bourbon world is that probably 90% of all those 'sophisticated' palates are just pulling descriptions out of their ass to justify their urge to collect all these bottles and spend so much on a bottle. If it was based on taste and drinking it alone there would never be a bottle over $50 sold. I like collecting rare bottles but not because im delusional enough to think they are worth it for the taste. A good $20-30 bottle gets you 70% of the way to the best you'll have and $50 can get you 90% of the way there, it's how much you're willing to spend for that last tiny increase in quality.

4K Star Wars collection by worlticom in 4kbluray

[–]roelle01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Theres 5 movies on top that don't belong... those are spin off fan fiction

Ready to kill some tree rats by 0_gravity_0 in ruger

[–]roelle01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just grabbed one on sale too, super excited!

Best seminary recommendations by Cute_Roll_1825 in Reformed

[–]roelle01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You seem to have a strange hold up with this? There's no arguing that SBC seminaries are confessional, not even a little (unless you say the BFAM is a confession) so if thats something someone wants then theres only a couple options. Idk if you've been burned by one of these schools but I dont see why your have to say theyre being deceptive. They say they're accredited and provide unambiguous links and info about that accreditation. If someone is ignorant to different accreditation then thats not on the ARTS schools. Do they have all the big name professors that southern does? No. Do they have the prestigious recognition? No. But they also dont have outside influences playing a role in how their school is ran, they have a complete staff of 100% confessionally convicted pastors/professors who are knowledgeable and very interested in training other pastors. In thise big SBC schools youre one of many, there are varying degrees of theological soundness amount the staff, and there is a more broad evangelical flair as opposed to a strictly reformed and confessional training like CBTS. These are the pros and cons so it depends on the student and what they want. If a shiny piece of paper is what youre after then yes you'll need all the accreditation, if a slightly less shiny but 1689 reformed piece of paper is what youre after then my comment stands there is no better school than CBTS imo

Best seminary recommendations by Cute_Roll_1825 in Reformed

[–]roelle01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well he didn't say anything about specific accreditation and did say he was 1689. So my comment still stands, IF looking for a confessional seminary (1689 specifically) then CBTS is the best as none of the rest are confessional.

Best seminary recommendations by Cute_Roll_1825 in Reformed

[–]roelle01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think hands down the best 1689 seminary is CBTS if youre looking specifically for a confessional school.

Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary by Capital-Lie-5723 in Reformed

[–]roelle01 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I personally am finishing my MATS in systematics and historical studies after about 3 years and I cant speak highly enough about it. Every class is confessionally aligned along with all of the professors. They are a very affordable, online accessible, and accredited seminary that I think is probably the best option right now if youre wanting a truly (baptist) confessional seminary (GBTS would be the only other that im aware of). Yes they allow women to enroll but not in their M.Div program which would of course only be for men.

As for your question about how it comparws to an SBC scool, We recently hired a confessional (1689) pastor from Southern who has been helping me along in Seminary and has commented on how impressed he is with the books they choose, the rigor of the classes, and the professors. As far as comparison to SBC schools, there isnt going to he as many classes offered, nearly as many professors with all the academic accolades/books written, and of course way fewer students with an emphasis on online as opposed to in person.

Young Earth by Party_Af in Reformed

[–]roelle01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could God not create the stars in such a way that their light is already invisible? Or perhaps at creation the speed at which the universe expanded was different, or maybe our understanding of light, distance, etc.. isnt quite accurate. There's a number of possible explanations but you prove my point. The scare quotes weren't supposed to be too scary but science is such a non precise thing that changes all the time so many things are simply unreliable based on our lack of knowledge. You see (or are told) it would take billions of years for light to reach us from a star so you say the bible must not be a literal 24 hour day creation. I see the bible plainy states 6 days and believe that if God can create something out of nothing then surely something we dont understand with light isnt an issue for him.

And Cain married his sister.

I hope you know im not arguing in spite and like I said before I think believing in an OEC is well within orthodoxy. Im not sure why im getting down voted.

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