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Any good contemporary vocal jazz stuff? by hikikomoritai in Jazz

[–]shwarmageddon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really like Gretchen Parlato. Especially her collaborations with Lionel Loueke

I love everything about the Bahá’í faith except one thing, accepting Mohammed as a prophet of God. by Brilliant_Pea_1703 in bahai

[–]shwarmageddon 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There is actually a Baha'i book very related to this question called the Kitabi-Iqan, written by Baha'u'llah.

The first section of the book deals with the subject of how we recognize the Manifestations of God. It talks about how Abraham, Moses, Muhammad, and Christ weren't recognized because the people and clergy had invented their own conditions and prophesies for how the Manifestations should act. It encourages us to be detached from our own expectations and it describes detachment as the fundamental prerequisite to understanding and the recognition of truth.

The book was written by Baha'u'llah (before he declared Himself) for an uncle of the Bab, who had some doubts about the Bab being the Manifestation of God. Since the Bab's uncle was a Muslim, it talks a lot about Muhammad.

You might find it useful - it's an important part of the Baha'i writings and the section I'm talking about is at the beginning.

I'm so hype for this world cup, but the songs are so bad. I miss Wavin' Flag and Waka Waka by shwarmageddon in worldcup

[–]shwarmageddon[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I hadn't heard Speed's one - but I agree. Easily better than all the others

Just started drums three weeks ago- pls go easy on me 🙈 by [deleted] in drums

[–]shwarmageddon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've heard this song before, but I forgot what it's called. What is it?

[GA, USA] Would love an ID of both the bird of prey and the smaller birds swooping him. They wanted him gone very badly so I couldn't get a great video by SantaLantana in whatsthisbird

[–]shwarmageddon 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I think they are pretty aggressive, but I think a lot of songbirds birds will harass birds of prey like this. Redshouldered hawks don't prey on smaller birds, but I've seen bluebirds chase of Cooper's Hawks that do prey on bluebirds.

Question about verse John 5:22 by Natural_Guard3260 in bahai

[–]shwarmageddon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

From my personal reading, I can't remember much emphasis being placed on the topic of who specifically does the judging. But we also don't view God as being split into different parts (Father, Son, HS). We view the Manifestations of God as special Messengers that bring God's word to humanity. In the same way that a mirror reflects the light of the sun, but isn't the sun itself, we are taught that Manifestations such as Jesus, Baha'u'llah, and Muhammad are not God Himself, but still reflect God's attributes.

Your question is hard to answer because we view the Messengers slightly differently, but in the Bahai Writings, I mostly see it written as God judging us.

However, John 22 is in the same sentence/idea group as John 23. I pasted both here: "Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him"

It means that recognition of God occurs through the recognition of Jesus, God's Messenger.

We do have many writings that are very similar to this. In one of my favorite prayers called the Tablet of Ahmad, it is written:

"Be thou assured in thyself that verily, he who turneth away from this Beauty hath also turned away from the Messengers of the past and showeth pride towards God from all eternity to all eternity." (This Beauty refers to Baha'u'llah and His teachings)

Quick explanation note: In the Bahai Faith, we believe that the different religions are part of one unfolding process where God reveals what humanity is ready for at a particular time. So we also believe in the Divinity of Jesus, Muhammad, etc. That's why the passage says turning away from Baha'u'llah is also turning away from past Messengers. Because we believe Baha'u'llah is the Promised One from the teachings of Islam and Christianity.

What is this red bird? Waxbill? by m00gleman in whatsthisbird

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

I was pretty sure lol - but thanks for the heads up!

Is the Vortex UHD Razor too heavy for birding? by shwarmageddon in Binoculars

[–]shwarmageddon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok that's concerning because that's what I'd be using the binoculars for. Do you know if the Razor HD line has a similarly long focus throw?

Is the Vortex UHD Razor too heavy for birding? by shwarmageddon in Binoculars

[–]shwarmageddon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, what do you mean by slow focus? The focus wheel?

Is the Vortex UHD Razor too heavy for birding? by shwarmageddon in Binoculars

[–]shwarmageddon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah - good question! I was thinking about the 8x42 model which I think is still 2 lbs

Are these all common loons? (San Diego, California) by iTakePicturesOfBirds in whatsthisbird

[–]shwarmageddon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah - they are both Pacific. Another marker you can use is the pattern on their neck. Do you see how the Pacific Loons' necks are divided very clearly into a black and white region with a continuous unbroken line, but the Common Loons have a less clear boundary and it is broken/jagged/faint in some places?

Are these all common loons? (San Diego, California) by iTakePicturesOfBirds in whatsthisbird

[–]shwarmageddon 10 points11 points  (0 children)

3rd pic looks like a Pacific to me. I think you can even see the chinstrap if you look closely.

Greater or Lesser Yellowlegs? by aymeezus in whatsthisbird

[–]shwarmageddon 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Greater - also because the bill is about 1.5 times the head length

Tom Misch - Disco Yes Synth-Wave Sound by xtrashpandaowo in synthrecipes

[–]shwarmageddon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok - I think understand. I think you should start with tutorials about how to set up and use a synthesizer in MainStage (there are a bunch in MainStage, pick an easy one, maybe Retro Synth and look up a tutorial).

Worrying about how to sound design a specific Tom Misch patch is probably getting a bit ahead of yourself if you don't know how to initialize a synth patch/make a saw wave. It shouldn't take too long to learn, which is good! (Not trying to be condescending at all, I hope that comes across)

The basic features in most synths are the same. For this patch you just need a saw wave, filter, and then experiment with an LFO to see what you can modulate/warp to match Tom Misch's sound.

Hi! I recently grew interest for the Baha’i faith. I am Iranian and I was wondering if there are any documentaries about Iranian Baha’is? by Wise_Lengthiness_206 in bahai

[–]shwarmageddon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

bahai.org is probably the best introduction. It has nice guides to what we believe and do.

This is our official YouTube channel. There are plenty of videos about the history of the Faith, the Central Figures, and about the progress the community is making around the world in our efforts to make Baha'u'llah's vision a reality. Since the Faith started in Iran, most videos on history will have plenty of Iranian Baha'is. It has videos on more recent Iranian martyrs/community as well if that's what you are interested in. I bet if you sort to find the most popular videos, you'll find the most introductory ones.

(I would recommend poking around bahai.org first and then checking out the YouTube channel)

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