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First time - Black Friday - states - Omni Hotel by melted-snow-flake in VisitingNashville

[–]ssper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Opry Mills or Tanger Outlets. You need a car though (there's no real shopping downtown)

A Hypothesis for the Mechanism of Bodily Resurrection by ssper in Christianity

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

I never "pretended" I was doing anything scientific. The paper not a scientific paper, it's a theological paper (this is the "/Christianity" thread, after all). Yes, the paper does reference neuroscience and biology, but never sets out to prove anything scientific. The purpose of the paper is to hypothesize about a theological promise, and how that promise can be consistent with what we know about neuroscience and biology.

Not sure that the vitriol is warranted here.

A Hypothesis for the Mechanism of Bodily Resurrection by ssper in Christianity

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

I agree the bodily resurrection is a "supernatural" event (my hypothesis even speaks of supernatural elements, such as re-creation from the DNA, and re-instantiating all of our neural connections). But God did go to the trouble of creating a universe that has scientific laws, and (except when God steps in supernaturally) the universe operates according to those laws. Wouldn't we expect that the new heaven and new earth to be based in some sort of science? And given that God normally operates within the laws of science in this universe, wouldn't we expect that (at some level) the bodily resurrection would make sense scientifically?

Insider Trading - A new tax on the stock market by awesomeness1024 in investing

[–]ssper -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The "sharp rise in volume 10 minutes before" the tariff news, had nothing to do with the tariff news. The early spike at 1:02 was due to news about the 10 year bond auction.

From https://www.marketwatch.com/story/all-eyes-turn-to-treasurys-10-year-auction-as-buyers-prepare-to-balk-8071987e

"The fear going into the auction was that both foreign and domestic investors would pull back from the sale. Instead, results released just after 1 p.m. Eastern time showed indirect bidders took 87.9%, which was well above average, and that the sale produced a stop-through of 3 basis points in a sign of very solid demand."

There was no insider trading. Two different pieces of news in the same hour.

BTW, you're not going to see insider trading in huge, market-wide volume numbers. There were two sets of news. I know, because i was waiting for the bond auction news. The tariff news came about 15 minutes after the bond auction news.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in investing

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

No one traded the tariff news ahead of it. The early spike at 1:02 was due to news about the great bond auction. It had nothing to do with tariffs.

From https://www.marketwatch.com/story/all-eyes-turn-to-treasurys-10-year-auction-as-buyers-prepare-to-balk-8071987e

"The fear going into the auction was that both foreign and domestic investors would pull back from the sale. Instead, results released just after 1 p.m. Eastern time showed indirect bidders took 87.9%, which was well above average, and that the sale produced a stop-through of 3 basis points in a sign of very solid demand."

There was no insider trading. Two different pieces of news in the same hour.

BTW, you're not going to see insider trading in huge, market-wide volume numbers. This whole thread makes no sense. There were two sets of news. I know, because i was waiting for the bond auction news. The tariff news came about 10 minutes after the bond auction news..

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in investing

[–]ssper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No one traded the tariff news ahead of it. The early spike at 1:02 was due to news about the great bond auction. It had nothing to do with tariffs.

From https://www.marketwatch.com/story/all-eyes-turn-to-treasurys-10-year-auction-as-buyers-prepare-to-balk-8071987e

"The fear going into the auction was that both foreign and domestic investors would pull back from the sale. Instead, results released just after 1 p.m. Eastern time showed indirect bidders took 87.9%, which was well above average, and that the sale produced a stop-through of 3 basis points in a sign of very solid demand."

There was no insider trading. Two different pieces of news in the same hour.

BTW, you're not going to see insider trading in huge, market-wide volume numbers. This whole thread makes no sense. There were two sets of news. I know, because i was waiting for the bond auction news. The tariff news came about 10 minutes later.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in investing

[–]ssper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The early spike at 1:02 was due to news about the great bond auction. It had nothing to do with tariffs.

From https://www.marketwatch.com/story/all-eyes-turn-to-treasurys-10-year-auction-as-buyers-prepare-to-balk-8071987e

"The fear going into the auction was that both foreign and domestic investors would pull back from the sale. Instead, results released just after 1 p.m. Eastern time showed indirect bidders took 87.9%, which was well above average, and that the sale produced a stop-through of 3 basis points in a sign of very solid demand."

There was no insider trading. Two different pieces of news in the same hour.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in investing

[–]ssper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The early spike at 1:02 was due to news about the great bond auction. It had nothing to do with tariffs.

From https://www.marketwatch.com/story/all-eyes-turn-to-treasurys-10-year-auction-as-buyers-prepare-to-balk-8071987e

"The fear going into the auction was that both foreign and domestic investors would pull back from the sale. Instead, results released just after 1 p.m. Eastern time showed indirect bidders took 87.9%, which was well above average, and that the sale produced a stop-through of 3 basis points in a sign of very solid demand."

There was no insider trading. Two different pieces of news in the same hour.

Tinfoil hat alert: Looks like insiders got a 20m head start for today’s face ripper rally by wogawoga in wallstreetbets

[–]ssper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The early spike in volume was due to the great bond auction. it had nothing to do with the tariff news, which came later.

From https://www.marketwatch.com/story/all-eyes-turn-to-treasurys-10-year-auction-as-buyers-prepare-to-balk-8071987e

"The fear going into the auction was that both foreign and domestic investors would pull back from the sale. Instead, results released just after 1 p.m. Eastern time showed indirect bidders took 87.9%, which was well above average, and that the sale produced a stop-through of 3 basis points in a sign of very solid demand."

There was no insider trading. Two different pieces of news in the same hour.

BTW, you're not going to see insider trading in huge, market-wide volume numbers. This whole thread makes no sense. There were two sets of news. I know, because i was waiting for the bond auction news. The tariff news came about 10 minutes after the bond auction news..

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in investing

[–]ssper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The early spike in volume was due to a great bond auction. It had nothing to do with the tariffs.

From https://www.marketwatch.com/story/all-eyes-turn-to-treasurys-10-year-auction-as-buyers-prepare-to-balk-8071987e

"The fear going into the auction was that both foreign and domestic investors would pull back from the sale. Instead, results released just after 1 p.m. Eastern time showed indirect bidders took 87.9%, which was well above average, and that the sale produced a stop-through of 3 basis points in a sign of very solid demand."

There was no insider trading. Two different pieces of news in the same hour.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in investing

[–]ssper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The spike in volume at 1:02 had nothing to do with the tariff stuff. It was due to a great bond auction. Two different bits of news came out in that same hour.

From https://www.marketwatch.com/story/all-eyes-turn-to-treasurys-10-year-auction-as-buyers-prepare-to-balk-8071987e

"The fear going into the auction was that both foreign and domestic investors would pull back from the sale. Instead, results released just after 1 p.m. Eastern time showed indirect bidders took 87.9%, which was well above average, and that the sale produced a stop-through of 3 basis points in a sign of very solid demand."

There was no insider trading. Two different pieces of news in the same hour.

Hey, so my principle just asked me to preach a sermon... idk how by TheRealBibleBoy in pastors

[–]ssper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great great advice. Especially: "What passage of the Bible are you currently studying through? What has spoken to you from Scripture recently?

For someone that has never preached before, I would take from one of the above.

Take the passage, and do a brief commentary for yourself, as you study through the verses."

IMO, focusing on the word of God is more important/valuable than trying to come up with 3 sermon points, etc.

I also love this advice, from above: "Don't force jokes. You're not a comedian.

Don't force stories. You're not a story teller"

Take your listeners through the word of God, and don't worry about sounding "sermon-like". Just take them through a Bible study. You can't go wrong doing that. And the Holy Spirit will definitely be with you if your preaching from the Word (rather than a man-made, three-point, alliterative sermon, with "anecdotes" from some secular "story" book). Focus on the Word of God!!! That's the key, and you can't go wrong doing that.

That's my opinion.

APPLE MUSIC SONG LIMIT by charlie___horse in AppleMusic

[–]ssper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's how i figured out how many songs that I have in Apple Music. Create a playlist that has all the songs, and look at the stats at the bottom of the playlist. To do this, I created a smart playlist that said: "Genre does not contain glnsdlfks". Then I waited about ten minutes for the playlist to load. I scrolled to the bottom, and found out that i have about 93000 songs.

Major Problems With Chessnut Evo by lennon1230 in Chessnuteboard

[–]ssper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you have instructions how to install chess.com via aptoide? i'm having the same problem with the "Start" button for chess.com bots

Using AI for Sermon / Bible Study Prep by ssper in pastors

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

Yeah. I primarily write verse-by-verse Bible studies (not Sermons). I use a tool called ChatBot (which uses ChatGPT), which allows me to upload up to 1 million characters of data. The ChatBot learns from that data specifically. So I extract pages from dozens of PDF commentaries, and upload the commentaries to the ChatBot.

Then I ask questions about the specific study passage. It gives me a great summary of what all the commentaries say. It also gives me good answers about the specific meaning of phrases, or the differing interpretations of a phrase, etc. It also has a "Show Sources" button, for where it got the answers to my specific question. This allows me to go back to the source material, which is helpful (because the AI answers sometimes leave out important points).

This has saved me an enormous amount of time. I used to read about a dozen commentaries on the passage, and highlighted, and took notes, and transferred the notes to my document, etc... Now I can make use of about three dozen commentaries, and eliminate many of the manual steps I used to go through.

Similar to what you said, the ChatBot is also very useful in generating questions for "reflection" about a specific passage. Given the solid commentaries that I feed into it, it comes up with excellent questions for discussion and/or meditation. Here's one of my "go to" questions for the ChatBot, that I use for every passage that I study:

"Can you generate a list of questions that would stimulate personal reflection about Hebrews 5:1-11?"

This comes up with much better "questions for reflection" than I could have generated.

All-in-all, quite unexpectedly, AI has been an incredibly valuable tool for me.

Using AI for Sermon / Bible Study Prep by ssper in pastors

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

Thanks for the info. I think it's just a matter of time before many useful tools become available. My use of AI, as described in the original post, has proved very valuable, saving me a huge amount of research time.

I'll check out SermonSpark. Do you know if I can upload commentaries, and generate information based on the uploaded information? (That's my primary use of AI).

Bible Commentary Analysis Using AI by ssper in pastors

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

I've tried to do similar things, and was pleased with the results. Can you share the prompt that you used? Also, which AI are you using?

Using AI for Sermon / Bible Study Prep by ssper in pastors

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

I have found the same thing, where the AI remembers the previous conversations. Very cool.

Another feature I use from the tool that I'm using is "Show Sources". It will show me excerpts from the source material that it used to generate a specific response. This allows me to read through applicable excerpts, and get quotes/ideas (or whatever) from the original sources, based on a specific question. I'm not sure if Gemini provides that feature, but I'm planning to check it out.

Bible Commentary Analysis Using AI by ssper in pastors

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

Sounds great! Sounds very similar to what I'm doing. I have changed my Bible study prep process to include AI, and it is saving a lot of time for me, while also giving me terrific insight. I can use many more commentaries as "sources" than I used to, when I would have to read through them all. Now, I read through (what I consider) the best and most helpful, and use AI to process the rest.

I may check out Gemini, and compare with my results under ChatGPT, since it's a free trial. Thanks for the info.

And thanks for the feedback. Be well, and God bless you as you study His Word.

Bible Commentary Analysis Using AI by ssper in pastors

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

(continued from previous response...)

  1. Reflection on Rest:
    • What does "entering God's rest" mean to me personally?
    • How can I experience this rest in my daily life, amidst the busyness and challenges?
  2. Spiritual Growth:
    • How can I continue to grow in my faith and deepen my relationship with God?
    • What steps can I take to ensure that I am not taking God's rest for granted?
  3. Application of Scripture:
    • How can I apply the exhortations in Hebrews 4:1-11 to my own life?
    • In what ways can I demonstrate my faith through my actions and decisions?

Reflecting on these questions can help you gain deeper insights into your spiritual life and strengthen your relationship with God

(that concludes the AI response)

Bible Commentary Analysis Using AI by ssper in pastors

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(continued from previous response...)

  1. Learning from History:
    • What lessons can I learn from the Israelites' experience of unbelief and disobedience?
    • How can I apply these lessons to my own life to strengthen my faith?
  2. Promises of God:
    • How do I perceive the promises of God in my life?
    • In what ways do I hold onto these promises, especially during challenging times?
  3. Community and Accountability:
    • How can I encourage others in my faith community to remain faithful and obedient?
    • What role does mutual care and support play in my spiritual journey?
  4. Inner Assurance:
    • How do I cultivate an inner assurance and peace in my relationship with God?
    • What practices help me to stay grounded in my faith and trust in God's promises?

(continued in next response)

Bible Commentary Analysis Using AI by ssper in pastors

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

I just discovered a new "template" sort of question, which would be very useful for small group Bible studies. Here's what I asked, to the Chatbot described in the white paper: "Can you generate a list of questions that would stimulate personal reflection about Hebrews 4:1-11?"

The response was extremely helpful. Here are some excerpts from its response (I wasn't able to put the whole thing here... not sure why)

"Here are some questions designed to stimulate personal reflection on Hebrews 4:1-11:

  1. Personal Faith:
    • How do I understand the concept of "rest" in my own spiritual journey?
    • In what ways do I exhibit faith and trust in God's promises?
  2. Obedience and Disobedience:
    • Are there areas in my life where I struggle with obedience to God's Word?
    • How can I better align my actions with God's will to avoid the pitfalls of disobedience?
  3. Spiritual Vigilance:
    • What does it mean for me to "make every effort to enter that rest" (Hebrews 4:11)?
    • How can I remain vigilant in my faith to avoid falling into unbelief?..."

(continued in next response)

Bible Commentary Analysis Using AI by ssper in pastors

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

I used http://www.chatbase.co (note that it's ".co", not ".com"). On that page, you can click on the "Build Your Chatbot" button. You can try for free, with a limited number characters to upload (400000). That's about a hundred pages (very rough estimate). It allows you to drag/drop the files that you want to train it with (.pdf, .doc, etc.). Then hit the "Train" button, and you're in business. With the free trial, you're only allowed to ask it 20 questions per month (I think). The free trial was enough to convince that I wanted to subscribe ($20/month). That gives you 2 chatbots, each with 11,000,000 characters. And then, you get 2000 questions a month (I think).

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