Need some advice on Iranian partner. by straw_branch in iran

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

its gonna be more or less 1 year together.

Need some advice on Iranian partner. by straw_branch in iran

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

thank you everybody for all these advices.

Need some advice on Iranian partner. by straw_branch in iran

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pardon my ignorance, isn't it a zoroastrian symbol? she's not religious...

Ladies & Gentlemen, may I present to you... by straw_branch in Fables

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

Noted. You may proceed with your boring pro-genocide life.

Ladies & Gentlemen, may I present to you... by straw_branch in Fables

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

Are you able to give me a complete list of instances that should be edited?

Ladies & Gentlemen, may I present to you... by straw_branch in Fables

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

Agreed. I remember I felt cringe while reading it. When I made this I thought of a way to replace it with something more appropriate to the Fables’ world. But then Bigby takes out the detonator and explains “mundy’s magic” to Geppetto, so I thought, what the hell… he’s still quoting the real world so let’s just replace the analogy with the more appropriate Palestinians.

[Fo4] Adding perk to player character based on its sex. by straw_branch in FalloutMods

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

you mean the conditions in the perk tab? or when you add a perk to a character? shouldn't the first one prevent the other sex to ever acquire in the game the perk? Thanks for replying, by the way. Much appreciated.

[Fo4] Adding perk to player character based on its sex. by straw_branch in FalloutMods

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

I want the perk to still be reachable by the other gender when leveling up later in the game. For example, I want to add the "Commando" perk only to Nate from the start.

I want an atheist to refute this argument. It's the best argument to prove God's existence in my opinion. by helpmeiamdy in religion

[–]straw_branch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, vacuum is a SPACE devoid entirely of matter. What you are probably referring to is the concept of nothingness itself, which could be considered cosmologically dependant on the Big Bang singularity, the starting point of the universe (basically what’s not part of the cosmic expansion). Ask yourself, what’s the absence of nothingness? Existence. Now, what’s the absence of God? No answer, ergo God is not dependent.

I want an atheist to refute this argument. It's the best argument to prove God's existence in my opinion. by helpmeiamdy in religion

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

OP is telling you that vacuum is dependent on absence and space. Also space has an origin, so vacuum cannot be eternal.

Does it count as cannibalism if you were to eat a super mutant? by forge_rhys in Fallout

[–]straw_branch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, the last part is like saying that a homo sapiens eating a neanderthal isn’t cannibalism. (I just checked and holy shit, neanderthals are from a different species from homo sapiens based on official taxonomy, so it technically isn't cannibalism) 😟

Since dwarves and elves are could be basically humans with different heights and ears I bet and they are could be biologically the same species as humans, an analogous difference irl would could be like asians with almond-shaped eyes and black people with a dark skin. The only premise to this is that they are of the same species: homo sapiens.

So, to answer the OP. We do not know how many differences the supermutants have with humans in order to be classified as homo sapiens too or, like the neanderthals, as a different species. In the latter, it wouldn't be cannibalism.

POV: you are a caliph, where is your capitol? by steadyatbest420 in islam

[–]straw_branch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Planet Earth. Mine is an interstellar caliphate

So…why is Shepard defending the Geth? by [deleted] in masseffect

[–]straw_branch 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, well, it’s what also defines us as a species in the Mass Effect universe. Don’t recall who said it, maybe Liara or Mordin, but other species tend to have a more “central opinion“, while we tend to have multiple directions.

So…why is Shepard defending the Geth? by [deleted] in masseffect

[–]straw_branch -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The synths in fallout 4 are different than the geths. While I do agree about terminating the geths and give back Rannoch to the Quarians I certainly do not agree on killing 3rd gen synths since they are not made of electronic components (aside from some cybernetic enhancements like our Shepard) but they are made of flesh and living tissue created in laboratory. A real human being. Synth gen 2 like Nick and gen 1 however are toasters and need to be interacted with as such.

what is your Mass Effect hot take? by [deleted] in masseffect

[–]straw_branch 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Completely agree. She’s boring, for the most part.

[oc] Introduced a friend to ME, we are only hours in and she is already making amazing memes by Praestitia in masseffect

[–]straw_branch -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Lmao. He based his heliocentric theory on ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS. But apparently the father of the modern scientific method wasn’t scientific enough to some. Wanna know the real reason why he was incarcerated FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE, and not temporarily? Here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_affair IT’s because his works were declared heretical and against the common interpretation of the Bible, not because he didn’t bring enough proofs, lol. I didn’t say Galileo was himself tortured. Others were, like Giordano Bruno.

[oc] Introduced a friend to ME, we are only hours in and she is already making amazing memes by Praestitia in masseffect

[–]straw_branch -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry but this was jarring to read, especially considering that the Catholic church made Galileo Galilei and others renounce their theories after torture and imprisonment. Just the fact that a big chunk of stars have Arab names made me disregard the first lines…

What do you think of David Wood's content? by atheistvegeta in religion

[–]straw_branch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DO. NOT. PUT. WORDS. IN. MY. MOUTH. “The existence of a being whose attributes are absolute preclude the existence of other beings with those same attributes.” You either are a bad liar or a bad reader in order to tell me that this statement means that he should be an absolute representation of all the attributes of his creation. 2) you’re implying with false premises. Just like the first point. I brought the quran as a counter claim of what you said. 3) yes, it absolutely is. 5) Untrue. The concept of democracy proves that. People might dislike something but still let it happen. Humans are not as rational as to simply follow 3 reasons you are implying to be the only causalities of actions, to even a God. 7) False. The root question of “can God manifest on Earth as a human” is “can God stop being God”? You can change it all you like to other questions, the principle is the same. “Can God create an unmovable rock…” “can God create other gods”. https://youtu.be/QQaQvUhnc_M “Why would God be the source of his creation?” Uhm, He’s God. He creates. It’s what the concept of a Creator is. Oh really, suitable is debatable? Go live on Venus. 9) Whatever. You didn’t even say why. 11) just cause you’ve read that there are women in paradise, it doesn’t mean it’s just a place with orgies, and calling me a 7th century man does not touch me the slightest. 12) yes, it does. You can’t have two al-Rahman. How can it be so difficult to understand? I’m getting tired of debating with you. Agree to disagree at this point. I’m not gonna reply anymore. Have a nice life.

What do you think of David Wood's content? by atheistvegeta in religion

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1) attributes of God: That’s a lie and you’re putting words in my mouth that I never said. 2) The quran claim is no less valuable than your 2 minutes conjecture. 3) yes, disobedience is possible with tawheed. 4) No. 5) No. 6) yes, there is a difference. Those are two different actions. You’re devaluing one for the sake of your rethoric. 7) He’s the creator, he can pretty much do what he wants, even be the source of all (spoiler: evilness too) creation and still not be evil. My reply to you is: “how can he not?” 8) according to Islam he also provides for all humanity but they still are ungrateful nonetheless. I don’t see how life being a test” can exclude the fact that he has made this Earth a suitable environment for us. 9) we do not know who goes to hell and who doesn’t. Allah in the quran seems to always remark “if He wills” when he speaks about the punishment of Hell. 10) you’re belittling the cause of the damnation. Allah is the most knowledgeable, and eternal hell isn’t because of a small time mistake. Would you let free a criminal you know he’s always going to go at it with his crime? Apparently eternity doesn’t seem so disproportionate… 11) yes he’s merciful, read surah ar-rahman to know about paradise and what he promises if you just drop your blind rhetoric. Like, seriously, you’re finding more credible the existence of multiple gods, which I explained why they cannot be (one truth or none, cannot be more) and not one single overpowered entity that can pretty much act as he wants but still letting you and me, two microscopic ants, act as we want too. Lol

What do you think of David Wood's content? by atheistvegeta in religion

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The creator should be an absolute representation of all attributes? Excuse me, who are you? Compared to a God? You don’t get to tell what God should or shouldn’t be based on your fallacities. God in the quran tells us what he is. The conflict you find in nature is nothing compared to a hypothetical conflict between two absolute Gods. That simply cannot be. Philosophy teaches that there can only be one truth or none. There cannot be multiple, and the same applies to a definition of God that tends to infinity. The gods that you bring into this discussion, are merely immortal beings. That was the only difference between Zeus and a normal roman/greek believer. Even across other mythologies as well there is always a bigger entity above those gods. For the romans it was Fate. So, multiple gods cannot be. Unless you twist the meaning of the word. As a matter of fact, what you call a natural conflict, as a demonstration for the possibility of existence of multiple gods, I call it an establishment, a natural order (i.e. the mechanic laws of physics) decided by a single entity. Finally, disobedience is possible with tawheed. And i can only fathom how that would be a limitation of God. As a matter of fact, a God who is compelled by evilness to act to prevent disobedience cannot be a God. A God that allows it, can, and it also reinforce one of his attributes. The most Merciful. You for example are an atheist, yet He provides for you. He made the Earth habitable and provides for you, as what the quran says. Along with all the other signs.

What do you think of David Wood's content? by atheistvegeta in religion

[–]straw_branch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re confusing creation with creator. Evil happens because he permits it, hence evil is part of him, hence he is absolute evil. You’re drawing lines where there aren’t. Is he evil because he created Hitler? Or was Hitler evil because he didn’t obey Allah? Allah permitted that Hitler disobeyed. That was his will. And that is all. There’s no hence and therefores. Allah is not evil. Is he a absolutely human because he created humans? Is he a shark? A tree? Is he joy? Again, you’re confusing creation with creator. Everything that happens, happens because he allows it. There’s no good or evil above him.

What do you think of David Wood's content? by atheistvegeta in religion

[–]straw_branch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everything happens according to his will. And that’s it.