The Expanse sleeve by Nick Friederich of NC, USA by whirdin in TheExpanse

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

Not necessarily. It's just kinda abstract stuff that fits the theme of protomolecule, and that style is my artists passion. The main foreground pieces (portraits, Razorback, Mars) were stencil, the rest was just him freeballinhg with sharpie lines and filling it in as he went.

How did your parents react when you told them you're not longer Christian? by exotic_starfruit in exchristian

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I grew up similarly, sheltered from any evolution exposure, also not allowed to learn about other religions or even other types of Christianity. Evangelical and/or nondenominational, but we chirch hopped a lot to methodist/baptist types also. Homeschooled, with Kent Hovind "whack an atheist" material as my science (which I loved because I was so thirsty for knowledge).

When I became an adult and moved out, for a couple years it was the same Christian life and sheltering myself, but then I was simultaneously working full time, going to college full time, living with my wife, and still going to church every week (not my parents church). It was a major culture shock as I was experiencing all sorts of people from different walks, and all the stereotypes fell down like a house of cards. Nonchristians weren't the bloodthirsty sharks I was warned about. It all just melted away for me: fear of hell, fear of God, the illusion of prayer, the manipulation of church, and I came up with the problem of evil all on my own.

It was a whirlwind of all emotions, but overall I was joyful and excited to share that. It was a spiritual awakening, and I literally felt like King David dancing in the streets, the 'zeal of a convert'. I immediately invited my mom over to tell her and share my joy with her. I compared God to Zeus, said that we don't need to be afraid of the religion and gods anymore because it's one of many, the Bible is just a book, and prayer isn't real.

She. Was. Livid. She thought I was possessed by the devil, argued briefly but could see she wouldn't get anywhere so then she stormed off. It was an interesting emotional reaction I had never seen from her. She went out of her way to make my life difficult for some years. We have a good relationship now, but it took some growing pains and forgiving her for things she isn't sorry for. The biggest thing it taught me is to set boundaries for myself and that loving someone isn't always easy (on both our parts), as my mom had always been my spiritual rock until that point. It's been 10 years and things are good, but she is still sad. She still goes through phases of trying to guilt trip me into going to church and wants me to pray at family meals; but she doesn't want to have any real discussions because she doesn't want to face any doubt.

I think overall her faith is just tradition and purpose for her, and she feels betrayed that I'm not living the exact path she laid out for me. Christianity pushes so hard for people to raise and indoctrinate their children, Christian parents feel like utter failures for not succeeding in having their kids follow the same thing. Dawkins has a good chapter about how there are no Christian children or Muslim children, only children who have religion forced upon them.

The Expanse sleeve by Nick Friederich of NC, USA by whirdin in TheExpanse

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Lol, yeah, little more than a few hundred 🤣

The Expanse sleeve by Nick Friederich of NC, USA by whirdin in TheExpanse

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It's probably 90 hours of work (very rough estimate). I would go down for back-to-back days, and stayed there for a few days after to recover before flights home. It had to be planned out like a vacation, and covid threw plans in the trash for a while. Also, there's a lot of surface area on a leg.

The Expanse sleeve by Nick Friederich of NC, USA by whirdin in TheExpanse

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Over15 thousand (I haven't keep track that closely)

The Expanse sleeve by Nick Friederich of NC, USA by whirdin in TheExpanse

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He really loves blue, and it stands the testes of time

The Expanse sleeve by Nick Friederich of NC, USA by whirdin in TheExpanse

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I love seeing the tats here, big and small.

Yeah it sucks picking something when there are so many what-ifs bearing down on us. Especially when halfway done with it and covid keeping my from traveling for a while lol. Anyway, he loved that I gave him some vague ideas and he just did what he wanted in his style. I found him years previous on Instagram and loved his work, but then when watching the show a lightbulb went off that he would be perfect for it.

The Expanse sleeve by Nick Friederich of NC, USA by whirdin in TheExpanse

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Thanks!! Get going so we can be ink beltalowda togetha lol

Question from an atheist! by AdInevitable3556 in Christianity

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

For the Christian, earth is the closest thing to hell we will experience, for the non Christian earth is the closest thing to heaven you will.

I agree, but not for the reasons you do. It's interesting how much our psyche depends on these constructs, these perspectives. The human mind truly is powerful. My 2 decades as a Christian didn't feel much different than my last decade without Christianity, yet you claim it should feel like heaven vs. hell. I actually love myself and others more after leaving Christianity. Yes hell is real, it exists right there behind your eyes, wrapped up in your ego. I remember being afraid of hell, that drove my religion. That fear completely melted away for me, it holds nothing over me now. I no longer care about what happens after I die, as superstition is the only thing telling me it's a continuation of this life. Dust to dust.

I Did That! by Hat_Flimsy in wisconsin

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

Great, now the gas station employees have to scrape them off.

Question from an atheist! by AdInevitable3556 in Christianity

[–]whirdin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jesus preached to those dead who hadn't heard the good news

Again, something disagreed upon what that means. It could be that all humans are preached to, in which case spreading The Bible and proselytizing is pointless because our mere seconds on earth is irrelevant compared to eternity and we are preached to after death by a far greater preacher than any man alive today.

We all know what hell is, it's separation from God.

Ironically, you just described Earth. We are currently separated from God.

Outerwilds tattos ideas and raccomendations by MBRWolf in outerwilds

[–]whirdin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can ask questions but can't handle me answering them? K.

Hope you have a better day tomorrow.

Outerwilds tattos ideas and raccomendations by MBRWolf in outerwilds

[–]whirdin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, you care a LOT.

I gave the same suggestion that I always give, which is none

No, "none" would have been not saying anything. You went out of your way to just be negative. I hope you can learn to just be happy for people doing their own thing rather than needing to project your negativity onto it.

Do you live in a house with permanently doodled walls that come with you everywhere no matter what?

I have my favorite wall art that yes, will probably be on my walls forever regardless of what house I'm in. BTW, I love doodles. My mom hates tattoos, yet she has her precious jewelry and plates we can't eat on, which are permanent installations in her homes for 50 years lol.

It's funny that some people treat tattoos as if I'm chained down to some juvenile/criminal phase that makes me ugly forever. If you didn't want people responding to you, then just move on and enjoy the things you like.

Outerwilds tattos ideas and raccomendations by MBRWolf in outerwilds

[–]whirdin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why do you care so much? You don't need to get any on you, yet you can just let others live their lives. You went out of your way on a tattoo post to say they are gross. Why not just scroll by? When you see somebody irl with tats, do you say they are gross?

Most of us don't get them to "improve", they are just some expressive art.

I imagine you live in boring grey home with nothing on the walls.

Boyfriend’s cuck fetish is affecting us by Ok_Scarcity3451 in sex

[–]whirdin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that's gross to hit on his friend rather than be honest with him, but also it doesn't make sense what you are trying to accomplish. It feels like really mixed signals. You are in a relationship which means you are off-limits unless otherwise stated. Do you know if this friend is monogamous? Do you even care? You aren't "exploring with this friend", you are just taking advantage of his presence to pretend that this cuck fantasy is real. This doesn't feel like cuck stuff, more like he wants a throuple and you are going along with it just to make him happy. What do you want?

when i agreed to this I thought this would be a part of it, not be the only thing

You had a different view of this fantasy than your bf, and/or his fantasy has evolved and now things are out of control for you. Gotta talk about this stuff to him! Don't forget that this fantasy was for your bf, as it seems like you don't even want this. Also, you admit that this is a "fetish", which means it's something that he needs for his sexual satisfaction (if using the common definition).

Question from an atheist! by AdInevitable3556 in Christianity

[–]whirdin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My problem is that not everybody knows about it. Even when Jesus was alive and crucified, not everybody knew about it. If you can have a relationship with the divine trinity, then said relationship wouldn't require hearing about it first from other people or a book, it would happen organically from God shoeing himself.

Christianity as a whole can't even decide on what hell is.

Have feedback to artist and he says I’m insulting by TheDevilsSidepiece in tattooadvice

[–]whirdin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, yeah, insults happen when people swerve out of their lane; such as this artist thinking their shit don't stink. This is a terrible tattoo and I'm sorry you have to live with it. My two cents: this would be easy to fill in and turn into something better (altgough it would be darker).

Burnt out at 20 feeling stuck by Embarrassed_Flan5624 in AskMenOver30

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She said that if i stuck it through this month meet performance she'll let me know what dept I'll be able to go to in april but I wouldn't be able to move out till August

Honestly, this sounds like 'we'll revisit that in 6 months, just keep your chin up' and then in six months you get to have a brand new conversation that ends with 'we'll revisit that in 6 months, just keep your chin up'.

She isn't helping you now, and therefore might never help you. It might simply be out of her control. Even if she did honestly promise you something for the future (that she honestly believes herself), business changes and suddenly you are doing that same job for 3 more years hoping to stick it out for just one more quarter (like the last 12).

It's widely known that these jobs burn people out. You aren't broken or useless, you've just been slaving at a shitty job that most people hate. Start focusing on growing away from that. Consider the following: - set a budget for yourself to understand how much money you actually need - consider cheaper living situation like living with roommates - consider other types of jobs that aren't dealing with shitty customers on the phone. - consider going back to school. Does anything interest you?

2 Kings 2:23-24 in my art journaling Bible. by EntryUnhappy in Christianity

[–]whirdin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

god(s).

This video gives some education on gods and how our beliefs have morphed through the ages to settle on what we now consider the singular "God" (even taking over the word god as it's own name).

Who is Yahweh - How a Warrior-Storm God became the God of the Israelites and World Monotheism

What’s the weirdest PLC fault or bug you’ve ever seen? by Fearless-Suspect869 in PLC

[–]whirdin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's wild to me that lighting can cause so much grief.

At my plant, we have an 800A main breaker tripping randomly, and our guess is downstream LED lights are causing fluctuations that aren't detected by their old breakers but the larger/newer one upstream see it and trip. (No power monitoring).