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Gorillas have small dicks but humans have big ones. This greatly complicates bigfoot lore speculation
are gorillas dogs Eddy?
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TavIrish Minister for DefenceRegistered Userregular
i actually did a biology 101 module where they gave you a ticket to the zoo and you had to fill in a survey answering shit about different animals and one of the questions was "what do you notice about the gorillas' penises?"
I'd assume the closest point of reference for bigfoot's dick would be a gorilla's dick, but I've never seen one of those before and I suppose most others probably haven't either. I'd assume they're probably a lot like a human's dick but hairier?
On average smaller per unit mass. But they can get a lot more massive than a human. And chimps are packing more per unit mass than us.
A friend from high school who was just the most nondescript, milquetoast guy ended up marrying this absolute knock-out gal with a great and funny personality, and I remember asking him where they met and he was like,
“Oh, we met at our church, [Brother Jimmy Don’s Woodland Bible Hut for Snake-Handling Babblers What Love Jesus],”
prosperity gospel bugs the ever loving shit out of me because it’s contrary to everything that Christ supposedly stood for
It’s easier to tolerate when you accept being Christian is not and has never been important to those people
Everyone has an axis of existential security and intellectual curiosity, and when your axis point is far to one end of the curve, you become this kind of person—in need for constant validation but not capable of providing it through insight and introspection
edit: Here I made a graph:
What is this Credeiki religion you speak of, and how can I follow it? Please, just tell me what to believe!
Look, if I knew I’d be doing it myself
somehow you need to combine no apparent supernatural beliefs with the unshakeable confidence that everything will always turn out how you want it to
no idea why my brain works that way
Ah see, that’s why I never joined up
Too many important things already did not turn out 🫤
what I don’t understand about my brain is that I was divorced as in I was extremely dumped, and also I sort of irrevocably broke my relationship with my parents, and now I’m back on the ‘Everything works out how I want it to and the future is bright’ train
there’s gotta be some real powerful neurotransmitters in there
A friend from high school who was just the most nondescript, milquetoast guy ended up marrying this absolute knock-out gal with a great and funny personality, and I remember asking him where they met and he was like,
“Oh, we met at our church, [Brother Jimmy Don’s Woodland Bible Hut for Snake-Handling Babblers What Love Jesus],”
And, well
I had a lot of complex thoughts about all that
this one time at bible camp
edit: it was actually a bunch of times and thank god
Paul Giamatti on
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AtomikaLive fast and get fucked or whateverRegistered Userregular
Like I think a lot of sects resist walkons and recruit selectively, which is a different thing than Judaisms thing iirc?
Mormons do a ton of recruiting though
They just also want to see your tax returns
Every time they show up at my house I talk to them for hours and invite them back. They never do.
This is what everyone should be doing btw
The whole “sending teenagers out to get shit on by their neighbors” thing is all about making them feel more alienated and reliant upon the church
If you get missionaries at your door, be nice to them and offer them a caffeine-free Diet Coke and a place to rest. Maybe tell them how great chocolate and porn are, but be cool, don’t lead with it.
The last pair I talked to had some interesting stuff to say that I bet their elders would have flipped oit over.
I was asking about what the Mormon stance on theodicy was. IE: why is there evil in the world. They said it was because the devil caused it and god / jesus ( we didnt get to christology so not sure of their views there ) was unable to stop him. Actual Manichaeism!
This is literally the first time I’ve ever heard a fundamentalist attest to a belief in devine impotence, I’m impressed
Like I think a lot of sects resist walkons and recruit selectively, which is a different thing than Judaisms thing iirc?
Mormons do a ton of recruiting though
They just also want to see your tax returns
Every time they show up at my house I talk to them for hours and invite them back. They never do.
This is what everyone should be doing btw
The whole “sending teenagers out to get shit on by their neighbors” thing is all about making them feel more alienated and reliant upon the church
If you get missionaries at your door, be nice to them and offer them a caffeine-free Diet Coke and a place to rest. Maybe tell them how great chocolate and porn are, but be cool, don’t lead with it.
The last pair I talked to had some interesting stuff to say that I bet their elders would have flipped oit over.
I was asking about what the Mormon stance on theodicy was. IE: why is there evil in the world. They said it was because the devil caused it and god / jesus ( we didnt get to christology so not sure of their views there ) was unable to stop him. Actual Manichaeism!
This is literally the first time I’ve ever heard a fundamentalist attest to a belief in devine impotence, I’m impressed
Yeah I dont think that is the stance of their church but these two guys were really sure.
Manichaeism is totally sick in theory (a cosmic battle between good and evil, with the battleground our very souls; yes, bring me a heavy guitar with sharp corners immediately)
but in practice, earnest belief in this seems like it makes you deeply paranoid and dangerous. Genuinely believing that evil is an essential cosmic force, one that must be fought at all times with desperate need, and that the agents of evil are working their malevolence around you at all times, without even the perfect and overwhelming power of an omnipotent God to trust in? Terrible.
A friend from high school who was just the most nondescript, milquetoast guy ended up marrying this absolute knock-out gal with a great and funny personality, and I remember asking him where they met and he was like,
“Oh, we met at our church, [Brother Jimmy Don’s Woodland Bible Hut for Snake-Handling Babblers What Love Jesus],”
And, well
I had a lot of complex thoughts about all that
I once had a date with a girl who would eventually become Miss Indiana. Super Jesus-y homeschooled girl (but she was really nice). She also was a third degree Black Belt and had an awesome singing voice (she was in the Vocal Jazz group in my university). Also, had 12 siblings (they were a sort of proto-Quiverful movement peeps).
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ChanusHarbinger of the Spicy Rooster ApocalypseThe Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User, Moderatormod
Manichaeism is totally sick in theory (a cosmic battle between good and evil, with the battleground our very souls; yes, bring me a heavy guitar with sharp corners immediately)
but in practice, earnest belief in this seems like it makes you deeply paranoid and dangerous. Genuinely believing that evil is an essential cosmic force, one that must be fought at all times with desperate need, and that the agents of evil are working their malevolence around you at all times, without even the perfect and overwhelming power of an omnipotent God to trust in? Terrible.
It also ends up pretty quickly at "the devil made me do it" territory
why is my uber driver driving in utter silence without the radio on but also not trying to have a conversation (…possibly put off by my bizarre answer to how was your flight—“uhhh pretty normal,” I said, which I can justify only by claiming I was directly translating from the more idiomatic russian ‘normalno’ which was stuck in my head after listening to russian music, I think)
I mean I don’t wanna be rude but I guess I will put on my headphones
Steam, LoL: credeiki
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ChanusHarbinger of the Spicy Rooster ApocalypseThe Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User, Moderatormod
Manichaeism is totally sick in theory (a cosmic battle between good and evil, with the battleground our very souls; yes, bring me a heavy guitar with sharp corners immediately
why is my uber driver driving in utter silence without the radio on but also not trying to have a conversation (…possibly put off by my bizarre answer to how was your flight—“uhhh pretty normal,” I said, which I can justify only by claiming I was directly translating from the more idiomatic russian ‘normalno’ which was stuck in my head after listening to russian music, I think)
I mean I don’t wanna be rude but I guess I will put on my headphones
Manichaeism is totally sick in theory (a cosmic battle between good and evil, with the battleground our very souls; yes, bring me a heavy guitar with sharp corners immediately)
but in practice, earnest belief in this seems like it makes you deeply paranoid and dangerous. Genuinely believing that evil is an essential cosmic force, one that must be fought at all times with desperate need, and that the agents of evil are working their malevolence around you at all times, without even the perfect and overwhelming power of an omnipotent God to trust in? Terrible.
like being a boomer during the cold war, and also now
Steam, LoL: credeiki
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Havelock3.0What are you?Some kind of half-assed astronaut?Registered Userregular
But dragonlance is boring
You go in the cage, cage goes in the water, you go in the water. Shark's in the water, our shark.
Manichaeism is totally sick in theory (a cosmic battle between good and evil, with the battleground our very souls; yes, bring me a heavy guitar with sharp corners immediately)
but in practice, earnest belief in this seems like it makes you deeply paranoid and dangerous. Genuinely believing that evil is an essential cosmic force, one that must be fought at all times with desperate need, and that the agents of evil are working their malevolence around you at all times, without even the perfect and overwhelming power of an omnipotent God to trust in? Terrible.
like being a boomer during the cold war, and also now
There are a lot of Christians now that earnestly believe in the central conceit of the Left Behind series of books/movies and follow that shit like Harry Potter. And just like Harry Potter, it tinges all of their views of the world and how they interact with social media.
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AtomikaLive fast and get fucked or whateverRegistered Userregular
A friend from high school who was just the most nondescript, milquetoast guy ended up marrying this absolute knock-out gal with a great and funny personality, and I remember asking him where they met and he was like,
“Oh, we met at our church, [Brother Jimmy Don’s Woodland Bible Hut for Snake-Handling Babblers What Love Jesus],”
And, well
I had a lot of complex thoughts about all that
I once had a date with a girl who would eventually become Miss Indiana. Super Jesus-y homeschooled girl (but she was really nice). She also was a third degree Black Belt and had an awesome singing voice (she was in the Vocal Jazz group in my university). Also, had 12 siblings (they were a sort of proto-Quiverful movement peeps).
So many complicated and conflicting dynamics in these scenarios, all you can really do is just shake your head and keep moving.
That strong religious belief thing is just not worth the effort unless you’re already one of the tribe already
By Roman legal tradition, one of the few (maybe only? Cant recall) crimes that required death by crucifixion was a slave killing their master. It was actually required that if a slave killed their head of household then all slaves owned by that person must be crucified. There was a famous case in the early Empire period IIRC where a rich guy was killed by a slave and there was a lot of people who wanted to pardon the others since there were hundreds of them and most were women and children. But in the end it wad ruled that the tradition was too ancient and important so they were all crucified.
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AtomikaLive fast and get fucked or whateverRegistered Userregular
why is my uber driver driving in utter silence without the radio on but also not trying to have a conversation (…possibly put off by my bizarre answer to how was your flight—“uhhh pretty normal,” I said, which I can justify only by claiming I was directly translating from the more idiomatic russian ‘normalno’ which was stuck in my head after listening to russian music, I think)
I mean I don’t wanna be rude but I guess I will put on my headphones
At least you didn’t say, “great, how was yours?”
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AtomikaLive fast and get fucked or whateverRegistered Userregular
A friend from high school who was just the most nondescript, milquetoast guy ended up marrying this absolute knock-out gal with a great and funny personality, and I remember asking him where they met and he was like,
“Oh, we met at our church, [Brother Jimmy Don’s Woodland Bible Hut for Snake-Handling Babblers What Love Jesus],”
And, well
I had a lot of complex thoughts about all that
I once had a date with a girl who would eventually become Miss Indiana. Super Jesus-y homeschooled girl (but she was really nice). She also was a third degree Black Belt and had an awesome singing voice (she was in the Vocal Jazz group in my university). Also, had 12 siblings (they were a sort of proto-Quiverful movement peeps).
So many complicated and conflicting dynamics in these scenarios, all you can really do is just shake your head and keep moving.
That strong religious belief thing is just not worth the effort unless you’re already one of the tribe already
I mean, at the time, I was also a conservative Christian, so none of that seemed contradictory or wrong. It's really only in hindsight. But still, she was super hot.
I might prefer a no radio drive than having the driver size me up and put on country music or classic rock 😤
Hey buddy do you like the Eagles
yes but only hotel california! and only because the big lebowski kicks ass, why are you nodding to yourself I can see you smirking in the rearview mirror
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TavIrish Minister for DefenceRegistered Userregular
i don't think its rude to put your headphones in for an uber, especially if you're getting off a flight or something else tiring
i'd fucking love those apps to add an "do you want your driver to be talkative y/n" option because i would nearly always hit n
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Havelock3.0What are you?Some kind of half-assed astronaut?Registered Userregular
i don't think its rude to put your headphones in for an uber, especially if you're getting off a flight or something else tiring
i'd fucking love those apps to add an "do you want your driver to be talkative y/n" option because i would nearly always hit n
I tend to think that I want the answer to be no but honestly I usually have conversations that I find really interesting
Usually the guy will talk about his city and how it’s changing or what, and ask me about dc, and we also often end up talking about automation/ubi and what the driver thinks about it. I like hearing perspectives from different people—I have my friends and I have the forums and I have the science bureaucrats at work but those are all particular views and each driver is coming from somewhere different
Steam, LoL: credeiki
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Havelock3.0What are you?Some kind of half-assed astronaut?Registered Userregular
Actually scratch that
I’m in a Joe Walsh mood so I wanna listen to Life’s Been Good on repeat for two hours
You go in the cage, cage goes in the water, you go in the water. Shark's in the water, our shark.
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are gorillas dogs Eddy?
On average smaller per unit mass. But they can get a lot more massive than a human. And chimps are packing more per unit mass than us.
The only question is size
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
but on the other hand, i believe he could be walking like that to unstick his balls from his leg, a distinctly human dick behaviour
much to ponder
A friend from high school who was just the most nondescript, milquetoast guy ended up marrying this absolute knock-out gal with a great and funny personality, and I remember asking him where they met and he was like,
“Oh, we met at our church, [Brother Jimmy Don’s Woodland Bible Hut for Snake-Handling Babblers What Love Jesus],”
And, well
I had a lot of complex thoughts about all that
what I don’t understand about my brain is that I was divorced as in I was extremely dumped, and also I sort of irrevocably broke my relationship with my parents, and now I’m back on the ‘Everything works out how I want it to and the future is bright’ train
there’s gotta be some real powerful neurotransmitters in there
pretty okay
this one time at bible camp
edit: it was actually a bunch of times and thank god
This is literally the first time I’ve ever heard a fundamentalist attest to a belief in devine impotence, I’m impressed
Yeah I dont think that is the stance of their church but these two guys were really sure.
but in practice, earnest belief in this seems like it makes you deeply paranoid and dangerous. Genuinely believing that evil is an essential cosmic force, one that must be fought at all times with desperate need, and that the agents of evil are working their malevolence around you at all times, without even the perfect and overwhelming power of an omnipotent God to trust in? Terrible.
It also ends up pretty quickly at "the devil made me do it" territory
I mean I don’t wanna be rude but I guess I will put on my headphones
basically Dragonlance
Ask him what he thinks about the Problem of Evil
like being a boomer during the cold war, and also now
I can sit in the woods without large life forms nearby and rest easy knowing nothing is moving
Stillness is great!!! So reassuring that my will is all that moves nearby.
So many complicated and conflicting dynamics in these scenarios, all you can really do is just shake your head and keep moving.
That strong religious belief thing is just not worth the effort unless you’re already one of the tribe already
Hey buddy do you like the Eagles
By Roman legal tradition, one of the few (maybe only? Cant recall) crimes that required death by crucifixion was a slave killing their master. It was actually required that if a slave killed their head of household then all slaves owned by that person must be crucified. There was a famous case in the early Empire period IIRC where a rich guy was killed by a slave and there was a lot of people who wanted to pardon the others since there were hundreds of them and most were women and children. But in the end it wad ruled that the tradition was too ancient and important so they were all crucified.
At least you didn’t say, “great, how was yours?”
I don’t know Chu will allow this
yes but only hotel california! and only because the big lebowski kicks ass, why are you nodding to yourself I can see you smirking in the rearview mirror
i'd fucking love those apps to add an "do you want your driver to be talkative y/n" option because i would nearly always hit n
Do you have any Don Henley?
The only thing I choose is how big of a bucket.
It’s an old standby from my dad who used to bring a 12 piece bucket to every band potluck.
I tend to think that I want the answer to be no but honestly I usually have conversations that I find really interesting
Usually the guy will talk about his city and how it’s changing or what, and ask me about dc, and we also often end up talking about automation/ubi and what the driver thinks about it. I like hearing perspectives from different people—I have my friends and I have the forums and I have the science bureaucrats at work but those are all particular views and each driver is coming from somewhere different
I’m in a Joe Walsh mood so I wanna listen to Life’s Been Good on repeat for two hours