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  • SirSamuel@lemmy.worldtoPolitical Memes@lemmy.world•Jesus🌴👶🏾🎅irl
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    7 days ago

    This has got to be the dumbest thing I’ve read on this site to date.

    I don’t mean OP’s comment, which is funny as hell. I mean the linked article. You’ve gotta love it when someone makes an argument that disregards what is written in the Bible and then uses what’s written in the Bible as a justification for their argument. It’s either one or the other. Stick to historical records only, or embrace, at the very minimum, that the entire Bible book that is being referenced is a reliable record. If one cherry picks “Well that part must be true, but that over there is irrelevant”, the entire argument falls apart.

    Let’s step back a minute. Assuming Jesus was a real person or based on a real person, what does proven history say? The oldest extant fragment of the “New Testament” is Papyrus 52, and dates to around 125 CE. Fragment 66 contains most of the “Gospel of John”, and dates to around 200 CE. Even if one were to disregard Papyrus 52 for not haven’t enough material to count, Papyrus 66 places the historical Jesus, at the latest, prior to 200 CE. Add to that that Flavious Josephus wrote of a “James, the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ” and we have a stronger argument that the historical Jesus likely lived in the first or second century CE. Most likely first century.

    Now, if one is going to argue their point based on “the star” that led the wise men to the baby Jesus is a historical event, then they must also acknowledge that Jesus is recorded in the gospels entering the temple courtyard multiple times, and spoken of as being “at the temple”. The temple was destroyed, and the Roman army looted the temple late in the first century. That is a historical fact. You can’t have your cake and eat it too.

    The entire premise of your linked article is flawed, based on conflicting justifications.

  • SirSamuel@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•What is an intrusive thought you feel like you are only a couple steps away from indulging?
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    7 days ago

    23 years ago I met a guy at work that was really cool. We became friends of a sort, in the way that a shy introvert considers friends. Every once in a while he’d invite me to hang out with his friends, which was always a good time. I’m not sure if he considered me a friend. I always felt like an outsider in those groups. But he was kind to me, and I love him. Eventually we both moved away from that area. I’m not good at keeping in touch, especially over long distances. For instance, my brother lives a couple of states away, I love him to death, and we talk maybe once a year.

    So I’d call my friend every once in a while, and we’d catch up.

    Eighteen years ago I lost my friend to depression. The details aren’t important. How he did it. Who found him. The 3 am phone call. But it was 18 years ago. It still hurts. You think you’ll always have someone, that they’re just a phone call away. That you’ll get to hear their weird take on that thing we’d always argue about. That you’ll get to hear his latest poem…

    And you’ll always wonder if you could’ve done something to help them stay.

    People don’t realize that they bring light to the world. That they’ll be missed. That there will be a hole in the world where they were. That they are loved more deeply and profoundly than they can know. The memory of them is a poor substitute for their presence.

    Don’t go too soon. You will be missed.

  • SirSamuel@lemmy.worldtoNews@lemmy.world•Paulette Thompson Says Husband Received Threats 'Over Lack Of Coverage' Leading Up To Shooting
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    8 days ago

    “I Worked It Out. You Have Killed Two Point Three Three Eight People,” said the golem calmly.

    “I have never laid a finger on anyone in my life, Mr Pump. I may be–– all the things you know I am, but I am not a killer! I have never so much as drawn a sword!”

    "No, You Have Not. But You Have Stolen, Embezzled, Defrauded And Swindled Without Discrimination, Mr Lipvig. You Have Ruined Businesses And Destroyed Jobs. When Banks Fail, It Is Seldom Bankers Who Starve. Your Actions Have Taken Money From Those Who Had Little Enough To Begin With. In A Myriad Small Ways You Have Hastened The Deaths Of Many. You Do Not Know Them. You Did Not See Them Bleed. But You Snatched Bread From Their Mouths And Tore Clothes From Their Backs. For Sport, Mr Lipvig. For Sport. For The Joy Of The Game.

    • Terry Pratchett, Going Postal
  • SirSamuel@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•What do people that are for the first time moving to a place where is snows need to know?
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    1 month ago

    You have to go faster to get on top of the snow. Like a speedboat. Especially in a rear wheel drive vehicle. I recommend the Dodge Viper

    (/jk, in case it wasn’t obvious)

    All jokes aside, there’s a vast difference between driving slower in inclement weather and doing 10 mph in a 40, as the top commenter suggested. Now, was my original comment a bit of a shitpost? A little tongue-in-cheek? Sure!

    At the end of the day, we just want to get home safe. But if conditions are bad enough to be doing 1/4 of the speed limit just to be safe? Stay home. People that drive that too slow in the snow are just as dangerous as those that drive too fast. And it’s not just ability, but equipment as well