Flax_vert
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- Comment on I’m not saying that I agree with right- or center-wing views, and I do condemn transphobia. However, do you think there should be a distinction between critiquing beliefs held by transgender people, and engaging in transphobia? 30 minutes ago:
Most children and teenagers with gender dysphoria grow out of it on their own.
Do you have statistics to back this up?
Giving children and teens easy access to strong drugs that will affect their whole future life
Do puberty blockers have this effect?
Gender dysphoria rarely comes alone, usually it’s comorbid with a bunch of other psychological issues. Then transition is often presented as the one treatment that will fix everything. It often fails to do that.
Any more statistics?
No other mental health issue has that kind of political clout and rigid ideology attached to it. The political activism has glued itself to radical ideas.
Scientific research into trans issues has become difficult to conduct, because if you have the „wrong“ results, you might not have a career and be labeled transphobic. In the end it’s trans people themselves who suffer the most from this.
I would agree that this is something that we should be concerned about. I think a recent example was the Cass report in the UK.
- Comment on I’m not saying that I agree with right- or center-wing views, and I do condemn transphobia. However, do you think there should be a distinction between critiquing beliefs held by transgender people, and engaging in transphobia? 40 minutes ago:
Explain the “third thing?”
If gender is man-made, I don’t see what positive purpose it serves.
- Comment on I’m not saying that I agree with right- or center-wing views, and I do condemn transphobia. However, do you think there should be a distinction between critiquing beliefs held by transgender people, and engaging in transphobia? 12 hours ago:
This is my main issue with modern gender theory, honestly. Either gender is a fixed biological reality, or it’s completely irrelevant, non existent and a man-made concept. Sure, I can respect how other people identify, but if gender is simply a social construct, then I don’t understand how someone could be transgender.
So for someone to feel gender dysphoria, I believe that there should be some form of biological reality; even if we haven’t pinned it down yet. Maybe something to do with what chromosomes or hormones affect the mind compared to the body, or something else causing it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Not really my business anyway so I don’t care that much, as long as the person in question is comfortable and healthy
- Comment on UK: China's plan for London mega-embassy stokes controversy 1 day ago:
America has one, why can’t China?
- Comment on If God (or any creator of the universe) exists would he be made out of atoms? 2 days ago:
The Council of Nicæa was in modern-day Türkiye, not Rome. Jesus preached that He is God and that the consciousness of the Holy Spirit. Jesus said “In the Name (singular) of The Father, and of The Son, and of The Holy Spirit”. The Old Testament also has Christophanies- where God appears as a man, like He did to Abraham.
Genesis 18:1-5
And the LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth and said, “O Lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant. Let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree, while I bring a morsel of bread, that you may refresh yourselves, and after that you may pass on—since you have come to your servant.” So they said, “Do as you have said.”
- Comment on If God (or any creator of the universe) exists would he be made out of atoms? 2 days ago:
Anyone who isn’t saying something like “hahaha well skyfairy isn’t real!1!1!1!” On a topic like this is also susceptible to downvotes. Although the Chinese might have a part to play because we all know china is automatically a big bad!
- Comment on If God (or any creator of the universe) exists would he be made out of atoms? 2 days ago:
Roman Catholicism is the largest branch of Christianity. They believe the Bishop of Rome is a supreme pontiff over the Church. The Trinity is accepted in Protestantism, and also in the Eastern churches (Greek, Russian, Oriental, Coptic Orthodox, etc)
The Prophet Isaiah wrote of a Child who will be called “Almighty God”.
Isaiah 9:6-7
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
Jesus also claimed to be YHWH that Isaiah wrote about:
Isaiah 44:6-8
Thus says the LORD(YHWH), the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD(YHWH) of hosts: “I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god. Who is like me? Let him proclaim it. Let him declare and set it before me, since I appointed an ancient people. Let them declare what is to come, and what will happen. Fear not, nor be afraid; have I not told you from of old and declared it? And you are my witnesses! Is there a God besides me? There is no Rock; I know not any.”
Revelation 22:12-13
“Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”
- Comment on If God (or any creator of the universe) exists would he be made out of atoms? 2 days ago:
I thought we were supposed to have stolen it from the greeks… Or the romans… Or the egyptians… Or this is a sign that it’s just a tiktok level argument
- Comment on If God (or any creator of the universe) exists would he be made out of atoms? 2 days ago:
Isn’t that pantheism?
- Comment on If God (or any creator of the universe) exists would he be made out of atoms? 2 days ago:
That’s not what the question was about, but thank you for your perspective, fedora neckbeard redditor
- Comment on If God (or any creator of the universe) exists would he be made out of atoms? 2 days ago:
Glad to see someone else repeat this obscure fact about Chinese that I knew. It’s what I live for.
- Comment on If God (or any creator of the universe) exists would he be made out of atoms? 2 days ago:
If God doesn’t punish sin, then he isn’t just, is imperfect and not God at all. You will be judged on your acts, yes. But your acts cannot save you. Jesus even said “I am The Way, The Truth and The Life, nobody gets to The Father except through Me” “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life” “On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’”
This is the basis of all Western and finally American forms of Trinitarian belief
The Trinity isn’t a western belief. It is believed by Christians in Russia, China, Africa, Europe and the Americas. It is a Christian belief. Jesus was the first to lay out the Trinity - that the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are all under one Name.
- Comment on If God (or any creator of the universe) exists would he be made out of atoms? 2 days ago:
I am fundamentally a monotheist
I am also a monotheist.
Act good deeds and I’ll act good deeds and maybe we’ll argue in the afterlife.
This is a lie from the devil. You can never be good enough for Paradise by your own works. Your works cannot save you. Every good work you do is something you should have been doing anyway - in fact, if you neglect to do a good work when you had an opportunity, that is a sin. Therefore, a good work cannot cancel out your sin. That’s like trying to get out of a fine for running a red traffic light because “I usually stop at red lights”. Or trying to get out of a speeding fine because “99% of the time, I go the speed limit”. Or for theft because “most of the time, I don’t steal. I pay for my products”. Sin cannot go unpunished.
- Comment on Anon is a streamer 2 days ago:
This took a bit to get
- Comment on If God (or any creator of the universe) exists would he be made out of atoms? 2 days ago:
God is made of God. He just was, is, and is to come. He transcends all time and space.
- Comment on If God (or any creator of the universe) exists would he be made out of atoms? 2 days ago:
Christianity teaches Jesus is God. Not just Roman Catholicism. Jesus claimed to be God Himself. Jesus isn’t a separate deity, he is God (YHWH) incarnate.
- Comment on If God (or any creator of the universe) exists would he be made out of atoms? 2 days ago:
You cannot compare God to anything physical; He doesn’t have atoms
Except of course Jesus who is God Incarnate, through Whom the world was made
- Comment on If God (or any creator of the universe) exists would he be made out of atoms? 2 days ago:
Not unless He becomes Incarnate, which He did. So Jesus is God and is made out of atoms, but God The Father isn’t made of atoms or any created thing.
- Comment on Does he think he is The King? 1 week ago:
Tea and biscuits 🇬🇧
I will give you a nighthood (we have a spare one after my silly brother went to the virgin islands)
- Comment on Does he think he is The King? 1 week ago:
I am The King. I don’t have access to my royal money so please cashapp me $300
Tea and biscuits 🇬🇧
- Comment on Been a long time since I smoked but if I opened the door to my fireplace and tossed in a kilo of pot and just let the smoke fill up the house will everyone in my house get high? 1 week ago:
Make sure you plug the chimney
- Comment on Does he think he is The King? 1 week ago:
That’s literally the current government policy
- Comment on Does he think he is The King? 1 week ago:
basically an american style politician
- Comment on Does he think he is The King? 1 week ago:
He’s just an mp of clacton
- Comment on Does he think he is The King? 1 week ago:
What is reform’s position on letting british citizens with non-british spouses bring their spouse into the country?
- Comment on Does he think he is The King? 1 week ago:
There’s a clip of him doing the 6-7 meme
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- Comment on Where do British Christmas traditions really come from? 1 week ago:
It wasn’t until Constantine that Christians could practice more openly. Also, after Constantine is the first recording of Christmas being celebrated, it doesn’t mean that it wasn’t celebrated beforehand. Interestingly enough, our source for that - the Roman almanac in 336 - is older than the earliest source for sol invictus being on the 25th of December in the Chronography of 354. If anything, it could have very well been the pagans changing their dates to compete with Christians, which is what happened in Scandinavia when Yule was moved to the 25th of December to coincide with Christmas.
- Comment on Where do British Christmas traditions really come from? 1 week ago:
The Early Christians weren’t keen to imitate the idolatrous romans who were persecuting them at the time. It really is a long stretch.
Despite the evidence in the bible would strongly disagree with a winter birth.
The only reason is that the shepherds were out tending a flock at night. It turns out the temperature in Palestine was actually suitable enough to do this in December, and it was early lambing season. So it’s still a possibility, although emphasis on “possibility”.
- Comment on Where do British Christmas traditions really come from? 1 week ago:
A lot of cultures had festivals at a lot of time periods in the year. For example, the Christian harvest festival generally coincides with the Chinese mid-autumn festival.
The general explanation for Christmas is that Jesus was believed to have been conceived on the 25th of March. Either this is due to it being the spring equinox and “the day the world was created” or because it was believed at one point to be the date He died and thus had a cycle of life thing going on.
