I’ve never understood how people can be both religious and against science. For me, my faith is the biggest reason that I want to learn more about the world, because understanding someone’s creation is a great way to learn about the creator.

Or soup bread dip

A. Then why is it still in the Bible? The old testament didn’t cease to be scripture when Jesus died. If it did, why did Jesus explain it to his disciples after his resurrection (the road to Emmaus, Luke 24), and why do a lot of the letters in the new testament reference bits of the old testament?

B. “Do not think I have come to abolish the law or prophets, I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them” (Matthew 5:17). Jesus makes sure that the law and prophets (aka old testament) are still there, still honored, and still seen as God’s word. What he did on the cross means we have another way to seek salvation in grace.

Ecclesiastes 3:4 - “there is a time to kill and a time to heal”

Don’t only look at one part of the Bible. As important as the gospels are, you need to look at all of scripture to get the full picture. Yes, “turn the other cheek” and “give them your shirt as well”, but do those as part of loving your neighbor as you love yourself.

A. With a stretch, sure

B. Well yes. Alchemy was just chemistry before people knew what chemicals were

C. For sure. You tell a medieval person “hey, here’s this special rectangular rock mirror that I shoved lightning into through a fancy metal rope, and now it can think and make pictures that move”, you’re not making it out of your witchcraft trial alive

My brain just went to “you were trying to cross the border right? Same as us, and that thief over there”

It’s probably different for everyone. My dad retired a few years ago, but he has far from stopped working. He does a lot of work for the church (he’s an elder), and he does a lot if work on the farm they live on.

Or by that point they will have created a self scaling system

The best I can do to make sense of what you’re saying is that you’re looking at some of the worst of church leaders (eg. MAGA pastors in America, historical popes, etc), and seeing Christianity as that. If I’ve got that wrong, please correct me.

If that’s what you’re saying, that’s a massive over generalization, to the point where it’s willful. I do agree that there are church leaders out there who see leading a congregation purely as a way to gain some authority, but that is far from all of Christianity.

they’d be lining up to pay for their sins

The whole point of Christianity is we don’t have to do that. Sure, we need to repent and do what we can to avoid sin, but the actual paying for it has been done by Jesus.

In normal chess, time doesn’t really exist in the normal way that a dimension works. Using one or more time dimensions in a game means you need to be able to control some movement along that axis. In normal chess, every piece moves one “space” (for lack of a better word) forward in time with each move.

If you want to actually see time dimensions being used in a game, try playing 5d chess with multiverse time travel

the whole point is to follow the laws of a book

No. The whole point is a relationship with God. The reason we read the Bible is to learn more about God. The Bible isn’t an instruction manual, it’s a biography of God and his people.

Probably “with great power comes no accountability, and therefore great responsibility”. It’s the lack of accountability that means responsibility is needed.

So did Frisbee

Rewind time the child’s age + 9 ish months, then head to a sperm bank

Now we learn what Dr Octopus’ true goal was

A. Opposing far right policy is opposing rich people. They’re choosing policy that let’s them exploit more people with less consequences.

B. You can be upset at multiple things at once. There’s good reason to be against the general “right wing voter” mentality as well as wealth inequality.

The issue isn’t whether or not their documented or felons, it’s that they didn’t have a trial so they didn’t have a chance to prove either way

I’m not sure ‘inching’ is the right word here. ‘Speedrunning’ might be more suitable

A lot of people today can barely learn one language. You’re suggesting that an entire religion’s followers learn Ancient Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic, all 3 in dialects that are 2000 years old at the latest. I’m pretty sure God will accept whatever language people happen to read the Bible in.

That said, you do get so much more depth out of the Bible when you look at the original language. From Eve being made from Adam’s side, not just a rib, to King James hiding that God will protect you from the tyrant. I’d love to dive into the original language more, but I’m far from a linguist.