Szeth's Facepalm

Oooo i really like this! I have some submissions. Maybe we could get this pinned? I'll add my submissions when i'm on my Chromebook.

8 hours ago, Hollow Graves said:

I am reading Gideon the Ninth. It is so good. I am only like 9% the way through the book though. @Szeth's Facepalm thanks for recommending it. 

 

OMG NO THANK YOU FOR READING IT!!! I need someone to discuss it with so bad :0 if you ever wanna talk about it or wanna comment on what you read pls pm me!!!

Thomas, that was a real nice declaration.

Nope lol

I actually kind of dislike horses, they're very scary and uncomfortable to ride...

TPBM has read Artemis Fowl

2 hours ago, TheAlpha929 said:

If I’m not mistaken, God chooses not to prevent evil, so that we can exercise our agency and grow. An argument against that could be “well, if He truly loves us and wants what is best for us He wouldn’t make us go through struggles, and He would make it so we cannot be tempted”. That is simply not why He does it. He does it so that we can make our own choices, and deal with the consequences, be they good or bad. One day, after Judgement, He will banish all Evil into Outer Darkness, and those who were Righteous will live with him. I also want to point out that you have to be really really REALLY evil to be sent to Outer Darkness.

This is all from my religion and what I believe, if it differs from others religions or interpretations of scripture that is fine, of course. “We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God, according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.” This is one of the Articles of Faith in my religion. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, by the way.

Ok, I'm happy for you :) I'm not interested in getting in a theological debate or anything.

(My family is lds as well)

19 minutes ago, TheAlpha929 said:

I would like to know why you feel this way. I see no reason why God cannot be both. The two are not mutually exclusive. 

In my opinion, if a god were unable to prevent evil, then they would not be not all-powerful.

Stand with me, in the land of the free

Wormies :D

Soup

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TPAM went on a trip to Paris recently ¬‿¬

TPAM is totally awesome and cool

On 4/29/2023 at 5:22 PM, Zephrun’s Imperium said:

After years of doubt and anger and anxiety, I have come to the conclusion that I do not believe in the existence of a god. Part of the reason I believe what I do is because it is the belief that affords me the most peace. For me, the implications that come with the existence of a god are terrifying: either this god cannot intervene in times of tragedy (personal or global), doesn’t want to, or - worst of all - is the cause of our suffering. To me, pain is unacceptable. There is no good reason why we have to go through it, there is no apology that makes it worth anything. I refuse to worship suffering by saying that it made me a better person. Because I am not my suffering.

I am a much happier, freer person when absolved of the divine. And the way I see it? There are so many religions with so many different ideas of what it takes to have a pleasant afterlife that if I try to follow all of them to cover my bases, I’m going to run myself into the ground. Why should I even care about what happens after I die? I want to live right now, I want to be happy right now, and I deserve peace right now. I spent far too long waiting for a god to deliver me when I had all I needed to deliver myself the whole time. And the fact is, none of us really know what happens after death, so why does it matter? Besides, I think being good for the sake of being a decent person to others is even more moral than doing it out of fear of some faceless god’s judgment. My thoughts are well-summarized by the following quote: 

Being raised on the assumption that a god existed and supposedly loved me was one of the most painful and devastating things to ever happen to me. Seeing children die of cancer and friends suffer at the hand of mental illness and trauma will never be compatible with the loving deity I was taught existed. To anyone who finds comfort in the idea of a god, I fully support them and would never want to take away that belief. However, I would also ask that believers respect other beliefs; I find it demeaning when people feel pity for me because my beliefs or my identity as a genderqueer, demisexual, panroamtic human means I might not make it to an afterlife that I don't even believe in and I find it insulting when they feel arrogant enough to take it upon themselves to try and save my soul. I am also strongly opposed to the idea that humanity is evil by nature - that can cause devastating issues of self-image - and the idea that I should credit all my happiness and good fortune to a god.

The universe is amazing and no matter your beliefs, our existence within it is a miracle, secular or divine. 

I absolutely adore everything you said here. This post has beautifully phrased a lot of the things that have been floating around in my head lately regarding a deity. I don't think i'll be able to fully let go of religion for a while due to how i am being raised, but i really appreciate this.

I guess i should say something relevant to the topic title lol

I... sort of believe in a god? I definitely don't believe in the kind i've been taught about. I believe that if there is a god, it cannot be simultaneously omnipotent and omnibenevolent. For me it would make a lot more sense and be a lot easier if there was not a god, for a lot of the reasons stated in Zephy's post, but it's just been drilled into me so deeply that i am very scared that if i admit it i be punished after i die :/ so the result is a weird blend of sort-of agnosticism and religious trauma. Fun times!!

A playtypus?!?

10/10

On 3/25/2022 at 6:32 PM, Orlion Blight said:

Basically loads of religious trauma that I have to deal with to this day. 

And I shan't say more on the matter! 

Same :/

Religion was *not* great for me. It's lovely to see all the people for whom it worked out, but the impact it has had on my life thus far has been overall negative and very, very difficult to overcome. Like orlion, i shan't get into the nitty grittys :)

Ohhh i didn't see this before i commented on your older one saying you should share more haha. you're an amazing writer!!

On 11/15/2022 at 3:01 PM, Shadowed said:

So, I really like to write. And I often write a lot of stuff that never amounts to anything. I have a whole bunch of it just sitting on my phone, waiting to be read for the first time by someone other than me. 

And, idk if anyone actually wants to read these because they’re kind of bad, and my writing’s always a bit hit-and-miss, but here you go anyway.

Shadowed- these are AMAZING!!! Please share more!

i found this saved in my computer and i don't remember where i got it but i almost fell over laughing at it because it's so absurd

Anyway it reminded me that I should re-read all the pjo books cause it took me a moment to remember who everyone was. also i totally forgot about the sun and the star till like half an hour ago and it turns out its release date was three days ago!!! anyway i will be reading that and rereading all the other pjo books soon :D

Kaladin vs the best way for you and I can be because her and I will try and be a projectile for her fantastic and happy birthday and we are on the table top of a large crystal bowl and we have to deal about the way that the only thing I can think it is a 2-mile of a sociopath and the other end is the same as a luxury home for the family.

Shallan Stormblessed said that the tacos contain the most important business do you have that takes place under a table of the same horrible German accent as you can imagine the most of the important inventions created in the last century and is vital to the Heidrik Family Chem’alic Processing Plant in the United States and the world to suggest that one who is burdened with sorrow should give thanks to God and the lord for the cream puff plate at the end of the table.

Adolin is a good thing to do with the frog catcher and it is SO dark that you can't stop sobbing utterly feral emotion and that sort it was a huge bookworm of your life is meaningless the best thing to wear something like this for school and you were serious and it is SO dark for your own home life that is the absolute best way for us apart to your family name and the details you need for the cream puffs and the details on your wedding gift cards around the corner from your home and home decor to the Heidrik Industries and your business to make sure that your guardians is the perfect place for the perfect wedding.

Dang these are really funny 

That's absolutely gorgeous!!

The very seat of government where Hamilton sits >:) (not true!)

his plan would have the goverment assume state's debts!

Don't act surprised, you guys, cause i wrote 'em!

I'm the opposite of y'all staying up when you should be sleeping lmao. I go to bed at a reasonable hour when I should be staying up doing homework ;-;

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We fought for these ideals we shouldn't settle for less,