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by nvahalik 10y ago
Indeed, the cultural "importance" will be revealed in time. However, I fear not in the way you intend. There used to be a time when we as a society valued things like self-control, discipline, and tradition. No more. What you are
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Acquia CEO outs community member and asks them to leave(buytaert.net)
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But who owns the infrastructure? Would the government own it? Would the municipalities? Is this just one way for the NSA to be able to tap into the major backbone now by mandating this type of stuff? Don't get me wrong, I'm all fo
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NPR: Embryo Experiments on Human Development Raise Ethical Concerns(npr.org)
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Confirmed. Just look at the account info.
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> "A nice bloke called Jesus" isn't much of a fact to examine. Except that people and ideas have ramifications. Consider for example... 1. Persecution during the first 300 years of Christianity's infancy was very ramp
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I'd suggest you check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqcwcxoxoUo And then we could probably have a reasonable conversation about it.
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by nvahalik 10y ago
This is exactly why one of my soon-to-be-focuses is Church history. > Another complicating factor is the existence of highly syncretic forms of religion. Are Manichaeism (a Gnostic religion, which is to something that's vaguely sync
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> This seems like an impossible task to me. It is not. Scripture defines the teachings of Christ. > Not only is there the issue of discovering what's been lost in translation, but also the existing texts have been heavily edited
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> All with different beliefs. Different customs and perhaps some different interpretations, but if you believe something different (e.g. that deviates from or adds to scripture) then objectively you have a different basis and therefore a
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Though the term has been usurped, tracked through the mud, and left out to be baked out in the sun the word is still very useful. At the end of the day even though we might call ourselves different types of Christians based on the tradition
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by nvahalik 10y ago
> I'm not even sure what an "actual christian" would be because the books that make up the christian faith contradict themselves all over the place. Seemingly contradict. Have you reviewed what the other side has to say[1]
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> ... In considering whether or not Christianity is true it is hard to ignore the actions of those who claim to be its adherents. Yes, but the key word here is _claim_. If someone calls themselves a vegan and yet eats veal then you, as s
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by nvahalik 10y ago
So you're OK with blatant discrimination by a certain group of people against one or more people with deeply held beliefs? Are you saying that if a group of Muslims or Christians came to YC that they "shouldn't be surprised&q
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by nvahalik 10y ago
tl;dr - disagreement != homophobia. The issue I have is that what some people consider "homophobic" isn't really homophobic at all. For example: Not homophobic: * Having a deeply held belief that homosexuality is wrong. * Be
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by nvahalik 10y ago
> Lastly, there exists a wing of American conservatism which is significantly more racist, sexist, and homophobic than the national average. I think you're right, that group would not feel welcome at YC nor should they. Their exclus
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by nvahalik 10y ago
This has to be one of the most frustrating things I've had to deal with lately: finding that all of the people who have accused the President of being divisive doing exactly what they claim the other side is doing. It reminds me of a D
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by nvahalik 10y ago
About to embark on a potentially large Ionic project. What were some of the issues that you had?
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Everblocks: build rooms and furniture with blocks(everblocksystems.com)
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You cannot add non Gmail accounts through Accounts on iOS(productforums.google.com)
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It's called Ham Radio. ;)
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> What is 2x"king"? War? Murder? :)
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What Magento Should do with it's $250M cash infusion(webshopapps.com)
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by nvahalik 10y ago
Only watched the demo... thought that the ARRL's Podcast had started playing! Same song!
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Ask HN: Freelancers, how do you book and manage travel?
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by nvahalik 10y ago
I recently made the switch to being a freelancer. However, I was a bit forced into it as the company I worked for split and we got acquired. I was technically a contractor there but there were some differences and it was not the best place
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Most podcatchers allow you to increase playback speed.
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In all cultures. In some cases the religion is secular humanism or socialism. If you don't want to call it religion then call it a world view but it is essentially the same thing.
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by nvahalik 10y ago
I guess notifications don't work for this... but yes. Faith / World view is not just "religion" but how that religion impacts how and why I do particular things. Ultimately I also believe that _everyone_ has a worldview
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by nvahalik 10y ago
Some of our ideas overlap but the words might be different: * Faith and worldview * compassion * kindness * obedience * discipline * perseverance * desire for truth * problem solving / improvisation Faith / World view is huge for

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