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lohotine · 1 day ago
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``Truth is the most important virtue.``
Pure Vanilla x Reader
CW; Some religious tones (brief mention of the existence of a god, comparing Pure Vanilla to an angel), Disturbing discriptions (gore, though only as a discptor of how the reader feels.) Angst, unorganized writing
Adorned in whites akin to glistening stars, accompanied by the warmest of jasmine and the brightest of gold;
With every breath comes a feint melody and a silent song only angels would be able to hear.
Many have asked themselves;
What is divinity?
And as he stands before you, otherworldly and opulent, you begin to whisper, and one word falls from your lips;
"This."
A being, mayhap too pure for this world, gifting everyone the ultimate acuity.
Are people deserving of him?
No matter what your answer is, he remains here, giving his heart out to anyone and everyone, whether they are in need of it or not.
His voice; a choir
His touch; soft, as his fingers gently cup your face. They are like feathers, and they gently wipe away your tears.
Tears that look like pearls, or maybe even diamonds, as they prick the corners of your eyes.
You think it ironic how the gods created tears to be made out of both water and salt;
Two things that suposedly give life to people.
Yet, you are not sad
Far from it, actually.
Because you are with him.
And you ask;
Would you let me dwell forever by your side?
And though Pure Vanilla would hate to break the heart you've so graciously shown him; he simply cannot accept it.
A prayer you hope with the entirety of your being- body and soul and mind- that he'd be able to return.
To not love you fully would be like not loving you at all; at least in his eyes.
And he can not devote himself to you in the way you would for him.
Because he does not want the others to be dammed simply because he loves you.
And so he responds;
I'm sorry, but I can't love you in the way you hope for me to.
And because Pure Vanilla loves everyone; he can't love anyone.
Because Pure Vanilla's heart belongs to everyone: and so at the same time, no one in particular.
So you wish; so desperately and fully, that he would lie to you just this once.
So that when it begins to weep, and so that when it begins to bleed; it may hurt just a little less.
To maybe wrap your heart in the softest silk, or maybe even satin if that's what he'd prefer, and then place it apun a glistening, marble pedestal;
But he would never grant you even the smallest lie, and in turn, the smallest bit of respite.
After all, is he not supposed to be virtuous?
So instead, he holds you close, and you can't help but think;
Why must he be so kind, even when he brutally destroys you?
Why must this angel smile at you while liquidating your heart?
And he whispers into your ears about how sorry he is for not being able to love you.
but all you can hear is how he doesn't love you.
And it's not his fault.
Yet, knowing that it's yours doesn't feel any better.
Pure Vanilla continues to speak-- apologizing--yet his words still sting like that of one thousand arrows grazing your arms and legs.
How you yearn for him to be able to heal these pains, too!
But how can he? When they're not really there?
How can something that hurts so much not really be there?
So your tears continue to fall.
How weak you have become! How sorrowful...
And yet, these tears, he wipes away too.
As if they were never there?
And with those tears, you wish he'd wipe away the emotions you've held for him.
As if they were never there?
Would forgetting those emotions- your love for him- truly be worth it?
And when you listen once more; he is still expressing his guilt.
And you have no doubt that he is being truthful when he says he is sorry.
After all, he would never speak anything that isn't the truth!
And sometimes, that pains you more than if he would just lie.
When he slams you into the ground, crushing your skull and mind, and shreds your heart into small bits of blood and flesh and tears and love, but you know it's true when he says he doesn't want to;
That truth doesn't make the wounds hurt any less.
Yet despite this; Pure Vanilla believes, without even a fraction of a doubt;
That truth is the most important virtue.
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casual-tarot · 2 days ago
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Hidden Strengths and How to Use Them
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Let me know what pile you picked!
Pile 1
Your strengths:
You're an all-rounder, you have many different skills and talents. You may be able to pick up on things fast, or maybe your just have a natural talent for these things. No matter the reason, the fact stands, you are an incredibly multifaceted person.
You're adaptable, you can handle change with an ease many wouldn't be able to handle, even if it's difficult for you. What's scary to others, may be beautiful to you. Change doesn't effect you the way it does others and that makes you able to handle these new situations with ease.
Negativity from others doesn't stop you. People can doubt you, tell you you'll fail, or even simply warn you against the risks you're taking. It doesn't stop you, you hear them and you keep going anyway, risks and all.
You're able to hold a lot on your plate with ease. Now while you shouldn't overwork yourself or take on more then you can handle, you can actually handle quite a lot. Tasks that build up and would burden others don't actually seem to effect youvall that much. You're even pretty good at keeping your work load in check, making sure not to take on too much or stretching yourself too thin. But be weary anyway, we're all human, and sometimes you don't realize you've taken too much_///////
How to use them:
All-rounder: Use your various skills to call others to actions. You already know what you're doing and how to do it efficiently, you can use those skills to help others build their own. Become a mentor, a teacher, or even just an encouraging figure in their life. You're skills can really aid someone else. Alternatively, if you don't work well with/teaching people, you can hone/grow your skills and monetize off of them. Whether that be getting a job in that field, some version of self employment, or simply something as simple as a side hustle, you can use your various skills to earn a decent amount of cash for your pockets. You have what it takes to back it up after all.
Adaptability to Change: You have the innate ability to help others handle these changes as well. You may become a sort if guiding light for others, whether that be by helping them get on their feet, or simply showing them a new perspective, you can aid these people. For yourself however, you are able to see every change, every metaphorical death in your life, as an opportunity, a way to grow. Because you see change from a different perspective, you have a sort of birds eye view of the situation, making you able to see all outcomes easier, good and bad. The difference with you however is that you don't usually let anyone negative outcomes get to you. This means you are able to get up and start working on a solution, or simply that you're already rearing yourself to not give up and finding the positives. Lost a job? Well you hated that job anyway, time to find something you actually enjoy. Ruined your favorite journal? It was full and messy anyway, this is your chance to start fresh! This is how your mind works, which is why it's so easy for you to navigate change. And in doing that, it makes life easier on you, the world doesn't weigh so heavy on your shoulders. Keep that up.
Negativity Doesn't Stop You: Similar to the point above, you are able to handle negativity with grace. Let's be honest, the world is rife with people always trying to ee the worst of any situation, and that can be exhausting. But you are different. People may try and bring you down, even unintentionally, but you don't let it get to you. In doing this, you are able to become the king of your own destiny. You have the ability to power through anything simply because you're already able to power through people's negative words, which hold more power then we think. Upheaval and tragedies, which destroy others, don't weigh as heavily on you. Instead you are able to get back on your feet and begin work again, or help others onto theirs. With this skill comes great opportunities, simply because you are able to leave all those negative words behind.
Ability to Handle a Lot: Because you are able to take on so much, it inadvertently means you have some form of time/priority management skills, even if you dont see it in yourself. Whether you need to build up that skill consciously, or simply want to make things easier on yourself, you have the skills to do that. You've got a good balancing act going on, and its in that balance that you can become more efficient, or ease the burden. Find time in your busy schedule and work on learning what needs more attention and what doesn't, learn when to give someone else the task and when to ask for help. In the end, this will not only give you more time on your hands, but ease your workload and help boost whatever it is you were working towards in the first place. Know when to go for it and take on more, and when to ease back and plan. This will be the best way to boost your general productivity without wearing yourself out.
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Signs & Confirmation: Libra, Gemini, Cancer, North Node, Waxing Gibbous, Cresent moon, Moon, Noth star, luck number 4, 4 leaf clover, 4, 44, 444, 9, 9 of swords, 99, 999, 6, 66, 666, 6 sided dice, Wings, Freedom, feathers, Angel wings, Birds, Flying Insects, Bug wings, The forest, See the forest for its trees, Hearts, Love, Elephant, An elephant never forgets, Kings, Royalty, 3rd eye, Open/opening your 3rd eye, Pride, Chameleon, Camouflage & blending in, Lizards
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Pile 2
Your Strengths:
You have the innate ability to see the truth in any situation. If someone is lying, you can tell. If you are deceiving yourself, you catch yourself and focus your way of thinking. If there's some decision to be made, and everyone around you is telling you to choose one thing, you will be able to tell what the right choice for you is. It's like you can see straight through a person or situation, and look directly at what the universe(or whatever you believe) is trying to tell you.
Similar to the point above, you can see through to people's intentions. It's like you cut them open and can see their heart directly. People can't get anything past you. Even if it's something innocuous, like lying so they can secretly buy you a gift, you can tell, you immediately know what's going on. You can also seem to see what direction people will go in based on their heart, good or bad. In that vein, you know who comes into your life bringing good or bad intentions, and are therefore able to cut them out/let them in quickly and with good judgement.
So far all your cards seem to say very similar things, you can see through to the truth. In this case, you're able to be realistic about a situation. You don't get carried away with your hopes or imagination, you don't let them get out of control and morph into delusion. You are grounded in reality and can see when things will pan out in a way that allows you to be hopeful, and when you need to keep your expectations in check. You have a lot of eyes on you, expecting you to do great things or fail miserably, but those eyes, those expectations, they don't matter to you. You know what will happen, not them. And you know how to keep yourself from falling, even if things don't work out the way you wanted them to, because you understand how to stay grounded.
Despite everything else, despite expectations and seeing any negative intentions, when you trust something or someone, when you trust yourself, you go all in. Your heart tells you to fly and you listen. In doing so, people are usually surprised at how well things work out for you.Nothing can stop you because you know that you're right, you're doing the right thing, you're trusting the right people. You know that when your gut or your heart tell you it's time to go, to get started, it's time.
How to use them:
You can see the truth: Because of your ability to see through anything and get right to it's core, you are able to realistically see all possibilities without worrying about what's right, who's lying, are you making a mistake. You can sit down with yourself and feel out a situation. You can listen to your gut and understand what routes to take based on what you know. In turn you can actually help others see these truths too, people may come to you for general advice or a realistic look on a situation. You are able to help those around you because of this gift, if you choose to. You also have the ability to keep these facts to yourself if you believe someone is undeserving of such knowledge.
Seeing peoples intentions: You can cut through bullshit, plain and simple. You are not blind to someone's deceit, therefore people can't pull anything over you. And while you're not immune to deceit and manipulation, you definitely have a sixth sense for when someone aims to bring you, or those around you, harm. Because of this, you can cut people out before they get a chance to do any real harm to you. These people may not like it, but their opinions dont matter to you anyway. On the other side of things, when someone good and honest enters your life, you are able to see and choose to keep them near. In your knowing, you can sit down and choose to make a new friend(or more).
Your Realism: As I said before, you know how to see through any situation, and can see when you are at risk of deceiving even yourself. Because of this, you can see opportunities for what they are. If something seems to good to be true, you take a moment with yourself to evaluate, and can come to a realistic, honest conclusion. You see every possibility, and can therefore make a good, educated estimation on the situation. So when something good does present itself, you know you can trust yourself to take that leap and land safely.
You trust yourself: When you take those leaps of faith, you do so confidently, knowing you have all the information you need to make that decision properly. This is your unadulterated passion, and it is powerful. When you let yourself go like this, nothing can stop you. Let yourself be carried away by this feeling, as it brings endless opportunities for you. While being realistic is a good trait to have, never let go of the pure pride you feel when you throw yourself into something you trust. It will bring only good things in the end.
(And sometimes blind faith can be a good thing, but you know that already, don't you?)
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Signs and Confirmation: Taurus, Gemini, Aquarius, Libra, Neptune, Venus, Poseidon, Aphrodite, 6, Sex, 2, 22, 222, 2 of cups, the lovers, North Node, Pluto, The Sun, New Moon, No Moon, 8, 888, Dionysus, Clouds, Cloudy days, Overcast, No Rain, Pentacles, 3 of Pentacles, a single leaf, decaying leaves, shopping, purses, honeycomb, seahorses, The sea, dragonflies, bunnies/rabbits, the mad rabbit, clocks, keys, lockets, Generosity, charity, 7, 77, 777
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Pile 3
Your strengths:
Your confidence, even without pulling any cards i can tell this is the shamelessly confidant pile, and pulling cards only confirmed that. You know your worth and and your power, and you're not afraid to show it. You're also very wise and astute.
You're ready for anything. Nothing that hits you can ever truly bring you down. And no matter what, you're always ready to get back up, or to fight back.
You are able to understand that not everything works out for you, and thats its ok! You know that even though one door closes, another will open. Sometimes things are meant to fail, sometimes you're not meant for something, but you never let it bring you down. You're always ready to move on and get to the next opportunity.
Words hurt, and you let yourself feel that hurt. While others try to brush off their pain or play it off like it's no big deal, you allow yourself to feel that pain fully. Because of that, you are able to heal and move on faster then others. Where other people may dwell, or take ages to even think about their emotions, you're already moving past it. You are very in tune with your emotions, and you don't fear them like others might.
How to use them:
Your confidence: With you unrelenting self belief comes many opportunities. You're self confidence allows you to not only find these opportunities, but to also take them for yourself without shame or guilt. You also have the ability to take on a leadership role if you desire it. Your confidence in yourself makes you a strong and dependable leader, always someone other can rely on and someone who makes good, well thought out, decisions. Besides all of that, your confidence also simply helps you boost your self esteem. Rely on that unrelenting belief when you begin to doubt yourself, and be forgiving to yourself. Remember that you are amazing, and nothing can stop you!
You stand strong: Not many things can bring you down, and even when they do, you always manage to get back up. Use this to fight back, even when it's tough. Your resilience will pay off in the end. With it will come new opportunities and grand rewards. I could be something as simple as a finished project, or as big as a major promotion. The key here is to rely on that part of yourself, that ability to never give up, to always rise from teh ashes, even when things get hard. You can do thsi! Remember that!
Failure isn't the end for you: You are the keeper of your own destiny, and you know deep down that just because something doesn't work out, doesn't mean it's the end of the world. You are confident, self assured, you are that boss bitch(someone must need to hear that haha!), you can get through anything. Focus on that, focus on the future, focus on what this failure could bring to you. Every failure brings new opportunities and chances to learn. Weigh these losses with the wins that begin you sprinkle your way, and soon you'll realize that the good far outweighs the bad. You always rise from these ashes, use those ashes to build your way out of any pit. All experience is good experience, yes, even failure.
Your Ability to Feel: In dwelling in the negative emotions you feel, you allow yourself the emotional intelligence needed to move on. You may also be able to help others through their difficult emotions because of this, or you'll be able to understand when to ask for help and let someone else help shoulder the burden with you. This all helps you grow and mature as a person, always let yourself feel your emotions this way. Keep growing and keep letting your emotions flow.
(Note that you reading was the shortest, I feel maybe you already knew all this, and didn't need to hear it. I hope it helps remind you of your greatness anyway!)
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Signs and Confirmation: Aquarius, Cancer, Taurus, Leo, North Node of the Moon, 8, 888, stars, stars in the sky, constellations, Pentacles, Full Moon, 2, 22, 222, Waxing Gibbous Moon, Zeus, Hades, Persephone, Mars, Mercury, Pluto, The color red, 4, 44, 444
Normally I pull charms and just say whatever comes out and anything related to the charms, but you guys got so many i figured it'd be easier to just how you a picture(click to see the full picture)
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Key points based on charms: Poseidon, the sea, Paris, Air Bending, The Element of Air, Fairies, Faith is key, Wise like an owl, You are somebody's anchor, Squirrel on an branch(because that specific charm was flipped over in the picture lol), Mermaids, Goldfish, Artemis, A deer, Epic the musical(specifically the song "Ruthlessness")
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genderqueerdykes · 1 day ago
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I really want to go on T. My spouse has told me that he wouldn't try to stop me and I know he completely respects my autonomy. But I also know beyond a doubt that he would stop being attracted to me, and I legitimately would rather miss out on T than hurt my relationship with him. It's so hard talking to people about this because everyone just tells me to ditch the relationship with no respect for how important he is to me.
hello there! thanks for taking the time to stop by
is there any way you can sit down with him and say something like "i know it's a big change, and i understand why it makes you feel that way. is it possible for me to explain why it's so important to me and why i want it? i'm still the same person, i just need to change a few things to feel exactly like myself."
there is a chance that he will become receptive over time. sometimes people are shocked by something at first, but with time and exposure, people can turn around and at the very least respect it. i agree that i don't think just ditching him is a good idea. you have every right to want to stay in that relationship if he's genuinely that important to you. there may just have to be some gentle conversations and he may start to understand that you're still the same person, you're not changing into someone else.
there is the possibility of microdosing as well! that might help warm him up to be okay with it and let you take more if you want that. the changes from HRT can come very slowly and sometimes that allows people who originally oppose it to see that it's not as bad as they thought it would be. some people come to really love trans bodies in these kinds of relationships!
if he just really can't accept it, or becomes hostile or aggressive, then leave. i believe it's worth trying to have a conversation about it in a very gentle fashion, and explain why it would make you a happier partner, and would make it easier to participate in life, and your relationship. those are a few things that come to mind! i hope you're able to take T and stay with him. you shouldn't have to choose between your transition and your partner. i hope that time is kind to you both
stay safe, let me know if you need any more advice. good luck, i hope you get what you need
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deliajackson · 1 day ago
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Apparently, get into a PJO community wasn't a good idea. That was literally the first thing that appeared.
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It is insane to me how people can excuse Annabeth's behavior regarding the entire Judo Flip scene, using offpage takes or terrible justifications to give her a pass.
You like Percabeth? That is fine. Do as you wish. Ship whatever you wanna ship. But can someone please tell me why do you feel the need to romanticize a physical assault? That ridiculous movement Rick pulled out from his ass? The judo flip was a physical assault, you may like it or not, therefore, it is considered abuse.
Percy didnt expect to be attacked.
It wasnt a spar either
They are the only couple where this kind of physicality happens. So no. It is not "commun".
Let's adress the entire judo flip scene, shall we?
Annabeth was on a diplomatic mission. She arrived at Camp Jupiter, a non friendly military place, in a literally explosion. The first thing she does in front of every single roman was attack their praetor. It doesnt matter if it was her boyfriend. That was a stupid movement which could lead to a diplomatical nightmare. Not very wise from the Goddess of Wisdom' daughter.
She wasnt assuring anything. She wasnt making sure "they were still in tune after half a year apart". She was angry. She was angry at him. That is explicit in her POV. Her actions are made out of anger. She didn't judo flipped him and made a joke like "You should not lower your guard, seaweed brain" with a reliefed laugh. No. Instead she put an arm on his throat, and a knee on his belly and threatened him "If you ever leave me again... I swear by the gods..."
Annabeth didnt know Percy lost the Curse of Achilles. Annabeth knew where his death spot was. And still decided to judo flip him and press his back on the pavement with that move. If Percy still had that curse, he.could.have.been.killed. Let that sink in. One stone in the wrong place and it would be over.
Another thing that debunks the take "it was an ok move. Percy and Annabeth are ok with that" is that Percy comments later on the story in his POV that Annabeth was still angry at him for disappearing. And that he felt the need to apologize. Lets keep in my mind that Percy was literally kidnapped and brainwashed by the Queen of Heavens. There was nothing he could have done.
Out of this post, apparently Percy needs to apologize for disappearing (again, kidnapped) according to some people. But Annabeth doesnt need to apologize for literally physically assaulting her boyfriend in front of a crowd.
Again, ship whatever the hell you wanna ship. I really couldnt care less. But stop Romanticizing abuse. It doesnt matter they are demigods. It doesnt matter if Annabeth has abandonment issues. A lesson you should learn and take even to real life: Your trauma doesnt excuse your mistreatment of others.
I really doubt if Percy pulled that shit on Annabeth when she was the one kidnapped and tricked to hold up the sky, the fandom would excuse Percy's behavior. And guess what? They shouldnt either. Because it would have been a dickmove from Percy.
You are only excusing this kind of behavior, because the one who does that is a girl, therefore is "girlbossing" and "it isnt a real problem".
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arcenciel-par-une-larme · 2 days ago
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Here are some old "favourites" off the top of my head:
4. Beauty is subjective! / God looks at the heart!
Yes, I know that God looks at the heart. Thank you for providing a truism which does not prove your argument. Five points from Gryffindor.
The fact that God looks first and foremost at the hearts of men does not mean that He is indifferent about what man creates and to what standards, nor does it prove that there are no artistic standards beyond the bare minimum of a good heart. The absence of art criticism in the Church is what has gotten us to the point where we are witnessing the growth and proliferation of Christian trap, if you can fathom it, and nobody bats an eyelash.
Also, let us concede for the sake of argument that beauty is, indeed, subjective. Even so, have you bothered to ask the people in your church whether they would like to rent a deconsecrated church instead of an IMAX theatre to hold services? Did you bother to ask them whether they would actually like worshipping in a concrete nuclear bunker before you went and built it (which means that they are now stuck with it whether they like it or not)?
5. Modern buildings are cheaper than traditional ones!
I doubt that the churches who built houses of worship like this were swimming in money, mon ami. It might interest you, by the way, that sublimity is not a matter of extravagance, but of order, proportion, and ornamentation. The beauty of buildings like this licks most of the modern architectural world hollow.
Also, "modern" does not automatically equate to modernist.
6. Art is just a secondary adjunct to worship. Treating it as anything more is idolatry.
Boy, this is an intellectually dishonest guilt-trip if I've ever seen one! Ten points from Gryffindor, and on the rather likely chance that Paul Washer is among your regular sources of spiritual guidance, do yourself and your family a favour and repent.
Beyond joking, however, your belief that the art which we employ in worship is not subject to rules of propriety or beauty, and is merely a "secondary adjunct" which we may as well get out of the way in the cheapest and most effortless way possible, is a thoroughly modernist and utilitarian presupposition which you have accepted WITHOUT proving it with reference to the Bible. The earliest that you can find this sort of mentality in the Church is the time of Calvin, and even there I doubt that people would accept an "anything goes" mentality with regard to what buildings we build for our churches.
7. There are millions of hell-bound souls thirsting for the gospel right as we speak! Why bother with trivialities?
How many times do we have to tell you, old man, that these "trivialities" have brought countless people to the Christian faith, and sustain them in the same?
When people are on the verge of abandoning all hope in life due to complicated problems and life difficulties which do not simply go away with a couple of sermons or a weekend at an apologetics conference (primarily because they are problems of the heart, not of the mind nor of virtue), you had better HOPE that there are some beauteous "trivialities" to keep them adrift and help them re-focus on Christ.
8. Beauty and art carry no objective meaning! It's all in the eye/ear of the beholder!
There are settings of Psalm 94 which are set to music almost indistinguishable from love ballads that one would hear in Hollywood romcoms. There are Mass settings which literally rip off the title music from "My Little Pony". There are renditions of the Easter Sequence set to Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah", for cryin' out loud. If you believe that all those are A-OK, there is something seriously wrong with your aesthetic criteria.
Also, returning to the issue of architecture: imagine that you had to live for 6 months in a 800-year-old vicarage in Norwich, and then for another 6 months in a postmodernist tower block. Try it if you can. Then come and tell me how "subjective" the issue of beauty is, even from the point of view of personal experience.
9. Would you rather have a beautiful building for a spiritually dead church, or an ugly building for a thriving and Spirit-filled community of souls?
My brother in Christ used False Dilemma!
It's not very effective...
10. Form follows function, you know!
Congratulations on providing yet another conversation-stopper sophistry which is based upon modernist presuppositions and proves absolutely nothing. Fifteen points from Gryffindor.
Riddle me this, if you will: what is the function which we serve in public worship? Is it not the administration of the most aweful and immaculate Sacrament, and the preaching of the word of the Thrice-Holy God of the universe? Does not that function then indicate that the form which serves the function should be fittingly majestic and inspiring?
In reality, what you most probably mean when you say this is "form is subjective, only function matters", upon which I will refer you back to questions #4 and #8.
11. So you're saying that you consider house churches and underground believers in Africa and Asia spiritually inferior to Englishmen with their high and mighty cathedrals?
No! That's not what I said, that's certainly not what I meant, and you know that darn well! Fifty points from Gryffindor, and go straight to Logic Gaol without passing "Go" and without collecting £200.
Most of the low-church Protestant arguments for having plain, simple church buildings and services strike me as deeply unserious.
"We should be spending that money on evangelism!"
Beauty is evangelism. Theophilia and Clamavi de Profundis are a solid 25% of the reason I'm not Protestant anymore.
"We should be spending that money on helping the poor!"
As Jesus said, "leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a beautiful thing to Me" (Mark 14:3-6, Matthew 26:7-10). And, while you might point out that Jesus said He would no longer be with the disciples (Mark 14:7, Matthew 26:11), He clearly accepts the premise that giving expensive things to Him is a virtuous act.
"Jesus said to worship in spirit and truth!"
How does "spirit and truth" equal "plain and simple" unless you go by way of Gnosticism (spiritual = incorporeal) or just flat-out reading your opinions back into the text?
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thecindercrow · 11 months ago
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sorry, but I love the "set entirely within Lumiose city" announcement. That only increased the hype for me. I love a good, fleshed-out city to wander in. But mostly, to me, that indicates a change in the usual formula, which is really intriguing. Yeah, there's the question of where we'll get wild pokemon - which then raises the question of whether that even will be the same old mechanic we're used to. Or will something else be going on this game? Without a region to fill, how in-depth in the city can they get and what will we be doing?
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earthmixsclowderofcats · 18 days ago
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DMD boys can't be normal around their crushes, they have to be like "we should get married" after knowing them for two weeks.
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aceredshirt13 · 5 months ago
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gang i have to share this P. G. Wodehouse quote with you all because ever since I found it I can't stop thinking about it. it's from a letter he wrote when he was 78 years old to his friend Guy Bolton (many thanks to P. G. Wodehouse: A Life in Letters)
I have been on the sick list myself, but am better now. Inflamed bladder or chill on the bladder or something, the symptoms being agony when I passed water, as the expression is. It brought back the brave old days when I used to get clap.
he really said "yeah the pain from my bladder issue reminds of the days when I used to have so much sex I repeatedly got venereal disease"
#red randomness#p. g. wodehouse#he was so known for not having sex with his beloved wife#that i truly didn't expect this at all#i feel like i see a lot of people saying with a great deal of confidence that he was sex-repulsed ace#especially due to the wife thing#but while he certainly may have been ace on some level#i feel like at the very least this casts some doubt on the sex-repulsed part lmao#i suppose it's possible he was lying but wouldn't this be such a specific and unnecessary lie in this context?#especially for a private letter to a friend he'd known and worked with for decades#because he really didn't even need to bring it up#of course i am open to evidence to the contrary#i just dislike seeing overconfident opinions broadly prevail#even when aspects of a real person's life suggest the possibility of otherwise#the study of history is meant to breed discussion!#and something that goes against the grain of past assumption is certainly worth discussing imo#also very grateful to the unpublished monograph by George Simmers about Honeysuckle Cottage#because that's how i found out about this letter in the first place!#great monograph mr. simmers please publish it someday#opened my third eye about the potential latent homosexuality in that story (among other things)#and at risk of having someone get mad at me or say i'm trying to like. diminish or slander the ace community by saying this#please don't assume that. that's why i've been afraid to share this before.#i'm not confidently stating wodehouse is anything. he's a real man who lived and i didn't know him#but by the same token neither does anyone else#i'm just as tired of people in history who have a fair amount of suggestion of being aroace being broadly assumed gay#despite evidence to the contrary#or people confidently assigning queerness to historical figures when evidence of them being queer in any way is ambiguous at best#everything in history is a maybe. we just collect facts and analyze them.#and my current analysis based on this line is that i'm not sure i think he was very sex-repulsed after all#(but like. i'm not going around insulting or fighting people about it in dms or something. and neither should you)
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froggi-mushroom · 27 days ago
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Small Announcement
So as many of you have noticed, I’ve not really been all that active here. That’s mostly cuz uni and my general social life have taken over so I’m relatively busy these days
But it’s kinda cuz of that that I’ve decided to call it quits with this blog for now. It’s not goodbye forever, more so a belated hiatus as I’ve got other things to do
I may still pop here for the odd reblog and fanfic post if I write again I the near future but for now, this is definitely goodbye
I know most of you that follow me aren’t likely to get this on your feed because I’ve been inactive for so long and you’ve all likely moved on, but I wanted to have this as a pinned post so that if, at any point, the question strikes you you have an explanation as to where I am
To anywho who’s quite close to me, you’re free to ask for my ig or discord if you wanna as I’m more likely to be free to chat there, but for everyone else, this is goodbye for now
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the-busy-ghost · 5 months ago
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Me normally: Let people love what they love
Me, after a Test Match Special commentator expresses their belief that the new All Creatures Great and Small is somehow "better" than the 1978 version: This is pure insanity and TMS can no longer be trusted on anything, how can they even be trusted to know about cricket, do they have no TASTE
#Look it's fine that this show exists and people will watch it and like it and that's ok maybe it's just not for me#But that was like a statement purely designed to piss me off#There were lots of issues with the 1978 adaptation! I still vastly preferred the books any day!#And I actually initially had high hopes for the new one because they at least cast a Scot (albeit a Highlander not a Clydesider) as James#And the actors at least looked a little bit younger than Christopher Timothy and Robert Hardy#And thank god Helen actually sounds like she's a farmer's daughter and doesn't speak RP!#But from the half hour I've seen of it I've had to write off this new adaptation#For two major reasons#First of all there's Siegfried#Siegfried is one of the key central aspects of the vibe of the books and therefore key to any adaptation#Robert Hardy was too short and too old for the part but he lived and breathed the character#The twinkle in the eye bouncing off the walls and in and out of rooms followed by half a dozen dogs utterly full of life even when angry#But this new Siegfried is just sort of... Eeyore-esque; he comes into a room and you can see the flowers droop and the set turn grey#Siegfried was angry Siegfried was happy and the historical character he was based on was no stranger to melancholy#Since Donald Sinclair did commit suicide or rather self-euthanasia after Alf Wight and his own wife Audrey died#But this slow grumbly figure in the new adaptation is not Siegfried Farnon- the book character didn't grumble more often he exploded#And why did the adaptation give him a dead wife that's so weird? What could that possibly add to the source material?#And this brings me onto my second problem which is to do with women and age#Firstly I have no idea why they aged down Mrs Hall or at least made her look younger than a woman her age would have back then#But what really drove me mad was when Heriot goes out to see some old woman hill farmer in the episode I saw#And this woman is far too clean and young-looking and you can see that she's wearing 'natural' look make-up#And a perfect set of clothes that looked like they were straight out of the House of Bruar autumn collection catalogue#Say what you like about the 1978 adaptation but old women looked like old women regardless of whether or not they wore make-up#It may be that the better quality of television screens means that the 'natural look' shows up on screen more clearly than it would have#But natural look make-up was not really a thing in the 1930s and for old women Yorkshire hill farmers I doubt they'd have much on at all#They just don't seem to be capable of allowing people to look old and wrinkled and real or have bad teeth or unattractive clothes#And everything is far too tidy- everybody looks far too perfectly country and quaint#Anyway the moral of this story is of course that I always recommend reading the books because they're much better#than any tv adaptation; but if forced to choose at least the 1970s one felt real and yet didn't have to be grim either#Ok that's my rant over please do feel free to enjoy the show I just got annoyed because the opinion was expressed on TMS
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nyaskitten · 1 year ago
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Dudeee I went to the Chima wiki to find info on the Mother Sun, right>? And ALL that informastion is just lumped into the main article for Chima, so NO article about the actual Sun itself right? Y'all TELL ME WHY THE WIKI IS JUMPING THROUGH LOOPHOLES TO DENY THAT CHIMA'S IN THE WYLDNESS...
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GIRL not to be That Guy but why are you THIS angry about this shit...
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mantisgodsdomain · 4 months ago
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Our apologies for our werewolf transformation in the tags there, by the way. We have had the recent(ish)misfortune of becoming aware of a fic that managed to power past every ounce of self preservation we had to inspire in us the desire to bludgeon its author with a steel chair for their blatant, transparent, deeply sex-negative to the point that we would fully believe it if someone told us they were catholic and trying to write god-honoring omegaverse fic, writing, which effectively inspired us to do a good chunk of omegaverse because spite is doubtlessly our best motivator in matters of creativity but also appears to have embedded some sort of deeply conditioned rage response in our brain.
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wild-at-mind · 1 year ago
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Not to talk about MRA-lite spaces again but I'm going to need everyone to understand that in these spaces, the subtext of 'men don't get to talk about their problems' is ALWAYS 'and it is women's fault!'
#my time in the MRA-lite saltmines returns to me yet again whenever i see the transandrophobia side of tumblr#look- it's just the same stuff ok? Or maybe i'm just biased because it triggers me the fucking same no matter who is saying it#also please note i'm saying MRA-lite and not MRA- I understand that MRA usually has connotations of violence for people#MRA-lite is nothing like that it's just a load of talking about men's issues but without any of the context#the very important context that you need to place the issues into wider society and its effect on everyone and not just men#these spaces may not be violent but they are quite pointless and the conversations never ever go anywhere#and it's been the same like 5 conversations for the past 15 years and no doubt much longer but that's as far back as i go with it#every time someone discovers the 5 or so men's issue they act like they just converted to a religion or something#and bring it up in everything. I was like that too at like 21 i promise i get it! but now i look back and CRINGE#and i am a guy now! ok? I get it that a lot of people are transmasc doing this i get why! but.....#i just wish it was less of a Thing. and i genuinely find it triggering.#because i do fucking care ok? i have academic books about some of the 5 or so men's issues on my bookshelf!#because actually there are people writing these books and they do care!#i had someone a while ago saying it was 'sad' to see a trans man talk like i do on this so i explained where i'm coming from#and they never came back so i will never know if they saw my point of view and that kind of sucked#hopefully that won't happen again- i really don't like arguing with other transmasc people (i like discussions though)#anyway i'll stop rambling now
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low-needleworker6860 · 4 days ago
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Dum de dum dum
Gonna add max tags and max characters to each cause who cares
#the limit to the number of characters is 140 and I can’t use the same tag twice so this may take time. also I can’t add commas easily so sor#ry for the run on sentences. I doubt anyone will read all this. it’s gonna take a while to write. maybe I just keyboard smash. but that seem#s unoriginal or cheating. and I also wanna use chat gpt but that feels kinda lame? it’s frowned on so much and I don’t wanna be frowned on a#nd idk. I guess I care about what strangers on the internet care about more than myself. which I shouldn’t. I’ll be better tho. anyway i ams#going to be rambling a bit here. but I don’t care. probably no one will read this anyways. maybe I can try some constrained writing prompts.#what with only 140 characters. people usually write a lot of stuff and better under constraints. cause humans be weird sometimes. why on ear#th did I do this to myself???? maybe I will smash!!! agdkdgakfhs!!!! SHDOAGSKFHSJ!!!! bleaugholofomodowopoidk!!! weeepeedeepeedooooooo!! idk#this is boring. I’m only 8 tags in and I’m tired. who knows why I do these things. the mind is a mysterious place. who knows why we do wha w#e do. …. …. idk man. I was gonna say some more stuff about the mind and how weird it is. but I forgor ): now I feel a bit s#ad. but maybe I will remember before the end of this…. spaces make it easier so#spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaceeeeeeesssssss. lol#gonna copy paste 138 spaces in a row and copy paste. then add number at end to make each unique… then this would go so fast…. but is#that cheating? I mean I put these rules on myself. only I would really care if I broke them. but it feels wrong to#so maybe I’ll get this done naturally. with a whole bunch’s spaces to replace a comma. it’ll go so much faster. (:#tag 15. halfway there. goin faster than I thought it would. time flies or something ig. I have an idea#imma try to say all the copypastas I kinda know by memory cause who fucking cares: firstly first. I am gonna do the one about the fitnes#“the fitness gram pace test is a multilevel test that involves many things. like running and sit-ups and push ups and jumping jack eh idk#now for rick roll copypasta. not a real rickroll tho cause there is warning so it’s all cool. I think I’ll stop early like line six or I d k#you know the rules and so do I! a full commitment is what I’m looking for. you know the rules and I do too. never goin to give you up or let#you down or dessert you or anything like that. (I’m jokingly doing it wrong. I actually know them alr. cause been roled a bit.) gon stop now#I know just the starting quote kinda of bee movie. but non else. idk what to say. am tired. is late so idk. idk#this post is taking way to long. I’m on like the second day typing it out ):. I don’t know how much more I can take…. but I must per#servere!!! if I add spaces. then it’ll be done. much quicker. (:(:(: plus I can spam emoticons for fun. :3#:3:3:3:3:3:3:3. (:(:(:(: (;(; :/:/. -_- \: 0: [:<. :>]. =). $). ^_^. *_*. (: I love emoticons#~_~. :p :P. :D. d: :b. q: i-i. T-T. T_T. j-j. -w- uwu. owo. ö. ü. :B. :ß. :oo#:O. :1). QwQ. k: 8ooo>. (|). or i guess (:) might be more anatomically accurate. :+|. •_•. .-. ._. :7). :)#27 tag hereeeeee almost donnn eeeeee. weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. heheh. fun. not actually to bad. this was kinda nice.#yayayayayya. we about finished. Twas a fun time. idk why i did this. ig it was kinda fun. noiceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee#words words words. just mostly nonsense. fun fun fun. idk idk din. ooooo. wwww. owowow. nyaaaaa. meow#3030303030!!! 30!!!! last one woot woot. fun’s. hope reading was fun. i liked typing it. so long and thanks for all the fish.(:
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precalamity · 1 year ago
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the talos principle 2 will be out on november 2nd. what will I even do. what will become of me. you will not hear from me for three days at least.
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muninnhuginn · 1 year ago
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having to make myself just pull back a second and go for "simplest explanation that fits all the facts and isn't accidentally inferring beyond the facts we do have".
#I tend to not want to eliminate possibilities so long as there's even a small chance of them happening and I get why#but at the same time I've ended up doubting things that I think in retrospect I should have taken at face value.#so being sus of ltx beyond the point at which it was clear she wasn't some secret mastermind and wondering if chen bin was even possessed.#and I've ended up making assumptions without realising we're not actually shown it (re: presuming photo possession allowed control)#I think it's mainly just frustrating because in retrospect I can see the clues all lining up. it's not that it wasn't fair play.#the pieces were all there.#link click#link click spoilers#(for the tags :V)#And I'll be honest. Usually I just keep theorising to myself unless I'm super certain or enough other people think similarly#because sometimes I'm on point and can't explain why and other times I trust hunches and don't realise that's what I'm doing so get confuse#when suddenly a piece of media seems to 'contradict' itself. when it's actually just contradicting what I thought I'd inferred#just. taking a step back and trying to apply the simplest explanation that fits. applying common sense as to what fits within genre etc.#I feel really weird about meta-gaming theorising using stuff like current pacing etc but at the same time it's still data that's available#and as long as it's not stuff like idk an interview giving it all away I don't think it's necessarily 'cheating'?#(may delete later idk)
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