#veiwpoints

[breathtakingdestinations]

Madeira - Portugal (by Florian Meißner)

[buildingunderstanding]

Don't mind me, I just need to ramble for a minute.

I was just watching this video about who the concept of monotheism isn't actually in the Bible like I was taught, and I've seen several break downs about how the concept of the trinity isn't really an accurate idea.

Now, I was taught which verses to use as evidence for the trinity, and there was often a stress on being able to prove my beliefs, didn't matter what it was if I believed something about the Bible then I needed to be able to prove it with the Bible. I was also taught that the concept of the trinity was beyond human understanding and it was a concept that just needed to be accepted by faith. That while it could be proven through specific verses, it wasn't a concept that our human minds could fully understand and just needed to be accepted by faith.

This has made the shift to Norse Paganism specifically...almost comical? For example, I remember watching another video, that was discussing Loki and how examining different texts and different kennings for Loki, it's reasonable to draw the conclusion that Loki is actually Lođurr in the Voluspa.

Is this idea absolutely proven? No. Do I choose to believe it anyway? Yeah.

Because I was taught that I don't have to fully understand something to believe it.

The way I was taught faith and a lot of things about religion and whatnot from the church wasn't great. But it did teach me something things that have helped me adjust to this new way of faith.

I was taught that personal experiences with the Christian God and Jesus were evidences of their existence. By that logic, personal experiences with other deities are also evidence for their existence. Yeah, there are still things that I trip over now and again, like being taught that Satan is always looking for opportunities to deceive people, but if I can accept praying that I'd get home safely and seeing a rainbow as a sign from God that my prayer would be answered, then I can accept my interactions with Loki as real too.

The church messed me up in a lot of ways, but teaching me that sometimes you just have to accept things by faith wasn't one of them.

[hospitaldoors]

now im just thinking about how ive had people be surprised i dont have horns AND dont eat dogs

[jewish-vents]

My sister and father have been having serious disagreements (read: cannot be I the same room together alone) about most things but especially i/p. And like for the most part I agree with my dad (but not entirely, no 2 jews can EVER agree on a thing exactly) but my sister seems to think he's like??? Evil?

And I have been staying out of it but she brought it (i/p) (well, the encampments) up yesterday and we were talking (well, she was explaining her veiwpoint) and I started to say something like "well, the likud party has done XYZ shitty things that must be stopped" to which she went "oh I don't know anything about that and I don't want to" which is fair IF you then say I don't have an opinion. But she's saying "well I'm American I don't have a dog in this fight" while simultaneously refusing to acknowledge that there are 2 fights: the actual war and the fact that people are taking guns to Jewish schools in my city (not her city to be fair).

Anyways my dad said something like "she refuses to learn because I think if she actually did she'd agree with us" and I don't necessarily agree with that statement but I do think she knows she will have to fundamentally change her veiwpoint to be more in line with mine (this is a war, not a genocide, and systemic oppression, not apartheid, and these things are bad) if she actually knew who Benny Gantz was and what a caliphate was.

There aren't enough jews to have these fights in the open, but any gentile reading this I promise we are having them :///////

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[lilliths-httyd-blog]

one of my least favourite things about internet discourse nowadays is the "i'm not reading all that" precedent. like if you write paragraphs arguing for or against something, suddenly your point is deemed magically "invalid" merely because of its length. like bro could write the most nuanced take on a topic ever to be written only to be shot down because he dared delve into the depths and complexities of the topic, consequentially making his explanation ✨long✨. like you're literally not even giving bro a chance to explain his viewpoint by doing that, you're just being a little cunt. oh i can call this thing shitty with no explanation and be totally valid in my veiwpoints but bro over here writes four paragraphs on why he likes a thing, he must be reaching fr lol desperate. fucking hate that shit like where's the nuance? it's literally just a scummy shutdown technique at best and advocating for illiteracy at worst.

[dowotdashdotdot]

MAJOR STAR WARS ACOLYTE EP2 SPOILERS

ok.

i get that the scene where Mae "assassinates" the jedi is supposed to be a big moment. theres a deep complicated past here. this is a really serious and tense moment. i forget his name, but the jedi who hasnt spoken in ten years clearly had some stuff in the past.

BUT

from a certain veiwpoint, mae just walks up to him and says "i know what you are. kys" and i cant stop thinking about it any other way its just. i cannot take this moment seriously because of this. girl straight up tells him to kill himself and he just. does.

[jonahmagnus]

The most important thing about the character of Clara Cadaver is that she does not learn, change, or grow over the course of the book series. She might have marginal moments of change, but those are quickly washes away or overshadowed. She walks in with the same, unbothered confidence as she walks out, unchanged in her veiwpoints and her behaviors, leaving everyone else around her scarred or traumatized without repair or remorse. This is because I belive in womens wrongs.

[gooeysunman]

habit is my desktop wallpaper, my lockscreen, homescreen, the reason im growing out my hair, the cause of my sudden increased interest in my tooth collection, and has more than likely had affects on my personality and veiwpoint on my mental health. i made a paper doll of him that took me 3 days to complete, i got my parents to drop 100 dollars on merch for this. this game has had such drastic affects on my life in such a short amount of time, i am genuinely apalled. all that being said, i do actually brush my teeth now so net positive i say :)

[satoruoo]

small world, all her friends know me !

VIA !! ; sixteen ; she/her ; oldest sibling ; black ; ENTP

✗ LOVES : music, my friends, animals, talking, anime, clothes, food, apple desserts, summer, the beach, roblox, genshin impact, sims, dogs, lip glosses, perfume, mascara, 90's fashion, movies/tv shows.

✗ HATES : spiders, skinny jeans, coffee, slow walkers, loud chewers, maths, people wit bad hygiene, romcoms, being alone, drama starters, people who can't accept that people have differing opinions.

✗ ANIMANGAS : jujustu kaisen, attack on titan, hunter x hunter, overlord, bungo stray dogs, chainsaw man, blue lock, demon slayer, the apothecary diaries, bucchigri?!, solo leveling, wind breaker, cyberpunk edgerunners, classroom of the elite, one punch man, saiki k.

✗ WEBTOON + MANHWA : solo leveling, omnicient reader's veiwpoint, killing peter, eleceed, jungle juice, for my derelict favorite, emperor hunt, teenage mercenary, my in-laws are obessed with me.

✗ MUSIC : childish gambino, j cole, rihanna, 2pac, biggie, snoop, outkast, nelly, fat joe, 50 cent, akon, lil wayne, dr dre, travis scott, future, kendrick lamar, kanye, rae sremmurd, lady gaga, aaliyah, cassie, jhené aiko, the neighbourhood, sir mix-a-lot, yeat, tinashe, tory lanez, metro.

✗ MOVIES + SHOWS : white chicks, brooklyn nine-nine, bad and crazy, venom, me time, fantastic beasts, alice in borderland, the babysitter, all of us are dead, jumanji, spider-man: into the spiderverse, the penthouse, avatar the last airbender, how to train your dragon.

[alpaca-clouds]

i am sending an ask to talk about solarpunk ^^

for my question: what do you think is a healthy relationship with between solarpunk and the natural. by this, i dont just mean the flora and the fauna, but the ways they, and anything else, are when humans arent involved. the dichotomy that arises when people typically discuss the natural is "this thing is (supposedly) natural and therefore must be preserved" and "we must change the world to be more exploitable useful". both of these are veiwpoints that i find wholly antithetical to solarpunk, but rule over so much discussion about the topic, so i think its definately worth some talking about

Alright, let's do the next question!

This really is a topic that cuts back to the very European idea of "culture vs nature", something that technically originated with the ancient Greeks, but really was brought up to the forefront during thr 18th century and then especially in the 19th century with the romanticism movement. With the general idea being that "culture" and "cultural landscape" is landscapes that is being created and touched by humans, while "nature" is untouched by humans.

This dichotomy ignores, however, that humans are animals and therefore a part of nature. And a lot of humans over the centuries have lived in a way that absolutely in alignment with the ecosystem around them.

One example that is often named in this regard is, how a lot of Northern American indigenous cultures managed to manage forest fires way better than white people do.

Hell, I would argue that for the most part even in Europe cultures did manage this quite good for the most part - especially in Eastern Europe - until the later third of the middle ages. (With the Roman culture being the notable exception.)

I think the general issue is, that a lot of modern people (especially white folks) always talk about the ecosystem from the perspective that "humans are not part of nature, but nature is there to serve humans". A lot of the white "nature preservation" movement wants to create an artificial "nature" that exists for them to enjoy, while the entire extractionist folks obviously think of nature as a ressource for them to enrich themselves. Both does not work.

Humans are a part of nature. Humans are animals. Given that right now we are the most intelligent species and admittedly also the one doing the most harm, we should act as custodians for nature, rather than profiteurs of it.

We absolutely can live in a way that we co-exist with the rest of our eco systems. We just need to actually put some effort into it.

[justathingfromthebrainvoid]

defiantly didn't just finish all veiwpoints for secret life while charting out all the data i can possibly glean from this series (i'm fine i promise). anyway interesting symbol on the secret keeper there grian, red task you got there bigb, rhyming scheme of harder tasks there secret keeper, asking for task ideas from the wat-

[smol-stardust]

Ch. 109 angsties from Chuuya’s veiwpoint as he fired the 4 shots and his emotions burst.

Someone please take my fucking writer’s rights away from me and force me to go to bed.

[vines-mansion]

Lurker Reference

Words;

Lurker

The Newest

Nicknames;

The baby, smalls, shiftie, the wingless one

Status; undetermined

Oc Type; Unknown

Lurker has no eyeliner (wings) marks due to these being givin in person

lurker’s lack of wings is sometimes disturbing to other mansion dwellers

Lurker is a young shapeshifter who doesn’t know where xey came from before they found Lurksville. She tries to be friends with everyone he meets though, and is a little social butterfly. Goes by all pronouns!

Lurker is naturally quite small, a little shorter than a middle schooler, but can shift to be taller. Lurker isn’t very good at shape shifting though, and sometimes hits the Uncanny Valley

New, confused, and hasn’t had anything explained.

Your Pall, and the main Veiwpoint!

Ones she’s closest to;

Katelynn

Open for Asks

[ao3feed-tf2ships]

Danganronpa: Guns Blazing

read it on the AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/56198536

by Cookiefan64c

[As the dust settles, two teams who considered eachother as sworn enemies are forced to live together as they are trapped in the Teufort Outskirts with only one option to leave.

They must get away with murdering another merc.

That shouldn’t be a problem though, because figthing for the right to live daily is just another part of the job, isn’t it?] Bonus note: This fic constantly swaps POVs between all mercs, so keep it all in mind as you delve in. These are differing people with differing veiwpoints. (Also update schedule gonna be hella wild)

Words: 860, Chapters: 1/30, Language: English

Fandoms: Team Fortress 2, Dangan Ronpa Series

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death

Categories: Gen

Characters: Heavy (Team Fortress 2), Medic (Team Fortress 2), Scout (Team Fortress 2), Sniper (Team Fortress 2), Spy (Team Fortress 2), Engineer (Team Fortress 2), Pyro (Team Fortress 2), Soldier (Team Fortress 2), Demoman (Team Fortress 2), Merasmus (Team Fortress 2)

Relationships: Heavy/Medic (Team Fortress 2), Demoman/Soldier (Team Fortress 2)

Additional Tags: RED and BLU mercs, BLU Mercenaries and RED Mercenaries are Different People (Team Fortress 2), Post-The Naked And The Dead (Team Fortress 2), Some aspects of Lil Pootis (@Quazies on tumblr/youtube) mentioned, My First Fanfic, RED and BLU Scouts protag their asses off, Female BLU Pyro, BLU Pyro is at least Semi-Sane

read it on the AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/56198536

[the-omniscent-assasin]

Oh... Hi there

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I'm Rey, I work for the Guild. The others seemed to be on here so... why not?

They/Them, ## years old, assassin for the guild and lover of modern pop and the familiar. Living in Yokohama for &£@!? months, still prefers it over the US.

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Time flies when you’re not remembering Do you remember? I don’t. I don’t recognise you. This feels familiar though. Like we’ve been here before Deja vu

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Ability: omniscent veiwpoint - the user can teleport anywhere that they can see, but doing it too much or for too far a distance causes extreme nausea and light-headedness, and can be fatal in certain situations.

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(ooc: I use he/they and PLEASE no nsfw asks, as both rey and I are minors and asexual)

pfp credits

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[dry-pisces]

🔮💫Crystals and Stars💫🔮

Rose Quartz

Element: 🌿Earth🌿

Zodiac Sign: ♉️ Taurus ♉️

Planetary Ruler: 🌸Venus🌸

Rose Quartz helps promote/facilitate inner peace through accepting one's feelings/desires and trusting in yourself aswell as trusting in others. Rose Quartz is also a good reminder to always acknowledge boundaries and be respectful when expressing boundaries.

Aventurine

Element: 🦋 Air 🦋

Zodiac: ♎️ Libra ♎️

Planetary Ruler: 🌸Venus🌸

Aventurine helps serve as a reminder that balance starts with making decisions that are best for you. Prosperity and abundance are often dependent on the actions you take, be mindful of how your actions in the present can impact opportunities that occur in the future.

the ways you maintain stability and consistency now make all the difference when it comes to achieving your goals/aspirations.

Amethyst

Element: 🌊 Water 🌊

Zodiac: ♓️ Pisces ♓️

Planetary Ruler: 💫 Jupiter 💫

Balance between self + spirit is extremely important; Amethyst puts an emphasis on acknowledging shadow work. acknowledging aspects of self/life that you are neglecting to heal from or areas of life/self that you are neglecting to make change in.

Amethyst is reminder that external; extrinsic harmony and peace can only be achieved through intrinsic means; you have to first create what you want to achieve within before you can expect to see those ambitions become realities.

Clear Quartz

Element: ☁️Air☁️

Zodiac: ♊️ Gemini ♊️

Planetary Ruler: ✨ Mercury ✨

Clear Quartz emphasizes the need for clarity and honesty. Clear Quartz essentially asks you: how do you manage stress and maintain consistency? Is there room for improvement?

Clear Quartz helps remind you to think of different way to self improve/change habits that will result in improved energy and emotional wellbeing/personal stability.

Celestite

Element: 🌊 Water 🌊

Zodiac: ♋️ Cancer ♋️

Planetary Ruler: 🌙Moon🌙

Celestite is a reminder that in life especially the experiences you have, patience is the most important lesson.

Celestite emphasizes remembering to be less willing to rush into action and rather be more willing to adopt a sense of calmness. You are in control of they ways that you create peace and maintain peace. Celestite is also a reminder that everything takes time and the best things in life are worth waiting for.

Rainbow Fluorite

Element:🌿Earth🌿

Zodiac: ♑️ Capricorn ♑️

Planetary Ruler :🪐Saturn🪐

Rainbow flourite speaks to perspective and understanding discernment from your personal perspective and the perspective of others around you, especially the root place for those beliefs/veiwpoints.

Rainbow flourite also speaks to an understanding of self control; what does self control and self discipline mean to you? These are attributes that are unique to you/ your individual self.

what works for you/your perspective may not work for other always find a way to compromise.

Moonstone

Element: 🌬 Air 🌬

Zodiac: ♊️ Gemini ♊️

Planetary Ruler : 🌼 Mercury 🌼

Moonstone emphasizes discovering what ways can you be more emotionally receptive towards yourself? Moonstone is a reminder that these are important skills to be aware of.

To maintain emotional stability you have to be aware of skills that you can utilize when creating/maintain your connections and personal composure.

Selenite

Element: 🌊 Water 🌊

Zodiac: ♋️ Cancer ♋️

Planetary Ruler: 🌘 Moon 🌒

Selenite is a reminder to release energy that isnt yours and rebalance/release feeling off beat and out of character. Selenite can help redirect your focus as alot of imbalances come from external sources.

Always take the time to release/cleanse/protect your energies.

Black Obsidian

Element: 🌊 Water 🌊

Zodiac: ♏️ Scorpio ♏️

Planetary Ruler : 🥀 Mars/Pluto 🥀

Shadow work/release; Remember that self renewal takes time and is a process entirely dependent on your actions. Be aware of self provided needs(the things you provide to yourself that are critical to your comfort/personal stability.

Obsidian reminds you of what help you heal/ be more Grounded

Blue Calcite

Element: 🌊 Water 🌊 or 🌿 Earth 🌿

Zodiac: ♋️ Cancer ♋️ or ♍️ Virgo ♍️

Planetary Ruler : 🌙Moon🌙 and ✨Mercury✨

Blue Calcite helps emphasizes your awareness to details its a stone that facilitates awareness not only of others but also of yourself.

How can you treat yourself with more kindness and put less pressure on yourself? Where/how do you find peace?