b_chocolatey @b_chocolatey@qoto.org

@b_chocolatey I don't usually use the "problem of evil" argument, but when I do it's not me saying "I think God exists and is evil so I don't want it to exist", but more of a "If I temporarily assume that God exists for the sake of argument, I find this contradiction which suggests the initial idea (that a loving and powerful God exists) is incorrect".

I think this is a common misunderstanding of how the argument is supposed to work, made worse by atheists who maybe don't explain it well :)

@lack Christian god: “You are evil, and you deserve to die.” Atheist: “No, -you- are evil and I think you don’t exist.”

@lack I also think hard-atheist materialism, taken by itself without anti-Christian miso-theism, is a poorly thought out position. Either you accept the possibility of reincarnation or an afterlife of some sort, that just means you are re-inventing paganism… or, you deny the possibility of an afterlife or a soul, which is a difficult position to prove. Face it: consciousness is a hard problem, every AI developer or a sci-fi author knows that!

@me the remark about human insignificance, alluding to the Copernican principle, doesn’t disprove the existence of a personal god. Even Jesus said “are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And yet not one of them falls to the ground without your father knowing about it” - suggesting that the Copernican implications had already been considered, and considered refuted, centuries before Copernicus.

@scottcohn I’m gonna pay #Elon eight bucks just for driving traffic to the #fediverse. This is awesome.

Oh i realise a better #introduction is to list topics in which I’m interested. Like this?
#Climate #environment #river #ocean #Photography #Writing #Poetry #Fiction #Ukulele #football #Cricket #Cycling #mindfulness #psychology #Art #Australia #Fitzroy #Brunswick #Melbourne #reading #imagination #creativity #nature #kindness #thoughts #generosity #WatchYourSelf #NotYourMind #meditation #hope #comedy #funny

#introduction

I'm a journalist who covers hate and extremism in the US at a publication I launched called The Informant. I also freelance here and there.

I began my career almost 20 years ago at a local newspaper in Arizona and later spent some time working on staff at Talking Points Memo and the Southern Poverty Law Center.

I enjoy art and graffiti as well as photography. I was recently diagnosed with #LongCovid, which has greatly reduced my capacity to work. But I'm still here.

Quick #introduction; I'm Andrew. I've been in the industry for a little over a decade. Bounced around a lot of places, but most recently shipped Halo Infinite with @tedajax. Now I'm making something secret with a bunch of Canadians.

I love building game and #gameplay systems and working closely with Artists and Designers to improve workflows. I've worked in a lot of engines, but most frequently #unity and #UE4 / #UE5.

Please let me introduce myself.

My name is Humpty.

#introduction

Oh hey guess I'll do an #introduction since that seems to be the thing to do.

Hey, I'm Nate! 👋 A queer, trans, likely neurodivergent, librarian & all-around geek.

I am an infrequent social media-er -- I usually lurk and use it as a read-only entertainment & news source. So once the novelty wears off I probably won't be tooting much.

Some things I'm interested in, in no particular order: #boardgames #videogames #books #makerspace #3dprinting #dogs #fiberarts #crafts #crossstitch #libraries

#introduction #introductions
Hi, I’m Deborah (Debbie, Deb), I live in #Melbourne, #Australia on Wurundjeri land. I am a Gen X parent to 3 #cats and 2 #dogs which I toot about liberally.
I am the sysadmin at a plastics company. You can follow the saga at #SysadminLife (or mute if you’re just here for the pets).
I write #MicroFiction short stories at @FutzleFiction, posting occasionally, with a SF theme.
Interests: #TextileArts, especially #quilting, #crochet, #embroidery; #VintageTech, #electronics, #maps, #WordPuzzles, #BoardGames, #sf; #music, especially #synthesizers; #pets. I am trаns but I seldom talk about that.

I always CW these topics: food, medical, politics, eye contact, racism, violence. I always describe images. I may add image descriptions to your posts so that I can boost them.
I have a very long list of muted terms. Thank you for using them consistently and CWing your posts.

I accept most follow requests. To maximize your likelihood of following me, populate your bio and have some public posts. No flirting, please.
I block users who post: white supremacy, racism, queerphobia of all kinds, hate speech, anti-vax and far-right political content, porn.

Das gestern schon mal vorab gepostete Rezept für vegane #Alblinsen Pastetchen in #Tomatensoße ist soweit fertig veröffentlicht. Ich habe noch schnell eine passende Form zum Ausstechen des Blätterteiges konstruiert, die sich die Nerds unter Euch auf dem #3DDrucker ausdrucken können.

Da das Rezept von einem Quiche Rezept abgekupfert wurde, ist es natürlich auch möglich, das ganze in profanen Quiche oder sonstwelchen Formen nachzubacken. In dem Fall würde ich bei den gehackten Tomaten nachjustieren.

Links und Fotos in unserem Blog:

https://www.trueten.de/archives/12534-Vegane-Linsenpastetchen-in-Blaetterteig.html

#Linsen, #Blätterteig #Tomaten #Gusseisen #Hedonismus

@slowfood #VeganCooking #vegan

Domains like .eth or .sol are pretty cool!

So, today I'm going to create my own domain name service w/ @_buildspace for fun ✨.

The plan is to:

✍️ write my own custom smart contract
💰 build a web app that lets users mint domains
🚀 deploy it to Polygon

Let's do this!

If the only thing that drives mastodon growing is hate to Elon that's a sad thing.

#introduction time

Currently I teach computer science and robotics to teenagers. I'm hooked on Vex Robotics. I teach a bit of Physics too. My *distant* academic past was Geology and Palaeoclimatology.

I'll be looking out for feeds from CS educators and STEM people all over. Interesting local feed. I think I'm on the right server!

My wife has an antenna
#insta #fuxoft

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"We're urging endangered natives to ALSO stay out of those most polluted streams of #Insta(_

gratification
gram "likes" 📵
talkers
tweets
tweeters
pokes, spokes, sugar"

"The danger is real. Whereever and whenever Zuck's panic algoithms kick in, the hate that ripped Tecumseh's 2-legged apart plots to rape, plunder, and steal. The Tweeters who swam in such colonizer-cash-heavy waters during previous election cycle absorbed too much sicko, emit sicko."

"Is why social filters are so important. As the healthy ones left the sick colonizer cash corps,the remaining ones got more sick and deranged. Cancer colonizing unhealthy cells into death is not a bad analogy."

FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH FOR ALL THE VETERANS, VETERINARIANS, AND OLD-SCHOOL TECH VETS

"DECOUPLING YOUR SOCIAL NETWORK FROM THE 30-SOMETHING YEAR OLD FASCIST WOULD BE A GOOD START"

https://youtu.be/b8tM__qhMg0

indie.DNN ༓ indie.DNN ༓ WISHES YOU WELL: ::

Instagram wants under-18s to upload a face video to let a machine estimate their age. What could possibly go wrong?

#faceDetection #tech #surveillance #insta #biometrics
https://gizmodo.com/instagram-meta-age-verification-system-ai-1849753822

Here’s my take on #mastodon. It’s the good bits of #twitter & #instagram (both of which I use but for completely different purposes).

It’s got the professional interest tribes, content- & dialogue-focus of the #birdsite but the more positive, supportive vibes of #insta along with more personal interest/hobby angles in how folk cultivate their presence here. And the #hashtags.

It all feels very introspective atm about what it is/isn’t due to #twixit but it’s quite fun experimenting.