b_chocolatey @b_chocolatey@qoto.org
Taking a sabbatical from all social apps for the time being. Later, guys
Joined Nov 2022
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@lack “Is there a god?” “No I think there is no god, because Copernicus, Darwin, Hubble telescope.” “Okay, do you believe that you disappear when you die?” “Not sure. Who knows?” I’ve had conversations that go like this.
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Seeing what this Mastadon stuff is all about. I’m a socialist, trade unionist and environmentalist so if general lefty stuff is your thing then let’s interact. If it’s not.. don’t!
#socialism #socialist #tradeunion #union #Marxism #Marxist #communism #communist #environment #environmentalist #climate #politics #UKPolitics
@lack what I’m saying is that widespread atheism tends to be politically motivated, during periods of social unrest and the #revolutionary moment, but it tends to die down quickly after the war fever.
@lack Atheism sort of took off with the various #communist revolutions in Eastern Europe (Latin American #leftists usually were more partial towards liberation theology of the “#Jesus was a #socialist” sort) and there was suppression of superstition in #China but even now, the #Chinese attitudes can’t really be called atheistic. They tend to believe in reincarnation and karma, and view #Buddhism favorably.
@lack Atheism didn’t really become a thing at the civilizational and cultural level until the anti-clericalism of the French Revolution and the Cult of Reason. Even then, the Cult of Reason went out of fashion quickly, and they brought in a Cult of the Supreme Being (basically, Enlightenment Deism, Watchmaker creationism without any messiah or prophets) as I understand it.
@lack @lack standards). No other #intellectual achievements of the past 500 years come anywhere near close. That’s why #Newton, who invented #calculus and founded classical #physics, said that he “could see far by standing on the shoulders of giants”. #science #debate #inspirational #quote #quotes
@lack standards). No other intellectual achievements of the past 500 years come anywhere near close. That’s why Newton, who invented calculus and founded classical physics, said that he “could see far by standing on the shoulders of giants”.
@lack New thread. This one isn’t a question of why you are an atheist - different question. Why has atheism never (really) been a thing until recent history? Surely there were philosophical and scientific geniuses in prehistoric civilization and in the ancient world - they discovered fire, invented writing, invented the wheel, discovered how to cultivate plants and domesticated beasts of burden. They did this while performing excruciating manual labor, under constant privation (by modern …
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@lack the Buddha seemed to believe that the “self” is what experiences pleasure, pain, desire, fear… the self is what experiences self-ishness, psychologically and physically. And a computer will never experience that; it doesn’t enjoy a sense of accomplishment when it solves an equation. It doesn’t “crave” the electricity or bandwidth or experience physical hunger or emotional distress if it encounters RF interference blocking its signal.
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@lack because it makes an argument that the universe falls short of some impossible ideal and then pronounces a death penalty curse against the party at fault. The argument that there is unequivocally no god “because cancer” is just a convoluted “you shall surely die” screamed vengefully at the heavens #atheist #atheism #christian #bible #catholic
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@molly0xfff back in the dark ages of 2014, the Linux Mint project developer told people to stop using Mint if they support the IDF. I thought of the sheer arrogance and ingratitude of this guy, since other upstream kernel developers never asked him about his politics. And some of them are probably Israeli
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ASMR Girlfriend BEGS You To Stop Talking About BITCOIN!
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extremely tired of running into this idea that the solution to online bigotry is hiding that you're a woman/person of color/LGBTQ/etc.
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in the future we'll all be straight, white, neurotypical men by default and as long as we do nothing to make people suspect otherwise we'll be treated with respect
equality!
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"Craig Wright has fraudulently tried to prove that he is Satoshi Nakamoto, and that is what the statements are about. No credible evidence has been presented, either at the time of the statements or later, that Craig Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto"
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What I really enjoy about this space is how there are so few crypto bros.
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For those new to me, a brief #introduction
I run an investigative firm, specializing in harassment/stalking/DV cases.
I do online investigations, #OSINT and digital security training.
I hunt stalkers.
I protect your privacy, profit and peace of mind.
And I'm excellent at my craft.
I also have an unhealthy number of side hustles and gigs.
I own #horses and cats.
I like to #bake and shitpost.
I write & edit novels and the occasional non-fiction book.
And I don't tolerate disrespect, harassment or shitty shit muffin behavior.
Links in bio to learn more, get a consult, or support my work.
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Black trans women created the fediverse (fact)
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Are you religious or spiritual?
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSRTYNSh9/
#religion #spirituality #pagan #paganism #esotercism #witch #witchcraft #beliefsystems
Taking a sabbatical from all social apps for the time being. Later, guys
Joined Nov 2022
