What are you watching on Youtube now? η'

[Zkribbler]

 

[Kyriakos]

It is cool, but the puns were awful

 

[Ferocitus]

I think it's telling that when a person of faith experiences doubt, it's characterized as a "crisis of faith", and successfully navigating that crisis means moving past the doubt. I also think a neat definition of "faith" is not "belief in the absence of evidence", but rather it's "belief, regardless of the evidence." We have a lot of evidence regarding religious claims. Where empirical evidence has become too big to ignore, religious faith has retreated and evaporated (e.g. religions today no longer address the nature or meaning of natural phenomena like lightning and floods), and where the circumstantial evidence weighs heavily against the claim (e.g. the benevolence of God), people of faith just choose to ignore it (e.g. "God works in mysterious ways" or "God has a plan for us" or something equally vague are the only answers to why He allows the slaughter of children).

And there are many who ignore those instances of evidence and find hope in the series of events unfolding in the Middle East. Mike Pompeo and other rapture-ready politicians convinced a lot of Evangelicals to vote for Trump, despite his evident flaws.

Evangelicals Love Donald Trump for Many Reasons, But One of Them Is Especially Terrifying
End Times.
...
The story of Gog and Magog is central to the bloody eschatology long embraced by millions of American evangelicals. In recent years, End Times has gained special political currency as believers have seen any number of Middle East conflagrations as fulfilling Ezekiel’s prophecy, notably the US invasion of Iraq and the war in Syria. Gog and Magog took on fresh relevance earlier this month, when the Trump administration assassinated Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force.

On many levels, President Donald Trump’s self-created crisis in Iran seems to have no relationship to any sort of coherent foreign policy or geopolitical plan for the future. The assassination has yielded few if any tangible rewards for the US. But there is an eager constituency for Trump’s improvised policy toward the Middle East and Iran in particular: the evangelical Christians who see it as a means of ushering in the return of Christ. Lured by the promise of conservative Supreme Court justices, anti-abortion measures, and a commitment to Christian supremacy under the guise of religious freedom, white evangelicals voted for Trump in higher numbers than any other group—more than 80 percent.
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In March 2017, for instance, Trump issued an official White House statement recognizing the Persian New Year in which he misattributed a quote to Cyrus the Great, the libertine pagan leader of the ancient Persian empire who was anointed by God to free Jews in Babylon. Ordinary Americans probably wouldn’t have even noticed the announcement, but evangelicals knew that Trump was speaking their language. Many of them believe Trump is like Cyrus, a flawed nonbeliever who nonetheless is chosen by God to work his miracles on Earth.
...

The State Department did not respond to questions about how Pompeo’s religious views may affect his foreign policy decisions.
https://www.motherjones.com/politic...-the-end-of-the-world-and-trump-is-listening/

 

[red_elk]

From my youtube recommendations

 

[Zardnaar]

From my youtube recommendations

Heh not bad. Playing into both stereotypes. Pigs erm cops here don't carry guns in their day to day business.

I liked the Slavic compilations videos on YouTube very funny.

 

[Kyriakos]

 

[Ferocitus]

I've seen some videos of American buildings being moved like that. And one that was turned through 90 degrees
while the workers were in the building. It was turned so slowly the occupants didn't feel the movement, and
there were no disruptions to gas, electricity and phone systems. Can't remember when, but it was around
1940ish?

 

[Narz]

 

[Narz]

 

[EgonSpengler]

Brooks Robinson highlights, Baltimore Orioles vs. Cincinnati Reds, 1970 World Series

"I'm beginning to see Brooks in my sleep. If I dropped this paper plate, he'd pick it up on one hop and throw me out at first." - Reds manager Sparky Anderson

 

[thetrooper]

Zombie salmons!

 

[Kyriakos]

@Arakhor

Video about pronunciation and civilization.

 

[H4run]

Super necessary for gamer:

 

[Zkribbler]

 

[Birdjaguar]

Link to video.

 

[Kyriakos]

Hello, Gunard Gunardson? This is about your son, Gunard Gunardsonson.

 

[Ferocitus]

Hello, Gunard Gunardson? This is about your son, Gunard Gunardsonson.

I watched a few of his a while ago. You picked the best of a patchy bunch.

 

[Gelion]

Random YT recommendation:

 

[Kyriakos]

The philosophy of Diogiannis:

 

[Ferocitus]

The philosophy of Diogiannis:

You forgot acceptance. You, sir, are no Yogi Berra!