Lincoln but he really likes what he’s hearing from that Marx fellow over in Germany

They treat most of them as suggestions

Also genesis describes the soul entering at the first breath.

So you definitely don’t have education on Christianity in a theological or religious studies capacity. To begin with: it’s absolutely certain that none of the gospel writers met Jesus. They compiled stories of him into cohesive narratives. There were other gospels floating around (including Judas’s, but that’s highly unlikely to have been written by Judas Iscariot). Hell, Paul of Tarsus who wrote a lot of the epistles never met Jesus. The creation of biblical canon was a difficult process and to this day Protestants use 7 less books in their Bible than Catholics (the deuterocanonical books). The orthodox have even more deuterocanonical books.

These books aren’t just curiosity. They contain some of the fundamental disagreements between Protestants and Catholics, such as purgatory, angelic/saintly intercession thanks to prayer, and the idea that salvation may be possible through good works. And this isn’t getting into sola scriptura vs Tradition, but that’s also huge, as Catholics believe that formalized beliefs and practices passed down through the centuries can be just as legitimate as scripture (in part because what counts as scripture is also passed down in that way).

So let’s say that a person asks this app what Jesus would say about what’s going to happen to a good friend who is a deeply moral person but just doesn’t believe in Jesus. The protestant answer would be that if they don’t accept him as their personal savior they’re going to hell, though they may get a final chance as they die. The catholic answer would be that if they’re a good person who lives a life of minimal sin there is reasonable hope for their salvation, but even if not they’re likely to spend time in purgatory as the sin is removed from their soul so that they can eventually belong in heaven. It may then give some saints to ask for intercession.

These are wildly different answers and it’s not touching on orthodoxy or the writings on Jewish ideas during the rabbinic age (Jesus was Jewish and therefore would have opinions on the religion he was a part of). Or on different protestant teachings. Protestants who believe every word in the Bible is literally true, and have no disagreement on what passages are in the Bible still schism with each other. Then there’s translation. The Bible was written in several different languages. The various translations have different proponents and they’ll fight over it. The very popular King James is apparently beautifully written and poorly translated.

Then there’s the other crux here: what did and didn’t Jesus say and what did he mean. He came not to abolish the old law but to fulfill it, so can you have gay sex (see also translation concerns), foreskin, a cheeseburger, shrimp, or mixed fiber clothing? He didn’t say shit about abortion, but a lot of Christians have pretty firm opinions on that issue (and many protestant denominations changed their mind on it in the late 20th century).

Biblical scholarship is scholarship, and it’s difficult and controversial scholarship a lot of the time. There’s a reason you need what amounts to an advanced degree to just an ordinary advanced degree in a relevant topic to become a pastor in some Christian denominations, yet in others you just have to start preaching.

Also if someone asks Jesus what he thought of when he first arrived in America you’re gonna find out really fast if the creator of the app considers Mormons Christian.

A lot of Christians think the pope is a Satanist

Famously simple and uncontroversial thing to do, interpret what Jesus would say in response to any question.

Also loling at Satan not giving evil advice in a Christian app

Thoughtful and disciplined are exactly the adjectives we think of when we think of leaders of tech companies

Spam them regardless. You want them to stay where they are and to argue firmly. Especially coming from Germany when talking about the evil of the surveillance state.

Ooh that’s completely unnecessary to my use but looks amazing and if I had a big enough place it would be something I’d seriously consider

Keep in mind Costa Rica and him are both ok with him being sent to Costa Rica

Weird, thumb out is 3 in ASL (a french sign derived language), but thumb in that position reads as a really weird 2 to me

I think you’ve really got the right idea there. Even my pc which is in an old crappy case isn’t something I want to hide. A desk that keeps it out of the way, easily accessible, and accentuates its presence is much better than one that assumes I’m ashamed to have a computer. That said plenty of drawer space for other stuff is great.

When your it worker wants to be an engineer

Even west virginnie and missisippah got engineers.

Sweeney Hogg

In this case imagine if evil corp hired you to take care of puppies with no nefarious purposes but they will mistreat you. National Parks are a point of pride in America similar to the NHS in the UK. These workers are helping preserve the natural beauty we set aside as protected in the throes of industrialization resulting in treasures we by and large cherish. They’re also helping to ensure visitors can enjoy them and that they survive it. It’s a higher calling and a life passion to many. And they know that damage done in their absence may be irreversible or very slow to be undone.

Yeah that’s a spaghetti martini

It’s just another form of pinching pennies so hard the dollars slip through

I’m definitely getting into self hosting because of the DIY thing. The rise of modern smart homes has led to homeaasistant being a great diy project for those inclined towards fucking around with their home and those who’d rather not have corpo scum surveil them because of it

Yeah I used to live there, it’s like that. Some of the people who called probably wanted to vote for Mamdani too