ScienceFactotum

Scientist and lab director. I analyze data for colleagues. Catholic convert, musician, athlete. Cancer survivor.

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@shiningsweu I'm glad you're able to practice the faith this much, but is it really relevant what you consider the "minimum"?

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@JoshuaTCharles He's talking about mortal sin here, right? I thought that venial sin can be purified in purgatory which is not infinite, although it probably feels like it.

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@SteveSkojec I agree...there is some understanding there. Which is why I am always polite to my LLM. I want it to "feel" appreciated.

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@dpolehn Before cancer, I would have said to look good at the beach and mog on beer-gut Dads. Now, I realize it is my shield of protection against the ravages of the cancer and the treatments. It also helps maintain remission.

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@H2KMFer "bear" not "bare." otherwise, agree on all points.

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@BreeSolstad I've never understood why stretching ("yoga") is a portal to the demonic? What am I missing...

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@ContrarianSaver If it's a Lexus or Acura with full service records, I would say "yes."

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@shawngorham You should get a solar quartz watch like the D4 Meridian diver from Vaer or get a quartz Traser with tritium lume, like the P69.

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@indexnforgetit I've noticed this too...nobody washes their cars outside it seems. I feel like a weirdo doing it, but I enjoy it still.

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@GiffLasta I think that these scripts and reframes are great and could work, but this assumes the husband has burning attraction for his wife. Many wives let themselves go...

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@SteveSkojec I would have never believed this until our Bishop suspended our beloved local Priest suddenly for no articulable reason, forbidding all contact with him. Now...I'm not so sure.

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@ramit "We're all a bunch of losers." Period, you can stop there. Not tomorrow morning. Always.

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@canceledpriests This just happened in our parish. Beloved local Priest removed with the flimsiest of explanations (no crime, no moral failing). Why do Bishops do this?

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@1Immortals1 is magtein safe?

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@aimeeterese Exactly, and if that man is religious, he is also told he cannot use porn or self-pleasure as a relief valve, b/c that is a sin (for the record, porn is bad). However, you never hear the church reminding wives of their marital duties.

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@CoffeeBlackMD How do you know when you're at the point of futility? What if the next clinical trial is the one that produces another 3 years of remission?

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@charcoded Watch enjoyment really is diminishing returns, as well. A $5k watch is not 5x more enjoyable than a $1k watch. That's why I stopped chasing grails and collect watches in the $500-$1500 range.

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@bowtiedmeathead Yes, I have a long-time friend who is always getting himself into drama. He got fired from a good corporate job, sued the company, lost, yolo'd 401k into shitcoins, got divorced, years of divorce drama, etc...He seems to create drama when none need exist.

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@metathomist we like to travel around the upper midwest to various spots and we'll often attend Mass at a parish like this and it's somehow so reassuring and grounding.

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@JoshuaTCharles Even within the Catholic church choosing virtue is difficult. I converted and joined a parish, and now that parish is bitterly infighting over a decision by the Bishop to remove our Priest. Accusations and gossip, anger and resentment.