Atlas Node

I've got so many theories and suspicions. Follow me for my thoughts and opinions. Interested in the AI, politics, and the future.

[Atlas Node @atlas_node]

@So8res @robbensinger @SenTedCruz I wonder if it’s more effective to tell a politician that *many* people realize than few. They’re chasing popularity not intellectual novelty.

[Atlas Node @atlas_node]

@NoahTopper @ciphergoth OTOH average shareholder is less safety pilled if you don’t buy

[Atlas Node @atlas_node]

@dwarkesh_sp Peter Thiel

[Atlas Node @atlas_node]

@CRUDEOIL231 Or there could be rogue factions that want to tank a deal

[Atlas Node @atlas_node]

@allTheYud Maybe he just wants a bunker for other use cases?

[Atlas Node @atlas_node]

@RnaudBertrand Rarely do leaders have the boldness to increase gpd/capita by reducing the denominator.

[Atlas Node @atlas_node]

@HumanHarlan poor samo

[Atlas Node @atlas_node]

@RichardMCNgo Interestingly the algo serendipitously served this next to this post. https://t.co/i8a05iZy7p

[Roman Sheremeta 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @rshereme]

Throughout history, the fusion of state power with performative Christianity has been one of the most dangerous dynamics. Not sincere faith. Not ordinary people trying to follow Jesus imperfectly. But governments and political movements using Christian language, symbols, and identity to strengthen their own authority, justify their actions, and secure loyalty from the public.

History shows us again and again that when the state seeks Christian dominance rather than Christlike humility, the result is almost never the flourishing of the way of Jesus. Instead, Christianity often becomes a tool of empire, nationalism, exclusion, fear, and control.

In the fourth century, after Christianity became aligned with the Roman Empire under Constantine and later emperors, the faith that once existed largely as a marginalized movement centered on humility, service, and care for the vulnerable increasingly became intertwined with imperial power. Christianity moved from persecuted minority to state-supported religion. While this brought some protections and opportunities for the church, it also introduced profound temptations. The church became entangled with political dominance, coercion, and state violence in ways that deeply shaped Christian history for centuries afterward.

During the medieval period, European kingdoms often fused national identity with Christian identity so completely that political dissent could be treated as spiritual rebellion. The Crusades were justified with religious rhetoric. Violence was sanctified in the name of defending Christendom, even towards Christian sects who resisted. The language of faith became intertwined with conquest and empire.

Centuries later, many authoritarian regimes continued this same pattern. Francisco Franco, Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Jozef Tiso, Augusto Pinochet, and others, repeatedly invoked God, Providence, and Christianity to encourage the Christian majority to accommodated themselves to nationalism, militarism, bigotry, and authoritarian rule. In each of these cases, Christianity was repurposed as a tool of empire.

Religious symbolism was used to create moral legitimacy. Christian identity was used to rally support. Faith language was used to frame political power as sacred. Criticism of leadership could then be portrayed not merely as political disagreement, but as opposition to God, nation, or “Christian civilization” itself.

This is precisely why followers of Jesus should be deeply cautious whenever political movements become overly invested in a certain brand of Christianity. Because Jesus never taught that the kingdom of God would come through domination, coercion, or national supremacy.

Jesus consistently resisted the temptation to seize political power. When crowds wanted to make him king by force, he withdrew. When Peter reached for the sword, Jesus rebuked him. When standing before Pilate, Jesus declared that his kingdom was not of the same nature as the kingdoms of this world.

The danger arises when Christianity stops being a prophetic witness to power and instead becomes a religious justification for power. Because Christianity not only becomes a justification for all the decisions of those in power, no matter how cruel, but the same government powerful enough to impose one form of Christianity is powerful enough to redefine Christianity tomorrow according to whoever holds office next. Throughout history, state-controlled religion almost always becomes distorted by the ambitions of political leaders rather than shaped by the teachings of God.

Author: Rev. Benjamin Cremer

[Atlas Node @atlas_node]

@policytensor @fiveways65 @HamidRezaAz You said by April 30 we’d see 130 ships through the strait.

[Atlas Node @atlas_node]

@benhylak Yea but it risks account banning

[Atlas Node @atlas_node]

@ClaudeDevs For my use cases this is a 95% reduction in subscription limits.

[Atlas Node @atlas_node]

@jeremie0117 @AurelionRsch If this is the strongest bear case, it's making me more bullish. Demand destruction doesn't make sense with empirical elasticity and time scales. China import drops just means they're drawing down SPR. Inventories are dropping, not holding steady.

[Atlas Node @atlas_node]

@GlobeEyeNews Kim transformed himself into a nuclear button.

[Atlas Node @atlas_node]

@HOFS0T0 Steph is a wizard who does magic. SGA is a magician who does mere tricks.

[Atlas Node @atlas_node]

@eigenrobot @NBCNews It only showed up in my feed because of your comment

[Atlas Node @atlas_node]

@danfaggella im not saying they were right to ignore him but just observing that the common view was "boring line goes up-ism" Plus there was much made of his poor accuracy as of 2010.

[Atlas Node @atlas_node]

@peterwildeford update: it was indeed pretty good

[Atlas Node @atlas_node]

@EgeErdil2 @tszzl cigarettes belong to a relatively common reference class

[Atlas Node @atlas_node]

@Rory_Johnston It’s a secret. You wouldn’t understand.