SteveB

[Eric Sammons @EricRSammons]

"The Pope decided this in papal encyclical" does not—can not—override Scripture and Tradition.

In Catholic theology, Scripture, Tradition, and the Magisterium work together, but the Magisterium is *subordinate* to Scripture and Tradition, as it not part of Revelation, but instead interprets it. Authentic magisterial teachings serve Scripture and Tradition, and cannot contradict them.

And for those who think this is just some antiquated pre-Vatican II theology, it's straight from the Council itself:

"This teaching office is not above the word of God, but serves it, teaching only what has been handed on, listening to it devoutly, guarding it scrupulously and explaining it faithfully in accord with a divine commission and with the help of the Holy Spirit, it draws from this one deposit of faith everything which it presents for belief as divinely revealed." (Dei Verbum 10)

So, when a papal encyclical clearly contradicts Scripture and Tradition, as Francis's teaching on the death penalty did, Catholics can safely dismiss it as "inadmissible" due to that contradiction.

[SteveB @CatholicOB]

@wootbox22 @michaeljknowles Say what you mean and mean what you say. I’m not going to read the article.

[SteveB @CatholicOB]

I didn’t read the article but I assume the results are not the opposite of the headline. Seems like daylight savings time is worse for health.

(If it is the opposite then you should explain that rather than just link to an article)

So blocking permanent daylight savings time would be better?

[SteveB @CatholicOB]

@wootbox22 @michaeljknowles I don’t think you are reading his post correctly.

MK calls a man a hero for blocking making daylight savings permanent. Which is what your article supports.

[Timothy Gordon (Rules for Retrogrades Show) @timotheeology]

two pride masses

[SteveB @CatholicOB]

@ShaneSchaetzel

[SteveB @CatholicOB]

@CLTMayor We are begging you to arrest the violent criminals and keep them in jail.

[SteveB @CatholicOB]

@ShaneSchaetzel they have excommunicated themselves

[SteveB @CatholicOB]

@CoffeeBlackMD I would say 50%. The other 50% is that we can’t solve all of their problems. Especially the psychological and chronic ones.

[SteveB @CatholicOB]

@CoffeeBlackMD @DutchRojas Didn't we go through this in the 90s? (before my time). When CT scans were just getting good, docs were ordering whole body scans which led to all the issues being warned against now. Its why we backed off from it.

[SteveB @CatholicOB]

@aakashgupta This is correct and I think also explains the fertility collapse. Parenting has become too intense. The funny thing is, once you get passed 4 kids, it gets less intense by necessity. But couples with 2 kids can't see it.

[SteveB @CatholicOB]

@CoffeeBlackMD @grok @EvidenceOpen I've been using the uptodate AI for general questions. Seems to me that it is less likely to hallucinate given that it is trained only on the uptodate database. Useless for anything outside of normal protocols though. Grok is definitely better for that.

[SteveB @CatholicOB]

@Cernovich Also your HSA. HSA is invested pre-tax and the gains are not taxed for qualifying expenses. And there are a TON of things you can spend your HSA on

[SteveB @CatholicOB]

I agree with this about puberty, but the problem is, when these kids are younger all the extra coaching and classes makes a big difference. So the kids who were maybe not quite as naturally athletic and don’t do the extra training don’t wanna play because they can’t keep up with their peers at all even though puberty is the great equalizer and ultimately determines who will be good and not anyway. so it ruins little league because their friends from school aren’t there. There’s always been kids who are better than the others but when they’re a little, the difference wasn’t so vast as it is now.

[SteveB @CatholicOB]

@chrisorzy Yes. They are bitter because travel youth sports is destructive to families, friendships, and communities.

[SteveB @CatholicOB]

@GaltMD @CoffeeBlackMD Yes. I agree with this. Also, sometimes managing symptoms is the best we can do and that’s better than nothing. I would consider that optimization in a fallen world. Our bodies are part of that fallen world and will fail eventually. We can do our best to optimize until then

[Sandeep Palakodeti, MD MPH @DrDeepMD]

This is the worst advice I’ve ever heard

Let me explain to you who most doctors are. Medical school selects for lemmings. The rule followers. The studious ones who put their heads down and did everything right. The dorks who were afraid of getting in trouble.

How does that play out?

Everything is “by the books”, you do what you are told by your professor or your attending, and then your administrative overlord or the insurance company paying you, and then you do that thing for the rest of your career without really questioning it. You have top cover by following the consensus, you can do no wrong by treating the lowest common population denominator.

Most doctors read a headline or a guideline and just commit that to memory rather than understanding how data, research, and consensus is actually derived.

There is a HIGH cost for questioning the status quo in medicine. If you question what the book says, or how we came to certain conclusions, or just ask WHY, you are punished and ostracized, not celebrated for the discourse and discussion.

So, why then, would we bring abstract and rapidly changing information to a group of stale thinkers who are bred to toe the line?

They will merely chastise you for questioning their authority and not have enough time to engage in dialogue with you about important topics you are curious about.

I’ve been a primary care doc my whole career. My dad was a PCP for 50 years. I have many many friends and colleagues who I love and respect that are PCPs. It’s not their fault. The system really just doesn’t put people in these roles who are critical thinkers and will expose the grift for what it really is. They will forever be the muppets who have been surreptitiously co-opted by big pharma to be their lifelong peddlers.

Many props to all those on the front lines who are trying to help people every day

But. This is still the worst advice I’ve ever heard. And Dr Mike is a major dumbdumb

[SteveB @CatholicOB]

@CoffeeBlackMD Man I have failed this test so many times. It’s also not always a sweet.

[SteveB @CatholicOB]

@CedarPosts I’m at the point where I want the red light cameras back. Especially having multiple teenagers driving. Can we please start giving out some tickets

[SteveB @CatholicOB]

@wxbrad Almost 3 inches south charlotte. Between ballantyne and South Park