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2026-05-18 20:42:38 UTC

I've finally decided on a privacy-focused mobile network to try. I've settled on Cape Cellular, for the reasons I previously described here: #nevent1q…dxve
So far, it's been simple to set up. Full support for GrapheneOS, no advertisements or bloat, and all their services are packaged into a single clean app. All the friction came from my old phone provider.
I used a $20/mo referral code someone else shared on Nostr, which, combined with the current $29/mo "early supporter" sale they've got going this year, brings my permanent monthly price down to a maximum of $50/mo. This is already half of what I was paying before, plus better security, privacy, and (online) customer service.
My only wish is that they would start accepting Bitcoin for payments.
If anyone out there is interested, my referral code RVAHZQ6S can get both of us $20 off (and for you, it's permanent, even if I ever end up switching).

2026-05-16 06:36:22 UTC

https://www.crossway.org/articles/does-critical-theory-actually-matter-for-me-today/

2026-05-14 20:43:00 UTC

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I think it largely depends on what you use your nsec for. If your nsec is attached to your reputation, business, finances, etc. then it makes sense to be paranoid about it being compromised.
I, however, couldn't care less. I mostly just lurk and read other people's stuff. My nsec isn't attached to my real identity or personal reputation. If I lost it or someone else gained access, I would just shrug and create a new one.

2026-05-13 00:02:04 UTC

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It is entirely possible to know things about God. The general revelation provided by His creation is sufficient to know He is powerful and existent. And, God has revealed Himself and His nature through special revelation (miraculous means, e.g., His Written Word).
So, God can be described. Never in totality, but in His attributes and truths about His nature. You can describe aspects of His nature to others, yet they won't understand who God is or what He is like without a personal relationship with Him.
Even a lifetime spent getting to know Him leaves more to learn. A mere dictionary definition is woefully inadequate and misleading. It's impossible for any finite human to comprehend the true, infinite God.

2026-05-08 13:58:47 UTC

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While I agree with the sentiment behind that graphic, I can't trust any of the data. Looks like it was assembled by AI or a human who absolutely refused to double-check it before posting.
The time frame 1939-2011 refers to neither Gen Z nor WWII. All the rows meant to be for Gen Z are shifted a column to the right. Data for WWII is missing.
With that many obvious errors off the bat, I'd need to stop and verify the rest rather than take at face value.

2026-05-06 15:56:23 UTC

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The Bible shows the divinity of Jesus. The old testament prophesied his coming as the Messiah, the new testament declares his divinity, and Jesus himself claimed divinity.
Old testament verses prophesying Jesus:
Isaiah 7:14 ESV — Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Isaiah 53:1-12 ESV — Who has believed what he has heard from us?
And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? For he grew up before him like a young plant,
and like a root out of dry ground;
he had no form or majesty that we should look at him,
and no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men,
a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief;
and as one from whom men hide their faces
he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has borne our griefs
and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed him stricken,
smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his wounds we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned—every one—to his own way;
and the LORD has laid on him
the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,
yet he opened not his mouth;
like a lamb that is led to the slaughter,
and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent,
so he opened not his mouth. By oppression and judgment he was taken away;
and as for his generation, who considered
that he was cut off out of the land of the living,
stricken for the transgression of my people? And they made his grave with the wicked
and with a rich man in his death,
although he had done no violence,
and there was no deceit in his mouth. Yet it was the will of the LORD to crush him;
he has put him to grief;
when his soul makes an offering for guilt,
he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days;
the will of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied;
by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant,
make many to be accounted righteous,
and he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many,
and he shall divide the spoil with the strong,
because he poured out his soul to death
and was numbered with the transgressors;
yet he bore the sin of many,
and makes intercession for the transgressors.
Micah 5:2 ESV — But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
who are too little to be among the clans of Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
one who is to be ruler in Israel,
whose coming forth is from of old,
from ancient days.
Zechariah 9:9 ESV — Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your king is coming to you;
righteous and having salvation is he,
humble and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Malachi 3:1-2 ESV — “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts. But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap.
The new testament proclaiming his divinity:
Mark 1:1 ESV — The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Mark 1:9-11 ESV — In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”
John 1:1-3 ESV — In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
John 1:14 ESV — And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Romans 10:9-11 ESV — because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.”
Philippians 2:6-7 ESV — who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.
Colossians 1:13-20 ESV — He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
Jesus claiming divinity:
Exodus 3:14 ESV — God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
John 8:56-58 ESV — Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day. He saw it and was glad.” So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?” Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”
Matthew 16:13-20 ESV — Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.
Matthew 18:20 ESV — For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”
Matthew 24:35 ESV — Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
John 10:25-30 ESV — Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name bear witness about me, but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”
John 14:1 ESV — “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.
John 14:6-7 ESV — Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.”
John 14:9-13 ESV — Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe on account of the works themselves. “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
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There are many more verses which I could place here, but this message is already growing too long. Some closing quotes:
“Either Jesus is the Son of God; or a madman or worse. But His being just a great teacher? He’s not left that open to us.” - C.S. Lewis
“The deity of Christ is the key doctrine of the scriptures. Reject it, and the Bible becomes a jumble of words without any unifying theme. Accept it, and the Bible becomes an intelligible and ordered revelation of God in the person of Jesus Christ.” - J. Oswald Sanders
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Either the Bible is God's divinely inspired word, being wholly true and coherent, or it is wholly written by fallible man, and lacking any spiritual value. You cannot pick and choose verses while ignoring those which blatantly defy the conclusion you are trying to draw. Yes, Jesus lived as a servant to God's will and to men, both to accomplish the great work of salvation which God set out for him, and as an example to all those who believe in him.
He also filled the roles of teacher, King, priest, prophet, and Messiah. None of these invalidate his fundamental nature as the Son of the Triune God.

2026-05-05 23:53:56 UTC

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https://calvarychapelmagazine.org/articles/answering-islam-objections

2026-05-05 23:51:49 UTC

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https://calvarychapelmagazine.org/articles/answering-islam-objections

2026-05-05 18:26:56 UTC

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One of those types. Got it.
I can understand if you're reluctant to believe I'm telling the truth about my background. However, your response demonstrates a lack of interest in real discussion, and fails to address the point I made.
I'm not the kind of person to believe the "official" narrative about everything. There are plenty of unorthodox views which I hold (vaccines are harmful, macroevolution is a lie, 9/11 was probably a false flag, etc.)
However, when I have personal experience which proves a conspiracy false, why wouldn't I share it? Obviously, there is plenty about my time in the Navy I'm unable to share, and little way for me to prove my honesty on a pseudonymous protocol such as Nostr. However, I can at least share links to some of the introductory handbooks I mentioned, if you're interested in doing some research:
https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Portals/103/Documents/NNPTC/Physics/doe_phys_nuc.pdf
https://www.standards.doe.gov/standards-documents/1000/1019-bhdbk-1993-v2/
There are more of these handbooks, covering subjects such as chemistry, classical physics, thermodynamics, materials, engineering symbology, etc. Unfortunately, it's difficult to find any links to a single website containing all of them, nowadays.

2026-05-05 17:16:31 UTC

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Sorry, but if you're claiming nuclear power as a whole is impossible or a hoax, you're wrong. Most conspiracy theories about the nature of nuclear power or radiation are just the result of paranoid people trying to explain things they don't understand the science behind.
As someone who has personally operated and maintained a nuclear reactor & associated systems aboard a submarine for years, I can say that nuclear power definitely does exist. The scientific and practical knowledge behind it is routinely taught to hundreds of students annually within the US Navy alone. The basic concepts aren't any great secret, and have been freely accessible to the public within Department of Energy training handbooks for decades.
On a nuclear submarine, there is no other long-term source of power. The submarine's battery is incapable of providing power longer than a few hours, cannot provide the steam power needed for high speed propulsion, and is routinely charged using electricity from the nuclear reactor. The emergency diesel generator is rarely used outside of emergencies and routine maintenance/training. Nuclear submarines operate for months, even years, without external power input being necessary.

2026-04-30 01:56:37 UTC

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Glad to see another Nostr client. Not glad that Amethyst is now being flooded with this stuff.
Wouldn't be an issue if there were an effective way to filter divine videos on Amethyst.

2026-04-16 06:22:05 UTC

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It comes with its own share of issues, such as false positives from people mistakenly or maliciously reporting things.

2026-04-15 18:16:42 UTC

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I'd like to see a new NIP-56 report type for bot accounts. Right now, I'll sometimes report them as spam if they only repeat themselves, or exclusively post nonsensical, off-topic replies... but this comes nowhere close to covering the majority of bots.
Even better if clients would start making it possible to block/filter profiles and notes based on their associated NIP-56 reports.

2026-03-21 10:13:24 UTC

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You're welcome! Glad to hear you're going to look into it. Far too many people are content not questioning.
Additionally, I found a related note to share:
#nevent1q…rn9t

2026-03-21 08:58:02 UTC

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Micro-evolution definitely does happen. It is observable and makes logical sense that environmental conditions select for specific traits within a kind of animal. It does lead to "speciation" or the creation of new species (a word created only in recent times, and poorly defined when you dig into it). For example, I believe horses, donkeys, and zebras probably had a common ancestor - some kind of horse.
However, this is simply a narrowing of the gene pool. No new data was created in the process. It results in less diversity of traits/genetics within a population, which CAN help the population survive better under specific environmental pressures. BUT, each successive generation does not "gain" any new functional organs, structures, proteins, etc. Instead, each successive generation is, on average, slightly weaker or more sickly if you disregard any environmental factors. An example would be chihuahuas, which have been (artificially) selected for being small and cute. Their survival is dependent on being cute enough a human will take care of them, but in absolute terms, they are far less capable of survival and more illness-prone than wolves. You can think of micro-evolution like very slow inbreeding on the scale of a whole species.
Evolutionists like to set up a straw-man argument: that creationists believe God created every single species in Genesis 1, and they all remain unchanged until this day. The reality is that "species" is a modern idea, and Genesis only says God created the "kinds" of animals. This even supports the story of Noah's Ark, with it only needing space for 2 of each KIND of animal (also excluding things like fish or bugs, which could survive the flood regardless). As an aside, Noah probably took juveniles instead of adults, too.
God created his animals with a perfect, fully formed, fully functional genetic code, with sufficient generic diversity already present for a large population to develop before inbreeding became an issue. As a result of generations of mutations and lost generic diversity from micro-evolution, today's species are both inferior to and more numerous than their original ancestral "kinds" that God created.
What biblical creationists do NOT believe in are macro-evolution, abiogenesis, cosmic evolution, or the big bang.
Macro-evolution would require the addition of functional genetic data. Evolutionists ascribe this to mutations. In reality, mutations either have no visible effect ("junk" dna changes - though scientists are now realizing that even so-called junk dna might have a purpose) or actively damage the previously functional dna sequences. The handful of examples they have of a mutation being "beneficial" have the same problem as micro-evolution, it's still a loss of the original (good) data. For example, when bacteria become drug resistant, it is often because a mutation caused damage to a part of the cell which the drug relies on to function.
On top of that, to create a new, functional organ - or even just a protein - would require the addition or modification of a ludicrously large number of nucleotides in a perfect sequence... without any intermediary stage being deadly... without subsequent mutations undoing previous changes (which they would - mutations are random)... and on top of that, every individual creature that carries this incomplete gene(s) throughout the generations mustn't die by chance before they can pass it on. Only after it becomes functionally beneficial would it have any advantage in selection, and even then would likely be drowned out by the rest of the gene pool.
Also, think of this: they say fish grew legs and walked onto dry land. What about a fish's environment is going to select for legs? What fish is going to develop legs (completely randomly, for millions of years) while living in the water, until they finally become useful enough to use on land? Additionally, legs by themselves would not be enough; it would also need functional changes to its skin/scales, circulatory system, respiratory system, instincts, eyes, spinal/skeletal structure, digestive system, etc. before the fish could even attempt using them.
It's ridiculous to think that life could come from rock soup (abiogenesis). Scientists have tried, repeatedly, to create the 20 amino acids that comprise life from nonliving matter in a laboratory, and have only succeeded with a couple of them (don't remember exact amount) under ideal laboratory conditions. It would have been impossible to get even that much under the NON-ideal conditions of the hypothetical primordial earth.
Sorry the note's running so long. Lots more I could talk about, but I'll cut it short here.
TLDR: Micro-evolution happens, all other kinds of evolution are bogus.

2026-03-21 01:51:50 UTC

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Please note, I'm aware that there's lots of controversy about and hate toward the guy from various groups. I'm not saying he's right about everything (in particular, I'm unfamiliar with his political and doctrinal views), but generally I agree with his statements regarding creation/evolution.
Many of his points are self-evident based upon available evidence and logic. Problem is many people either never see the evidence or don't think to question what they've been taught logically. Then they just have a gut reaction of "crazy religious person don't listen to him."

2026-03-21 01:33:33 UTC

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If you're legitimately interested in hearing the creationist view explained (and evolution refuted) I'd recommend watching some of the many lectures or debates by Dr. Kent Hovind.
https://www.sermonindex.net/speakers/kent-hovind
His video series are free to copy/distribute, but if you want dvd copies from the source you can go to: https://dr-dino.myshopify.com/collections/all-dvds

2026-01-26 17:39:53 UTC

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Do you have a source for this quote? I agree that this is one of their preferred socio-political tools in modern politics, but the quote itself appears to originate neither from the communists nor the 1940s.