Ah; a woman of culture.

Incidentally, Christine Webber (who probably knows a bit about the subject) was going over how decentralized BlueSky really is or not (spoiler, it’s not): https://social.coop/@cwebber/113527462572885698

I mean, they’re good questions. I don’t know if knowing the answer is simple, though.

I would say that I’d think any conception of a Just or Good god would take into account one’s level of power in a system, though.

A CEO who has access to the data and the power to do something? I expect you could make the argument yes.

I think the average person who has to use a car because it’s the only way to get to the job which feeds their family is probably not committing a mortal sin.

And I think it’s fair to consider cases where a person may be aware of the data (and able to transfer away from a car by making changes in their life) but not fully register how they contribute to it to be cases where we might argue that they aren’t fully aware that they’re doing wrong or harm.

As a Catholic, it’s slightly grating for most criticisms regarding Christianity to just be reactions to the most obnoxious Protestants.

(for reference,

• not being a Christian isn’t a sin
• while it is required to believe a Hell exists, there is no requirement to believe anyone is there
  • we don’t ever purport to know whether anyone is there or not
  • https://64.media.tumblr.com/c687504931fcc8f598b1eba5157ec59f/930251a53f94acd8-e8/s1280x1920/deb1ae7d735c691b97d3766207fcd10da8eae4a1.pnj
• free choice/will is paramount
  • we break sins into veneal and mortal
    • mortal sins are the ones that send you to Hell
  • you cannot commit a mortal sin without full knowledge that what you’re doing is wrong and choosing so anyway
  • we may not necessary be clear on the hows/whys/details but it follows that anyone in Hell is there because of deliberate choice on their part
  • again, not believing isn’t a sin
  • see previous point about the possibility no one is there

Not to say that Catholicism doesn’t have things it can be criticized for (Lord knows) but I know the type of Christians your taking about and it’s just so far and beyond removed from our actual theology)

https://furilabs.com/ may be of interest.

As I understand it, they’ve made a lot of their own improvements that improve the user experience.

I remember really liking it, when I first saw it, but I was in high school, at the time.

It’s a film (like many at the time) that’s much more influenced by the impact of 9/11 than Asimov.

You’ll probably be entertained though (it’s certainly still a competently made film) so I’d say watch it; that way you can know what others are referring to and be in on the cultural zeitgeist.

I don’t think they were saying they’re Nazis; unfortunately, many people can’t recognize the harm a group does if that harm is slow or “off-screen” (like the poverty or civil restrictions most conservative policies inevitably result in).

I think they were just using a conservative group such as the Nazis since it’d be much more obvious to the average person as to why we need to draw a line, with some groups, and cleanly indicate why OP’s blanket statement that “everyone should be welcome” can’t possibly be true.

There are those who view this offer to share their thoughts and existence as an opportunity to permanently terminate the same of others.

That’s kind of the funniest way to not know what it is, though.

Which is galling, in its own right, as it’s – by definition – all overtime.

Huh; any idea why that, of all things, would slow everything down?

I know it won’t make a difference to them (who’re the cafeteria Catholics, now?) but it is an official part of the catechism.

The origin of the term “op-ed” is derived from the piece originally having appeared on the “opposite side” of the newspaper from the editorial page.