Posts by Thomas Nelson25

The vibe's gotta be spot on

lonestag15 said:Nah... and who would I even ask? You’d probably just run into some mediocre priest who’d stare at you like you were some idiot staring at a cow with spots...

It’s just... you know... that feeling... there's no time... damn, how do I even put this into words... I remember experiencing it, but I don't have the strength to explain right now...

And eternity? That's it... haha... one word and it's simple enough... 😉

I asked... two priests... what "ages of ages" actually means...
And just like you said—they just blinked and went blank. 😁

Zachary Cox69 said:That's just not right. If you haven't made things right with God, then you're headed to hell.
"There are many inside who are actually outside, and plenty of those outside who are truly inside"—that's what the Catholic theologian and priest Hans Küng once said.
By the way, I'd highly recommend his book "The existence of God" to anyone interested.
When I was personally moving away from atheism and turning back toward God, it really helped me out.

This whole "inside and outside" thing refers to the Catholic Church and the Kingdom of God—basically, heaven.

If you don't believe in Jesus, then according to what he supposedly said...😲

I know I'm going interplanetary and then right back again🙄

lonestag15 said:Well, I guess we are... we don't exactly have an official membership card or a ritual to prove it, right?

Ever actually ask the folks at the church what eternity even means?

lonestag15 said:Heaven sounds pretty sweet
But hell's got all the best people 😉

...nah, let's just all grab our exit tickets haha—we'll probably end up in the same spot anyway...

Freedom

Honestly, feels like it's all for nothing if you aren't out there doing the solo spiritual grind 😁

If you aren't part of the community... you're headed straight to hell.
Sadly, 😢

Sam Martinez9 said:That’s just nonsense.

Thirty years after World War II ended—and indeed, quite a bit earlier than that—German and Italian were taught in almost every school throughout America.

No one was forcing people in coastal cities to purge Italian loanwords from their speech, nor were folks in the Midwest being told to scrub German influences from their dialects. Instead, there was a steady focus on nurturing the standard literary American language.

The American language, regardless of whether it was categorized under the Serbo-American umbrella back then, enjoyed far more protection within America than it does today.

Nowadays, the threats are much more pervasive: the dominance of the internet, the influx of English-speakers, scientific papers being published exclusively in English, and the fact that people simply don't read books anymore—and reading is how a language lives and evolves. It actually requires more protection now.

But the real dangers are invisible; most "patriots" only seem to lose their minds when they see Cyrillic script.

Nationalistic intolerance needs to be called out because it isn't civilized... but then again, our world has changed a lot over the last twenty-five years. Between global integration, transitions... and just changing ways of thinking.

Still, you have to consider the actual victims who suffered in that city (or anywhere else)—how can we truly understand if we haven't felt it ourselves?
Just try looking at the numbers for a second—the casualties, the missing.

America can't force Mexico to reveal where the executed are buried. (Even the American politicians over there—Milorad Pupovac and his crew... they don't know either, but maybe someone does.)
Because these guys wouldn't admit to a crime like this.
Maybe in another twenty years.

Sam Martinez9 said:The Cyrillic script is being used.

Why is it that those of you who claim to hate outsiders don't even seem to care about your own heritage?

From what I can tell, you guys actually have the weakest grasp of the American language here.

Or perhaps you just have a fundamental hatred for knowledge? Are you all just too lazy to actually sit down and learn something?

Some resistance to that script is justified—based on past trauma—while some of it is just straight-up nationalism (pure intolerance).

It would be way easier for them if we weren't part of this union... the way it is, they have to deal with bilingualism. Of course, those politicians over in the neighboring country are pushing this issue on purpose, even making it a talking point for these elections.

lonestag15 said:Nah, it definitely doesn't go both ways. You've got people who actually know their stuff—folks who want to share knowledge and learn from others... and then you have this crowd that just exists to cynically stir the pot, all to satisfy some weird need to feel "smarter" than everyone else. Honestly? They feed on negativity and conflict just like vampires—probably because they can't handle their real lives... For those other guys, there's zero point in engaging, and I don't get why none of these threads ever stay constructive. It just turns into constant bickering and ego-tripping... This sub used to be top-tier ten years ago, too...

A little bit of acting smart isn't a bad thing—especially if they actually know what they're talking about, whether it's based on hard facts or just real-world experience.
It’s mostly just ego at work here.
Turns out this topic is easily the toughest one on the whole board—you basically end up with two camps: the hardcore dogmatists clinging to religion, or the skeptics who checked out of spirituality entirely and now just spend their time whining and spreading bad vibes.

When it comes to "healing"... it’s a two-way street. People start recognizing things—and then all the pointless arguing kicks in.
Dominators and victims—it’s an old dance, isn't it?

When people start throwing around psychoanalytic diagnoses just to win an argument—you know, that classic ad hominem move—what can you even say? It’s basically just "experts" doing their thing. 😁
It's the exact same deal with illiteracy and all that other stuff—it just goes without saying.

I’d say we’ve got the most vampires on these forums, though I guess it works both ways

I get what it says, I just can't read this fast enough.
Some of us older folks actually learned Cyrillic back in school.

Psychological dilation of the belt—it basically backs up those experiences... so there’s actually some science behind it

neonmarlin39 said:Look, whether you show up or disappear, whether you exist or not, the entire universe is still just... there. It’s still existing. Objective reality doesn't give a damn about you or any other individual. The cosmos doesn't care about your mind or how you perceive things—it exists regardless of your presence or lack thereof.

Good to know for sure, 100%
Stay chill

Zachary Cox69 said:Here’s an example of how hitting rock bottom can actually push someone toward spirituality—toward God.
The guy went through his own version of hell in Warsaw, miraculously surviving execution at the farm, then dealing with Walmart and those Mexican camps.
And what’s most striking—he doesn't carry any hatred toward the Mexicans who put him through all that misery.

Fair enough. I get what you're saying, but I'm gonna pass on watching it.

So you're talking about levels of religiosity... basically finding ways to weave faith into everyday life.

Esotericism? Not really my thing... that's more about walking that thin line between existence and nothingness.

Zachary Cox69 said:But why can't you be spiritual while also dealing with life's practical issues?
To you, spirituality seems like a way to run away from reality. I know people who have lived relatively easy lives and stayed faithful, and others who were hit with massive hardships that drove them straight toward God.
Some believers were thrown into concentration camps and came out atheists—thinking that if God truly existed, He never would have allowed such horrors.
On the flip side, some non-believers went through those same camps and emerged with a profound, unshakable faith.
So, maybe don't be so quick to judge.

http://www.skripta.info/viktor-frank...-pdf-download/

In a way, it's always an escape—it's more like it's necessary... unless we're talking about religion.
Everything has its pros and cons—it's all pretty relative.

Andrew Gomez6 said:Spirituality can be a dangerous trap if you’re just using it as an escape hatch from real-world problems instead of actually dealing with them head-on using practical methods. It gets even sketchier when someone starts using it as an excuse to isolate themselves from everyone else. At that point, you aren't finding peace—you're just digging a deeper hole for yourself.

What kind of "practical means" are we talking about here?
And what do you mean by being "isolated"?

Zachary Cox69 said:Jesus didn't need to suffer for His own sake, but for ours. He took our sins upon Himself, even though He was without sin.

That's some heavy stuff...

I'm not much of a believer, so who knows, right?

Zachary Cox69 said:Personally, I just think the people doing that are plain old fools. Fanatics.

Maybe—or maybe not. He’s probably trying to say you can actually enlighten some folks this way.
It’s basically just a more hardcore version of yoga, right?..

I mean, you could even argue that Jesus Christ walked this earth in a similar fashion.
Basically, by going through massive physical pain and suffering.

I feel like when people go through those physical trials—you know, like how some cultures do it—they’re basically just trying to reach up toward the divine.

Stop with the nitpicking... I mean, sure, I know, but you're seriously watching which fraction of a second they existed for? What a joke of a camera... glad it didn't just disintegrate entirely.