geekigai

Yeshua maximalist
Family maximalist (father of 6)
Homeschool maximalist
Bitcoin maximalist
Bitcoin Chatt meetup organizer
Satlantis Ambassador Concierge

Public Key

npub1693220pmp0a4c04a0p7hkz874vsxkyfrvtk2yk4zjyj3e4c0ugjs3r4j0c

NIP-57 Address

geekigai@coinos.io

Profile Code

nprofile1qqsdzc498sash76u867hsltmprl2kgrtzy3k9m9zt23fzfgu6u87yfgprpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuendwsh8w6t69e3xj730xrc7dz

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nostr.fmt.wiz.biz

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npub1693220pmp0a4c04a0p7hkz874vsxkyfrvtk2yk4zjyj3e4c0ugjs3r4j0c

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2025-04-18 21:15:46

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LOL
I think he meant trying to stack to a *total* of the current epoch's block reward; i.e., try to stack a total of 3.125 bitcoin before the halving in 2028.
If that fails, then I guess we can each try to stack 1.5625 bitcoin before the 2032 halving, or 0.78125 bitcoin before the 2036 halving, etc.
But even *that* might be too difficult for most people. It's still a worthwhile goal, though!

2025-04-16 21:46:03

Running Bitcoin.
#nevent1q…vdqu

2025-03-18 13:58:09

ישוע הוא המשיח. תעקוב אחריו.
"Jesus is the Messiah. Follow Him."
Block 777,777
TXID:
57518582d8ad0dde50b8dcd47d8672516aef74f18a9919d12fb9dbd6b99d667b
#nevent1q…h0zy

2025-02-21 23:54:24

My @npub1srs…whlh finally arrived earlier today! It's now hashing at about 10TH/s, and cleaning the air around it! 🤩
https://i.nostr.build/C9nEYUOwCaIvkHdt.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/O0rLEPr9u3s7zRh2.jpg
I tested it in my family room first, where the air quality was great, but now it's warming up my garage, where the air quality is, well...
...we call it 𝘱𝘰𝘰𝘳.
https://i.nostr.build/aN2B8dHmdjLlUEoW.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/L6mZioc7pFZqZIw8.jpg

2025-02-16 16:33:32

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Yes. This is exactly why we're introverts. 😆

2025-02-03 16:49:27

My second son, Adam, is about to celebrate his 16th birthday, and this is the invitation he created.
No, you're sadly not invited to his birthday party, but it's so good, I had to share it here. 😂
It's best read in a "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" type of voice (e.g., "And the number to which thou shalt count shall be three").
https://i.nostr.build/NOui3dN5zFzhYdhV.jpg

2025-01-30 11:57:54

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Strange. I'm getting your DMs (which is why I'm replying to you here now), but you're not getting mine. 🤔 It's probably an issue with my relays.
Anyway, if you're on Telegram, my DMs are open, and you can find me here: https://t.me/geekigai Let's chat there.

2025-01-24 02:35:46

I'm SO excited for the Bitcoin Beach Circular Economy Summit next week in #ElZonte, right before the Plan ₿ Forum in #SanSalvador! I'll be speaking there about @nprofile…72p8 , and how we can use it to supercharge all our efforts in building, maintaining, and improving Bitcoin circular economies.
If you're going to be there, then let's meet up! 🧡
https://m.primal.net/NxMt.png

2025-01-19 17:01:07

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I sent you a reply. I just wanted to let you know, since Nostr DMs are often unreliable.

2025-01-17 13:19:17

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Ha! Good point! How very interesting...

2025-01-17 05:15:47

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Absolutely.
I grew up Mormon/Latter-day Saint, but started waking up to the truth about it about a year ago, so I'm not a Mormon anymore. Mormons have a similar belief, but of 3 degrees/levels in heaven, and it's similarly destructive:
- The Telestial Glory: For those who were liars, thieves, adulterers, etc, but who nevertheless fought on God's side against Lucifer before the Earth was created. They can abide the presence of the Holy Ghost, but not of Jesus or of the Father (who are 3 separate beings, but perfectly united, according to Mormons' interpretation of the Bible and other books they consider scripture). This glory is metaphorically comparable to the brightness of the stars (they often refer to 1 Corinthians 15: 40-41 for this stars, moon, and sun metaphor).
- The Terrestrial Glory: For those who believed in Jesus and never committed major sins, but weren't valiant in following Him. They can abide the presence of the Holy Ghost and of Jesus Christ, but not if the Father. This glory ismetaphorically comparable to the brightness of the moon.
- The Celestial Glory: For those who valiantly lived and sacrificed for God the Father and Jesus Christ, and held nothing back. They can abide the presence of the Holy Ghost, of Jesus Christ, and of the Father, and will continue to grow in light, knowledge, wisdom, power, and general godliness forever. This glory ismetaphorically comparable to the brightness of the sun.
They say that these are 3 degrees of Heaven, but what I realized while falling down the rabbit hole away from Mormonism that the first 2, along with the level of no glory, called "Outer Darkness", are actually 3 levels of Hell. Because anything less than living and growing eternally in the presence of God, and inheriting all that He has, is Hell. One either accepts Jesus as their Savior and cast all their sins upon Him or they don't. So any levels for those who choose not to would be levels of Hell, not of Heaven.
So, to your point, and John Calvin's, the doctrine of degrees of glory is also a deadly fiction of Satan's which nullifies the cross of Christ.

2025-01-08 18:54:54

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Same! 😍

2024-12-24 05:39:22

Anyone know of a replacement for Google Docs/Sheets that's built on #Nostr?
#AskNostr

2024-12-22 17:43:08

Mormon Leadership: "Jesus is the Great Unifier!"
Connor Boyack ("Tuttle Twins" author, and also a Mormon): "Is He, though?"
As we approach Christmas, this is a great reminder for all Christians, not just Mormons.
https://youtu.be/MCYzJXP0_08

2024-12-22 17:41:13

Mormon Leadership: "Jesus is the Great Unifier!"
Connor Boyack ("Tuttle Twins" author, and also a Mormon): "Is He, though?"
As we approach Christmas, this is a great reminder for all Christmas, not just Mormons.
https://youtu.be/MCYzJXP0_08

2024-12-12 11:16:50

🇨🇦 The Vancouver city council voted in favor of the city further studying how to incorporate Bitcoin! 🙌
It's not on par with making Bitcoin legal tender, but it's leaving the door open for more opportunities and growth. Well done, Vancouver! 👏
https://cdn.satlantis.io/npub1693220pmp0a4c04a0p7hkz874vsxkyfrvtk2yk4zjyj3e4c0ugjs3r4j0c-1734002210104-photo_2024-12-11_18-37-55.jpg

2024-12-06 12:40:31

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Yes, this is definitely the perfect time to finish reading it! My oldest son and I finished it last week, and we loved it. Now I need to re-read it, though, since there's so much in it that I need to process and apply! I also want to read it out loud to my wife and younger kids, so I think I'll just do that and hit two birds with one stone. 😁

2024-12-05 02:35:02

𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗖𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗 $𝟭𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬!!!!!
https://i.nostr.build/4YSb2Jdt8QFbDjKF.jpg
@npub1nw5…n2gn IS FINALLY FREE!!!!!
$1 = 1000 SATS!!!!!
₿1 = 0.1 MILLION DOLLARS!!!!!
ONWARD AND UPWARD! 🚀
https://image.nostr.build/9605712130d0db34cf91ecb19d357989cd101ecec0fc4bf76a84bcaa92058132.jpg

2024-11-29 17:19:44

I'm definitely getting some Nehemiah 6 vibes from this video.
"I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?"
- Nehemiah 6:3
#nevent1q…dady

2024-11-29 05:02:22

We played a 3-hour game of Cities and Knights of Catan earlier this evening. Settlers are like pilgrims, so it's a bit of a Thanksgiving tradition for us to play it as a family.
I lost, in absolute last place, but my 12-year-old son won, and we all had a great time, so I'd say it was a complete success.
GN

2024-11-29 04:57:16

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Wait...that was a meme?

2024-11-28 15:27:14

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Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday. The 4th Thursday in November, I believe.
(I'm an American, and even I can't remember how Thanksgiving works! 😅)

2024-11-27 00:07:40

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Yep. When my daughter was much younger than a 4th grader, it was hard for her to understand monetary value, so I explained it using bananas, which get spotty and then rot in real life, and fictitious "super bananas" which only get better and more delicious with time.
I told her that, for this analogy, bananas = fiat, and super bananas = Bitcoin.
Me: "How many super bananas would you want?"
Her: "As many as I can get!"
Me: "Great! When would you ever eat (spend) them?"
Her: "🤔 Only when I REALLY need to."
Me: "Good. How many rotten bananas can I give you for 1 super banana?"
Her: "🤔 Infinite...? No, wait! There's no amount you could ever give me!"
And that was when I knew that she understood Bitcoin.

2024-11-22 04:09:23

And not just fiat money. Fiat in *all* it's forms.
In other words, the laser eyes are never coming down.
https://cdn.satlantis.io/npub1693220pmp0a4c04a0p7hkz874vsxkyfrvtk2yk4zjyj3e4c0ugjs3r4j0c-1732248563157-1000011149.jpg

2024-11-22 04:00:52

I think now is as good a time as any to remind everyone that no one is ever too late to #Bitcoin, as long as they can hodl it long enough.
#PSA

2024-11-22 03:25:32

$99K
Let's go! 🚀
https://i.nostr.build/xaMauBpzrrWWLEpM.gif

2024-11-21 04:33:08

Less than $3.5k 👀
@npub1nw5…n2gn
#nevent1q…wcrp

2024-11-21 03:33:05

Less than $4.5k until @npub1nw5…n2gn can finally be free.
👀

2024-11-21 02:34:04

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And a shorter version:
https://i.nostr.build/AMQBckjtPv35LOQb.gif

2024-11-21 02:25:58

Dear #Nostr,
I give you: Skeptical @npub15dq…lm5m
https://image.nostr.build/ba00d4bebaec366712ff571032c046353306bdedaf85f7fe3e8cc0f7f0e3afc7.gif
You're welcome.

2024-11-15 12:58:37

GM Bitcoiners! Are you ready for @npub1ad0…ng2c? I will be speaking about my "21 Questions" books, and hanging out at the Nostr booth. See you there!

2024-11-14 15:00:30

At block 870286, I had my first cup of coffee. Ever. ☕️
And probably my last, as well. 😂
It tasted like ash mixed with hot water. I would not recommend. 😝

2024-11-11 19:03:03

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#nevent1q…f3et

2024-11-11 18:52:18

This, but remember to stay humble, too. 😉
#nevent1q…4zty

2024-11-11 18:47:42

Let's make $85k the new $58k.

2024-11-10 19:36:46

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https://i.nostr.build/rbaBLNQUX3uvlS6x.jpg

2024-11-10 17:03:08

https://i.nostr.build/MbwWoDz5tN0OXrcl.jpg

2024-11-10 05:15:22

#Bitcoin #ATH $79K
https://youtu.be/J16lInLZRms

2024-11-09 14:15:00

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Question: What God did true believers serve before the Bible was compiled 1700 years ago? 🤔
Answer: The same God that's described in the Bible, of course, but they had no Bible to rely on then. So it seemed like they were serving the god of their own imagination, and only results (fulfilled prophecies, miracles, etc) were evidence that they were serving the true God of Reality.
God is unchanging; He's the same yesterday, today, and forever. So why can't we rely directly and personally on God the way the ancients did before the Bible, instead of using a man, a book, or anything else as an intermediary?

2024-11-08 11:14:11

While everyone else is celebrating Trump's victory, I'm like:
https://i.nostr.build/VegDQyBhS1K5f8tZ.jpg
GM

2024-11-07 23:09:55

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Scott Sterling, the early years.
https://youtu.be/8F9jXYOH2c0

2024-11-07 15:05:24

@npub1zf8…7888 @npub1dtg…up6m
https://m.primal.net/Lvke.png

2024-11-06 12:25:16

Free Ross Day 1
#nevent1q…20hx

2024-11-05 18:36:09

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@npub1zf8…7888 👀

2024-11-05 05:02:02

"Remember, remember!
The fifth of November,
The Gunpowder treason and plot;
I know of no reason
Why the Gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot!"
https://i.nostr.build/OTIR4saRd0puOZdN.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/OAZGspG0mRgpPqTl.jpg

2024-11-02 01:09:34

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2024-11-01 20:40:42

Seeing all these posts from people at @npub1hyx…tug7 is giving me do much FOMO. 😖
I just need to remember that there's only 13 days, 17 hours, and 20 minutes until @npub1ad0…ng2c begins, and only 11 days, 13 hours, and 5 minutes until my flight to El Salvador takes off!
But who's counting? 😆

2024-10-30 18:56:15

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Hey, everyone! I just wanted to remind you all that I won't be able to physically attend this month's Bitcoin Chatt, as I'll be in El Salvador, at the Adopting Bitcoin Conference. I might call from El Salvador, though, during the meetup, so I can say hi, and tell everyone about how the conference is going. Brett will be in charge of this meetup, so I'm sure you'll all have a great time!

2024-10-30 10:42:02

I've been meaning to post this since Saturday, but my 5 older kids and I went to @npub1s3l…dgdu in Atlanta, and we dressed up as 6 properties of sound money.
https://i.nostr.build/hlR1AJZzs4er8dHl.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/nm9KB4kZBKx3PvkA.jpg
Had my wife and infant son attended, she and I would have both been "Fungibility", and our 10-month-old would have been "Portability" (because boy is he a fast crawler! 😅).

2024-10-29 19:25:10

Bitcoin's about to make a new all-time high! I better get the memes ready--
https://i.nostr.build/OkxRgCub9awhley9.jpg

2024-10-29 19:13:49

Bitcoiners rn: https://i.nostr.build/1mg4KyBUnk7sebtR.jpg

2024-10-29 19:11:36

https://i.nostr.build/pWic8rhZzPXrh1um.jpg

2024-10-28 22:40:22

As you may recall, the film "V for Vendetta" was released in 2005, exactly 400 years after Guy Fawkes was caught and the Gunpowder Plot was thwarted.
In the film, V invites the people of London to join him in a year from then, to "give them a 5th of November that shall never, ever be forgot."
https://youtu.be/0IyuK069I-w
Well, this 5th of November is Election Day in the United States, and the 419th anniversary of the arrest of Guy Fawkes. This means that next year, 5 November 2025, will mark 420 years. Yeah, 420. 😅
It'll probably end up meaning nothing (right?), but the next year will definitely be interesting! 😬

2024-10-22 03:16:52

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GN 🫂

2024-10-22 01:17:24

Monero's greatest strength was that it had gone largely unnoticed for so long. But now that it started attracting a little more attention, it turns out to still be traceable after all.
Perfectly private money is not possible. The best anyone can do is get as close to 99.9% perfectly private as possible, but there will always be ways to track someone.
Perfectly hard money is possible, though, and exists as Bitcoin. And while perfectly hard money can be made more private, very (but not perfectly) private money cannot be made to be perfectly hard.
Remember: You cannot store the same value in two different monetary protocols at the same time. So choose wisely.
#nevent1q…nset

2024-10-22 00:59:11

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We aren't cheering because privacy was violated. That's high time preference and fiat.
We're cheering because those who chose to ignore the maxis' warnings and only learn through pain finally have a chance to learn and move forward. We're looking beyond this immediate circumstance, and seeing that humanity has progressed just a little bit farther, like so many starfish thrown back into the sea.
We're cheering because we feel triumphant; not for ourselves, but for all those who can now see truth a little more clearly.

2024-10-19 02:12:00

https://cdn.satlantis.io/npub1693220pmp0a4c04a0p7hkz874vsxkyfrvtk2yk4zjyj3e4c0ugjs3r4j0c-1729303920092-Satlantis%20Countries.jpg Based on a true story. @npub15xd2mmjnh3caykh77djsv73e0zkrp42jp5mwerx8f4m6su40wdvss7t3l3

2024-10-18 23:30:05

https://cdn.satlantis.io/npub1693220pmp0a4c04a0p7hkz874vsxkyfrvtk2yk4zjyj3e4c0ugjs3r4j0c-1729294198352-IMG_20241018_192510.jpg Spending the evening with some of my kids in a corn maze and other activities at a Fall Festival. I love this season! 😍🍂

2024-10-18 04:44:08

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GM 🤙
And now GN 😁

2024-10-17 20:02:59

Imagine the 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 in the hands of someone new to both #Bitcoin & #Nostr, when they have 2 little books that answer 21 of their top questions about both of these disruptive protocols! 🤯
https://i.nostr.build/0qv4Kmszx06yNeL2.jpg
Sovereign Value Communication
+
Sovereign Data Communication
=
Sovereign Individuals
#21Questions 🚀

2024-10-17 11:41:35

My 9.5-month-old still wakes up frequently during the night to nurse. But sometimes he wakes up while snuggling with me, and sometimes while snuggling with my wife. In the dark, he often gets turned around and disoriented, so he tells us apart by grabbing our chins:
Beard? It's me, and he starts fussing, since I can't feed him.
No beard? It's his mommy, and he starts giggling with excitement and anticipation of food.
GM

2024-10-17 03:19:01

This is how AI was always meant to be used. 😂
GN
#nevent1q…g4u9

2024-10-16 20:58:00

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Social 2.0 Fixes This
#nevent1q…kn66

2024-10-16 00:26:34

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I kind of agree, but here's my "ackchyually": I think what we use in the US and most of the West today is more like a "BDC", so just without the first "C".
We use a Digital Currency that comes from a Bank, but not directly from the Central bank. There's at least another degree or two of separation between us and those who run the Fed.
With a CBDC, everyone uses the same bank, which has the power to give you money, take it away, make it expire, or do anything else with it, with or without cause. Yes, banks in the US can do that now, but there are still too many competing banks, which makes that kind of control and oppression difficult.
If we had a CBDC, none of us who use bitcoin or Nostr, or who talk about the kinds of things we usually talk about would have any more fiat to spend, or be able to get paid from any of our jobs. The Fed and government can do that on a small scale, so they can and do freeze the accounts of high profile individuals, but the fact that they can't do that to all of us is evidence that we don't have a CBDC, but just a BDC.
Okay, thanks for letting me get that #ackchyually out of my system. I'm done now. 😅

2024-10-15 18:07:55

This excerpt from the introduction to "The Bushido of Bitcoin", by @npub1dtg…up6m, is 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜! 🤯🤩
https://barsoom.substack.com/p/hard-money-and-hard-men
And if you haven't ordered your copy of "The Bushido of Bitcoin" yet, you should do that right now, here:
https://geyser.fund/project/bushidoofbitcoin

2024-10-13 00:10:53

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So if "the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils" (1 Timothy 6:10, ESV), fiat money is the root of the love of money.
Yup. 🤙

2024-10-11 21:27:52

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Test 2

2024-10-11 21:27:35

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Test

2024-10-11 21:23:34

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Hmm...I typed that through the Bitcoin Chatt account, up in the "Announcements" section, and then when I switched accounts again and came back here, the announcement moved down here. We'll need to fix that. 🔧

2024-10-11 21:12:29

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Hey, check it out! We can comment on these events now! 🤩

2024-10-10 01:04:29

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If the incentives were such that parents wanted to leech off their children, and only have children in the first place in order to create slaves who will do their every bidding, then perhaps. But that's the opposite of how every parent is incentivized, and would effectively destroy the human race in a single generation.
Unless the parent is extremely mentally ill (they do exist), they will always desire to put themselves on the line to ensure a better present and future for their children. They'll let their children feed off of them (which all babies are literally meant to do!), if that's what it takes. They'll devote every hour of every day to their needs, until they gradually become independent.
It's the exact opposite of someone who desires political power over the lives of others.

2024-10-09 15:17:39

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Yep, I've received 3 zaps from you: 93 sats, 1 sat, and 1111 sats just now. Thanks!

2024-10-08 20:16:05

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1: Definitely @npub15xd…t3l3: satlantis.io
2: I like that it allows me to connect with individuals, events, and business in my local area. As a Bitcoin meetup organizer, Satlantis is really valuable for planning and announcing events. And, if anyone ever wants to come visit my town, there's already a list of the best venues in my city's merchant map.
3: I'm really looking forward to when Satlantis adds chat groups to each city! 🤩 My meetup really wants to ditch Telegram, so Satlantis will naturally be the best choice.
4: I'd like to see a bitcoin wallet app that's integrated with Nostr, and is self-custodial for both on-chain AND Lightning funds. Basically @npub1h2q…w8ch, if they also offered self-custodial Lightning, the way @npub1mut…23vg used to (or I guess still does, if you run an instance of it yourself).
I hope that helps! 💜

2024-10-07 13:51:02

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And now, Korihor said to Alma, "If you will show me a sign, that I may be convinced that there is a God, and show me that he has power, then will I be convinced of the truth of your words."
But Alma said to him, "You have had signs enough. Will you tempt your God? Will you say, 'show me a sign,' when you have the testimony of all these, your brothers, and also all the holy prophets? The scriptures are laid before you, and all things denote there is a God, even the earth and all things that are upon the face of it, and its motion. And also all the planets, which move in their regular form, do witness that there is a Supreme Creator."
- Alma 30:43-44
https://i.nostr.build/Ld1dqRUZs3bYhdpq.jpg

2024-10-05 00:52:07

I just watched last Tuesday's episode of Tuttle Twins (why on Earth are they not on Nostr yet?!?), and saw this clip of next month's episode! 🤩🧡
Well done, @npub1rxy…hnp8! 👏 This episode is going to be amazing! 🥳
https://v.nostr.build/EmIkNtBjIp5VO44t.mp4

2024-10-04 09:18:43

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That, along with the more commonly used #asknostr hashtag, and the new #boothstr hashtag. 😁

2024-10-04 02:23:08

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Movie? You mean documentary.

2024-10-02 14:28:20

Over 18 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 sats have been raised for the Nostr booth so far! 🤯
That's great, but it's just getting started.
Join this 100% community-driven initiative to educate the masses on censorship-resistant communication by following the link below.
Let's increase Nostr adoption everywhere! 💜
https://geyser.fund/project/thenostrboothinitiative

2024-10-02 13:55:17

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Here's my list, in the order of what I use most, to least:
- Amethyst: a Twitter-like app with lots of cool features.
- Primal: a Twitter-like app with lots of cool features, including its own embedded Lightning wallet.
- Satlantis: a Trip Advisor + Instagram + Meetup[dot]com app that I plan to use more as I travel, after the MVP is released.
- Spring: a browser for many Nostr apps (you can use it to login on Satlantis on Android!).
- 0xChat: an excellent chat app for Nostr, with Twitter-like capabilities, as well.
- Nostr.at : a great tool for sharing Nostr notes outside of Nostr, with people who may or may not have a Nostr account.
- w3.do : a simple URL shortener, built on Nostr (great for sharing Nostr.at links, which are often lengthy)
- Zap.stream : a livestreaming website for videos, chats, and sending zaps during streams.
- Zap.store : a browser for installing many Nostr apps.
- Highlighter: a Nostr app for long-form posts, like on Medium or Substack.
I'm sure I'm forgetting a few others that I've used now and then, but those are the main ones.

2024-10-02 13:55:05

🇬 🇲
As many of you know, I'm working on the Nostr edition of "21 Questions", which is a follow-up to the Bitcoin edition that I published earlier this year, and which you can purchase here: https://a.co/d/0mcMtUC
In the Nostr edition, question 5 is: "What are the most popular Nostr apps, and how do they compare?"
In the comments below, list ALL the Nostr apps/clients you regularly use, and what they're mainly used for. The Nostr ecosystem is YUGE and varies widely; it seems there's always something new to discover.
I'll zap the lists that I find to be the most helpful! ⚡

2024-09-30 16:31:17

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¡Guau! 🤩 Sí, me veo. ¡Me gusta mucho! ¿Cómo hiciste esto? Y también... ¿por qué elegiste crear esto? 😅

2024-09-27 20:00:17

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324 now... 😉
Number Go Up! 📈

2024-09-25 00:53:18

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What can I do for Nostr?
I can gather together 21 key questions about Nostr, collect answers for them from as many of the most knowledgeable Nostriches as I can, and combine all their answers in a book. I'll call it: "21 Questions: A Beginners Guide to Nostr"
https://i.nostr.build/m3TjMEA1o0yo3KAO.jpg
I already made a book like that for Bitcoin, and I'm well on my way with collecting the answers for the Nostr edition of this book, too.
https://a.co/d/1G3NQJw

2024-09-24 12:29:58

Want more Bitcoiners to take the purple pill?
Check out this new initiative on @npub1kmw…xqk9. If enough of us donate just $9, it will be enough to add a Nostr booth to future Bitcoin conferences, and bring a new wave of Bitcoiners to the freedom and censorship resistance inherent to Nostr! 💜
https://geyser.fund/project/thenostrboothinitiative

2024-09-20 18:09:16

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Specifically Bitcoin.

2024-09-18 15:14:19

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https://cdn.satlantis.io/1726671816876-2024_09_13_17_05_58_706.jpg I was asked about my hat this morning. The guy thought it was pretty funny, but he asked, "Bitcoin's kinda irrelevant now, right? Like, it doesn't really matter, right?"
I was in a hurry, so I didn't get the chance to really tell him everything I wanted to say. But what cane to my mind was that while only 1 private bank can print more dollars, and anyone can "print" more cryptocurrencies, no one can print more bitcoin; it's the only money that you can really control yourself. So as long as that's still a desirable trait, Bitcoin is still relevant.
He didn't have anything to say to that, and I don't know if it made any sense to him, but I hope it'll get him to start thinking. Unfortunately, this is pretty typical for the Chattanooga area, but little by little, we can turn that around. 🧡

2024-09-17 22:00:53

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Her name is Amy. Amy Thyst.
😍

2024-09-17 17:54:34

Did 0xchat's notifications just explode for anyone else?

2024-09-17 10:45:23

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I'm trying to not be superstitious, but tonight's super blood moon (which will be visible from Europe and the US) has me thinking... Well, I'm likely over-thinking (as I often do 😅), but there are several factors with this particular super blood moon that are difficult to ignore.
https://m.primal.net/Ksda.png
First: Super moons, or times when a full moon coincides with the moon’s closest approach to Earth, happens on average 3 or 4 times per year. So not very rare, but an occasional occurrence.
Second: Blood moons, or lunar eclipses, happen on average approximately once every 2.5 years for any given single location on the Earth. So they're a little more rare than super moons, but still fairly common.
Third: Super blood moons, or lunar eclipses when the moon is closest to the Earth, happen on average only once every 1-2 decades, making them pretty rare, especially since the number of years from one to the next varies widely.
Fourth: This particular super blood moon is happening on the same night as the anniversary of the ratification of the US Constitution (IMO, the real birthdate of the US). I haven't been able to find when something like that happened before, even on a different important anniversary.
Fifth: All this -- a super blood moon on the anniversary of the US Constitution going into effect -- just before the most divisive election in US history, with one candidate being a 2-time survivor of assassination attempts. I'm not a Trump supporter, but neither do I hate him; I like his negotiating skills, and I definitely wouldn't mind it if he ended up doing some of the things he's been claiming to do, as a lure for Bitcoiners to vote for him, so I suppose he has my support in those ways. And Kamala's pure evil, so there's no point talking more about her.
https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i0tUTQ0i5X10/v0/-1x-1.webp
And as a bonus sixth point: This super blood moon on the anniversary of the Constitution just before an election in which one side literally wants to kill the leader of the other side, is also likely happening near the end of Ezra's vision of the eagle kingdom, as recorded in 2 Esdras 11 and 12 in the Apocrypha.
If you're unfamiliar with Ezra's Eagle, this video is a good intro to the basics:
https://youtu.be/RhYmvwVREYg
If that vision plays out as many think it will, then Joe Biden will stop being president before the end of his term (which may have already happened), and the next 2 who will "think to rule" (Trump and Vance?), will each be taken out by the deep state, which will then start to rule over the whole world more overtly and tyrannically.
That's not the end of the story of the eagle kingdom that Ezra saw, but you'll have to look it up yourself if you want to know what happens next.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GChnT7bbEAAbVmH.jpg
Despite this super blood moon on the anniversary of the Constitution just before an election in which one side literally wants to kill the leader of the other side and the climactic point of Ezra's Eagle might be about to play out, it might all end up being a nothing burger. But I have to admit that, given all these points, regardless of what's actually going to happen, God certainly has my attention.

2024-09-16 11:10:14

Are you orange and purple pilling the hard way or the easy way?
The 21 Questions books are here to make orange and purple pilling easy.
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The first book, A Beginners Guide to Bitcoin, answers the top 21 questions that those new or unfamiliar with Bitcoin tend to ask. These questions are:
Part 1: Bitcoin
Question 1: What is Bitcoin?
Question 2: Why is Bitcoin Important?
Question 3: Who Controls the Bitcoin Network?
Question 4: Why is Bitcoin Limited to 21 Million and Not Some Other Number?
Question 5: Is Bitcoin Only Affordable for the Wealthy?
Question 6: Why is the Price of Bitcoin so Volatile and Unpredictable?
Question 7: How High Can Bitcoin's Price Go?
Part 2: Economics
Question 8: What is Money?
Question 9: Why is Money Important?
Question 10: What are the Properties of Sound Money?
Question 11: How Does Bitcoin Compare with Fiat Currencies?
Question 12: How Can Bitcoin be Money if it Doesn’t Have Intrinsic Value?
Question 13: Isn't Some Inflation Good for the Economy?
Question 14: Why is it Important to Separate the Control of Money from the State?
Part 3: Misconceptions
Question 15: Since Bitcoin is Only Code, Can't Someone Just Copy It?
Question 16: Should I Diversify into Other Cryptocurrencies?
Question 17: Won't Bitcoin's Disinflationary Nature Discourage Spending, Encourage Hoarding, and Cause Economic Stagnation?
Question 18: Since We Don’t Know Who Created Bitcoin, How Do We Know it was Created with Good Intentions?
Question 19: What Would Happen if a Powerful Government Simply Banned Bitcoin?
Question 20: Is Bitcoin's Energy Use Harmful to the Environment?
Question 21: With Only a Few Transactions per Second, How Can Bitcoin Scale to be Used as Global Money?
Each question is answered by many of the most well-known people in the Bitcoin space, and concluded with a thorough answer from the @npub1tay…9l42 large language model, which is built on everything ever said or written about Bitcoin.
You can purchase a copy of "21 Questions: A Beginners Guide to Bitcoin" here:
https://a.co/d/1G3NQJw
Similarly, the second book in the 21 Questions book series, A Beginners Guide to Nostr, answers 21 key questions that those unfamiliar with Nostr are likely to ask. These questions are:
Part 1: Nostr Basics
Question 1: What is Nostr?
Question 2: Who created Nostr?
Question 3: Why do we need Nostr?
Question 4: How does Nostr compare with other social networks?
Question 5: What are the most popular Nostr apps and how do they compare?
Question 6: What are zaps and how do I use them?
Question 7: What else can Nostr do, other than social media?
Part 2: Using Nostr
Question 8: Can I migrate my data from other social networks to Nostr?
Question 9: Can I monetize content on Nostr?
Question 10: Are there any costs associated with using Nostr?
Question 11: Can I delete my posts on Nostr?
Question 12: Can I use Nostr anonymously?
Question 13: How do I secure my Nostr account?
Question 14: What are the best practices for maintaining privacy on Nostr?
Part 3: Nostr Under the Hood
Question 15: What is the difference between a public key and a private key on Nostr?
Question 16: What should I do if I lose access to my private key?
Question 17: What are relays and how do they work?
Question 18: Where is my Nostr data stored, and who owns it?
Question 19: Can I use my PC or phone to store my Nostr data, or do I need to run a relay?
Question 20: How does Nostr handle spam and bots?
Question 21: How do new features and updates get implemented in Nostr?
Each of these questions will have multiple answers from many of those behind Nostr's continued growth and development, though the @npub1tay…9l42 will not be included in this edition of 21 Questions.
https://nostrcheck.me/media/5824c03d29d372b3277cc0b6cb32d4541102a7af0865bda38fbcedec4d454efa/65840282ef48178b4f3dffd96a7d0c9f375b249e7da9a7cece72d52b7f5cd2cf.webp
Image by @npub1zty…kfjr
With these 2 books in hand, you will be prepared to orange and purple pill anyone who has any of these questions. And, as a bonus, any new user who reads these books will also be introduced to many of the names they can rely on most as they continue down the rabbit hole of self-sovereignty.
Expect the Nostr edition to be ready in a few months! 👀

2024-09-12 10:16:22

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I woke up, started getting ready to take my oldest sons to their morning class, and checked Bitcoin's price.
Me: "Oh. It's $58k."
My 14-year-old: "Is that up or down to $58k?"
Me: "Yes."

2024-09-11 12:33:57

Bitcoin defunds money printing terrorists, so they can't finance more 9/11s.
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2024-09-11 04:32:25

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In my experience there's no such thing as lowly peons.
Only men and women who have not fully hatched yet.

2024-09-10 01:23:09

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My thoughts exactly. Whether it's @npub1qny…95gx, or @npub1atn…h4x3, or another Bitcoiner they know in the Nashville area, we need an ambassador there right away!
satlantis.io

2024-09-10 00:30:21

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Yeah, those are common concerns about the Book of Mormon that I've heard a lot over the years. But I'm not here to argue, and I'm still a learning work-in-progress (aren't we all?), so maybe I'll eventually arrive at the same conclusions that you have. We'll see.
It's important to understand, though, that the Book of Mormon does not teach another gospel; it confirms and testifies of the gospel that's taught in the Bible. As Paul also said: "In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established." (2 Corinthians 13:1)
Also, Revelation 22:18-19 is only referring to the Book of Revelation, not the entire Holy Library (which is what "Bible" means). The Bible was not written all at once, or in the order that the books are in today. And most scholars agree that the Gospel According to John was written after John wrote the vision that became the Book of Revelation. So if it applied to everything written after that point, then we shouldn't include the Gospel According to John in the Bible.
If we choose to apply those words to all the currently-available words of God, then we must also follow the words in Deuteronomy 4:2: "Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you." That would mean that everything from Joshua to Revelation would not be God's word.
Of course I don't believe that; Deuteronomy 4:2 only applied to the Book of Deuteronomy. But the point is this: Is God incapable of adding more to His words? We know from the Bible that 10 of the tribes of Israel were lost, so is it out of the question that God would have spoken to them, too, and they might have written down His words, as a testimony of Jesus Christ and the words He gave us in the Bible?
Sadly, the LDS church has done a 𝘭𝘰𝘵 to give people the wrong impression about the Book of Mormon, all in an effort to puff itself up as "the one and only true church." The purpose of the Bible is to point the reader to Jesus Christ; the purpose of the Book of Mormon is to point the reader to also read the Bible 𝘢𝘯𝘥 to point them to Jesus Christ. So if you choose not to read it, but you've already found Jesus (which it seems like you have), then it might be unnecessary for you to read it, anyway. For me, I choose to look for truth wherever I can find it, so of course I started with the Bible, but God confirmed to me personally that truth is also found in the Book of Mormon, and also in many other records from other lost tribes of Israel that haven't been discovered yet.
Thank you for your kind words! I really hope that what I said didn't sound harsh or argumentative. That's the last thing I want! We're both on a journey to Jesus; any disagreement over details along the Way is, as Jesus would say, "strain[ing] at a gnat, and swallow[ing] a camel." (Matthew 23:24)
So I'll prayerfully consider what you shared with me, and trust God to lead both of us wherever He needs us to be. I believe you'll do the same. 💜

2024-09-09 23:14:29

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That's a 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 good question that deserves a better answer than I can give here (edit: which turned out to be YUGE). But I'll try anyway.
Actually, a quick note about the first part: yes, my wife and I have seen that kind of shunning before. We recently told my mom and my wife's parents about our change of beliefs, and fortunately, 2 of my sisters have already left the LDS church, so this wasn't new for my mom, and my in-laws told us that they've been having doubts of their own, so they each took it well enough (though we still had to explain ourselves very delicately).
Mormons tend to hold their testimonies of the church's truthfulness as very precious, so when they meet someone who left the church, I've observed (including within myself, years ago) that the shunning comes more from fear than animosity. Like, imagine if you had a puppy and you met someone who was walking around with puppy poison, you might want to avoid them, even if they had no reason to use their poison on your puppy. So having had similar fears before, I get it, but it's a shame that so much fear blocks out the ability for many (though not all) Mormons and former-Mormons to interact like regular human beings. 🫤
Okay, now back to your question.
First and foremost, I believe that the Book of Mormon is an accurate translation (with the exception of a few changes that have been made to it over the years) of a real ancient record because I've read it, studied it closely, tested out its teachings, asked God if it was true, and received a confirmation from Him, as well as through the results of testing out its teachings, that it is true. While I believe that's the best way to know for sure, it's also an extremely personal way of going about it, so I don't blame anyone for being dubious of that explanation.
There's a part near the end of the Book of Mormon, when Mormon's son, Moroni, has taken over writing the record. Speaking to the future readers, he says:
"And now, I, Moroni, would ... show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for 𝘆𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵." (Ether 12:6)
In other words, if one has faith in something that's true, then they 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 receive a witness -- or evidence -- of it sooner or later, but only after their faith has been tested. Only after getting the spiritual witness that I described above, I started noticing evidences that showed that it was impossible for Joseph Smith to have made it up. But, if I had gone in the opposite order by looking for physical evidences first, it would have been like building the roof of a house first before the foundation, and my conviction of the Book of Mormon's truthfulness would've been built on the shaky ground of modern discoveries and opinions that are here today and gone tomorrow.
So, with what I'm about to say, please don't think for a moment that I'm trying to "prove" the Book of Mormon' truthfulness to you. That's a personal matter for those who put in the work to read it and test out what it teaches. After all, I can only show you the door; you're the one who has to walk through it. 😉
So here are some reasons why Joseph Smith couldn't have written the Book of Mormon, for your consideration:
First, Joseph Smith was far too uneducated to have written the Book of Mormon. He was a 23-year-old farmer in the 1820s in upstate New York, and had about 3 years of education. His own wife, Emma, said that he "could hardly write a well-worded letter, let alone a book," and yet he managed to get the whole Book of Mormon written in about 2 months. He would dictate it to a scribe for hours on end, and all of them (including some very skeptical neighbors) said that whenever he'd return to translating after meals or other breaks, he'd pick up right where he left off, without needing to have any of what was already translated read back to him.
Second, word-print analyses, also known as stylometry, have been done on the Book of Mormon, and then compared with the writings of Joseph Smith and those he knew (just in case it was somehow a collaborative effort). For context, none of the world's greatest authors (e.g. Mark Twain, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Dickens, etc) were ever able to make their characters speak with a different "voice" than the author's own wording style. Even disputes over ghost writers have been resolved using stylometry. And yet, the Book of Mormon's words do not match those of Joseph Smith's, or anyone else who could have played a part in writing it. There are many distinct "voices" in the Book of Mormon text, which all stay consistent with themselves, but never follow a word pattern used by Joseph Smith or anyone else we know of. Here's a video that explains it better:
https://youtu.be/hBcAKdbCbEc
Third, we know of 24 people other than Joseph Smith who felt or saw the plates that the Book of Mormon was engraved on. Some of them (I think 4 or 5) said they also saw the angel that Joseph claimed had shown him where the plates were buried, but all the others either saw the plates and their engravings, or (as was the case for Joseph's wife) felt them through a cloth. Many of those 24 later had major falling-outs with Joseph, and left the church he later started. Long after Joseph's death, they were often mocked for their testimony and bribed to renounce it publicly or privately, but despite all the incentives to do so, none of them ever did.
Fourth, there are many things written in the Book of Mormon that were unknown to anyone of that place and time, including over a hundred details that common knowledge back then said was the opposite of what the Book of Mormon said. And yet, the Book of Mormon continues to age well as one by one, discoveries are made that show its claims to be correct. My personal favorite is a short mention of a place called "Nahom," where a man named Ishmael is buried, shortly after the family at the beginning of the book leaves Jerusalem. In the 1970's (if I recall correctly), the ruins of a burial site called Nahom was discovered in exactly the place where it's described in the Book of Mormon (in southern Saudi Arabia, near the Red Sea). Other examples include Hebrew literary forms like chiasms (a form of Hebrew poetry that wasn't known about in the west until the 1960s), depictions of ancient American wars (in the 1820s it was thought that the ancient Native Americans had been very peaceful, unlike what the Book of Mormon shows), and geographic descriptions that only fit central America but couldn't have been known by a farm boy in New York with no maps, and had never traveled outside of the northeastern United States.
And fifth, there are stories in the Book of Mormon that are interwoven and connected with other stories in the book, and are hard to keep track of (especially in one particular book: the Book of Mosiah). But if Joseph wrote it, he was somehow able to keep it all straight and leave no loose ends without using any notes or going back to "retranslate" something he missed.
For almost 200 years, people have tried to discredit the Book of Mormon, but none of their attempts have remained consistent with the facts. When all the facts are considered, it's hard to come up with any other possibility than the one Joseph Smith claimed (after almost 2 centuries no one has come up with a probable explanation). As Arthur Conan Doyle famously said, "When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." Given all this evidence (and I'm sure I'm forgetting some), I can only conclude that the Book of Mormon was written by supernatural means; whether they were good or bad means can really only be determined by reading it yourself. Personally, I find the book to be good. It's a companion to the Bible, a witness that the Bible is God's word, and a record from one of the lost tribes that the Bible talks about. But that's a matter for everyone to find out on their own.
I said in my original post that the LDS church is probably the worst thing that ever happened to the Book of Mormon, and I stand by that. After Brigham Young's utterly 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘦 teachings (e.g. polygamy, Africans being cursed by God, Adam and God being literally the same person, the secret Masonic temple ceremony, the idea that murder can be good when the victim has committed a sin so terrible that only their death will cleanse them of it -- these sins included murder, but also included leaving the church and the Utah area, and going back to the United States' territory at the time -- and many more), and after the church leaders who carried on some of those teachings after Brigham's death, more recent church leaders were faced with a conundrum: Throw Brigham Young under the bus and admit that the church has been apostate since Joseph Smith's death (if not sooner), or throw Joseph Smith under the bus and claim that Brigham Young was simply carrying on the abominations that Joseph had started in secret. Brigham had already altered a lot of Joseph's writings, so modern church leaders decided to venerate Brigham Young at Joseph Smith's expense.
This makes Joseph Smith's already-outlandish claims about the Book of Mormon's origins even less believable, and casts a shadow over the Book of Mormon that never needed to be there. Had it not been for that, I still wouldn't blame anyone for not believing the story of how the Book of Mormon came to be, but with all the falsehoods heaped onto Joseph Smith by the very church that claims to be the continuation of what he started, people have more reasons than ever to write-off the Book of Mormon as fraudulent. I wish they wouldn't, of course, and I wish they'd give it a chance, so as to enhance their understanding of God and His words in the Bible, but that's ultimately up to each individual to either try out or not.
Thanks for asking that question, and especially for reading this ginormous response! 😅 Feel free to respond, but I may not reply for a while. I need a break. 😆

2024-09-09 18:57:52

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I know it sounds confusing, but yeah, I believe in the Bible and the Book of Mormon, but I don't believe that the modern Mormon church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is led by God. They teach a lit of good and true things, but there are many other doctrines they teach (that there's a living prophet today, that the church has God's authority, that men will have the option to have many wives after this life, etc) that I simply do not believe.
There's a fallacious argument that's often taught (I know I've taught it a lot), which says that if the Book of Mormon is true, then the church that believes in it, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, must also be true. While I agree that the only logical way that the Book of Mormon can even exist is if Joseph Smith was given a gift from God to translate them, that has absolutely no bearing on the rest of Joseph's life, or the question of whether he continued to be a true prophet, whether Brigham Young was supposed to take over after him as a true prophet, or whether the LDS church is still run by prophets that talk to God today.
After carefully studying the original documents on https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/ , I've arrived at the opinion that there's no other way that Joseph could have produced the Book of Mormon, other than by the power of God. I also found writings that I believe to be real revelations to him from God. However, I also found many such revelations that were altered by Joseph and others in the years following their being given. Joseph had many weaknesses, like the tendency to attempt to take power into his own hands, rather than relying on God (like when he searched for buried treasure to help finance his new floundering church, or when he created his own bank notes for the same purpose (he was basically shitcoining ~170 years before crypto existed), or when he ran for mayor of the biggest city in Illinois, or when he ran for president), but the weakness he's blamed for most by the modern LDS church, polygamy, was definitely not one of them.
So I have quietly believed for many months now that Joseph really translated the Book of Mormon, really received other revelations, but was still a very flawed human being, just like all of us. I also, discovered, though, that the LDS church was infiltrated and taken over by some of the most evil people around at the time: Brigham Young, John Taylor, Willard Richards, and others. And the church has been lost and falling away ever since.
I hope that clears up the confusion!

2024-09-09 10:46:34

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2024-09-09 10:42:42

This a very personal note, but my life has changed a lot this year: my 6th child was born, my 1st book was published, I started working on Satlantis, and even my religious views have changed.
I've been keeping that last part secret, but I think now is the time to state my beliefs publicly.
For those of you who don't already know, I grew up as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as "Mormons". That may come as a surprise to some, but others may have already known that, or figured it out.
For any believing Latter-day Saints reading this: Trigger warning.
First, a few quick points about Mormons:
- Yes, Mormons are Christians. They believe that the Jesus of the Bible is the only way back to God.
- No, Mormons aren't polygamists. They officially stopped that in 1890, and then again in 1904, and then for real in the early 1920s.
- Yes, Mormons believe in the Bible.
- No, the Book of Mormon was never intended to replace the Bible.
- Yes, Mormons believe God can make us how He is and give us all that He has (Romans 8:16-17).
- No, Mormons don't believe they'll get their own planet.🙄
With that out of the way, here's what I really came here to say:
I no longer consider myself a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I haven't removed my name from their records yet (I'd like to stay on the church's directory for now), but I do not consider myself a Mormon anymore.
That's probably shocking to those who knew I was a Mormon, and especially to my Mormon friends.
To them I say that I hold nothing against the church or any member. I've simply learned that the church has been corrupt and apostate for ~190 years.
I'm not interested in arguing with anyone about this, though.
Here's what I still believe:
- God is real.
- Jesus Christ died so the Father could raise us up to His level.
- The Bible (as it was originally written) is the word of God.
- The Book of Mormon is also the word of God, translated by God's power through Joseph Smith.
That's right, I still believe the Book of Mormon is (mostly) true, but the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is not, and has been far off course for a long time.
I believe in 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 of Joseph Smith's teachings, but others were altered after his assassination, and others were just his opinions.
But from that point forward, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and I part ways.
And no, Joseph Smith never practiced polygamy. That was 100% from Brigham Young, as well as Joseph and Hyrum Smith's murderers, Willard Richards and John Taylor, who got it from a group known as the Cochranites.
Joseph and his brother Hyrum were 2 of polygamy's biggest opponents, and preached against it almost literally to their deaths. Brigham Young and others later spread many lies about them to serve their own credibility, but the truth is now coming to light, as it always does.
Let me emphasize that I hold no animosity toward the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or its members. My family (who have all come to the same conclusions...well, except for my 8-month-old) and I love attending our local ward [i.e. congregation] for any truths taught, and our friends there.
For those of you who have not read the Book of Mormon, I still highly recommend it, but I also recommend that you stay away from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Ironically, the "Mormon" church, as it's nicknamed, is likely the worst thing that ever happened to the Book of Mormon.
There are dozens of Mormon splinter groups that have split off from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but they're all at least as lost as the mainstream Brighamite branch that's headquartered in Salt Lake City. So for anyone wondering, no, I have no plans to join with any of them.
I now simply conder myself a Christian, a follower of the Way. I refer to the Bible, the Book of Mormon, and all other true books for guidance, no matter where they come from.
𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻.
One more thing:
"Mormon" is said 21 times here, but contrary to what President Russell M. Nelson (think of him like the Mormon version of the Pope) has said, saying "Mormon church" is not a victory for Satan. But Nelson hiding his works (and those of past church presidents) in the dark, is.
I wish him a very happy 100th birthday, though.😁

2024-09-09 03:24:32

Rely on God for everything you can't control, and everything becomes a win-win situation.
GN