Duncan Cary Palmer

#1 Following: Jesus the Christ. Why?

Jesus created the universe. He claims all as benevolent King, and I cordially invite you to voluntarily join his expanding Kingdom.

I believe that #Bitcoin is a significant tool for taking back power from the forces of darkness.

Read me here:
https://peakd.com/a/@creatr/b

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duncan@minibits.cash

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2025-04-05 18:24:12

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Hey! Fren!
I'm old, and I expect bitcoin to make things better for everyone, even after I'm gone, Thank God!😜🤣😂🫂💖🙏🏻👍

2025-04-05 16:19:30

What is America?🤔
The President: "I get to make shit up that YOU have to do, or WE will ROB or put you in a CAGE."
https://image.nostr.build/bde48f89f85a1ae0e8cbd952f3e1b0119e5669a96e76b85b9aa726beee016b65.jpg
THIS is how EVERY human state on the planet operates. It is the heart of the government where YOU live. It's time to WAKE UP, people, and admit that you have pledged your allegiance to a system run by demons: https://peakd.com/anarchy/@creatr/human-governments-are-satanic

2025-04-04 21:05:27

👇Important enough to boost.👇
#nevent1q…ea0a

2025-04-01 08:25:32

Greetings, Frens.
💥🎉🔥🙏🏻🫂💖😁🔥🎉💥
Do you read primarily in English?🤔
This Life Hack is meant for YOU!😆
Here is a link to what should become your "Go-To" English Bible:
https://2001translation.org/
"Why?," you might ask?🤔
I'm glad you asked!😜🤣
This 21st Century translation of the Scriptures into English is the ***most thoroughly honest*** translation I've found thus far in my near-decade long quest of grumbling in writing about the egregiously bad choices made by Bible translators:
https://peakd.com/library/@creatr/the-curmudgeon-s-bible-my-library-shelf
When I found the 2001 Project and began to spot-check key words and passages, I was both surprised and pleased to discover that the translation has already addressed many of the issues I've written about in "The Bible Curmudgeon" series linked just above.
While there are still improvements to be made, I take heart when I consider that it is the explicit policy of the 2001 Project not only to continually improve the translation, but also to accept suggested improvements from ANY SOURCE as long as they are well supported by good linguistic scholarship. God willing, I hope from time to time to offer input for the translation's ongoing improvement.🙏🏻😁
I commend 2001 for your serious consideration...👍
https://2001translation.org/
May our Lord and King Jesus bless you and yours greatly, and bless the 2001 Bible translation!
🙏🏻🫂💖😁

2025-03-31 16:03:47

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Have given YakiHonne serious tries twice in the past two years, and had nothing but tears and frustration...

2025-03-28 10:29:29

GN, Frens...😴
#nevent1q…sqhe

2025-03-28 10:28:51

It's bedtime, time for a micro-rant...
I am perpetually disappointed that I am not an antedeluvian.😢
Why?🤔
Here I am in my mid-70s, just beginning to feel I understand one or two of the more important things about life...🫂💖😁
However, I can already see the light at the end of the tunnel... and it's an oncoming train!😜😳
Were I an antediluvian man, I would be in the equivalent of my teens, just getting warmed up for the rest of my nearly one thousand-year life....

2025-03-27 06:44:51

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Great news!💖🫂🎉

2025-03-21 05:41:19

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A translation bias favoring statism is perhaps the most egregious fault in virtually all English translations of the Bible...

2025-03-16 22:33:09

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"One man's trash is another man's treasure." It's also true that where YOU don't pay attention, someone else might, and your disdain won't negatively affect the outcome...😃
When zero-algorithm V4V ultimately comes into its own, with millions or even billions successfully able to search for and find content of interest, EVERY nostr poster with ANYTHING of authentic value in ANY field will be well rewarded in the most organic way.🙏🏻💖🫂💥💯😆

2025-03-14 16:30:27

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Best wishes for your next one...🙏🏻🫂😃
At least lunar eclipses are much more frequent than solar!😁🥰

2025-03-14 07:24:57

Tonight's lunar eclipse is seen from the San Diego, California area...😃
First, an 8x zoom in from my Pixel 7a running graphene:
https://image.nostr.build/5a7903b8b36f0bcdde65519fbf6ef0d7e3f8d0a75e3cca779c9128518160cc6d.jpg
Next, a 1x view from the same device and camera in night mode:
https://image.nostr.build/b22ce04a3f259c77775d0f92134ac7ff904ade6141e27a7f6c06f88e52c032b9.jpg
#astronomy #moon #eclipse #grownostr

2025-03-11 17:23:34

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A few more peeps for ya' 😜🤣😆👍.
https://image.nostr.build/810076670d49605a7126d0243f8c50c19c43811aa0d144a3fe67e2e143bd9b8f.jpg

2025-03-11 17:08:58

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That's funny, 'cause I just snapped the photo this morning.😜🤣😂

2025-03-11 14:46:01

Good Morning, GM.🫂💖😄
https://image.nostr.build/92be82d749709109f1f4bc74e701ce8b62254d9638060bfc73701f0936e8e415.jpg
Thank God!
Now I know where to bring my magnets when they're ill...
😜🤣😂😁👍

2025-03-09 23:29:44

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IMNSHO, the scriptures are still, in actual practice and effect, reserved only for the elite...😢
Why do I say this?🤔
Because every church I've ever personally encountered, and every denomination I know of, use and promulgate poor and misleading translations of the scriptures.
I am primarily making this observation about English translations, not having examined those in other modern languages.
There is a much better (though far from perfect) English translation freely available here, if only churches and individuals were to know of it and begin using it:
https://2001translation.org/
I make this judgement of its relative quality based upon my personal research and evaluation of the majority of widely used English translations.
Please know that my opinion thus far is based on spot checks in the 2001 version of what I consider to be the most egregious, typical translation offenses in the popular English versions. I have not yet worked through the 2001 translation in detail in its entirety.
Know also that, although generally superior, 2001 still preserves a very distinct and heavy bias toward statism...😢
For further background on this evaluation, please examine my writings on the topic, as well as the 2001 manuscript itself:
Here I rail against bad translation:
https://peakd.com/library/@creatr/the-curmudgeon-s-bible-my-library-shelf
And here against statism:
https://peakd.com/library/@creatr/the-kingdom-of-jesus-god-the-heavens-my-library-shelf

2025-03-09 18:20:23

Good Sunday Morning, nostriches!😃
JESUS is King!👑
(The Donald is NOT).
Not only is Jesus King, he's the best king EVER, better than you can imagine. He has the absolutely best interests of his people at heart.🙏🏻🫂💖
Read about his kingdom here:
https://peakd.com/library/@creatr/the-kingdom-of-jesus-god-the-heavens-my-library-shelf

2025-03-09 08:00:32

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I'm awesome because I am made in Jesus/God's image, he loves me, and I share the love by reflecting his brilliant creativity.😃
Nice to get to know you on nostr, @nprofile…vzdk🙏🏻😁👍

2025-03-08 21:45:20

GM, Friends.🫂💖😁
#nevent1q…8zm6

2025-03-08 21:44:26

https://foldapp.com/credit-card?r=bm6Bd

2025-03-07 11:13:23

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TY🙏🏻😆

2025-03-07 11:12:02

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Sounds like no need for a jacket by you!😜🤣😂💖

2025-03-07 09:10:01

FWIW, the handle/pull for the zipper on my favorite Columbia jacket broke off the other day...😳😮😢
https://image.nostr.build/4f1864f7b32bce0d8a4756ab7acdcfe1ae2d8efcaa09b9960571edbc296534f5.jpg
I was still able to operate the zipper, but the missing handle made it awkward and annoying. I wondered what it might cost to repair.🤔🧐❔
Somehow, it occurred to me to look for repair parts on Amazon, and; voilà! I found a repair kit with more parts than I'll ever need or use for $13.99...😃
https://image.nostr.build/67b53296169dbaa7f7f62a1ceaae3d410152ef5a27a6e3182c0ddfda821eb046.jpg
I don't quite understand why, but I am inordinately pleased with myself after having effected the repair and being in possession of a fully functional zipper on my jacket again.😁
https://image.nostr.build/2c42bf1869b9c2dcfe2bc3b5e23bc708b3a7c128d23fc319bf7dbf25a212a866.jpg
Just in case you should ever have the need, here's a link to the comprehensive repair kit I purchased: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K636SWN

2025-03-07 04:04:56

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Very sadly, conventionally trained doctors, and ESPECIALLY oncologists, are strongly biased against alternative approaches to treating cancer and other diseases...😢 I am personally quite cynical about that after seeing conventional treatments destroy our grandson and all too many friends...
Please keep us posted as to how your father is doing?🫂🤔

2025-03-07 02:02:57

Jesus/God is an incredible designer!
These birdsongs are beautiful🙏🏻💖.
#nevent1q…n0ht

2025-03-07 01:58:52

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Congratulations.🙏🏻💜😁👍

2025-03-06 03:14:03

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I've prayed for your Dad...🙏🏻🫂💜😁
Please watch this (you'll see the relevance) and pass it along.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1456215031780908

2025-03-05 21:09:27

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https://peakd.com/fiction/@creatr/too-much-of-a-good-thing-by-duncan-cary-palmer

2025-03-05 20:24:26

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Interesting; I'd enjoy seeing any links you may have, but sadly have naught but curiosity to bring to the table...

2025-03-05 20:21:37

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When it comes to installing dishwashers, sucks to be any of us...😜
Thanks for a good laugh!🙏🏻😄🤣😂

2025-03-04 22:55:48

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Cool beans!😁

2025-03-04 19:35:27

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I did used to use Alby before I learned about Cashu...

2025-03-04 19:33:59

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Minibits...

2025-03-04 17:49:57

Lately, it's been taking me three tries to send a Zap on nostr, and I'm wondering why...🤔🧐😮❔
Anybody have a clue?❔❔❔😳😁
Zapping used to be pretty reliable...
#asknostr

2025-03-03 23:28:48

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They claim weather isn't an issue today...🤔🧐😁

2025-03-03 23:23:48

In case you haven't noticed, Starship launch is scheduled in about 20 minutes...
Incredible to watch at:
https://SpaceX.com

2025-03-03 19:22:57

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Hey, Friend,
Thanks for chiming in...🙏🏻😁
I hope to listen to your entire video at some point, and perhaps your series; but thanks for the excerpt, which I have listened to more than once.
Based on your excerpt, I don't think I'd say we're "exactly" on the same page...🤔. With no offense intended or implied, I am simply observing that you seem to be saying that God is statistically favoring *solo mining pools* because of a collectivist "all for one, one for all" beneficial motivation--which may well be true.
However, what I'm saying is quite different in detail. While God does care for groups, it seems to me that Bible stories more often focus on his dealings with individuals.
I find it hysterically FUNNIER, and I think more consistent with God's sense of humor, to contemplate the contrast between a huge, corporate entity's mining pool that commands ExaHashes of machinery, and the lone solo miner running a single, $200 BitAxe in his bedroom.
I really think the Lord enjoys occasionally dropping "the right number" into that one, solo, little guy's lap. When his BitAxe hands him an entire block reward, now THAT is what I call FUNNY!😜🤣😂🚀🔥👍

2025-03-03 16:26:07

GM...😁
I have a theory about solo bitcoin mining...😁
Care to hear it?🤔🧐😆❔
Solomon once said:
"The lot is cast into the lap, But its every decision is from the Lord."
- Proverbs 16:33
I believe that Jesus/God has an INCREDIBLE sense of humor. (If you don't know that, go read the 9th chapter of John...😜🤣😂)
Besides what Solomon said, the Bible is full of evidence that God is in complete control of "random" events.
Now, even though statistical odds make solo mining with something like a Bitaxe massively unlikely, when you combine God's sense of humor with his control of random events, you have the most plausible explanation for why we have already seen more than one small solo miner scoring a block.
Read about the solo odds:
https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/bitaxe-nets-block/
And read what the Bible says about "randomness."...:
https://biblehub.com/topical/c/casting_lots_and_divine_decision.htm
BTW, there are other fascinating Bible stories on the topic, such as the one about the archer who let his arrow fly at random and killed king Saul...
Look THAT one up!😜🤣😂

2025-03-03 09:27:03

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https://image.nostr.build/463e8195c022d901ca0d8e61d72ac599ce0ac238d75f2b7b8d98ad3d4aadf2c3.jpg

2025-03-03 08:43:44

Don't miss my bitcoin mining theory!
🙏🏻😁😜🤣😂🫂👍🚀🔥
#nevent1q…gnyu
#bitcoin #mining #solomining #lottery

2025-03-03 07:35:40

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🤔🧐
Why can't I zap you?
I enjoy reading your work.
Poets deserve sats.
🫂😁

2025-03-03 03:09:46

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Don't forget; they still print money.

2025-03-02 03:41:56

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I love Minibits in general, but I've had many struggles zapping. Sometimes it takes multiple attempts; sometimes it doesn't work at all, even when I know the zappee has a wallet connected...
Any suggestions?
What mint(s) do you use?🤔

2025-03-02 03:38:42

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Hey Friend,
Thanks for chiming in!🙏🏻😁

2025-03-01 22:42:54

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Ever read "Glory Road" by Heinlein?🤔
THAT'S the backpack you need!😁

2025-03-01 22:03:22

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Hello.😃

2025-03-01 20:57:57

Your most vital freedom BY FAR is MENTAL.
Until you ABANDON the BELIEF that the state has the RIGHT to RULE you, you will NEVER be free.
#freedom #liberty #truth #fundamentals

2025-02-28 08:48:41

https://image.nostr.build/1f9667da7261fd8048bf04954b33493964a6a75a227a9318ed039329a73af350.jpg
"Holding bitcoin is using bitcoin."
I believe this is true, and an important assertion to make.
At the same time, I believe we need to step up our game, using bitcoin day to day as money totally divorced from the state.
I know that I personally need to learn more about the available tools that can facilitate transactions in a 100% peer to peer, private, circular bitcoin economy.
"Thou shalt not steal" is a truth deeply embedded in our bones, yet flagrantly violated with impunity by the state, which then proceeds to gaslight us into feeling guilty for not rolling over and accepting their daily rape of our assets.
It's long past time that we said "No, thanks" to the universal robbery...
#bitcoin #anarchy #anarchism #statism #hodling #CircularEconomy

2025-02-28 00:21:03

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So sorry to hear of this; praying!🙏🏻😢
Treatment with chlorine dioxide could possibly help?🤔 It reduced a tumor in my cousin's dog by 50% in three weeks...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P7Z5SZ2

2025-02-28 00:14:53

Simplicity!
by Duncan Cary Palmer
(Special to nostr, 27 February 2025)
A decade or so ago, a dear friend expressed a longing to simplify her life. She spoke of eliminating superfluous household items, reducing reliance on technological devices, eliminating clutter, and other appropriate downsizing.
https://image.nostr.build/43d397f8934ec7b536e63a0d314c95da70367d9387cd693819009288930da130.jpg
My thoughts about simplification are perhaps a little more Solomonic...
I've long been jealous of Solomon - at times, in the most juvenile of ways, picturing two or three new babes per night throughout the year... But, as I've, ahem, *matured* a little, *ahem*, my jealousy has been more focused on Solomon's *access to resources*...
What does that have to do with "simplicity?"
MY concept of simplicity is not the elimination of "stuff;" rather, the ability to keep my stuff under tight control, fully organized.
I remember my Grandma Tess, who introduced me to Jesus at a very tender age (five) and who loved me by telling me stories, taking me "gospel tracking," encouraging me in many ways, and especially praying for me... I recall Grandma saying to me "A place for everything, and everything in its place." That is something I have *struggled* with all my life!
I desperately want to have a large array of *tools* at hand; tools that enable me to implement my ideas. Over the last decade or so, I've worked to improve my tool situation; first, by building a workshop in the garage; later, a woodworking shop on the end of the driveway... And it's *still* not enough! I struggle *mightily* trying to keep the tools I have *organized!*
What I *really* want and need--and what makes me so jealous of Solomon--is access to *minions*.
The man had immense resources, including *minions* by the *thousands*--hey, if he could afford 700 wives and 300 concubines, I'm sure he had a *servant* or two, ya think?
https://image.nostr.build/eabe0cdb3299b95e3bd4157e519352f964b109639b3b394bd0d31df575131d4e.jpg
Fast-forward to the 21st century, and I *do* have minions, of a kind... I have "thinking machines" that help me with my work and keep my reading matter, documents, and important papers from flooding my office. I have robots that help my better half keep the dishes and laundry clean. I imagine one day having even *more* robots to handle many other menial chores.
*Way* back in the '70s, when I was working as a maintenance man in a plastics factory, I recall agreeing with my colleagues that our jobs would *never* become obsolete. It seemed obvious that things would *always* break, wear out, gum up, or otherwise deteriorate, requiring our repair skills...
With the advent of AIs, however, that may one day no longer be true. AIs plus "replicators" (i.e. solid printers, CNC machine tools, etc.) may one day--rather than repair--simply use robots to disassemble, recycle as raw materials, and re-fabricate the broken, good as new...
Given replicators, we need not "keep things" all filed and sorted... we'll merely stock basic "raw materials," out of which our replicators can "build" the things we need--on demand--as needed.
I guess--for me--"simplicity" would be primarily a matter of far more tightly controlled organization; of truly having the "space" to store things in an organized fashion; of having robots to "deal with" keeping track of things for me; of keeping my personal space uncluttered and restful; of off-loading menial tasks, so as to afford the maximum time for social interaction, for family time, and for me to do what I did yesterday; namely spend hours with my granddaughter out on the lake, teaching her and making her laugh and teasing her and loving her towards a happy future womanhood.
I also think of Bob Heinlein's stories--like "He Built A Crooked House"--in which he imagined tesseract houses, and spacecraft that have larger *insides* than *outsides*, interior space folded in interesting and very useful ways. Cool ideas.
I recall another among my favorite Sci-Fi series, the "Heeche" novels by Fredrick Pohl. In them, the protagonist has programmed his AI to appear as a holographic Einstein... an "electronic amanuensis" who accesses information and keeps track of everything for him. *I WANT THAT*! I *need* an amanuensis to facilitate my life, to deal with all the myriad and niggling and otherwise troubling details, thus *freeing me up* to concentrate on the technical and design problems du jour...
*SOME DAY*--in the Glory, if not before--*I SHALL HAVE* all of this, along with friends at my side to collaborate!, and THEN the universe will be "my oyster," and some *amazing* things will begin to happen...
Until then, I'll just have to muddle along as well as I am able.
Thanks for reading! Let me know what you think in the thread below...

2025-02-22 17:31:40

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Here's a bit of warmth from my fireplace to tide you over, Friend...
https://image.nostr.build/dda93ff8fcc4d1822f810a7882f71bd3f617be0a0530d2d069a9922d12c64d25.jpg

2025-02-11 03:41:19

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Thank you, my Dear...🫂🙏🏻💖

2025-01-30 01:39:10

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@nprofile…2dhz

2025-01-28 22:43:12

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Then I won't wear my winter sandals...😜🤣😂

2025-01-28 22:36:34

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Welcome, fellow surfer!🙏🏻😁💖
https://peakd.com/library/@creatr/surfing

2025-01-28 22:29:26

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In my case, simply replace sneakers with sandals...😜🤣😂

2025-01-28 21:39:47

Practical advice for that possible dystopian version of the future.
👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
#nevent1q…kxzk

2025-01-28 21:34:33

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GN, Fren...
Sleep well!🫂😴

2025-01-28 20:03:34

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Friend @nprofile…c9z9, this is such a perfect example of how important COMMUNITY is, and why freedom of speech and COMMUNICATION is so important.
Thank you so much for getting this ball rolling, for your openness, and for working with and encouraging all the devs who have followed in your footsteps to flesh out this protocol...
Thanks to you, nostr has become the truly FREE, immediately available, global, cash MARKETPLACE that cuts the thieving state middleman out of all transactions; and it's usable RIGHT NOW by anyone with a smart phone and an internet connection, THANKS to countless, nameless, hard-working, altruistic, SUPERHERO open-source devs.
🙏🏻😁💖🚀💯👍😆

2025-01-28 19:53:12

Interesting...🤔🧐😁
#nevent1q…c59m

2025-01-28 19:49:06

FYI:
Deepseek Graphic AI:
https://github.com/deepseek-ai/Janus

2025-01-28 19:32:30

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https://peakd.com/christianity/@creatr/exposed-the-powerful-secret-hiding-what-christ-really-means

2025-01-28 19:27:13

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I began paying substantial attention to Enoch after beginning to listen to the Expedition 44 podcast dudes.😃
They drew my attention to a "Deuteronomy 32 worldview" that has connected a lot of the dots for me in my global understanding of the Bible. They also introduced me to the writing of Michael Heiser, particularly "The Unseen Realm." Prior to that, I was aware of the view that the Sons of God in Genesis 6 were fallen angels, but I discounted it because I didn't have enough background and context.
Matt Mouzakis, one of the Expedition 44 hosts, has become a friend. He's authored a REMARKABLE dissertation that sheds a lot of light on these matters, and is an antidote to much of the rampant statist misrepresentation of key passages of scripture...
For a good introduction and exposure to Matt's thinking, you might enjoy this podcast:
https://www.thebadroman.com/show-notes/episode-117

2025-01-28 19:14:17

I consider it worth reposting the comment below, from another thread, as you may find it helpful to your thinking about bitcoin:🤔🧐😁
~~~~~~~
"I somewhere wrote about the bitcoin property of always "going to be worth more," because in the midst of its volatility, when I have to sell or spend a little in order to live, I have an all too human tendency to feel sympathy for the other party if the bitcoin price subsequently dips...
But I absolutely KNOW that in EVERY transaction in which I part with bitcoin, the recipient is CLEARLY getting the better deal.
If they have diamond hands, THEY WIN in the long run, while all I get is the temporary satisfaction of some pressing need...😜
And so, I always have to remind myself that I'm doing the bitcoin recipient a significant favor.
😜🤣😂😆"

2025-01-28 19:08:02

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The recipients are pretty much self-selecting in this regard; if they persist in bitcoin ignorance, they lose; if they study and learn, they win every time, in due time...
Low time preference is a virtue.😆

2025-01-28 18:53:55

I found this vid helpful to my understanding of the latest shakeup in AI...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3TpcHebtxM

2025-01-28 18:37:26

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Well said...
Jesus, the firstborn of all creation (Colossians 1:15), Firstborn from the dead (Colossians 1:18), Author and Finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:2), Blessed and ONLY Sovereign (1 Timothy 6:15), King of kings, Light of the world, Water and Bread of life, the Great, Good Shepherd of we sheeple, etc., etc...🙏🏻💜😁😆💖

2025-01-28 18:23:57

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I very recently learned that the EO branch of ecclesia considers Enoch canonical; I'm not quite there, but I consider it at the very least valuable background for understanding scripture.
I half agree with the Adventist view of soul sleep; my reading of Paul and Jesus and the prophets persuades me that UNBELIEVERS sleep in death until the resurrection. But for believers, "sleep" refers only to our bodies... Of this I'm strongly persuaded by Jesus, who said "Whoever lives and believes in me shall NEVER die," and Paul, who said that to be "absent from the body" is to be "present with the Lord" and that we have "a house, not made with hands, eternal in the heavens."
I could be wrong, and a long dirt nap wouldn't upset me in the least, as I live in the sure hope of bodily resurrection on the last day in a perfect, immortal body, thanks to the incredible grace of our Lord Jesus.
I am eternally grateful to the SDA tradition for rescuing me from adherence to the egregious false doctrine of Eternal Conscious Torment in hell; I've come to see that scripture presents what I find best named as "conditional immortality" contingent upon faith in Jesus.
Thanks for the discussion, Brother.🙏🏻😁

2025-01-28 17:41:40

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Eliminate the whole freakin' state; just leave us alone, we're quite capable of running our own lives, thank you!😠😡🤬🤮

2025-01-28 17:36:31

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Thanks for the completely unexpected zap; I'll seek to use it wisely. We are indeed blessed to be able to bless others as more and more value flows into bitcoin.
The Judgement is a topic of considerable interest to me for several reasons...
Some very personal, because I am aging and caring for a spouse with serious health problems. I long to hear the trumpet blast of Jesus' return, and ask him frequently to hurry things up; yet st the same time, I understand there are good and sufficient reasons for delay. I surely don't want to see anyone I care about left behind, and so I always counsel myself to be patient...
Low time preference, amiright?😜🤣😂😆

2025-01-28 17:24:17

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I somewhere wrote about the bitcoin property of always "going to be worth more," because in the midst of its volatility, when I have to sell or spend a little in order to live, I have an all too human tendency to feel sympathy for the other party if the bitcoin price dips...
But I absolutely KNOW that in EVERY transaction in which I part with bitcoin, the recipient is CLEARLY getting the better deal. If they have diamond hands, they win in the long run, while all I get is the temporary satisfaction of some pressing need...
And so, I always have to remind myself that I'm doing the bitcoin recipient a significant favor.😜🤣😂😆

2025-01-28 16:09:45

GM. 😁💜🫂💖😆
https://image.nostr.build/7bdc009c4a160a2b6c3e7d73a837e927aa597f5001d2b9f0c23bf2d177d91958.jpg

2025-01-28 10:01:54

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Thank you very much, my Dear!
🙏🏻😁💜🫂💖😆👍🚀

2025-01-28 08:42:37

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"...but examine all things; hold fast to that which is good;"
- 1 Thessalonians 5:21

2025-01-27 23:08:08

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If you actually set out to do this, I have some ideas for some really cool, fun equipment you might consider building.🤔😜😃😆

2025-01-27 22:09:45

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I love seeing creative technology employed in the service of God's creatures. And, the joy of that dog, being able to run again!💖🫂😁😆💥

2025-01-27 18:16:59

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You go, Mike!🙏🏻😁💜🫂💖😆🚀

2025-01-27 17:27:49

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"Nature" is the evasive, dumbed-down term for "creation," generally used by those who have yet to come to recognize Jesus as the brilliant Artisan/Designer/Creator-God of the universe.😃
Jesus/God has delegated management of the creation to us; it is largely self-operating (as your list suggests, @nprofile…67ea), but (as many others in this thread have observed) it is quite wild, dangerous, and demanding of humanity to subdue, tame, and harness it.😳😮😆
Suggested background reading:
Genesis, Chapter One
Psalms, Chapter Eight

2025-01-27 16:55:26

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PS
So glad and thankful that you survived!🙏🏻😀💜🫂💖😁🙏🏻👍

2025-01-27 16:54:26

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I'm sorry to learn of the health crisis resulting in the loss of your appendix!🙏🏻😢
FYI, here's some additional background information about its actual purpose and function (synthesized by Chat GPT)...
Note: I consider this summary "useful input," suggesting avenues for further study, EXCEPT for its allusions to evolutionary theories which (when the human body is impartially observed to be the magnificent, complex system it so obviously is) I find utterly, ridiculously, prima facie LUDICROUS.
~~~~~
Query: What is the most current scientifc understanding of the function and purpose of the human appendix?
GPT-4o mini:
The human appendix has long been considered a vestigial organ, meaning it was thought to have lost its original function through evolution. However, more recent research has suggested that the appendix may have several important roles, particularly in relation to the immune system and gut health.
Immune Function: The appendix contains a significant amount of lymphoid tissue, which is involved in the immune response. It is thought to play a role in the maturation of B lymphocytes and the production of antibodies, contributing to the body's immune defense.
Gut Microbiome: The appendix may serve as a reservoir for beneficial gut bacteria. In the event of gastrointestinal disturbances, such as diarrhea, the appendix can help repopulate the gut with these beneficial microbes, aiding in recovery and maintaining a healthy microbiome.
Developmental Role: In infants and young children, the appendix may play a more active role in immune function and gut health, as their immune systems are still developing.
Evolutionary Perspective: Some researchers suggest that the appendix may have had a more significant role in the diets of our herbivorous ancestors, aiding in the digestion of cellulose. As human diets evolved, the function of the appendix may have changed.
While the exact purpose of the appendix is still a subject of ongoing research, it is increasingly recognized as having potential roles in immune function and maintaining gut health rather than being entirely redundant.

2025-01-27 13:35:16

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If you've been told that the appendix is a "vestigial organ," you've been lied to by the ignorant. Jesus-God our Creator is a master artisan/designer, not some impersonal "nature" force.
Read the book John wrote, called "Gospel (i.e. Good News) of John."
Why?🤔
John knew Jesus personally, and spent countless hours with him. You'll learn about a lot more than appendices...😜🤣😂🙏🏻👍

2025-01-27 05:29:45

++GN+GN+GN+GN+GN+GN++
+🤔2nd Anniversary Over😁+
GOOD NIGHT, ALL... Time to
start Year Three, I guess.🙏🏻😆
Frens, Plebs, Fellow Nostriches:
I find it hard to believe, but TODAY is my SECOND anniversary on nostr... Where DOES the time go?
🤔😜🧐😮😁
It's been an AMAZING couple of years here. I've met some wonderful folks, followed many of you, and learned a lot. I've also shared information, ideas, and thoughts that I hope have blessed each of YOU in some significant way.
I highly value the ability to share whatever I have on my mind without any concern about who can or can't see it. I love the ability to respond to or ignore whatever I read, and to block anything and anyone I no longer want to see; it's great being my own algorithm, even when I'm ignored.
😜🤣😂😆
I appreciate being able to comment and DM, respond with my choice of any emoji🏄‍♂️, and ZAP bitcoin if I really love someone's content or appreciate a helpful response.
Nostr is FREEDOM.🫂💖😁 I nostr however I please at the moment, without fear of reprisal.
I love the warmth and helpfulness of the community here.❤️‍🔥 I find it very valuable to follow bright people who think very differently from me, realizing I can learn something of value from almost any one of you, as long as I am willing to honestly LISTEN to what you have to say. Know that some of you have changed and expanded my thinking; I appreciate you.🥰
In the last two years, I've shared stories, fiction, theological fantasy, original poetry, some new things, some old, and much original to nostr. I've posted links to things I find interesting, created and posted memes, laughed🤣 and cried😢 and raged.😠😡🤬🤮
I've tried to comfort others who've lost pets, family, friends, and dreams. I've spoken about my unshakable faith in the present and coming Kingdom of God, pointed you to Jesus, the one true benevolent King. I've urged you to abandon futile hope in the abusive state and its fraudulent fiat "money."
It's obvious to me that nostr already provides anyone paying attention with the tools to live in a truly free, uncensorable, peer to peer market. This alone is huge.
In short, nostr has become my online home. I spend more time and effort here than anywhere else on the internet. I get the bulk of my news here. I've written articles about nostr, given presentations about it at bitcoin meetups, and purple-pilled others, some of whom have become regulars here.
I love you all, and hope to continue supporting, learning about, and expanding my use and promotion of nostr for years to come. Thanks for following, reading, interacting with, zapping me, and in man0y cases, actually CARING about what I think and have to say. You're the best!
🙏🏻😀💜🫂💖😁🚀🔥💥💯😆
#nostr #anniversary #bitcoin

2025-01-27 03:56:06

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Thank you kindly!🙏🏻💖😁👍
Yep, life flys away pretty fast... Gotta celebrate some of the milestones when you can.😃 Thanks for helping me celebrate.🙏🏻🫂😁👍

2025-01-27 02:54:25

+++😁GOOD EVENING😁+++
#nevent1q…qmas

2025-01-26 16:57:18

👇💜👇Two years?🤔🧐😮😳👇
#nevent1q…qmas

2025-01-26 16:10:58

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Welcome to nostr!🙏🏻😁🫂

2025-01-26 12:30:45

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FOUND it, after much searching:
#nevent1q…ym03

2025-01-26 12:06:41

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Hello again, Sister.🙏🏻😁
I managed to locate a copy of "One Bible, Many Versions," and spent a fair amount of time scanning and examining it, and here's what I can tell you:
It's written by someone who devoted much of his life to translating the Bible into a tribal language so that a people group might have access to the Word if God. For this, the author has my great respect.
I can also report that the book is very worthwhile, examining many technical details of a variety of widely used English translations, comparing and contrasting approaches each version took, and explaining the reasons behind many obvious differences in considerable detail with extensive use of tables and footnotes.
I think the book will definitely help anyone understand many of the ins and outs and necessary difficult decisions that must needs go into any translation of the scriptures.
Having said that, I can also tell you plainly that there is zero overlap between the book and the translation issues I observe and expose in my "Curmudgeon's Bible" series of articles. I can honestly recommend reading the book, and at the same time urge you to read and consider my series, because the book will leave you clueless about the many significant issues I see with the vast majority of English translations in common use.
I'll also mention a collaborative, online English translation that has been brought to my attention, which actually successfully addresses a number of the problems I take issue with; however, it nonetheless fails miserably in one very significant area. I'll try to find and share a link to the thread where that was discussed.
When you have a chance to check out my series, I'd greatly appreciate hearing your reaction...🙏🏻😁

2025-01-26 11:16:06

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Don't think I'm better, BUT:
https://peakd.com/story/@creatr/jesus-loves-you-but-i-m-his-favorite

2025-01-26 09:23:39

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Don't vote for anyone to rule you; it just encourages the bastards.

2025-01-26 09:07:30

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Welcome to nostr from a fellow surfer who's been here two years now...
There's no going back!😜🤣😂
https://peakd.com/library/@creatr/surfing

2025-01-26 08:00:37

++GM+GM+GM+GM+GM+GM++
+GOOD SUNDAY MORNING!😁+
Frens, Plebs, Fellow Nostriches:
I find it hard to believe, but TODAY is my SECOND anniversary on nostr... Where DOES the time go?
🤔😜🧐😮😁
It's been an AMAZING couple of years here. I've met some wonderful folks, followed many of you, and learned a lot. I've also shared information, ideas, and thoughts that I hope have blessed each of YOU in some significant way.
I highly value the ability to share whatever I have on my mind without any concern about who can or can't see it. I love the ability to respond to or ignore whatever I read, and to block anything and anyone I no longer want to see; it's great being my own algorithm, even when I'm ignored.
😜🤣😂😆
I appreciate being able to comment and DM, respond with my choice of any emoji🏄‍♂️, and ZAP bitcoin if I really love someone's content or appreciate a helpful response.
Nostr is FREEDOM.🫂💖😁 I nostr however I please at the moment, without fear of reprisal.
I love the warmth and helpfulness of the community here.❤️‍🔥 I find it very valuable to follow bright people who think very differently from me, realizing I can learn something of value from almost any one of you, as long as I am willing to honestly LISTEN to what you have to say. Know that some of you have changed and expanded my thinking; I appreciate you.🥰
In the last two years, I've shared stories, fiction, theological fantasy, original poetry, some new things, some old, and much original to nostr. I've posted links to things I find interesting, created and posted memes, laughed🤣 and cried😢 and raged.😠😡🤬🤮
I've tried to comfort others who've lost pets, family, friends, and dreams. I've spoken about my unshakable faith in the present and coming Kingdom of God, pointed you to Jesus, the one true benevolent King. I've urged you to abandon futile hope in the abusive state and its fraudulent fiat "money."
It's obvious to me that nostr already provides anyone paying attention with the tools to live in a truly free, uncensorable, peer to peer market. This alone is huge.
In short, nostr has become my online home. I spend more time and effort here than anywhere else on the internet. I get the bulk of my news here. I've written articles about nostr, given presentations about it at bitcoin meetups, and purple-pilled others, some of whom have become regulars here.
I love you all, and hope to continue supporting, learning about, and expanding my use and promotion of nostr for years to come. Thanks for following, reading, interacting with, zapping me, and in man0y cases, actually CARING about what I think and have to say. You're the best!
🙏🏻😀💜🫂💖😁🚀🔥💥💯😆

2025-01-25 22:09:16

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Here's another recent discussion of #onlyzaps v reactions;
#nevent1q…ymg8
I've also spoken against #onlyzaps elsewhere recently as well, and taken some flack for it.
I must say that I am bewildered to find such fiat, statist, control-freak thinking here... If you want to limit yourself to an #onlyzap world, go create a club and hang out there with like-minded folk, but DON'T GAG ME.
I'll nostr as I please.

2025-01-25 21:30:57

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What I dearly hope to see is for nostr to become more and more, in practice, a truly decentralized, uninterruptable free market tool that enables real global Value For Value exchange of goods and services that cannot be hampered or extracted from by any thieving vampire state actors that insinuate themselves into the middle of every transaction.
This will, of course, require conscious decisions on the part of the market participants to REJECT such theft. The biggest obstacle to overcome is prior human conditioning and habituation as willing slaves to the state.

2025-01-25 20:42:59

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I no longer consider the NYT a credible source of information either...
Based on all I've seen, heard, and read, my current *opinion*/*speculation* is that Covid more than likely came out of gain-of-function research conducted by what I call the "Powers That Shouldn't Be," more than likely of US origin, in labs somewhere in the Ukraine.
All such activity is of satanic origin, mediated through massively centralized nation-states.

2025-01-25 20:27:56

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TY🙏🏻😁

2025-01-25 20:01:20

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I believe I understand this concern; "church rule" as we've known it historically is a fallen aberration that was not remotely what Jesus and the Christian scriptures teach; it was in all truth the "church" in bed with the state, particularly since the days of Constantine, and promulgated in a modified, insidious form by the Reformation...
True Christianity, as reported and taught by clearly translated scriptures (none of the widely used modern translations qualify) describes a completely VOLUNTARY society with a single, reliable, 100% benevolent ruler in charge... Namely, King Jesus who is intimately familiar with each of his individual subjects; who has their individual, detailed best interests at heart, and who (as our omniscient Creator/God) also is more than capable of coordinating and effectively guiding ALL individual, otherwise independent, local, decentralized gatherings of his followers (i.e. AKA "churches," Greek: ἐκκλησία [ecclesias]).
This is NOT REMOTELY anything at all like the historic "church rule" you've alluded to.😁
I've written extensively about this for anyone who may find alternative, non-statist, voluntary forms of self-government to be a matter of interest and importance:
https://peakd.com/library/@creatr/the-kingdom-of-jesus-god-the-heavens-my-library-shelf

2025-01-25 19:11:34

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It looks so much like a Piper Cub!
Do you have a link to the plans or kit?🤔

2025-01-25 19:09:20

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That's so generally true, and for this I'm grateful!🙏🏻💖😁
Thanks again for sharing your very helpful observations.👍😁

2025-01-25 17:54:20

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Hey, Fren...
GM, and Thank You for sharing this.
🙏🏻😁😆💥🚀👍
You struck a chord, reminding me that I need to focus more clearly on my Main Quest...
Just a bit of feedback on your thesis; I do believe that there is a hierarchy of importance in things I need to promote, convey, and teach; and for example, fostering the adoption of bitcoin, nostr, cashu, and thus a market truly free of state intervention, are very high on my list of efforts that strongly support my primary quest...
For the record, my Primary Quest is:
Communicating my possibly unique (and consequently EXTREMELY difficult to convey) insights into how to better advance the Kingdom of God and the universal recognition of Jesus as the Blessed and ONLY Sovereign, the ONLY human being with a *legitimate* claim to be King...
https://peakd.com/library/@creatr/the-kingdom-of-jesus-god-the-heavens-my-library-shelf
I really need help to stay on point with this! I need to study and learn how to be more effective at communicating what is so clear and obvious to me.🤔🧐😮
Thanks again for stirring up my thinking about this today...🙏🏻💖💥