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Pro human flourishing. Anti monetary debasement, government/corporate surveillance, and postmodernism. Freedom to, not freedom from. Eikon Tou Theou.

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2024-08-17 17:30:03

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No dude.
I'm no fan of pharma but that lady's take is terribly simplistic, peppered conspiratorial rhetoric for effect. She's exaggerating the harms and minimizing the benefits. Hospitals have problem for sure, but "harmful scam" is too strong.

2024-07-29 23:16:04

Yo @nprofile…pql3 whats the best way to get assistance? Im having trouble sending

2024-07-06 22:59:03

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Spend XMR on what?

2024-07-04 23:41:14

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Are you going for "Safe for work" or moral/ethical?

2024-07-02 00:01:40

Well I just experienced yet another reason why #btc > #gold
Looking to diversify my holdings, I bought a gold bar about a year ago at a local coin shop. Cash transaction, no ID required. "Wow" I thought. "Nice and private that was nice."
Went to the same shop to sell it back. "Ill need your license...and I need to snap your picture and scan your fingerprint." What?!? "Why?" County bill of sale law.
I tried again in nearby, more conservative county: "yup its the law" Which law? "I dunno"
So basically shotgun #KYC'd.
Roach motel.

2024-06-30 23:40:54

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Is there an english version?

2024-06-28 16:59:08

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Good morning...Im ready for both!

2024-06-24 17:01:27

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good morning Odell!

2024-06-24 16:50:50

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Interesting read...but NGL the buying sounds a bit complicated..whats the benefit of going though all that? I use the payout to onchain option to receive right to my cold storage, easy-peasy worth the extra 1-1.5% fee.

2024-06-22 18:02:47

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Abortion prohibition has never been about utilitarian ends. Its been about ethics. Its wrong to kill an innocent human life.

2024-06-22 17:58:26

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Which ones do you like?

2024-06-17 14:55:36

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Ah ok! For me blaming fiat for all the worlds evils is a bit of a stretch, I understand your point!

2024-06-17 13:34:31

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Is "fiat" the new adjective for things we dont like?

2024-06-15 17:04:18

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Since time is my scarcest asset, I will spend whichever money has the least tolerable friction and convert any leftover wealth to btc.
If I need to spend my wealth currently stored as btc, I will need to convert it to fiat, (unless its a coldcard or vpn service - None of the other merchants I buy from accept bitcoin).

2024-05-15 19:54:04

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Gm!

2024-05-12 18:31:56

#robosats has been brutally slow/unusable lately. I think its tor.

2024-05-03 16:25:26

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Thanks! I didnt give any info to the atm although I saw a camera pointed at me. Thatd suck if samouri wallet centrally stored non-conjoin transaction

2024-05-03 16:19:37

Yo @npub1cn4…3vle!
Is there any price or privacy benefits/downsides to sending cash directly to a bitcoin cold wallet address vs buying on the bitcoin tab first then sending the bitcoin to the cold wallet address?

2024-04-30 23:19:14

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Interesting choice for first food!

2024-04-30 23:16:12

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***Samouri***...not sparrow! You gave me a heart attack bro

2024-04-26 23:17:13

Yo #asknostr
I bought some btc at an atm and sent it to #Samouri wallet. I then sent it to a #bisq wallet to post bond for some #nokyc buys of bitcoin.
Is my nokyc stack tainted any some way now? I never coinjoined.

2024-04-26 23:00:59

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Not FOSS. hard pass.

2024-04-26 22:26:47

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Thats cool! Ive been thinking about an ecoflow but got lost in the weeds on panels.

2024-04-24 15:08:46

Good morning nostr!
#Christianity is a worldview that starts with a rational recognition of the fact that God exists.
Theism has been the majority view of the entirety of human history for good reasons.

2024-04-19 17:57:11

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how?!

2024-04-19 15:20:01

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Why?

2024-04-19 15:17:45

Yo #asknostr! I love my asian brothers and sisters but since I can't read their languages, is there an easy way to filter non-Enlish notes on #Amethyst or other client?

2024-04-18 14:38:16

Good morning nostr!
#Success is faithfulness, nothing more and nothing less.
"For us there is only the trying. The rest is not our business."
-TS Eliot

2024-04-17 13:13:12

Good morning nostr!
"A little #Philosophy inclineth Man’s Mind to #Atheism; But depth in Philosophy, bringeth Men’s Minds about to #Religion"
-Francis Bacon

2024-04-14 19:04:58

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Ephesians 2:10

2024-04-14 17:36:37

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what do you mean by spirituality?

2024-04-12 23:30:39

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Broken world.

2024-04-12 23:29:35

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Steel>silver

2024-04-12 22:55:31

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Ok LG I read part 1. I commend you for putting these thoughts to words! God will always bless our focus and recognition of Him, aka worship of Him.
Full disclosure, I lean old earth over young earth but I am not certain either way. I affirm God created the cosmos, and to think otherwise is a mistake with profound negative consequences to humanity and society. However, I reject the argument made by many Answers-In-Genesis types that a non-literal interpretation of Genesis is somehow an attack on inerrancy or inspiration. That assertion is a classic example of the fallacy you described: begging the question. The original audience of Genesis was prescientific, and so there is no reason to think God was making scientific claims. Rather, it makes more sense that he was making theologic claims. I agree Genesis doesnt borrow from other cultures and I think its more likely a polemic against those other cultures with seemingly similar stories. The God of Israel, not the gods of Sumeria, created the world.
You rightly describe the limitations of science, but then try to argue young earth from science. The problem with that approach is that for every example you offer, a militant atheist can respond with 10 seemingly more credible counter examples. Better to argue from the worldview level as you did (ie. natural science is not the final arbiter of truth)...imho.
I hope my feedback is not too harsh! I hope you keep pondering and these topics and I'm sure they will bear fruit!

2024-04-12 20:13:47

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LG Ill read your article I just neee to set aside some time!

2024-04-12 14:11:09

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Canada what are you doing killing all your vulnerable citizens? Such an injustice.

2024-04-12 14:09:36

“Bless you prison, bless you for being in my life. For there, lying upon the rotting prison straw, I came to realize that the object of life is not prosperity as we are made to believe, but the maturity of the human soul.”
― Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
#christianity

2024-04-10 20:16:32

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Source?

2024-04-10 20:07:58

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Now do save count

2024-04-10 19:57:48

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My B! I thought the point of your note was to convince your readers of your position!

2024-04-10 05:10:46

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Source?

2024-04-09 21:20:22

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I mean 'adopt' in terms of medium of exchange and 'nobody' in terms of merchants of goods. I've had btc since 2022. I bought a cordcard using btc. I've not had any other convenient opportunity to spend my btc.

2024-04-09 21:14:36

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I like it! If it will work out that way. I just have trouble convincing myself it will. Chaumian ecash networks need to prove themselves imho,

2024-04-09 21:08:03

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I can't help but wonder if this chicken-and-the-egg problem prevents getting the ball rolling. Nobody wants to commit to adoption if they're not confident it will scale, and nobody wants to scale if there isn't adoption driving it.

2024-04-09 21:02:51

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Fair enough, but isn't part of the benefit of traveling and/or living nomadically to minimize you burdens, both physically and psychologically? I'd argue there's some upside to only having one or two books at a time.

2024-04-09 17:11:15

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Fair enough I cant argue with selfcustody but Im wondering why Saylor/mstr using CB is a "red flag?" Ive always assumed he had to for some regulatory reason given how much he has.

2024-04-09 17:06:07

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Good morning!

2024-04-09 17:00:14

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Whats wrong with using coinbase for custody?

2024-04-09 16:38:07

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*from him

2024-04-09 16:37:29

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Would that be stealing for him though?

2024-04-09 16:30:53

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Unless adoption is being held back by perceived lack of scaling?

2024-04-09 15:43:57

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bro ebooks are a sh!tcoin! 😄

2024-04-09 15:41:52

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Thats my gut too, but I sometimes hear "we need to stress the network with adoption to prompt scaling" so I'm conflicted!

2024-04-09 15:22:40

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How does he buy bitcoin?

2024-04-09 15:17:47

Which comes first for #bitcoin, adoption or scaling?

2024-04-09 15:14:13

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Depends on the work!

2024-04-08 21:00:50

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They solved it on Silicon Valley cmon yall the blueprint is there.

2024-04-08 17:24:49

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"Now you can start zapping more!" - @npub1qny…95gx probably

2024-04-08 17:23:03

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Bro you're a model of anonymity and yet..you use a wallet that wont accept zaps over tor? As Odell would say, I'm not mad just disappointed.
https://image.nostr.build/4f4fa5bd45d2e7a2df45b05901d8ed4c30e2b34b7ddbaef12f76ba5d21c3ff5b.jpg

2024-04-08 12:24:39

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#God shaped hole.

2024-04-08 12:23:28

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Gm!

2024-04-07 23:17:11

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Exactly backwards.

2024-04-07 23:09:07

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Windows lol.

2024-04-07 22:13:54

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Wheres the book?

2024-04-07 18:50:21

Props to the video editor. I see you my dude, good one.
Read the headline, then watch until at least 0:37.
https://iv.melmac.space/watch?v=ArMydXtixWk https://image.nostr.build/3ccb0dbd8bdd7d6cc8b2fe48985dc25cf22a2e21eec00d06a86c462490fad77f.png

2024-04-07 12:58:12

Good morning nostr.
Christ is risen. He is risen indeed!

2024-04-06 21:47:53

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Didnt unmute was too busy admiring the beard.

2024-04-06 21:14:42

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Probs but Im not sure...Ill ask my parents next time I visit them!

2024-04-06 21:06:46

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CTV?

2024-04-06 21:01:02

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Bro nobody does it like that anymore..we stream and/or dvr.

2024-04-06 20:59:53

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lightning?

2024-04-06 20:54:52

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What!?! I want!

2024-04-06 20:53:50

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why will self-custody only be afforded to a few million?

2024-04-06 20:49:04

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Why's that?

2024-04-06 20:47:39

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Bro good point but bad analogy- Ive been fleeced many times over by vets recommending various procedures/tests/medicines. They can be worse than doctors!
And ask a doctor how many times they hear "I need a pill for..." vs "what nonpharm solutions do you recomnend for..."

2024-04-06 20:40:34

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Pretty sure thats David Spade.

2024-04-06 20:39:19

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Of course you are!

2024-04-06 16:36:59

Good afternoon nostr!
#Bitcoin can prevent the theft of our money, but let's make sure we don't make our money our idol. Our life does not consist in the abundance of our possessions.

2024-04-05 20:38:54

I'm calm.
#nevent1q…w7ku

2024-04-05 20:32:55

Good afternoon nostr!
Its Friday!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfVsfOSbJY0
#DontLieYouKnowYouLovedIt

2024-04-05 01:40:21

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This explains the problem Ive noticed from the beginning! Im using amethyst over tor!

2024-04-04 21:30:32

Me trying to make something for #zapathon
#nevent1q…jntl

2024-04-04 21:29:02

#zapathon
https://image.nostr.build/a614d19ded984fd2d62e201a29a2dc816f620125eaab2df0a165d0102d9fc149.jpg

2024-04-04 21:25:08

#zapathon
https://image.nostr.build/b3e316917562c7d61c4f9133eaa74dcffea667739be3bef0d55f21eede247f4e.jpg

2024-04-04 13:36:52

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Obtainium or the app's dev aint my friend.

2024-04-04 13:35:26

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Fr and how can I sweep without leaving 10% behind.

2024-04-04 01:38:30

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The gnostic gospels are free online, and garbage. So...
https://image.nostr.build/81edb471696b1d8da9be725af2c880f99e2a84d4d4d5e182db1faa55273768d9.jpg

2024-04-03 23:36:40

https://image.nostr.build/9768b0535a790ee8a244dba74b87d3745dcb72485622c5921341e0c91e9ebe48.jpg
#nevent1q…8xsj

2024-04-03 23:33:01

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Zaps>likes

2024-04-03 23:29:46

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Sugar on steak?! Bro cmon you know that aint right.

2024-04-03 17:10:37

Good afternoon nostr!
#Christianity offers the most coherent, rational, and comprehensive explanation of reality!

2024-04-03 13:45:33

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I read your article..
Interesting read and I liked the comparison of owning fiat to owning shares. You want both to increase in value as the economy or company grow, no decrease. Good analogy my dude.
I'll prob read the next few and so if you can keep me coming back. Some feedback if you don't mind: "tighten" things up a bit if you can in terms of verbosity. On poss way to accomplish this: maybe make it less conversational: less personal pronouns ("you", "I" and "we").
Good luck on your substack!

2024-04-03 13:32:46

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gm my dude

2024-04-03 13:27:14

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cant deny it: you walk the walk

2024-04-02 22:44:58

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Was inevitable

2024-04-01 14:23:16

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"But I find it noteworthy and strange that Pilate's and the high priests' economic motives aren't at all reflected in the gospels."
I think this is where the modern reader can go wrong: we risk imposing our worldview on the ancient writer.
So it'll seem strange that economic motives aren't mentioned only if we presume the authors considered such concepts. But I dont think people thought that way about things back then. Economics as a discipline developed way after the gospel writers...Adam Smith didnt write his wealth of nations stuff until the 1700s I believe.
Im not saying there werent economic motivations throughout history. Im just saying we only started to recognize them over the past few hundred years, so there is no need to jump to a censorship thesis to explain why they arent reflected explicitly in the bible.
Thanks for the stimulating interaction!

2024-04-01 03:19:58

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I enjoyed the novel analysis but the conclusion that there has been a centuries-long politically-motivated censorship of the Bible gives your ideas too much credit.
A more likely explanation would be that the historical context you are alleging is missing is that the biblical authors assumed that info to be known generally, so no need to state the obvious. Afterall, you seemed to be able to deduce these missing facts 2 centuries later using primarily the Biblical text itself.
Another possible explanation would be that the original authors simply didnt intend to convey the ideas you are asserting, ie you're wrong.
Our oldest complete NT manuscripts date to the 300s AD. So if editing/censorship happened, it didnt happen "throughout history." But textual critics have pretty strong arguments refuting editing during period as well.

2024-04-01 02:45:04

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Why do you think Jesus refused to sacrifice himself? Is it something in the Biblical text or some other line of reasoning.
When Jesus was arrested he reminded Peter that if he were so inclined God to bring 12 legion of angels to fight. But he didnt, he permitted his unjust arrest.
And the letter to the Hebrews talks a lot about Jesus as both priest ans sacrifice. For example 7:27- "He sacrified for their sins once for all when he offered himself."
I appreciate the interaction.

2024-03-31 23:12:03

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Jesus' actions can teach us many things, and I'm 100% with you: individual rights, challenging peaceful authority, identifying right vs wrong, and pursuing truth are all good things.
But, its bit anachronistic to think Jesus' death is supposed to teach us those things. Jesus' death wasn't a mere peaceful challenge to authority. To the contrary, Jesus' death was an act of service, an act of submission to an unjust and false authority (the Romans), and ultimately an act of assertion of *his* authority. "Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days." He was proving his diety. He was asserting his sovereignty and his love. Only he could do those things because only he was blameless and God incarnate.
So we don't model Jesus' death when we challenge authority. We model his death when we turn the other cheek, when we sacrifice what is rightfully ours for the benefit of another.
imho.

2024-03-31 17:09:02

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Im not following the AI stuff you're writing, but no matter.
Peace!