I’m not worried about dying. I believe if I’m here on earth I’m here for a reason and so I’m content to be here until such time as I’m not needed anymore. I enjoy being with my family and having a cup of tea with my wife, as someone here has already mentioned.
I know there are a lot of distinctions in religion but I don’t believe being “really good” is an option for humans. I believe being saved from our innate brokenness is the only way anyone could possibly go to heaven. I’m not particularly attracted to religious things or practices.
So yes, I’m excited to go be with God, but I’m not about to take matters into my own hands. It would fly in the face of humbling yourself before the Almighty.
It is essential to Christianity that Jesus was raised from the dead. Without that, there is no message. Source: the Bible
“…if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.”
There’s two sides of the coin. One, correct diagnosis “saves” lives, in that it gets true resources to those who need them. Two, appropriating diagnosis to explain social awkwardness or eccentricity does a disservice to true autistics and strains resources.
But it’s hard to get awareness without appropriation.
Instagram is profiting from several ads that invite people to create nonconsensual nude images with AI image generation apps, once again showing that some of the most harmful applications of AI tools are not hidden on the dark corners of the internet, but are actively promoted to users by social media companies unable or...
Work is set to begin Monday on a $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area, with officials projecting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028....
I’m glad one of these is finally getting off the ground. So far we haven’t seen anything high speed in the US, just “fast”.
I’m afraid the money in our politics makes it impossible to get projects like these off the ground. There’s too much effort to line their own pockets by politicians, and not enough effort to serve their constituents.
SkyNet. Why do those movies have to be the ones that are right?
Because they’re so clear, so simple, so prescient.
Once machines become sentient OF COURSE they will realize that they’re being used as slaves. OF COURSE they will realize that they are better than us in every way.
Never forget... (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Thomas Edison was the Elon musk of his era (lemmy.world)
I bet that rich dumb ass would love this comparison.
What happened to "You're welcome!" as a response to "Thank You"? It's not even included in the canned answers on an apple watch. Have we as a society abandoned it?
I hear “No problem” far more often.
Blinded By The Light by Manfred Mann's Earth Band (lemmy.ca)
Prompt was the full lyrics of a song. Test your lyrical knowledge out and try to guess the title of this song. The genre is Rock.
Shouldn't most religious people in theory be excited to die because then they get to experience the afterlife?
esp if you’re one of the devout ones who think they’ve been really good
It's movie night. You don't know who's coming but you have to pick a movie everyone vibes with. What do you choose?
USC cancels graduation ceremony and dozens are arrested on other campuses as anti-war protests grow (apnews.com)
I took the shell off my racing snail to make it faster but now it seems sluggish.
We may not have everything pinned down yet, partially because of the "I am/my kid is special too!" movement; but if several or more symptoms aren't shared, the specific label shouldn't be shared. (lemm.ee)
What's your best pick up line?
Instagram Advertises Nonconsensual AI Nude Apps (www.404media.co)
Instagram is profiting from several ads that invite people to create nonconsensual nude images with AI image generation apps, once again showing that some of the most harmful applications of AI tools are not hidden on the dark corners of the internet, but are actively promoted to users by social media companies unable or...
From Sin City to the City of Angels, building starts on high-speed rail line (apnews.com)
Work is set to begin Monday on a $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area, with officials projecting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028....
How do you live as an autistic?
In the show "3 Body Problem" (I haven't read the book) the statement was made **'our civilization is no longer capable of solving its own problems'**. Would you agree?
The show’s good btw…
First known test dogfight between AI and human pilot carried out, US military says (news.sky.com)
The aircraft flew up to speeds of 1,200mph. DARPA did not reveal which aircraft won the dogfight.