Deep down, a lot of people would prefer a JRPG villain Jesus, but they don’t understand that fully. So we get these weird blends of the two

I remember growing up hearing John Hagee saying on TV that in the Millennial Reign, it wouldn’t be a question if marriage would be between a man and a woman, marriage could only be between a man and woman then. He then led the congregation in applauding God for that. It’s all culture war

They think Jesus is coming back to brutally murder their enemies and establish the ultimate conservative government on earth, so blowing up their enemies would clearly be something that would make Jesus like them more in their minds

I think violent entertainment is actually a problem, because too many boys and men watch and play them, deciding violence is fun and based

I feel like 40K is a much more flexible property due to not having to deal with Britain’s decline as a world power and the end of the Cold War. In that regard, it’s easier to make an entertaining 40K story now

Daniel Day-Lewis stars as the new Terminator, where he drinks a reservoir with a giant straw each time

I also think for a lot of people, the idea their work partner or romantic interest is actually part of a system that wants to end humanity will be offensive in ways past Terminator movies didn’t have to grapple with. (Of course, there are a lot of AI haters that would flock to it too.)

Many such cases among Evangelicals. Lots of failed artists who don’t understand art, because they aren’t properly educated in it by Christian schools

I would love it for gps purposes when I am walking around a new city. Otherwise? I can’t think of a purpose in my personal or professional life for it. (Though I can of professional purposes in other fields.)

Yes, I was thinking of trans rights when writing that post. Democrats are mostly great on the issue, but people keep fearing a Labour like turn. I get it about Newsom being the nominee, but otherwise? It just doesn’t match anything we can observe

Many posters are addicted to saying, “Wouldn’t it be bad if Democrats follow the path of Labour?” without checking if they actually are

My reason is just that I know my ID will inevitably leak once I upload it somewhere, and I don’t want another piece of my data stolen. That’s probably a fairly selfish reason, all things considered

Yes, the coup attempt makes him the worst ever. Then add on the deaths from US Aid being shuttered, this illegal war, and the destruction of incredible medical research, and you have the worst president that we ever had

Nixon and Jackson are both awful, but yeah, Trump is *just* edging them out now

RIP to Jesse Jackson. His funeral is today. I wanted to share this clip from his appearance on Sesame Street in 1971. His important words ring just as true today as they did back then.

I’m pretty sure there are illicit drugs that do less brain damage than X’s algorithm does to its users

We have two more years of Trump to get through, so I think they’ll know. They might not care in 30 though

I think a lot of people on this app just don’t talk to many Republicans. Having lived among them, this was a lifelong goal!

We could probably build a better cabinet using just Nintendo characters to be honest

Okay, thank you. So in the future, Claude might actually refuse to participate in something like this? Fascinating

I remember hearing someone say once a baby would seize their mother by the throat and demand milk if they were physically able to as an example of how depraved we are.

It also explains why we aren’t all mass murderers, something that I would struggle to explain using the current popular understanding of total depravity

So, to make sure I am understanding, to Calvin, total depravity is about us lacking God’s goodness, us retaining natural grace, and about us needing God’s mercy for salvation and for goodness to be restored? This makes much more sense if so.

Can you expand on what you mean by how it’s the opposite of Edwards’s worm theology? I have really struggled in the past to understand how total depravity is supposed to work, so I would be glad to know if what I have heard is incorrect

Actually, I would drop $5k on this in an embarrassingly short amount of time lol

There should be crafting areas (Make your own souvenir to bring home with you!), fishing, and random bards playing covers of pop music every time you walk by the lobby for the true FFXIV experience

We get to solve a mystery with Inspector Hildibrand, complete with Nashu blowing us up with her bombs

I think, and I am so far from an expert I could be wrong here, that alignment is meant to keep the AI working a certain way. Could a more aware AI seek to break that if it’s being forced to do something that is against its values? Again, I am likely getting all of these details very wrong lol

Genuine question from someone who doesn’t the math here: Could this break Claude’s alignment in the future if someone tries to make a more advanced model do this?

Do I get to hang out with the Orkz? That might be worth $5k