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Post by coolcoder613 »

jononomo wrote: post #240
gooob wrote: post #197

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interesting. can you expound on that?

A good example is the multiverse hypothesis. It is the only way to avoid theism if you are a physicist, but it is also ludicrously extravagant and states as it's first principle that evidence for it cannot be detected (because all the things we can detect are in our universe). But if the need to avoid theism counts as evidence, then I guess you're stuck with the multiverse. The best example is the existence of life.…

> I will say, however, that unless Christianity is true Judaism doesn't make any sense, because Judaism lacks a universal cosmology (it simply can't answer the question "why didn't God choose all people"). In Judaism, the answer to that question is that God asked each nation to accept His commandments, but they each had cultures that were incompatible, and refused. When He asked the Jews, they agreed unconditionally.

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Post by jononomo »

coolcoder613 wrote: post #301
jononomo wrote: post #240

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A good example is the multiverse hypothesis. It is the only way to avoid theism if you are a physicist, but it is also ludicrously extravagant and states as it's first principle that evidence for it cannot be detected (because all the things we can detect are in our universe). But if the need to avoid theism counts as evidence, then I guess you're stuck with the multiverse. The best example is the existence of life.…

> I will say, however, that unless Christianity is true Judaism doesn't make any sense, because Judaism lacks a universal cosmology (it simply can't answer the question "why didn't God choose all people"). In Judaism, the answer to that question is that God asked each nation to accept His commandments, but they each had cultures that were incompatible, and refused. When He asked the Jews, they agreed unconditionally.

That is an obvious of post-hoc rationalization. It appears no where in Scripture or in any other culture's history or mythology. And even if it were true, it still doesn't amount to more than "the Jews are just better", which is just a pathetic theology.

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Post by sureglymop »

ralphc wrote: post #291
sureglymop wrote: post #248

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Sounds amazing! Have you heard of/checked out Gleam which compiles to Erlang/JS? Asking because if I was in your shoes, I'd spend all my time to invest in that ecosystem. I got a taste of it in my 3 month semester break where I was able to work on a lot of Gleam and Rust side projects. (Nothing to actually publish, but purely for fun and my own enjoyment).

I’m sticking with Elixir for now. I fancy myself a Lisp/Smalltalk style hacker&painter and like dynamic typing and macros, my current project uses Elixir and I’ve invested too much time & book money in Elixir.

That makes sense! I think it's a good idea to choose something and stick to it :) (especially if it's for fun)

The older I get the more I learn this lesson hehe.

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Post by cashsterling »

gooob wrote: post #192
cashsterling wrote: post #24

A free, open-source, federated platform for scientific/technical collaboration & publishing.

have you heard of https://osf.io/ ?

yes I have... I think OSF is missing a lot of needed features.

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Post by aaronrobinson »

mikestew wrote: post #276
aaronrobinson wrote: post #211

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Im in a similar boat but about 18 months further down the line than you. I figure that even if I choose (or have) to earn something I can do something I love doing for less or something I’m good at for less time. I’ve done the summmer bum thing I plan to do it every year by driving down to the alps in a van conversion and running the trails. I recommend it. It’s easy to become overwhelmed with all the things you want…

It’s easy to become overwhelmed with all the things you want to do with your time but it’s a ton of fun project managing them. Well, it beats being one of those retirees that goes back to work because they're bored. :-) Thanks for the reply and the encouragement, and if you get to Washington in the U. S., email is in the profile and we'll go run some WA trails in the Cascades.

Sounds like a great idea
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