311 years ago, Alexander Selkirk was rescued on a desert island • Hacker News Board

Re: 311 years ago, Alexander Selkirk was rescued on a desert island

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Post by segmondy » Sun, Feb 02, 2020, 9:38 PM UTC

celeritascelery wrote: post #2

It crazy that he was so confident the ship would sink he was willing to stranded, and he was right. I can hardly think of anything I am that confident in.

I have often been confident that software won't ship based on the current team and hit it right on the money. Tons of folks see a startup and just nope outta there because they can tell it's a wreck waiting to happen. I'm sure you are giving yourself less credit than you deserve. You can tell when things are bad in an area you have worked in for years.

Re: 311 years ago, Alexander Selkirk was rescued on a desert island

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Post by adaisadais » Wed, Feb 05, 2020, 11:00 PM UTC

HarryHirsch wrote: post #38

dsfyu404ed wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A thick religious text similiar in scope to the Bible is going to be a pretty solid choice regardless of which one you choose. The content of those books generalizes quite well over most of human experience.

Besides, once the immediate needs for survival are met, you can develop techniques to improve your life on your own time. Creating works of literature is an altogether different kettle of fish. In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus merely cites the observation that bread isn't sufficient for living.

The Sermon on the Mount is powerful. But if you really want to read a good book you should try Ecclesiastes. The author reveals the meaning of life.

Re: 311 years ago, Alexander Selkirk was rescued on a desert island

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Post by adaisadais » Wed, Feb 05, 2020, 11:07 PM UTC

dane-pgp wrote: post #39

14 wrote: post #37

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Encyclopedia Britanica Book S. Look up survival training and hope it has some useful information. Religion really is interesting to me and I am always curious to those discussing it what their thoughts are on other gods. If you believe in your bible and Jesus and god, and other people believe in their god who is right? Do you believe in more than one god or is this person who believes in another god wrong? How do you…

Those are good questions to ask, but I wonder if you think they only need to be answered by religious people. If someone doesn't believe in some particular god, it is still possible to ask them "Is this other person who believes in that god wrong?" and "How do you know?". Perhaps a helpful example for showing this is the conspiracy theory concerning Bielefeld in Germany[0]. Is non-belief in Bielefeld any less subject…

If one has read the Bible it becomes pretty apparent that YHWH, the God of the Bible, claims (and I believe is) the only God and that all other gods essentially aren’t real.

A god is usually thought of a some deity but the meaning is much deeper than that: a god is something one worships. Many people worship money as god, their job or company as god, drugs or sex as god.

But like I said, the Bible makes it very clear that there is only one God (according to the Bible).

Re: 311 years ago, Alexander Selkirk was rescued on a desert island

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Post by adaisadais » Wed, Feb 05, 2020, 11:17 PM UTC

14 wrote: post #37

adaisadais wrote: post #12

This is such an incredible story. This dude was a BA buccaneer and accomplished sailor. He had one book with him: The Bible. If you were allowed one book on a deserted island what book would you bring and why? I’m taking the ESV Study Bible. Massive book with loads of commentary. Regardless of one’s beliefs it would be a phenomenal thing to concur.

Encyclopedia Britanica Book S. Look up survival training and hope it has some useful information. Religion really is interesting to me and I am always curious to those discussing it what their thoughts are on other gods. If you believe in your bible and Jesus and god, and other people believe in their god who is right? Do you believe in more than one god or is this person who believes in another god wrong? How do you…

Great questions!

Well, Jesus says “I am the way the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father (YHWH or God) but by me.” (John 14:6) So, he is essentially denying that there are other gods other than YHWH and that He is the only path to YHWH.

Christianity is quite unique because it is not a faith based on one’s own good works. So I find it extremely interesting in that regard.

I also think it’s extremely important to be skeptical of all “religion”. Religion is process oriented behavior while I believe faith is not. Church is often confused as a building where people listen to a boring sermon and sing a lame song. The Bible says church is anywhere there are two people who have faith in Jesus as their savior.

Also, there is no way I can convince you of any of this. That’s not the point. I would highly recommend reading the ESV Study Bible’s Gospel (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) and learning more for yourself. Not necessarily to be saved but so that you can be edified on this perspective. I would love to talk more about it!