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Re: Top Mental Health and Prayer Apps Fail at Privacy, Security (2022)

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Post by barrysteve » Thu, Jun 22, 2023, 11:21 AM UTC

denton-scratch wrote: post #51

barrysteve wrote: post #28

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Guess my comment is surplus-to-requirements. Waves of 'sadge' aside.. Non-conformists are necessary to keep society progressing. The computing revolution is becoming oppressive. I guess the future rests with Men who have the willpower to keep valuable ideas out of the system long enough to for them to bear fruit. Isaac Newton studied in private for 15yrs.. He also privately denied the Trinity and refused to take Holy…

> and refused to take Holy Orders from the CofE. Did the CofE try to compel him to take Holy Orders? As far as I'm aware, Holy Orders in the CofE amounts to becoming a priest (since the CofE has no monks or friars). I thought you had to ask for that, and then prove your worthiness. Is there some order in the CofE that the church can ask you to join, when you don't want to? [Edit] He was a Rosicrucian; I'm not really…

He lived in a very orthodox time in the UK. The country has previously had a state religion (1200s) and kicked out the Jews at the time. The Brits have previously severely restriced public services for all non-conformists after the Act Of Uniformity 1851. The Brits have murdered/killed/marytyred many people from European religions. Denying the Trinity is enough to invite severe negative judgement from the Archbishop of Cantebury. We live in Trinitarian times.

The Brits is a CofE country, even though it's 'going dark' (well less visible and more authoritarian) in our lifetimes and GAFCON will temporarily take the limelight.

It is trivial to silence people technologically today and with biometrics denying services is also trivial.

If a discovery like Calculus comes from people who wish to study and speak of non-orthodox ideas, then we should be careful about our technological lock downs. Social media manipulation of thinking is already a big danger to true innovative thought.

Re: Top Mental Health and Prayer Apps Fail at Privacy, Security (2022)

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Post by robertlagrant » Thu, Jun 22, 2023, 12:03 PM UTC

SanderNL wrote: post #30

robertlagrant wrote: post #18

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Offering it once? Offering what?

The password, at account creation. Here is your password: …… I have seen it being used for cert keys.

Oh I see - the system generates the user a password? Yeah; makes sense.

Re: Top Mental Health and Prayer Apps Fail at Privacy, Security (2022)

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Post by NoZebra120vClip » Thu, Jun 22, 2023, 4:00 PM UTC

ebiester wrote: post #69

NoZebra120vClip wrote: post #47

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I've found that some of the best therapists don't accept any insurance at all, and it'd be foolish to limit one's choices to therapists who are covered by conventional health insurance. One very good choice in my area is Catholic Charities. They have licensed counselors as well as students under supervision, and they charge a mere $35 per session. This is a great choice for those who are uninsured or have trouble get…

So long as you’re not LGBT, or considering an abortion, or any number of things that run afoul of the Catholics.

While I am neither LGBT nor abortion-minded, I found that Catholic Charities employs counselors and students from all walks of life, and not all of them are Catholic. Also, Catholic Charities serves everyone in the community, no matter what their faith or race or sexual preference. They are notable for their service to the refugee population, many of whom are Muslim. So I would say that you do them a disservice if you think that their counselors will argue with you over these issues, rather than supporting and respecting you as a person with things to work out.

Re: Top Mental Health and Prayer Apps Fail at Privacy, Security (2022)

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Post by denton-scratch » Thu, Jun 22, 2023, 7:18 PM UTC

barrysteve wrote: post #71

denton-scratch wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> and refused to take Holy Orders from the CofE. Did the CofE try to compel him to take Holy Orders? As far as I'm aware, Holy Orders in the CofE amounts to becoming a priest (since the CofE has no monks or friars). I thought you had to ask for that, and then prove your worthiness. Is there some order in the CofE that the church can ask you to join, when you don't want to? [Edit] He was a Rosicrucian; I'm not really…

He lived in a very orthodox time in the UK. The country has previously had a state religion (1200s) and kicked out the Jews at the time. The Brits have previously severely restriced public services for all non-conformists after the Act Of Uniformity 1851. The Brits have murdered/killed/marytyred many people from European religions. Denying the Trinity is enough to invite severe negative judgement from the Archbishop…

Yes, I get it, he was a non-conformist. But in what sense did the CofE try to compel him to take Holy Orders?

> even though it's 'going dark'

Not sure what you mean. The CofE is a very different organisation from what it was 60 years ago, when I first rejected religion. I like the modern organisation a lot less than the one I left; it's become heavier, more intolerant of human diversity, with a much narrower range of views. Maybe that's what you meant.

Re: Top Mental Health and Prayer Apps Fail at Privacy, Security (2022)

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Post by lynx23 » Mon, Jun 26, 2023, 10:41 AM UTC

Forgeties79 wrote: post #9

lynx23 wrote: post #2

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Believe it or not, a lot of people are not aware this is a major problem for wellness/prayer apps specifically. I was one of those people and found this interesting. You’re being needlessly snarky and condescending.

Sure, I am everything you'd like to hate. In a few years, every comment asking for personal accountability will be called "needlessly snarky and condescending". Until then, I don't give up pointing out the obvous, even if people like you feel caught and retaliate. This childish reaction doesn't touch me at all, kid.