#Inerrant

[geraldofallon]

Attributes, Qualities, Quirks

Inerrant

[bills-bible-basics]

IS THE KJV BIBLE THE INERRANT WORD OF GOD? -- a Bill's Bible Basics Article #Christian #BibleStudy #Jesus This Bill’s Bible Basics article by Bill Kochman can be read at: https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/is-kjv-bible-inerrant-1.html https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/is-the-kjv-bible-the-inerrant-word-of-god-a-bills-bible-basics-article/?IS%20THE%20KJV%20BIBLE%20THE%20INERRANT%20WORD%20OF%20GOD%3F%20--%20a%20Bill%27s%20Bible%20Basics%20Article

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Diary of a Petty Non Conformist

Step 1: Recognizing that you have a problem

I’m beginning to understand how really petty I can be, which in itself is a large step in learning how not to be. As in all sorts of situations, acknowledgment of a problem is the first step in transforming it. So this, I guess, is part of a way to release and work through this, journal style. Maybe so others can realize they’re petty as well, which is undoubtedly petty.

For decades I’ve had this issue where I honored some sort of social anarchist type of view. To conform was to be less than; to be like everyone else was to give in. There’s truth to some of this, but at the same time, one sometimes creates a narrative of being above the norm to put up a barrier to block the stress of self-esteem and avoids it rather than tackling it head-on.

All that in mind, this default has helped me develop parts of myself I hold value for. There is true authenticity. There are also not-so-pleasant parts of me that, in my later years, have popped up while diving deeper into my spiritual self.

I’ve noticed that when I see or hear someone say something and I feel the need to instantly counter their opinion with my, better and much wiser one, I don’t like the way it feels. Which… to me is a good thing. I recently watched a video where this young woman was bashing a trend in spirituality and calling it fake; there was the immediate need to counter because she was being judgmental. Why though? Why is it so important that I let this girl know that she was being judgmental?

I thought back to my struggles with loathing my Christian upbringing. Then later the triggers of some New Agey stuff like twin flames and other aspects that make me feel higher when I express my distaste for them. To me, this moment was part of that. The core of my issues with these stems from the situations themselves not the people wrapped up in them. They’re just people, trying to be people. This girl is just expressing and having fun. The other girl, the hater, was just trying to define her stance in something she felt deeply about. This brought me back to my adolescence.

The 90’s were no doubt the best decade, and you can’t tell me otherwise. But the one thing that I’m constantly reminded of is how being original was a ‘thing’. It started as really people exploring, and the more media took hold, the bigger this idea was. It was our generation's version of the free-spirited 60’s. And let’s face it, style and music? Yeah, I thought so, no contest.

While it was good and legitimate in so many ways, I can’t help but remember the feeling of being anti, because anti was better than being judged. And I believe this is why I feel there are parts of me that I didn’t develop or express.

The reason, though, this mashed pile of words is coming out is that I have realized this is an aspect I would like to dissolve. Not because I don’t like being a weirdo; that part I thoroughly enjoy, but because I’m looking to be able to meet people where they are. Not to think everything is cool, be the nicest person in the world, or to dismiss bad behavior. My goal is to be able to see the realness in others, to have less of these moments where, as a grown woman, I feel the need to right the wrongs of the youth on social media. These are not proud, fulfilling moments.

When I saw the ‘hippie Barbie’ (totally petty of me, I’m sorry) just seconds before the young lady bashed her for being fake, I literally thought the same thing. Somehow, coming from someone else made it seem bad. The real kicker was realizing how I was judging the mean girl, and I felt a sense of superiority. Crazy how things like that happen. And maybe because Coachella Barbie could literally be my kid, and if you wanted to be honest, I could be her grandma… ugh, that just sunk in.

What I was having was a moment of spontaneous self-reflection where instantly I understood what I’d been trying to say for quite some time. Everyone finds their way to God, Spirit, Universe, what have you, in their own way. Also, as a forty-five-year-old woman, there are plenty of ‘I can’t believe I did that’ moments, and who am I to judge what gives someone that spark of confidence and courage? We are all the same at some point in our lives, dusted with different spices, but ultimately the same beings trying to figure it out, and how we do that becomes our adventure.

Source: Diary of a Petty Non Conformist

[inerrantrobotomation]

Portable Marking Machine: The New Identity of Modern Industry

In today's fast-changing industry, the demand for accuracy and quality is increasing day by day. In this competitive environment, the importance of marking technology has also increased. Among the availability of many types of marking machines, portable marking machines have made their special identity. Let us know about portable marking machines in detail.

What is a Portable Marking Machine?

A portable marking machine is a device that can be carried anywhere, and permanent marking can be done on any material. This machine is especially useful for industries where marking is required on large and heavy garments.

Advantages of Portable Marking Machine

Simple Portability: This device is movable, as the name would imply. It's quite convenient to use because it's lightweight and portable. A Wide Range of Uses: This device is capable of leaving marks on glass, metal, plastic, and wood. This is the reason this equipment is so well-liked across several sectors. Accuracy and clarity: Portable marking machines are capable of highly accurate and clear marking. This helps in product identification and traceability. Increased efficiency and productivity: the entire electrical installation that enables load movement, wiThis machine works fast, which increases the production speed and increases productivity.

Areas of use of portable marking machines:h4> Portable marking devices are essential in today's industrial setting. These tools not only guarantee precision and clear marking but their ability to be easily carried around and their many uses also make them highly advantageous in different sectors. Portable marking machines are essential in various sectors like automotive, aerospace, medical devices, and electronics.Automotive industry: for marking serial numbers, part numbers, and logos on vehicle parts. Aerospace: For permanent marking on aircraft parts. Medical equipment: For marking necessary information on medical equipment. Electronics: For ID marking on electronic devices and components. If you desire improved accuracy, speed, and efficiency in your industry's marking procedures, portable marking machines may be the perfect solution for you. Selecting the correct choice in this matter is crucial and should not sacrifice excellence. Get in touch with us to discover how Inerrant Robotomation Pvt. Ltd.'s flawless portable marking devices can elevate your business's efficiency and productivity to unprecedented levels. Read This Blog Also - What are the Key Advantages of Using Portable Laser Marking Machines in Various Applications? https://inerrant.co.in/what-are-the-key-advantages-of-using-portable-laser-marking-machines-in-various-application

[matthewmiller49]

Scripturalism is a Christian worldview that holds the Bible to be the sole source of truth, authority, and guidance for faith and life. It is the belief that the Bible is the inspired, infallible, and inerrant Word of God, and that it should be the starting point for all Christian beliefs and practices.

Some key tenets of scripturalism include:

The Bible is the only authority in the church

The Bible is the sole rule for faith and life

The Bible is the Christian's axiomatic starting point

The Bible stands in judgment over all and is to be judged by no person or thing

[royston-du-maurier-lebek]

Fairlight Ave at the junction of no 39. & Fairlight Road ore Village Hastings

[craigtowens]

Links & Quotes

Some links and quotes that caught my eye this week.

Leaders may have to talk about people on their team, but how do we do this without crossing the line into gossip? Greg and I discussed this on a recent episode of our leadership podcast. I have lots of new content every week, which you can check out on my YouTube channel. “The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.” —G.K.…

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Diary of a Petty Non Conformist

Step 1: Recognizing that you have a problem

I’m beginning to understand how really petty I can be, which in itself is a large step in learning how not to be. As in all sorts of situations, acknowledgment of a problem is the first step in transforming it. So this, I guess, is part of a way to release and work through this, journal style. Maybe so others can realize they’re petty as well, which is undoubtedly petty.

For decades I’ve had this issue where I honored some sort of social anarchist type of view. To conform was to be less than; to be like everyone else was to give in. There’s truth to some of this, but at the same time, one sometimes creates a narrative of being above the norm to put up a barrier to block the stress of self-esteem and avoids it rather than tackling it head-on.

All that in mind, this default has helped me develop parts of myself I hold value for. There is true authenticity. There are also not-so-pleasant parts of me that, in my later years, have popped up while diving deeper into my spiritual self.

I’ve noticed that when I see or hear someone say something and I feel the need to instantly counter their opinion with my, better and much wiser one, I don’t like the way it feels. Which… to me is a good thing. I recently watched a video where this young woman was bashing a trend in spirituality and calling it fake; there was the immediate need to counter because she was being judgmental. Why though? Why is it so important that I let this girl know that she was being judgmental?

I thought back to my struggles with loathing my Christian upbringing. Then later the triggers of some New Agey stuff like twin flames and other aspects that make me feel higher when I express my distaste for them. To me, this moment was part of that. The core of my issues with these stems from the situations themselves not the people wrapped up in them. They’re just people, trying to be people. This girl is just expressing and having fun. The other girl, the hater, was just trying to define her stance in something she felt deeply about. This brought me back to my adolescence.

The 90’s were no doubt the best decade, and you can’t tell me otherwise. But the one thing that I’m constantly reminded of is how being original was a ‘thing’. It started as really people exploring, and the more media took hold, the bigger this idea was. It was our generation's version of the free-spirited 60’s. And let’s face it, style and music? Yeah, I thought so, no contest.

While it was good and legitimate in so many ways, I can’t help but remember the feeling of being anti, because anti was better than being judged. And I believe this is why I feel there are parts of me that I didn’t develop or express.

The reason, though, this mashed pile of words is coming out is that I have realized this is an aspect I would like to dissolve. Not because I don’t like being a weirdo; that part I thoroughly enjoy, but because I’m looking to be able to meet people where they are. Not to think everything is cool, be the nicest person in the world, or to dismiss bad behavior. My goal is to be able to see the realness in others, to have less of these moments where, as a grown woman, I feel the need to right the wrongs of the youth on social media. These are not proud, fulfilling moments.

When I saw the ‘hippie Barbie’ (totally petty of me, I’m sorry) just seconds before the young lady bashed her for being fake, I literally thought the same thing. Somehow, coming from someone else made it seem bad. The real kicker was realizing how I was judging the mean girl, and I felt a sense of superiority. Crazy how things like that happen. And maybe because Coachella Barbie could literally be my kid, and if you wanted to be honest, I could be her grandma… ugh, that just sunk in.

What I was having was a moment of spontaneous self-reflection where instantly I understood what I’d been trying to say for quite some time. Everyone finds their way to God, Spirit, Universe, what have you, in their own way. Also, as a forty-five-year-old woman, there are plenty of ‘I can’t believe I did that’ moments, and who am I to judge what gives someone that spark of confidence and courage? We are all the same at some point in our lives, dusted with different spices, but ultimately the same beings trying to figure it out, and how we do that becomes our adventure.

Source: Diary of a Petty Non Conformist

[the-big-picture-bible-blog]

Thy Word is VERY pure.

It is my absolute conviction that the Authorized KJV (1611) is the seven-times purified Word of God in the English language. Its words are inerrant, infallible, and God-inspired. It is unmatched and unrivalled in literary history and cannot be compared to the tainted modern versions of today, influenced by the imagination of men and their greed. So, consider this. Every time a preacher stands up…

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

By: Eric W. Dolan

Published: Sept 20, 2024

A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that specific networks in the brain, when damaged, may influence the likelihood of developing religious fundamentalism. By analyzing patients with focal brain lesions, researchers found that damage to a particular network of brain regions—mainly in the right hemisphere—was associated with higher levels of fundamentalist beliefs. This finding provides new insight into the potential neural basis of religious fundamentalism, which has long been studied in psychology but less so in neuroscience.

Religious fundamentalism is a way of thinking and behaving characterized by a rigid adherence to religious doctrines that are seen as absolute and inerrant. It’s been linked to various cognitive traits such as authoritarianism, resistance to doubt, and a lower complexity of thought. While much of the research on religious fundamentalism has focused on social and environmental factors like family upbringing and cultural influence, there has been growing interest in the role of biology. Some studies have suggested that genetic factors or brain function may influence religiosity, but until now, very little research has looked at specific brain networks that could underlie fundamentalist thinking.

The researchers behind this study wanted to address a critical gap in understanding how brain lesions might affect religious beliefs, particularly fundamentalism. Prior research suggested that damage to the prefrontal cortex could increase fundamentalist attitudes, but this work was limited to small sample sizes and focused only on one part of the brain. The authors of the study hypothesized that instead of a single brain region being responsible, religious fundamentalism might arise from damage to a distributed network of connected brain regions.

“My primary interest is and has been mystical experience. But in the process researching the cognitive neuroscience of mystical experience, I came across brain network associations with religious fundamentalism,” study corresponding author Michael Ferguson, an instructor in neurology at Harvard Medical School and director of Neurospirituality Research at the Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics.

To explore whether damage to specific brain networks could influence the likelihood of holding religious fundamentalist beliefs, the researchers used a method called lesion network mapping, which helps identify how different regions of the brain are connected and how damage to one area might disrupt related brain functions. The study involved two large groups of patients with focal brain damage, giving the researchers a unique opportunity to analyze how different types of brain lesions might be linked to religious beliefs.

The first group consisted of 106 male Vietnam War veterans who had sustained traumatic brain injuries during combat. These men, aged between 53 and 75 at the time of brain imaging, were part of a long-term study conducted at the National Institutes of Health. The second group included 84 patients from rural Iowa who had experienced brain injuries from various causes, such as strokes, surgical resections, or traumatic head injuries. This second group was more diverse in terms of gender and had a broader range of injury causes.

Both groups completed a scale designed to measure religious fundamentalism, which asked participants to respond to statements reflecting rigid and inerrant religious beliefs, such as the view that there is only one true religion or that certain religious teachings are absolutely correct and unchangeable.

For each participant, the researchers mapped the precise locations of their brain lesions using advanced imaging techniques like computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). These scans were then analyzed using lesion network mapping to see how damage to certain brain areas was connected to changes in religious fundamentalism scores. The researchers also compared the brain lesion data to a larger database of lesions associated with various neuropsychiatric and behavioral conditions, which helped them understand how the brain regions linked to religious fundamentalism overlap with those involved in other psychological traits.

The researchers found that damage to certain areas of the brain, particularly in the right hemisphere, was associated with higher scores on the religious fundamentalism scale. Specifically, lesions affecting the right superior orbital frontal cortex, right middle frontal gyrus, right inferior parietal lobe, and the left cerebellum were linked to increased religious fundamentalism. In contrast, damage to regions such as the left paracentral lobule and the right cerebellum was associated with lower scores on the fundamentalism scale.

“The strength and reproducibility of the signal between psychological self-report measures of religious fundamentalism and the functional networks we identified in the brain surprised me,” Ferguson told PsyPost. “It increases confidence in the results.”

Interestingly, the researchers noted that the brain regions identified in this study are part of a broader network connected to cognitive functions like reasoning, belief formation, and moral decision-making. These areas are also associated with conditions like pathological confabulation—a disorder where individuals create false memories or beliefs without the intent to deceive. Confabulation is often linked to cognitive rigidity and difficulty in revising beliefs, characteristics that are also found in individuals with high levels of religious fundamentalism.

The researchers also found a spatial overlap between brain lesions associated with criminal behavior and this fundamentalism network, which aligns with previous research suggesting that extreme religious beliefs may be linked to hostility and aggression toward outgroups.

“It’s sobering, but one of the takeaway findings is the shared neuroanatomy between religious fundamentalism, confabulations, and criminal behavior,” Ferguson said. “It refocuses important questions about how and why these aspects of human behavior may be observed to relate to each other.”

The researchers emphasize that damage to this brain network does not guarantee that a person will develop fundamentalist beliefs, nor does it imply that individuals with strong religious convictions have brain damage. Instead, the findings point to the possibility that certain brain networks influence how people process beliefs and how flexible or rigid their thinking becomes, especially in the context of religion.

“A major caveat is that these results do not indicate that people with strong religious beliefs confabulate or that individuals high in religious fundamentalism commit crimes,” Ferguson explained. “Rather, our data may help us understand the style of cognitive or emotional processing that increase or decrease the probability of holding fundamentalism attitudes.”

The authors suggest that future research should explore how this brain network influences religious fundamentalism in more diverse populations, including people from non-Christian religious traditions or from different cultural backgrounds. It would also be valuable to study patients both before and after brain injuries to better understand how changes in the brain might affect religious beliefs over time. Additionally, research could investigate how this brain network relates to other types of belief systems, such as political ideologies or moral convictions, to see if similar patterns of cognitive rigidity or reduced skepticism emerge in these contexts.

“The personal beliefs of the authors span a broad continuum from adherents of religious faiths through agnosticism to atheism,” Ferguson noted. “We approach the weighty subject matter of this research as earnest seekers of scientific data and encourage readers to receive our results in the spirit of open-minded empirical inquiry driven by scientific curiosity and without prejudice or malice to any group or faith.”

The study, “A neural network for religious fundamentalism derived from patients with brain lesions,” was authored by Michael A. Ferguson, Erik W. Asp, Isaiah Kletenik , Daniel Tranel, Aaron D. Boes, Jenae M. Nelson, Frederic L. W. V. J. Schaper, Shan Siddiqi, Joseph I. Turner, J. Seth Anderson, Jared A. Nielsen, James R. Bateman, Jordan Grafman, and Michael D. Fox.

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Significance

Religious fundamentalism is a global and enduring phenomenon. Measuring religious fundamentalism following focal brain damage may lend insight into its neural basis. We use lesion network mapping, a technique that uses connectivity data to identify functional brain networks, to analyze two large, independent datasets of brain lesion patients. We found a network of brain regions that, when damaged, are linked to higher religious fundamentalism. This functional network was lateralized to the right hemisphere and overlaps with the locations of brain lesions associated with specific neuropsychiatric and behavioral conditions. Our findings shed light on neuroanatomy that may influence the emergence of religious fundamentalism, offering implications for understanding the relationship between brain networks and fundamentalist behavior.

Abstract

Religious fundamentalism, characterized by rigid adherence to a set of beliefs putatively revealing inerrant truths, is ubiquitous across cultures and has a global impact on society. Understanding the psychological and neurobiological processes producing religious fundamentalism may inform a variety of scientific, sociological, and cultural questions. Research indicates that brain damage can alter religious fundamentalism. However, the precise brain regions involved with these changes remain unknown. Here, we analyzed brain lesions associated with varying levels of religious fundamentalism in two large datasets from independent laboratories. Lesions associated with greater fundamentalism were connected to a specific brain network with nodes in the right orbitofrontal, dorsolateral prefrontal, and inferior parietal lobe. This fundamentalism network was strongly right hemisphere lateralized and highly reproducible across the independent datasets (r = 0.82) with cross-validations between datasets. To explore the relationship of this network to lesions previously studied by our group, we tested for similarities to twenty-one lesion-associated conditions. Lesions associated with confabulation and criminal behavior showed a similar connectivity pattern as lesions associated with greater fundamentalism. Moreover, lesions associated with poststroke pain showed a similar connectivity pattern as lesions associated with lower fundamentalism. These findings are consistent with the current understanding of hemispheric specializations for reasoning and lend insight into previously observed epidemiological associations with fundamentalism, such as cognitive rigidity and outgroup hostility.

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Two of the authors of the above paper also published the following:

Abstract

Background

Over 80% of the global population consider themselves religious, with even more identifying as spiritual, but the neural substrates of spirituality and religiosity remain unresolved.

Methods

In two independent brain lesion datasets (N1 = 88; N2 = 105), we applied lesion network mapping to test whether lesion locations associated with spiritual and religious belief map to a specific human brain circuit.

Results

We found that brain lesions associated with self-reported spirituality map to a brain circuit centered on the periaqueductal gray. Intersection of lesion locations with this same circuit aligned with self-reported religiosity in an independent dataset and previous reports of lesions associated with hyper-religiosity. Lesion locations causing delusions and alien limb syndrome also intersected this circuit.

Conclusions

These findings suggest that spirituality and religiosity map to a common brain circuit centered on the periaqueductal gray, a brainstem region previously implicated in fear conditioning, pain modulation, and altruistic behavior.

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For reference, I previously posted about a similar study from 2017:

Abstract

Beliefs profoundly affect people's lives, but their cognitive and neural pathways are poorly understood. Although previous research has identified the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) as critical to representing religious beliefs, the means by which vmPFC enables religious belief is uncertain. We hypothesized that the vmPFC represents diverse religious beliefs and that a vmPFC lesion would be associated with religious fundamentalism, or the narrowing of religious beliefs. To test this prediction, we assessed religious adherence with a widely-used religious fundamentalism scale in a large sample of 119 patients with penetrating traumatic brain injury (pTBI). If the vmPFC is crucial to modulating diverse personal religious beliefs, we predicted that pTBI patients with lesions to the vmPFC would exhibit greater fundamentalism, and that this would be modulated by cognitive flexibility and trait openness. Instead, we found that participants with dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) lesions have fundamentalist beliefs similar to patients with vmPFC lesions and that the effect of a dlPFC lesion on fundamentalism was significantly mediated by decreased cognitive flexibility and openness. These findings indicate that cognitive flexibility and openness are necessary for flexible and adaptive religious commitment, and that such diversity of religious thought is dependent on dlPFC functionality.

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It should be noted that fundamentalism is not exclusive to (traditional) religions.

“… fundamentalism, properly understood, is not about religion. It is about the inability to seriously entertain the possibility that one might be wrong. In individuals such fundamentalism is natural and, within reason, desirable. But when it becomes the foundation for an intellectual system, it is inherently a threat to freedom of thought.” -- Jonathan Rauch, “Kindly Inquisitors: The New Attacks on Free Thought”

Flat Earth, anti-vax and wokery (modern feminism, "anti-racism," "gender identity" ideology, fat activism, etc) are all fundamentalist in nature. There is no evidence you can present to disabuse them of the tenets of their faith.

This phenomenon creates a problem for society in dealing with fundamentalist and false beliefs, especially when they have attained cultural dominance and institutional power. And particularly when they're held to be inerrant and absolute, and those who hold them regard dissent as heresy, and those who follow available evidence as evil heretics.

A good test for this is to look at the reaction when the belief is questioned; is the questioner regarded as factually wrong or morally suspect?

[quiche-quibbles]

“The Bible never claims to be the Word of God.”

This statement admittedly is still one I wrestle with because the meaning of those last three words can easily vary depending on who you ask.

On a factual basis, the statement is true. Since the Bible wasn’t fully compiled until some centuries after Jesus, one can’t just assume that phrases and verses denoting themselves (like in Hebrews) as the word of God are referring to the entire biblical canon as we know it. The author would’ve intended it to be more specific to what they were writing at the time or to older texts like the Torah and even what we now consider deuterocanonical or pseudographical texts.

On the other hand, the word of God can be seen in a more spiritual and wisdom sense, inspiration, the living text that guides us as we learn and read from it, learn about God, learn about humanity and our preciousness and fallenness and whatnot, how we ought to live in honor of God, with our neighbors and ourselves.

It’s an interesting tension going on here. If we’re talking biblical inerrancy, I no longer fully adhere to the concept (at least the definition of it according to the Chicago Statement of Biblical Inerrancy in the 70s which is a much more recent development that arguably stemmed from political underpinnings of its time). I take these anthropological aspects of the Bible just as seriously as I do with its significance and “authority” in my life.

(I put authority in quotation marks so people don’t misunderstand me and think the Bible is like the emperor of my life telling me exactly what to do).

But this is why I claim the Scriptures are infallible now rather than inerrant or even "perfect" in our human sense of the word, because in the end, I believe that God's Spirit still reveals Himself through the very human words of the ancients, but that God has plenty of room for us to wrestle with Him over its content that are much more unclear to us now than it might have been years ago. And this time I’m trying to exercise patience with myself in figuring things out and that being uncertain is a perfectly okay place to be with God as long as I keep trusting in Him.

[existennialmemes]

Idk who needs to hear this, but Bible Literalism is a distinctly Christian thing.

Please stop applying it to Jewish allegories. You will miss the point of them entirely, every time.

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Diary of a Petty Non Conformist

Step 1: Recognizing that you have a problem

I’m beginning to understand how really petty I can be, which in itself is a large step in learning how not to be. As in all sorts of situations, acknowledgment of a problem is the first step in transforming it. So this, I guess, is part of a way to release and work through this, journal style. Maybe so others can realize they’re petty as well, which is undoubtedly petty.

For decades I’ve had this issue where I honored some sort of social anarchist type of view. To conform was to be less than; to be like everyone else was to give in. There’s truth to some of this, but at the same time, one sometimes creates a narrative of being above the norm to put up a barrier to block the stress of self-esteem and avoids it rather than tackling it head-on.

All that in mind, this default has helped me develop parts of myself I hold value for. There is true authenticity. There are also not-so-pleasant parts of me that, in my later years, have popped up while diving deeper into my spiritual self.

I’ve noticed that when I see or hear someone say something and I feel the need to instantly counter their opinion with my, better and much wiser one, I don’t like the way it feels. Which… to me is a good thing. I recently watched a video where this young woman was bashing a trend in spirituality and calling it fake; there was the immediate need to counter because she was being judgmental. Why though? Why is it so important that I let this girl know that she was being judgmental?

I thought back to my struggles with loathing my Christian upbringing. Then later the triggers of some New Agey stuff like twin flames and other aspects that make me feel higher when I express my distaste for them. To me, this moment was part of that. The core of my issues with these stems from the situations themselves not the people wrapped up in them. They’re just people, trying to be people. This girl is just expressing and having fun. The other girl, the hater, was just trying to define her stance in something she felt deeply about. This brought me back to my adolescence.

The 90’s were no doubt the best decade, and you can’t tell me otherwise. But the one thing that I’m constantly reminded of is how being original was a ‘thing’. It started as really people exploring, and the more media took hold, the bigger this idea was. It was our generation's version of the free-spirited 60’s. And let’s face it, style and music? Yeah, I thought so, no contest.

While it was good and legitimate in so many ways, I can’t help but remember the feeling of being anti, because anti was better than being judged. And I believe this is why I feel there are parts of me that I didn’t develop or express.

The reason, though, this mashed pile of words is coming out is that I have realized this is an aspect I would like to dissolve. Not because I don’t like being a weirdo; that part I thoroughly enjoy, but because I’m looking to be able to meet people where they are. Not to think everything is cool, be the nicest person in the world, or to dismiss bad behavior. My goal is to be able to see the realness in others, to have less of these moments where, as a grown woman, I feel the need to right the wrongs of the youth on social media. These are not proud, fulfilling moments.

When I saw the ‘hippie Barbie’ (totally petty of me, I’m sorry) just seconds before the young lady bashed her for being fake, I literally thought the same thing. Somehow, coming from someone else made it seem bad. The real kicker was realizing how I was judging the mean girl, and I felt a sense of superiority. Crazy how things like that happen. And maybe because Coachella Barbie could literally be my kid, and if you wanted to be honest, I could be her grandma… ugh, that just sunk in.

What I was having was a moment of spontaneous self-reflection where instantly I understood what I’d been trying to say for quite some time. Everyone finds their way to God, Spirit, Universe, what have you, in their own way. Also, as a forty-five-year-old woman, there are plenty of ‘I can’t believe I did that’ moments, and who am I to judge what gives someone that spark of confidence and courage? We are all the same at some point in our lives, dusted with different spices, but ultimately the same beings trying to figure it out, and how we do that becomes our adventure.

Source: Diary of a Petty Non Conformist

[librarychair]

Still such a bizarre and freeing thought that I've been going to church because I want to, because I enjoy it, rather than the shame-laced obligation I was raised on. Refreshing and empowering

[bills-bible-basics]

IS THE KJV BIBLE THE INERRANT WORD OF GOD? -- a Bill's Bible Basics Article #Christian #BibleStudy #Jesus This #BillsBibleBasics article by #BillKochman can be read at: https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/is-kjv-bible-inerrant-1.html https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/is-the-kjv-bible-the-inerrant-word-of-god-a-bills-bible-basics-article/?feed_id=263485&IS%20THE%20KJV%20BIBLE%20THE%20INERRANT%20WORD%20OF%20GOD%3F%20--%20a%20Bill%27s%20Bible%20Basics%20Article

[inerrantrobotomation]

What is a laser marking machine, and how does it work?

It is a highly sophisticated, unique device that is used in various industries. In this blog, we are going to get complete information about how you can estimate their function.

The operation of a laser marking machine is very easy. It uses coolant to generate a highly sensitive laser beam. This beam is created through a combination of certain principles, which add many peculiarities and many things to it. In this process, the intensity of the laser beam resists the material to help create marks on it.

The use of laser marking machines improves the variety and ease of production processes in servers and manufacturing organizations. This will create stable and safe symbols for them, as well as other symbols. This technology has strengthened the partnership of new vendor plans in manufacturing, automobiles, electronics, industry, biotechnology, longevity science, and other fields.

One of the major advantages of laser marking is its uniqueness, which helps to generate the uniqueness of marking on servers, devices, or products. This increases the reliability and quality of their products. This process not only creates markings on the equipment but also secures their sunset and type stability.

What is a laser marking machine?

A laser marking machine is used to produce markings on various tools, materials, or products using a high-frequency electric beam. This machine is used for the continuous safety of iron, plastic, glass, rubber, lacquer, asbestos, sectional cardboard, thermoplastic, and other materials.

How does a laser marking machine work?

A laser marking machine works by using high-frequency laser radiation. This particular type of laser radiation produces constant sensitivity and unique markings under high conditions. The machine uses a highly sensitive coolant to generate a spherical laser beam. This beam is created through a combination of special principles, which add a lot of uniqueness and many things to it.

Advantages and use of laser marking

It is used in many industries, such as automobiles, die industry, electronics, manufacturing, biotechnology, and other fields. This technology helps industries produce consistent, secure, and clean marks. When using a laser marking machine, you are able to create unique and secure marks, the results of which have improved many industrial processes. Because of this, laser marking machines are important in today's industry, and this technology continues to be used worldwide and in India.

benefits of laser marking machines

The use of laser marking machines provides some important benefits to various industries. Their main advantages and benefits are as follows: 1. Uniqueness: Due to the use of laser marking machines, tools, products, and content servers, especially marks, boast of uniqueness. 2. Stability: The use of laser marking ensures the stability of the marks, which increases the safety and reliability of their products. 3. Quality: Using laser marking increases the quality of markings, as it produces highly stable, clear, and precise markings. 4. Cleanliness: Using laser marking equipment guarantees both stability and cleanliness in addition to producing marks on the tools. Performance is enhanced by the use of laser marking machines since they create distinct marks under carefully considered and ideal settings. Environmental responsibility is a result of using laser marking because it uses zero pollutants and requires less energy.

Conclusion:

Inerrant RobotomationPvt. Ltd. is a leading innovator in new technologies, with a particular focus on advancing laser marking machines. As the company approaches its conclusion, its pioneering efforts in this field underscore its commitment to cutting-edge solutions and technological excellence. The use of this advanced equipment not only enhances efficiency and precision but also adheres to the industry's support of quality and environmental conditions. Using laser marking technology, Inerrant RobotomationPvt. Ltd. is ready to establish the recognition of the work of the organization.

Our company is taking significant leadership in following the mutual trust of expectations from new conveniences and customer satisfaction that come at the level of industry standards.

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Rip to the founding fathers. They would've loved Doritos.

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Diary of a Petty Non Conformist

Step 1: Recognizing that you have a problem

I’m beginning to understand how really petty I can be, which in itself is a large step in learning how not to be. As in all sorts of situations, acknowledgment of a problem is the first step in transforming it. So this, I guess, is part of a way to release and work through this, journal style. Maybe so others can realize they’re petty as well, which is undoubtedly petty.

For decades I’ve had this issue where I honored some sort of social anarchist type of view. To conform was to be less than; to be like everyone else was to give in. There’s truth to some of this, but at the same time, one sometimes creates a narrative of being above the norm to put up a barrier to block the stress of self-esteem and avoids it rather than tackling it head-on.

All that in mind, this default has helped me develop parts of myself I hold value for. There is true authenticity. There are also not-so-pleasant parts of me that, in my later years, have popped up while diving deeper into my spiritual self.

I’ve noticed that when I see or hear someone say something and I feel the need to instantly counter their opinion with my, better and much wiser one, I don’t like the way it feels. Which… to me is a good thing. I recently watched a video where this young woman was bashing a trend in spirituality and calling it fake; there was the immediate need to counter because she was being judgmental. Why though? Why is it so important that I let this girl know that she was being judgmental?

I thought back to my struggles with loathing my Christian upbringing. Then later the triggers of some New Agey stuff like twin flames and other aspects that make me feel higher when I express my distaste for them. To me, this moment was part of that. The core of my issues with these stems from the situations themselves not the people wrapped up in them. They’re just people, trying to be people. This girl is just expressing and having fun. The other girl, the hater, was just trying to define her stance in something she felt deeply about. This brought me back to my adolescence.

The 90’s were no doubt the best decade, and you can’t tell me otherwise. But the one thing that I’m constantly reminded of is how being original was a ‘thing’. It started as really people exploring, and the more media took hold, the bigger this idea was. It was our generation's version of the free-spirited 60’s. And let’s face it, style and music? Yeah, I thought so, no contest.

While it was good and legitimate in so many ways, I can’t help but remember the feeling of being anti, because anti was better than being judged. And I believe this is why I feel there are parts of me that I didn’t develop or express.

The reason, though, this mashed pile of words is coming out is that I have realized this is an aspect I would like to dissolve. Not because I don’t like being a weirdo; that part I thoroughly enjoy, but because I’m looking to be able to meet people where they are. Not to think everything is cool, be the nicest person in the world, or to dismiss bad behavior. My goal is to be able to see the realness in others, to have less of these moments where, as a grown woman, I feel the need to right the wrongs of the youth on social media. These are not proud, fulfilling moments.

When I saw the ‘hippie Barbie’ (totally petty of me, I’m sorry) just seconds before the young lady bashed her for being fake, I literally thought the same thing. Somehow, coming from someone else made it seem bad. The real kicker was realizing how I was judging the mean girl, and I felt a sense of superiority. Crazy how things like that happen. And maybe because Coachella Barbie could literally be my kid, and if you wanted to be honest, I could be her grandma… ugh, that just sunk in.

What I was having was a moment of spontaneous self-reflection where instantly I understood what I’d been trying to say for quite some time. Everyone finds their way to God, Spirit, Universe, what have you, in their own way. Also, as a forty-five-year-old woman, there are plenty of ‘I can’t believe I did that’ moments, and who am I to judge what gives someone that spark of confidence and courage? We are all the same at some point in our lives, dusted with different spices, but ultimately the same beings trying to figure it out, and how we do that becomes our adventure.

Source: Diary of a Petty Non Conformist

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Top 5 Reasons to Question Biblical Inerrancy and Redefine Your Faith in Jesus

Why Question Biblical Inerrancy? Many evangelical and fundamentalist groups, like the Southern Baptist Convention, teach that the Bible is completely without error. But stories in the Old Testament, like God commanding violence or strict rules that seem unloving, can be hard to reconcile. Questioning beliefs about biblical inerrancy doesn’t mean abandoning faith; it’s about seeking a more honest…

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Inerrant Voice (Oracle Archetype)

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Throughout history, many governments have kept religious advisors on their staff, some willingly to have the guidance of the divine on their side, and others more compulsory because the faith in question was a monolithic political figure in it’s own right. Either way, these spiritual advisors would provide advice to the best of their ability, though exactly to what end would vary by the faith and the individual.

Now, take that concept to its logical conclusion in a fantasy setting, and you have advisors that outright can ask questions of the heavens and return answers.

While the cardinal archetype would serve well enough here for clerics, the inerrant voice archetype is what is used for this concept if you’re playing an oracle, which, with it’s charisma primary stat, is already well-suited to a political role.

Additionally, their divine magic also makes them suited for not just advise, but also protection, keeping their liege or others safe from harm.

I have to imagine that cultures that utilize inerrant voices in their courts may believe that these beings, having been touched by the divine directly, may be closer to the gods than even their cleric contemporaries, and therefore more prone to providing accurate advice.

Regardless, we shall soon see an oracle that excels at guiding and protecting others.

The divine forces that grant these oracles their power shape them to fit their role as advisors and protectors, granting them slightly different spells, including one that lets them absorb some of the harm another would receive, as well as a variety of information-granting divinations.

They also grant a new revelation, one that allows them to select a ward each day. At first, this warding allows them to reflexively cast defensive magic on them when they would come to harm. Later on, they can use it to transpose themselves with their ward, taking the harm in their place.

Like most oracle archetypes, this one is very simple, but it does add some nice flavorful abilities for it’s two functions. Being able to instantly cast abjuration spells on an ally a few times per day can be a godsend, and the divination utility is very useful as well. I would recommend a build focused on defensive buffs, but also a nice selection of battlefield control to prevent them and their party (especially their ward) from being overwhelmed.

History and fiction are full of advisors with ulterior motives, be they selfish, or in the name of dark gods. This archetype assumes this is not the case, of course, since it’s doubtful the divine would grant such powers to someone who did not with to use them, but that does not mean it’s impossible. If their faith is a political faction in it’s own right, their guardianship may be conditional on their ward’s adherence to church doctrine, for example. Of course, oracles are also rarely bound to any one god anyway, so how your character interacts with the concept of loyalty may vary a lot.

The oracle Nogara has received a vision most alarming: one of the noble clans plans to betray her emperor, and worse still, they’ve summoned a soul-enslaving kalavakus demon to aid them. The party must be swift to investigate which house is responsible, and of course banish the fiend when it rears it’s ugly head.

They say that the warden of Ironmouth Prison is blessed by the Judicator himself, and has an uncanny knack for seeing any escape attempts coming. Very few prisoners have ever left there before their sentence was up, even with outside help, and yet that is what the party must now do.

The palace is in chaos! A visiting aquatic elf dignitary has been kidnapped, their oracular bodyguard slain. It’s a race against time to track the kidnappers and rescue the dignitary, as the elven nation is placing full responsibility upon the king for this turn of events.