Good explanation, but I tend to think of it in simpler terms.

1. Memes require a kernel of truth to work.

2. The more you lie, the harder it becomes to recognise truth

This is why the left can't meme.

Thank you, that second one actually resonates more with me.

Whenever I've been given an opportunity to learn from my mistakes, I'm not fearful, I'm grateful.

I think I must have a different understanding of fear then.

I've read some of the responses on here and the ones about reverence make sense - it's not a use of the word I was familiar with.

I'm not someone who experiences fear the way other people seem to, so maybe my understanding is biased by that.

It's not that I don't believe the Bible, I don't understand the Bible.

However, I have contact with Jesus and he teaches me what I need to know without all the confusion - and that's good enough for me.

I have offended, and it wasn't fear I felt, it was shame.

Shame is a much stronger motivator for me than fear, as I don't really seem to experience fear the way other people do. Not sure why.

Humility is something I have been working on for a long time, one of my main life lessons you could say.

I don't want to be humble because I'm frightened of what will happen to me though, I want to be humble because that's what I learnt from Jesus - that it's the right way to be.

Having made 'some' progress, I see the wisdom of it.

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/19/crowdstrike_falcon_sensor_bsod_incident/

Good post.

Without free will, there can be no true faith.

God already made us, and made us perfectly suited to the task we are destined for.

What we have to do as human beings is to cut away all the bullshit and be as true to our true selves as possible, and in doing so we will be walking on the path that God laid out for us before we were born.

The path is narrow, so ditch all the baggage that this life tries to foist upon your soul and remain vigilant to straying from the path, and God will light the way.

A practical example for the literal minded (which includes me by the way :) ..

Whenever I try and achieve something that I think I want, God/life/the Universe (whatever you want to call it) often puts obstacles in the way. If I constantly get 'messages' that indicate that if I keep pushing that I will get what I want, but I might not like what I get - then I know I am on the wrong path.

Of course, there are obstacles that are designed to challenge us along the way to help us grow, but learning this truth has allowed me to avoid many of the pitfalls of my youth.

I've never really understood why we should fear God. Respect, Love, absolutely - but fear?

It doesn't tally with my experience to be honest, so I have a hard time understanding it.

Now, if I was to go off the reservation and set myself against God & Jesus, then yes, I could imagine being fearful, but that isn't happening.

Plus, if all embryo's ended up as women, that would be the end of the human race.

Biology is the way it is for a reason, mess around with nature at your peril.

Liberals have an extra gene that means they develop an extra asshole where their mouth should be.

London has been lost for years, I won't even go there any more.

A ride across the city on the tube is an experience that doesn't include seeing white english people.

Only a dictator is strong enough to,protect democracy. /s

Thanks :)

There have been occasions where I have had to reign in my dark side. When activated it comes out with the most horrendous shit, stuff that just to think it poisons your very soul, so I try really hard not to give it any fuel these days. (Think Saw territory).

What I wrote just now was just desserts :)

My response would be an oubliette with only raw rat and piss for sustenance.

I find it weird she is focussed on a secondary detail like the damage to his ear when there are much bigger questions that need answering right now.

She's complaining that there is no report from Trump's physician when they've been hiding Joe's mental decline for years?

Lol.

Never noticed that Societies was misspelt before.

That's what I was thinking when I first saw him in the video, just wondered if I was imagining things.

Loving it.

Deep State weasel.

When useful idiots lose their usefulness they become useless idiots and a risk.

Q++