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17d ago
Flu vaccine is a joke. The vaccine gives you flu symptoms, and you often get the flu anyway.
This was my experience, so even before 2020 I avoided the flu shots whenever I could. It probably wasn't true, but I have a mental association of getting the flu every year I got a flu shot (and never when I didn't).
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17d ago
Is it just "the sins committed while alive, so therefore in theory a perfectly virtuous person would not need Jesus"?
Yes, but no one is perfectly virtuous.
I was raised in the LDS religion, and in this theology infants explicitly need no redemption.
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2mo ago
I'm not a writer, but I imagine if that happens you either go back and rewrite the character to have a personality that makes the plot work, or you rewrite the plot to accommodate the personalities of the characters, right?
But sometimes I guess it might mean that the original plot was just irrational.
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5mo ago
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5mo ago
I have a real soft spot for Handel's Messiah.
From what I remember of 5e, I think the "ritual" tag was supposed to handle a lot of the situational utility stuff.
Edit: I also prefer the 3.5e system, because I like my wizards strong and versatile. Pathfinder tried to balance them a bit by making the spells weaker (I think), but overall Pathfinder wizards are still acceptable to me (even if I don't care for the default Pathfinder setting all that much).
Spontaneous spell casting is more convenient and fun than prepared spell casting for most players, I believe. It's also more powerful, so it's not surprising that the game designers try to balance it in various ways. Originally with the Sorcerer, that was with fewer spells known. Pathfinder has an Arcanist class that instead tries to balance it with fewer spell casts. 5e's Wizard class tries to keep both the large number of known spells and the number of spells cast, instead reducing the number of spells prepared (and giving metamagic to Sorcerers).
Honestly, I think the concentration mechanic and spell nerfs that 5e did are the bigger sticking point for me.
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8mo ago
Yeah, but I would rather her be that than the other alternative.
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8mo ago
Mormons don't elect their president. The next president (relevant now, given that the recent death of the last president) is technically chosen by the apostles. I think it could theoretically be any apostle, but it's always the most senior apostle. New apostles are also chosen by the apostles, and could be any member.
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8mo ago
I suppose you would fully condemn the many wives God gave to David, too?
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob also all had multiple wives/concubines. Not as many as David, but David isn't really a great example in my opinion (because he was condemned for wickedness in the end).
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8mo ago
Creating the Earth out of materials existing in the universe doesn't mean that God didn't create the universe itself.
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8mo ago
Mormon cosmology is completely different from the Abrahamic religions. In Mormonism, God did not create the universe, he simply organized preexisting matter. God himself is part of and subservient to the material universe.
Do you have a source on that? As someone who grew up in that faith, I never heard that.
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9mo ago
Currently playing (among other things) Etrian Odyssey HD. I'm considering making a longer recommendation post about it, maybe in the next fun thread.
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10mo ago
There are people that believe that the goblins in the world of Harry Potter are a (racist) reference to Jews.
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10mo ago
I think the closest you see to this is a change in clothing trends from when the elf is young to present day. But I don't know how much you'd be able to tell apart clothing from 500AD and 1500AD (I certainly couldn't, aside from 'vaguely stereotypical ancient Greek' to 'vaguely stereotypical fantasy European').
But there is at least a little emphasis on "humans actually do change and grow relatively quickly". At one point the elf notes that it's impractical to get the magical equivalent to a license when the governments and organizations change so often.
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10mo ago
The first Gundam I watched was probably SEED, but my personal favorite was Gundam 00. Wing was okay, and I won't recommend Iron-Blooded Orphans because I really didn't like the ending.
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11mo ago
I've had Obsidian bookmarked for a while, but it seems to be a bit low-level for what I'm looking for. I'm sure it's very powerful, but so is LaTex and I don't generally type up my documents in that over something like Word.
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11mo ago
I'll give this a try. I'm not entirely sure about Microsoft nowadays, but ease of use has its appeal.
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11mo ago
I'm thinking of keeping a journal. It's something my parents tried to instill in me as a child, but I didn't see the point then (of course). Now that I'm much older, I think I can see more of why that type of record keeping/thought organizing might be useful.
I'm planning to type my entries on my Windows desktop. While my initial plan is to just make a folder of text files, I think it would useful to have software that helps me organize it. Ideally, I'd like to be able to sort entries by date or topic (tag?), with multiple entries per date and the possibility of associating other media with entries.
Are there any journal keepers here on The Motte with software recommendations or other journal tips?
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1yr ago
9 is basically a call back to 4/5/6 (but especially 4). Four party members, fixed classes on each character, more fantasy,
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1yr ago
Yes, because the entire series is great. Books nine and ten are some of the best material in the series in fact.
You really think Crossroads of Twilight is one of the best books in the series?
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1yr ago
As soon as you see a "lane ends ahead" sign you should be trying to get over. Don't ride to the very end and then expect to squeeze in.
Eh, if the lane ends with a forced merge into the lane beside it, waiting until the end gives a predictable time and place that the merge will occur. In times of heavy traffic, it also maximizes road usage (and if you don't drive until the end, someone else behind you will, so you might as well). If the lane ends with, for example, a forced turn off the highway, then I agree. I especially agree in times of heavy traffic. Don't make the people who actually want to use that turn off the highway wait because you want to squeeze into the heavy traffic later.
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1yr ago
The cost is turning your heart towards God. You cannot be redeemed and an unrepentant whore. God does not redeem the unrepentant.
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1yr ago
Well, as long as you can see multiple cars ahead it's a little safer.
I'm playing through the demo myself, and it's alright? It reminds me a bit of Secret of Mana with the different weapons. But if I wanted to play a Legend of Zelda game, there are plenty on the Switch that I haven't even gotten around to, and it doesn't seem better at being The Legend of Zelda than the originals. Better than Breath of the Wild? Sure, but that game and its sequel have their own appeal.
To me, there are clearly major differences in art style quality among all of the "HD-2D" games. The trailer for that "Final Fantasy: Resonance" game just looked awful, but I think the "Octopath" games look pretty amazing. "Elliot" looks okay. The designs are clear enough, but I think the ruins are a little too dark. The mix of obvious 3D world with pixel characters/enemies feels very PS1/PSP/DS? I think it reminds me a lot of some of the "Ys" game footage I've seen.
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