Pro human flourishing. Anti monetary debasement, government/corporate surveillance, and postmodernism. Freedom to, not freedom from. Eikon Tou Theou.
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Last Notes npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT No dude. I'm no fan of pharma but that lady's take is terribly simplistic, peppered conspiratorial rhetoric for effect. She's exaggerating the harms and minimizing the benefits. Hospitals have problem for sure, but "harmful scam" is too strong. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Yo @nprofile…pql3 whats the best way to get assistance? Im having trouble sending npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Spend XMR on what? npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Well I just experienced yet another reason why #btc > #gold Looking to diversify my holdings, I bought a gold bar about a year ago at a local coin shop. Cash transaction, no ID required. "Wow" I thought. "Nice and private that was nice." Went to the same shop to sell it back. "Ill need your license...and I need to snap your picture and scan your fingerprint." What?!? "Why?" County bill of sale law. I tried again in nearby, more conservative county: "yup its the law" Which law? "I dunno" So basically shotgun #KYC'd. Roach motel. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Good morning...Im ready for both! npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Interesting read...but NGL the buying sounds a bit complicated..whats the benefit of going though all that? I use the payout to onchain option to receive right to my cold storage, easy-peasy worth the extra 1-1.5% fee. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Abortion prohibition has never been about utilitarian ends. Its been about ethics. Its wrong to kill an innocent human life. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Which ones do you like? npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Ah ok! For me blaming fiat for all the worlds evils is a bit of a stretch, I understand your point! npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Is "fiat" the new adjective for things we dont like? npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Since time is my scarcest asset, I will spend whichever money has the least tolerable friction and convert any leftover wealth to btc. If I need to spend my wealth currently stored as btc, I will need to convert it to fiat, (unless its a coldcard or vpn service - None of the other merchants I buy from accept bitcoin). npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Gm! npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT #robosats has been brutally slow/unusable lately. I think its tor. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Thanks! I didnt give any info to the atm although I saw a camera pointed at me. Thatd suck if samouri wallet centrally stored non-conjoin transaction npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Yo @npub1cn4…3vle! Is there any price or privacy benefits/downsides to sending cash directly to a bitcoin cold wallet address vs buying on the bitcoin tab first then sending the bitcoin to the cold wallet address? npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Interesting choice for first food! npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT ***Samouri***...not sparrow! You gave me a heart attack bro npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Yo #asknostr I bought some btc at an atm and sent it to #Samouri wallet. I then sent it to a #bisq wallet to post bond for some #nokyc buys of bitcoin. Is my nokyc stack tainted any some way now? I never coinjoined. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Not FOSS. hard pass. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Thats cool! Ive been thinking about an ecoflow but got lost in the weeds on panels. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Good morning nostr! #Christianity is a worldview that starts with a rational recognition of the fact that God exists. Theism has been the majority view of the entirety of human history for good reasons. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT how?! npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Why? npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Yo #asknostr! I love my asian brothers and sisters but since I can't read their languages, is there an easy way to filter non-Enlish notes on #Amethyst or other client? npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Good morning nostr. #Justice is coming. Jesus redeemed this world and will restore all things! npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Good morning nostr! #Success is faithfulness, nothing more and nothing less. "For us there is only the trying. The rest is not our business." -TS Eliot npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Good morning nostr! "A little #Philosophy inclineth Man’s Mind to #Atheism; But depth in Philosophy, bringeth Men’s Minds about to #Religion" -Francis Bacon npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Ephesians 2:10 npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT what do you mean by spirituality? npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Good morning nostr! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Didnt the delta variant disproportionately affect the unvaccinated? npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Broken world. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Steel>silver npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Ok LG I read part 1. I commend you for putting these thoughts to words! God will always bless our focus and recognition of Him, aka worship of Him. Full disclosure, I lean old earth over young earth but I am not certain either way. I affirm God created the cosmos, and to think otherwise is a mistake with profound negative consequences to humanity and society. However, I reject the argument made by many Answers-In-Genesis types that a non-literal interpretation of Genesis is somehow an attack on inerrancy or inspiration. That assertion is a classic example of the fallacy you described: begging the question. The original audience of Genesis was prescientific, and so there is no reason to think God was making scientific claims. Rather, it makes more sense that he was making theologic claims. I agree Genesis doesnt borrow from other cultures and I think its more likely a polemic against those other cultures with seemingly similar stories. The God of Israel, not the gods of Sumeria, created the world. You rightly describe the limitations of science, but then try to argue young earth from science. The problem with that approach is that for every example you offer, a militant atheist can respond with 10 seemingly more credible counter examples. Better to argue from the worldview level as you did (ie. natural science is not the final arbiter of truth)...imho. I hope my feedback is not too harsh! I hope you keep pondering and these topics and I'm sure they will bear fruit! npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT LG Ill read your article I just neee to set aside some time! npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Canada what are you doing killing all your vulnerable citizens? Such an injustice. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT “Bless you prison, bless you for being in my life. For there, lying upon the rotting prison straw, I came to realize that the object of life is not prosperity as we are made to believe, but the maturity of the human soul.” ― Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 #christianity npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Good evening nostr. I like Saylor. If my hands ever start to soften, I pull up a Saylor video and my resolve is strengthen. If he thinks ossification of #bitcoin is a good thing, then I'm willing to entertain the idea. Can anyone point me to any reading material? npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Source? npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Now do save count npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT My B! I thought the point of your note was to convince your readers of your position! npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT "The science" npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Source? npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT I mean 'adopt' in terms of medium of exchange and 'nobody' in terms of merchants of goods. I've had btc since 2022. I bought a cordcard using btc. I've not had any other convenient opportunity to spend my btc. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT I like it! If it will work out that way. I just have trouble convincing myself it will. Chaumian ecash networks need to prove themselves imho, npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT I can't help but wonder if this chicken-and-the-egg problem prevents getting the ball rolling. Nobody wants to commit to adoption if they're not confident it will scale, and nobody wants to scale if there isn't adoption driving it. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Fair enough, but isn't part of the benefit of traveling and/or living nomadically to minimize you burdens, both physically and psychologically? I'd argue there's some upside to only having one or two books at a time. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Fair enough I cant argue with selfcustody but Im wondering why Saylor/mstr using CB is a "red flag?" Ive always assumed he had to for some regulatory reason given how much he has. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Good morning! npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Whats wrong with using coinbase for custody? npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT *from him npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Would that be stealing for him though? npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Unless adoption is being held back by perceived lack of scaling? npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT bro ebooks are a sh!tcoin! 😄 npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Thats my gut too, but I sometimes hear "we need to stress the network with adoption to prompt scaling" so I'm conflicted! npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT How does he buy bitcoin? npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Which comes first for #bitcoin, adoption or scaling? npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Depends on the work! npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT They solved it on Silicon Valley cmon yall the blueprint is there. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT "Now you can start zapping more!" - @npub1qny…95gx probably npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Bro you're a model of anonymity and yet..you use a wallet that wont accept zaps over tor? As Odell would say, I'm not mad just disappointed. https://image.nostr.build/4f4fa5bd45d2e7a2df45b05901d8ed4c30e2b34b7ddbaef12f76ba5d21c3ff5b.jpg npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT #God shaped hole. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Gm! npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Exactly backwards. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Windows lol. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Wheres the book? npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Props to the video editor. I see you my dude, good one. Read the headline, then watch until at least 0:37. https://iv.melmac.space/watch?v=ArMydXtixWk https://image.nostr.build/3ccb0dbd8bdd7d6cc8b2fe48985dc25cf22a2e21eec00d06a86c462490fad77f.png npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Good morning nostr. Christ is risen. He is risen indeed! npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Didnt unmute was too busy admiring the beard. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Probs but Im not sure...Ill ask my parents next time I visit them! npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT CTV? npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Bro nobody does it like that anymore..we stream and/or dvr. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT lightning? npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT What!?! I want! npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT why will self-custody only be afforded to a few million? npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Why's that? npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Bro good point but bad analogy- Ive been fleeced many times over by vets recommending various procedures/tests/medicines. They can be worse than doctors! And ask a doctor how many times they hear "I need a pill for..." vs "what nonpharm solutions do you recomnend for..." npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Pretty sure thats David Spade. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Of course you are! npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Good afternoon nostr! #Bitcoin can prevent the theft of our money, but let's make sure we don't make our money our idol. Our life does not consist in the abundance of our possessions. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT I'm calm. #nevent1q…w7ku npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Good afternoon nostr! Its Friday! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfVsfOSbJY0 #DontLieYouKnowYouLovedIt npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT This explains the problem Ive noticed from the beginning! Im using amethyst over tor! npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Me trying to make something for #zapathon #nevent1q…jntl npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT #zapathon https://image.nostr.build/a614d19ded984fd2d62e201a29a2dc816f620125eaab2df0a165d0102d9fc149.jpg npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT #zapathon https://image.nostr.build/b3e316917562c7d61c4f9133eaa74dcffea667739be3bef0d55f21eede247f4e.jpg npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Obtainium or the app's dev aint my friend. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Fr and how can I sweep without leaving 10% behind. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT The significance of Jesus' resurrection. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT The gnostic gospels are free online, and garbage. So... https://image.nostr.build/81edb471696b1d8da9be725af2c880f99e2a84d4d4d5e182db1faa55273768d9.jpg npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT https://image.nostr.build/9768b0535a790ee8a244dba74b87d3745dcb72485622c5921341e0c91e9ebe48.jpg #nevent1q…8xsj npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Zaps>likes npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Sugar on steak?! Bro cmon you know that aint right. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Good afternoon nostr! #Christianity offers the most coherent, rational, and comprehensive explanation of reality! npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT I read your article.. Interesting read and I liked the comparison of owning fiat to owning shares. You want both to increase in value as the economy or company grow, no decrease. Good analogy my dude. I'll prob read the next few and so if you can keep me coming back. Some feedback if you don't mind: "tighten" things up a bit if you can in terms of verbosity. On poss way to accomplish this: maybe make it less conversational: less personal pronouns ("you", "I" and "we"). Good luck on your substack! npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT gm my dude npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT cant deny it: you walk the walk npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Was inevitable npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT Good morning. "Influencers" is such a downgrade from what I used to call "thought leaders." Prob because most influencers dont give much thought to the crap they spew. npub1nse5f9xavv07uhsqxvpwpr2l4n7n938yw6azxg5ucu95h8kd9mgsce64lj ETT "But I find it noteworthy and strange that Pilate's and the high priests' economic motives aren't at all reflected in the gospels." I think this is where the modern reader can go wrong: we risk imposing our worldview on the ancient writer. So it'll seem strange that economic motives aren't mentioned only if we presume the authors considered such concepts. But I dont think people thought that way about things back then. Economics as a discipline developed way after the gospel writers...Adam Smith didnt write his wealth of nations stuff until the 1700s I believe. Im not saying there werent economic motivations throughout history. Im just saying we only started to recognize them over the past few hundred years, so there is no need to jump to a censorship thesis to explain why they arent reflected explicitly in the bible. Thanks for the stimulating interaction!