the issue with God is that its presence equates power with morality
I can't agree with this enough. My sister, a Christian, even agrees. Things are "good" and "bad" because god says they are, and for no other reason. And god is the highest good simply because he said that he is. The reason he gets to make those rules is that he's the most powerful.
Not disagreeing with your point, but the soldier's ear probably isn't the best example. Luke 22:49-51:
When Jesus' followers saw what was going to happen, they said, "Lord, should we strike with our swords?" And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. But Jesus answered, "No more of this!" And he touched the man's ear and healed him.
I didn't realize this when I moved into my first apartment, a small studio with a gas stove, and the first month or so I couldn't figure out why I felt sick so often.
If you have a proper vent above the stove, use it. If you don't, or if like me you just have a fan above the stove that pushes the air back into the room, open your windows and use a fan whenever you're cooking. It's made a huge difference for me.
Personally, I'd say nothing. Or, at least, whatever you say makes you, you. I don't think there's an objective/natural definition for who I am and what is and isn't a part of me. The idea of "me" is kinda made-up, so there's probably no right or wrong answer as to what exactly I label as "me."
I'm probably just saying nonsense, but this is the most coherent answer I got lol
Btw, I don't hear people say "orient" except as a verb, but I do sometimes hear "oriention" used the same way as "orientation." Orientation is more common tho ¯\(°_o)/¯
being unhealthy but not overweight is still better than being fat.
Why do you say that? I guess that "unhealthy" isn't very specific and could mean a lot of things. But health issues that are caused by malnutrition can certainly be worse than being fat. It just depends on the individual situation, I would think.
But thanks. And it only makes it more ironic what he's complaining about, because personally, getting my hormones under control made me way more emotionally stable.
My condition was absolutely debilitating -- I ended up doing 7th grade online at home, and it was miserable. If this idiot wants to take away medication that can keep a kid out of pain, I'd like to be first in line to personally rip his head off.
I'll add, the alternatives for 15 y/o me would have been stronger pain medication, or surgery. (...I mean, I switched to testosterone hrt after turning 18, and I guess you could consider that an option since it does stop periods. But somehow I doubt more trans people is what he wants lmao.)
I can't agree with this enough. My sister, a Christian, even agrees. Things are "good" and "bad" because god says they are, and for no other reason. And god is the highest good simply because he said that he is. The reason he gets to make those rules is that he's the most powerful.