Lopen's Left Arm @ LopensLeftArm @sh.itjust.works

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Moopsy did Wolf 359.

Absolutely nailed it. They have no plan, no strategy, just opposition, undermining, and dismantling.

Ace Trekkie here, you're not alone! The decon scenes in Enterprise especially just make me cringe so hard, there's just way too much horniness on that show for my tastes.

No, I'm not angry, it's been five centuries since Luther pulled his egotistical bullshit, I've had time to cope. Plus, I'm not a Western Christian anyway, so at the end of the day it's still not my circus and not my monkeys.

I am passionate though, because so many of the problems in Western Christianity today lie squarely or predominantly at Luther's feet.

How the hell did you get any of that out of what I said? His impact on Western civilization can't be ignored, he fractured the Western Church and people should be made aware of the terrible views he espoused so history can rightly regard him as the miserable asshole he was rather than some force for good mythology has made him out to be.

the act of trying to justify or judge the actions of a someone from 5 centuries ago is doomed to failure.

Sorry, but that's horseshit. Teaching something like this:

If I had to baptize a Jew, I would take him to the bridge of the Elbe, hang a stone round his neck and push him over with the words I baptize thee in the name of Abraham.

is an objectively reprehensible stance regardless of the cultural context. The rejection of morality, conscience, and Christian teaching by an ordained priest is absolutely worthy of judgment, and the fact that he lived 500 years ago doesn't change that a bit.

Other people also having fucked up opinions at the time also don't justify the truly fucked up opinions and teachings of one specific person.

Sure, and I never argued otherwise. The fact that he was able to point out an obviously unjust and despicable practice doesn't detract from his horrible and unconscionable teachings on other subjects.

Again, that's a common opinion for a circlejerking atheist Internet forum. It's not at all an acceptable position for a cleric of the Church.

Luther was a priest who presumed to correct the Christian Church on matters of the faith. He sounds like a fifteen year old neckbeard who has his head squarely ensconced in his own ass.

To the extent that a beetle even can feel pain. That doesn't translate to the likelihood of any human death in pain.

You're also vastly more likely to be a beetle than any other animal.

Statistics don't mean that much.

They really are, Luther was a piece of shit.

Obligatory reposting of this list of fucked up things Martin Luther actually said.

I've got legs, have you? D'you like bread?

U Mot M8?

Better?

He'll take you home again, Kathleen.

"I would like the ship to go now."