Ehusman
@ehusman.bsky.social
Former engineer and former libertarian interested in hist. of fascism (OG and modern), colonialism, US immigration, technology; space, optics, energy, transport, cities; classic lit, futurism, sci-fi, languages; NM
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Block quote Kafka, attribute to Wilde or Nietzsche and see who’s paying attention, note that you’ve misattributed buried in a footnote about Strauss
November 21, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Block quote Kafka, attribute to Wilde or Nietzsche and see who’s paying attention, note that you’ve misattributed buried in a footnote about Strauss
What if I precede it with “Mech” for mechanical analysis?
November 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
What if I precede it with “Mech” for mechanical analysis?
The only human resident of the Uncanny Valley
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The only human resident of the Uncanny Valley
What does the way you smell have to do with anyth…oh. Nevermind.
November 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
What does the way you smell have to do with anyth…oh. Nevermind.
That button is one serious load-bearing structure.
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 AM
That button is one serious load-bearing structure.
I like doing things near rivers that don’t catch fire
November 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I like doing things near rivers that don’t catch fire
As Jesus would have wanted!
November 19, 2025 at 2:11 AM
As Jesus would have wanted!
strong competition from kittens
November 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
strong competition from kittens
Ugh, of course it’s NumbersUSA
November 19, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Ugh, of course it’s NumbersUSA
Oh shit, what evil is he going to do with the money?
November 17, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Oh shit, what evil is he going to do with the money?
I plan to take up cigarettes at that age, so ...🤷
November 17, 2025 at 4:34 AM
I plan to take up cigarettes at that age, so ...🤷
That's correct. The Bible is filled with all kinds of nonsense that can become the basis of a new Christian sect. There are no hard & fast rules on who can do it, or what emphasis they can apply. Catholics baptize infants; anabaptists find this abhorrent; they're both Christian.
November 17, 2025 at 4:23 AM
That's correct. The Bible is filled with all kinds of nonsense that can become the basis of a new Christian sect. There are no hard & fast rules on who can do it, or what emphasis they can apply. Catholics baptize infants; anabaptists find this abhorrent; they're both Christian.
Yes, you can. The Catholic Church had this same reaction to Protestants. Protestants think this about the Catholic Church. Anyone can make the claim. Whether you can get other people to buy it or not is your problem.
Ever heard of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
Ever heard of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
November 17, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Yes, you can. The Catholic Church had this same reaction to Protestants. Protestants think this about the Catholic Church. Anyone can make the claim. Whether you can get other people to buy it or not is your problem.
Ever heard of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
Ever heard of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
Is a boy not a child?
November 17, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Is a boy not a child?
Yup. The Bible wasn't written for us, it was addressing contemporary issues with contemporary knowledge, e.g. they weren't writing about "homosexuals", they were writing about men who committed homosexual acts. They had no conception of homosexuality as part of one's identity.
November 17, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Yup. The Bible wasn't written for us, it was addressing contemporary issues with contemporary knowledge, e.g. they weren't writing about "homosexuals", they were writing about men who committed homosexual acts. They had no conception of homosexuality as part of one's identity.
Says you. Thousands of her Christian followers believe that she is a Christian. She says she is a Christian.
You seem to be just as dogmatic as these Christians about your definitions.
You seem to be just as dogmatic as these Christians about your definitions.
November 17, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Says you. Thousands of her Christian followers believe that she is a Christian. She says she is a Christian.
You seem to be just as dogmatic as these Christians about your definitions.
You seem to be just as dogmatic as these Christians about your definitions.
Yes, exactly. Christianity is mutable.
November 17, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Yes, exactly. Christianity is mutable.
Are you not aware that the Greek Orthodox Church, Catholic Church, Lutherans, Anglicans, and Calvinists (1) are all Christians, and (2) all have doctrinal differences that were at one time so severe that they killed like 25% of the inhabitants of Germany for them? Yes, Christianity is mutable.
November 17, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Are you not aware that the Greek Orthodox Church, Catholic Church, Lutherans, Anglicans, and Calvinists (1) are all Christians, and (2) all have doctrinal differences that were at one time so severe that they killed like 25% of the inhabitants of Germany for them? Yes, Christianity is mutable.
For these Christians, they will point out that the Bible tells **you** to feed the poor, it doesn't support government programs to feed the poor. They will say that the government takes that decision away from you and hence takes the moral choice away from you.
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM
For these Christians, they will point out that the Bible tells **you** to feed the poor, it doesn't support government programs to feed the poor. They will say that the government takes that decision away from you and hence takes the moral choice away from you.
