Castin

It's not that easy. Politics and all. You still only think one level deep. Think 2 levels deep and work your way down to 3 or 4 levels deep. Thinking too much about a situation and going deeper can be a bit problematic. But 3 or 4 levels is good. 6 levels take you to things like "Roku's Basalisk" and are useless. I can't avoid thinking on those levels because of mental illness, but it is best avoided to remain practical.

As a general rule of thumb, you start out as incompetent at most things you do. So would you really quit just because you start out in the same spot most people would?

Actually I can't show you. I'm still banned from voting. Please fix that

Because if their subordinates figure out the truth, they'll lose respect and have a harder time doing their job. They need confidence and to not second guess themselves also to perform their best.

I summarize and write down every single point. I do a type of chart. I'll vote on one soon and take a picture of my nores maybe.

Forfeited debates are just conduct points. As far as walls of text are concerned just try to formalise the arguments ingo syllogisms (for example) to retain the arguments better and go from there. 

I'm starting to think bsh1 is the o ly competent mod.

Nah keep it like that

Without his book he has no start.

I see it in your eyes, got invidia

At least I'm not like you, no chlamydia 

I agree to the word being wrong but I see the joy it brings to many people who for many months of the year have no real family time. I respect the occasion for the family time. Even to Pagans, family is sacred unless they abused you.

Meaningless even if succinct.

If you start with that then you end with that. I start elsewhere so I end elsewhere.

I'm 20.

Your profile pictures looks cool

could be quite interesting, his presence as a strong theist and conservative personality

Uhhhhh... oookkkaaayyy...

*shakes head in utter confusion*

My religion isn't about anyone's feeling but the gods. Why does anyone here think they would matter enough to effect my religious practice. 

I find the most effective ways for me are contemplative prayers like the rosary, or lectio divina. The Holy Rosary is a meditative prayer, wherein you repeat the Hail Mary, the Lord's Prayer, the Apostle's Creed, the doxology, etc. That's usually all that non-Catholics see of the Rosary, and all that they think it is: repetition. But the heart of the Rosary, what gives it is power as a prayer, are the Mysteries, and they are invisible to most observers. Each day you pray five decades, and through each decade you meditate on one of five mysteries, using the prayer as a way to focus. Examples of subjects for mediation are the visitation in the garden, the proclamation of the Kingdom, the Annunciation, the Crucifixion, the scourging at the pillar, the crowning with thorns, the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, etc. All of these have a 'lesson' or 'virtue' meant to be gleaned: the scouring reminds us not to commit sins of the flesh, the crowning with thorns warns us against pride, the visitation speaks of love for neighbor, the resurrection of hope.

Lectio Divina is a form of sacred reading perfected by the Carthusian Monks. They are an ancient group of communal hermits, who give up all worldly possessions and almost all contact with the outside world. They practice an extreme form of humility, being buried almost anonymously, and spending most of their life in their 'cell', a small, very simple home with an attached walled garden. Here they work enough to support themselves and study, joining with their brothers only for mass and walks through the woods or mountains. Lectio divina is their process of reading which regards the Bible as the Living Word, and is less focused on a theological parsing as it is on a confrontation of God within the Word. It has four steps. The first is to simply prepare yourself through a small meditation, and to read the passage. The second is to meditate on what was read, which is less about thinking about the passage than it is letting the true meaning of it seep into your marrow. After that comes prayer, which is the conversation part, and then the part where God 'speaks back' is the final stage, Contemplation. This is where the profound encounter with God occurs, and it really is a profound experience that can't be communicated well in words. Just imagine that anything good or beautiful in life is a reflection of God, and that to be in a state of contemplation is to see all of those pieces with perfect, utter clarity for a few moments.

We Orthodox pray that they find their way to Orthodoxy.

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