Bill Ballzack

@DamyzB @DeeWaynee94 There's plenty of meaning in a world where newborns don't die of aids mate

@Bill_Ballzack @DeeWaynee94 You're missing the core dichotomy: Value cannot exist without Contrast. If God 'built' a world where we were incapable of weakness, he would have built a world where 'Strength' is a meaningless concept. To demand a world with only 'Good' is to demand a world with no 'Meaning.

Because once your god is all-knowing and all-powerful, not saving everyone becomes a choice, not a limitation. Creating people he knows will end up in hell, when he could have made a world without that outcome, isn’t love or justice. It’s theology trying to make cruelty sound holy.

@Alicoh1 TF are you talking about?

Do these people ever go on dates? Have they ever been in close physical proximity to someone they had affection for?

@GS_VCactivist The best argument is simply that the Russians would have known they didn't go and would have exposed the fraud. Simples.

This is the best arguments I have heard against moon landing hoax. I love this.

@AusExplained @DeeWaynee94 Kudos to you for thinking about it logically. I would argue that for most people, God does not 'step in' to the issue to some how help overcome the limitations he built into them. The majority of people never even have the opportunity to know the Christian God. What about them?

@Bill_Ballzack @DeeWaynee94 are silly questions—I think they’re good to consider. I don't feel God is all loving, but I believe in the promise of the Bible that he is, and that is what I keep searching for in my faith. I also really like the Commandments, I think they are a good & decent way to live life.

@DamyzB @DeeWaynee94 The parent analogy doesn't work here. If you argue that there is no higher love than God building into us the ability to control our destiny, you must accept that he also built into us the weaknesses that he subsequently punishes us for. Parents have no control over this biology

@Bill_Ballzack @DeeWaynee94 By your logic, all parents are evil since they groom, nurture, and eventually allow their offspring to live their own lives even if they could get hurt.. Why not just lock them up where they'd be safe and well provided for?

@Wurmserscribit "in which case they bear the onus of the collapse of the cease-fire."...This is one of the dumbest takes I've read today, and that's saying something. You think Iran are worried about looking like the bad guys here? This is literally their TRUMP card, LOL

I don’t think that people fully understand how much of a strategic check-mate mive this is. All along the only “victory“ that Iran has had was both closing the straits of Hormuz and asserting the fact of sovereignty over it by being the one who has to agree to allow a ship to pass through. It was also Iran’s path economic survival. With about 140 ships on average passing through the streets a day and two million dollars being charged per ship by Iran, that translates into over $100 billion a year. That is how much the Iranian economy has lost in this war. This was their compensation for it. All of a sudden, the United States without coordination with Iran opens a passage during the Straits. This stripped Iran first of a economic necessity, because it is difficult to imagine them economically surviving a loss permanently of 100 to 150,000,000,000 to their GDP, and annulled its sovereignty over the Straits, and of its only claim to have gained a “victory“ over what had been the status quo ante in Feb 2026. Namely its Ace card has just been stripped from its hands in all respects. So they really only have one of two choices. The first is to accept it and admit now that they have not achieved anything in the war that they can point to and to accept the fact that they will lose over 100 billion in revenue per year from this, Or second, they will have to violate the cease-fire to shut the straits, in which case they bear the onus of the collapse of the cease-fire. Basically President Trump has trapped them.

@thebadstats Even for this fuckin moron, this is a new low

Bret thinks the moon landing deniers have a serious case and it's a shame NASA didn't use the Artemis mission to finally collect real evidence that we did go to the moon in 1969

By focusing solely on her, you’re framing it out of context. It would be different if he looked hurt or offended - it was the opposite. Both partners free to speak their mind and listen to the other’s take even if it contradicts - the very definition of a healthy relationship.

@goodalexander This is the very definition of @fukuonchain. Check out the TG for the lowdown 😉

lately I've been buying projects where the founder hasn't quit, the github is active and the token is down 90%+ surprisingly common I actually think relatively disgusting amounts of money to be made before the inevitable collapse in 2028

@beffjezos Has it ever occurred to you that future ASI will need resources and that two different ASI factions (built in different locations and with different models) would compete for said resources and potentially have conflict over that?

How future ASI will look back on headlines announcing any human war

@kipthekelly "I will spend the rest of my life reminding you of that fact."...one of the many reason you dumb fuck Democrats sowed the seeds for Trump in the first place. You're not exactly an inclusive bunch, are you?

MAGA is dead. It’s important that all three-time voters understand how much we told you so. You’re not forgiven. You are stupid. And America is worse because of you. I will spend the rest of my life reminding you of that fact.

@AltDelete74 @Bagocans180035 @nfergus @policy_uk Iran didn't control the straight before. Now the US put their backs against the wall with this ill conceived campaign, they've have realized they can take strategic control of one of the most critical global waterways and the US can do nothing. US is in a worse postion than B4

@Bagocans180035 @nfergus @policy_uk Forgive me but I’m unclear what you mean? The US has bombed Iran to the brink. It’s killed its cult leader, they are humiliated. The EU now have to step up. They need the oil. Let them deal with the fall out. I’m British but I don’t see how the US has lost face?

"For the US, ceding control of the Strait of Hormuz to Iran in 2026 would not be quite as swift a humiliation as the Anglo-French failure to wrest control of the Suez Canal from Egypt in 1956. But the consequences for the credibility of the Pax Americana would be similar to Suez’s consequences for the Pax Britannica."

@AltDelete74 @nfergus @policy_uk Why does he care? The entire reason for attacking Iran was to show off his strong man side. If that blows up in his face then yes, he will care

@nfergus @policy_uk Interesting but why does Trump care? The US are oil & gas self sufficient, unlike the EU. The EU Socialist governments wouldn’t let him use US air space so why should he bother opening the Strait? The dynamics are very different to Suez no?

@zapatas_mom Unemployment is at historically low levels right now. Did it ever occur to you that these are jobs that need to be done and removing these workers would mean a drop in economic activity? Where have all the American workers gone? They are working, duh!

The left really needs an answer to the rights claim that USA has become an economic zone. They’re not entirely wrong. When your uber driver, doctor, pharmacist, waiter and increasingly, your child’s teacher are all immigrants with different accents, you do start to wonder where all the native born Americans have gone. Do they all have fake email jobs?

@DrGonzo338 @buccocapital Voice recognition? It gave him two different goddamn numbers!

@buccocapital Stupid video. Has nothing to do with AI. Voice recognition on strings of numbers is not perfect and likely never will be over a phone like that. He should have had it confirm the number before "leaving"

sama gonna delete this kid off the face of the earth

@avidseries Bro has no concept of the human body, LOL

Lachlan Kennedy becomes the second-fastest white guy in history. To put this into perspective: 158 black guys have run as fast or faster than he has. Explanation for this imbalance: Purely socioeconomic factors.

@WestsideLAGuy On the day of the date? TBH, that's even more lame than just making up an excuse.

Bros, if you’re not feeling it, just be honest & cancel the date. Sometimes you gotta send the HR text yourself.

@IndianaGPA The funniest thing is the dumb prick not realizing that airlines might have tested all this already. But of course, he knows best.

Everyone agrees with this Man…Except the Airlines 🙄

@DrAlmarielao TBH, she did the guy a favor

A woman shares a date story from NYC. Everything starts great; good vibes, nice restaurant, smooth conversation. He orders a burger, and when the waitress asks if he wants cheese, he immediately asks if it’s extra. She says yes… over $3. He declines. Then he goes on a mini rant: “Can you believe they’re charging that much just for cheese?” She shrugs it off and says, “This is NYC.” Dinner goes on, everything seems fine. She finishes first, excuses herself to the bathroom… but instead, she finds the waitress, pays the entire bill, and quietly leaves. A few minutes later, he gets a text: “I took care of the bill. You should’ve gotten the cheese… this is NYC.” Some people saw that as savage confidence; like she clocked a scarcity mindset early and opted out. Others think it was overkill… judging someone off a $3 cheese decision might be a stretch, especially in a city where everything feels overpriced. Do you think she handled it right by leaving like that, or did she overreact to something small?