Baxter Williams
@baxterwilliams.bsky.social
Discussing Christianity, science, and sometimes philosophy (mind & epistemology) on the internet.
Pandeist. God-fearer. Ex-Christian.
Pandeist. God-fearer. Ex-Christian.
Oh, man it's going to suck to get the lake of fire and sulfur for being cowardly.
You are too scared of being tortured to death by the state, and verbally say you aren't Christian, so you get even worse treatment after death as a result.
You are too scared of being tortured to death by the state, and verbally say you aren't Christian, so you get even worse treatment after death as a result.
![Revelation 21:7-8 NRSVUE
[7] Those who conquer will inherit these things, and I will be their God, and they will be my children. [8] But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the polluted, the murderers, the sexually immoral, the sorcerers, the idolaters, and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbshfyl2zxg5xye46ma3u44t/bafkreidt7f5tqzmjycikmff7mjqkf6ms2vepaifj3o3laq7jl7osvnawdi@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Oh, man it's going to suck to get the lake of fire and sulfur for being cowardly.
You are too scared of being tortured to death by the state, and verbally say you aren't Christian, so you get even worse treatment after death as a result.
You are too scared of being tortured to death by the state, and verbally say you aren't Christian, so you get even worse treatment after death as a result.
If "I believe" is defined as "I am acting as if" then you can believe something you aren't confident in but hope is true.
I also think this aligns well with common usage of the word "believe".
I also think this aligns well with common usage of the word "believe".
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 AM
If "I believe" is defined as "I am acting as if" then you can believe something you aren't confident in but hope is true.
I also think this aligns well with common usage of the word "believe".
I also think this aligns well with common usage of the word "believe".
As I get older, I really appreciate a nice little sleepy town.
November 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
As I get older, I really appreciate a nice little sleepy town.
French are definitely superior here
Where the English might say 'It's the bee's knees', the French say 'C'est le petit Jésus en culotte de velours' (It's the baby Jesus in velvet shorts).
November 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
French are definitely superior here
If pre-determinism is true, then I was pre-determined to not believe in pre-determinism 🤷♂️
November 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
If pre-determinism is true, then I was pre-determined to not believe in pre-determinism 🤷♂️
My cat is on my lap and I'm so happy
November 8, 2025 at 12:51 AM
My cat is on my lap and I'm so happy
Optimizing my depraved gacha gaming by learning about Markov chains.
November 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Optimizing my depraved gacha gaming by learning about Markov chains.
A small part of me really wants to listen to this just because conservative women attitudes are really mysterious to me, but the rational part of me knows that this would add nothing of real value to my life.
November 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A small part of me really wants to listen to this just because conservative women attitudes are really mysterious to me, but the rational part of me knows that this would add nothing of real value to my life.
I think I became a Christian in my dream last night, btw.
I remember thinking "oh my god, it all makes sense!" and I remember it had something to do with a part of the Lord's prayer, but I can't remember for the life of me what part of the prayer it was and how my thought process went.
I remember thinking "oh my god, it all makes sense!" and I remember it had something to do with a part of the Lord's prayer, but I can't remember for the life of me what part of the prayer it was and how my thought process went.
November 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I think I became a Christian in my dream last night, btw.
I remember thinking "oh my god, it all makes sense!" and I remember it had something to do with a part of the Lord's prayer, but I can't remember for the life of me what part of the prayer it was and how my thought process went.
I remember thinking "oh my god, it all makes sense!" and I remember it had something to do with a part of the Lord's prayer, but I can't remember for the life of me what part of the prayer it was and how my thought process went.
Lay-person Christianity sounds way more fun than orthodox Christianity.
Much more vibes-based. Way less systematic.
I could never.
Much more vibes-based. Way less systematic.
I could never.
November 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Lay-person Christianity sounds way more fun than orthodox Christianity.
Much more vibes-based. Way less systematic.
I could never.
Much more vibes-based. Way less systematic.
I could never.
I'm convinced that there is a certain type of person who insists on a guru or a prophet.
Without another human that has privileged divine access, they are unable to find hope.
Among the list of gurus and prophets currently available for following, Jesus is not nearly the worst option.
Without another human that has privileged divine access, they are unable to find hope.
Among the list of gurus and prophets currently available for following, Jesus is not nearly the worst option.
November 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I'm convinced that there is a certain type of person who insists on a guru or a prophet.
Without another human that has privileged divine access, they are unable to find hope.
Among the list of gurus and prophets currently available for following, Jesus is not nearly the worst option.
Without another human that has privileged divine access, they are unable to find hope.
Among the list of gurus and prophets currently available for following, Jesus is not nearly the worst option.
It's amazing how undisciplined I am when my wife isn't around.
And she doesn't ask me to do anything either. I just feel like I should be better when someone else is home
And she doesn't ask me to do anything either. I just feel like I should be better when someone else is home
November 6, 2025 at 4:18 AM
It's amazing how undisciplined I am when my wife isn't around.
And she doesn't ask me to do anything either. I just feel like I should be better when someone else is home
And she doesn't ask me to do anything either. I just feel like I should be better when someone else is home
It's a real bummer to me when posts like this don't allow comments OR quotes. I wanted to commiserate and add my own experiences with my parents.
November 6, 2025 at 2:49 AM
It's a real bummer to me when posts like this don't allow comments OR quotes. I wanted to commiserate and add my own experiences with my parents.
Was working in Google Sheets and accidentally set up a circular reference, then realized that I wish we had this for our rational thoughts.
A cell for each word and our definition of the word with bright red flags for the crazy amount of circularity in our definitions.
A cell for each word and our definition of the word with bright red flags for the crazy amount of circularity in our definitions.
November 6, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Was working in Google Sheets and accidentally set up a circular reference, then realized that I wish we had this for our rational thoughts.
A cell for each word and our definition of the word with bright red flags for the crazy amount of circularity in our definitions.
A cell for each word and our definition of the word with bright red flags for the crazy amount of circularity in our definitions.
Quote tweeting myself to add a very important note that "critical commentaries" *is* a form of "taking other people's word for it".
But it's generally a credible people who actually know the manuscript evidence, unlike the average pastor / priest.
But it's generally a credible people who actually know the manuscript evidence, unlike the average pastor / priest.
How many layers of trust are between you and God? How many humans are you trusting to speak for God?
Most don't realize how many humans they are giving the authority of God too. Not just the biblical authors, but many additional layers of interpreters too.
Most don't realize how many humans they are giving the authority of God too. Not just the biblical authors, but many additional layers of interpreters too.
November 6, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Quote tweeting myself to add a very important note that "critical commentaries" *is* a form of "taking other people's word for it".
But it's generally a credible people who actually know the manuscript evidence, unlike the average pastor / priest.
But it's generally a credible people who actually know the manuscript evidence, unlike the average pastor / priest.
@pfrazee.com
I'm desperate for some types of posts from people I follow to show up more often in my discover feed, but since they never show up I can't click "ahow more like this" on my feed. Can there be a "show more like this in my discover feed" button even outside the feed?
I'm desperate for some types of posts from people I follow to show up more often in my discover feed, but since they never show up I can't click "ahow more like this" on my feed. Can there be a "show more like this in my discover feed" button even outside the feed?
November 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
@pfrazee.com
I'm desperate for some types of posts from people I follow to show up more often in my discover feed, but since they never show up I can't click "ahow more like this" on my feed. Can there be a "show more like this in my discover feed" button even outside the feed?
I'm desperate for some types of posts from people I follow to show up more often in my discover feed, but since they never show up I can't click "ahow more like this" on my feed. Can there be a "show more like this in my discover feed" button even outside the feed?
There has been something I very much desired for years that I've been praying for intermittently. It ended up happening during a time when I wasn't praying. Trying not to read to much into it.
November 6, 2025 at 12:12 AM
There has been something I very much desired for years that I've been praying for intermittently. It ended up happening during a time when I wasn't praying. Trying not to read to much into it.
How many layers of trust are between you and God? How many humans are you trusting to speak for God?
Most don't realize how many humans they are giving the authority of God too. Not just the biblical authors, but many additional layers of interpreters too.
Most don't realize how many humans they are giving the authority of God too. Not just the biblical authors, but many additional layers of interpreters too.
November 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
How many layers of trust are between you and God? How many humans are you trusting to speak for God?
Most don't realize how many humans they are giving the authority of God too. Not just the biblical authors, but many additional layers of interpreters too.
Most don't realize how many humans they are giving the authority of God too. Not just the biblical authors, but many additional layers of interpreters too.
Reposted by Baxter Williams
Did you hear about the guy who only believed 12.5% of the Bible?
He was an eighthiest.
He was an eighthiest.
November 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Did you hear about the guy who only believed 12.5% of the Bible?
He was an eighthiest.
He was an eighthiest.
Reposted by Baxter Williams
“wine mom” is just an overly familiar term for Mary, mother of Jesus
November 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
“wine mom” is just an overly familiar term for Mary, mother of Jesus
I thought the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice movie was fun.
November 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I thought the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice movie was fun.
There are 3 ways that events can happen in existence. They can either be (1) determined to happen "by law", they can be (2) undetermined and entirely uniformly random, or they can be (3) random, but within a non-uniform distribution that is set "by law".
I can't conceive of a 4th option.
I can't conceive of a 4th option.
October 31, 2025 at 7:34 PM
There are 3 ways that events can happen in existence. They can either be (1) determined to happen "by law", they can be (2) undetermined and entirely uniformly random, or they can be (3) random, but within a non-uniform distribution that is set "by law".
I can't conceive of a 4th option.
I can't conceive of a 4th option.
I wonder how often people who say "it was meant to be" reflect on what that means for their free will?
October 31, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I wonder how often people who say "it was meant to be" reflect on what that means for their free will?
Carved pumpkins last night and now have an amazing amount of roasted pumpkin seeds. The best part!
October 31, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Carved pumpkins last night and now have an amazing amount of roasted pumpkin seeds. The best part!
Going to memorise The Raven just to show I can.
October 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Going to memorise The Raven just to show I can.