Cole J. Banning 🕯️
@cjbanning.bsky.social
Anglican (TEC) but not Reformed. Software developer. MSIS student, Drexel University. BA, Colgate University (English, Phil & Religion). Probably far too enamored of Nietzsche and Wittgenstein. I don't believe in personality types but am so INTP it hurts.
Both Johann and Richard wrote waltzes.
January 1, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Both Johann and Richard wrote waltzes.
I'm not sure how much opportunity our current system gives one to "do both" fully, although I suppose that depends a bit on the particular "trade" involved.
December 28, 2024 at 9:45 PM
I'm not sure how much opportunity our current system gives one to "do both" fully, although I suppose that depends a bit on the particular "trade" involved.
Or at least not insist they are actually feminine.
December 28, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Or at least not insist they are actually feminine.
I've read Twilight fanfic that was much, much better than Fifty Shades. (And I don't say that to cast, ahem, shade on Fifty Shades, which I found enjoyable if unexceptional.)
December 28, 2024 at 5:12 PM
I've read Twilight fanfic that was much, much better than Fifty Shades. (And I don't say that to cast, ahem, shade on Fifty Shades, which I found enjoyable if unexceptional.)
And I suspect that someone who was actually a professional Biblical scholar would be able to demonstrate that the Greek editors actively knew that their additions were screwing with the pacing when they added them, and yet did it anyway.
December 28, 2024 at 4:46 PM
And I suspect that someone who was actually a professional Biblical scholar would be able to demonstrate that the Greek editors actively knew that their additions were screwing with the pacing when they added them, and yet did it anyway.
Although on a certain level, recognizing that the Greek additions screw with the pacing actually helps us to understand the motivations and values of the Greek editors, since clearly they thought the additions were important enough to include despite screwing with the pacing.
December 28, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Although on a certain level, recognizing that the Greek additions screw with the pacing actually helps us to understand the motivations and values of the Greek editors, since clearly they thought the additions were important enough to include despite screwing with the pacing.
The Greek editors clearly felt that the additions added something to the Hebrew text that they felt was missing for their purposes and in their context. I'm not sure what it means to describe that belief as correct or incorrect.
December 28, 2024 at 4:35 PM
The Greek editors clearly felt that the additions added something to the Hebrew text that they felt was missing for their purposes and in their context. I'm not sure what it means to describe that belief as correct or incorrect.
It's definitely legitimate to talk about how the Greek additions to Esther screw with the pacing of the text or even make it a less enjoyable read for modern audiences but "literary quality" seems too broad a term to be really meaningful.
December 28, 2024 at 4:29 PM
It's definitely legitimate to talk about how the Greek additions to Esther screw with the pacing of the text or even make it a less enjoyable read for modern audiences but "literary quality" seems too broad a term to be really meaningful.
I mean, I've definitely read plenty of fanfic that was way better than the canon it was based upon.
December 28, 2024 at 4:23 PM
I mean, I've definitely read plenty of fanfic that was way better than the canon it was based upon.
Problem is less powerful people who shouldn't be that dumb have also been sucked into believing that lie and are convinced we're all going to lose our jobs.
December 28, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Problem is less powerful people who shouldn't be that dumb have also been sucked into believing that lie and are convinced we're all going to lose our jobs.
On one level this seems obviously true. And yet Jesus doesn't tell the tax collectors to quit their jobs and become something less compromised, but rather to try to find a way of existing ethically within the system despite the seemingly systemic nature of the abuse.
December 28, 2024 at 4:17 PM
On one level this seems obviously true. And yet Jesus doesn't tell the tax collectors to quit their jobs and become something less compromised, but rather to try to find a way of existing ethically within the system despite the seemingly systemic nature of the abuse.
I feel like "brightest crayon" makes too much sense for that to be a truly mixed metaphor.
December 28, 2024 at 4:11 PM
I feel like "brightest crayon" makes too much sense for that to be a truly mixed metaphor.
I definitely think it matters. It is better for people to hold true beliefs than false beliefs, and presumably we as Christians believe Christianity to be true. What's less obvious to me is how much it matters.
December 28, 2024 at 4:07 PM
I definitely think it matters. It is better for people to hold true beliefs than false beliefs, and presumably we as Christians believe Christianity to be true. What's less obvious to me is how much it matters.
I have the same question about "My Favorite Things."
December 20, 2024 at 5:35 PM
I have the same question about "My Favorite Things."
We can recognize that owners and executives typically extract way more value from corporations than they provide without fallaciously acting as if they provide no value at all and are entirely dispensable.
December 5, 2024 at 2:30 PM
We can recognize that owners and executives typically extract way more value from corporations than they provide without fallaciously acting as if they provide no value at all and are entirely dispensable.
Then I don't get the part about not speaking up when they built three churches on a street. bsky.app/profile/call...
I think it's because we let it. We didn't speak up when they built 3 churches per street or when it started. We reasoned oh they won't start a hostile take over. I think it's time we all speak up and not let them silence us because we don't believe the same.
December 3, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Then I don't get the part about not speaking up when they built three churches on a street. bsky.app/profile/call...
My favorite character in Aladdin was Jafar, so I will never not love Return of Jafar.
December 3, 2024 at 3:16 PM
My favorite character in Aladdin was Jafar, so I will never not love Return of Jafar.
But letting religions build houses of religion is part of what the separation of church and state protects, so I don't see how an advocate of said separation could object to it.
December 3, 2024 at 1:58 PM
But letting religions build houses of religion is part of what the separation of church and state protects, so I don't see how an advocate of said separation could object to it.
Wait, when did the government build 3 churches per street?
December 3, 2024 at 6:44 AM
Wait, when did the government build 3 churches per street?