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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
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    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

isn't it more your allowed in.

[–] partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Allowed implies that you have a choice in the matter. The choice was made for you, though. You follow a particular doctrine as closely as possible. If the big man approves, you go up. Otherwise, down. There is no choosing allowed, except in your dilemma between instinct and faith. You may choose to police your reactions via the authority of your faith. That’s still not a choice on where you go after death, though. It’s a leap of faith toward a hypothetical predetermined outcome.

One could never be the perfect follower and also choose to go down. That was never part of the arrangement.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

no choice if you go down but im not sure about the up. Supposedly everyone who went up could not get in till jesus died so they bummed around the entrance or such. guess it depends on if your dealing with the one that has limbo and purgatory or not.

[–] partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

How interesting, I figured heaven was in some way believed to be beyond time. There should be no such before and after, unless I am mistaken.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago

all depends on flavor and individual. This was the catholic thing and I assume still is. No one can go to heaven if they have sin and christ cleansed the sins of the world by being an uber sacrifice. it gets crazy. you need baptism to get rid of original sin so supposedly in middle or dark ages or whatever if they found a baby abandoned they would baptize it and leave to make sure it would be ok.