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Month: September 2021

Repetition Compulsion and Subjectivity

Posted on September 26, 2021September 26, 2021 by theapostateturtle
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I posted my last entry in part because, although I was steeped in only the Christian point of view for most of my life thus far, lately I’ve been willing to give ear to almost anything but what I grew up with. The people who I admire who create content online watch videos they disagree…

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Reformed Theology: Ought Does Not Imply Can

Posted on September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 by theapostateturtle
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I don’t actually remember what got me onto this train of thought, but today I decided spontaneously to look up “Biblical Counseling” on the internet. The way it was taught in the church I grew up in was that it was simply the regulative principle applied to counseling. For those fortunate enough not to have…

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A Small Breakthrough

Posted on September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 by theapostateturtle
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I’m trying a new thing to see how it works. I’ve been “spacing out” aka dissociating when I try to write, so I went into a private room, recorded myself on https://resonaterecordings.com/voice-recorder/, saved my work on dropbox.com, paid a small fee to get an automated transcription of it on rev.com (well, technically it was free…

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Dissociation Nation

Posted on September 13, 2021September 13, 2021 by theapostateturtle
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It has long been noted that people like to present their best selves on the internet. I am sort of an exception to this and I do share some of my struggles. However, some things are too personal. I’m not trying to make my life look better than it really is; I just want to…

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