u/Crusoelander_128

The title is a blanket statement for brevity’s sake. Obviously, there are many, MANY cases where someone says or does something wrong or questionable, they get backlash, and they only apologize for optics. But the idea that every time someone apologizes after being called out is only sorry “because they got caught” is kind of unfair. Are they just supposed to double down forever if they don’t immediately walk it back before getting backlash? Sometimes people do something stupid that they didn’t realize was bad, people tell them what they did was bad, and they apologize because they genuinely didn’t think about it.

Again, not all apologies are sincere, but I think an apology should be judged by the person giving it, the words used, future behavior, and the general context, rather than whether they were called out of not.

Anyway, not sure if this is a hot take or not, so apologies if this doesn’t belong here

Is it just me or does Helluva boss in particular kind of justify cheating a lot? Like, there’s the obvious thing with Stolas and how the writers do everything short of having Vivienne herself come on screen and telling you to your face that Stolas didn’t do anything wrong by having an affair and you should feel bad for him because his STBX is a bad person (they pretty much do this at least twice). Then, there’s the whole Sinsmas thing. Even Ms. Mayberry is in a relationship with the woman her husband cheated with. I’m probably reading way too much into it, and it’s definitely not a huge deal. It just feels kinda icky to me that every instance of infidelity is treated as justified or just brushed off.

The title pretty much says it all. I don’t feel anything when I’m praying. I don’t feel heard or like it’s accomplishing anything. It’s especially bad when I’m praying under duress or difficult times, and I’m just getting nothing. I feel like I’m just crying out into the void. I’m sure it’s because I’m not a great Christian. I don’t go to church, I rarely read my Bible, I only really pray when I’m eating or going to sleep or in one of the aforementioned difficult times. I believe in Christianity, I think. But whenever I pray and feel nothing, I’m worried that, deep down, I don’t actually believe it. I’m just not sure what to do. I don’t really have anyone to talk to about this or any other struggles in my life, and I wish I had that thing other Christians have where they can just unload to God and feel at least marginally better.

Anyway, sorry for the trauma dump lol

So, like most people I was raised believing that Hell is a literal lake of fire where people who are not saved go and burn in physical conscious torment for all eternity. But recently I’ve been wondering how accurate that depiction is. Sure, the Bible mentions a lake of fire, but the Bible mentions a lot of things that are meant to be taken metaphorically, and it also says things that depict a different kind of Hell.

So I’m curious. What do we think hell is? Is it literal fire and sulfur where people burn in physical pain for eternity? Is it an empty void where people grapple with all consuming despair without relief? Is it total annihilation of the soul? Are all souls redeemed at the end of time? Something else entirely? What is everyone’s thoughts?

Now, for starters, yes, I know God isn’t some vending machine I can just put a prayer into and get whatever I want. My issue is, usually, when I pray, I feel like I’m just speaking into the void. I never feel anything, or like my prayers are being heard. It feels futile, especially when I’m praying about something really important. I’m worried that I’m doing something wrong, like maybe I don’t actually believe like I think I do or something. I don’t know. I just feel kind of lost. Advice or prayers or anything are appreciated

To any Christians out there, how do I date as a Christian? I don’t know many (any) women, and I don’t know how to find any, let alone Christian women. So, I’ll ask, where can I meet people (not even just women, people in general. I lack a social circle)? How do I approach women without being awkward? How do I court women (I know I’m getting ahead of myself)? I know that my phrasing is super clunky, sorry about that. I’m just kinda lost and very intimidated.

Advice is appreciated, even from secular folks