Flag of Oceania in my Dream
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Flag of Oceania in my Dream

So, this dream started with a basket game between the US and Oceania. I was the coach of the US team. I remember looking at the screen, and the US was simply DESTROYING Oceania. This was the flag of Oceania. During this game, I discovered Oceania actually isn’t a real country, but is just an underground territory (meaning literally under the ground) that acts as an independent political entity. Also during the game, I discovered “Oceania” is simply an experiment some people agreed to participate in. The creators declared they wanted to test how human brains would react in the context of a totalitarian regime, to best study true totalitarian regimes. In this “Underground Oceania” the whole state works like a machine, si the duty of each party member is to keep the machine working. But there is an obscure part: the creators of the experiment are ACTUALLY killing people when they don’t respect the rules imposed by the party. I asked the coach of the Oceania team why they all agreed to be part of such a cruel experiment, and he said “because if we don’t the thought police will come and vaporize us”. It emerged that everyone in the experiment knew that it was an experiment, but most of them forgot it automatically through doublethink, and continued their life as if Oceania was a real country.

u/PeriNoob56_34 — 13 days ago
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Using a nickname for your Guardian Angel

So, i had the idea to start writing a diary directed to my guardian angel, other than my diary directed to God. And i was thinking, of course i can't pretend to know my angel's NAME, but i could give a nickname. I was thinking about the nickname "Geta", since it is the final part of the word "Periegeta", the person who would accompany pilgrims in their voyage, just like my guardian angel accompanies me through the pilgrimage of life. Plus, one of my personal nicknames is "Peri", so the word "Periegeta" becomes "Peri e Geta", which in italian means "Peri and Geta", signifying how my guardian angel isn't a detached entity, but an entity that is close to me. Instead of explaining all this every time, i could just use the word "Geta". "dear Geta" instead of "Dear Guardian given by God, who will acompany me through the pilgrimage of life, not in a detached way but by being close to me". I don't know why this would be considered bad, i do not think "Geta" is their actual name
And also, would it be ok or also forbidden to draw my Guardian angel (no i don't think he actually looks the way i've drawn him, i just think it's a nice idea)?

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u/PeriNoob56_34 — 19 days ago

On the Doctrine of Double Effect

Of course, as a catholic, i believe in the doctrine of double effect. But a question came to my mind: what if someone kidnapped you, and told you to either kill one unrepentant child rapist, or he will kill 40 children and himself. I get it is a sin to say that the rapist should be killed, as you are actively killing someone, but would someone REALLY say "yeah, just kill the kids"?

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u/PeriNoob56_34 — 19 days ago

Sono andato al Tour Orbit Orbit di Caparezza... [SPOILER TOUR ORBIT ORBIT]

A me personalmente è piaciuto molto. Caparezza come al solito fantastico, mi ha emozionato dopo tanto tempo vederlo dal vivo. Ma anche le scenografie sono state una cosa spettacolare. Il "giocattolone" (come lo definisce Caparezza) di Darktar era una cosa a dir poco incredibile. A "Pathosfera" e "Come la Musica Elettronica" ho quasi pianto. L'ho adorato. Tuttavia, secondo me, sarebbe potuto essere meglio. Ad esempio avrei voluto che cantasse più canzoni di Orbit Orbit, come ad esempio "Cosmonaufrago". Sarei restato lì anche fino al mattino seguente. Ora, comprendo che Caparezza non ha più l'energia di una volta (è vecchio come la musica elettronica), e ho comunque adorato questo concerto. Ha superato le mie aspettative. Ma comunque sarebbe potuto essere meglio, a mio parere. Comunque veramente un'esperienza unica.

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u/PeriNoob56_34 — 2 months ago

Sono matto?

Tutti dicono che "Pimpami la Storia", dell'album "Le Dimensioni del Mio Caos" è fatta apposta per suonare male. Apparte il ritornello che mi sembra tanto una di quelle canzoni che i prof. ti fanno ascoltare in seconda media per sembrare "giovanili" e per farti imparare la storia (Bella prof! Pimpami la Storia... Che storia!) ma apparte quello la canzone non mi sembra male. Eppure lo odiano tutti. Sono matto io?

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u/PeriNoob56_34 — 2 months ago

Missing Mass?

So, i have a problem. A friend of mine just got hit by a car. She is hospitalized right now. She didn't have any significant physical damage, but she has a brain injury. We are not sure how bad it is, we just heard her talking and she was very tired, she just said "Hi Guys". So it could be extremely bad or it could be essentially nothing, we just don't know. Today, which is Sunday, my friends are organizing to go visit her. Though, they will go in the exact hour where i have mass. I will try moving the hour when we will go, so i can do both things, but what if they can't move it? Am i justified to skip Mass this one time? Usually i do everything possible to fulfill my sunday obligation, i go to mass with fever, i go to Mass at night if i can't go the morning, i sacrifice personal hobbies for Mass... but i'm unsure this one time. I really want to see her. What do i do? Am I justified to skip mass?

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u/PeriNoob56_34 — 3 months ago

Missing Mass?

So, i have a problem. A friend of mine just got hit by a car. She is hospitalized right now. She didn't have any significant physical damage, but she has a brain injury. We are not sure how bad it is, we just heard her talking and she was very tired, she just said "Hi Guys". So it could be extremely bad or it could be essentially nothing, we just don't know. Tomorrow, which is Sunday, my friends are organizing to go visit her. Though, they will go in the exact hour where i have mass. I will try moving the hour when we will go, so i can do both things, but what if they can't move it? Am i justified to skip Mass this one time? Usually i do everything possible to fulfill my sunday obligation, i go to mass with fever, i go to Mass at night if i can't go the morning, i sacrifice personal hobbies for Mass... but i'm unsure this one time. I really want to see her, but i do not want to sin either. What do i do?

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u/PeriNoob56_34 — 3 months ago