I feel very blessed to have a university teacher that promotes the idea that we *should* have different opinions, so that we may grow in our understanding of the topic at hand. The "clashing" of opinions can often be very constructive, if both parties agree to disagree. Alas, it is easier said than done :/

the Jesus prayer has always been of great help every time I've felt like my faith was being tested

also, i don't know if someone has told you this before, but your website's colorscheme reminds me a lot of that classic TurtboPascal IDE for DOS :)

I say this exact prayer if ever I take Lords name in vain. It's helped a lot. I haven't completely eliminated the habit but it helps.

Man, as many drawbacks to getting old as there are, I don't miss the emotional instability and impulsivity of my youth. Granted I was the extreme of undisciplined and ruled by whatever demon was passing through. For me, during youth it's easier to look the other way and just wallow in that, whereas when you're old, for all the bad parts of it, wisdom does start to accumulate and you can see a little clearer how your

own choices are making you miserable. I wouldn't go back to that, as nice as it would be to be young with my current brain. But I think that's just a contradiction.

How so?

You'll have to employ discipline, commitment, reason, and a willingness to go where the "data" takes you.

One can argue that makes life easier, at least in the long term :P

As someone who went from atheism to Christianity, my atheist period was a lot harder in retrospective lol It is true that I now place much higher moral and personal expectations on myself, but my faith has given me a burning passion for the things I love :)

Also, if you want to try the BSDs, I recommend trying GhostBSD first :D It is based on FreeBSD and comes with most of the stuff you'd setup anyway™ already done for you

vihmu, thanks for the insight into BSD. That's exactly what I need to know before embarking on any kind of BSD test.