Yes, I believe that’s a part of it. Just the act of formulating “this is a problem that I don’t know how to solve, please help” sometimes starts some kind of problem solving of my own.

But another thing that “atheistic prayer” does for me is that if/when that thing happens, I’m more likely to notice it. And a problem dissolving by itself, or due to someone helping me, is something I really want to notice.

“There’s just us”. It’s frightening. It’s inspiring. Sometimes it’s comforting.

Fascinating. I do too, in a way - I find it helps to think about what help I need, in a way that is quite prayer-like (I believe ). For me, it’s a way of reminding myself that I don’t have to fix everything myself, not even in my own life. Sometimes good things happen for no reason.

Surely, Baba Is You is horrible and awful! By which I mean very good. And either unreasonably hard or maybe I’m stupid. Avoid at all costs!

Thank you for your generous response. I’ll follow your advice… I just wanted to say that it feels great that someone has taken this much interest in my Minecraft initiation!

It’s metal, it’s niches all the way down!

These guys are properly medieval

https://grimestone.bandcamp.com/album/curtan-wall-siege-ubsessed

It’s black metal with a strong medieval flavor, banjo (?) and a bunch of wood instruments, actual songs - and quite nice production as well. If you enjoy both black metal shrieking and some silliness, this is a gem.

Teach me about Minecraft, Wise One! I’m a mere 50 and looking to get into it…

I’m glad to hear it!

It’s a good one for sure! I’ll put a link too in the hope of luring some more people in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaMbKZPBruU

Also, I forgot to mention Acoustic Wizard, the equally awesome EW cover band

I love small shows. I hope I get to see Hamell on Trial live before I die. That guy would put on am absolute kick-ass performance even if the audience was just me and my 76 year old aunt,

Jeez I’m envious of that, I would love to have seen them live, but I’m on the wrong continent

How experimental do you want? Einstuerzende Neubauten made some interesting records in the eighties (and later as well). I enjoy Five on the open-ended Richter Scale.

All Bitches Die by Lingua Ignota is absolutely terrifying, in a good way (if you enjoy unhinged screaming and beautiful melody, and who doesn’t?). It’s not a crappy hip hop album, but deals with artist’s experience of abuse and with revenge, hence the title.

Gastronomicon by Slugdge, the mollusc-themed death metal band that is far, far better than it has any right to be

Sleep and (old) Grand Magus, heck yeah! What do you think of Electric Wizard, if I might ask? Dopethrone is the heaviest album of all time, in my unimportant opinion.