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And what is the "TRUTH"? Lay it out for me, DPMartin. _______ do you think there is a higher power that is alive? What does that have to do with you explaining what the "TRUTH" is? However, for the sake of allowing you to get to what I assume is a pending point, of course I thin...

Like I keep saying, humans are in the near impossible position of trying to discern the ontological status and motives of a Being that is as far above us in scope and consciousness as we are above amoebas or flies... na, there's no reason for the Creator and Judge to be a secret, only that people w...

I disagree with keeping animals in the wrong condition. In my country, the animals are kept in good condition. You are attempting to side-step the point of this particular tangent of the discussion. The so-called "Problem of Evil" has to do with why an alleged omnipotent God doesn't do so...

I believe most in the militaries of the world practice religion of one sort or another. If they knew how unbelievably brief and temporary their lives were, then maybe they wouldn't go around killing each other. would that include china who is basically an atheist nation, or Russia during the cold w...

So you interpret the Bible as you wish and suit you. Actually, I see all of the world's religions (and science) as containing "nuggets" of valid information that are kind of like puzzle pieces that, when assembled, reveal an image of what the truth of reality may possibly be. Moreover, ki...

So you interpret the Bible as you wish and suit you. Actually, I see all of the world's religions (and science) as containing "nuggets" of valid information that are kind of like puzzle pieces that, when assembled, reveal an image of what the truth of reality may possibly be. Moreover, ki...

the rest of the story tells you if you read it. God is not only the Creator but also the Judge therefore the Judge of what is good or evil for His creation and the creatures therein, no exceptions. So God creates situation in which a person can commit evil so he can judge him? If yes, isn't God the...

Advocate wrote: ↑Wed Jun 01, 2022 7:49 pm The same people are the problem, we just don't call them Jews any more.

usury isn't a problem, its how its managed is the problem.

but there seems to be a real effort to bankrupt the US of A with the help of the white house

God has often been co-opted for purposes of social control, Yep, but what hasn't been co-opted for control? The solution -- simple, but difficult -- is stop givin' yourself over to authority . I'm not much of a quoter, but I've been readin' this guy lately... A Christian anarchist has no business b...

The Gray Lady takes stock: 'The Senate passed a $40 billion emergency aid package for Ukraine on Thursday, but with a small group of isolationist Republicans loudly criticizing the spending and the war entering a new and complicated phase, continued bipartisan support is not guaranteed. 'Avril Hain...

Maybe mainstream journalism has largely become a profession that’s motivated more by a buck and a byline — i.e. a regular company paycheque and a frequently published name with stories — than a genuine strive to challenge the powers-that-be in order to truly comfort the afflicted and afflict the co...

What are you saying, "na", to EXACTLY? What sounds like 'global rhetoric', EXACTLY? And, What does 'global rhetoric' even mean, to you, EXACTLY? EVERY thing I said above can be backed up and supported, IRREFUTABLY. na, i'm saying that sounds like globalism rhetoric, since that is what i s...

When EVERY one could AGREE, then I KNOW, FOR SURE and IRREFUTABLY, what IS correct. What the correct behaviour IS is KNOWN, WITHOUT DOUBT, again when EVERY one could agree on that behavior but also through KNOWING what you did NOT want done to you. na, that sounds like globalism rhetoric What are y...

I don't know. Is it? I woulda figured a measurement is a process which reduces one's uncertainty about something. I am not sure what uncertainty has been reduced by x=x. Heck - I don't even know what x=x means! really? if you don't get 12 inches=12 inches which is a measurement or the result of a m...

How do you know what is correct, what is the correct action to take, what to place one’s belief and trust in? When EVERY one could AGREE, then I KNOW, FOR SURE and IRREFUTABLY, what IS correct. What the correct behaviour IS is KNOWN, WITHOUT DOUBT, again when EVERY one could agree on that behavior ...