As I read this, what I thought you were talking about was how we judge if something is believable or not. For example, one may be persuaded to believe...
How about this.... You are speaking of a mythology and not about a god. Do you have anything to say of the concept of "god" that is not dependent on t...
This has nothing to do with the topic of this thread but here is information about the space efforts made by all the nations. https://worldpopulationr...
Hum, I should never post when In a rush. My post was missing a lot of words. But to get back on subject, I don't think selfish interest are much good ...
Thank you. He seems well-informed and pleasantly rational. He says it as it is without emotionalism. I think he is right up there with Walter Cronkite...
Reading these posts and thinking about them often is an enlightening experience. I am holding a new concept or get a deeper meaning of a concept and t...
What a delicious question about despots!!! How do we organize ourselves so the Government can do what Government has to do? The answer may not be that...
I think our economies are intertwined and the fall of the US would strongly impact other economies and possibly technological advancement as well. Whi...
I am out of time but want to say all this is very complex and it is my hope when have a good understanding of the complexity, we will gain power and a...
I am reading and rereading what you said and that brings me to a second thought. Around 1835 Tocqueville wrote "Democracy in America" and he warned be...
I agree with you but I don't know enough to organize that complexity in my head. I am also loath to give up the notion that this is related to educati...
Please explain. Do you mean you think that I think the democracy in the US is superior to all other nations? If so why do you think that? I so envy Eu...
Thank you for bringing Hypatia's into the discussion. Can you expand on your comment about cultural/political importance. What Christians are loath to...
I think you are right. But we can not be sure without a good fight. By that, I mean making a strong effort to raise awareness. This may not change the...
Yes, but it is also what happened in Germany, a strong Christian nation when the Nazi party rosed to power. I look at videos of Hitler and he is not a...
Yes, that is the understanding of logos that seems to be universal. The problem is knowing right from wrong. From one point of view cutting down the f...
Today this forum is really challenging my poor little brain and I have come so close to saying something I would regret. I am by nature a conservative...
Thank you and I especially like "Correct, and I guess what I wrote can be interpreted one of two ways." I am struggling not with religion as much as w...
:chin: Just about everyone had a patron god or goddess and around the world people have done all in their power to please the gods and goddesses. Ther...
You put so much work into your post and I want to honor that. My questions are sincere wonderment, trying to figure out a puzzle about how we judge tr...
It is my understanding Mao thought if seeds were planted deeper the plants would be better. Farmers knew better but the authority of Mao was unquestio...
The problem is your failure to understand what I said. If you want to maintain a discussion with me, do not begin your sentences with "You'. I am not ...
I can not be sure if people are arguing for or against Christianity. I just know Christianity maintained kingdoms, a hierarchy of authority over the p...
Well so were the head hunters. :lol: Religion made it possible for us to include an extreme amount of others as one of us, but we still struggle with ...
I love your question because hopefully, it will lead to debate. The most glaring difference is atheists do not believe they know God's truth. An athei...
Not caring how your words affect me, just got added to you saying I lied. If you want to interact with me you will have to do better. You know, cause ...
Yeap, especially when what knows is God's truth. Christians do not agree with each other about God's truth but that doesn't stop them from believing t...
What are quais-religious ideologies? I don't think liberal neutrality was farcical. My grandmother never spoke of religion but she regularly attended ...
Do you know when the US began stamping In God We Trust on money, the root of all evil? I must say I am disappointed in the book "Preparing For War" be...
:cry: Thank you for taking me seriously and asking thoughtful questions. I cry because my religion is democracy and what is happening today in the US ...
I opened this thread with a lot of fear about being attacked and I am so thankful you got to the heart of why I posted it. Along with the 1913 book ab...
Excuse me, please question what you do not know. It is precisely because of science and the work of archeologists and geologists that I said the story...
Excuse me, how can a completely ignorant person make moral decisions about how we live on this planet? We have destroyed much of our planet and may ha...
I will ask you to hold your opinion until you have read the book "The Science of Good & Evil- Why People Cheat, Gossip, Care, Share, and FOLLOW THE GO...
I love discussing things with people who have a different point of view because of living in a different country. How can what is true of US education...
The goal should not be "to teach the good". :scream: Becoming aware of morals and being ethical or virtuous, is about learning logic and principles, a...
My point is education for democracy is essential to having a democracy and that does not come from reading the Bible. The US made a huge mistake when ...
What? :gasp: How about the civilizations that came to an end? War leads to war and if the cause of war is not resolved, civilizations fall. Absolutely...
I believe a moral is a matter of cause and effect and that science is very important to our moral judgment. The science of good and evil can begin wit...
Very wise comment. In the US we used literature to teach good moral judgment. That liberal education was replaced with education for technology and we...
Woo, how does anyone become a good person? Why would anyone just naturally want to be a good listener? Teachers would be ecstatic if students were eag...
I want to argue your point about being able to waste a portion of our human resources. The idea that we can waste human potentially is totally opposed...
I think the Evanglical Christians are having a hard time with this. I also see problems with tearing up our social rule book and preparing the young f...
@pursuitofknowlege, I think your question is the most important question that can be asked because at this time, many of us think the US is about to s...
I think it is agreeable that both the leader and the followers manifest success or failure. Recently TV programs have focused on the racial struggle f...
That is a perfect way to explain my frustration. You do not understand its most basic properties and bases for belief in it and you reject the modern ...
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