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Old Brian

['Member']Joined: May 27, 2019 at 15:29Last active: December 09, 2019 at 00:34None discussions14 comments

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Rest, then. I hope the journey goes well.
October 25, 2019 at 18:00
Then if I understand correctly, the one you love has been separated from you by death. If so, then I'm sorry for you both; there are few things in our...
October 25, 2019 at 12:38
That's the premise. Perhaps before we descend too far into the logical complexity, we might consider the simplistic premise. Can God be known? Of cour...
October 22, 2019 at 00:07
The graphic is a historical summary, not an ideology. You might perhaps look again ... "In the last century, that has by and large been the case." Of ...
October 21, 2019 at 17:34
It was a fairly easy choice between Clinton and Trump. Conservatives and evangelicals understood the Clinton agenda fairly well and gladly voted again...
October 20, 2019 at 01:05
Is this normal? Of course. Ideally, the natural evolution of culture would refine us all for the better. Cities would become better places to live, co...
October 20, 2019 at 00:50
The question suggests perhaps two contexts. Can the two separated individuals somehow connect, and can the two individuals from completely different o...
October 20, 2019 at 00:00
So what's your thought on why there are denominations in the first place? And the separate question, what is a church? I remember as a child growing u...
August 21, 2019 at 10:14
Well then, Alan, you're perhaps on the right path. Let's note a couple of things ... First, pursuing romance is about you, but love is about caring an...
August 18, 2019 at 10:27
Hi, Alan. It was years ago, so the material I read is probably gone. The centerpiece of preparation is probably figuring out what it means to be an ad...
June 07, 2019 at 00:29
Just an observation ... your question reminds me of my own path that resolved the question for me fifty years ago. I watched my high-school and colleg...
May 27, 2019 at 22:30
Perhaps the reasoning includes some measure of recognition that higher incomes are at least partially dependent on the efforts of others. No one is we...
May 27, 2019 at 22:14
It perhaps simplifies some of the conversation to note that prayer is not formulaic, it's conversation. You have frequent conversation with the one cl...
May 27, 2019 at 16:09
Curious ... neuroscience has given us some answers that are perhaps disconcerting. While our perception is that we have free will and that we make all...
May 27, 2019 at 15:54