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Recent content by osgart

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    Is war a humane notion? A human notion?

    Love born of virtue, and family is important to the survival and well being of humanity. The two are inseparable. Those whom are loveless are incapable of valuing others correctly, and probably focus on utility of people, and nothing more than that. Arrogance breeds war. I see moral...
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    Is war a humane notion? A human notion?

    If anyone has read ' The 48 Laws of Power ' by Robert Greene, he basically lays out laws of exploitation, manipulation, and destruction. These laws undermine the builders, and makers in society, and put the emphasis on controlling, and manipulating things to one's advantage. It focuses on...
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    Loyalty, vows, following orders. Is this ethical and in what way?

    The only loyalty I take up is to positive character trait standards found in the virtues. Those that exploit, and don't mean well I have no loyalty to whatsoever. Loyalty can be withdrawn from those that don't live up to anything of good mean. It all comes down to what the true nature of someone...
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    Evidence, science and religion and that evidence matters.

    Science is practical knowledge gained for the benefit of it. If it is effective and works well it can be utilized. Science isn't meant to be an ultimate explanation of why things are the way they are. It's more about how the external world behaves, and what the natural world is doing. Beyond...
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    Why don’t you believe in God?

    I remember my parents used to talk about better times. I see how times change rather quickly though as I get older. Culture shock is quite an experience. My childhood was relative peace. My town was an old fashioned ghost town growing up. Now it's turned into a crowded party town with open...
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    Why don’t you believe in God?

    Hi Trailblazer, always good to see you there! Did God put us here on Earth then? Or did God just happen to find us here? If God put us here then that's not a very masterful creation to say the very least! God left us in dire circumstances! It's only the science of humans, and the constant...
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    Why don’t you believe in God?

    I see no justice in the world. Nor is there any proof God exists. It's not a matter of rejecting what I know is there. It's a matter of dismissing what I know is not there.
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    Why don’t you believe in God?

    There's no benevolent power at work on planet Earth. There exists a brutal, survival, and power game amongst humans. The universe is hostile and indifferent to life on Earth. If humanity is to survive then power needs be given to the trustworthy and deserving instead of merely using up such...
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    Is having sex without a relationship aka a one time thing a Morally wrong thing and if so why ?

    To my mind sex is responsibility, care, trust and fidelity with your partner. You can have all that in a one time encounter growing up, but blindly going about it is an extremely risky roll of the dice. I think the ultimate aim of sex is a healthy loyalty in a healthy relationship, and...
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    Capitalism: why eternal growth is self-destructive

    Too much capitalism is neverending growth and monopolization for the fewer. Capitalism in the context of social regulation ensures that monopolies are broken up and a fair sense of competition is enforced. Capitalism unregulated builds empires. Empires influence the rule of law through power...
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    Few questions about religions

    I know my Samoyed Husky is quite the peacekeeper when he stood and growled at my nephew for losing his temper.
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    How do you detect "design"?

    Not everyone takes the two extremes of an ideal design, nor a totally blind process. There is middle areas to be had. Refuting ideal design does not refute an intelligent, purposeful process with suited functions that are poorly done. Nor does anyone need take the supernatural route for their to...
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    What started your spiritual path?

    I wanted to breakaway from popular culture and from Christian fundamentalism when I turned 30. The themes I find in spirituality, language, and somewhat from religion never left me, but I've always felt there was a better way of those things than what I found from any resources out there. So I...
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    Capitalism: why eternal growth is self-destructive

    Every economic system turns into a hierarchy of have's and have nots oppressed because of human nature to control and secure power. Fair for me, fend for yourself. Ideologies and systems always bend to the powers able to control the masses. There are really good forms of economy except for...
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    How do you detect "design"?

    The reason I'm atheist is that God by definition is an ideal designer and one who governs life. What I see is wasteful, inadequate trial and error with some degree of autonomous programming, and preplanning in nature. There must be a viable natural pathway for life to take root in the natural...
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