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  1. Evangelicalhumanist

    Trump Wants Convicted Felon As Ambassador To France

    Though not likely enough of them yet. One wonders how far into this administration we'll get before more Republicans realize that Trump really could harm the party for years into the future? I mean, I've already heard some buyers' remorse, and that can be a powerful thing, when you thought you...
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    Four States Could Secede From US and Join Canada to Avoid Trump—Democrat

    Of course we would. New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont are already so much like us I can't imagine why we wouldn't. Connectictut and Vermont, when added to Quebec, will make maple syrup a highlight of tables all around the world! I'm glad you left out New Hampshire -- they've...
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    Your religion and you -- are they congruent

    You know, I really find that interesting. I have described my beliefs many, many times here, and I really do not act in ways that contradict my beliefs. But my beliefs are not based on God -- they're based on my own concern for the people around me...all of them. They're based on my acceptance...
  4. Evangelicalhumanist

    Your religion and you -- are they congruent

    What do you think makes it difficult to act accordingly?
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    Your religion and you -- are they congruent

    Humanism is a philosophical and ethical stance that focuses on the potential of individuals and society, and the value of humans as the starting point for moral and philosophical inquiry. Humanists believe that people can use science and reason to solve problems, and that the world's problems...
  6. Evangelicalhumanist

    A Tale of Two Thanksgiving Messages

    How you get from ^^^this^^^ to the following is simply beyond me -- except in how well it demonstrates the total inappropriateness of your chosen identity here. There's not an ounce of "wellwishing" in it. The simple fact of the matter is that Biden/Harris are leaving a roaring economy that is...
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    A Tale of Two Thanksgiving Messages

    The president of the United States is the Chief Executive, head of government and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. He’s the most powerful person on Earth, but also head of state. That means is effectively he's supposed to be as much as can be a national unifying figure. So, let’s look at...
  8. Evangelicalhumanist

    Russia vs Ukraine gets closer to nuclear?

    I wonder if you are aware that Italy is host to some of the United States' nuclear arsenal, along with Turkey, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, even though none of those nations has nukes of its own.
  9. Evangelicalhumanist

    Trump Tariff

    Actually, yes it is. To accept the popuar result even when one thinks it is very wrong is precisely what supporting democracy means. When I hate what you say, but permit you to say it, I am defending freedom of expression. See? Easy-peasy!
  10. Evangelicalhumanist

    What is intuition and how important is it?

    A very interesting book is "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Khaneman. It suggests that the human brain has 2 different systems of thinking, each useful for some things, and potentially harmful in other areas. System 1 is fast, automatic, frequent, emotional, stereotypic, unconscious. Much of...
  11. Evangelicalhumanist

    Trump Tariff

    Excuse us, but which member suggested overturning the election? Why, my goodness, none of them!! Accepting the will of the electorate -- even when disagreeing strongly with the direction it has now taken them -- is the very heart and soul of defending democracy. The only Americans who tried to...
  12. Evangelicalhumanist

    Trump Tariff

    :eek::eek:
  13. Evangelicalhumanist

    Trump Tariff

    Are you not aware that in the free world, borders don't work that way. The US border is for keeping undesirables out, which is the responsibility of the US, not for keeping Americans in. The Canadian and Mexican borders are the same, because we are both democracies and relatively free. We don't...
  14. Evangelicalhumanist

    Trump Tariff

    Why do I feel like after the election is the wrong time for learnin'?
  15. Evangelicalhumanist

    Trump Tariff

    Another complaint by Trump, given as a reason for his tariffs, is the illegal drugs (mostly fentanyl) being consumed by Americans -- as if Americans only take those things because foreigners make them available. Sorry, you ignorant turnip, America's drug problem is a demand issue, not a supply...
  16. Evangelicalhumanist

    Your favorite bible version - and why

    Your least favourite is my favourite -- the KJV. Of course, the reason should be obvious to those who know me -- as I'm a huge lover of Shakespeare, and KJV is written in the language of Shakespeare. It is also the most poetic of all the versions that I know, although that does lead to what I...
  17. Evangelicalhumanist

    Your religion and you -- are they congruent

    So, how do you make all that happen? How do you deal with people who maybe aren't quite like you? Do you accept them? Appreciate them? Try to change them? What is "goodness" to you? When you encounter a couple -- maybe a white guy and a black girl, or two guys, or two girls -- who love each...
  18. Evangelicalhumanist

    Trump Tariff

    But you see the problem they face, I'm sure. If they acknowledge (as they're doing right now by traveling in record numbers for expensive Thanksgiving get-togethers) that things are going well, then the object of their faith suffers. And that's inconceivable.
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    Trump Tariff

    I've met and talked to a lot of voters in my time. It might surprise you to know that many of them are somewhat ill-informed about -- well, just about everything. But you didn't answer my question -- how did you become so all-knowing and wise? And why do you have to leave to the patrons of...
  20. Evangelicalhumanist

    Your religion and you -- are they congruent

    I want this thread to be not so much a debate as a general discussion. And I don't want to restrict it to religious people only. For example, I am a Humanist, and it is important to me that I live according to the precepts that Humanism espouses. I have to ask myself all the time whether or not...
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