JoeWeber 2,299 #201 January 31, 2020 1 hour ago, RonD1120 said: Not guilty. Your life, your choices. No, Ron. You want my choices to be based on your religion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonD1120 58 #202 January 31, 2020 1 hour ago, billvon said: That is an excellent point, and is the strongest possible argument for religion. If belief in religion helps a patient (or practitioner) reach a comfortable, productive level within society, it has done some good. Clinically accurate and correct. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonD1120 58 #203 January 31, 2020 7 minutes ago, JoeWeber said: No, Ron. You want my choices to be based on your religion. No, I don't care what your value system for choice is based upon. I can verbally and physically oppose them or vote against them if necessary. Other than that, I have no vested interest, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,299 #204 January 31, 2020 1 minute ago, RonD1120 said: No, I don't care what your value system for choice is based upon. I can verbally and physically oppose them or vote against them if necessary. Other than that, I have no vested interest, Typical Ron Gobbledygook enhanced with an inexplicable bolding of the word necessary. I said you want my choices based on your religion not my value system. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonD1120 58 #205 January 31, 2020 11 minutes ago, JoeWeber said: Typical Ron Gobbledygook enhanced with an inexplicable bolding of the word necessary. I said you want my choices based on your religion not my value system. As I stated, not true. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yobnoc 142 #206 January 31, 2020 16 hours ago, brenthutch said: Not quite multi, and the DZ is a labor of love. I get to change peoples lives in a way that I never could in corporate banking. A person gives me a hug and tells me that I have changed their life, that never happen when I approved a $200,000 dollar loan. I cant describe the feeling I get when I look at my guys teaching a FJC, when it was just a short six years ago that I was teaching them. I disagree with just about everything you post on SC, but this was a low blow and you handled it gracefully. There shouldn't be room for that kind of attack here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,255 #207 January 31, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, brenthutch said: What part of roughly did you not understand? Can you give me an example of a Neolithic society that had measurably more resources than another? The Yanomami in the heart of the rainforest and the Faiyum A in the Nile valley. I mean, what do you think the word 'resources' means? Edited January 31, 2020 by jakee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #208 January 31, 2020 (edited) 17 hours ago, brenthutch said: Given that religion is omnipresent across all cultures, and given that all Neolithic societies has roughly the same technology and resources, one of the only differentiating factors is religion. I encourage you to look into it yourself. Replace Romans with religion https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=what+have+the+romans+ever+done+for+us+monty+python For that matter - Breathing is pivotal - without it we wouldn't be where we are. You are almost right - except you have it in reverse. Without religion, we would be orders of magnitude more advanced than we are now. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/galileo-is-convicted-of-heresy Edited January 31, 2020 by turtlespeed added example Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,123 #209 January 31, 2020 13 hours ago, jakee said: You absolutely did say that civilisation couldn't advance without religion. Several times. And the interesting part is that I think he is a little bit right, though not in the way he seems to think. I think it has been the questioning of clergy that has allowed civilization to progress. More so that without atheism civilization wouldn't have progressed as much. I guess where he is somewhat right, it is that without religion there wouldn't be questioning of religion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brenthutch 383 #210 February 1, 2020 9 hours ago, billvon said: Not even close. I said that your logic was bad - not that "religion is equal to smoking. That is your last resort, to compare something that scares you, to smoking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,400 #211 February 1, 2020 2 hours ago, brenthutch said: That is your last resort, to compare something that scares you, to smoking. That was your claim, not mine. Are you forgetting what you posted again? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yobnoc 142 #212 February 2, 2020 (edited) So...I might be late to the party, but I just watched this video and it's cringe-worthy to the max. Edited February 2, 2020 by yobnoc Embedding didn't work the first time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #213 February 2, 2020 (edited) 37 minutes ago, yobnoc said: I just watched this video and it's cringe-worthy to the max. Yikes, you ain't kidding. I don't know whether to laugh or cry, but the comments are kinda funny, especially the ones about Michigan. I mean I know we like the f-word up here and all, but damn we usually don't emphasize it like that - jeeze. Edited February 2, 2020 by Coreece 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,384 #214 February 2, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, yobnoc said: So...I might be late to the party, but I just watched this video and it's cringe-worthy to the max. I could only watch half of it. Why the hell are they trying to reason with a lunatic? Just call the cops and have her escorted off the premises. Edited February 2, 2020 by ryoder 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #215 February 2, 2020 1 minute ago, ryoder said: I could only watch half of it. I made it to the 38 second mark. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 1,914 #216 February 2, 2020 3 minutes ago, ryoder said: I could only watch half of it. Why the hell are they trying to reason with a lunatic? Just call the cops and have her escorted off the premises. I skipped to the end. She left in cuffs. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,384 #217 February 2, 2020 1 minute ago, gowlerk said: I skipped to the end. She left in cuffs. Oh, I just love a story with a happy ending!!! (I just now watched the second half.) 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,384 #218 February 2, 2020 Holy hell! Reddit has located FIVE separate incidents of that wacko, complete with times/locations/videos. See the first comment in this thread: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #219 February 2, 2020 30 minutes ago, gowlerk said: I skipped to the end. She left in cuffs. She is mentally ill. The religious beliefs may be a symptom or the cause - I think it's a symptom. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 1,914 #220 February 2, 2020 1 minute ago, turtlespeed said: She is mentally ill. The religious beliefs may be a symptom or the cause - I think it's a symptom. I agree. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #221 February 2, 2020 (edited) 29 minutes ago, ryoder said: Oh, I just love a story with a happy ending!!! (I just now watched the second half.) I would like to Pelosi Clap for her.. . . . as she is perp walked out the door. Edited February 2, 2020 by turtlespeed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 622 #222 February 2, 2020 56 minutes ago, turtlespeed said: I would like to Pelosi Clap for her.. . . . as she is perp walked out the door. Trump mocking a disabled person would be more technically more accurate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #223 February 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, normiss said: Trump mocking a disabled person would be more technically more accurate. I don't see the distinction. You are giving Trump the credit. I would think you would consider him disables as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonD1120 58 #224 February 2, 2020 8 hours ago, yobnoc said: So...I might be late to the party, but I just watched this video and it's cringe-worthy to the max. I think she needs to work on her style and delivery. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonD1120 58 #225 February 2, 2020 Sometimes baby Christians can be a handful. Rule out: Bi-polar, Manic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites