Please explain. I don’t understand how you get this ends vs means from me, or that I put my faith in any politicians. Thanks.vnatale wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:46 amMountaineer wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 9:32 amWell doodle, in spite of your aspersions, for the sake of my friends and our country, our children, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, and whatever offspring they may produce, I sure hope you are correct. And, FWIW, President Trump is not my man, but his policies are mostly policies I support and policies that I believe are far better for our country than his press and progressive opposition. I do agree with you that former VP Biden is the probably the worst (I'll define that for you: most corrupt, lying, unprincipled, no backbone of his own) presidential candidate in our country's history; I truly feel sorry for the man on how he is being used by many people the party he represents.doodle wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 5:58 pmMountaineer wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 1:40 pm So what do you all think about the Rudy G. Et al news conference today about election fraud? Only saw a couple of minutes of it after a friend called me. Seems like a really big deal.
Lol! The rambling incoherent monologue of an insane man. Only to be outdone by his last press conference from the parking lot of the four seasons landscaping company across from the dildo mart.
Face the facts, M. Your man lost to the worst candidate in our countrys history.
God's blessings and have a marvelous day.
You are preaching ends justify means.
In what other areas in your life do you ever put your faith in anyone who is a documented liar and, therefore, completely untrustworthy?
From what I've gathered from you in this forum I strongly suspect that your answer would be...."No one else. There is always too much at stake to ever put trust in such a person."
Vinny
Election meaningless unless we change for the better
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DNA has its own language (code), and language requires intelligence. There is no known mechanism by which matter can give birth to information, let alone language. It is unreasonable to believe the world could have happened by chance.
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Quoting your from above: "And, FWIW, President Trump is not my man, but his policies are mostly policies I support and policies that I believe are far better for our country than his press and progressive opposition."Mountaineer wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 1:45 pmPlease explain. I don’t understand how you get this ends vs means from me, or that I put my faith in any politicians. Thanks.vnatale wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:46 amYou are preaching ends justify means.Mountaineer wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 9:32 amWell doodle, in spite of your aspersions, for the sake of my friends and our country, our children, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, and whatever offspring they may produce, I sure hope you are correct. And, FWIW, President Trump is not my man, but his policies are mostly policies I support and policies that I believe are far better for our country than his press and progressive opposition. I do agree with you that former VP Biden is the probably the worst (I'll define that for you: most corrupt, lying, unprincipled, no backbone of his own) presidential candidate in our country's history; I truly feel sorry for the man on how he is being used by many people the party he represents.doodle wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 5:58 pmMountaineer wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 1:40 pm So what do you all think about the Rudy G. Et al news conference today about election fraud? Only saw a couple of minutes of it after a friend called me. Seems like a really big deal.
Lol! The rambling incoherent monologue of an insane man. Only to be outdone by his last press conference from the parking lot of the four seasons landscaping company across from the dildo mart.
Face the facts, M. Your man lost to the worst candidate in our countrys history.
God's blessings and have a marvelous day.
In what other areas in your life do you ever put your faith in anyone who is a documented liar and, therefore, completely untrustworthy?
From what I've gathered from you in this forum I strongly suspect that your answer would be...."No one else. There is always too much at stake to ever put trust in such a person."
Vinny
How else can that be interpreted that other than "the ends justify the means" and you support someone who is documented liar and whom you'd otherwise never trust?
No secret I have major problems with Trump, not the least that he seems to possess even one positive character trait we tend to prize in our leaders, coworkers, friends, family members.
I also have my problems with Biden, which is why I also did not vote for him. When severe problems develop with him and his administration I don't want to feel complicit.
Vinny
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Re: Election meaningless unless we change for the better
Look back to another response I just made elsewhere.InsuranceGuy wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 5:16 pmWait, are you talking about Biden or Trump? They are both documented liars and frankly anyone who things otherwise is drinking too much of the Kool-aid.vnatale wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:46 am In what other areas in your life do you ever put your faith in anyone who is a documented liar and, therefore, completely untrustworthy?
From what I've gathered from you in this forum I strongly suspect that your answer would be...."No one else. There is always too much at stake to ever put trust in such a person."
Vinny
Analogizing it to baseball players...in regards to telling lies.....Biden is ether a bench warmer or a fringe regular. Trump is sui generis. A First Ballot Hall of Famer. THE Babe Ruth of presidents AND all our country's politicians ever!
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Vinny, your answer to my question may answer it in your mind, but not in mine. I may have previously not been clear as to my thoughts, forgive me, and let me try again to explain my views:vnatale wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 5:59 pmQuoting your from above: "And, FWIW, President Trump is not my man, but his policies are mostly policies I support and policies that I believe are far better for our country than his press and progressive opposition."Mountaineer wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 1:45 pmPlease explain. I don’t understand how you get this ends vs means from me, or that I put my faith in any politicians. Thanks.vnatale wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:46 amYou are preaching ends justify means.Mountaineer wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 9:32 amWell doodle, in spite of your aspersions, for the sake of my friends and our country, our children, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, and whatever offspring they may produce, I sure hope you are correct. And, FWIW, President Trump is not my man, but his policies are mostly policies I support and policies that I believe are far better for our country than his press and progressive opposition. I do agree with you that former VP Biden is the probably the worst (I'll define that for you: most corrupt, lying, unprincipled, no backbone of his own) presidential candidate in our country's history; I truly feel sorry for the man on how he is being used by many people the party he represents.doodle wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 5:58 pmMountaineer wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 1:40 pm So what do you all think about the Rudy G. Et al news conference today about election fraud? Only saw a couple of minutes of it after a friend called me. Seems like a really big deal.
Lol! The rambling incoherent monologue of an insane man. Only to be outdone by his last press conference from the parking lot of the four seasons landscaping company across from the dildo mart.
Face the facts, M. Your man lost to the worst candidate in our countrys history.
God's blessings and have a marvelous day.
In what other areas in your life do you ever put your faith in anyone who is a documented liar and, therefore, completely untrustworthy?
From what I've gathered from you in this forum I strongly suspect that your answer would be...."No one else. There is always too much at stake to ever put trust in such a person."
Vinny
How else can that be interpreted that other than "the ends justify the means" and you support someone who is documented liar and whom you'd otherwise never trust?
No secret I have major problems with Trump, not the least that he seems to possess even one positive character trait we tend to prize in our leaders, coworkers, friends, family members.
I also have my problems with Biden, which is why I also did not vote for him. When severe problems develop with him and his administration I don't want to feel complicit.
Vinny
1. President Trump is not my man, nor is former VP Biden. I think they both have serious character flaws (as do all of us) from what I hear them say and do; I do not know them personally so I guess you could say I'm basing my opinion on hearsay. I am not into moralism as a religion (or as some might say 'moralistic therapeutic deism') and I think that Christ-like behavior as defined in Scripture is a virtue even though no human lives up to that example.
2. No politician is 'my man'. I think they mostly all are self-serving and will do whatever they think will further their careers, or best line their pockets. I do think some are better than others.
3. I do not put my faith in man; I'm actually quite surprised you would gather that from all of my previous posting. Psalm 146:3 (ESV) Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
4. I think the policies of the current Republican administration (flawed as they are since they are put forth by self-serving politicians and bureaucrats) are better for US citizens than the policies of the Democrats, particularly concerning the First, Second, Ninth, and Tenth Amendments. Life is not black and white, it is a huge spectrum from darkness to light. I think the R's policies bring and will keep the US closer to light than the D's in spite of all the things I do not like about the R's policies.
5. I think God puts our civil rulers in place for reasons we may not understand; I believe God rules over the civil realm as well as the spiritual realm. I think we should follow those rulers unless they conflict with clear Biblical teaching; in case of conflict we should, follow God, resist the civil rulers, and be ready to bear the consequences. In regard for how I'm told to live my life by our rulers, I think President Trump conflicts with Biblical teaching less than what I perceive former VP Biden does and would do, especially when it comes to matters of life, death, and freedom for the people who live in the United States.
6. I do not think ends justify the means (if you intend to say you think that I said favorable ends should and should be allowed to be pursued by unethical means - e.g. torture to obtain a confession). I think ends and means are both important. I think I am justified (made righteous) because of what Christ did on the cross - that is the only justification that is truly important.
Thus, I still fail to understand why you perceive I endorse "ends justify the means" re. President Trump and his policies, and secondly, why you perceive I put my faith somewhere other than in the Triune God.
Blessings and have a great day!
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Thanks you for taking the time to write all that you have. It clarifies much.Mountaineer wrote: ↑Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:03 amVinny, your answer to my question may answer it in your mind, but not in mine. I may have previously not been clear as to my thoughts, forgive me, and let me try again to explain my views:vnatale wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 5:59 pmQuoting your from above: "And, FWIW, President Trump is not my man, but his policies are mostly policies I support and policies that I believe are far better for our country than his press and progressive opposition."Mountaineer wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 1:45 pmPlease explain. I don’t understand how you get this ends vs means from me, or that I put my faith in any politicians. Thanks.vnatale wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:46 amYou are preaching ends justify means.Mountaineer wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 9:32 amWell doodle, in spite of your aspersions, for the sake of my friends and our country, our children, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, and whatever offspring they may produce, I sure hope you are correct. And, FWIW, President Trump is not my man, but his policies are mostly policies I support and policies that I believe are far better for our country than his press and progressive opposition. I do agree with you that former VP Biden is the probably the worst (I'll define that for you: most corrupt, lying, unprincipled, no backbone of his own) presidential candidate in our country's history; I truly feel sorry for the man on how he is being used by many people the party he represents.doodle wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 5:58 pmMountaineer wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 1:40 pm So what do you all think about the Rudy G. Et al news conference today about election fraud? Only saw a couple of minutes of it after a friend called me. Seems like a really big deal.
Lol! The rambling incoherent monologue of an insane man. Only to be outdone by his last press conference from the parking lot of the four seasons landscaping company across from the dildo mart.
Face the facts, M. Your man lost to the worst candidate in our countrys history.
God's blessings and have a marvelous day.
In what other areas in your life do you ever put your faith in anyone who is a documented liar and, therefore, completely untrustworthy?
From what I've gathered from you in this forum I strongly suspect that your answer would be...."No one else. There is always too much at stake to ever put trust in such a person."
Vinny
How else can that be interpreted that other than "the ends justify the means" and you support someone who is documented liar and whom you'd otherwise never trust?
No secret I have major problems with Trump, not the least that he seems to possess even one positive character trait we tend to prize in our leaders, coworkers, friends, family members.
I also have my problems with Biden, which is why I also did not vote for him. When severe problems develop with him and his administration I don't want to feel complicit.
Vinny
1. President Trump is not my man, nor is former VP Biden. I think they both have serious character flaws (as do all of us) from what I hear them say and do; I do not know them personally so I guess you could say I'm basing my opinion on hearsay. I am not into moralism as a religion (or as some might say 'moralistic therapeutic deism') and I think that Christ-like behavior as defined in Scripture is a virtue even though no human lives up to that example.
2. No politician is 'my man'. I think they mostly all are self-serving and will do whatever they think will further their careers, or best line their pockets. I do think some are better than others.
3. I do not put my faith in man; I'm actually quite surprised you would gather that from all of my previous posting. Psalm 146:3 (ESV) Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
4. I think the policies of the current Republican administration (flawed as they are since they are put forth by self-serving politicians and bureaucrats) are better for US citizens than the policies of the Democrats, particularly concerning the First, Second, Ninth, and Tenth Amendments. Life is not black and white, it is a huge spectrum from darkness to light. I think the R's policies bring and will keep the US closer to light than the D's in spite of all the things I do not like about the R's policies.
5. I think God puts our civil rulers in place for reasons we may not understand; I believe God rules over the civil realm as well as the spiritual realm. I think we should follow those rulers unless they conflict with clear Biblical teaching; in case of conflict we should, follow God, resist the civil rulers, and be ready to bear the consequences. In regard for how I'm told to live my life by our rulers, I think President Trump conflicts with Biblical teaching less than what I perceive former VP Biden does and would do, especially when it comes to matters of life, death, and freedom for the people who live in the United States.
6. I do not think ends justify the means (if you intend to say you think that I said favorable ends should and should be allowed to be pursued by unethical means - e.g. torture to obtain a confession). I think ends and means are both important. I think I am justified (made righteous) because of what Christ did on the cross - that is the only justification that is truly important.
Thus, I still fail to understand why you perceive I endorse "ends justify the means" re. President Trump and his policies, and secondly, why you perceive I put my faith somewhere other than in the Triune God.
Blessings and have a great day!
There are two parts to it. Your beliefs and how you apply your beliefs.
It is somewhat familiar to reading the Bible. There are the actual words and then there are both the interpretation of those words and the application of those interpretations.
My bottom line is that due to Trump possessing not one single character virtue he should be outright rejected as being president of our country. No matter how much his or his party's policies better align with the Bible. Common sense dictates that he has never been qualified to lead this country in any way. I just cannot get by that.
Vinny
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Re: Election meaningless unless we change for the better
You're in the wrong country man. We fought a revolution to overthrow our shitty civil rulers...then we wrote a constitution that doesn't mention God at all.
5. I think God puts our civil rulers in place for reasons we may not understand; I believe God rules over the civil realm as well as the spiritual realm. I think we should follow those rulers unless they conflict with clear Biblical teaching; in case of conflict we should, follow God, resist the civil rulers, and be ready to bear the consequences. In regard for how I'm told to live my life by our rulers, I think President Trump conflicts with Biblical teaching less than what I perceive former VP Biden does and would do, especially when it comes to matters of life, death, and freedom for the people who live in the United States.
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Re: Election meaningless unless we change for the better
Not even one?vnatale wrote: ↑Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:43 amThanks you for taking the time to write all that you have. It clarifies much.Mountaineer wrote: ↑Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:03 amVinny, your answer to my question may answer it in your mind, but not in mine. I may have previously not been clear as to my thoughts, forgive me, and let me try again to explain my views:vnatale wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 5:59 pmQuoting your from above: "And, FWIW, President Trump is not my man, but his policies are mostly policies I support and policies that I believe are far better for our country than his press and progressive opposition."Mountaineer wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 1:45 pmPlease explain. I don’t understand how you get this ends vs means from me, or that I put my faith in any politicians. Thanks.vnatale wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:46 amYou are preaching ends justify means.Mountaineer wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 9:32 amWell doodle, in spite of your aspersions, for the sake of my friends and our country, our children, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, and whatever offspring they may produce, I sure hope you are correct. And, FWIW, President Trump is not my man, but his policies are mostly policies I support and policies that I believe are far better for our country than his press and progressive opposition. I do agree with you that former VP Biden is the probably the worst (I'll define that for you: most corrupt, lying, unprincipled, no backbone of his own) presidential candidate in our country's history; I truly feel sorry for the man on how he is being used by many people the party he represents.doodle wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 5:58 pmMountaineer wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 1:40 pm So what do you all think about the Rudy G. Et al news conference today about election fraud? Only saw a couple of minutes of it after a friend called me. Seems like a really big deal.
Lol! The rambling incoherent monologue of an insane man. Only to be outdone by his last press conference from the parking lot of the four seasons landscaping company across from the dildo mart.
Face the facts, M. Your man lost to the worst candidate in our countrys history.
God's blessings and have a marvelous day.
In what other areas in your life do you ever put your faith in anyone who is a documented liar and, therefore, completely untrustworthy?
From what I've gathered from you in this forum I strongly suspect that your answer would be...."No one else. There is always too much at stake to ever put trust in such a person."
Vinny
How else can that be interpreted that other than "the ends justify the means" and you support someone who is documented liar and whom you'd otherwise never trust?
No secret I have major problems with Trump, not the least that he seems to possess even one positive character trait we tend to prize in our leaders, coworkers, friends, family members.
I also have my problems with Biden, which is why I also did not vote for him. When severe problems develop with him and his administration I don't want to feel complicit.
Vinny
1. President Trump is not my man, nor is former VP Biden. I think they both have serious character flaws (as do all of us) from what I hear them say and do; I do not know them personally so I guess you could say I'm basing my opinion on hearsay. I am not into moralism as a religion (or as some might say 'moralistic therapeutic deism') and I think that Christ-like behavior as defined in Scripture is a virtue even though no human lives up to that example.
2. No politician is 'my man'. I think they mostly all are self-serving and will do whatever they think will further their careers, or best line their pockets. I do think some are better than others.
3. I do not put my faith in man; I'm actually quite surprised you would gather that from all of my previous posting. Psalm 146:3 (ESV) Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
4. I think the policies of the current Republican administration (flawed as they are since they are put forth by self-serving politicians and bureaucrats) are better for US citizens than the policies of the Democrats, particularly concerning the First, Second, Ninth, and Tenth Amendments. Life is not black and white, it is a huge spectrum from darkness to light. I think the R's policies bring and will keep the US closer to light than the D's in spite of all the things I do not like about the R's policies.
5. I think God puts our civil rulers in place for reasons we may not understand; I believe God rules over the civil realm as well as the spiritual realm. I think we should follow those rulers unless they conflict with clear Biblical teaching; in case of conflict we should, follow God, resist the civil rulers, and be ready to bear the consequences. In regard for how I'm told to live my life by our rulers, I think President Trump conflicts with Biblical teaching less than what I perceive former VP Biden does and would do, especially when it comes to matters of life, death, and freedom for the people who live in the United States.
6. I do not think ends justify the means (if you intend to say you think that I said favorable ends should and should be allowed to be pursued by unethical means - e.g. torture to obtain a confession). I think ends and means are both important. I think I am justified (made righteous) because of what Christ did on the cross - that is the only justification that is truly important.
Thus, I still fail to understand why you perceive I endorse "ends justify the means" re. President Trump and his policies, and secondly, why you perceive I put my faith somewhere other than in the Triune God.
Blessings and have a great day!
There are two parts to it. Your beliefs and how you apply your beliefs.
It is somewhat familiar to reading the Bible. There are the actual words and then there are both the interpretation of those words and the application of those interpretations.
My bottom line is that due to Trump possessing not one single character virtue he should be outright rejected as being president of our country. No matter how much his or his party's policies better align with the Bible. Common sense dictates that he has never been qualified to lead this country in any way. I just cannot get by that.
Vinny
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DNA has its own language (code), and language requires intelligence. There is no known mechanism by which matter can give birth to information, let alone language. It is unreasonable to believe the world could have happened by chance.
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Re: Election meaningless unless we change for the better
Not EVEN one!!!Mountaineer wrote: ↑Sat Nov 21, 2020 12:21 pmNot even one?vnatale wrote: ↑Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:43 amThanks you for taking the time to write all that you have. It clarifies much.Mountaineer wrote: ↑Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:03 amVinny, your answer to my question may answer it in your mind, but not in mine. I may have previously not been clear as to my thoughts, forgive me, and let me try again to explain my views:vnatale wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 5:59 pmQuoting your from above: "And, FWIW, President Trump is not my man, but his policies are mostly policies I support and policies that I believe are far better for our country than his press and progressive opposition."Mountaineer wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 1:45 pmPlease explain. I don’t understand how you get this ends vs means from me, or that I put my faith in any politicians. Thanks.vnatale wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:46 amYou are preaching ends justify means.Mountaineer wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 9:32 amWell doodle, in spite of your aspersions, for the sake of my friends and our country, our children, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, and whatever offspring they may produce, I sure hope you are correct. And, FWIW, President Trump is not my man, but his policies are mostly policies I support and policies that I believe are far better for our country than his press and progressive opposition. I do agree with you that former VP Biden is the probably the worst (I'll define that for you: most corrupt, lying, unprincipled, no backbone of his own) presidential candidate in our country's history; I truly feel sorry for the man on how he is being used by many people the party he represents.doodle wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 5:58 pmMountaineer wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 1:40 pm So what do you all think about the Rudy G. Et al news conference today about election fraud? Only saw a couple of minutes of it after a friend called me. Seems like a really big deal.
Lol! The rambling incoherent monologue of an insane man. Only to be outdone by his last press conference from the parking lot of the four seasons landscaping company across from the dildo mart.
Face the facts, M. Your man lost to the worst candidate in our countrys history.
God's blessings and have a marvelous day.
In what other areas in your life do you ever put your faith in anyone who is a documented liar and, therefore, completely untrustworthy?
From what I've gathered from you in this forum I strongly suspect that your answer would be...."No one else. There is always too much at stake to ever put trust in such a person."
Vinny
How else can that be interpreted that other than "the ends justify the means" and you support someone who is documented liar and whom you'd otherwise never trust?
No secret I have major problems with Trump, not the least that he seems to possess even one positive character trait we tend to prize in our leaders, coworkers, friends, family members.
I also have my problems with Biden, which is why I also did not vote for him. When severe problems develop with him and his administration I don't want to feel complicit.
Vinny
1. President Trump is not my man, nor is former VP Biden. I think they both have serious character flaws (as do all of us) from what I hear them say and do; I do not know them personally so I guess you could say I'm basing my opinion on hearsay. I am not into moralism as a religion (or as some might say 'moralistic therapeutic deism') and I think that Christ-like behavior as defined in Scripture is a virtue even though no human lives up to that example.
2. No politician is 'my man'. I think they mostly all are self-serving and will do whatever they think will further their careers, or best line their pockets. I do think some are better than others.
3. I do not put my faith in man; I'm actually quite surprised you would gather that from all of my previous posting. Psalm 146:3 (ESV) Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
4. I think the policies of the current Republican administration (flawed as they are since they are put forth by self-serving politicians and bureaucrats) are better for US citizens than the policies of the Democrats, particularly concerning the First, Second, Ninth, and Tenth Amendments. Life is not black and white, it is a huge spectrum from darkness to light. I think the R's policies bring and will keep the US closer to light than the D's in spite of all the things I do not like about the R's policies.
5. I think God puts our civil rulers in place for reasons we may not understand; I believe God rules over the civil realm as well as the spiritual realm. I think we should follow those rulers unless they conflict with clear Biblical teaching; in case of conflict we should, follow God, resist the civil rulers, and be ready to bear the consequences. In regard for how I'm told to live my life by our rulers, I think President Trump conflicts with Biblical teaching less than what I perceive former VP Biden does and would do, especially when it comes to matters of life, death, and freedom for the people who live in the United States.
6. I do not think ends justify the means (if you intend to say you think that I said favorable ends should and should be allowed to be pursued by unethical means - e.g. torture to obtain a confession). I think ends and means are both important. I think I am justified (made righteous) because of what Christ did on the cross - that is the only justification that is truly important.
Thus, I still fail to understand why you perceive I endorse "ends justify the means" re. President Trump and his policies, and secondly, why you perceive I put my faith somewhere other than in the Triune God.
Blessings and have a great day!
There are two parts to it. Your beliefs and how you apply your beliefs.
It is somewhat familiar to reading the Bible. There are the actual words and then there are both the interpretation of those words and the application of those interpretations.
My bottom line is that due to Trump possessing not one single character virtue he should be outright rejected as being president of our country. No matter how much his or his party's policies better align with the Bible. Common sense dictates that he has never been qualified to lead this country in any way. I just cannot get by that.
Vinny
https://www.familiesofcharacter.com/dev ... -full-list
I just quickly scanned the list Had no idea there was so many. But it speaks magnitudes of his total lack of character that he does not even possess ONE!!!!
Therefore, I come back to....whatever his policies are and whatever good those policies may accomplish....how can anyone with the character YOU have (it'd not surprise me if you possess ALL 40!) ever believe he has ANY standing to be the president of this country?
Again, I don't believe Biden either has standing for being the president, which is why I also did not vote for him.
Vinny
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Rome is burning and Nero is golfing. Trump is rat poison squared.InsuranceGuy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 23, 2020 5:23 amThis has to be one of the most insane comments I have read on this forum. You have completely lost touch with reality.vnatale wrote: ↑Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:43 am My bottom line is that due to Trump possessing not one single character virtue he should be outright rejected as being president of our country. No matter how much his or his party's policies better align with the Bible. Common sense dictates that he has never been qualified to lead this country in any way. I just cannot get by that.
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Thank goodness presidents cannot be removed from office because someone thinks they know better than the American electorate whether or not a person has the character virtues requisite to be president. Can you imagine Republicans saying Obama or Biden should be outright rejected as being president of our country?
Many of the same people who hate Trump now in NY and DC and in the media invited him to family and other social gatherings before his political career. This man is not the Hitler celebrities and news media want you to believe he is. They have been crying wolf about him since the day he got in office.
It's ridiculous I have ot even say this as I'm not a Trump supporter, I don't even like the guy, yet can't understand the craziness that comes out of people mouths who dislike him.
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I've never hated him. Find him to be highly entertaining. Just not qualified to be president. He has yet to achieve the emotional disdain that I had for Obama's predecessor. He may, though, unlike Trump may have had some character virtues. I'd have to again review that list.InsuranceGuy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 23, 2020 5:23 amThis has to be one of the most insane comments I have read on this forum. You have completely lost touch with reality.vnatale wrote: ↑Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:43 am My bottom line is that due to Trump possessing not one single character virtue he should be outright rejected as being president of our country. No matter how much his or his party's policies better align with the Bible. Common sense dictates that he has never been qualified to lead this country in any way. I just cannot get by that.
Vinny
Thank goodness presidents cannot be removed from office because someone thinks they know better than the American electorate whether or not a person has the character virtues requisite to be president. Can you imagine Republicans saying Obama or Biden should be outright rejected as being president of our country?
Many of the same people who hate Trump now in NY and DC and in the media invited him to family and other social gatherings before his political career. This man is not the Hitler celebrities and news media want you to believe he is. They have been crying wolf about him since the day he got in office.
It's ridiculous I have ot even say this as I'm not a Trump supporter, I don't even like the guy, yet can't understand the craziness that comes out of people mouths who dislike him.
Vinny
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Tinfoil hat syndrome (THS) is also a problem on the "right", for the same reason of the "lamestream media, which has abandoned any pretense of objectivity and is just 24/7 hatred and propaganda." You just keep being a shining example of your own insults.Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 23, 2020 9:32 amTDS is a real problem, not just a meme. These people are indeed insane with hatred for no valid reason.InsuranceGuy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 23, 2020 5:23 amThis has to be one of the most insane comments I have read on this forum. You have completely lost touch with reality.vnatale wrote: ↑Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:43 am My bottom line is that due to Trump possessing not one single character virtue he should be outright rejected as being president of our country. No matter how much his or his party's policies better align with the Bible. Common sense dictates that he has never been qualified to lead this country in any way. I just cannot get by that.
Vinny
Thank goodness presidents cannot be removed from office because someone thinks they know better than the American electorate whether or not a person has the character virtues requisite to be president. Can you imagine Republicans saying Obama or Biden should be outright rejected as being president of our country?
Many of the same people who hate Trump now in NY and DC and in the media invited him to family and other social gatherings before his political career. This man is not the Hitler celebrities and news media want you to believe he is. They have been crying wolf about him since the day he got in office.
It's ridiculous I have ot even say this as I'm not a Trump supporter, I don't even like the guy, yet can't understand the craziness that comes out of people mouths who dislike him.
Most of the blame goes to the vast majority of the lamestream media, which has abandoned any pretense of objectivity and is just 24/7 hatred and propaganda.
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I tried in the beginning to keep things civil....I really did. But my initial criticisms of Trump were met with a diagnosis of terminal stage 4 TDS, and that somehow expressing a concern with growing inequalities and divides in this nation made me a communist. For a while there before election time it felt like this forum had become the third arm of QAnon... So I figured if that's the level of discussion we going to have then why not ride the crazy train! I'm pretty middle of the road...lean left on some issues, right on others. I've been on the forum since 2008...so I know the history. Somewhere in the last few years things took an extreme right hand turn.
Discussions in the last few weeks have gotten a bit heated and out of hand at times. Frankly, I'm frustrated by the propensity of people here to blindly dive into the deep end of conspiracy theories concerning secret election fraud.
There was fraud! But it's no secret and it's being done out in the open day in and day out by a media and information system that is manipulating our democracy. We are being fed bullshit lies and half truths by all manner of unscrupulous actors. The victim in all of this is the truth...and eventually our liberty and democracy.
Discussions in the last few weeks have gotten a bit heated and out of hand at times. Frankly, I'm frustrated by the propensity of people here to blindly dive into the deep end of conspiracy theories concerning secret election fraud.
There was fraud! But it's no secret and it's being done out in the open day in and day out by a media and information system that is manipulating our democracy. We are being fed bullshit lies and half truths by all manner of unscrupulous actors. The victim in all of this is the truth...and eventually our liberty and democracy.
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I think Trump Derangement Syndrome does exist to a degree. Just as Obama Derangement Syndrome and Trump Devotion Syndrome exist (or existed) to a huge degree.
I got emails from conservative uncles who thought Obama was the borderline anti-Christ and an African Communist who hated America. I'm from Central (red) Minnesota. Trust me this $hit is real. Racism is real. Toxic nativism is real.
Americans are tribal, bitter and uninformed. What can I say...
I got emails from conservative uncles who thought Obama was the borderline anti-Christ and an African Communist who hated America. I'm from Central (red) Minnesota. Trust me this $hit is real. Racism is real. Toxic nativism is real.
Americans are tribal, bitter and uninformed. What can I say...
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This in my mind is the number one problem. We have created a society where facts don't exist anymore. Any fact that doesn't line up with my idea of how the world should work is simply no longer a fact. We create tribal bubbles for ourselves within our social media accounts or only frequenting the networks that we think represent us. A Google search will provide us thousands of articles confirming our feelings no matter which way we phrase a question.. Under that scenario conversation is no longer even possible. We are literally operating in a world with two different realities. I'm not sure how to solve this. Free speech can be a tool to inform and negotitate or it can whip people up into a frenzy of vitriolic hatred. I have no illusions that perhaps our most cherished freedoms could in fact lead to our downfall. Somehow we must figure out a way to share a common set of facts...from there we can disagree, but those disagreements must stem from a common reality.InsuranceGuy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 23, 2020 3:28 pm I wish more people took time to look at both sides as Fox/CNN/MSNBC are not going to give you balanced reporting.
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You have just described original sin.InsuranceGuy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:21 pmIt is crazy how disallusioned both sides are. The problem is that there is no unbiased fact checking out there, and even if there were I believe it would be fleeting as there is too much money/power to be gained by slanting to the highest bidder.doodle wrote: ↑Mon Nov 23, 2020 3:49 pmThis in my mind is the number one problem. We have created a society where facts don't exist anymore. Any fact that doesn't line up with my idea of how the world should work is simply no longer a fact. We create tribal bubbles for ourselves within our social media accounts or only frequenting the networks that we think represent us. A Google search will provide us thousands of articles confirming our feelings no matter which way we phrase a question.. Under that scenario conversation is no longer even possible. We are literally operating in a world with two different realities. I'm not sure how to solve this. Free speech can be a tool to inform and negotitate or it can whip people up into a frenzy of vitriolic hatred. I have no illusions that perhaps our most cherished freedoms could in fact lead to our downfall. Somehow we must figure out a way to share a common set of facts...from there we can disagree, but those disagreements must stem from a common reality.InsuranceGuy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 23, 2020 3:28 pm I wish more people took time to look at both sides as Fox/CNN/MSNBC are not going to give you balanced reporting.
DNA has its own language (code), and language requires intelligence. There is no known mechanism by which matter can give birth to information, let alone language. It is unreasonable to believe the world could have happened by chance.
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The only suggestion I could come up with was to mandate that all news networks and newspapers be forced to carry a warning label that the information one is exposed to may or may not be factual.....kind of like cigarettes may cause cancer...a public service announcement. How much good that would do....probably little. Somehow we need to figure out a way in the information age to fact information....perhaps an impartial factchecking AI system with republican and democrat programmer oversight.
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Yes humans are fallible sinful creatures..and the bible contains a lot of wisdom regarding mankind's nature. We have two choices, we can either try to engineer a system that lessons the impact and magnitude of that human fallibility or pray to Jesus. I vote for the former.Mountaineer wrote: ↑Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:35 pmYou have just described original sin.InsuranceGuy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:21 pmIt is crazy how disallusioned both sides are. The problem is that there is no unbiased fact checking out there, and even if there were I believe it would be fleeting as there is too much money/power to be gained by slanting to the highest bidder.doodle wrote: ↑Mon Nov 23, 2020 3:49 pmThis in my mind is the number one problem. We have created a society where facts don't exist anymore. Any fact that doesn't line up with my idea of how the world should work is simply no longer a fact. We create tribal bubbles for ourselves within our social media accounts or only frequenting the networks that we think represent us. A Google search will provide us thousands of articles confirming our feelings no matter which way we phrase a question.. Under that scenario conversation is no longer even possible. We are literally operating in a world with two different realities. I'm not sure how to solve this. Free speech can be a tool to inform and negotitate or it can whip people up into a frenzy of vitriolic hatred. I have no illusions that perhaps our most cherished freedoms could in fact lead to our downfall. Somehow we must figure out a way to share a common set of facts...from there we can disagree, but those disagreements must stem from a common reality.InsuranceGuy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 23, 2020 3:28 pm I wish more people took time to look at both sides as Fox/CNN/MSNBC are not going to give you balanced reporting.
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I think doodle's recent thread about the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma really got to the crux of this matter of "two parallel realities" or what Scott Adams often calls "two movies, one screen."
Online and social media companies have created and inflamed much of this polarization by applying the following logic to their algorithms:
1. How do we make more money? By getting our users to engage with the platform more often.
2. How do we get our users to engage with the platform more often? By offering them content that they are most likely to click on.
3. What kind of content are our users most likely to click on? Topics that are maximally polarized.
4. How do we maximize the polarization of our content? Figure out which "side" each user is on, then offer them content tailored to entrench them even more deeply into that side.
5. Profit.
A similar line of reasoning was used by legacy media companies for ages, even before the Internet, in the form of "If it bleeds, it leads", but the subtle difference that online and social media introduced was user choice.
Back when most people consumed the same media, making things too polarized would drive away too many customers, so media companies mainly stuck to titillating (not polarizing) stories to sell the most content. But now, with online and social media, users have orders of magnitude more choices even on a single platform, so polarization no longer drives customers away -- it actually keeps them engaged and hungry for more.
Today, the way online and social media companies profit the most is by polarizing as many issues as possible and playing both sides against each other to the Nth degree.
Online and social media companies have created and inflamed much of this polarization by applying the following logic to their algorithms:
1. How do we make more money? By getting our users to engage with the platform more often.
2. How do we get our users to engage with the platform more often? By offering them content that they are most likely to click on.
3. What kind of content are our users most likely to click on? Topics that are maximally polarized.
4. How do we maximize the polarization of our content? Figure out which "side" each user is on, then offer them content tailored to entrench them even more deeply into that side.
5. Profit.
A similar line of reasoning was used by legacy media companies for ages, even before the Internet, in the form of "If it bleeds, it leads", but the subtle difference that online and social media introduced was user choice.
Back when most people consumed the same media, making things too polarized would drive away too many customers, so media companies mainly stuck to titillating (not polarizing) stories to sell the most content. But now, with online and social media, users have orders of magnitude more choices even on a single platform, so polarization no longer drives customers away -- it actually keeps them engaged and hungry for more.
Today, the way online and social media companies profit the most is by polarizing as many issues as possible and playing both sides against each other to the Nth degree.
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How many here remember what was the major cable news story for weeks (maybe months) just prior to 9/11....and whose coverage just disappeared after 9/11?Tortoise wrote: ↑Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:55 pm I think doodle's recent thread about the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma really got to the crux of this matter of "two parallel realities" or what Scott Adams often calls "two movies, one screen."
Online and social media companies have created and inflamed much of this polarization by applying the following logic to their algorithms:
1. How do we make more money? By getting our users to engage with the platform more often.
2. How do we get our users to engage with the platform more often? By offering them content that they are most likely to click on.
3. What kind of content are our users most likely to click on? Topics that are maximally polarized.
4. How do we maximize the polarization of our content? Figure out which "side" each user is on, then offer them content tailored to entrench them even more deeply into that side.
5. Profit.
A similar line of reasoning was used by legacy media companies for ages, even before the Internet, in the form of "If it bleeds, it leads", but the subtle difference that online and social media introduced was user choice.
Back when most people consumed the same media, making things too polarized would drive away too many customers, so media companies mainly stuck to titillating (not polarizing) stories to sell the most content. But now, with online and social media, users have orders of magnitude more choices even on a single platform, so polarization no longer drives customers away -- it actually keeps them engaged and hungry for more.
Today, the way online and social media companies profit the most is by polarizing as many issues as possible and playing both sides against each other to the Nth degree.
Vinny
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I think that's a pretty accurate description of our quandary....what options exist to mitigate the effects of this before China and Russia get to gleefully watch as America tears itself to pieces? How do we get the cream to rise to the top? How do we get people to turn away from the lizard brain tribal feel good us against them motif?Tortoise wrote: ↑Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:55 pm I think doodle's recent thread about the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma really got to the crux of this matter of "two parallel realities" or what Scott Adams often calls "two movies, one screen."
Online and social media companies have created and inflamed much of this polarization by applying the following logic to their algorithms:
1. How do we make more money? By getting our users to engage with the platform more often.
2. How do we get our users to engage with the platform more often? By offering them content that they are most likely to click on.
3. What kind of content are our users most likely to click on? Topics that are maximally polarized.
4. How do we maximize the polarization of our content? Figure out which "side" each user is on, then offer them content tailored to entrench them even more deeply into that side.
5. Profit.
A similar line of reasoning was used by legacy media companies for ages, even before the Internet, in the form of "If it bleeds, it leads", but the subtle difference that online and social media introduced was user choice.
Back when most people consumed the same media, making things too polarized would drive away too many customers, so media companies mainly stuck to titillating (not polarizing) stories to sell the most content. But now, with online and social media, users have orders of magnitude more choices even on a single platform, so polarization no longer drives customers away -- it actually keeps them engaged and hungry for more.
Today, the way online and social media companies profit the most is by polarizing as many issues as possible and playing both sides against each other to the Nth degree.