Posts for: Manning345
May 25, 2019 16:44:04 #
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woodguru wrote:
Being a christian is an "active" thing i... (show quote)
To each his own! Mutual respect is a good thing, as is not infringing on other's religion, as some atheists try to do, some Muslims as well!
May 23, 2019 14:28:45 #
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Some time ago, as I developed my worldview in diagrammatic form, I realized that the belief system I was creating based upon my view of God, very clearly separated that Godly belief from a belief in various forms of morality, virtue, right reason, truth, freedom, and just about everything having to do with The American Way; in short, it included atheism. What was left out, of course, was the belief in the Bible, the life and death of Jesus, resurrection, salvation, and heaven after death.
What this could mean for atheists then is the view that this life was all there is, and there is nothing to look forward to in an afterlife. The mark they leave on the nation, good or bad, and the world too, is the only possible legacy of their lives.
Of the many ways an atheist could express himself, I selected three obvious possible types:
Type 1) He merges into the general public virtually indistinguishable from all others, except he doesn't go to church and he tends to socialize with his kindred spirits on the Left and likely accepts some form of Natural Law. He does not represent a threat to the nation;
Type 2) He very loudly proclaims his atheism and argues incessantly with Christians and others over the issues he holds against religion, but he is a true American despite his lack of belief in God and his left-thinking. A very annoying sort, but not a threat to the nation;
Type 3) He is not only an atheist, he readily turns to support various forms of Leftward Collectivity, such as Progressivism, Socialism or Communism, quite largely in the belief that he and his kind are more intelligent, more attuned to the world, and better able to direct the lives of the rest of us than under our so-called outdated and rickety Constitution, our economic system, and our wildly unpredictable political system. His mindset has been shaped by outside influences to believe he is most definitely in the right and the most rational of people.
He, too, is destined to argue not only against our American way of life, but also our government, our political system, our economic system, and our Christian religion. Most probably he hates Trump and most other rich people with a passion.
He downplays the many outstanding historical failures of atheistic Collectivism, attributing the failures to the vagaries of mankind that he and his compatriots would be able to master if only they had the power. Then too, they believe they are smart enough to run the complex economy we have using computers for the better good of the citizens.
Finally, he believes in shaping the mindset of our citizens to become adherents to the new Collective way over time. This type is indeed a threat to the nation. Some radicals of this type champion the Marxist idea of destruction of the nation in order to rebuild it in the Communist way.
Do these types resonate with any of the denizens we know? It would be wise to identify very carefully the 3rd types in our society and keep them in clear view, as well as recognizing their small and large efforts to convert our citizens to their way of thinking.
What this could mean for atheists then is the view that this life was all there is, and there is nothing to look forward to in an afterlife. The mark they leave on the nation, good or bad, and the world too, is the only possible legacy of their lives.
Of the many ways an atheist could express himself, I selected three obvious possible types:
Type 1) He merges into the general public virtually indistinguishable from all others, except he doesn't go to church and he tends to socialize with his kindred spirits on the Left and likely accepts some form of Natural Law. He does not represent a threat to the nation;
Type 2) He very loudly proclaims his atheism and argues incessantly with Christians and others over the issues he holds against religion, but he is a true American despite his lack of belief in God and his left-thinking. A very annoying sort, but not a threat to the nation;
Type 3) He is not only an atheist, he readily turns to support various forms of Leftward Collectivity, such as Progressivism, Socialism or Communism, quite largely in the belief that he and his kind are more intelligent, more attuned to the world, and better able to direct the lives of the rest of us than under our so-called outdated and rickety Constitution, our economic system, and our wildly unpredictable political system. His mindset has been shaped by outside influences to believe he is most definitely in the right and the most rational of people.
He, too, is destined to argue not only against our American way of life, but also our government, our political system, our economic system, and our Christian religion. Most probably he hates Trump and most other rich people with a passion.
He downplays the many outstanding historical failures of atheistic Collectivism, attributing the failures to the vagaries of mankind that he and his compatriots would be able to master if only they had the power. Then too, they believe they are smart enough to run the complex economy we have using computers for the better good of the citizens.
Finally, he believes in shaping the mindset of our citizens to become adherents to the new Collective way over time. This type is indeed a threat to the nation. Some radicals of this type champion the Marxist idea of destruction of the nation in order to rebuild it in the Communist way.
Do these types resonate with any of the denizens we know? It would be wise to identify very carefully the 3rd types in our society and keep them in clear view, as well as recognizing their small and large efforts to convert our citizens to their way of thinking.
May 21, 2019 12:07:22 #
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Seth wrote:
That's a big 10-4! img src="https://static.onepo... (show quote)
His politics and his ability to perform the duties of president as our chief executive are highly questionable.
May 16, 2019 16:04:55 #
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May 11, 2019 15:09:12 #
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Manning345 wrote:
There is a problem with this URL.
AS I SAID, I used social spending in the budget, not just entitlements.
May 11, 2019 15:06:52 #
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[quote=dongreen76]
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dongreen76 wrote:
Read the this is where your tax dollars go pie chart and tell us how many slices of the pie would you classify as entitlements.
https://wwwpolitifact.com/truth-o-meter/statement/2015/aug17/facebook-post/pie-chart-federal-spending-circulating
https://wwwpolitifact.com/truth-o-meter/statement/2015/aug17/facebook-post/pie-chart-federal-spending-circulating
There is a problem with this URL.
May 11, 2019 14:59:50 #
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Manning345 wrote:
The Universe is though.
A bit of clarification is needed! From You Tube:
The shape of the universe is the local and global geometry of the Universe, in terms of both curvature and topology (though, strictly speaking, the concept goes beyond both). The shape of the universe is related to general relativity which describes how space time is curved and bent by mass and energy.
There is a distinction between the observable universe and the global universe. The observable universe consists of the part of the universe that can, in principle, be observed due to the finite speed of light and the age of the universe. The observable universe is understood as a sphere around the Earth extending 93 billion light years (8.8 *1026 meters) and would be similar at any observing point (assuming the universe is indeed isotropic, as it appears to be from our vantage point).
According to the book Our Mathematical Universe, the shape of the global universe can be explained with three categories
1. Finite or infinite
2. Flat (no curvature), open (negative curvature) or closed (positive curvature)
3. Connectivity, how the universe is put together, i.e., simply connected space or multiply connected.
There are certain logical connections among these properties. For example, a universe with positive curvature is necessarily finite. Although it is usually assumed in the literature that a flat or negatively curved universe is infinite, this need not be the case if the topology is not the trivial one
The exact shape is still a matter of debate in physical cosmology, but experimental data from various, independent sources (WMAP,BOOMERanG and Planck for example) confirm that the observable universe is flat with only a 0.4% margin of error. Theorists have been trying to construct a formal mathematical model of the shape of the universe. In formal terms, this is a 3-manifold model corresponding to the spatial section (in comoving coordinates) of the 4-dimensional space-time of the universe. The model most theorists currently use is the so-called Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker (FLRW) model. Arguments have been put forward that the observational data best fit with the conclusion that the shape of the global universe is infinite and flat, but the data are also consistent with other possible shapes, such as the so-called Poincaré dodecahedral space and the Picard horn.
Soooooooooo, I donno!
May 11, 2019 14:44:25 #
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Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
No....
That is a misunderstanding of the Law...
Entropy increases in a closed system..
The Earth is not a closed system...
That is a misunderstanding of the Law...
Entropy increases in a closed system..
The Earth is not a closed system...
The Universe is though.
May 10, 2019 22:20:26 #
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Lonewolf wrote:
He is no business man and everything he touches turns to shit,
I'm not a con artest and people know me as honest hard-working and keeping my word,trump can't clame any of that and his money can never buy respect.
I'm not a con artest and people know me as honest hard-working and keeping my word,trump can't clame any of that and his money can never buy respect.
Perhaps not, but his accomplishments in office so far can and do demand respect, and it would be even more outstanding if the demented dems would stop their obstruction, investigating and other nonsense, and if the media were to unbias themselves somehow.
May 10, 2019 22:12:39 #
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bahmer wrote:
Evolutionary Teachings Are Absurd, Asinine, and Am... (show quote)
Species breed true. Dogs beget dogs; horses beget horses, Etc. Good article!
May 10, 2019 22:08:53 #
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Smedley_buzkill wrote:
Evolution is not so far-fetched when you consider ... (show quote)
The theory of evolution seems to violate thermodynamic law: it wants entropy to decrease while the universe's entropy is increasing.
May 10, 2019 21:38:31 #
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nwtk2007 wrote:
Good post.
I do think, however,we are so well armed, we can stop the extreme end to what you describe. There will be lessons learned along the way, but that is our saving grace. The 2ND preserves the first and most others.
I do think, however,we are so well armed, we can stop the extreme end to what you describe. There will be lessons learned along the way, but that is our saving grace. The 2ND preserves the first and most others.
I do agree that the 2nd is imperative to keep, however, the key to preservation of our society is two-fold at least: 1) Armed American Patriots; and 2) Our Loyal Armed Forces. So long as we have both on our side we are relatively safe.
May 10, 2019 13:22:26 #
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dongreen76 wrote:
Most dumb Republican politicians (specifically)Pau... (show quote)
Regardless of the semantics, it is still a fact that the government budget allocates close to 70% of its revenue for social expenses. Recall that the contributions from citizens go into the general fund with a so-called IOU given to the Social Security fund. Thus any SS payouts must come ultimately from the general fund.
It is also a fact that Social Security was never meant to be the sole source of money for its retirees. It was meant to be a boost, not a living wage from the very beginning.
May 9, 2019 23:48:41 #
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teabag09 wrote:
Mann, I don't fear too much for us as I think we'l... (show quote)
Mike, I don't have a solution for generations of kids, that have been corrupted by leftist teachers, who will be voting and doing their thing for years to come. The one bright spot seems to be what Trump is about to do against the Deep State. We then have to find someone to follow him in either 2020 or 2024, but the damage to the kids may be mostly permanent.
May 9, 2019 21:31:50 #
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PeterS wrote:
If Capitalism were working than socialism wouldn't stand a chance. Trump is simply delaying the inevitable...comrade...
Our system can be made to work if we taught our young and old American values and Christianity. To me, we are fairly far along in socialism since we spend nearly 70% of our revenue on Entitlements already. Without a solid work ethic and a proper morality throughout the citizenry, we will be in grave trouble.