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One person (Steve) is a bit of an environmentalist: capitalism promotes greed, greed promotes growth, growth wastes energy like a drug, uses up non-renewable resources, and causes pollution. More than several earths can absorb costs for. Another person (Ken) is a bit of an economist...

The cost to produce one Western adult human being is prodigious. Amazing and awesome too. Scary to people of the least developed countries. If I am around the more environmentally minded, they can correct me on many of my behaviours. Yet, I imagine one reason the Greens are not appreciated...

Wow! Nice thread! Rich man's burden (and women's) to deal with world hunger. Firstly, the "intervention dilemma" (as suggested by Burke wrt the French Revolution): If we intervene to change things ... people die; if we do not intervene to change things ... people die. Policy design is about...

Wow! Nice thread! Rich man's burden (and women's) to deal with world hunger. Firstly, the "intervention dilemma" (as suggested by Burke wrt the French Revolution): If we intervene to change things ... people die; if we do not intervene to change things ... people die. Policy design is...

Wow! Nice thread! Rich man's burden (and women's) to deal with world hunger. Firstly, the "intervention dilemma" (as suggested by Burke wrt the French Revolution): If we intervene to change things ... people die; if we do not intervene to change things ... people die. Policy design is...

Cool, Dennis Tate, I seem to recall a documentary film from 2009 or 2010 called "The Secret of Oz" that is about control over the money supply, especially in the US. I read somewhere that Ms. Elizabeth May was once endorsed by Bill Clinton. That may not be a good thing for a Canadian...

I post rarely too. Got an e-mail of this thread and decided to respond. Recently read "Memoirs of a Madman" by Gustave Flaubert in French and English as an e-book. It seems a bit like Solomon's writings such as Song of Songs and Ecclesiastes only perhaps a bit more secular and maybe even...

In order for something to be a delusion, it must be a "false belief" and people described as having delusions usually have whopping big delusions or are very disturbed or very much disturbing to others. Or, they do not look after themselves and someone must look after them for them. A...

Why do Christians go to atheist sites? I took a username "Lobotomy" or some such title to make atheists more comfortable that only a case of lobotomy would ardently accept the Christian faith and doctrine. All things to all people. Maybe people go to websites to study human nature. One man's...

"Tragedy of the Commons" happens when a field which is held in common gets overgrazed. It can also happen to pollution or overfishing of the oceans. The major prophets accuse the unethical shepherds and complain of damaged land and waterways. John of Salisbury in "The Statesman's Book"...

There also is a small booklet on "Relationships" by Pamela Reeve which was produced by Multnomah College, IIRC. This booklet was a good and very brief introduction to making friends which can be used for social networking and getting and maintaining social support. What I especially like is...

You mean that "amazed" is an allowable emoticon? I am almost amazed but definitely persuaded. Often feeling "wonderment" and yes, demons are very real. And they seem to have personalities. They are probably more than viruses of consciousness and more than memes too. Entertaining sin in our...

Psalm 116, verses 3, 8, and 15. All about death. Latter Scripture often used about the death of a saint. As for healing, Pentecostal theology books often have a separate chapter for healing as it is important to that denomination. Some people think that Hezekiah, who was delivered from...

I think that it says somewhere that prophecies and perhaps Scripture in general are not for private interpretation. It is true that private study is useful as a part of worship, but we need to discuss Scripture with others and sometimes with others who have been trained in Greek and Hebrew...

Good Scripture. Thanks. We human beings are often weak. He is often weak with us.

I once described my personal feeling state as one of "wonderment" and sometimes everything seems to be a miracle. It is the stressful events that are challenging. When we are weak, He is strong. We may not always notice this though. And there are many saints with us today who do not know...

From the Navigators' studies "Design for Discipleship" there is a reference: 2 Timothy 3:16-17New International Version (NIV) 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God[a] may be thoroughly...

In the 1700s in England there were deadly serious conflicts between Anglicans and Methodists. Methodists taught something to the effect of if you confess with your mouth "Jesus is Lord" and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, then you shall be saved. End of story...

Yeah, ... it may be more complicated than that. I have a friend who used to say that there are no negative emotions. Anger can arouse us to protect ourselves. Sadness can assist us in seeking or getting help. Happiness can help is celebrate good things. Fear can help us respond to signs of...

Yeah, when does an "is" become an "ought?" To even claim that such is possible is sometimes called the "naturalistic fallacy." When does a personal problem become a social issue? How is it that one death might be a tragedy and a million deaths become a statistic? Why are people who are...