But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain even as I am; - 1 Corinthians 7:8

Paul states that continence is better, but he does not attempt to pressure those who cannot attain to it. He recognizes how strong the pull of concupiscence is and says that if it leads to a lot of violence and burning desire, then it is better to put an end to that, rather than be corrupted by immorality.

- John Chrysostom

That's why there is much discernment when entering His priesthood.

essentialsaltes said:

Strzok has 1.2 million reasons why it was wrongful.

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No, he had a leftist deep state that wanted to clear everyone on their side of wrongdoing. Nothing more.

Valletta said:

We need to know who is in our country.

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That's why Congress directs the enumeration of everybody every ten years.

The Barbarian said:

They don't get a pass because their insurrection failed. Trump sent them there to stop the certification after Vice President Pence made it clear that he would not obey Trump, and would do his Constitutional duty. Trump did this publicly, promising he would be there with the mob. He lied, as usual.

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Trump said “go peacefully and patriotically to make your voice heard”. Funny how when Trump said that the left somehow heard ’go start an insurrection’, but when Biden said “Trump is a danger to our democracy, someone needs to take him out”, clearly inciteful hate speech, the left agrees with it and doesn’t condemn the violence that comes as a result.

probinson said:

She did not. There was NEVER any evidence that the election was STOLEN!!!

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The Russians disagree with you. The CIA has a recording of Russian intelligence officials celebrating their success in swinging the election for Trump. The evidence shows that collusion with the Russians helped, but it does not decisively show that they made the difference.

AV1611VET said:

You have a higher tolerance level then? is that what you're saying?

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Not in the slightest. That Hans has you on Ignore is his own issue and me not having you Ignore is my own issue. And as a point of fact, I have put you on Ignore in the past as well.

AV1611VET said:

Would you like to see a list of what creationists have given us in the past?

What more do you want?

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Would you be able do that list AND directly show that it was because of their creationist views that they invented what they invented? Five'll get you ten I doubt you would.

AV1611VET said:

Would you like to see a list of what creationists have given us in the past?

What more do you want?

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That's not what I asked. Remember, you said the the creationists at AiG, ICR, and the DI are intellectual giants who would put scientists like me in our place.

Why aren't these creationists giving presentations at conferences, participating in poster sessions, or even showing up and just asking questions?

Their complete absence over decades speaks volumes, does it not?

ozso said:

The national average gas price in the US for 2025 is projected to be around $3.13 per gallon, according to AAA.
The average gas price in the US during 2024 was $3.30 per gallon.
The average gas price in the US during 2023 was $3.52 per gallon.
The average gas price in the US during 2022 was $3.95 per gallon.

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Trump says it is less that $2.

essentialsaltes said:

Strzok has 1.2 million reasons why it was wrongful.

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They don't quite have control of the courts yet. It's killing them.

probinson said:

Perhaps the reason I'm being a bit hyperbolic in my description is to counter the incessant downplaying of what happened in 2016.

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You know eight major Trump underlings were convicted or pleaded guilty in that affair. Republicans tried to downplay it, but it's history now. No point in trying to downplay it.

Chesterton said:

You brought back a memory I'd forgotten about. Remember when TV stations didn't broadcast 24 hours a day? At some point late at night, they'd play the national anthem and "sign off". Nothing but static/white noise till the next morning.

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They'd go off at sunset.
Then, KAAY, Little Rock, Arkansas, was permitted to crank up the am signals to 50,000 watts. They could be heard from Mexico to Southern Canada!


I'm sorry. I missread your post. AM radio signed off at sunset.

Warden_of_the_Storm said:

Offside in association football is basically when a player from Team A is too close to Team B's goal than Team B's second-to-last defender. But it's only an offence in-game when the player from Team A is in active play. Penalty kicks and getting the ball back into play doesn't count as an offside offence.

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Or, when your team has the ball none of your players can be closer to the goal than the farthest back defender (other than the keeper) when the ball is passed to them.

A New Dawn said:

It is right he was fired.

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Strzok has 1.2 million reasons why it was wrongful.

AV1611VET said:

And why am I on ignore in the first place?

You don't have me on ignore.

So what is it I did to them that I haven't done to anyone else?

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He obviously found you annoying enough to put on Ignore.

1Tonne said:

Yes, I believe Harris’s argument highlights a valid issue, the mismatch between the time available and the number of meaningful changes needed.

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This is like pulling teeth... Do you believe that the supposed 30 million functional differences between the human and chimpanzee genomes, which was one of the premises of Harris argument was a correct premise? Do you believe that evolutionary biology/comparative genomics suggests that many functional differences? That was, after all, what I asked you about.

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As for proteins: yes, I believe random variation and selection can produce some functional proteins.

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Good. What I was pointing out is that this statement flatly contradicts your previous claim in this area, without you ever withdrawing that previous claim.

Hans Blaster said:

He was literally one of the top FBI investigators investigating Russia's interference. He wasn't part of their plan.

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He knew about the plan is all I said.

AV1611VET said:

They'd probably put you in your place.

Those guys earned their PhDs -- and know how to use them.

I may disagree with a lot of what they say, but they are, in my estimation, intellectual giants.

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If that's so, then why aren't they giving presentations at conferences, participating in poster sessions, or even showing up and just asking questions?

Their complete absence over decades speaks volumes, does it not?

Gorgeous!

lifepsyop said:

they already got one guy on FISA warrant fraud, going after the Trump admin.

they got the FBI lead investigator texting how they were going to "stop Trump".

they got IC heads knowingly pushing false intelligence, which are the latest revelations.

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But you can't document anything like the kind of collusion people got convicted of doing in Russiagate? Hint; links with evidence would help your case.

After all, we have Trump publicly ordering his followers to go to the Capitol to stop the certification of the election. That's why he got impeached. Your diversion needs a little more substance. As more information comes out about Trump and Epstein, Trump is losing support. A lot of MAGA people will put up with a lot, but not pedophilia. It's going to get worse.

Clare73 said:

Depends on your point of view as to the meanings of the "riddles" (dark sayings) of those prophecies (Nu 12:6-8).
There is more than one interpretation of these prophecies accepted among Christians.

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Seems like a senseless discussion to me.

Hans Blaster said:

If you were a civilian, you'd almost think they had experience, but... they don't.

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They certainly aren't lacking in pride, which is very ironic.

Hans Blaster said:

This is also why I can tell that the "professional creationists" are liars. Fortunately, our interlocutor isn't well versed enough to qualify. (It would be interesting if one of the actual AiG, CMI, ICR, DI creationists would join the forum.)

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That would be fun! I've always wondered what they would say to how often we use our understanding of evolution at work. Earlier I asked @1Tonne what new developments, advancements, and contributions the creationist research programs have achieved but he skipped the question (which I find very revealing).

That would probably be the #1 question I'd ask them.

Hans Blaster said:

Every couple of summers I have to "learn" how soccer is played. It is slowly seeping in...

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Keep at it, you'll get there!

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probinson said:

You are correct that they didn't follow through, and neither did the Republicans. The riot at the Capitol did nothing to prevent the transfer of power based on the election results. It was all a bunch of noise that accomplished nothing.

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They don't get a pass because their insurrection failed. Trump sent them there to stop the certification after Vice President Pence made it clear that he would not obey Trump, and would do his Constitutional duty. Trump did this publicly, promising he would be there with the mob. He lied, as usual.