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So there are plenty of flights that fly over Antarctica which puts them in imminent danger - Okay.
Do you really think anyone would be cruel enough to sell a flight to someone else, knowing they were putting them in danger?
Do you really think anyone would be stupid enough to take one?
It is only your idea that they are in danger.

But at least you've conceded that people can fly over Antarctica.
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So.....did your insurance premium go up?

I need to correct the annual figure...it's actually a lot less... $4,180 are our annual medical premiums. Apologies for the miscaluclation! Dental and Vision are additional.

As a "high deductable" plan, we pay the first $2500 each year before insurance kicks in covering 80% of the bill. Preventative care is covered at 100%. Our maximum payout in a given year is capped at $6,000 (in network) or $10,000 (out of network).

We have the lowest family plan available. A premium plan is over 8k a year with lower deductables and flat co-pays.
So even paying out each year you still have to pay per medical intervention?
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Who then can be saved?

Are you saying that this was according to God’s will that man became corrupted or against His will?
The answer is beyond your ability to comprehend. The Bible tells us that God is not the Author of sin, yet at the same time, nothing can happen apart from His will.

God is a mystery, so it's impossible for man to know His ways or why He does what He does or how He does them. It's very dangerous to put God on trial and judge Him according to the standards of wicked men. So best you don't go there and stay at your post, which is to simple trust and obey and never question anything he does.
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There’s a Giant Flaw in Human History

I think thats an unreal solution. We may not find anymore for years. Are we to wait and just ignore all these vases. When you consider that the very best of what came out of the digs was given away by archeologists like Petrie. It seems strange that we don't attempt to verify them in whatever way we can.

What a hypocritical thing to say! "Oh, we should accept that all these things were made with advanced tech, but we shouldn't go and search for the advanced tech that made them. That's unreal."
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These guys do. What to Expect. The flights depart from several places in Australia, pass over the south pole, and return to the same location as take-off. And as mentioned previously, there are also tours that land at the south pole base.

How many of them fly right over Antarctica ?

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OSAS - I was wrong...again

1 John 2:26 These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.
27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
28 And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
29 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
If you don't do righteous deeds, you will not inherit eternal life. Matthew 12:50, Matthew 25:31-46

Acts 10:34-35 Then Peter proceeded to speak and said “In truth, I see that God shows no partiality. 35 Rather, in every nation whoever fears him and acts uprightly is acceptable to him.

John 14:23-24 Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. 24 Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.


If a person claims that he's a believer/follower of Jesus Christ but does not obey Jesus' commandments, he is a liar. He's merely a fan of Jesus Christ; he's not a follower of Jesus Christ. 1 John 2:4
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There’s a Giant Flaw in Human History

So then we see if we find any new archeological sites and excavate those.
I think thats an unreal solution. We may not find anymore for years. Are we to wait and just ignore all these vases. When you consider that the very best of what came out of the digs was given away by archeologists like Petrie. It seems strange that we don't attempt to verify them in whatever way we can.
So now you're speculating not only on my mental states, but also how the forgers think?
Yes we can do that. But also the collectors and auction houses. All aspects of what was going on and what would have been the most likely situation. For example forging these vases down to the smallest of detail and even unusual marks that would not be bothered with. This is done in forensic science.

You look for tiny signatures that only the ancient vases would have. Whatever that is. Thats one way. Even metals in the stone and the stone makeup. In fact One test found a higher level of radioactive material in the predynastics as opposed to modern vases. Forgers would not know this.

Or the tremendous difficulty and cost would restrict most back street forgers out. This would be someone with connections. Even modern machinist have difficulty replicating these vases let alone early to mid 20th century tech. It would have been specialised.

The problem is the majority of vases and the best vases are in private collections. No one in their right mind in testing these vases would ignore the majority of vases and a category of vases that potentially has the very best examples.
This then needs to actually done for each vase.
But some of the vases in private collections like Beall's have this level of prevenance. They trace back to say high rtanking politicians or military who were gifted these from say Petrie. They will all say this on the certificate of authenticity. One well known family has owned these vases in the early 20th century and has sold many for 10,s of 1,000's of dollars with guarentees and certificates of authenticity.

Museums have hosted them on loan and everyone referred to them as genuine and this was taken for granted. So we should be able to say they are the real deal.
The three pictures of the inside of vases you posted recently don't look exactly the same. So which ones are you talking about?
The two images together of the full inside of the unbroken vases. The one on the left is a predyanstic with provedence going back to the same family I mentioned above. Before this family it was owned by a high ranking officier in the Egyptian army I think. The one on the right is a modern CNC vase.

The seperate pic of the vase fragment is from under the Stepped pyramid where there are many like this. They both show circular striarations. But some vases will be partly or fully polished on the inside as well. So its not every vase. But either way we have clear evidence for circular strirations from some sort of machining. In the case of the fragment theres no doubting its provenance.
No, that is not true. It's only the observation that we don't know and therefore can't use it as evidence for any historical or archeological claims. I'm sure there are vases of all qualities with unknown provenance.
Actually it is true when it comes to the precision vases. We are not worried about the less precise vases. They are not calling out with their signatures in being witnesses to modern tech and machining. Its the vases I have shown with high precision that are now being questioned for provenance.

When they say it may have been made on some lathe in the mid 20th century they are trying to attribuute those modern signatures still to within modern times. The provenance has become the biggest objection to these vases. There are literally millions of crooked soft stone vases. Theres ample to find good provenance and we know they did not need sophisticated tech. Well not as much as these precision vases anyway.
Did that specific fragment have any engravings from a predynastic king? The stepped pyramid is not predynastic, so we can't assume that just because something was found under it then it was predynastic.
Ah and you said it was not about provenance. Thats all that is left to counter the evidence. These were found by Petrie and are still the same ones when discovered. The same place the complete vases that are in museums and yes some of the same have inscriptions from predynastic kings.

But many from the predyantsics such as the Naqada. Whether the Kings usurped them or made them themselves. But it doesn't matter because they are all predynastic and 5,000 plus years old.

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If you go an find pics of the vases under the pyramid you will see many repeats of the same vases tested. They look exactly the same. Repeated over and over and over again.

Just go to any pics or especially videos of under the Stepped pyramid and you will see. Obviously they have taken the complete ones and cleaned up a bit. But they are everywhere. From memory they even used fragments as part of building walls.
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Fuming SNAP recipients threaten to loot if food stamps are cut Nov. 1: ‘Stay the "heck" out of my way’

Tic toc vids from the NYP? Not exactly Pulitzer domain reporting, is it...
Like all such industry awards, the Pulitzer is an exercise in patting their own backs. Pulitzer...Oscars...Golden Globe.... fundamentally no different. Mention reporting and I think of William Randolph Hearst and Cuba, and that's not the only incident. If we look back at how Jefferson said that that advertisements were the only reliable part of a newspaper, it's hardly anything new. Given that Jefferson hired James Callender to trash Adams in the papers, that was something he knew first hand.

Apparently we will see if that happens or not. Given the propensity toward looting these last few years, it's not a stretch to say it can't happen.
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I am still adamant that Antarctica circumferences the earth & that fights to Antarctic can only fly so far in.
Of course you are - you're not going to give up your beliefs or concede that you might be mistaken.

You've started yet another thread on a subject which you don't understand ("the earth is flat; I don't believe any evidence to the contrary".) This thread will rehash all the same arguments, will get heated and may eventually be closed down.

Why not write a thread on something which matters?
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OSAS - I was wrong...again

100%. I think a lot of what people describe as 'losing your salvation', is people who were never saved in the first place departing, natural progression.
Jesus states that some people believe (obey his commandments) for a while, but then later they fall away from the faith when they choose to sin.

Luke 8:13
Those on rocky ground are the ones who, when they hear, receive the word with joy, but they have no root; they believe only for a time and fall away in time of trial.
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These people left our churches, but they never really belonged with us; otherwise they would have stayed with us. When they left, it proved that they did not belong with us (1 John 2:19).
We do not know for sure who is truly faithful. However, we can tell who was not faithful if their sins become public.
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Hubble Constant (Ho) fixed to light speed, C and calculated as 71 k/s/Mpc. God did it!!

The reciprocal of Ho at 71 is 13.8 BLY's. Distance. The example of the reciprocal of 30 Miles per hour is 2 minutes per MILE. SPEED. All of you break the reciprocal rule that you MUST retain the original units. So 13.8 billion years is INVALID as the Ho reciprocal. The reciprocal of Ho must be stated as 13.8 billion light years. DISTANCE.
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But who does ?
These guys do. Quantas Antarctica Charters. The flights depart from several places in Australia, pass over the south pole, and return to the same location as take-off. And as mentioned previously, there are also tours that land at the south pole base.

Case closed. Next!
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You can fly over Antarctica,
There you go then.
You say people can't fly over Antarctica, then post an article saying that it's possible.

but it's not common for regular airlines
Not common does not mean "impossible."

It's not a simple matter of illegality
This Artificial Intelligence isn't very intelligent, is it?

If it were illegal, I doubt anyone would do it, never mind sell flights to others.
Anyone who did do it would be arrested.
  • Lack of infrastructure:
    Antarctica has very limited infrastructure, with virtually no commercial airports or refueling stops available for long-haul flights.
"Virtually no", does not mean "none".
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Hubble Constant (Ho) fixed to light speed, C and calculated as 71 k/s/Mpc. God did it!!

Well, the post you were replying to said:

"Is this the equivalence of saying 93 million miles equals one astronomical unit?"

Surely if the sun is 93 million miles from the earth, and you multiply 93 million by 1760, you get the number of yards in an Astronomical Unit. (I should say that I am no scientist, so please bear with me if I am spouting rubbish by saying that :) )
One thing I am driving at is that, so far, your statements are accurate, but as definitions they are entirely circular. I'm seeking to lead you towards one of the points I think @Hans Blaster was making.
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Did the early church worship on Sabbath?

In fact every time we see the NT saints in a weekly worship service it is always Sabbath
These were Jewish worship services, not Christian worship services. Paul went to the synagogues on the Sabbath because that is where he could speak to both large numbers of Jews and to the circumcised Gentile converts to Judaism. Acts 13:43

Christians worshiped on the first day of the week, the Lord's day. Acts 20:7, 1 Corinthians 16:2, Revelation 1:10

Numbers 29:35 On the eighth day you will hold a public assembly: you shall do no heavy work.

The eighth day (Sunday, the first day of the week) is the day the Christians have publicly worshiped God for 2000 years.
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Trump live updates: President expands ‘narco’ boat strikes to Pacific Ocean as 8th boat is struck

Already have along with posting the legal analysis from Yale University law Professor, Jed Rubenfeld (Constitutional and Criminal law) he said Trump has a lot of law behind him
I'm sure we could find some pros and cons as regards the fine details of international law to bat back and forth. But I'm no legal eagle. Do I'm interested in your personal, moral opinion on extra judicial killings.
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Which Groups Are More Likely To Believe That Violence Is Sometimes Necessary To Gain Political Aims?

I am questioning your claims, not "everything".

We are talking a generation back at least.
Yes thats right. A complete change in the public square from acceptance and even promotion of God and Christian values. To anti God, Christ and Christian values to whoevers gods and values manages to be pushed. All fighting in the market place. Even to the point of taking out those who disagree.

Certainly not this neutral public square where all beliefs are welcome that was proclaimed as the best way to order society.
Sure it is, sure it is.
Are you saying the verse tells Christians to take up arms against others.
Not "secularized". Religion.
I am talking about belief. The beliefs behind political ideology for example. Do you think thats based in objective fact and reality. They are all beliefs about how we should order society. Thus making them also moral which is also not something we can objectively determine.

So when God or Christian meaning and morality is taken out do you think that this void just remains empty. That its not replaced with another ideological belief and morality. I gave you a real life example.

At present we have two conflicting beliefs and morals on say marriage. They conflict with each other even to the point where people and even the State will have to make a determination as to which ideology they stand with. The State use to align with Christian beliefs on this. Now they align with secular ideology that allows the conflicting belief to exist at the same time in law and policy.

So naturally they are competing and conflicting in the market place. Even to the point of people being legally charged or cancelled for not holding the right belief on this. Now times that by all issues today like abortion, Trans, DEI, immigration ect. There are competing beliefs that are now fighting in the streets.
This is your core claim. Don't repeat it. Demonstrate it.
Already did in this post.
So maybe it isn't just one side then?
Never said it was one side.
The thread is about the modern US and US history in general. It is not about the entire history of the West dating back to Athens.
This is silly. How can you know what todays US is like if you don't compare it to its history. Its history is what makes it what it is today lol. It did not just pop into existence out of nowhere.
It was more dodge and avoid responsibility. And there are so many orgs just like that "first one".
There you go, your belief is coming out. Your cynnical of Christianity. You only see the negative. All along even when abuses were happening this did not define Christs church. We have ample examples of the very best of humans within the church. But cynnics ignore all that.
There was no notable departures from the church at the time, nor from any of the other churches with the same problems.
You don't know the church. You are outside the church looking in. Yet you seem to know everything about them.
Oh, Steve, it is not Christians I have no tolerance for. It is bad arguments. Bad analysis. Irrelevant claims. These things you post in spades.
No I think its Christians perse lol by the obvious bias you have in only seeing bad and always looking for it. You just proved that above. I don't think you could see the good of Christianity if it was starring you in the face. Which it is but you never notice it or wich to say it. Any reasonable person would see that there are many examples of Christlike Christians who have changed the world.

But then of course you would even argue that this was not God or Christ but human imagination and an evolutionary belief that is designed to make us believe such things for the sake of survival and cooperation. Is that about right.
Is that last sentence supposed to mean something? I can't make heads nor tails of it.
Yes. That even 'No religions' or any human or society of humans will have their own set of beliefs about how society and the world should be ordered. You don't have to be an organised religion to impose an ideological belief as the basis for how society and the world should be ordered metaphysically and morally. Its part of the fabric of being human and reality itself.
It really didn't help the church, now did it? (no need to answer, let's get back to the topic)
No it damaged it a lot. But heres the thing. The church is certainly capable of being like Christ and have done it before and can do it again. But the world cannot because it relies on itself which we know will always decend into evil as by nature humans are fallen creatures.

What I am saying is that we had the churches turn and they messed up and were rejected. Now we have had maybe a few generations of the secular public square and its messing up just as bad if not worse.

So now everyone is tarred and cannot be trusted. Both systems have failed. So now all is left is that the true church of Christ that has always been there to shine. They have been exposed like the secularist so now have to prove themselves. Reprove their faith and get back to the basics and truth. This is all that is left. If we look at the secularist or no religion world and its future. Its all doom and gloom no matter which way you look at it.

Bringing this back to the OP I think this is partly why there is division, conflicts, hate, and violence. Because everyone is divided about how we should order the world because we have lost all moral compass in rejecting God and Christ. Even if it was not Christianity. A society of people and a nation needs a unified, belief, mind and spirit otherwise in the end its always going to be divided and conflicted.
Again, you have mischaracterized "progressives" as the extreme of the left.
Is the Left more progressive ie more likely to support progressive ideas and values from the tradition or conservative ie pro abortion, SSM, LGBTIQ+ ideas and beliefs, green policiies. Generally open to modernising and alternative ideas and beliefs.

In fact would support the equality of all religions and beliefs. This is related to the fact they also support the inclusion and diversity of beliefs. But more importantly Equity. Which is the lifting up of minorities even by bringing down the rest of the system to accommodate this.

This is the aspect of liberty or liberation of the disadvantaged culturally that flows from Marxism to cultural Marxism which forms the basis for uprisings and revolutions against the system.
How does that work when the established order is a liberal one?
Lol its never liberal enough for liberalism. Besides do you really think the system is as liberal or liberated as you think. We have never been more bound up in regulations, policies and laws restricting everything and even our private and social lives now.

This is the problem. That liberalism is self defeating as it has to allow just about everything in the market place. Its a mindfield of do's and don'ts even down to not saying certain words or you could lose your livihood or even be killed now it seems. Give me a break.

The idea of Christ is a trigger today and yet He said He would give true freedom. People reject the very thing that they are looking for because they are told 1,000s of lies about what is freedom when its not. Then they get angry when they realise.
I don't care about your discourse about "marxism". This is ridiculously far from the topic of the thread.
Hum, thats you opinion and that you say you don't care about my opinion only supports what I am saying.
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