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[Hans Blaster]

Well I enjoy the idea of Supreme Court justices being appointed for life without voters' opinions mattering.

Not related to the democracy/republic discussion.

Should be left up to the king to make decisions like that.

The US doesn't have a king, not now, not ever.

And i guess voters technically elect the king...Oh wait no there's an electoral college too So win-win

The two kings I mentioned are not elected.

And we have seen the fruits of that in recent years as happiness levels plummet.

What does this have to do with anything I wrote or your statement I was responding to?

Actually Catholic canon law paralleled the legal development of much of Europe, which then influenced US law.

Could be. I'm not a legal history scholar.

Good thing I am me, then

I would rather not be you.

Monarchy is based! Good to see another Divine Right of Kings enjoyer.

Based on what? Bad ideas? Monarchy is an abomination to the dignity of humans. I don't believe in anything divine and I am a staunch republican.

I must point to the obvious here, Christopher Columbus was funded by Catholic Monarchs

The key word was *MON*ARCH*. The voyage of Columbus was funded by the monarchs, not the church.

He is Christian

He is dead, but so what?

Bad.

What is "bad"? You need to be more clear.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Your post was generally incoherent. You didn't make any arguments or address mine. Are you capable of better?

 

[another_lost_guy]

Are you capable of better?

In your topsy-turvy la-la land world where pineapple pizza isn't tasty and Jesus never died for our sins, no; I genuinely am not capable of better. I've interacted with you for several posts now and I can conclusively say that no matter how many logically sound points I make, no matter how plainly I communicate my ideas, there is simply no good faith discussion to be had. For example, I might argue that the Catholic Monarchs answer to the church, negating your reply. But no intellectual rebuttal will be offered.

 

[Hans Blaster]

In your topsy-turvy la-la land world where pineapple pizza isn't tasty

I wouldn't know. I don't think I've ever had it.

and Jesus never died for our sins, no; I genuinely am not capable of better.

I suspected as much.

I've interacted with you for several posts now and I can conclusively say that no matter how many logically sound points I make,

You haven't really made those. Particularly stemming from your listicle.

no matter how plainly I communicate my ideas,

You went far too plain to be properly understood.

there is simply no good faith discussion to be had.

So far you've shown no real effort to do so.

For example, I might argue that the Catholic Monarchs answer to the church, negating your reply.

I see you don't understand how the Roman church actually works.

But no intellectual rebuttal will be offered.

Nothing I've seen would suggest you would make one.

[ETA: given the content of your profile you won''t be here for long.]

 

[another_lost_guy]

I wouldn't know. I don't think I've ever had it.

I suspected as much.

You haven't really made those. Particularly stemming from your listicle.

You went far too plain to be properly understood.

So far you've shown no real effort to do so.

I see you don't understand how the Roman church actually works.

Nothing I've seen would suggest you would make one.

And this is Exhibit A right here. It's like arguing with a Redditor. I don't have any upvotes for you, man. No one else does either.

 

[stevevw]

It's not that you include a lot of history as background, it is about how much of that history is wrong.

Then show me how its wrong.

 

[Hans Blaster]

And this is Exhibit A right here. It's like arguing with a Redditor. I don't have any upvotes for you, man. No one else does either.

Never posted on Reddit. I'm an ex-Usenet poster.

 

[Hans Blaster]

Then show me how its wrong.

I have repeatedly. Perhaps in my next post I will be even more explicit.