Recent content by Jeff S

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    in praise of liberal guilt

    I am writing an article for the Creation Club web site critiquing the differences between liberal and conservative philosophies and how they intersect Christian belief. One of the conclusions I have come to is that much of liberal guilt is centered around the way they deal with sin and guilt. I...
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    reading Sam Harris take on morality

    just adding my own take on this, but I hear 'ya and I understand. I don't want to make a judgment on any particular group of Christians, but there are some who make faulty arguments and judgments on things with no attempt to think deeper on those topics than the mere shallowness of their...
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    reading Sam Harris take on morality

    I've read that too, but won't look for the article right now.
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    reading Sam Harris take on morality

    He assumes that whatever science shows is good for people - health wise - is what is morally required of us to give that person. But what if somebody wants to take somebody else's stuff for whatever reasons, possibly selfish? On materialism alone as a philosophy, how is that conclusion justified?
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    Bernie Sanders touts Canada health care system, Wesley Smith snarks

    Wesley Smith, a writer who has continued on the trail of health care news (or lack thereof) wrote an article that Canada is pushing doctors to suggest euthanasia. Canadian Hospitals Embrace Euthanasia Instead of Quality Palliative Care | National Review Here is another article on Canada system...
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    reading Sam Harris take on morality

    I've started going through Sam Harris book The Moral Landscape hoping to eventually do a review of it. He is, after all, one of the four horsemen of atheism and should be one of those most knowledgeable and likely to offer an explanation on moral knowledge that counters theistic thinking. I've...
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    My head hurts from overthinking and overanalyzing stuff. can i have some encouragement?

    I have OCD and have gone a long way in dealing with it. It would be helpful to know what copypasting is. I can ask you some more questions if I know that. I might be able to help you.
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    reading Michael Behe's book Darwin Devolves

    I see this post has gotten a lot of play and I'm happy about that. I had done some digging into Behe's book this morning while getting ready to respond to the first question that came up here. p.s. i looked at the index to see if Behe had mentioned "information" or defined it and didn't see...
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    reading Michael Behe's book Darwin Devolves

    I have three of Behe's books now. Its main premise is that Darwinian mechanisms do not build genetic information. Instead, biological processes break apart DNA thus possibly creating animals that are more adaptable in the short run but yet, in the long term, less genetically fit and limited in...
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    are the Packers a lame duck?

    I was looking at the stats from last year and I see last year the defense gave up 400 points which amounts to 30 some per game. This year its in the 200s with no possibility of reaching 400. That's a tremendous improvement. Smith did what he needed to do last night against the Vikings and if he...
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    who are the fact checkers?

    Actually i don't spend any time using such resources. I have looked at snopes but that was so long ago and maybe politifact so long ago that it doesn't really count as me using the resources hardly at all. But I can't say that I've not used them, hence the "don't spend a lot of time" Trouble is...
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    who are the fact checkers?

    Found this video online. I have been a fan of Bode Lang's work. This video examines those sources normally deemed "fact checkers" whose business it is to check the accuracy of the media and news reports. But who's checking them? I don't spend a lot of time using such resources like Snopes or...
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    are the Packers a lame duck?

    I root for the Packers and am glad about their turnaround this year. However, after they got blown out by the 49ers and have struggled to beat the Redskins and Giants who both have been pathetic this year, I feel they are good but ripe for demolition. I don't think their defense can keep up with...
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    Which NFL teams do you root for?

    I root for the Packers as I'm from Wisconsin and root for all teams Wisconsin.
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    which Democrat would you like to have dinner with?

    Didn't know she was married, but anyway even so I'd be considered way under her league anyway. I'd still enjoy talking to her if her hubby didn't mind that.