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Who do you think allows and in many cases promotes the self-serving?That dismal failure is on the heads of the self serving people, not any government.
If that were so... you've been on this forum for 11 years, and you still write things likeSimple. People can become experts at anything they wish.
Self serving is the default setting of mankind. A system that caters to that setting finds allegiance easily, an allegiance that runs counter to the will of God, making His will a counter-culture to the American way.Who do you think allows and in many cases promotes the self-serving?
Then why do they work together towards a common agenda in the WEF?In the EU/UK/US the government policy is neoliberism where the corporations and the billionaires come first. In China the government allows billionaires to a point but government comes first.
When the right's self-serving interferes with the left self-serving is when the problems liftoff with the cheer leaders the fuel.Self serving is the default setting of mankind.
Some people believe that God makes his will known through revelation. The problem is the conflicting revelations not only from different gods and religious beliefs but also from the numerous different denominations within religions. The present generations did not heed the warnings of our founding fathers for which we are now paying the price.A system that caters to that setting finds allegiance easily, an allegiance that runs counter to the will of God, making His will a counter-culture to the American way.
True, but eliminate the right and left (not all the world are US'ers) and man still self destructs due to our self serving nature first exposed in the Garden.When the right's self-serving interferes with the left self-serving is when the problems liftoff with the cheer leaders the fuel.
If that were so... you've been on this forum for 11 years, and you still write things like
"Darwin wanted to make an impact on the world without mentioning God, even though I think he did see that evolution was an engineered process and not random at all."and
"Evolution based on the religion of "randomness", a force that does not exist.
This was explained to me by a forensics examiner who demonstrated to me that randomness does not exist."
So no worries about you becoming an expert any time soon. But at least you don't plagiarize any more...?
This thread is slightly inspired –or is at least becoming more urgent due to Pitabread’s thread about the dangers of creationism.
Creationism is but the tip of the iceberg in terms of science denial. You have climate change denial, antivaxxers, body positivity movement that slides into denial of any health consequence of obesity. In the nineties of the previous century I remember people denying or mocking the existence of the ozone depletion above the Antarctic.
When the Obamas (especially Michelle Obama) launched a campaign for healthy nutrition for children there was a huge backlash. Somehow it is bad to care for healthy food for children. The argument? “Unelected experts don’t know what my kid needs”. Well, no. That’s exactly the very definition of being an expert. Someone who knows better.
And here we are at the core of the issue. Too many people seem to think that reading one or two Facebook posts equals years and years of study and practical experience and make someone an expert on whatever subject. Any idiot with a keyboard and an internet connection can produce whatever text he wants and is put on a par, if not higher, than leading experts and Nobel prize winners.
How do we restore the notion that no one knows everything? That experts are – yes people who know a lot more and better – about a subject that the layman?
How do we restore a willing ear again for knowledge science and expertise again? It’s not a fanciful question. It is a matter of life and death. Whether it is about obesity, climate change or vaccinations, taking the wrong decision implies taking huge risks.
Any thoughts?
If that were so..?
The basic premises of the OP is that before achieving results, we need to create a willingness to listen. Now, I can give many examples about how not to do it. For example -- and despite all the cheers in the comment section, I think that Aron Ra did an incredible poor job against Kent Hovind in the debate below:I used to think that reason and the acceptance of reasonable reasons were simply a matter of clear communication. If you present a reasonable argument, especially one that deals with possible defeaters, the best ideas will prevail. Or, at least reasonable people will acknowledge that such an argument has merit and shouldn't be cast aside as of it hadn't been made.
But the internet, and especially social media, has disabused me of that naive assumption. More than that, the way Americans have completely exacerbated this pandemic tells me the only thing that will reach these people is pain and suffering. That's the only thing the fool responds to, and that's not a guarantee.
It ought not to be that way. But we need to ask ourselves how to turn this.Let's face the reality: social media, including CF, is where truth goes to die.
Self serving is the default setting of mankind. A system that caters to that setting finds allegiance easily, an allegiance that runs counter to the will of God, making His will a counter-culture to the American way.
I think they grew ears on rats, once.This thread is slightly inspired –or is at least becoming more urgent due to Pitabread’s thread about the dangers of creationism.
Creationism is but the tip of the iceberg in terms of science denial. You have climate change denial, antivaxxers, body positivity movement that slides into denial of any health consequence of obesity. In the nineties of the previous century I remember people denying or mocking the existence of the ozone depletion above the Antarctic.
When the Obamas (especially Michelle Obama) launched a campaign for healthy nutrition for children there was a huge backlash. Somehow it is bad to care for healthy food for children. The argument? “Unelected experts don’t know what my kid needs”. Well, no. That’s exactly the very definition of being an expert. Someone who knows better.
And here we are at the core of the issue. Too many people seem to think that reading one or two Facebook posts equals years and years of study and practical experience and make someone an expert on whatever subject. Any idiot with a keyboard and an internet connection can produce whatever text he wants and is put on a par, if not higher, than leading experts and Nobel prize winners.
How do we restore the notion that no one knows everything? That experts are – yes people who know a lot more and better – about a subject that the layman?
How do we restore a willing ear again for knowledge science and expertise again? It’s not a fanciful question. It is a matter of life and death. Whether it is about obesity, climate change or vaccinations, taking the wrong decision implies taking huge risks.
Any thoughts?
You are missing the forest for the trees.True, but eliminate the right and left (not all the world are US'ers) and man still self destructs due to our self serving nature first exposed in the Garden.
For the worse. Self interest is the cause of all evils, the original sin. It leads to self determination of what is good and evil, changing the definitions to suit the deed which is self justification. It leads to self centeredness, self fulfilment and gratification or indulgence, self absorption, etc. most often leading to gain at the expense of another, all of which run contrary to the will of God. All are guilty.That is generally true of little children, or puppies ftm, but
with maturity comes a change.
For the worse. Self interest is the cause of all evils, the original sin. It leads to self determination of what is good and evil, changing the definitions to suit the deed which is self justification. It leads to self centeredness, self fulfilment and gratification or indulgence, self absorption, etc. most often leading to gain at the expense of another, all of which run contrary to the will of God. All are guilty.
All of mankind should be sorry. It is the reason we got kicked out of the Garden and it is the very thing we are to repent of. Man is all about self while God is about others.Sorry to heat that you see things that way.
All of mankind should be sorry. It is the reason we got kicked out of the Garden and it is the very thing we are to repent of. Man is all about self while God is about others.
We don't need the Christian story to see the selfishness of man and those who continually seek gain at the expense of others, be it theft or adultery up to the systems of nations and financial institutions.I know the Christian story.
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