Evidence for God from Science

Kurieuo wrote:Sorry, corrected it.

Most obliged. I feel much better now.

The sad truth, for me anyway, is that the point Ed speaks of that BLM wants to make is actually an important one. It's just no better to discuss it with him or others like him on that basis than it is to take a cyanide pill because it happens to have a vitamin B supplement mixed in as well. And as frustrated as I get with them, I get almost equally annoyed with those on the other side of the . . . well, I can't say "debate," because that presumes discussion, so how about . . . useless bickering. I do meet a few fair-minded people from time to time, but even there, talking about it isn't much use. At best, you see how hopeless the situation is, and at worst, you end up being tempted towards a sense of superiority because you happen to be one of the smart people that "got it."

Nope, best to ignore it all. Know thyself and such things. In a democratic system, we are privileged to vote, and so we are obligated to vote ethically. (Forget all this nonsense about voting for the most conservative or liberal or even according to your conscience (yes, Cruz, I'm calling you an immoral buffoon.) No, that's a matter of right and wrong. But outside of that, far more important than trying to understand and fix society is trying to live with yourself and being the best you that you can be. I'm sure you've read Sufi Bayazid's comments on such matters:

• I was a revolutionary when I was young and all my prayer to God was, "Lord give me the energy to change the world."
  
  As I approached middle age and realized that half my life was gone without my changing a single soul, I changed my prayer to, "Lord, give me the grace to change all those who come in contact with me. Just my family and friends, and I shall be satisfied."
  
  Now that I am an old man and my days are numbered, my only prayer is, "Lord, give me the grace to change myself." If I had prayed for this right from the start I would not have wasted my life.

FYI,

BLM doesn't have a point. The entire movement is based on bull caca.

There is no institutional racism. The whole "hands up don't shoot" that BLM was started on, is a lie.

BLM is racist, racebaiting, and serves no purpose but to divide us.

RickD wrote:FYI,

BLM doesn't have a point. The entire movement is based on bull caca.

There is no institutional racism. The whole "hands up don't shoot" that BLM was started on, is a lie.

BLM is racist, racebaiting, and serves no purpose but to divide us.

That's its purpose...

Hamas and BLM share same goals too
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And there's that willful blindness...

edwardmurphy wrote:And there's that willful blindness...

Glad to hear you admit to your own willful blindness, that's progress!

Thank you
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B. W. wrote:

edwardmurphy wrote:And there's that willful blindness...

Glad to hear you admit to your own willful blindness, that's progress!

Thank you
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He's a liberal. Don't expect a whole lot of progress.

You guys just keep lowering the bar...

edwardmurphy wrote:You guys just keep lowering the bar...

Just trying to reach you on your level, Ed.

You're moving in the wrong direction.

Methinks you're just upset lately Ed because Trump is starting to win yuuuuge! I guess ACB was always right.

I'd love to see the look on Ed's face if Trump gets elected. That would be priceless.

It will mirror the looks on all of your faces when he goes back on all of his promises, makes a series of colossal blunders, and gets impeached, thereby slamming the door on anti-establishment politicians for the next 50 years.

And just so we're clear, I like the idea of an outsider shaking things up - just not that [love] ignorant, corrupt, unqualified bozo.

You may be right Ed. But then, you might be pleasantly surprised -- that is if martial law isn't declared, Trump doesn't get assassinated or something the like. Time is the best determinant of a person.

Kurieuo wrote:Time is the best determinant of a person.

I completely agree.

Donald Trump is 70 years old. He's been in the public eye for most of his life. Several books have been written about him, and I've read a couple of them. I've read about his business history, seen his TV show, listened to his speeches, and watched his continuous "evolution" as a candidate. There's a wealth of information about him available for anyone who cares to look, and I've seen a lot of it. My problem with Trump isn't that I don't like his face, or that I love Clinton, or that I'm uninformed. My problem is that there's a ton of evidence that Donald Trump is a reckless, undisciplined, self-serving, opportunistic conman.

Time has already told us what to expect, and it's not good.

There is no reason for me to believe that Ed. You mean to tell me that after all of these years of Trump being in the media,being interviewed and asked if he'd run for President the year he does he becomes a conman? I don't buy it. Trump has been concerned about our leaders for thirty years,has repeatedly through the years talked about how our leaders allow America to be ripped off by other countries. It is not a new Trump just because he's running for President. Everybody knows he is a successful businessman and it did not change just because he decided to run for President.If any of that were true you believe? It would have came out long ago if he is a conman. They cannot say it now just because he's running for President and they don't like him. It is slander you've bought into,which is why you'll be wrong.If anybody is a con? It is Hillary.