rowan williams, the former archbishop of canterbury gave an interesting answer to the somewhat stark question, what’s the point of us existing?
as a christian, my starting point is that we exist because the most fundamental form of activity, energy, call it what you like, that is there, is love.
that is, it’s a willingness that the other should be.
Aqwswd, I haven't read everything here but I have a question.
How do you explain the holy spirit? What is it exactly?
If the holy spirit is god too, it must be another deity right? Complete with its own personality? Who is the holy spirit?
It can't just be a force if it is god.
rowan williams, the former archbishop of canterbury gave an interesting answer to the somewhat stark question, what’s the point of us existing?
as a christian, my starting point is that we exist because the most fundamental form of activity, energy, call it what you like, that is there, is love.
that is, it’s a willingness that the other should be.
If someone is using AI to produce a 1700 word response in a few minutes, not only are the words not their own thoughts, they likely haven't read or understood the reply themselves.
usa politicians in charge of the economy for the past 50 years were too stupid to understand how the economy works.
this just proves my theory, that an education on the top tier universities just sucks and means nothing in the real world, unless its in the stem education.
for 50 years usa had zero tariffs on other countries.
Anonymous, you are using examples of companies already manufacturing inside the US.
That is absurdly different to a company that operates on the other side of the world and now wants to set up in the US. You make it sound like it's a trivial thing to do.
usa politicians in charge of the economy for the past 50 years were too stupid to understand how the economy works.
this just proves my theory, that an education on the top tier universities just sucks and means nothing in the real world, unless its in the stem education.
for 50 years usa had zero tariffs on other countries.
Simon
For those that have a clue ... if they didn't put tariffs there, what do you think would happen?
Someone owns it, and someone could register companies there ... to bypass the tariffs.
So no, it's not as silly as you try to make out. It's crossing the T's and dotting the i's.
Simon, for a moment - I thought you were being serious.
usa politicians in charge of the economy for the past 50 years were too stupid to understand how the economy works.
this just proves my theory, that an education on the top tier universities just sucks and means nothing in the real world, unless its in the stem education.
for 50 years usa had zero tariffs on other countries.
Anonymous, let's say that Tesla and Hyundai built factories in a couple of years. How many years of planning went into that decision?
Let's be generous and say 3 - 4 years from conception to manufacturing. That's Trumps time in office done, unless he changes the laws , which is possible. You are also assuming that all companies will play Trumps game.
It's more likely that the rest of the world will never trust America again and take measures to ensure they are not put in the same position in the future.
usa politicians in charge of the economy for the past 50 years were too stupid to understand how the economy works.
this just proves my theory, that an education on the top tier universities just sucks and means nothing in the real world, unless its in the stem education.
for 50 years usa had zero tariffs on other countries.
Trumps game has just earned America a 34% tariff on all goods going to China.
Trump wants more manufacturing in the US, which might be a good idea ( it might not be), but that is not going to happen overnight,it would take years for companies to set up in the US.
In the meantime, US consumers pay far more than before for every single item from overseas, including inputs needed for existing manufacturing. Other countries will impose reciprocal tariffs, undermining the sales of any US made items - although most countries are trying to avoid this, to avoid escalation, making it worse for everyone. The rest of the world will find other markets to buy and sell where possible, avoiding the US completely.
In this scenario, I can't see any tax cuts coming anytime soon for US taxpayers. Trumps plan might be short term but if it isn't, how much retirement savings will people lose if the stock market keeps crashing?
usa politicians in charge of the economy for the past 50 years were too stupid to understand how the economy works.
this just proves my theory, that an education on the top tier universities just sucks and means nothing in the real world, unless its in the stem education.
for 50 years usa had zero tariffs on other countries.
As Simon said, some countries have protectionist policies for various reasons but almost every actual economist I have listened to has said Trumps tariff chart is mostly fantasy.
I read that the weighted average of tariffs the EU applies to US goods is 1%.
It seems obvious there is something bigger going here. There are theories that Trump wants to divide the world into 3 between US/ Russia/ China - with each administering their own region. That would mean Canada is to the US as Ukraine is to Russia. Trump has described Canada's border as fictional.
rowan williams, the former archbishop of canterbury gave an interesting answer to the somewhat stark question, what’s the point of us existing?
as a christian, my starting point is that we exist because the most fundamental form of activity, energy, call it what you like, that is there, is love.
that is, it’s a willingness that the other should be.
Had to scroll all the way to page 7 before I came across a trademark Sea Breeze trinity chart. 😞
Of all the charts in this post, the Twinkie chart made the most sense.
https://youtu.be/t_mpdwsqpy0?si=okf4bsfsqfed0szp.
study article 27 under the title :"help bible students to take a stand for the truth" paragraph 1 *did you have reservations about becoming one of jehovah’s witnesses?
perhaps you were afraid that your workmates, friends, or family would turn against you.
JW's arrive unannounced at someone's door and expect that person to question everything thing they have ever believed in, turn their backs on families, friends and tradition based on whatever their current beliefs are at that moment. JW's think this is normal and wonder why millions aren't lining up outside kingdom halls.
Ask any JW a simple, honest question that involves them questioning anything to do with their beliefs and they can't handle it and feel the need to label you as a goat or apostate
there are 1/2 of the jehovah’s witnesses that there were 30 years ago in my area.
some have left but i think that many have died and none of their kids stayed being jehovah’s witnesses.
7 congregations have been dissolved over the years.
Wing commander, your description of legacy families is right on the money.
The borg must really love those sprawling JW dynasties.
