His [Russell's] sincerity does not preclude him being a charlatan.
Charlatan in the sense of being a quack. Not in the sense of being a malicious trickster; a swindler; one who deceives for personal profit, etc..
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43Did Russell come up with the no hell fire and no Trinity doctrine or did steal that belief from another religion as well?
by nowwhat? injust wondering hate to give the devil his due.
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CSA and letters of response
by problemaddict 2 inhi guys.
been a while since i've poked my head in.
i have a fairly specific question.
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about the feasibility of Noah's Ark. It was a great read.
Great as in entertaining?
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Did Russell come up with the no hell fire and no Trinity doctrine or did steal that belief from another religion as well?
by nowwhat? injust wondering hate to give the devil his due.
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He did not come up with either of the two ideas, but to be fair, being repulsed by the idea of a burning hell is a point in his favor.
The reason he rejected Wendell's brand of Adventism and embraced Barbour's was because the former was about fiery judgment, while the latter was about restitution.
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Spinoza
by Hairtrigger indid you know that when einstein attended some conferences in the numerous universities of the usa, the recurring question that the students asked him was:.
- do you believe in god?.
and he always answered:.
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Spinoza's god and Einstein's belief are relatively close to modern Judaism: God exists but he doesn't need you...
Again, Einstein rejected belief in a personal God. No personality. No volition. No he.
Only abstract principle
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Montana Supreme Court will hear the $35M case tomorrow
by Corney inthe montana case enters the home stretch.
the state supreme court will hear oral arguments tomorrow, 13 september, at the northern hotel in billings during the state bar of montana’s annual meeting (announcement 1, announcement 2).
an introduction to the argument will begin at 9:30 a.m., with the argument starting at 10 a.m. (4 p.m. utc, 9 a.m. sf time, 12 a.m. ny time, 5 p.m. london time, 2 a.m. saturday sydney time).
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....the oral arguments clearly indicated that the court was leaning towards the fact that the church tenants get to decide this stuff.
I'm having a hard time understanding this. (Maybe I just need another cup of coffee)
Did you mean to say, "tenets?"
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Spinoza
by Hairtrigger indid you know that when einstein attended some conferences in the numerous universities of the usa, the recurring question that the students asked him was:.
- do you believe in god?.
and he always answered:.
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Einstein believed in god as a principle rather than a personality, which is very, very, different than Christianity.
For any who are interested (Or are inclined to argue) I would heartily recommend Einstein And Religion by Max Jammer,
Jammer, knew him very well and was the only person in recent years who could speak authoritively on the subject.
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Do You Think People Should Be Scorned For Wearing A Red MAGA Hat?
by minimus indo you support free choice to wear a political hat or article of clothing?
if someone wants to put a bumper sticker on their car in support of a political candidate or party, should they be able to do it without fear of being maligned or abused?
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With the (hopefully) obvious exception of wearing a hat/shirt with a slogan in a courtroom; No, of course not.
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Jw's mentioned in shows
by days of future passed inhave you ever been watching a show and suddenly, there's a reference to jehovah's witnesses?
i was watching an english mystery show from a while back and the main character hetty, was giving a list of religions that could have drawn off a young girl.
one of the "fringe" groups was tada - jehovah's witnesses.. there is plenty of other more well known clips like snl coneheads being approached by fake jw's.
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JW's are often the subject of talk-show humor. --And not just in the English speaking world either.
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Would You Stop Buying A Product Because of Political Differences?
by minimus inwould you stop buying nike products because you didn’t like their politics?
conversely, would you give business to a company because you liked their political stand on a matter?
would you stop watching an entertainer because you disagree with their political perspectives?
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There are ethical and unethical ways to safeguard corporate profit. Sony's foray into malware was both unethical and illegal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scandal
There are still some of these CD's floating around nearly 15 years later.
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Would You Stop Buying A Product Because of Political Differences?
by minimus inwould you stop buying nike products because you didn’t like their politics?
conversely, would you give business to a company because you liked their political stand on a matter?
would you stop watching an entertainer because you disagree with their political perspectives?
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Would you stop buying a product because you didn’t like their politics?
Not politics per se I do avoid some brands becasue of their corporate ideology though.
I won't buy a Sony product, for example, because the jackassery of SME extends into their products.
Examples would include Music CD's that install rootkits and/or low-level drivers on your PC (Yes, Sony actually did this...)
Blu-Ray players that are permanently region locked the day they are made (Region cannot be reset even once..)