Shila

--> @TWS1405

The burden of proof is on you to define terms for your argument. Not on me to supply them.

But since you decided to go with merriam-webster:

Race: any one of the groups that humans are often divided into based on physical traits regarded as common among people of shared ancestry.

Multiracial: composed of, involving, or representing various races

Racism: a belief that race is a fundamental determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race

So... let's break this down now. Most black people in America are multiracial. This is because the ones here are mostly descended from slaves and were either raped by, had romantic relationships with, or later on down the line married someone of a differing race.

This means thsy most black people fail to fall under definition one because they have inherited physical traits from at least two "races."

So what this means is that most black people in America fall under "multiracial."

This is important because the third definition of racism means that there must be a belief that tangible racial differences that produce a superior species.

But in order for people to believe this, there first has to be ACTUAL tangible differences between races. Once again, most black people are not actually black, they are multiracial.

So this means that black people cannot truly be racist toward other white people because they, themselves are also partly white. Therefore there is little actual existence of "black people" who can be racist because there are very little actual black people.

Now, a multiracial man can be racist for sure. A multiracial man can hold racist beliefs. But, since the vast majority of black people are not even black, then arguing that "black people" are racist is really, REALLY stupid and illogical.

But now let us further unpack the definition of "race." Everyone of a particular race must share a similar ancestry.

Merriam webster defines ancestry as: line of descent : LINEAGE

And Lineage means: descent in a line from a common progenitor.

So, from this we can determine that the definition of race means all those who descend from one common ancestor. Therefore, what this REALLY means is all human beings are one race. This means that there is no such thing as a "black race" or a "white race." We are all one race because we all have a common ancestor.

So what does this mean? It means that the REAL definition of racism is people who believe humankind is superior to other kinds. So, therefore, can black people be racist?

On all counts, no way especially NOT to white people. Because they are both the same race, and therefore the definition of racism does not apply to the favoritism or other things that supposedly exist.

So, therefore, it is logically impossible for people to be racist toward other people because of the definitions of these words. To be racist toward other people would claim that mankind has multiple ancestors, which is impossible due to the current research proving otherwise. [1]

Now, it IS possible to be hateful to other ethnic groups, as ethnicity and race are COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. But it is impossible for people to be racist.

Also, your single poll is not representative of the sample group and therefore fails basic methodological testing.

SOURCES:

Merriam Webster Online Dictionary

[1] https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2017/science-genetics-reshaping-race-debate-21st-century/

--> @Shila

Guns are not the problem, human beings and their attitude towards their fellow man is the problem

Guns are the problem in America. Read the study.

Roughly 33,000 Americans every year are killed with firearms (homicides, suicides, and accidents).

In the abstract, it's hard to appreciate just how catastrophic this death toll is. So we made a chart to make things more concrete. It compares the number of Americans killed by guns between 2001 and 2013 to the number of Americans killed by war, AIDS, illegal drug overdoses, and terrorism combined during the same time period. It turns out that guns killed more Americans than all of those horrors put together:

If the 2nd Amendment was to arm Americans to kill Americans. It is working. The American civil war killed over 750,000 Americans.

The tool (e.g., guns) is not the problem, human beings and their attitude towards their fellow man is the problem. Their behavior. Their mental state. Their belief system. Their self-esteem (and confidence) or lack thereof. Their fear or lack of fear of punishment or how they hurt others (i.e., suicide). 

An inanimate object cannot harm anyone or anything until it is wielded; and when wielded, it is the behavior, mental state, attitude, belief system, self-esteem or lack thereof, and whether or not they fear punishment or the consequences of utilizing that tool that determines how that tool is wielded and utilized that's the problem. Not the tool in and of itself that cannot do anything without the wielder. 

--> @3RU7AL

RCV IS DEMONSTRABLY SUPERIOR

That may be, but it doesn't change the fact that relative ignorance of the dynamics in this case was intentional and led to a result the majority of the voters do not approve of.

I don't say it should be repealed, I'm just saying it was a trick and the democrat candidate knew it was the best/only way for a minority politician to "win".

In more concrete terms, if the voters don't know how to use RCV it is simply a way to split the opposition vote. I think it's safe to say they've learned to pay attention now.

Do you support mail-in ballots in Alaska?

Not when a biometric blockchain and early voting is an option.

please explain

Well you were in the thread where I expounded upon it. Everything I described is possible now. It would of course require a small part of the stolen money to be routed to an actual software/hardware engineering team instead of money launderers but it is possible.

In no particular order Tejerertics, whiteflame, RationalMadman, SemperFortis 

Debate is about being able to argue any point, and I think these people are able to do that really well.

I wouldn’t classify Oromagi, myself or Barney as noobsnipers - as much as people who are really, really good at arguing points they think are right. That is a skill in and of itself, but less in keeping with traditional “good at debate”

FROM THE STUDY:

Findings

The prevalence of hate tweets was lowest at moderate temperatures (12 to 21°C) and marked increases in the number of hate tweets were observed at hotter and colder temperatures, reaching up to 12·5% (95% CI 8·0–16·5) for cold temperature extremes (–6 to –3°C) and up to 22·0% (95% CI 20·5–23·5) for hot temperature extremes (42 to 45°C). Outside of the moderate temperature range, the hate tweets also increased as a proportion of total tweeting activity. The quasi-quadratic shape of the temperature–hate tweet curve was robust across varying climate zones, income quartiles, religious and political beliefs, and both city-level and state-level aggregations. However, temperature ranges with the lowest prevalence of hate tweets were centred around the local temperature mean and the magnitude of the increases in hate tweets for hot and cold temperatures varied across the climate zones.

Interpretation

Our results highlight hate speech online as a potential channel through which temperature alters interpersonal conflict and societal aggression. We provide empirical evidence that hot and cold temperatures can aggravate aggressive tendencies online. The prevalence of the results across climatic and socioeconomic subgroups points to limitations in the ability of humans to adapt to temperature extremes.

Funding

Volkswagen Foundation.

LINK:

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(22)00173-5/fulltext

09.07.22 06:58PM

--> @Shila

Shila

The death stats show Asian countries (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, China, Korea) have lower death rates than western countries. So even though western countries claim higher efficacy than the Chinese vaccine, their vaccines are actually resulting in more deaths.

You cannot rule out those administering the vaccines in the west might be less qualified than their Asian counterparts

You're just full of non-sequiturs today. 

Doesn't take much to be qualified to stick a needle in someone's arm.

I am one person among 340,000,000. Having never been afflicted with Covid, I am far removed from such unsubstantiated ignorant criticism.

The death jab is far more related to actual deaths than the illness itself. ~ New Studies Confirm The Vaxxes Are Killing And Injuring People In Too Large Numbers (allnewspipeline.com)

Read your own post blaming the death jab is far more related to actual deaths than the illness itself.

You clearly paid no mind to the link I put in my response. Here it is again. 

New Studies Confirm The Vaxxes Are Killing And Injuring People In Too Large Numbers (allnewspipeline.com)

--> @Shila

@Elliott

Tongue piercing, the idea of kissing a girl with a large metal bolt through her tongue I find totally repulsive. But sadly my days of being a total babe magnet are long past.

The metal bolt is to discharge any static buildup during oral sex. 

Not true; not true at all. 

Sex

Tongue piercing is often touted as a sexually stimulating accessory, according to The History Of. Many people claim that it enhances oral sex. Many varieties of tongue rings are available with attachments intended for sexual purposes. ~ Purpose of a Tongue Ring (leaf.tv)

Tongue Piercing Benefits, Pros & Cons - Body Piercing Hub

--> @Shila

Roughly 33,000 Americans every year are killed with firearms (homicides, suicides, and accidents).

In the abstract, it's hard to appreciate just how catastrophic this death toll is. So we made a chart to make things more concrete. It compares the number of Americans killed by guns between 2001 and 2013 to the number of Americans killed by war, AIDS, illegal drug overdoses, and terrorism combined during the same time period. It turns out that guns killed more Americans than all of those horrors put together:

If the 2nd Amendment was to arm Americans to kill Americans. It is working. The American civil war killed over 750,000 Americans.

Guns are not the problem, human beings and their attitude towards their fellow man is the problem

Why do people insist on ad homming me with "(he has) an unhealthy obsession and negative view on black people..."????

There is NO obsession or a negative view of black people. What I have tried to do, and consistently try to do (which gets me kicked off social platforms) is get others to engage in these discussions precisely for the reasons you outline below:

You see, you do understand perfectly well why I keep bringing up these topics. They are uncomfortable discussions, but why? Because we have been conditioned to be uncomfortable for fear of being called a racist to shut you up.

I am not afraid, because I [know] I am not a racist. When I am called that, it just means the one calling me that is a denialist and an intellectual coward.

Truth =/= racism. Facts =/= racism.

Bringing up tone, ill-perceived idea of another's attitude, etc. etc. is just one excuse after another to deny those truths and facts because those truths and facts scare those on the left. Meanwhile, as you said, there is the obvious double standard where it is perfectly okay to do the exact same thing directed at white people (specifically white males) carte blanche, even when the complaints being made are not factually accurate, as you so aptly pointed out. However, blacks and other POC are off limits per the left, the key element of that double standard.

-> @Avery

-->@TWS1405

Being called a racist in that context is designed to silence your free speech.

Rather than contend with your arguments, they'd much rather attack you personally so that you're too scared to speak out, lest you receive social and sometimes physical backlash.

And you're so stuck. You know that people evolving in different environments is going to make the races different at the biological level, but you can't begin to say that because you'll be called a racist. 

That's precisely the response you've seen so far from Progressives. They don't want to contend with the argument that: "Today, 99 times out of 100 in politics, the word “racist” is used purely for political reasons without any regard to whether something bigoted was actually said." Instead, they will attack you personally or the way in which you said something, and either way they will call you racist.

Spot on! Thank you.

Thing is, I am not afraid. I cannot be silenced. I am not afraid of the truth that I am putting forth; leftist progressives are, as you so aptly pointed out here. 

thett3 even understands this but still thinks the same, oddly enough. 

Truth may hurt the left, but it's still the truth, nonetheless. 

--> @oromagi

What is your reaction to India's Joint Military exercises with China in Russia this week?

I’m not sure it’s very high impact (and potentially reduces risky tensions with China), but I’m really concerned about India’s willingness to continue treating Russia as a major military partner in the aftermath of the (illegal, illegitimate, and immoral) invasion of Ukraine. 

--> @Avery

Shall we explore the posts of the users Mesmer and MGTOWDemon and see your opinion on if they are racist or not?

I can go one by one if you like. :)

-> @ebuc

Actually the most educational thing I've seen on this site. Props for having the balls to discuss it here even if it doesn't get any traction. 

— > @Shila

Hillary was cleared even by James Comey.

Bwaaahaahaahaaa!!!! Comey didn't clear her. He doesn't have the power or the authority to clear her. In fact, he said she did do wrong but likely no "reasonable prosecutor" would take the case. It was a BS excuse and you know it!!!

Trump was impeached twice.

Witch hunt twice. 

Trump Org to be charged with tax fraud. NY.

Until then, this is a meaningless statement of desperation. 

Georgia investigating election fraud by Trump.

Witch hunt.

Jan 6 committee investigating trumps efforts to overturn 2020  election results.

Witch hunt. 

FBI/DOJ investigating criminal obstruction of Justice by Trump and stealing classified documents from National Archives.

None of the documents are classified. As POTUS he has the blanket authority to declassify anything he deems fit. 

Trump university fined 25 million.

No, it wasn't.

Trump accused of sexual assaults by some 25 women.

Most proven false, some recanted, and none carried the weight of a formal investigation leading to any formal charges and indictments.

Not only has the Trump Foundation shut down for its misconduct, but the president has been forced to pay $2 million for misusing charitable funds for his own political gain.

Who hasn't misused funds for their own gain?

Your desperation is loud and clear, as is your intellectual cowardice. 

--> @Shila

-->@ebuc

..." very day, on average, 316 people in America are shot in murders, assaults, suicides and suicide attempts, unintentional shootings, and police intervention.

Every day, 210 people are shot and survive.

• 95 are injured in an attack
  
• 10 survive a suicide attempt
  
• 90 are shot unintentionally
  
• 4 are shot in a legal intervention
  

Every day, 106 people die from gun violence.

• 39 are murdered
  
• 64 kill themselves
  
• 1 is killed unintentionally
  
• 1 dies but the intent is unknown
  

115,551 people in America are shot in murders, assaults, suicides & suicide attempts, unintentional shootings, or by police intervention. "....

This does not include all of the big guns/weapons used in war.

https://www.teamenough.org/gun-violence-statistics

This is why America goes to war so they can kill others. When there is no war Americans turn on each other. The American Civil War was a good example of American culture.

That is not to say there aren’t others that would love to kill Americans. But the stats you provided make that unnecessary. Americans have an amendment right to own and use guns. It appears to be working 

Non sequitur and Kettle logic fallacies. 

:33PM

--> @Shila

If you had a response you would have offered it instead of pretending I didn't say everything I did so you could bring back a year old debate in order to not have to address what I said.

Seriously? Don’t act like there’s no common denominator between what you recently said and the “year old debate” that I brought back up, that referral was exactly that a reference/me simply addressing what you clearly have been ignoring. Now, I didn’t like bringing it back up anymore than you did reading it again but you only have yourself to blame by using circular reasoning. If you hate this trip down memory lane so much you can simply nip this in the bud by omitting the *subject to* argument from your diatribe but clearly you find it essential otherwise you wouldn’t have said it, so this notion that I don’t address what you say is just utterly false in fact I notice it even more so to refer to the original place this circular argument even started.

-> @Shila

God did not give animals or birds control of their environment. They are totally dependent of nature. Bu5 humans have dominance over their environment. 

Nope.  Just one recent 21st century example; Two thirds of Pakistan was flooded just weeks ago; many people lost their lives and properties were totally destroyed and lost for ever.  So, it is not just animals that have no control over their environment, we humans just like them, are at its mercy. Stop talking bullshite.

God saying "have dominion over all the animals" simply makes us an apex predator.  Tell me; how does a human in his natural state go about having dominion over a frenzy of great white sharks in their own domain? Or just one great white shark?

Shark hunting by humans is actually driving the sharks extinct. Shows humans are masters of the sea. 

Stop it ffs. So, you can stay under water without coming up for air longer than a whale or a dolphin, can you? 

And you didn't answer my question>> Tell me, if we humans are so adapted to the NATURAL world, why is it we lost our natural fur coats only to have to hunt down and kill other animals for their coats?

God made Adam and Eve bare naked so he could ogle at their nakedness.

So, are you saying that humans didn't evolve from apes and that humans in their natural state have always been naked?

Genesis 3:7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

The verse 3:21 of Genesis says different. 

"King James Bible

Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins and clothed them.

But either way, according to the contradictory bible, it was either God or themselves that made artificial covering for these two earthlings. Which is not their natural state by any means. 

It is strange why you'd only  have one religion. 

I mean pick just one. 

If you are a member of Three religious groups ya more moral.  Durrr.

I'd join like four.  

--> @Avery

We generally accept dolphins being more intelligent than humans

I sure don't. What are you basing that on?

Well some conjecture that they have larger brains and that equates to intelligence. We could also argue Marx was intelligent, yet his ideas directly led to the deaths of 30 million Russians, millions of Cambodians, and god knows how many Chinese killed.

I wouldn't consider Marx a particularly smart man despite his IQ.

Bobby Fischer was also batshit crazy with his politics despite being the best chess player to ever live. Intelligence is extremely relative.

--> @Public-Choice

-->@oromagi

That is why you'll find that Title as the first line of my post. 

Except it wasn't...

Your title left out "expected to."

• No I didn't.  You are reading an article from Article from Aug 15th, before Weisselberg pleaded.  I am using an Aug 18th article, after the Weisselberg's plea became fact.  That should be obvious.
  

And in the original article, you know, from the Associated Press, that I linked to, (since you didn't even cite a link for your original post) they linked to a NYT article.

• same deal.  I assume your outdated article doesn't link because it is outdated.
  

fact check it, like I normally have to do when you claim things, because, as usual, you got the facts wrong.

• Sorry man.  By any measure, your sourcing  here and elsewhere is fucked up.  I'm not saying I'm perfect.  I am just saying you suck at checking your facts.
  

-->

@Tarik

Have any support for that assertion?

It's common sense. If you had a response you would have offered it instead of pretending I didn't say everything I did so you could bring back a year old debate in order to not have to address what I said.

07:19AM

--> @Double_R

Just read this article. It better explains the concept than I can. https://fee.org/articles/the-perils-of-positive-rights/

--> @Public-Choice

The actual title of the article is "Trump Org. CFO expected to plead guilty in NY tax case" [1]

That is why you'll find that Title as the first line of my post.  

Additionally, there was no primary source document linked to in the entire article, only other AP News articles and one New York Times article.

No need.  I am not sourcing a debate, I am starting a conversation with a news clipping.  AP News is credited and anybody wishing to verify can just google the headline.

Furthermore, the New York Times article that was linked to also failed to link to any primary source document.

You are hallucinating again.  No NYT articles were referenced or linked to in this post.

This is all, therefore, hearsay [2] and not actual proof of anything. 

It's not a debate.  It is a news clipping.  Only the very lazy or the very dumb would have any trouble verifying the article or its contents.

--> @Shila

The death stats show Asian countries (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, China, Korea) have lower death rates than western countries. So even though western countries claim higher efficacy than the Chinese vaccine, their vaccines are actually resulting in more deaths.

You cannot rule out those administering the vaccines in the west might be less qualified than their Asian counterparts

You're just full of non-sequiturs today. 

Doesn't take much to be qualified to stick a needle in someone's arm.

I am one person among 340,000,000. Having never been afflicted with Covid, I am far removed from such unsubstantiated ignorant criticism.

The death jab is far more related to actual deaths than the illness itself. ~ New Studies Confirm The Vaxxes Are Killing And Injuring People In Too Large Numbers (allnewspipeline.com)

--> @Shila

Once again statistics is wielded by those who don't know the rules.

More likely given the same circumstances or more likely per total population? No doubt the number you quote is the later. There is no contradiction, and the in-circumstance statistic is more relevant since it speaks to the presumption you expressed.

-->

@Shila

That is two financial reasons you admitted  made you pick an American University.

This argument is pointless, but you’re misreading what I said.

Debt forgiveness is a possible financial reason. But it’s not a reason for me -- i.e., it is a possible reason that someone might make a decision, but it was not a reason I considered.

“For the same cost” is barely a financial reason. Because the point is it’s an equal cost, not cheaper -- in fact, it’s actually a bit more expensive to study in the U.S., even with my aid package.

--> @Shila

The majority of blacks are democrats.

The 2016 campaign ended with a surprising and inconclusive outcome: Hillary Clinton won the popular vote comfortably by 2.87 million votes, but lost the Electoral College to Trump.

So more than 2.87 million  Americans voted for Hillary than Trump.

Non-Sequitur argument. 

Notwithstanding, he carried far more states than she did; and as a result, he won the electoral college. She lost. Deal with it. 

But Trump is a one term president. Twice impeached and criminally investigated for tax fraud, election sedition, obstruction of Justice and conspiring to compromise national security.

Hillary warned the republicans about Trump.

BTW Bush W. also lost the popular vote to Gore.

Trump being a one term president means nothing. 

The impeachments were a witch hunt, completely fabricated.

Sure he may have been investigated, but never charged and convicted. Again, more witch hunts from the left because they cannot stand an outsider being on the inside. 

Hillary compromised national security.  She was a clear and present danger to our republic. Both Clintons are. 

--> @Shila

Atheism is more reasonable than Theism.

Harikrish argued his case well.

From the Scriptures and the actions and words of Jesus we can conclude Jesus was an Atheist.

You are really counter to what the Bible tells us in every way. Jesus kept referring to His Father who He called God. You are misrepresenting the truth of what is said.

Matthew 4:4

But He answered and said, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes out of the mouth of God.’”

Matthew 4:10
Then Jesus *said to him, “Go away, Satan! For it is written: ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.’”

Matthew 5:8
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Matthew 5:9
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.

Matthew 5:34

But I say to you, take no oath at all, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God,

Matthew 6:24
“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.

Matthew 6:30
But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!

I can give you perhaps hundreds of examples. What you are saying is BS.

Atheist definition: a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods.

Jesus mocked the religious leaders of his time. He called them vipers and scums just like Atheist mocked the believers today.

Matthew 23:33 "You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?

So what. That does not mean He did not believe in God. He was disguised with their worship (or lack of) of God.  

Jesus called his body a temple and drove people out of the real temple of worship.

John 2:19 Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days."

What does that prove? 

Matthew 21:12 Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves.

Jesus claimed he had all authority over his alien Kingdom and earth. Yet he stood idly by as the Romans destroyed the holy city and sanctuary.

So what. He and the Father are one. He is God just as the Father and Holy Spirit are God. 

He believed anybody who ate his flesh and drank his blood would have eternal life. Who needs a God if Jewish meat is kosher and gets you eternal life in the hereafter.

The OT reveals God just as the NT does. What is applied to God in the OT is applied to Jesus in the NT. 

Jesus wanted to be eaten by his disciples.

John 6:54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. 55 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.

Jesus said he was from an alien world.

John 8:23 I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.

John 18:36 Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place."

Jesus was despised like most atheists were during his time. He comforted them.

Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.

Luke 6:22 Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.

You are really stretching things, twisting Scripture, and trying to make it apply to your pet theory or teaching. No where can you show Jesus is teaching thtere is no God. 

Jesus on the cross mocked the God of the Bible.

Matthew 27:46 About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" (which means "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?").

No, He did not. He became a Man at the incarnation. Thus, the Man Jesus, fulfilling everything God required of a man by becoming a man, was asking why God had forsaken Him. 

So Jesus was just a man asking why God had forsaken Him.  

Were those last words of Jesus that motivated the Pope to declare Jesus was a failure of the cross?

So what? The Pope was wrong if he is teaching such a doctrine but I doubt that is what he is teaching. 

We have a copy of what the Pope said. The Pope refused to correct or redact his speech when asked.

Pope declared:"And if at times our efforts and works seem to fail and not produce fruit, we need to remember that we are followers of Jesus Christ and his life, humanly speaking, ended in failure, the failure of the cross."

It may have appeared to end in failure for those who do not understand what Jesus came to do, for those who do not believe. What is the rest of the context? Anyone can take a sentence out of context and claim the person is saying something that the person is not meaning and explains further.

Jesus called God his father throughout his life. By doing this he reduced God to a rapist and the cause of his illegitimate bastard status.

No, He did not. Again, you speak of things you know virtually nothing about. You are ignorant of Scripture. 

He even blamed God for his alcoholism like God willed him to drink the water he turned into alcohol.

Matthew 26:39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will."

He was not directing people to God, he was forcing believers to chose between family or him.

Matthew 10:34 "Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

35 For I have come to turn ""a man against his father, a daughter against her mother,

a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law"

36 a man"s enemies will be the members of his own household."[c]

37 "Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

38 Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

But if Jesus was an atheist as scriptures suggests who went against the religious leaders of his time by denouncing their beliefs. Then why do Christians worship an atheist Jesus?

By worshipping the atheist Jesus they believe they are turning him into God by their exhaltation.

No Scripture suggests Jesus was an atheist. What carp.

If the Pope did not remind Christians that Jesus was a failure of the cross we would be swamped by Christians on DDO. But we find DDO is full of happy atheists who take delight in the fact that Jesus was an atheist......Harikrish.

See link.

https://www.debateart.com/forum/topics/2351-jesus-was-an-atheist

Not interested in your link. 

--> @Shila

The same high standards apply to transgender persons. "These policies are based on the conclusion that open service by transgender persons who are subject to the same high standards and procedures as other Service members with regard to medical fitness for duty, physical fitness, uniform and grooming standards, deployability, and retention is consistent with military service and readiness," the Department of Defense instructions state.

Still a non-sequitur argument. 

Transgenders cannot, by medical definition, be medically fit for duty let alone meet the physical fitness requirements and uniform and grooming standards. Nor are they deployable. They make a mockery of the Armed Forces

--> @Shila

--> @Shila

Electing a black candidate to the highest office in America twice is not an arbitrary standard. The Republicans tried to lower the bar by electing Trump. Now they cannot get Trump to accept he lost.

And yet blacks supported Trump more than Biden AND Obama. 

Black men voted for Trump in record numbers, exit polls show | MyStateline.com

More Black Voters Say They're Better Off During Trump Presidency Than Did During Obama's (westernjournal.com)

Study: Obama voters switched to Trump because of race - Vox

The majority of blacks are democrats.

The 2016 campaign ended with a surprising and inconclusive outcome: Hillary Clinton won the popular vote comfortably by 2.87 million votes, but lost the Electoral College to Trump.

So more than 2.87 million  Americans voted for Hillary than Trump.

Non-Sequitur argument. 

Notwithstanding, he carried far more states than she did; and as a result, he won the electoral college. She lost. Deal with it. 

--> @Shila

It is because of people like you America leads the world in Covid cases at 97 million.

India is second with 44 million cases with a population 4 times that of America.

China with the worlds largest population ranks 108 in Covid cases.

I am one person among 340,000,000. Having never been afflicted with Covid, I am far removed from such unsubstantiated ignorant criticism. 

The death jab is far more related to actual deaths than the illness itself. ~ New Studies Confirm The Vaxxes Are Killing And Injuring People In Too Large Numbers (allnewspipeline.com)

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His first book, the best-selling Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution, was on March 1, 2022.

So a racist. Got it.

This book is a waste of time. The author uses no logic throughout the book other than to blame all the problems of America on white people. In the very first chapter he declares that he or his children have to live in fear that they might be shot by a police officer when the truth is they’re far more likely to be shot by another black person. He also conveniently forgets to talk about BLM founder Patrice Cullors who embezzled and misappropriated funds (millions) that were supposed to be used to help disenfranchised blacks. He also doesn’t mention how the constitution didn’t keep him out of Harvard. This guy is a black racist who just wants to whine about slavery and how all white people are racist. He needs to look in the mirror and take an inventory of his own racist attitudes. This book is a waste of time time and money. He clearly bought his way onto the bestseller list through MSM pandering.

Total trash written by a total racist. Talks about a racist calling everyone else a racist and that's in every chapter. Horrible book without intelligence or integrity. Just more indoctrination woke BS. Harvard is turning out a bunch of crazed, privileged professors who should be thanking America instead of constantly disparaging her. The book is a disgusting representation of America taking a horrible turn in the wrong direction.

The end of the age happened in AD 70, just like Jesus told His disciples it would. Read the rest of the chapter. It applies to THE DISCIPLES and THAT GENERATION. Anything else is reading into Scripture something it does NOT say. 

What is the issue you have with these verses? 

God forsook Jesus when He paid for the sins of humanity for all those who would believe. 

So what is the issue you have with the verse? 

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So I was right. There are financial reasons for you picking an American University.

No, because I’d have paid a similar amount for a top university in India (because that would have a cheaper base price). My claim is that for the same cost, American universities are better. 

But also, your claim wasn’t “financial reasons.” It was specifically about “debt forgiveness” -- which is one possible financial reason, but not the correct one. 

https://samflynn0514.wixsite.com/americaindenial/post/allow-me-to-retort-a-trashy-book-critiquing-the-us-constitution

Elie Mystal is a flagrant racist and wholeheartedly ignorant of the US Constitution, despite claiming to be an authority on the subject.

Discuss.

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There is NO "transformation."

Men will never be women.

Women will never be men.

Fact. Period. Fact. Period. Fact...

From January 26, 2021, onwards, there are no restrictions on military service by transgender individuals. Medical care for transitioning servicemembers is provided by the military and procedures for handling the transition in official records established.

Fallacy of Irrelevance. Red Herring Fallacy. Your retort just doesn't follow from what you quoted me saying. 

What the DOD did was purely politically correct. It was not based on national security, science, or sound fiscal/financial responsibility. 

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Electing a black candidate to the highest office in America twice is not an arbitrary standard. The Republicans tried to lower the bar by electing Trump. Now they cannot get Trump to accept he lost.

And yet blacks supported Trump more than Biden AND Obama. 

Black men voted for Trump in record numbers, exit polls show | MyStateline.com

More Black Voters Say They're Better Off During Trump Presidency Than Did During Obama's (westernjournal.com)

Study: Obama voters switched to Trump because of race - Vox

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You say:  "Humans go skinny dipping at night in his natural state".  Then they get out of the water, dry themselves off and dress themselves and maybe sit in front of a nice warm fire. The only animal that needs external fire /heat and cannot survive without it.

You say: "Humans dominate planet earth nearing 8 billion in population."  This simply means they are prolific breeders and has nothing to do with surviving in the wild in their natural state.

You say: "Humans don’t have mating seasons. They can mate anytime of the year". But again- This simply means they are prolific breeders and has nothing to do with surviving in the wild in their natural state.

You say: "Animals live in zoos. Humans live in planned cities."   There is only a tiny fraction of the world's animals in captivity at the will of man. Animals do not need to build cities. The natural world is its natural home and habitat.

Tell me, if we humans are so adapted to the NATURAL world, why is it we lost our natural fur coats only to have to hunt down and kill other animals for their coats?

It’s  call dominance.

Genesis 1:26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

And Jesus said, "Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns". Yet man has been having to reap and sow and store all of its existence. 

God saying "have dominion over all the animals" simply makes us an apex predator.  Tell me; how does a human in his natural state go about having dominion over a frenzy of great white sharks in their own domain? Or just one great white shark?

And you didn't answer my question>> Tell me, if we humans are so adapted to the NATURAL world, why is it we lost our natural fur coats only to have to hunt down and kill other animals for their coats?

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A third of the population in America look like Third World countries. Africans, latinos, Cubans etc. etc.

Looks like no lessons need to be imparted here lol

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Humans were better suited for survival and outpaced every other animal species.

That is the biggest load of old bollocks I have ever heard. Humans are the most unsuited species for nature than any single species on earth. Humans will very rarely last one single night in his natural state in the wild. 

Humans dominate planet earth nearing 8 billion in population.

 So what!?

Humans go skinny dipping at night in his natural state.

 So what!?

Humans don’t have mating seasons. They can mate anytime of the year.

 So what!?

Animals live in zoos. Humans live in planned cities.

 So what!?

That is  evidence “Humans were better suited for survival and outpaced every other animal species.”

Stop talking rubbish.

You say:  "Humans go skinny dipping at night in his natural state".  Then they get out of the water, dry themselves off and dress themselves and maybe sit in front of a nice warm fire. The only animal thatneeds external fire /heat and cannot survive without it.

You say: "Humans dominate planet earth nearing 8 billion in population."  This simply means they are prolific breeders and has nothing to do with surviving in the wild in their natural state.

You say: "Humans don’t have mating seasons. They can mate anytime of the year". Buy again- This simply means they are prolific breeders and has nothing to do with surviving in the wild in their natural state.

You say: "Animals live in zoos. Humans live in planned cities."   There is only a tiny fraction of the world's animals in captivity at the will of man. Animals do not need to build cities. The natural world is its natural home and habitat.

Tell me, if we humans are so adapted to the NATURAL world, why is it we lost our natural fur coats only to have to hunt down and kill other animals for their coats?

I refuse to get the death jab. Never have. Never will.

I've never had CV19, didn't get bird flu, swine flu and/or any of those other pandemic viruses.

The military jacked me with enough unproven, unhelpful and experimental chemicals/drugs. I don't need another experimental one. 

I find it fascinating he managed to get Singapore to work.

It had no natural resources and was effectively a 3rd world country. Somewhat authoritarian methods were used to enact policy and silence opposition. It's got a mix of ethnic groups, one of them being Han Chinese who are known for being very patriotic to China.

And yet he's made it all work AND make Singapore prosper into a first world country.

What is your opinion on him and Singapore?

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What do you think of this guy?

Do you think it would be better off if he was unarmed?

https://youtu.be/mA5M3BmtJZM

Have any support for that assertion?

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There is no debt forgiveness in Indian universities unlike in the US.

The cost of attendance at Indian universities is lower even in PPP-adjusted terms. 

Regardless, I received a significant aid package from my current university, so this wasn’t a factor -- I don’t have any student debt, because I qualified for financial aid.

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Yep. The swamp needs draining.

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How can a child have the knowledge of several adults unless it gained the knowledge from past lives?

• High intelligence 
  

Jesus never became any smarter after his resurrection.

• How do you know that?
  

Sorry, but in a functioning society, the government does not take 500 days to fix a problem they know about that could destroy a country. The society you describe is regressive. where people are conditioned to expect that level of incompetence from the FBI. That's the way the world works in a regressive society.

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There is NO "transformation."

Men will never be women.

Women will never be men.

Fact. Period. Fact. Period. Fact...