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@ADreamOfLiberty
They can't complain if they're left outside in the cold without food either. Still people are allowed to keep dogs as pets because the possibility of abuse doesn't give you the right to prevent all relationships.
Relevance?
It is considered abuse if you leave your pet outside in the cold.
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Why do you dislike Jews?
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@rosends
Have you made ntioned to the Muslims in Israel's government? Or would you rather just take a top post about Judaism and show the intellectual laziness of conflating it with Israel? 
The Israeli Parliament has 120 seats. The current Parliament has 17 non—Jewish representatives, out of which 11 are Muslim, 4 are Druze and 2 are Christian’s Arabs. In the previous parliament there were 12 non-Jewish representatives , 9 of which were Muslims , 2 Druze and 1 Arab Christian.

At the end of 2023, the Moslem population of Israel was estimated at 1.782 million (18.1% of all residents) – an increase of 35,000 compared with the end of 2022. The annual growth rate of the Moslem population in 2023 was 2.0% (2.2% in 2022). The US government estimates the total Palestinian population at 3 million in the West Bank and 2 million in the Gaza Strip (midyear 2022).
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@ADreamOfLiberty
Listen let me know when you have a point and can remember the context of your own statements.
The majority of animals abuse cases are reported to the police by neighbours of the perpetrator.
The police file charges based on the information.
The animals are rescued.
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@ADreamOfLiberty
And?
The animals are rescued.
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Why do you dislike Jews?
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@rosends
A stereotype is a local truth applied to a larger group predictively. It is a lazy shorthand which is often wrong. Group trait assumptions are generally wrong. 
Jews stereotyping should have ended with the Holocaust. But when the Jewish group trait not to be  likeable continued. The antisemitism continued. Even Jesus was disliked as a Jew and crucified.
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@FLRW
All my girlfriends (14 of them) preferred small to medium.  OMG, you aren't on the show 1000 lb. Sisters are you?
Size in the show refers to the women’s body weight. That is why the title 1000 lb Sisters.
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@ADreamOfLiberty
And?
The police file charges based on the information.
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@rosends
So would you suggest that I, because I am a Jew, am stingy? If not, then it isn't a proper stereotype of Jews, just a biased judgment of some people who happen to be Jewish. 
Confiscating and Annexing Palestinian land is going beyond stingy. It is criminal. Now top that with the genocide of the Palestinian people. And you have a modern reason why Jews are disliked. 3000 years of antisemitism has not taught the Jews to be likeable. It is not a part of their religion Judaism to be likeable. As you sow so shall you reap.
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@ADreamOfLiberty
It is considered abuse if you leave your pet outside in the cold.
Yes I know, that was the point.

Potential for abuse without ability to file a police report is irrelevant. There was a much more verbose exploration of this failed argument near the start of the this thread.
The majority of animals abuse cases are reported to the police by neighbours of the perpetrator.
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@FLRW
The biggest or "real" reason why the Germans hated the Jews began in World War 1. During the war, German citizens bought war bonds. However, the Jews bought gold instead. After the war, the German economy collapsed and the only thing to trade that was worth value was gold. The Jews didn't support the war effort, and after the economy collapsed they purchased up all the businesses dirt cheap. This enraged so many Germans, that the Nazi movement gained support, so many people supported seizing the wealth of the Jews, because they felt it was swindled from them. The "war machine" put Germans back to work, and as their military research and arsenal grew, so did Nazi rhetoric and Germans felt emboldened to "punish the Jews" and things snowballed from there.
Goes back to the original premise Jews were never taught to be likeable.
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@ebuc
Shila, please do me a favor and please do not post in any threads ive started and please start by not replying to this specific post/message by me #45, or anyone in this thread. Back off/take a hike please

Most advanced Robot is about Robots perception of environment using GPT-4 { a drawback to inventers of the robot }
Debateart is a public forum. Don’t post here if you need to keep your post private. Besides why are you replying to my post when it is not addressed to you.
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Primitive hunting tools throughout history
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@Lemming
Though one might argue the human body is not a tool. . .
Is it not material, material sculpted constructed, cared for?
Most animals can outrun a human.it is the hunting tools that gave humans an advantage.
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@ADreamOfLiberty
So by "is in no position to complain" you meant "can't call the police".

Irrelevant.

They can't complain if they're left outside in the cold without food either. Still people are allowed to keep dogs as pets because the possibility of abuse doesn't give you the right to prevent all relationships.
It is considered abuse if you leave your pet outside in the cold.
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Insider trading is a victimless crime
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@WyIted
Sex is male or female, you are referring to sexual intercourse
Whatever their sexual preference.
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Unifying Principle for Humanity
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@zedvictor4
Approximately 60 million die each year, come what may.

To be replaced by approximately 140 million.

I'm not sure if that is civilised or not.

More of an inbuilt necessity.
Your numbers bear out the truth more people are living than dying . Therefore adding to the human population.
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@WyIted
I literally already pointed out the problems but here is the raw numbers broken down showing the inferiority of socialized medicine.

America led the world in Covid related deaths at 1.3 million.
US spends most on health care but has worst health outcomes among high-income countries, new report finds
The United States spends more on health care than any other high-income country but still has the lowest life expectancy at birth and the highest rate of people with multiple chronic diseases, according to a new report from The Commonwealth Fund, an independent research group.

US healthcare covid file
New poll shows jump in adults who rate the quality of US health care as 'poor'
The report, released Tuesday, also says that compared with peer nations, the US has the highest rates of deaths from avoidable or treatable causes and the highest maternal and infant death rates.
“Americans are living shorter, less healthy lives because our health system is not working as well as it could be,” the report’s lead author, Munira Gunja, senior researcher for The Commonwealth Fund’s International Program in Health Policy and Practice Innovation, said in a news release. “To catch up with other high-income countries, the administration and Congress would have to expand access to health care, act aggressively to control costs, and invest in health equity and social services we know can lead to a healthier population.”

US comes in last in health care rankings of high-income countries
People in the US see doctors less often than those in most other countries, which is probably related to the US having a below-average number of practicing physicians, according to the report, and the US is the only country among those studied that doesn’t have universal health coverage. In 2021 alone, 8.6% of the US population was uninsured.

“Not only is the U.S. the only country we studied that does not have universal health coverage, but its health system can seem designed to discourage people from using services,” researchers at the Commonwealth Fund, headquartered in New York, wrote in the report. “Affordability remains the top reason why some Americans do not sign up for health coverage, while high out-of-pocket costs lead nearly half of working-age adults to skip or delay getting needed care.”

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Why are smokers allowed to pollute the air?
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@Dr.Franklin
The only reason why drugs are addictive is because we have been psyopped into thinking that addiction is even a real thing. They first tested this to the Chinese in the Opium wars and applied it h

Why drugs are addictive?
Physical addiction appears to occur when repeated use of a drug changes the way your brain feels pleasure. The addicting drug causes physical changes to some nerve cells (neurons) in your brain. Neurons use chemicals called neurotransmitters to communicate. These changes can remain long after you stop using the drug.
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@WyIted
"What if" indicates a thought exercise

Is the word if hypothetical?

What is the rule of using if?
This form is used to talk about a hypothetical situation that cannot happen or is unlikely to happen. Form: If + simple past, modal + base verb Example 1: If I had a million dollars, I would buy a large vacation home. Example 2: If I were you, I wouldn't wait to study for the test.

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@IlDiavolo
By the same token, we can say that protestantism and judaism were important for the birth and development of capitalism and that's been pretty good for the world but religions are not perfect. These religions have a dark side as I said it in another thread. So, what you said is somewhat coherent but I need to check it more carefully. It would be helpful if you give your source.
Religion is anti capitalism.
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@SocraticGregarian96
Genuine question. Not getting at anything, I have no point to make. I’d like to hear why people dislike Jews.
There is nothing in Judaism that teaches Jews to be likeable even after facing 3000 years of antisemitism.
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USA did a backflip into a 3rd world Putin style dictatorship with fake elections.
No more backflips with Trump an eighty year old president in office.
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@Best.Korea
Russia launched ICBM today into Ukraine
Those are some of the most expensive missiles.

One could say, Russia is getting a bit desperate. They dont have great number of those missiles to be using them in a local war like that.

This would be Russia's biggest defeat ever, but once Trump comes to power, he will give up on Ukraine.
Putin is getting more desperate as the war drags on. Will Trump be able to end the war?
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Atheists that believe no God exists due to no evidence known is a weak basis.
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@Reece101
I’ll steelman you and say you’re talking about the Abrahamic god that’s been around for about 4000 years. Whilst modern humans have been around for about 300,000 years. Unless you’re a Young Earth Creationist. There’s been many other religions alongside/older than the Abrahamic faith with large numbers of followers. No, God is not universal. There’s documented tribes that are/were close to isolated who fell under atheistic (lack belief in gods). 
Though i’ll hand it to the Abrahamic faith that they have some good human stories. Even though many of them are copies from other philosophies/religions. 
Every religion has God as its central figure.God is universal in all religions.
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@Best.Korea
, I just dont see how am I more evil than Hitler
You are not. You are just a reject.
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Is concern for social issues a zero-sum game?
Trump should donate 90% of the money he stole from George Snuffleupagus.
Trump won the case against George Stephanopoulos to the tune of $15 million. He gets to keep it.
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Protestantism as the enemy
What percentage of the U.S. is Catholic?

Roughly 48.9% of Americans are Protestants, 23.0% are Catholics, 1.8% are Mormons (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). Christianity was introduced during the period of European colonization. The United States has the world's largest Christian population.

What percentage of Protestant in America are Calvinist?

Now, Calvinism (Presbyterian + Reformed in the denominational categories) is 7% of all Protestants, or 70 million: a small minority of the larger minority group. But one must realize their percentage of the whole (all Christians), which is what I was talking about. That comes out to 2.7%, or 1 out of every 37 Christians in the world.

And one must also figure (to be even more accurate), that many Presbyterians and Reformed (very likely half or more) are theologically liberal, and detest the Calvinism that used to dominate their denomination (as well as many other traditional Protestant / Reformed beliefs). So that would (if true, and it almost certainly is) bring it down to 1.35% of Christians in the world, or 1 out of every 74 Christians.

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@Dr.Franklin
It's not addictive. That's a psyop
Is smoking addictive?

National Institute of Drug Abuse.
Yes. Most smokers use tobacco regularly because they are addicted to nicotine. Addiction is characterized by compulsive drug-seeking and use, even in the face of negative health consequences. The majority of smokers would like to stop smoking, and each year about half try to quit permanently. Yet, only about 6 percent of smokers are able to quit in a given year.25 Most smokers will need to make multiple attempts before they are able to quit permanently.22 Medications including varenicline, and some antidepressants (e.g. bupropion), and nicotine-replacement therapy, can help in many cases (see "What are treatments for tobacco dependence?").26
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@WyIted
So we need to see the democrats stand up to the leftists in their own party in order to trust them with a single payer solution. We also need to be able to trust them to put people first and not be needs who try to quantify the value of a human life with their healthcare rationing proposals. 
Universal healthcare is the solution. Countries that offer it have improved the human condition.
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@Dr.Franklin
Ideally everyone is a smoker, not some chain smoker who cant breathe, but someone who can enjoy a cigarette a day with their evening coffee and relaxation.
Smoking is very addictive despite its harmful effects.
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Atheists that believe no God exists due to no evidence known is a weak basis.
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@Reece101
Think of it this way. There is no evidence for the non existence of the spirit of God. There is no known evidence for the non existence. There is none. So why believe the subject is non existent anyway?

You shouldn't when you remain neutral or agnostic.
The burden of proof’s on existence, or ‘what's the difference between an invisible, incorporeal, floating dragon who spits heatless fire and no dragon at all?’
Belief in God is universal. Belief in dragons is a known fictional creation.
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@WyIted
Where would it end if people were justified in killing people who disagreed with them and were classified as evil.?

I think that's a relevant point. However what if we can clearly differentiate between evil and good and only allowed people who accurately determined if somebody was evil was killed?
How can my point be irrelevant if according to you we can clearly differentiate between evil and good and only allowed people who accurately determined if somebody was evil to kill them.
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@Dr.Franklin
Let me know what you think.

Now, Calvinism (Presbyterian + Reformed in the denominational categories) is 7% of all Protestants, or 70 million: a small minority of the larger minority group. But one must realize their percentage of the whole (all Christians), which is what I was talking about. That comes out to 2.7%, or 1 out of every 37 Christians in the world.

And one must also figure (to be even more accurate), that many Presbyterians and Reformed (very likely half or more) are theologically liberal, and detest the Calvinism that used to dominate their denomination (as well as many other traditional Protestant / Reformed beliefs). So that would (if true, and it almost certainly is) bring it down to 1.35% of Christians in the world, or 1 out of every 74 Christians.


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@Mall
Ok do you believe the spirit of God as mentioned in John 4:24, exists?I’m 

John 4:24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”

Tha5 is how you are expected to believe in God.
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Are Muslim countries more prone to violence? - SAGE Journals
place in Muslim countries, and they all involved Islamist insurgents. The same was the case in 2011. For 2014 the fraction of conflicts occurring in Muslim countries was lower (60%), but still way abo...
Wikipedia
Religious war - Wikipedia
A religious war or a war of religion, sometimes also known as a holy war (Latin: sanctum bellum), is a war
The majority of refugees come from Christian and muslim countries. People displaced because of the religious beliefs and conflict.
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What if colleges accepted 100% of applicants?
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@Savant
In that case, I'd hope it would expose the bad colleges while showing the merit of the good ones. With acceptance rates out the window, the burden falls on colleges themselves to generate good results.
That is why the top are rated on performance.

Here’s a list of factors to consider while selecting the right college.
Good ROI
High graduation rate
Low student-faculty ratio
Adequate financial aid
Excellent research, internship, and travel opportunities
Well-planned curriculum
Interesting club activities and other extracurriculars
Deep concern for student health and wellness
Well-run campus/city safety systems
Helpful academic support services
Useful career services
Modern building infrastructure
Well-equipped labs / computing infrastructure
Dependable alumni network

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@Dr.Franklin
It's because you are a performer 
You should set a better example before your audience.
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White privilege does not exist
Caitlyn Clark disagrees. As one of the very few good white WNBA players, it's clearly due to her skin color.
Her publicity is because she is white. Better players have been ignored because of their colour.
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@Best.Korea
If you say so.
You even shrunk in your pictures.
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If Christianity was true, would you become a Christian?
It appears that  in the other 3 gospels that verses 9 - 20 were much later additions.  Which , it appears, to have ignored the warning in  Revelation about adding or taking away from scripture, if my memory serves me ?
To begin with the Gospel of John was written last.
In Matthew Judas identifies Jesus by kissing him.

Matthew 26:48-54
Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The one I kiss is the man; arrest him.” Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed him. Jesus replied, “Do what you came for, friend.” Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him.

The women returned from the tomb and told the men what they saw.

Luke 24:9 When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with themwho told this to the apostles. 11 But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. 12 Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.

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@FLRW
The famous sex researchers Masters and Johnson [1,2] have concluded that size of the male penis can have no true physiological effect on female sexual satisfaction. They base this conclusion on their physiological studies that show that the vagina adapts to fit the size of the penis. Because of this vaginal adaptation, they refer to the vagina as a potential space rather than an actual space. Thus, despite the worries of many males about the size of their penis, Masters and Johnson concluded that any size penis will fit and provide adequate sexual stimulation to the female.
"It's not totally clear why women prefer bigger penises," explains National Geographic, "but studies have shown that women prefer larger sizes because they can increase sexual satisfaction."
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false premise.
'60 percent of conflicts are in Muslim countries' Over religion.
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White privilege does not exist
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@Lemming
I think individuals and groups by nature and nurture, have more or less advantages, depending on their environments.
The Jews believed they were superior and the chosen people by God to rule the world. The Romans borrowed the concept and religion from the Jews and made it a universal religion with Rome at the top. Europe fought two world wars to establish white dominance then extended colonialism and slavery. Asians think it is their turn to dominate the races. Today, Africa is home to 1.5 billion people. By 2070, the UN expects this number to more than double. Its estimates range from 2.7 billion ...
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If Christianity was true, would you become a Christian?
You are being disingenuous. The John verse mentions nothing at all concerning the Judas kiss only that Judas "stood there with them" saying nor doing anything. But it dose clearly state that Jesus identified himself twice!

John 18.
4 Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, “Who is it you want?”
5 “Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied.
“I am he,” Jesus said. (And Judas the traitor was standing there with them.) 6 When Jesus said, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
7 Again he asked them, “Who is it you want?”
“Jesus of Nazareth,” they said.
8 Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, then let these men go.”

It can hardly be the case that Jesus would have needed to identify himself twice if  Judas had already done so..... and no mention of a sword being drawn and ears being chopped off.  So Its either  that  Matthew's, Mark and  Luke.s that are correct and John is wrong or John is correct and the other three gospelers wrong.  So one is contradicting the other/s


Matthew 26:48-54
Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The one I kiss is the man; arrest him.” Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed him. Jesus replied, “Do what you came for, friend.” Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him.

Mark 16:8 Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.

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Atheists that believe no God exists due to no evidence known is a weak basis.
Not sure  how I would describe myself . But I have read and studied the bible for over 40 years. ....... and I know you haven't.

That is why you cannot explain away those contradictory verses (of which there are many) . 

Would you like to explain away  these contradictory verses for us as you often claim to be able to do?

Are these biblical comments true or false?

Jesus either identified himself the night of his arrest or Judas identified Jesus with a kiss. Which is it?

The women spread the word of the empty tomb or they didn't. Which is it?

Matthew 26:48-54
Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The one I kiss is the man; arrest him.” Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed him. Jesus replied, “Do what you came for, friend.” Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him.

Mark 16:8 Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.

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@Owen_T
I would definitely believe in God if I saw him immediately cease the blowing of the wind, trouble is, for such a large claim as that, I feel like more than one account is needed. In many cases, however, the Bible just states crazy things that don't make any sense, and don't have historical evidence.
The Bible is the history of the Jewish people and their struggles with their God. 
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@Best.Korea
Was becoming a trans a way to escape being tiny?
Maybe.
You are not sure of anything. Even your thinking has shrunk to tiny.
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@CatholicApologetics
Oh, I understand what you are saying now. I thought you were referring outside of the Gospel. I apologize for the misunderstanding. The term "Christian" does not appear in any of the Gospels. The Gospels primarily recount His teachings and actions, which occurred before the term "Christian" was coined. Since the term "Christian" refers to followers of Christ and emerged after His death and resurrection, it wouldn't have been relevant during His lifetime or in the narrative of the Gospels. The term "Christian" first appears in Acts 11:26 to describe Jesus' followers in Antioch. This makes sense because Acts documents the growth of the early Church after Jesus' ascension.
Jesus did not change the mind of the Jews before or after his death. It was the Romans that made Christianity a universal religion when it was embraced by Constantine in 375 ad. Made the state religion of Rome.
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@Best.Korea
Future generations are indeed lucky. I wish I was born 200 years later. But then again, I might be immortal given how I am different from all other people and I seem to have not aged at all for past 10 years. So I might still get to see all the wonders future holds.
If you are already different from all other people around you, prove you are already a misfit and a reject. Any further delays will only worsen your situation.
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In first-world societies, the gradual decline of religion as a cultural cornerstone with objective, constant values has left a void that individuals and communities instinctively seek to fill. People seek to fill this void due to the inherited biological herd instincts. Religion provides not only a sense of meaning and purpose but also a framework for gratitude, humility, and civic moral responsibility (basic herd maintenance.) As these traditional systems of belief have all but faded, particularly in secular, affluent societies like the USA, the cheap replacement is vapid virtue signaling as a new form of "moral expression." It prioritizes external validation, with individuals projecting their alignment to manufactured social causes or ideals only to gain approval. This fundamental shift in the basis of "morality" is the reason for the weak moral fiber of society. One way this is manifested is how easily people will become both "pro war" and "Anti war" at the whim of a few memes within the same year. A person grounded in a firmer base of morality would have strong convictions that wouldn't flip flop so much.
More wars have been waged in the name of religion than any other reasons.
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What if colleges accepted 100% of applicants?
In all these cases, most of them which actually exist, over-promising success while ignoring necessary prerequisites undermines credibility and exposes the institutions as exploitative. 
Acceptance should be based on a merit system and that is how the system has been working.
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