Phi for All

One of the main differences between science and religion is this: religion holds its truths to be sacred and unchanging. Science discards that which isn't observable, testable, or falsifiable, so it seems pretty natural that science studied what your god "created for us" and found it wanting as a theory. I mean, look at how much science has progressed compared to religion over the last 500 years or so. So why were Trurl's words good? Or my big human brain tells me that constant conflict and persecution is pointless when decency and respect aren't that costly and work so much better where humans are concerned. It makes more sense to embrace diversity than it does to eradicate it. Are you saying this religion is beyond normal ethical and moral concerns somehow?

Which values do you mean, the ones they espouse or the ones they follow? For instance, the OT quite emphatically urges us to treat immigrants well, and the NT talks a lot about loving thy neighbor, yet Christians in the US are very vocal and supportive of this anti-immigration push, and are often behind all the hateful speech against neighbors who look a bit different or love a bit different. For me, it's easy. If the behavior seeks to help others with fairness and not judgement , it's generally ethical. Religion isn't a prerequisite for morality, as we're seeing unfold right now.

Difficult to see how whispering would become a dominant form of communication among a social species.

! Moderator Note No. You need to give us an overview of what you're talking about, without requiring members to watch videos or go offsite, per the rules. We need some direction if you want a discussion about this to be meaningful.

! Moderator Note We do believe chemistry is exciting, but we're a science discussion forum. If you're willing to stick around and talk about your posts, we'd love to take advantage of your experience, but posting factoids by themselves is not what we're here for. It's considered soapboxing if you aren't interested in talking about what you post. Hopefully you're interested in some give and take. Welcome to SFN!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-not-confident-gaza-deal-will-hold-through-all-three-phases/ar-AA1xyk8J It's OK, because the Gaza people are dead, right?

Check back several pages. The labels didn't start until you kept ignoring the input from other members. In other words, you started acting like the stereotypical crackpot and creationist so you got labeled. And still you want to put the blame everywhere except on the person who is criticizing something they haven't studied very well. And when it was explained to you that many of these aspects are either being currently explored or met with failure, you continue with your vague admonitions about how science isn't critically examined. Honestly, this is the most hypocritical part, where you criticize people who've studied this for being uncritical. It's rather anti-science to NOT study science.

You interpret it as derision. It's really just pointing out where your arguments fail. We disagree with you, explain why, but you think it's derision. Yeah. You interpret it as misconception. It's really just you claiming to be skeptical of the science. The problem with this is that skepticism shouldn't sit on a fence the way you do. A true skeptic questions, then finds out what the best explanation is, and goes with that. They get off the damn fence, but you seem to be sitting up there eternally, claiming since there are things we don't know that we should assume we're wrong about what we do know.

He can't change the Constitution with executive order. He lied about being able to. Please, PLEASE learn more or stop looking at the news. You'll find no hope there.

According to Project 2025, they'll be diluting the efficiency of those funds by bringing in "private sector input", which simply means middlemen looking to profit from your benefits. They don't need to "axe" them to make them less than they need to be.

Outside of TFG's energy policy, he plans on cutting Medicaid and disability programs. Project 2025 plans on putting the disabled into institutions, like they did in the 50s. I'm a step ahead of a wheelchair myself, and we'll get no love from this administration. OTOH, you won't be in the community anymore, so they'll take your car away since you won't need it. Energy problem solved! I do worry what these institutions will be like without the protections of the ACA, should he be able to strip that away from Americans. And of course, students with disabilities are going to suffer too. There are going to be massive cuts to all non-defense programs, really. I sure wish we could have gotten you some bus service in your area. Hopefully, the Biden Infrastructure funding did some good in your part of Iowa.

He is, you're right. Asked and answered.

So read and learn. Nobody here wants to discuss bullshit lies he can't pull off, it's counterproductive and just confuses people who don't read enough.

You CAN'T be that obtuse, I refuse to believe anyone can! "I love the poorly educated!" -- TFG

The GOP has worked hard to keep Americans ignorant and uneducated, especially about oil and gas production. Few average citizens understand it and I think the Republicans count on that. Did the price of gas come down when US companies were fracking shale at home? I didn't see it. Why doesn't it "strengthen the American economy" to refine oil from other countries? Our refineries still get paid, still make a profit. I think a lot of the GOP stance on renewable energy is because they never want to admit they did the wrong thing and now have to fix it. Climate change, racism, sexism, these are all things Republicans don't want to acknowledge as the fault of humanity.

I think you're in denial. This is a blatant "No True Scotsman" fallacy. Does it matter if white Christian Nationalists in the US understand the religion they pretend to follow? No. They just want all the people of color who don't believe in their white Jesus to go away. It's not the modern world who removed Christian values, it's the white Christian Nationalists.

A distinction without a difference. I'll say it a different way. Sexism and misogyny, in the context you're talking about, are the exact same thing.

! Moderator Note We don't discuss creationism here. It's been shown that it's a waste of time. All of these points have been refuted over and over again. Don't bring this up again, anywhere on this site. You've already wasted SO much time you could have spent studying science instead of criticizing from ignorance.

You're just the type of person TFG likes to rile up. He passes an executive order that's essentially meaningless to remove the 14th amendment. Why should we discuss that? That's not how it works. He's flooding the zone with shit like he always does. Ignore the drama.

Misogyny is just a more overt sexism. TFG fits all those definitions, including rapist, felon, traitor, and criminal.

An attempt to allow all people to be in on discussions to make a better world. Much of America thinks white Christians have more rights than anyone else.

The increasing need to make more profit comes at a cost to many so a few can benefit. In the US, we only have so much money to spend on healthcare, and too much of it goes to unnecessary companies like health insurers and medical device suppliers and pharmacy benefit managers. They get paid well to do absolutely nothing but leech off the system, and our health suffers for it. Is that pain and suffering enough for you?

We, as in humans?

It's not a sustainable system when what you have to do to maximize your revenue is in direct conflict with the basic practice of providing goods or services AS NEEDED. The current system in the US incentivises people to own every piece of merchandise they possibly can. Neighbors don't share lawnmowers or tools, everybody needs to buy their own. It's never been sustainable.

Notice that the new tariffs don't include China like he promised his base. Canada and Mexico are being targeted, and Canada has some of the harshest sanctions against Russia. If Canada loses the US as a trade partner, they may have to loosen some of those restrictions against Putin. I think we'll also see TFG continue to laud authoritarian dictators with lifelong positions, while vilifying traditional democratic partnerships.