Journal Chacham's Journal: Grand Canyon removes plaques with verse on them. 42
Here's a story about the Grand Canyon removing three plaques with verses from Psalms on them. Why this is worse than poetry is anyone's guess.
Here's a story about the Grand Canyon removing three plaques with verses from Psalms on them. Why this is worse than poetry is anyone's guess.
What is algebra, exactly? Is it one of those three-cornered things? -- J.M. Barrie
Dumb (Score:3, Insightful)
They are no more offensive than any other poetry that celebrates natural beauty by praising a diety. American Indian poetry is rife with this type of symbolism, and it is embraced. Appropriate passages from Psalms ought to be embraced as well.
Perhaps John 3:16 would be out of place, but these passages?
Tolerate anything but Interolerance (Score:2)
They chant "tolerance" as their mantra, but they are quite intolerant when it comes to Judeo-Christian views. And the reason being, in my mind, is because it is the one world view that has authority. It demands that it is the true one and only the true one, and thus the difference.
However, if the leftists were truly tolerant, they should tolerate this "intolerance".
Ok, maybe that sounds a little odd... but isn't it right? Judeo-Christian views (aka Intolerance) is another
Re:Tolerate anything but Interolerance (Score:3, Informative)
Nothing. Or as my brother puts it, "Why can't you be open-minded to my close mindedness?"
Of course he then points out that he is the open-mninded one, since it is *he* that will at least give the other point of view *some* thought, whereas the supposed open-minded ones rejects everything else outright.
In the end, that "open mind" and "tolerance" is merely a way for people to not admit their own fear or making decisions that may limit themselves. When someone tells m
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Re:Moo (Score:2)
I think I'm open minded because I freely admit that I don't know everything.
That's called being realistic.
Being open-minded, means giving credence to other people's views and not making up one's mind in deference to those views.
This is why I'm "agnostic" (m-w.com-"one who is not committed to believing in either the existence or the nonexistence of God or a god"). I don't know what's out there. I can't make up my mind just yet, and I don't know that I ever will. But I kn
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Re:Moo (Score:2)
Because it is my firm belief that anyone who thinks about it will come to a decision, even if it is changed later.
Also, i sometimes learn things by choosing one way and "experiencing" it. Then i can decide on its merits. It is much better then not tryng it, where i may have been open-minded on the issue for the rest of my life. In a sense of arrogance, i figure if it worked for me, it ought to work for everyone e
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Re:Moo (Score:2)
I don't. But i consider that a wimpy way out, so i just plainly assume that it isn't.
Do I have to decide one way or the other?
I think it important enough to demand it.
I just find it interesting that you're assuming that I haven't thought about it,
I don't assume that you *never* thought about it. Just not "enough".
or that I haven't tried anything.
Or tried "enough".
I consider it an important issue. And, those who reach no answer, to me, are
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Re:Moo (Score:2)
Yeah. I think we went through it once before, and recognized that the capital letter mat the beginning of a sentence helps denote a new sentence. I have not yet seen a good reason for a capital "i" in mid-sentence, however. So, i decided to try it out to experience it.
At any rate, you "consider", "assume" and "think", but you don't know.
True. But since nothing can ever be truly known, we each rely on certain assumpti
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Re:Moo (Score:2)
To me, mine are certainly more valid. Anyway, it seems that you have not made a decision at all, or, as i believe, have not tried enough. As such, i consider my assumptions commendable (even if they are disagreeable) and what i perceive as inaction to be contemptable.
And can what you don't know be augmented?
Come to a decision, and see what happens. It works well for me.
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Re:Moo (Score:2)
True. But i give considerable weight to well thought out beliefs.
Strong word. Especially for an assumption that comes from a position of ignorance.
Yeah, because i fell strongly on the matter. And i don't believe it to be out of ignorance, since i have spent much time thinking about it in the past.
What does?
Trying out something to see how it feels, even though when trying it i was not sure yet if it was correct.
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Re:Moo (Score:2)
I don't. As i said before. It is my belief that anyone who thinks about it long enough will come to a conclusion. So, being you don't have a conclusion, i *assume* that you haven't thought about it enough.
I mean your assumption about me comes from ignorance.
Yes. All assumptions are based on ignorance. Otheriwse, it wouldn't be an assumption.
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Re:Oom (Score:2)
Well, again, it's my opinion in this matter, that a conclusion of no conclusion means not enough effort has been put into it. Perhaps, if you were still actively working on it, i wouldn't think of it so badly.
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Re:Oom (Score:2)
No. Since you probably wouldn't appreciate my steps (which are somewhat personal) i'd end up thinking less of them myself. So, i won't share them, unless i feel it appropriate.
Also, why cannot "I don't know" be the definitive solution?
Becuase when a definitive solution can be reached, "I dont know" is necessarily not definitive.
If the "facts" are inconclusive, what other conclusion is supposed to be reached?
Personal conviction, or re
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Re:Moy (Score:2)
Not really. I was criticizing your lack of process (which is a result of my assumption).
As i originally said
My stress was on the lack of process, not what your process was.
You're also assuming I w
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Re:Mohel (Score:2)
As i said. I assumed a lack of process. That is because i believe it so important that everyone would come to a conclusion one way or the other.
Why would Elddir care? Why would he think the riddle is less enjoyable? Why wouldn't he just pass it on as a difference of opinion and still enjoy the riddle?
Because that's simply how it works. I know it works by me that way, and i've seen it in others too. It's just how the pysche works. I would
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Re:Tolerate anything but Interolerance (Score:3, Insightful)
IMHO, this is the crux of the "seperation of church and state" matter and is completely a moot question. That is like saying that a quote of e. e. cummings must be taken down because we didn't also quote Plato, Hemmingway and Dickinson. ALL viewpoints do not need to be expressed in ALL contexts, as that is just absurd. The article states that the 1st ammendment prohibits the governme
Re:Tolerate anything but Interolerance (Score:2, Interesting)
Try reading the whole thing.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peacea
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Re:Tolerate anything but Interolerance (Score:2)
Wow, you mean every liberal is openly hostile toward Judiasm and Christianity? Not in this reality.
There is a world of difference between being intolerant of an entire group of religions, like you claim is occuring, and being intolerant of perceived violations of the free exercise/establishment clauses of the first amendment. This is not a case of a violation of free exercise of religion in any
Re:Tolerate anything but Interolerance (Score:2)
Besides, wasn't Jesus the prime example of a tolerant person? He spent so much time helping out the poor, the sick, and others on the fringes of society, the same people that were ignored by society at the time, and that today many of his "followers" still ignore.
Jesus spent time with poor, sick, etc., but I don't think that's a sign of being tolerant. Loving and merciful, yes. Tolerant.. no. Those people were the ones who were most receptive and most willing to listen. The ones who weren't (such as th
Re:Tolerate anything but Interolerance (Score:1)
Yes, anyone can say that. That doesn't mean they know what they're saying. There is no right to not be offended - take a gay pride parade for example. There are almost always anti-gay protestors around them with their signs celebrating AIDS and such. They offend people in the parade - but nobody tells them they can't express their opinion. And the existence of the parade offends the people protesting.
Re:Tolerate anything but Interolerance (Score:2)
Nobody's telling you that you can't talk about
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The issue at the football games wasn't that they