tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post7120030314426695498..comments2024-03-27T01:27:21.576-08:00Comments on The Immoral Minority: The Republican's predisposition to accept fake news, may have it origins in Fundamentalist Christianity. Gryphenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356503547155430235noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-14553992999072924232017-02-27T07:22:51.404-09:002017-02-27T07:22:51.404-09:00The SPLC is a scam left wing hate organization tha...The SPLC is a scam left wing hate organization that pushes lies for their agenda. What a joke you are for mentioning that hate group that has zero credibility. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-29476959603187785192017-02-27T01:38:49.539-09:002017-02-27T01:38:49.539-09:00Religion Dispatches? Never heard of it. It's p...Religion Dispatches? Never heard of it. It's probably fake news.<br /><br />Assigning labels to large groups of people is illogical. We are complex and we don't fit into pigeonholes. <br /><br />President Obama is a case in point. He is a profoundly religious man who intellectually arrived at his position of belief in adulthood, after an un-churched upbringing. No one can call him brainwashed, narrow-minded, unenlightened, or hypocritical. His reflections on the writings of Reinhold Niebuhr and other theologians reveal that President Obama is a brilliant existential thinker and a man of deep faith. He is a Democrat. President Jimmy Carter, who is cited even by Gryphen as an example of a good, humble Christian, is also a Democrat. These are just anecdotes, but they provide powerful examples.<br /><br />As a retired English language/lit teacher and parent of four middle-aged children, I know that many children immediately realize that stories like Jonah and the whale aren't intended to be taken literally, but are small metaphorical hints pointing toward an understanding of a larger picture. In spite of Piaget's stages of cognitive development, some children have intuitive insights into the deeper meaning of archetypal myths. Typically, such children know from the get-go that Santa and the tooth fairy are make-believe games they play with their parents. And they also intuit, to paraphrase some famous cosmologist, that a super-intellect has monkeyed with the laws of the universe.<br /><br />An important part of the bigger picture is unity. In the Republican administration of Trump, we see the danger of an "us versus them" mentality. This blog post and some of the comments--probably many of them written by Democrats--echo the theme "I'm 100% right and everyone who thinks differently is inferior." This ideology is dangerous regardless of political party affiliation.Judenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-38614362727563398122017-02-26T12:50:17.541-09:002017-02-26T12:50:17.541-09:00Hahaha. Are so dense as to actually think I'm...Hahaha. Are so dense as to actually think I'm a christian or religious at all 11:47? And are you really also so stupid as to bring up the crusades in modern times? Holy fuck you people are stupid. You are the very definition of cut off your own nose to spite your faceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-84526638175775478182017-02-26T12:15:11.181-09:002017-02-26T12:15:11.181-09:00Keep your head in the sand while the rest of the w...Keep your head in the sand while the rest of the world deals with the very real problems. <br /><br />Is this fox news mlaiuppa?<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Islamist_terrorist_attacksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-82224797084999232862017-02-26T11:47:00.055-09:002017-02-26T11:47:00.055-09:0011:15am
You are ALL interchangeable, and guess wh...11:15am<br /><br />You are ALL interchangeable, and guess what you worship the same.fucking.god, but can't seem to get your shit together.<br /><br />Perhaps the current Islamic unrest is payback for your Crusades? Ever think about that?<br /><br />History shows that you are all part of the problem, yet you people only tend to dally in the present, history seeming to be not one of your strongpoints.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-14658739037089097902017-02-26T11:40:47.020-09:002017-02-26T11:40:47.020-09:00I happened to see a commercial for that Long Islan...I happened to see a commercial for that Long Island medium and she went to a Dr. for a brain scan to assess her "powers" and lo and behold they found she had breast cancer, and guess what, she didn't know it. Funny that, huh?<br /><br />As far as astrology, the earth has an axial processional "wobble" that changes our relationship with our background stars over time and the horoscope signs have migrated out of their actual stellar constellations, making any predictions based on the predictions of 2000 years ago rather worthless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-60003931022210227682017-02-26T11:26:35.667-09:002017-02-26T11:26:35.667-09:00You'd be surprised what a few meds will do to ...You'd be surprised what a few meds will do to improve your life. mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-998820199791046572017-02-26T11:23:42.107-09:002017-02-26T11:23:42.107-09:00Deplorable, just deplorable.
Stop reading Trump&...Deplorable, just deplorable. <br /><br />Stop reading Trump's twitter feed and stop watching Fox News and listening to Rush Limbaugh and Alex Jones. <br /><br />You'll be surprised how quickly the world "improves." <br /><br />You are a victim of Fake News. mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-18451785112177720602017-02-26T11:23:36.761-09:002017-02-26T11:23:36.761-09:00Islam and Christianity are just two slightly diffe...Islam and Christianity are just two slightly different flavors of the same cancer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-60297049048562875682017-02-26T11:20:39.851-09:002017-02-26T11:20:39.851-09:00What I object to is using religion as a shield for...What I object to is using religion as a shield for "bad" behavior, from adultery to theft/cheating to hate. And we're seeing a lot of HATE under this administration.mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-85589839764588550472017-02-26T11:18:19.920-09:002017-02-26T11:18:19.920-09:00Substitute "political" for "religio...Substitute "political" for "religious" and you have the exact same thing. <br /><br />If you're not "hare-like" enough or say anything critical of the hare-y one, then you're a "Bernie bot" and they bash on you like no one's business. <br /><br />So what do people do when they are neither hare nor tortoise?mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-91693129096395313722017-02-26T11:15:33.320-09:002017-02-26T11:15:33.320-09:00What part of: "there have always been the ch...What part of: "there have always been the christian and evangelical kooks 9:36, and they have done damage." don?t you understand 10:51?<br /><br />The original post wasn't even about comparing terrorism by the Christians vs by the Muslims... It was about Muslim states and countries and the very abhorrent punishments they carry out against their own people under Islamic legal systems. Are you even aware at all?<br /><br />And if you want to go the route of Christian extremists... well I'll take that threat any day over terror. Does this country or the western world in general need both? <br /><br />Might I remind you of all the acts of terror and violence that have occurred in the last ten years in the US and Europe in the name of Islam vs Christianity? You can stay blind to reality if you want, it doesn't matter what you think, or I think really, it is what the masses think and vote. And the masses around the western world are growing very weary of the obvious problems associated with Islam, and the apologist left wing politicians that have further enabled this growing problem. Hell they won't even discuss it in realistic terms. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-26164574513847161102017-02-26T11:13:54.019-09:002017-02-26T11:13:54.019-09:00Dr. Oz. of all people, did a show last week on Fak...Dr. Oz. of all people, did a show last week on Fake News. He showed brain scans of people watching fake news and that is exactly what they showed. The fear centers were targeted and firing on fake news. <br /><br />It was a surprisingly good show as he also had an expert on to instruct people on how to vet their sources, a mini information literacy course. He stressed to "Beware before you share" as that is the best way to shut down fake news. Stop spreading it around. <br /><br />Remember when we were constantly getting e-mail warnings from friends about coke cans and toilet seats that we were constantly debunking with Snopes? Well, now it's fake news and it's much harder to shut it down because the stupid always want to believe the shit that supports their "beliefs." (The beliefs Rush Limbaugh and Alex Jones have already put in their tiny pinheads.)mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-59104033420856866592017-02-26T11:08:43.996-09:002017-02-26T11:08:43.996-09:00Astrology used to be a part of religion. I think C...Astrology used to be a part of religion. I think Chinese Astrology still is. The rest is more recent charletonism. You failed to mention Scientology with is beyond religion and into a cult.<br /><br />It's ALL hokum. mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-74627049114872639052017-02-26T11:04:37.680-09:002017-02-26T11:04:37.680-09:00Even the Amish are smarter than the Deplorables. Even the Amish are smarter than the Deplorables. mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-25690031018872387332017-02-26T11:00:02.241-09:002017-02-26T11:00:02.241-09:00The majority of humans tend to be followers, this ...The majority of humans tend to be followers, this comes from our tribal origins, where individuals tended to fare poorly on their own. This has translated through the ages to groups following religious leaders and their particular brand of deity. <br /><br />How do you think Mark Zuckerberg got over a billion people to join Facebook? Groupthink and a tendency to follow others, just as religion profits so do many business when they bet heavy on humans being followers rather than individuals. People simply fear being left out.<br /><br />The majority of humans want to be part of a group, hell, when I was in college there were girls who would skip meals if they didn't have anyone to dine with. <br /><br />Most don't do well alone and but the desire to be in a group can have dire consequences as we see with religious brainwashing. <br /><br />This trait which was so necessary in our hunter/gatherer societies is actually a detriment in modern societies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-15426849706937601042017-02-26T10:51:31.908-09:002017-02-26T10:51:31.908-09:008:06am
So when christians blow up abortion clinic...8:06am<br /><br />So when christians blow up abortion clinics, kill doctors and just the other day murder two innocent Indian's thinking they were middle eastern muslim terrorists, that's okay with you?<br /><br />Get off your high horse, all religions suck, equally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-73791029801482993252017-02-26T10:00:04.931-09:002017-02-26T10:00:04.931-09:00Oh there have always been the christian and evange...Oh there have always been the christian and evangelical kooks 9:36, and they have done damage. But frankly, they are not even close to being on the same page as the Muslim extremists/terrorists (which the original post wasn't even addressing), and don't cause nearly the same concern for the security of the nation. Not even close. Sorry to tell you that being realistic and honest, does not constitute racism, even though that is the new (and failing) liberal come back every time. Anyone with a realistic opinion is an automatic racist according to your type. That is why the left lost the election. Reality is winning out. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-19427426188622913702017-02-26T09:38:09.280-09:002017-02-26T09:38:09.280-09:00Hey Grey One, I suggest you call 1-800-( I need he...Hey Grey One, I suggest you call 1-800-( I need help and a shrink) STAT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-86256866526106410352017-02-26T09:36:38.148-09:002017-02-26T09:36:38.148-09:00Hey, lying? or illiterate? or both? You can't...Hey, lying? or illiterate? or both? You can't conflate the actions of mainstream religion (social club, amorphous beliefs mostly tempered by reason) with evangelicals and fundamentalists - their whole lives revolve around religion, reason doesn't penetrate their willful cocoon even to shunning things that could make them question. Those are the folks that push their religion onto others, and they get the older, riled up about generational changes in society mainstream to go along with them at times (see anti-choice protests and murders.) These fundies are your US Christian extremists.<br /><br />Similarly, there is Islam mainstream and Islam extremists. But that analogy is unlikely to penetrate your racism. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-57634548220575725582017-02-26T09:27:31.943-09:002017-02-26T09:27:31.943-09:00No, there are a lot more stories of past lives - a...No, there are a lot more stories of past lives - all that have been examined, debunked. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-64735614123032343702017-02-26T09:26:23.731-09:002017-02-26T09:26:23.731-09:00A couple of WHICH stories 8:58? I'm here and ...A couple of WHICH stories 8:58? I'm here and happy to answer further. And it's all a pretty common experience; being a bit older one tends to have quite a LOT of experiences, don't you think? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-68489493234660583872017-02-26T09:05:53.539-09:002017-02-26T09:05:53.539-09:00It has been said by greater minds than my own that...It has been said by greater minds than my own that what is magic to a primitive is science to the enlightened. <br /><br />That said, I remember my past lives. As a child every Deity ever created talked to me. Yeah, I was an odd child. Still am to be honest. <br /><br />I searched the religions for why I am only to discover no one faith has the complete answer. As I see it religion distills to which priest class gets to control the power. As I see it, most religion is about 'not' sharing. <br /><br />I turned to science, only to discover they don't have all the answers either. In fact, the hierarchy is more dogmatic than many religions. <br /><br />Do I identify as psychic, of having talents of the mind? Yes, I do. <br /><br />Will I out myself? Not this life! Been there, done that, got the T-shirt, coffee cup, and complementary pen, thank you very much. <br /><br />Those who are important in my life know who and what I am. It's enough for me. <br /><br />Guess my point to Gryphen is to keep an open mind. Dark Matter accounts for over 90% of the Universe. Our puny human minds have just scratched the surface of understanding. Perhaps life isn't meant to be so black and white. Perhaps there is room for those of is who are Grey. Grey One talking sassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-24972402835150954462017-02-26T09:02:49.841-09:002017-02-26T09:02:49.841-09:00Randall - can't thank you enough for this exam...Randall - can't thank you enough for this example- I swear you nailed it. I live with this Tortoise and Hare pattern daily. Can't discuss anything as it always gets side-tracked just as you describe!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-32994820825101072602017-02-26T09:00:17.793-09:002017-02-26T09:00:17.793-09:00There is a lot more proof of past lives than there...There is a lot more proof of past lives than there is a virgin gave birth to a Gawd's baby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com