jakelafort
@jakelafort
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jakelafort replied to the topic Are ethnic jokes inherently wrong, racist, or offensive? in the forum Small Talk 5 years, 6 months ago
Christina, Sol and Ben are the characters in Unseen’s first ethnic joke.
Robert, i would not be surprised if Craig is otherwise ignorant. But as a polemicist he is pretty good considering he has a pretty much impossible job apologizing for Christianity.
Reg, that joke was A ok.
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jakelafort replied to the topic Are ethnic jokes inherently wrong, racist, or offensive? in the forum Small Talk 5 years, 6 months ago
They’re on a par with Sol and Ben which aint all that bad.
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jakelafort replied to the topic Are ethnic jokes inherently wrong, racist, or offensive? in the forum Small Talk 5 years, 6 months ago
i admit begrudgingly that Craig is intelligent. He is no damn good but he is a hell of a charlatan. Ponder how difficult it is to be a Christian apologist and come away without looking like a dope. It would be so cool to see someone dismantle him.
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jakelafort replied to the topic Are ethnic jokes inherently wrong, racist, or offensive? in the forum Small Talk 5 years, 6 months ago
Peterson, like Craig lacks integrity. They both posit their bullshit god or religion and contort reality to construct an aesthetic abomination.
Wasn’t even familiar with the guy until he was on a Harris podcast. What an embarrassment-was pissed at self for listening from start to finish. Just another example of how drawn the masses are to the…[Read more]
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jakelafort replied to the topic Are ethnic jokes inherently wrong, racist, or offensive? in the forum Small Talk 5 years, 7 months ago
I agree Robert.
Ethnic jokes between friends are often no more than good natured persiflage. It adds to a good time. At the other end of the spectrum there are racists and various haters who will utter such jokes in public with impunity and relish. Their intent is to belittle, normalize unacceptable stereotypes and in so doing to elevate…[Read more]
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jakelafort replied to the topic Are ethnic jokes inherently wrong, racist, or offensive? in the forum Small Talk 5 years, 7 months ago
Okay Enco, so where does free market capitalism lead?
You are wont to give simple examples to undermine a viewpoint. So deal with the owner of real property in fee simple (that means legally that the owner has all of the right title and interest that law can bestow) in which the sale is conditioned on the prospective purchaser not selling or…[Read more]
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jakelafort posted an update 5 years, 7 months ago
Encogitaitoner,
Would you enable the fee simple owners to resume the former practice of restrictive covenants in which the right of alienation is restricted if the potential purchaser is a racially undesirable individual? Which free market capitalism infringement is honored?
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jakelafort replied to the topic Are ethnic jokes inherently wrong, racist, or offensive? in the forum Small Talk 5 years, 7 months ago
It depends on the context and spirit in which the jokes are delivered. They’re not inherently wrong, racist or offensive.
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jakelafort replied to the topic Sit-Rep and Advice from the War On COVID-19! in the forum Small Talk 5 years, 7 months ago
My name is Jake and i am considered a flake.
Oh hey Enco, do you suppose your experiences in procuring a vaccine shot is a fair sample of transactions enabling you to assess capitalism? I assure you that capitalism is responsible for a great many ills.
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jakelafort replied to the topic Sit-Rep and Advice from the War On COVID-19! in the forum Small Talk 5 years, 7 months ago
Balls to the wall capitalism.
Keep drinking the capital kool aid. The exploiters are happy to have the exploited express satisfaction at their good fortune. Reason? Does that involve questioning your views? No issues with capitalism? okay
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jakelafort posted an update 5 years, 7 months ago
BRAIN DROPPINGS
Without Unseen we’s caught between being seen and unseen.
Not sure i will finish the Dennet and what is his face free will extravaganza…again disappointed by double D Dan…ask me why, i will tell ya if i can
Quote from an article describing experiment involving mice and a game producing hallucinations, “There seems to be a…[Read more]
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jakelafort replied to the topic Anyone here into cryptocurrency? in the forum Small Talk 5 years, 7 months ago
Unfortunately Encothink is all to typical. How complicated is this issue?
If you don’t have an agenda or ideology it is simply unconscionable the state of affairs in USA as to health care and uninsured Americans. European nations have a model that works. USA does not.
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jakelafort replied to the topic Anyone here into cryptocurrency? in the forum Small Talk 5 years, 7 months ago
Oh, and remember i am the guy who told you to keep your government handout. I have to get points for that!
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jakelafort replied to the topic Anyone here into cryptocurrency? in the forum Small Talk 5 years, 7 months ago
Encogitationer, do you ever think?
Can you, are you capable of ratiocination without utilizing the lens of your ideology and the ready anecdotes and propaganda?
Anyways it is same ole same…party before country…ideology before people…confirmation bias…the ice capades…refrozen ice cream…
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jakelafort replied to the topic Anyone here into cryptocurrency? in the forum Small Talk 5 years, 7 months ago
Jesus H. Christ, Mary and Joseph and the jackass!
ENCO! Tell me you are joking so i can laugh.
Cradle to grave security produces a blind mindset but capitalism without enough security produces nunofit? We just saw people dying in nursing homes like flies on fly paper because of a failure to plan or care. And caring occurs to a greater degree…[Read more]
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jakelafort posted a new activity comment 5 years, 7 months ago
I could not say there are two kinds of truth. Truth is not aesthetic unlike the designed lie which is aka religion.
Taken as a whole any passages in the bible that are advocating peace and love are negated by a tenor that is all about power, maintaining an unjust social hierarchy and the contemporary mores which are a little awful…
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jakelafort posted a new activity comment 5 years, 7 months ago
Simon what is the nexus between Craig and love? As i see it being an active apologist and gearing one’s efforts toward perpetuating Christianity is not love.
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jakelafort posted a new activity comment 5 years, 7 months ago
Craig posits dogma and does his utmost to reconcile science with mythology. He utilizes the same words and phrases repeatedly in a manner similar to a fortune teller so that the broadness of his language is more difficult to criticize. Further the language he utilizes gives a flavoring of sophistication where none exists. It is obvious he…[Read more]
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Love has a logic of its own. That’s not an abdication of reason.
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Simon what is the nexus between Craig and love? As i see it being an active apologist and gearing one’s efforts toward perpetuating Christianity is not love.
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You could say there are two kinds of truth: truth as utility, and truth as reality. These were at the heart of the debate between Jordan Peterson and Sam Harris. JP was saying that what is useful is true, and SH’s line was that what is real is true.
Christianity, on the one hand, professes peace and love. But reflecting the two sides…
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I could not say there are two kinds of truth. Truth is not aesthetic unlike the designed lie which is aka religion.
Taken as a whole any passages in the bible that are advocating peace and love are negated by a tenor that is all about power, maintaining an unjust social hierarchy and the contemporary mores which are a little awful…
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Simon, if you create a second realm of truth to suit whatever world-view you like then that becomes relatively free of being challenged and free of negation. It may seem harmless to you when it comes to “love” (though I would argue it is not harmless being thoughtless in the realm of love) but it is not the case when it comes to other world…
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But if we assume that love has its own logic – then it’s possible to contradict it, with greed or anger. It’s negatable. If there was something useful about white supremacism, then I would be forced to recognise it.
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jakelafort posted an update 5 years, 7 months ago
Listened to the video of William Lane Craig and Roger Penrose.
Apart from some thought provoking notions about cosmology it was painful to listen to Craig. He is so unctuous and lacking in integrity that if there were truth in advertising the man would introduce himself as a professional charlatan who makes Christianity a little less…[Read more]
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I like William Lane Craig. In what way do you think he lacks integrity? He’s just got his ideas and he sticks to them. But he’s also very analytical. I’ve never felt he lacks integrity.
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His own words:
I think Martin Luther correctly distinguished between what he called the magisterial and ministerial uses of reason. The magisterial use of reason occurs when reason stands over and above the gospel like a magistrate and judges it on the basis of argument and evidence. The ministerial use of reason occurs when reason submits…
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That may seem off, to us rationalists, but I think he’s talking about the difference between the logic of love or compassion, and the logic of the physical universe.
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But in a way, the two are separate domains, so it’s hard to see how they could contradict. Compassion has to take hard facts into account.
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Craig posits dogma and does his utmost to reconcile science with mythology. He utilizes the same words and phrases repeatedly in a manner similar to a fortune teller so that the broadness of his language is more difficult to criticize. Further the language he utilizes gives a flavoring of sophistication where none exists. It is obvious he…
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Love has a logic of its own. That’s not an abdication of reason.
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Simon what is the nexus between Craig and love? As i see it being an active apologist and gearing one’s efforts toward perpetuating Christianity is not love.
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You could say there are two kinds of truth: truth as utility, and truth as reality. These were at the heart of the debate between Jordan Peterson and Sam Harris. JP was saying that what is useful is true, and SH’s line was that what is real is true.
Christianity, on the one hand, professes peace and love. But reflecting the two sides…
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I could not say there are two kinds of truth. Truth is not aesthetic unlike the designed lie which is aka religion.
Taken as a whole any passages in the bible that are advocating peace and love are negated by a tenor that is all about power, maintaining an unjust social hierarchy and the contemporary mores which are a little awful…
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Simon, if you create a second realm of truth to suit whatever world-view you like then that becomes relatively free of being challenged and free of negation. It may seem harmless to you when it comes to “love” (though I would argue it is not harmless being thoughtless in the realm of love) but it is not the case when it comes to other world…
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But if we assume that love has its own logic – then it’s possible to contradict it, with greed or anger. It’s negatable. If there was something useful about white supremacism, then I would be forced to recognise it.
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William Lane Craig’s debates lack integrity, quoting his opponent out of context, never actually addressing questions directly and his voice alone is akin to fingernails against a blackboard.
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jakelafort replied to the topic Anyone here into cryptocurrency? in the forum Small Talk 5 years, 7 months ago
Correct me if i am mistaken Enco., you would rather maintain your political principles or political ideology than eliminate a great deal of human suffering? USA has out of control health care costs thanks to capitalism and tens of millions of uninsured Americans. Other countries have reduced health care costs and their citizens are insured and…[Read more]
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