Reg the Fronkey Farmer

@regthefronkeyfarmer Oh well, now I’m de-modded maybe @unseen will talk to me again 😜

Strega wrote:
@regthefronkeyfarmer Apparently I’m no longer a moderator (!) so you’re on your own if anything gets rowdy

Bring it on if you have a god on your side!! 🙂

Seriously Strega, that is not good enough. You will always be more that a participant to us all !!! I am making protest signs. We need more god mods!!

@regthefronkeyfarmer Apparently I’m no longer a moderator (!) so you’re on your own if anything gets rowdy 🤣

Strega wrote:
(It has to be Reg, Pope – he knows the byte-speak language)

Indeed. 🙂

BTW @RegTheFronkeyFarmer, the main problem I was having was that, in the list of Groups, there were blank spaces in several parts of the list where several groups should have appeared. Our elevated rights groups weren’t appearing, so I couldn’t reach you or R…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:
This is after clearing cache and data for the site in Chrome didn’t change anything and switching to DuckDuckGo after clearing cache and data and clicking on the Forum link on the main page.

The first time you mentioned this, I checked and didn’t have the problem. This time, I signed in as a normal user, and I DO see the p…[Read more]

Oh that’s way too weird for me to sort out. We need to call in the big guns.

@regthefronkeyfarmer Reg!!!!

@regthefronkeyfarmer – but I never said the truth had to be justified – just “true”.  Anyway I like your definition of understanding better – understanding the factors that make something happen, and everything has a causative structure.

I understand that the concept of truth is not simple and is hard to define precisely.  If something is l…[Read more]

@RegTheFronkeyFarmer wrt the last link, for “simulation”, it’s a duplicate of the Sean Carroll link. (I fixed a typo elsewhere, so I’m betting you were in a hurry today!)

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Group Selection: Groups with cooperative, moral members tend to survive and thrive better, promoting the evolution of moral behavior.

Ethical Frameworks: Philosophical doctrines like Kant’s categorical imperative or utilitarianism guide moral actions through reasoned principles.

These are flat-out wrong.  Beyond th…[Read more]

@regthefronkeyfarmer, could you please ask it what is the foundation of morality?  I wager it will mention human flourishing and religion, and say that the question isn’t settled.  I think it will also mention the classical ethical theories like utilitarianism and deontology (what is their foundation?).

Hey Reg, @regthefronkeyfarmer,

I don’t know Perkins personally, but I’m no supporter.  As I said in another post, it’s really bad when “evangelical types” syncretistically blend nationalism with theology.

You also talked about Catholics meeting in their church buildings and holding “Mass”, denying the reality of the COVID-19 Coronavirus.  M…[Read more]