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You sound a lot like Saul Alinsky and his statement "Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules." And while Saul has many effective tactics for disintegrating society, he wasn't a very good person. And we find this out by the witnesses of his life. There were many people that knew him and...

We were once delivering a piece of furniture to a house. And we walked in to figure out where it was going. Upon opening the door I was hit in the face with this horrible smell of dog doo doo. And a quick survey of the house showed a number of doggy piles in the living room and down the hallway...

I agree with you. I don't see a problem getting the DNA of a convicted criminal, but not of anyone innocent. The database might not be big, but it would be big enough to deter crime.

And it has the added benefit that, at least in that aspect of his behavior, he is a better person. It was the best thing that could be done for him. And he can now go on to be a well adjusted member of society.

This may very well be the case. CS Lewis had such a solid picture of this idea in The Great Divorce. @garyflet If you want a picture of what I think hell might be like, or at least similar to as far as the attitude of the denizens of hell, then read this.

The latest conspiracy theory I have heard is that in order for Global governments to actually coalesce into a deference to a single Authority where the names of the countries might still be in effect but the laws, or rules, are going to be largely from a single group of elites, there will need...

I agree entirely. I'm only pointing out that if the title "Calvinist" is used, someone who believes the foundational aspects of of Calvinism, namely those related to the settled view, but does not call themselves a Calvinist because they disagree with Calvinists on some superficial point, get...

While this is true, one thing to note is that, maybe not Scott Adams, but all the other people that were screaming for a vax for everyone need to do two things. The first is that they need to apologize (at least like Scott did here) and the second thing they need to do is remove themselves from...

Actually I agree entirely with what Clete and Judge Rightly are saying. The perceived difference simply comes from the way that we write and the approach we are taking to your question. But the reason it would be hard to explain the nuanced difference is because you do not have a good enough...

Note that "Calvinism" is a term that usually means a specific set of beliefs for most people, but among almost everyone Calvinism features the 'settled view'. And the settled view would also account for every position you mention in your post.

The point I was trying to make was that it's not a certain certification. It isn't a particular button one pushes. It isn't a particular test one must pass. It is a matter of having a good attitude about God himself. To know how that would be you can look at your relationships with your family...

You missed my point entirely. My feelings have nothing to do with what I said. The claim I made was that God is not so interested in the rules of the game as much as He is interested in one's attitude. Because it's not a game, it's more like a party. In fact, God said as much with the story of...

Being with God for eternity is not a mechanical process. It's not a matter of this feeling or that ceremony, it's a matter of a relationship. One might even call it a kind of friendship. So that is kind of it, if you don't want to go to heaven you won't go even if God is going to say you are...

Hello. You can comment in any forum, just make it a good comment.

At the laundromat we'd have the occasional round go off in a dryer. A loud bang would cause the attendant to look up and a dryer door would pop open usually. We only had one door glass break (that was a rifle round if I recall, and it scared the scream out of the lady standing right in front of...

Ricky! Be nice!

What? Someone will pay me to spam? What's the pay rate? I might just have to change careers.

All taxes are income taxes. But it is either direct or indirectly based on personal income. Either that or a government does not base taxes in any way on personal income and destroys the country in such a short time that one could say it can't happen.

You didn't listen to his stuff?! The doves cried.

My references to the analogies in question have been rather specific. So let's go over the two analogies in question. The first analogy is explained here in detail. And the analogy is as follows: You wake up in the morning and find yourself back to back in bed with an unconscious violinist. A...