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as fake biographies, why aren't they
all the same?
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On 19 Nov 2015, at 05:41, Alan C wrote:
"No. I view them as having deliberately constructed a fake biography that
fulfils the scriptures in order to make other people think that Jesus was
the messiah."
You should perhaps read "Cold Case Chr
here are plenty of non-Biblical writings of the times to
>corroborate the Gospels.
>
>Alan C
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>On 19 Nov 2015, at
>Simply because the four biographers were not always in simultaneous
>attendance.
>
>Besides, there are plenty of non-Biblical writings of the times to
>corroborate the Gospels.
>
>Alan C
Let's not overstate our case. Knarf caught that.
There are not many extra-biblical "writings" available. J
Also Tacitus, Pliny, Lucian & the Babylonian Talmud. In the end it boils
down to faith.
Alan C
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Simply because the four biographers were not always in simultan
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>
> >Simply because the four biographers were not always in simultaneous
> >attendance.
> >
> >Besides, there are plenty of non-Biblical writings of the times to
> >corroborate the Gospels.
> >
> >Alan C
>Since you mention abductive reasoning, apparently without understanding
what
>it is, the simplest explanation for the apparent fit between the Gospels'
>account and the OT scriptures is the one I have given, by essentially the
>same reasoning that Hume gives for rejecting belief in miracles.
>
>B
Fuck me, Collin, you really are the master when it comes to talking bollocks.
B
On 19 Nov 2015, at 19:14, Collin B wrote:
>> Since you mention abductive reasoning, apparently without understanding
> what
>> it is, the simplest explanation for the apparent fit between the Gospels'
>> account and
>F*** me, Collin, you really are the master when it comes to talking
bollocks.
>
>B
I know I've not said anything inaccurate or false.
Was hoping for good conversation and maybe learn something.
It started out that way.
Alas.
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Very well, I'll reply to your previous nonsense and you're welcome to reply to
whatever nonsense I write, and after that I surrender.
B
On 19 Nov 2015, at 20:00, Collin B wrote:
>> F*** me, Collin, you really are the master when it comes to talking
> bollocks.
>>
>> B
>
> I know I've not sai
>Very well, I'll reply to your previous nonsense and you're welcome to reply
to whatever nonsense I write, and after that I surrender.
>
>B
No. Either good conversation or I, going back to what I posted much
earlier, acknowledge that it was my mistaking what I thought the
conversation might becom
On 19 Nov 2015, at 19:14, Collin B wrote:
>> Since you mention abductive reasoning, apparently without understanding
> what
>> it is, the simplest explanation for the apparent fit between the Gospels'
>> account and the OT scriptures is the one I have given, by essentially the
>> same reasoning t
>No, of course I haven't read it. That entire paragraph is nonsense and
nothing whatsoever to do with the matter in hand. It's just chaff thrown out
to try and distract, and to feed your ego. If you've read the book I doubt
that you've understood anything in it at all.
I mentioned it because it wa
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> On 14 Nov 2015, at 15:02, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
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Innocent civilians are dead; I grieve for them, their families and their
friends.
The people of Paris and France are living under the threat of violence and
terror right now. My heart goes out to them.
Regards,
frank
On November 14, 2015 10:01:18 AM EST, "Daniel J. Matyola"
wrote:
>http://
Yes ... I wanted to post Edith Piaf singing "the Last time I saw Paris"
but tech difficulties ensued.
did the facebook flag colors ...
Thanks Bob, Rick, Dan for photographic statements..
How simply awful it all is
ann
On 11/14/2015 1:03 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34
Mike Johnston's piece today is quite simple and eloquent, I thought:
http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2015/11/to-our-friends.html
Brian
On Sun, Nov 15, 2015, at 02:01 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
> http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/gateway/france/fr_1x.
Indeed.
I think of this with the same feelings of sadness, outrage, and horror that
comes to mind when I hear of trouble in and near Tel Aviv, worrying for Boris
and his family.
Can we not stop these atrocities? A century of senseless violence and horror
behind us... Is there another one to
Yes , indeed so!
ann
On 11/14/2015 4:36 PM, Brian Walters wrote:
Mike Johnston's piece today is quite simple and eloquent, I thought:
http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2015/11/to-our-friends.html
Brian
On Sun, Nov 15, 2015, at 02:01 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote
You could try this one instead:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=baje6sbpEXs
B
> On 14 Nov 2015, at 21:01, ann sanfedele wrote:
>
> Yes ... I wanted to post Edith Piaf singing "the Last time I saw Paris" but
> tech difficulties ensued.
> did the facebook flag colors ...
>
> Thanks Bob, Rick, D
I've typed and re-typed several responses to this, Godfrey. I think I'll send
this one, regarding your question about whether this violence will ever stop.
These sorts of horrific events cause a lot of soul - searching and looking for
answers. Unfortunately, in these modern times, these contempl
Eloquently put... I suspect Godder's "question" was rhetorical, but you
knew that
ann
On 11/15/2015 10:08 AM, knarf wrote:
I've typed and re-typed several responses to this, Godfrey. I think I'll send
this one, regarding your question about whether this violence will ever stop.
These sorts o
I agree that the world is less violent than it has ever been. I also agree that
the US and allies were mistaken in their zeal to remove the oppressive
dictators who at least controlled the fringe elements of their world. Fringe
elements that have thrived and grown powerful in an environment that
ISIS or ISIL or whatever they're called have no plans to "dominate the world".
At least no realistic plans that need be taken seriously.
It's unlikely they want to expand the Caliphate outside the Middle East and
possibly North Africa.
That map of their "5 year plan" that circulated several m
The goals of the Islamic State are real and historical. Even the NY Times
recognizes that. It has nothing to do With "right wing" interpretations.
Liberal whine doesn't apply here. But I'm in mourning, not going to continue
with this.
Paul via phone
> On Nov 15, 2015, at 1:02 PM, knarf wrote:
Right. New York times. Like I said, right-wing media outlets...
Cheers,
frank (running, ducking, hiding)
PS: In all seriousness, take care of yourself, Paul. I'll back out of this
conversation now as well. You've got enough burden on your shoulders at this
difficult time...
On November 15, 2
Indeed: rhetorical. But thanks for the attempt at a response.
G
> On Nov 15, 2015, at 8:54 AM, ann sanfedele wrote:
>
> Eloquently put... I suspect Godder's "question" was rhetorical, but you knew
> that
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Of course I knew it was rhetorical. :-)
I was just gushing to the list in general, out of frustration and a need to
vent.
It feels that this sort of thing has been going on for my whole life - almost 6
decades now. One wonders if it's ever going to stop. And one tries to cope with
the realiza
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I can't speak French worth a damn, but I can whistle the first couple of
bars of La Marseillaise.
Fra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM-E2H1ChJM
On 11/14/2015 7:15 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote:
You could try this one instead:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=baje6sbpEXs
B
On 14 Nov 2015, at 21:01, ann sanfedele wrote:
Yes ... I wanted to post Edith Piaf singing "the Last time I saw Paris" but
tech
Their stated objective is to restore the Caliphate to their ideal of its
maximum extent in the 7th & 8th centuries.
That includes all of the Iberian Peninsula,; Septimania; Aquitaine,
Midi-Pyrenees & Poitou-Charentes - as far north as Poitiers; the Balkans
to the Gates of Vienna; all of northern
Germany was not intent on world domination. Hitler wanted a "Grossdeutschland",
a sort of Super Germany which would include all the ethnic Germans in Europe,
plus "Lebensraum" - living space, essentially buffer states much like the USSRs
East European satellite states post WWII. He wanted to def
Okay, Hitler was a good guy. . Nighty, night, Frank.
Paul via phone
> On Nov 15, 2015, at 7:18 PM, knarf wrote:
>
> Germany was not intent on world domination. Hitler wanted a
> "Grossdeutschland", a sort of Super Germany which would include all the
> ethnic Germans in Europe, plus "Lebensrau
Yes, that's exactly what I said Paul.
Good argument, BTW.
LOL!
Cheers,
frank
On November 15, 2015 8:00:31 PM EST, Paul Stenquist
wrote:
>Okay, Hitler was a good guy. . Nighty, night, Frank.
>
>Paul via phone
>
>> On Nov 15, 2015, at 7:18 PM, knarf wrote:
>>
>> Germany was not intent on
Thanks. It certainly makes more sense than your attempt to rationalize Hitler's
goals. That's laughable.
Paul via phone
> On Nov 15, 2015, at 8:07 PM, knarf wrote:
>
> Yes, that's exactly what I said Paul.
>
> Good argument, BTW.
>
> LOL!
>
> Cheers,
>
> frank
>
>> On November 15, 2015
Paul Stenquist wrote:
>Thanks. It certainly makes more sense than your attempt to rationalize
>Hitler's goals. That's laughable.
??? He wasn't rationalizing Hitler's goals! He was *describing* them.
Quite accurately, too. Check out Ian Kershaw's superb biography of
Hitler. It's a big two volumes
I've read them. Just a notch below holocaust deniers. More rationalizing.
ISIS is okay. We're okay, they're okay. Let's all hug.
> On Nov 15, 2015, at 8:42 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
>
> Paul Stenquist wrote:
>
>> Thanks. It certainly makes more sense than your attempt to rationalize
>> Hi
Wow, Mark! I was totally making that shit up as I went along. Who knew it was
actually accurate?
Cheers,
frank
On November 15, 2015 8:42:04 PM EST, Mark Roberts
wrote:
>Paul Stenquist wrote:
>
>>Thanks. It certainly makes more sense than your attempt to rationalize
>Hitler's goals. That's la
Paul Stenquist wrote:
> I've read them. Just a notch below holocaust deniers. More rationalizing.
>ISIS is okay. We're okay, they're okay. Let's all hug.
OK. This is getting weird. None of those are even close to being
holocaust denial (particularly in the case of Lukacs, who barely
escaped
knarf wrote:
>Wow, Mark! I was totally making that shit up as I went along. Who knew it was
>actually accurate?
;-)
By the way, there *is* disagreement among historians about whether the
goal of Hitler's invasion of Russia was the destruction of the
communist Soviet Union itself or to convince
The tone is what disturbs me. I realize that there's no literal holocaust
denial here, but Frank's post suggested that Hittler wasn't really all that
bad. I agree, it was weird.
Paul via phone
> On Nov 15, 2015, at 9:11 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
>
> knarf wrote:
>
>> Wow, Mark! I was totally
Paul Stenquist wrote:
>The tone is what disturbs me. I realize that there's no literal holocaust
>denial here, but Frank's post suggested that Hittler wasn't really all that
>bad.
Sorry, I didn't detect any of that in Frank's post.
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When I was a kid, I wondered: if Japan wanted to take over the world, and
Germany wanted to take over the world, what would have happened if the Axis
powers actually won WWII?
They'd be standing staring at each other, prolly in Russia or in the middle of
the Pacific or something, all like, "Wha
Hmmm...
I think I'll just let my posts speak for themselves, rather than argue that
point with you, Paul. I don't think anything that I said suggested Hitler as
"not really all that bad."
In case it needs clarification: Hitler was one of the most evil individuals
that the world has yet produce
Then we'll leave it at that. I found it disturbing, but this has not been a
good week for me.
Paul via phone
> On Nov 15, 2015, at 9:23 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
>
> Paul Stenquist wrote:
>
>> The tone is what disturbs me. I realize that there's no literal holocaust
>> denial here, but Frank's
Thank you. That works for me.
Paul via phone
> On Nov 15, 2015, at 9:34 PM, knarf wrote:
>
> Hmmm...
>
> I think I'll just let my posts speak for themselves, rather than argue that
> point with you, Paul. I don't think anything that I said suggested Hitler as
> "not really all that bad."
>
Okay everyone. I declare the Hitler Rule.
*reminder* ... The Hitler Rule says that as soon as Hitler is mentioned in a
friendly political discussion, the discussion is over. ;-)
thanks for playing,
G
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They started it.
Okay, I ~may~ have actually said the word "Hitler" first but they made me do
it. LOL!
Okay, I won't say it again.
Hitler.
Oh damn. Last time, I promise!
I like your rule, Godfrey. I'm out of this discussion. Thanks for moderating.
:-)
Cheers,
frank
On November 15, 201
:-)
Paul via phone
> On Nov 15, 2015, at 9:45 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
>
> Okay everyone. I declare the Hitler Rule.
>
> *reminder* ... The Hitler Rule says that as soon as Hitler is mentioned in a
> friendly political discussion, the discussion is over. ;-)
>
> thanks for playing,
> G
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
>Okay everyone. I declare the Hitler Rule.
>
>*reminder* ... The Hitler Rule says that as soon as Hitler is mentioned in a
>friendly political discussion, the discussion is over. ;-)
>
>thanks for playing,
Are you really Godfrey or... Godwin!
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Let's all hug.
Can't we all just get along ?
Where's the sarcasm symbol?
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I've read them. Just a notch
On 11/15/2015 8:23 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
Paul Stenquist wrote:
The tone is what disturbs me. I realize that there's no literal holocaust
denial here, but Frank's post suggested that Hittler wasn't really all that bad.
Sorry, I didn't detect any of that in Frank's post.
Mark and Frank.
On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 8:45 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi
wrote:
> Okay everyone. I declare the Hitler Rule.
>
> *reminder* ... The Hitler Rule says that as soon as Hitler is mentioned in a
> friendly political discussion, the discussion is over. ;-)
I believe you are referring to Godwin's Law.
https://
Godwin's Law is what motivated The Hitler Rule. ;-)
G
> On Nov 15, 2015, at 9:03 PM, Darren Addy wrote:
>
> On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 8:45 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi
> wrote:
>> Okay everyone. I declare the Hitler Rule.
>>
>> *reminder* ... The Hitler Rule says that as soon as Hitler is mentioned in
Bill,
We’re not all provincial down here, believe it or not. I’ve read Bryant,
Roberts and other British historians. My views are not a product of American
jingoism, but neither are they apologist.
Paul
> On Nov 15, 2015, at 11:59 PM, Bill wrote:
>
> On 11/15/2015 8:23 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 11:59 PM, Bill wrote:
> Mark and Frank. You are talking to Americans about a subject they mostly
> know about from history books written by Americans and for American
> consumption.
> To be kind, their views are somewhat propagandized.
We have mostly been "propagandized" b
We don't bat an eyelash often because we (many of us) do now know what is
going on around the world. It's hard to when the news-tainment industry
filters for its narrative.
International news sources are not all that common. Few have taken note of
the other ISIS and Al Shabbab actions at the same
> Are you really Godfrey
My Man!
(Hoping someone gets it)
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On 16 Nov 2015, at 14:44, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
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>> On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 11:59 PM, Bill wrote:
>> Mark and Frank. You are talking to Americans about a subject they mostly
>> know about from history books written by Americans and for American
>> consumption.
>> To be kind, their views are
On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 10:43 AM, Collin B wrote:
> Commumism was never containable
Communism WAS contained.
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>On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 10:43 AM, Collin B wrote:
>> Commumism was never containable
>
>Communism WAS contained.
I don't know if it was contained so much as left to implode by itself.
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On 11/16/2015 8:43 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 11:59 PM, Bill wrote:
Mark and Frank. You are talking to Americans about a subject they mostly
know about from history books written by Americans and for American
consumption.
To be kind, their views are somewhat propagandi
On 11/16/2015 4:53 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 10:43 AM, Collin B wrote:
Commumism was never containable
Communism WAS contained.
Actually, Russia was contained, Communism, not so much Any batshit crazy
right winger will tell you, every country but the USA is comm
There has never been a communist state. After the Revolution the USSR may have
been moving that way but never got there. However close they may (or may not
have) come, they were completely derailed by Stalin.
The USSR and every other so-called communist state were actually
State-Capitalists. T
You should really read "Meine Kamph". The invasion of Russia was
"planned" before Hitler's crew took the German State. Historians who
don't read primary sources where the author lays out his agenda are
pretty much Idiots.
It is a bit like reading Das Kapital, (dense because it's full of
Rica
On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 12:24 PM, P.J. Alling
wrote:
> You should really read "Meine Kamph".
If you mean Mein Kampf, I read it in college, and well as Zweites Buch.
"Churchill tried to warn Stalin of Hitler's duplicity, but Stalin
didn't believe him."
I'm not sure that is entirely true. Stalin
Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
>On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 12:24 PM, P.J. Alling
> wrote:
>> You should really read "Meine Kamph".
>
>If you mean Mein Kampf, I read it in college, and well as Zweites Buch.
By the way: I've read (in Ian Kershaw's splendid Hitler biography)
that it's important to try to rea
Ignoring the Japanese, and their wish for an expanded empire, in that
invasion, is well, foolish. I'm pretty sure that the American component
in that had more to do with keeping an eye on the Japanese, who even
then threatened western and by extension US trade concessions, (need I
say in China
On 17 Nov 2015, at 17:54, Mark Roberts wrote:
>
> Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 12:24 PM, P.J. Alling
>> wrote:
>>> You should really read "Meine Kamph".
>>
>> If you mean Mein Kampf, I read it in college, and well as Zweites Buch.
>
> By the way: I've read (in Ian Ker
There's never been a Santa Claus state for the same reason. The
trappings of a Communist state can however be used to keep an Elite in
power, until the contradictions become to great for even those
benefiting to ignore. Don't feel bad, Capitalism doesn't actually exist
either, Marx invented i
>On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 10:43 AM, Collin B
wrote:
>> Commumism was never containable
>
>Communism WAS contained.
>
>Dan Matyola
Not exactly. It spread from China to N. Korea. It spread through VietNam.
It is maintained in Cuba. The Shining Path remains at large.
Of course, one might say that
>That's the way the Bible works too.
>
>B
How so?
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I don't wish to argue with you (I've already stated that there is nothing near
a communist state currently in existence, nor has there ever been). We aren't
going to see eye to eye - ever - so what's the use?
But, Obama? Marxist?
>From Wikipedia: "Marx hypothesized that socialism would eventual
>There has never been a communist state. After the Revolution the USSR may
have been moving that way but never got there. However close they may (or
may not have) come,
>they were completely derailed by Stalin.
>
>The USSR and every other so-called communist state were actually
State-Capitalists.
>Pentaxians unite, you have nothing to lose but your, your... well, I can't
think of a humorous rhyme with "chains". :-)
>
>Cheers,
>
>frank the lefty
That would work in the days when cameras had those nice stainless steel
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On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 12:57 PM, P.J. Alling
wrote:
> England suppressed the slave trade
Only after they firmly established slavery in their American colonies,
leaving the US with that enormous problem that caused the bloodiest
war of all time. As usual, after they created the problem, they
ass
On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 2:31 PM, Collin B wrote:
> It spread from China to N. Korea. It spread through VietNam.
> It is maintained in Cuba
While Soviet style authoritarianism and elitism spread to those
countries, I'm not sure that communism in the Leninist fashion lasted
very long. China today
I don't know what weed you're smoking but slavery, prior to England
suppressing it was ubiquitous, in human society, everything from
indentured servitude, to chattel slavery, since the stone age.
The feudal system was, a form of slavery, with the slaves being tied to
the land.
The word Slave
On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 4:55 PM, P.J. Alling wrote:
> I don't know what weed you're smoking but slavery, prior to England
> suppressing it was ubiquitous, in human society
I don't smoke.
Slavery may have been "ubiquitous," but it was Britain that brought it
to North America, for the profit of Br
On 11/17/2015 5:03 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 4:55 PM, P.J. Alling wrote:
I don't know what weed you're smoking but slavery, prior to England
suppressing it was ubiquitous, in human society
I don't smoke.
Slavery may have been "ubiquitous," but it was Britain that br
"They called themselves Communists."
The former East Germany called themselves the German Democratic Republic.
What's in a name?
"Lenin was the orthodox Marxist."
At the risk of oversimplification, Lenin was about the Party, and centralizing
power. I suspect he may have considered that a neces
A thread like this is the conversational equivalent of everyone
marching in wearing their overshoes and opening their raincoats to
reveal that they are wearing nothing underneath. It's not a pretty
sight.
On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 7:57 PM, knarf wrote:
> "They called themselves Communists."
>
> The
On 11/17/2015 1:31 PM, Collin B wrote:
On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 10:43 AM, Collin B
wrote:
Commumism was never containable
Communism WAS contained.
Dan Matyola
Not exactly. It spread from China to N. Korea. It spread through VietNam.
It is maintained in Cuba. The Shining Path remains at
On 11/17/2015 3:14 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 12:57 PM, P.J. Alling
wrote:
England suppressed the slave trade
Only after they firmly established slavery in their American colonies,
leaving the US with that enormous problem that caused the bloodiest
war of all time.
And yet you're watching...
LOL!
Perhaps I'll see if I have any photos to post. But last weekend was so
dismal in the photography department...
cheers,
frank
On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 9:14 PM, Darren Addy wrote:
> A thread like this is the conversational equivalent of everyone
> marching in wea
Whatever or whoever started it, slavery more than thrived once the Brits were
ousted. Plantation owners weren't exactly turning their backs on all that free
labour after 1776. In fact it was a necessary part of the plantation system in
the South; without slaves, American cotton wouldn't have bee
On 17 Nov 2015, at 19:36, Collin B wrote:
>> That's the way the Bible works too.
>>
>> B
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> How so?
>
The gospels are a biography constructed around the OT prophecies so that people
would think that Jesus was the predicted Messiah.
B
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slaves could never buy their freedom in the US.
That's simply not true. While it was difficult and due to the way
Chattel slavery was enforced, the slaves owner would have to give
permission, but there are quite a few former slaves who bought their
freedom, and later the freedom of their wiv
>At the risk of oversimplification, Lenin was about the Party,
It is easy, and quite common, to confuse function with worldview. Marxism is
a worldview. Communism, in its several varieties, is an implementation. So
is socialism, whether the milder US type or the more stringent system of the
Soci
>On 17 Nov 2015, at 19:36, Collin B wrote:
>
>>> That's the way the Bible works too.
>>>
>>> B
>>
>> How so?
>>
>
>The gospels are a biography constructed around the OT prophecies so that
people would think that Jesus was the predicted Messiah.
>
>B
>
So you view them as suffering confirmation
On 18 Nov 2015, at 13:09, Collin B wrote:
>> On 17 Nov 2015, at 19:36, Collin B wrote:
>>
That's the way the Bible works too.
B
>>>
>>> How so?
>>
>> The gospels are a biography constructed around the OT prophecies so that
> people would think that Jesus was the predicted Mess
On 11/17/2015 4:18 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 2:31 PM, Collin B wrote:
It spread from China to N. Korea. It spread through VietNam.
It is maintained in Cuba
While Soviet style authoritarianism and elitism spread to those
countries, I'm not sure that communism in the
On 11/17/2015 9:15 PM, Bill wrote:
On 11/17/2015 1:31 PM, Collin B wrote:
On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 10:43 AM, Collin B
wrote:
Commumism was never containable
Communism WAS contained.
Dan Matyola
Not exactly. It spread from China to N. Korea. It spread through
VietNam.
It is maintained in
It's kind of like driving past a wreck on the highway. You don't really
want to look, but you're curious about what everyone else is gawking at.
On 11/17/2015 9:29 PM, frank theriault wrote:
And yet you're watching...
LOL!
Perhaps I'll see if I have any photos to post. But last weekend was so
On 11/19/2015 12:12 PM, John wrote:
On 11/17/2015 4:18 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 2:31 PM, Collin B
wrote:
It spread from China to N. Korea. It spread through VietNam.
It is maintained in Cuba
While Soviet style authoritarianism and elitism spread to those
countrie
>It's pretty much the standard language of the GOP since the days Roger
>Ailes & Lee Atwater were guiding George H.W. Bush's 1988 campaign.
>Although, since they learned their chops at Nixon's knee, the "Big Lie"
>technique seeped into American politics a bit earlier.
Now I get it. There never wa
> -Original Message-
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> disease. I'm pretty sure that most of the camp guards in Hitler's
Germany,
> Soviet Russia, Mao's China and Pol Pot's Cambodia, thought their actions
> were justifiable at the time.
>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToKcmnrE5oY
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