SecondJon @SecondJon@qoto.org
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
Because this is less and less possible here, I'm largely offline and am not sure if I'll be returning. It was fun back when civility was a trend on qoto.
Joined Aug 2018
@Liberty4Masses
Is it fair to not assume malice where ignorance can be the explanation?
@freemo
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Thanks To Reduced Solar Activity, We Could Be Heading For A Mini Ice Age In 2030 | IFLScience https://www.iflscience.com/environment/we-could-be-heading-mini-ice-age-2030/
Report: Long-Running Political Lecture Show 'Saturday Night Live' Will Shift To Comedy Next Season
NEW YORK, NY A new report out of well-known political lecture show Saturday Night Live indicated Friday that the series will undergo a drastic genre change, shifting to a comedic format.Insiders claim the series will attempt to have jokes, funny skits, and clever writing. It's a major change for the series, since it pretty much just lecture...
CrossFit, Inc. Suspends Use of Facebook and Associated Properties
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@IndiaMaria
I hat no idea that was a law
@Lonestar
Surprise: Highly Religious Couples Have a Better Sex Life, Survey Finds
"Couples who are highly religious are more likely to be satisfied with their sex life than those who are less religious or who claim no religion, according to a new report"
...not saying this is necessarily the reason to go to church more.
@bigl0af
I haven't watched any of the show. Is tonight a good episode to start with?
Christian coffee company to donate 100 cars to struggling single moms in need
A Christian-owned pro-life coffee company in Florida has launched an initiative to use profits to gift 100 cars to struggling single mothers in need and has already assisted the mother of a severely autistic teen.
Facebook Suspends Candace Owens for Posting Link Between Leftist Policies and Fatherless Homes in the Black Community.
@Baline
I was thinking about this and Schoolhouse Rock yesterday. What year was the Roe VS Wade bill written that was signed into law to make it the Law of the Land?
Is the argument that by attaching any Supreme Court decision however tentatively to the constitution it becomes law?
Or is it really The Judicial Precedent of the Land?
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@twovoyagers
I remember last time someone started a site to mutually vote third party. That is, if you'd normally vote for the D, it would match you with someone who would usually vote for the R, and you'd both agree to vote third party. That way it would remove support from the one without tilting the vote to the other.
(In theory...if everyone was honest and followed through...and really only if it happened at the state level.)
Will political correctness kill classic movies?
The effort to wipe clean questionable content is happening all around us.
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/443282-will-political-correctness-kill-classic-movies
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@freemo
CS Lewis, a treasure to modern protestants loved medieval philosophy which included the idea of burying meaning under layers to dig through. As the biblical proverbs speak, wisdom must be searched for as hidden treasure.
A reading of the great books from church history are astounding at how similar they are to what is taught in churches today, but also can provide insight from outside of our current context.
CS Lewis wrote about this a bit in the introduction to On The Incarnation by Athanasius. Both the intro and the book are good reads.
@masterofthetiger@theres.life @selea
@freemo
I suspect we'd all agree it is a life long pursuit to plumb the depths of scripture, and that there's more there than fits on a pamphlet.
I think more time should be put into the learning of biblical Greek and Hebrew and textual criticism and learning the historical and cultural context.
But I don't dismiss the simple straightforward meaning either. It has layers. Like parfait.
@masterofthetiger@theres.life @selea
@selea
I would expect the key to eternal salvation to be the MOST disputed thing, no matter how clear it is, if it disagrees with us at all. And as we're not all the same, no matter what it is, it'll be uncomfortable for some or all of us, and we'll try to ignore it or re interpret it.
@freemo @masterofthetiger@theres.life
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
Because this is less and less possible here, I'm largely offline and am not sure if I'll be returning. It was fun back when civility was a trend on qoto.
Joined Aug 2018
