Choosing a faith

Years ago, while in High School, I was a World War II buff. I bought that book. IIRC it was 1600 pages long and I never read it cover to cover. If you are referring to Hitler, I certainly dont see myself like him, though I can identify to a degree with the suffering of the German people in the twenties after the humiliating bill they were forced to pay from the allied powers. How would you feel, as a young man or woman, if you were born in debt?Besides. as we always argue, there are two sides to every story. Hitler was, like Trump, a Populist. Hitler wrote Mein Kampf. Trump wrote The Art Of The Deal. Im sure if I studied further, I could see a bit of Trump in Hitler. I also will acknowledge that if the American people went through another Great Depression, they may feel like electing a Populist with lofty promises of restoration to greatness, but I also have faith in our system of government...in a two party system. Rationality has its place in life. The German people were neither rational nor reasonable. jar is right in that the bill will always get paid. The primary argument that I ascribe to in defense of the American people is that we are not the only ones who owe it. Were China the victorious power in a new war, we would not humiliate ourselves any further. We would be at the crossroads of history just as the German people were after the Great War.

Look, we have enough trouble paying the bills we owe today. Dont drag up 150 year old treaties out of the hope chest and expect that we will find the money to pay them. All you Leftists want is more other leftists to join your cause and vote you in office for perpetuity.There are plenty of moderate or even right wing thinkers in the South American population. Lets get them over here too...without promising the world a Rose garden.

Damn right! Not some party that clings to power with a 5% majority. We will take the issue of reparations global and see how it plays out. I predict it will die. The planet has more pressing issues than bending over backwards to make every global citizen (financially) equal.

We could, if we took into account that the experiment not only involved observation of the natural world but of our own communion with it and other people. The only "evidence" we would find would be our own reactions to our observations, our own feelings and thoughts on the data, and at the end of the day our choice in accepting or rejecting said Deity. In short, there will never be objective evidence of a Deity until and unless such a Deity chose to reveal it to us individually or collectively.
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So?Just because you cant establish evidence or distinguish a character from a myth doesn't change human behavior.

Says who? Worry about your own nation. Over here, we are split roughly down the middle on these issues. You seem to think that one side writes the rules and the conclusions for everyone. They don't. (This applies to either side, by the way...depending on the specific issue.)

Reality says nothing of the sort. Absence of evidence does not define the conclusion, especially if the story traveled worldwide and has so many adherents today. You may wish it were a myth, however.

Were the system (the two-party system) working as it should...as it used to work, the parties would have enough of a consensus to avoid spending 4 years trying to fully undo what the previous group did in their 4 years. (which was likely only a year or so's worth of work since *they* spent 3 years trying to undo the policies of the ones before them!

They have quite a ways to go to match Christianity or Islam.

Maybe in your list of definitions.

I was never impressed with the story.

No, but I'm familiar with it. In fact, I'll reread it now, so as to support the point you are trying to make.

According to History.com they are, too...though many Christians disagree, citing several reasons.In order to respect the Appeal to Popularity fallacy, this fact alone does not disqualify Mormonism from "being Christian" but some facts from this article might. To wit:

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According to the LDS church, Adam and Eve lived in Daviess County, Missouri after being driven from the Garden of Eden.

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Pleeease!

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There are three levels of heaven—celestial, terrestrial and telestial—in Mormonism. Only those in the celestial kingdom will live in God’s presence.

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So what good are the other two levels? Remind me of the RCC concept of Purgatory!

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Followers don’t recognize the Christian concept of the trinity (God existing in three persons). Instead, they believe the Father, Son and Holy Ghost are three separate gods.

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Sounds a bit like Tritheism.

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Mormons follow a strict healthy lifestyle that doesn’t allow them to consume alcohol, tobacco, coffee or tea.

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This is one of their more rational teachings and beliefs.

Nice guys always finish last.

Once you go down that rabbit hole, everything is mysterious, exquisite and beautiful Sometimes even terrifying! Its what fascinates you. No disrespect there. I cant show you. Besides, God would be boring to you anyway. Im sure you've read the book. Perhaps He uses unbelievers to get anything useful done. To be honest, I just want Her to make my life comfortable. The peanut gallery sees that and it reinforces their desire to join you down the rabbit hole looking at really cool stuff rather than searching for a higher authority. Who on earth would want to do that????