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anglagard
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Message 447 of 895 (886726)
06-02-2021 1:10 AM
Reply to: Message 405 by PaulK
05-27-2021 1:06 AM


Re: The Knowledge of Jesus is Available to All
PaulK writes:
Let us also note that this is no indication of Jesus making any impression at all on the author.
I am curious, at what point in Roman history do you think Christ/Christianity actually made any impression on the Romans? I say Claudius and Nero which appears to be unacceptable. Can we go with Decius? Diocletian? Constantine? Theodoric? (be careful, I have direct physical and empirical evidence the latter did acknowledge the existence of Christianity, through coinage). So, the question remains, do you think the Romans noticed Christianity was a thing prior to Constantine? Or did it come from nowhere and the Romans were too stupid to notice?
In addition, while Josephus clearly has some later Christian monk insertions, and Suetonius has also come under similar (but less common and apparently less valid charges,) this is the first time I ever heard of anyone ever accusing Tacitus of bearing false witness.
Generally, scholarship in history means one is allowed to speak of a person they never personally met, which seems to be PaulK's standard for existence, Hey, you kids in grammar school, because you did not personally meet Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, or Lincoln you don't personally know they ever existed, therefore you are not allowed to comment on anything they supposedly did.
Idiotic and desperate.
The consensus of historical scholarship remains on my side. Further whining about not winning means nothing to us.
I am also done with you concerning further conversation on this matter, so whine all you want behind my back, one of us must be the adult.
Edited by anglagard, : Convert to to too.

The problem with knowing everything is learning nothing.

If you don't know what you're doing, find someone who does, and do what they do.

Republican = death


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anglagard
Member (Idle past 857 days)
Posts: 2339
From: Socorro, New Mexico USA
Joined: 03-18-2006


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Message 451 of 895 (886730)
06-02-2021 5:13 AM
Reply to: Message 449 by Phat
06-02-2021 3:40 AM


P's First, Q's Later
Phat writes:
Why must all of you be doubters by nature?
1) Primate heritage
2) Prefrontal cortex
3) Philosophy
4) Psychology
5) Personal preference
Would you prefer I start with another letter?

The problem with knowing everything is learning nothing.

If you don't know what you're doing, find someone who does, and do what they do.

Republican = death


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anglagard
Member (Idle past 857 days)
Posts: 2339
From: Socorro, New Mexico USA
Joined: 03-18-2006


Message 457 of 895 (886739)
06-02-2021 3:42 PM
Reply to: Message 424 by Phat
05-30-2021 9:31 AM


Re: DSA & Global Finance. A Real Concern
Phat writes:
My question to you is this: Were the DSA in power, what would they do to skillfully wind down the problems caused by government and the wealthy and money in general? What would the average man on the street end up with? Better or worse than what we have now?
Income adjustments:
1) Tax all combined income, including capital gains, rents, and dividends over $1 million at 50%, Tax all wealth over 1 billion 2% of total per year until none are left.
2) Freeze the military budget.
3) Take all the White Supremacists and traitor politicians, permanently terminate citizenship, seize all assets, ship to any African nation that will take them in (for a price, I'm sure).
4) Make all corporate fines payable solely in stock shares, starting with the largest shareholder.
5) Make 20% the minimum corporate tax regardless of loopholes.
6) Tax all non-profit entities as corporations unless at least 80% of the gross goes to the sick, poor, or starving.
Additional Outlays:
1) Medicare for all
2) Guaranteed 10 square meters of living space of 2 meter height, 2500 calories per day, appropriate clothing, heat/AC, water.
3) Free college for all who make progress
4) Minimum wage set at $25/hour including waitstaff and the disabled.
5) Universal Basic Income with what's left.
Additional Rights:
1) Elimination of capital punishment
2) Absolute equal rights regardless of race, color, creed, national background, gender, or sexual orientation.
3) The right to vote expanded to mail in for a month and one poll worker per 1000 voters. Registration automatic for all citizens over 18.
4) The right to ingest any natural substance such as Cannabis, Kratom, all fungi, Salvia Divinorum, Peyote, Ayahuasca, Coca leaves, and Opium free of any sanction.
5) legal prostitution
6) legal abortion, free contraceptives
I'm sure I forgot a bunch but you get the gist.

The problem with knowing everything is learning nothing.

If you don't know what you're doing, find someone who does, and do what they do.

Republican = death


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