tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post5878971809236581169..comments2024-01-12T18:27:33.795-05:00Comments on Exercise in Futility: Nobody Expects the Byzantine EmpireTommykeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-32372260988689686742010-04-26T23:21:14.577-04:002010-04-26T23:21:14.577-04:00Free ebay finally
http://www.BuySellDirect.net f...Free ebay finally<br /><br /><br />http://www.BuySellDirect.net free ebay like website is the Future of E-commerce and I think you can make money at home and it will not cost you any money at all. It is FREE<br /><br /><br />http://www.BuySellDirect.net is the best place to sell your products absolutely free on the internet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-70201031196605071392008-12-27T16:47:00.000-05:002008-12-27T16:47:00.000-05:00I have to agree with you that this logic is anythi...I have to agree with you that this logic is anything but. The higher percentage of our community is a drain on the system so how could this equation come up with anything but more potential drain?<BR/>And I am not pro-abortion! I am not necessarily anti-either. It's complicated:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-4209030541915909612008-12-21T15:21:00.000-05:002008-12-21T15:21:00.000-05:00My only thought: "Damn, I have GOT to find out whe...My only thought: "Damn, I have GOT to find out where that music is from."Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033037481355303809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-25056399560209549392008-12-16T13:42:00.000-05:002008-12-16T13:42:00.000-05:00I want to have it up before February, when Dick Da...<EM>I want to have it up before February, when Dick Dawk comes to my town.</EM><BR/><BR/>Whatever you do, just don't mention the South Park episode!Tommykeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-81902723547672175962008-12-16T13:19:00.000-05:002008-12-16T13:19:00.000-05:00For example, I call myself a Reformed BabdistSorry...<EM>For example, I call myself a Reformed Babdist</EM><BR/><BR/>Sorry, but I got a good chuckle from that for a sec. <BR/><BR/>"I was like, 'wtf is a Babdist?'", then I realized you meant Baptist.Tommykeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-88589475350296037532008-12-16T13:06:00.000-05:002008-12-16T13:06:00.000-05:00Atheism is certainly a belief system, with differe...Atheism is certainly a belief system, with different expressions. <BR/>But when I refer to "atheism" in this context, I just mean "any worldview that is atheistic", and the argument applies to all of them.<BR/>About the death penalty, yes, I agree with what you are saying. Just b/c someone takes a label doesn't mean they're always 100% consistent with that label, sometimes b/c they're inconsistent thinkers, sometimes b/c the label is not sufficiently complex. That's the problem (and blessing) of summary labels.<BR/>For example, I call myself a Reformed Babdist, but I'm not totally Reformed, so there you go. And it's a conscientious divergence; when I'm faced with inconsistency, I try to eradicate it.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, the JN is a lot of fun. I'm going to re-engage one of his most recent posts, about the Flying Sp Monster, pretty soon, when I get a little time and a little more motivation. I want to have it up before February, when Dick Dawk comes to my town. But I'm getting by with other commenters. ;-)Rhologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14245825667079220242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-66434650740538856432008-12-16T12:52:00.000-05:002008-12-16T12:52:00.000-05:00Baiting? Me?!?!?!? Maybe a little. ;-)It must be b...<EM>Baiting? Me?!?!?!? Maybe a little. ;-)</EM><BR/><BR/>It must be boring not to have Jolly Nihilist putting up some new posts, eh?Tommykeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-90895829214771709282008-12-16T12:51:00.000-05:002008-12-16T12:51:00.000-05:00OTOH, there are no objective standards to start wi...<EM>OTOH, there are no objective standards to start with, on atheism.</EM><BR/><BR/>Of course there aren't, because atheism is not a belief system. It's like asking for moral arguments based on astrology.<BR/><BR/>As I wrote in my post that I linked to, in the absence of a belief in a god that tells us what is right or wrong, how do we go about constructing an ethical system to live by? <BR/><BR/>Some atheists, for example, are in favor of the death penalty. Some are against. If someone tells me he or she is an atheist, I don't automatically know what his or her stance is. Likewise, if you identify yourself as a Christian, I can't know in advance what your stance on the death penalty is. Some Christians will say that the taking of all life is wrong, while others might tell me that it is permissible to put a mass murderer to death because it is a just sentence for the crimes he has committed, and besides, if you don't execute him, he might kill more people.<BR/><BR/>I write this not knowing your personal stance on the death penalty, nor am I even trying to initiate a debate about it, but rather simply to illustrate that tacking a label onto somebody does not tell you everything you need to know about that person.Tommykeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-47960209184689534532008-12-16T12:37:00.000-05:002008-12-16T12:37:00.000-05:00Wow, are you sure that wasn't me? That theist soun...<EM>Wow, are you sure that wasn't me? That theist sounds just like me!</EM><BR/><BR/>He went by the name of Jason.Tommykeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-24102174083940469592008-12-15T11:51:00.000-05:002008-12-15T11:51:00.000-05:00Wow, are you sure that wasn't me? That theist sou...Wow, are you sure that wasn't me? That theist sounds just like me!<BR/><BR/>Props to him, anyway.<BR/>Later.Rhologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14245825667079220242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-20980834058604765992008-12-14T16:50:00.000-05:002008-12-14T16:50:00.000-05:00Baiting? Me?!?!?!? Maybe a little. ;-)I actuall...Baiting? Me?!?!?!? Maybe a little. ;-)<BR/><BR/>I actually do seriously think I live consistently with my stated belief system, just FYI.<BR/>Yes, I do sin and break the commands I'm supposed to live by, but that's expected in my system as well (read Romans 7 sometime). OTOH, there are no objective standards to start with, on atheism. But at the same time, atheists often act like they have objective standards of morality when they make moral value judgments, and they act like they have objective standards of epistemology when they call things "rational" and "irrational". And it's more than worth it to point those things out. <BR/><BR/>Appreciate the link. Perhaps I'll interact with it sometime in a post of my own. If I do, I'll leave a comment to let you know.<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>RhologyRhologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14245825667079220242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-70235476024633448252008-12-14T16:09:00.000-05:002008-12-14T16:09:00.000-05:00"Muslims are just like atheists, ma petite. They c...<EM>"Muslims are just like atheists, ma petite. They can't live consistently with their belief system."</EM><BR/><BR/>Are you trying to bait me there? :-)<BR/><BR/>Does everyone really live consistently with their belief system? I should say no. But by having standards, we have a means of correcting ourselves when we deviate or stray from them. Isn't that why Christians just absolutely love repentant sinners?<BR/><BR/>You can consider <A HREF="http://anexerciseinfutility.blogspot.com/2008/04/elusive-quest-for-objective-morality.html" REL="nofollow">this</A> to be my stock answer. As an aside, the theist I refer to in the post is not you, but someone else.<BR/><BR/>Peace, brutha.<BR/><BR/>TKTommykeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-28290701896209248822008-12-14T14:16:00.000-05:002008-12-14T14:16:00.000-05:00There are times when I wouldn't mind seeing it red...There are times when I wouldn't mind seeing it reduced to a field of glass. <BR/>Not all the time, though. Museum is good for those days.<BR/>And yes, my kid would be asking the same thing. "Papá, how is it possible that they claimed to believe in the Bible b/c their god sent it down from Heaven, yet they made fun of it every chance they got?"<BR/>"Muslims are just like atheists, ma petite. They can't live consistently with their belief system."Rhologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14245825667079220242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-86242236377382915292008-12-13T08:57:00.000-05:002008-12-13T08:57:00.000-05:00What a surprise!What I wouldn't mind seeing is the...What a surprise!<BR/><BR/>What I wouldn't mind seeing is the Kaaba in Mecca being turned into a museum.<BR/><BR/>"Gee dad, people really believed this shit?"Tommykeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-84242711048935700102008-12-12T15:06:00.000-05:002008-12-12T15:06:00.000-05:00Whoa that's freaky. Not that I would mind seeing ...Whoa that's freaky. <BR/>Not that I would mind seeing Hagia Sophia be an Orthodox Church again. Or better yet, a Christian one.<BR/><BR/>And of course, this is not nearly as freaky as jihadis.Rhologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14245825667079220242noreply@blogger.com