tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.comments2023-08-09T09:44:13.292-04:00Reality by EvidenceJerry Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05466226925773904805noreply@blogger.comBlogger443125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-20852826464166998192015-05-04T17:24:14.909-04:002015-05-04T17:24:14.909-04:00We also discussed the possibility that certain ani...We also discussed the possibility that certain animals with a high self-awareness might also be part of such a "consciousness collective" after death, and on the flip-side, how some humans (infants, those born without the ability to achieve self-awareness) might simply die due to lack of of true conscious connection. Shanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536966974627752054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-36155892699101176292014-10-26T12:04:51.967-04:002014-10-26T12:04:51.967-04:00I was just looking through some of my old posts an...I was just looking through some of my old posts and comments. I would like to respond to Alecia. First of all, thanks for your comment of several years ago. But I must tell you that quoting bible verses as proof of point doesn't float with me. I don't particularly believe in the bible as truth. The bible is for Christians; Christianity is a religion. And I think my post explains well Jerry Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05466226925773904805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-71170636031496956582014-03-04T18:57:58.283-05:002014-03-04T18:57:58.283-05:00Interesting story. The human body is sort of like ...Interesting story. The human body is sort of like that. Our cells are continuously being replaced so that are not the same people we were last year, all but brain cells. And that's probably why we are the only animals that understand continuity. We can remember our past and look forward to our future. Jerry Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05466226925773904805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-49638624491332358682014-03-04T14:42:57.640-05:002014-03-04T14:42:57.640-05:00There is an old philosophical riddle about identit...There is an old philosophical riddle about identity called "The Ship of Theseus". King Theseus had a wooden ship rebuilt by replacing one piece of wood each day. After a few years every piece of wood on the ship was new. But a lover of old ships secretly took each old board and rebuilt the ship using the original wood...again one board per day. At the end, then, which is the real ship Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901111570751560693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-57835617310512542422014-02-25T23:13:00.431-05:002014-02-25T23:13:00.431-05:00Thanks for posting on this. I think that most prog...Thanks for posting on this. I think that most progressive Christians would (or should!) adopt the stance that they embrace scholarly approaches to knowledge. And so considering the literary genres is relevant, but so too are historical and scientific modes of inquiry and the results they produce. And so, for a progressive Christian, whether something is viewed as history, legend, myth, or James F. McGrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561146722461747647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-29029052853553987752014-02-24T19:14:55.823-05:002014-02-24T19:14:55.823-05:00Your comment was anonymous, but I assume it's ...Your comment was anonymous, but I assume it's Steve. At any rate, thanks for your reply. Jerry Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05466226925773904805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-6882763068548748572014-02-24T16:28:18.118-05:002014-02-24T16:28:18.118-05:00Jerry, I'm writing fast cause I have to get on...Jerry, I'm writing fast cause I have to get on the road, but miscellaneous thoughts:<br />1. Check out "The Christian Agnostic" by Leslie Weatherhead. An old classic.<br />2. Be careful of confusing the worldview of the biblical writers with our modernistic worldview. I don't think the biblical writers drew a clear line between literal and figurative writing. John, for Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901111570751560693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-20539354057723594702013-12-27T13:51:40.101-05:002013-12-27T13:51:40.101-05:00I didn't forget. I had it typed in and then re...I didn't forget. I had it typed in and then removed it. I don't like that rule plus it might make the rules more confusing. Jerry Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05466226925773904805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-8606253466105120332013-12-27T12:44:27.189-05:002013-12-27T12:44:27.189-05:00You forgot the Hail Mary! If a person cannot think...You forgot the Hail Mary! If a person cannot think of a name, they have one "Hail Mary" - for example, if I am trying to think of an "A" name and nothing is coming to me I can "make-up" a name and the challenge-keeper looks it up in Wikipedia. If it is in Wikipedia, I can go on. If not, then it's a stike!Shanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536966974627752054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-2968245843487425852013-12-16T10:55:32.237-05:002013-12-16T10:55:32.237-05:00Thanks James for providing the authentic Aramaic!Thanks James for providing the authentic Aramaic!Jerry Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05466226925773904805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-11299854400075376262013-12-14T11:17:38.779-05:002013-12-14T11:17:38.779-05:00I just wanted something that looked like writing f...I just wanted something that looked like writing from the day so I Googled "Aramaic alphabet" and picked this one because it fit onto my image. I have no idea what it says, if anything, nor am I familiar with what language it is. My purpose was to parody Megyn Fox, not be historically (or literally) accurate.Jerry Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05466226925773904805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-3182820883671701112013-12-14T10:00:34.034-05:002013-12-14T10:00:34.034-05:00Is there some explanation for why the Syriac alpha...Is there some explanation for why the Syriac alphabet, rather than Palestinian Jewish Aramaic writing, is on the back?James F. McGrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561146722461747647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-43934378085433697482013-05-07T14:17:12.558-04:002013-05-07T14:17:12.558-04:00You've addressed exactly what I am struggling ...You've addressed exactly what I am struggling with now as I am in constant horrible pain with no end in sight. I don't want to live but I don't want to die either. I see god as a tyrant who does not answer to me for anything. Living in this pain I am in hell, and if I die by my own hand then I'll go to hell. So there is no hope for me regardless. His silence is deafening to Newthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07115016786991580468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-42087482815022764742013-04-05T01:40:26.464-04:002013-04-05T01:40:26.464-04:00There are really a lot of flaws in the law, and I ...There are really a lot of flaws in the law, and I think it's time to do something about it. This only show unjust judicial system. -<a href="http://www.rahmanravelli.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Gwyn</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547123069958478583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-34028806189622230892013-02-18T22:13:10.783-05:002013-02-18T22:13:10.783-05:00I do not agree with most of your opinions however ...I do not agree with most of your opinions however they have helped very much with my debate. Thank you! <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11563312684496539944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-22283870593540969882013-02-02T18:33:15.769-05:002013-02-02T18:33:15.769-05:00I think a strong argument in favor of sending mone...I think a strong argument in favor of sending money to Africa, at least some, is that, e.g., $30 will go much farther towards helping a child than $30 here.BigDavz0rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12180842109233178736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-5947496543658662542013-01-12T04:11:24.421-05:002013-01-12T04:11:24.421-05:00Extract from the Journal of Trauma-Injury Infectio...Extract from the Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care:<br />August 1998 - Volume 45 - Issue 2 - pp 263-267<br />Articles: Presented At The 11Th Annual Meeting Of The Eastern Association For The Surgery Of Trauma, January 14-17, 1998, Sanibel, Florida: <br /><br />For every time a gun in the home was used in a self-defense or legally justifiable shooting, there were four Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05431434995191145511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-76751957443633313322013-01-09T04:08:17.391-05:002013-01-09T04:08:17.391-05:00That last story, the guy shouldn't have gotten...That last story, the guy shouldn't have gotten 25 yrs. Yes the law is the law but they've been together all this time and the mother blames him because she doesn't want to believe her baby girl is having sex. For all we know, the mother never liked the guy and couldn't wait to set him up. But the law is the law, right? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070238869475061885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-25780795676206638502012-12-26T17:34:34.233-05:002012-12-26T17:34:34.233-05:00A good home security system like I have is not onl...A good home security system like I have is not only cheaper than a gun, it works much better. With a gun, you would have to wait for the burglar to get into the house and make his presence known to you somehow before you would then see the need to get your gun out. Then you would have to have your gun handy enough to use it. Then it would take time to load it assuming you're not careless Jerry Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05466226925773904805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-90660369686955337612012-12-26T17:06:29.868-05:002012-12-26T17:06:29.868-05:00The 2nd amendment is also clear "The right of...The 2nd amendment is also clear "The right of THE PEOPLE to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed".... THE PEOPLE... not THE MILITIA<br /><br />I'm sorry, but there's plenty of reason for a person to own a handgun.... in my case, I'm old and out of shape... If a young thug decided to break into my home, I'd have zero chance of protecting my family without a firearm.<nemuritoarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12986454332163902984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-27145956557257368872012-12-14T07:58:49.996-05:002012-12-14T07:58:49.996-05:00Jerry,
I agree with everything you've written...Jerry,<br /><br />I agree with everything you've written in this post. You should run for Congress because you'd certainly have my vote.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing!<br /><br />Lizzie WilliamsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-28174124617508963472012-12-01T13:22:03.798-05:002012-12-01T13:22:03.798-05:00What if god does exist but not in the way that fun...What if god does exist but not in the way that fundamentalists view it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165484608523921998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-8840887851701736212012-10-11T15:11:27.909-04:002012-10-11T15:11:27.909-04:00I'm guessing her eventual response would have ...I'm guessing her eventual response would have been something similar to what you imagined, too! There's not much reasoning going on with that kind of thinking.<br /><br />My "crystallization moment" came in my early twenties, when I heard a woman at a church potluck say, "I'm glad I have God to make decisions for me, so I don't have to make them myself." What aBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149068921334726430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-47089416362832229182012-09-30T19:07:47.585-04:002012-09-30T19:07:47.585-04:00LOL Yes, indeed, each to their own!
I like my bu...LOL Yes, indeed, each to their own! <br /><br />I like my burgers with lettuce, tomato, and cheese. Sometimes some onion, but not often. I like mayo on a toasted bun, but that's not necessary. I prefer my pickles on the side. If they put them on the burger, I like to pull out the whole slice when I bite into it. Bacon is a plus, but also not a necessity.<br /><br />I make a little pool of Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149068921334726430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325967.post-48526742021433640222012-08-19T11:12:55.147-04:002012-08-19T11:12:55.147-04:00It really boggles my mind that people will vote a...It really boggles my mind that people will vote against their best interests. As far as I can tell, part of it is that many people overestimate their income level. I.e., people on the low end of income tend to think of themselves as "middle class." It's a strange phenomenon. Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149068921334726430noreply@blogger.com