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A New Beatitudes for the Age of Equality

Posted by sdesapio 8 years, 6 months ago to Politics
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From the article: "With Pope Francis taking a progressive line, it is time to recognize the common premises of Christian doctrine and the egalitarian, identity politics of the progressive left. It is time for an updated Beatitudes for the age of equality."

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  • Posted by $ blarman 8 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    By the same reasoning, one can say that Objectivism and socialism are identical because both support homosexual marriage and abortion. But why would one do that? There is only one reason: to attempt to apply fallacy of association. It's simply a false assertion and you and I both know it.

    It's one thing to say you don't adhere to a particular line of belief. That's a personal choice and everyone makes theirs and should be free to do so. It's quite another to attempt to slander any particular belief while simultaneously trying to claim objectivity or any semblance of connection to the ethical high ground. -1
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  • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 8 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    The Ba'hai church accepts all forms of monotheism reasoning if a creator by whatever name or source created us all differently why worry about which path each of us chose.

    Of course they have suffered more form those who do not share that view primarily the Shiite branch of apostates in the Muslim religion. Had the Crusades been conducted today the same would result. The sole difference would be Soros Wills or Trump wills or Obama wills instead of God. Plenty of room for more names and they all fit.
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  • Posted by $ Olduglycarl 8 years, 6 months ago
    Just like anything else from the 'holy' roman church to the vatican; getting it backwards on the teachings of someone whom displayed conscious thought, behavior and world views to the fullest extent and the rest of our biblical ancestors that learned it the hard way.
    I am beginning to think that the grand popo francis is related to Alistar Crowley or at least prescribed the same prescription drug.
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  • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 8 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Go you one better. Theory of Aging in Gerontology states that the average age of death is based on the following cycle. If it can be broken or in some way changed age of death changes.

    Birth, Nurturing and training, procreating, food gatherer, inability to procreate some use in gathering food, no use at all, death. When useless that is inability to procreate you die.

    So sayeth the biological history of the world.

    Impress Mother Nature with the notion that you are doing your fair share and them some less chance of dying and age of death gradually extends.
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  • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 8 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Now now are you still using PC? Remember the roles are switched. Basic definition of conservatism now defines the entrenched establishment left RINOS and all. Basic definition of liberal especially the pre-PC version describes the current counter revolutionaries. Got to keep up with the chanes the coach sends onto the floor otherwise bassackwards.
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  • Posted by Maritimus 8 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Hello, A,
    It seems to me very clear that life, as a phenomenon, has these drives (or properties?): to survive, to procreate, to multiply and to evolve in any direction that will enhance the ability to perform the other three better. The completion for food and more successful evolution has been in the nature of all living things since ever, form protozoa and thallophyte to homo sapiens.
    The meek do not fit well. On the other hand, I perceive religion as a hope and consolation (among other things) for those that do not fit well.
    Recently, I saw some work that seems to explain the origins of "living matter" through considerations based on noon-equilibrium thermodynamics. I was impressed.
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  • Posted by $ jlc 8 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    "Thou shalt not bear false witness; unless you are a politician or your neighbor is conservative, in which case go ahead and SWAT him."

    Jan
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  • Posted by johnpe1 8 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I once heard a phrase like "rough as a Trabant casting"
    and checked -- they are rough. . not the highest quailty
    machines on earth. -- j
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  • Posted by JeffG 8 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I too have seriously studied both. That is why I know that they have diametrically opposed ethics, epistemology, metaphysics. That is what the article is illuminating - the difference between the two!
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  • Posted by $ jlc 8 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I had to look that up via your link (thanks). Once I did, well then...yes, I have seen many of those on the road in Europe (mainly in the far right lane).

    Jan
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  • Posted by $ puzzlelady 8 years, 6 months ago
    Brilliantly mordant satire by Kelley. Now let's give the same treatment to the ten commandments, list of virtues, and the 7 deadly sins. I'll start: "Thou shalt not murder people of your own kind; all others are fair game."
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  • Posted by johnpe1 8 years, 6 months ago
    yes, no matter how fast we bail out the deep end and
    move the water to the shallow end, the pool just doesn't
    become equal in depth. -- j
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  • Posted by $ jlc 8 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    And you should be!

    "Whoop!" I have just delivered a comic-book punch to your nose.

    Jan
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  • Posted by Herb7734 8 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Nope.
    All women are a minority even if they are a majority and being the weaker sex must be given special consideration. (I'm cringing as I write this).
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  • Posted by dbhalling 8 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    They both reject reason - sorry I don't see a big difference in different brands of irrationalism. The ethics is exactly the same.
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