strange logic. you are uttering weird statements and you assume that those who do not are lying. implies everybody shares the same values and belief systems as you. but you are the good, the "honest" one. sorry, that logic is ... strange.
hm. for a person talking so much about IQ test you seem to be quite naive. there is no other way to "breed" IQ than to control genetic material in a totalitarian way. there is a direct link to eliminating unworthy life. why breed IQ but allow retarded children to grow up? and why just IQ? there is probably some evidence that better physics correlate highly with less public health care needed througout one's life span. so why not scan for that either? and if the blacks do worse, why not do something about it? and it goes on and on. and this is the inevitable stream of thinking. inevitable. i am very sure you do not want to live in such a world, you just seem unable to think through the consequences of your little proposals here and there.
Strangely, none of the previous pages have anything whatsoever to do with music, U2, or Bono. Fortunately , theres plenty of BS, so i guess its still on topic...........
Good thing you failed to move that iceburg out of the way. Otherwise, we'd have one less cliché to work with. - Spydertrader
Why do automatically assume the worst? Why cannot it be possible to take a principled approach, that takes into account people's desire to maximize their autonomy? It's as though you feel that if we allow that certain character traits are heredity, then boom, we start producing people in factories and eliminating the 'unfit'. There's really no need to be so hysterical about it. I think everyone understands that in the case of a mentally retarded person he was born that way, it wasn't the environment that did it to him. So why aren't we bumping off mental retards right now then, since obviously their 'genes did it to them'? Because people, in the main, find that abhorrent. Sure, the guy isn't really 'fit' to survive, not with out help from others, but humans like to help the unfortunate. Always have and, I pray, always will. In my view, it is you who is naive. You think there is some other way to address civilizational concerns? That somehow, if we just keep going roughly as we are, everything will be alright? Look, if the dullest are outbreeding the brightest, as they are, and if to their numbers are added neverending millions of immigrants who tend to be from the bottom of the heap in their place of origin (or from anywhere in the heap, when it comes to Africans), and if these trends continues, they will bring with them an umistakable civilizational decline. Is that a future you'd want to live in? Unless you've recently voluntarily moved to the centre of any large US city, I imagine not.
It's not possible to impoverish without impoverishing oneself. The wages of sin... When I said, "sell all you have and give to the poor", I was talking about withdrawing your investment in this world. There is a good reason for doing this: the world is not real. Only when you withdraw value from your illusions, and invest in reality instead, are you able to have anything of value to give to the poor. Who then are the poor? Those who are still investing value in this world, thinking and acting as if illusion could be as real as reality. Why is this called for? Because this world is not real...it is built entirely on "sand", a word I used to use to describe illusion. Until you value reality, you have nothing to give to anyone. Getting toward a solution, this is certain: Sacrifice will not work. The concept of sacrifice impoverishes. If a sacrifice is given, then sacrifice will be learned by the giver and the receiver...and it will impoverish both. Next...all choices reflect who you think you are. Having and being are one and the same. Giving and receiving are the same. Receiving is the same as accepting. Follow these guidelines to come to solutions. You will find that to reinforce the idea that the receiver is a "man" will impoverish both giver and receiver. For to be a man is a sacrifice and a loss. When you reinforce the truth, that the receiver is God's Son and therefore your brother, you give something of value, and in your giving is your receiving. Therefore the Europeans would offer value if they were to say: "Because we want to know ourselves, we see you as God's Sons and our brothers". Other than this, nothing of value is exchanged. The only question then is: How much money does it take to send this message, so that it can also be received? Only then do you have a win-win situation....and it must be win-win in order to work. Until "Africans" realize they are God's Sons, and what that means, they will ever be liabilities to themselves and Europeans. Until "Europeans" realize they are God's Sons, and what that means, they will every be liabilities to themselves and Africans. Until then, money will be the sacrifice paid for being "guilty" of being a liability to Africans. Both Europeans and Africans will lose in that scenario. If you give to a "man" both giver and reciever will lose because to be a "man" is a sacrifice and therefore a loss. To give to a man is to invest in this world. To give to a Son of God is to invest in reality. Only a Son of God can be an asset to anyone. Only by sharing the Sonship can he really give anything. He has not shared anything until what he shares has been received/accepted. Acceptance is marked by appreciation and gratitude, for that is what it means to believe. Any gift that tags the receiver as something other than what he is will enslave and kill him. Only a Son of God can live - live free - ...and live healthy and abundantly. Then he is in a position to offer you the same. Be aware of what kind of crops you are planting with your seeds. Jesus
Symbolism lends itself to cliche. And everything in this world is a symbol. If you cannot see what the symbol means, you must be blind. Only illusions can collide. Much intellect, learning, expense and care goes into arranging illusions just right. Reality is simple. Reality does not collide with anything. See reality and be safe always. I do not move anyone's cheese. In other words, the iceberg was one of the deck chairs arranged on the Titanic by the powers that be. Otherwise they would have seen it. spect8or is investing at least as much care to carefully arrange things. Jesus
Jesus, can you stay out of discussions of politics and stay within religious threads? Haven't you heard of something called "separation of the church and the state?" It's in our constitution. It's annoying enough to read your posts in religious threads...
First, I have not taught my child about race -- please note he said why are all the pro players "dark" guys . but note as a little competitor he is aware of differences. You do not become a champion by feeding yourself delusional crap. You make yourself aware of differneces. A real competitor goes into competition aware of his strengths and weaknesses and the other teams tendencies. You can have all the false confidence in the world in sports or in trading -- it will not help. You must make accurate assesments. If you are not as fast as the other guy you must find another way to beat him. Real confidence - comes from past successes. In sports and trading it comes from creating good game plans and executing them. Going into sporting event and thinking you are as fast as your competitor when you are not is foolhardy. finally your story about getting out of poverty is a nice heartwarming story, and it may work for boxers but it a fine example of the favorite liberal past time - reasoning , and even setting policy, based on a a very weak analogy.