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by Bootstrap
Tue May 07, 2024 8:38 am
Forum: Written Word
Topic: Paul Graham - How to Disagree
Replies: 39
Views: 905

Re: Paul Graham - How to Disagree

Is there somewhere Jesus tells us to do what Paul Graham teaches? No. But some of these levels are Paul Graham telling us to do the same things Jesus teaches. Particularly at the name calling level. And some of these levels are Paul Graham telling us to do things that we see in the rest of Scriptur...
by Bootstrap
Tue May 07, 2024 7:47 am
Forum: Written Word
Topic: Paul Graham - How to Disagree
Replies: 39
Views: 905

Re: Paul Graham - How to Disagree

Where does the Bible say we have to accept as authorities on topics of morality people who are anti-Christian? The Bible talks about sins of speech, but it doesn’t say I have to accept as a moral authority in righteousness every person who makes claims to be one. And the Bible does teach we should ...
by Bootstrap
Mon May 06, 2024 6:04 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Is Trump legally qualified to be a presidential candidate?
Replies: 643
Views: 41175

Re: Is Trump legally qualified to be a presidential candidate?

So basically the court was 9-0 on whether this was a federal or state issue, which was the main issue in front of them. But the court split 5-4 on whether it is solely an area for Congress to decide (as opposed to the courts). And in the end, they made no actual ruling on Trump's qualification to b...
by Bootstrap
Mon May 06, 2024 5:46 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Is Trump legally qualified to be a presidential candidate?
Replies: 643
Views: 41175

Re: Is Trump legally qualified to be a presidential candidate?

1. I think courts are the proper forum to determine the meaning of constitutional provisions and not Congress. The Court's primary role is to interpret the Constitution, including clarifying the extent and limits of the powers and duties assigned to different branches of government, including Congr...
by Bootstrap
Mon May 06, 2024 5:44 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Is Trump legally qualified to be a presidential candidate?
Replies: 643
Views: 41175

Re: Is Trump legally qualified to be a presidential candidate?

Ken, I think you are mostly saying: 1. You disagree with the Supreme Court decision, and 2. You wish Congress would act to disqualify Trump Is that right? And you are mostly giving reasons you wish that would happen? I disagree with the Supreme Court punting on this issue. I think that was a partis...
by Bootstrap
Mon May 06, 2024 4:54 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Is Trump legally qualified to be a presidential candidate?
Replies: 643
Views: 41175

Re: Is Trump legally qualified to be a presidential candidate?

Ken, I think you are mostly saying:

1. You disagree with the Supreme Court decision, and
2. You wish Congress would act to disqualify Trump

Is that right? And you are mostly giving reasons you wish that would happen?
by Bootstrap
Mon May 06, 2024 3:52 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: War in Gaza
Replies: 441
Views: 79115

Re: War in Gaza

Robert wrote: Mon May 06, 2024 10:19 am Interesting perspective.


Any evidence that this is true? Something we can look at? He makes a lot of very concrete claims. Should be easy to show the proof if they are true. He says he actually looked at the evidence.
by Bootstrap
Mon May 06, 2024 2:17 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: War in Gaza
Replies: 441
Views: 79115

Re: War in Gaza

Josh wrote: Mon May 06, 2024 12:15 pm
Ernie wrote: Mon May 06, 2024 12:04 pm but on the same scale as Gaza?
The operation in Iraq was much larger scale. Of course, it didn’t work in the long run.
How are you measuring scale?
by Bootstrap
Mon May 06, 2024 1:42 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Is Trump legally qualified to be a presidential candidate?
Replies: 643
Views: 41175

Re: Is Trump legally qualified to be a presidential candidate?

Now lets get back on topic. Could you please clarify what the topic is, and what is on or off topic? A few pages back, I suggested that the topic of this thread is "Is Trump legally qualified to be a presidential candidate?", which the Supreme Court seems to have settled. Is that the topi...
by Bootstrap
Mon May 06, 2024 1:30 pm
Forum: Written Word
Topic: Paul Graham - How to Disagree
Replies: 39
Views: 905

Re: Paul Graham - How to Disagree

I don’t think pointing out someone is of poor character is “as hominem”. Basically. I don’t think people of poor character and with a fundamentally anti-Christian worldview are the right place to go for either the truth or facts. Actually, I think this the very definition of "ad hominem"....