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Josh wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 11:10 am This is very basic separation of powers, Boot.

I can't tell what you are agreeing with me or disagreeing with me about. Are you responding to something in what I posted? If so, what? Could you take something specific I said, agree with it or disagree with it, and perhaps explain why?

Yup. https://courses.washington.edu/hist112/SCHLEITHEIM%20CONFESSION%20OF%20FAITH.htm Sixth. concerning the sword: The sword is ordained of God outside the perfection of Christ. It punishes and puts to death the wicked, and guards and protects the good. Thanks! It's always good to double check GPT ...

Let's ask the Constitution what it says about impeaching a President: Article I, Section 3, Clause 7 Judgment in Cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Par...

How did I miss this thread?! :? Check out this article, one that appeared in the American Anthropologist, 1956. (It was assigned reading in my college Cultural Anthropology course, to help guard against the problem you have observed. (Apparently a lot of 'anthropologists' haven't read it.) https://...

No. I must be clicking on archeological discovery articles on Yahoo, because it seems to feed me a regular supply of them. Oh, that explains it. In general, I don't think archaeologists are quick to jump to conclusions, though some are. They do come to conclusions I disagree with, but they also dis...

Specifically, as Anabaptists, we actually think the substance of who the writer is important, and is a very important part of whether an argument is right or wrong. The idea that you can divorce an idea from the person who created it is not an Anabaptist way of thinking. This is a special case of t...

Soloist wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 5:51 pm Logic would suggest without the foundation of name calling, the rest can’t be progressed to.

Boot, you are a shoe!

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I think that counts as argumentum ad calceum, which is a little different from argumentum ad hominem.

Specifically, as Anabaptists, we actually think the substance of who the writer is important, and is a very important part of whether an argument is right or wrong. The idea that you can divorce an idea from the person who created it is not an Anabaptist way of thinking. Jesus was able to divorce i...

Just so I understand…we should go straight to the bottom of the pyramid because it is the broadest and most foundational part? It is the bottom line, right? We should just cut straight through the fluff covered top, and get to the gold? We need to add "[D9] Silliness" to the paradigm - an...

I remain sceptical of Paul Graham's essays; he writes a lot about the importance of these things, but then turns around and funds "disruptive" businesses that do the exact opposite. I have no idea who Paul Graham is or what he says in other settings, but how would you classify what you sa...