The Era of Trump?

[Rajoo]

Originally Posted by BigElCat

Sound reasoning, Rickey.

Why not accept that Jesus Christ may have been real ? Then when you die, if there is nothing, so be it. Hedge your bet, man. There's nothing to lose.

Is Jesus Christ even his real name?

[Rajoo]

Originally Posted by GChief

The unhinged have spoken

I heard this line yesterday, "religion is for people who are afraid of going to hell".

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by BigElCat

Sound reasoning, Rickey.

Why not accept that Jesus Christ may have been real ? Then when you die, if there is nothing, so be it. Hedge your bet, man. There's nothing to lose.

So you are saying that an all-knowing God is too stupid to figure out whether your professed faith is real or contrived (as a cheap insurance policy)? Moreover, do you think Judgement Day is based upon what you claim to believe or your actual life history of deeds and misdeeds? FWIW, I do not believe any of this nonsense contrived by a weakening Roman Empire to assuage and control the masses.

[Human]

Originally Posted by BigElCat

Why not accept that Jesus Christ may have been real ? Then when you die, if there is nothing, so be it. Hedge your bet, man. There's nothing to lose.

Many religions promise an afterlife.

Christianity is no more valid than any of them; after all the single biggest factor in what religion people practice is where in the world they are born.

Wouldn't you need to adhere to the teachings of all religions that promise an afterlife to hedge that bet?

[donquixote99]

Lindsay Graham spills the beans on how Ukraine can buy our support. Of course, what if Russia offers a better deal? It's all transactional, or, as they said in the old days, corrupt.
https://x.com/FromSteveHowell/status...81239876399469

[RickeyM]

Originally Posted by Oasis

I have nothing to gain by believing it, but I would lose part of my ability to reason effectively, soon I'd be believing in other conspiracy theories as well.

I dunno about that last part. I still have pretty good reasoning skills and I stay far away from them conspiracy theory wackadoodles.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Lindsay Graham spills the beans on how Ukraine can buy our support. Of course, what if Russia offers a better deal? It's all transactional, or, as they said in the old days, corrupt.
https://x.com/FromSteveHowell/status...81239876399469

I think Graham recognizes that this is the only kind of argument that will appeal to the unprincipled, transactional Trump. Democracy certainly holds no special appeal to him.

[Oasis]

Originally Posted by RickeyM

I dunno about that last part. I still have pretty good reasoning skills and I stay far away from them conspiracy theory wackadoodles.

Not all Christians, just some, like not all of them use religion to justify bad behavior, many are good people, but some are nuts.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by finnbow

I think Graham recognizes that this is the only kind of argument that will appeal to the unprincipled, transactional Trump. Democracy certainly holds no special appeal to him.

I see what you mean. Graham trying to give Trump a reason to to support Ukraine over Russia? As if that will ever happen.

[nailer]

Opinion: Donald Trump won the election. Now he’s losing it.

On Nov. 5, Americans hired Donald Trump to do three things: put more money into their pockets; lower prices for gas, groceries and rent and restore order at the southern border.  

Trump was not hired to gut the Justice Department, abolish the FBI, pardon the Jan. 6 rioters, weaken our intelligence agencies, eliminate the Department of Education or “go wild on health.” ...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...90e4ab6a&ei=16