Jeff 5/28/22 Here’s my thinking on the capitalism/socialism discussion: 1. Too simplistic to think of this as an either-or situation. 2. Definitions of each are critical to any discussion 3. “Socialism” has been used as scare word for the last century. 4. We already have certain “socialistic” programs: Medicare, Social…

This seems to be your logic: people are on assistance, assistance is bad, Democrats making America soft because these people on assistance aren’t trying hard enough. Inequality is good because it makes people work harder. Maybe that is not how you should see it. Let’s start with this point of…

I think about religion a lot. Two Takeaways I think about religion a lot. Here are my two biggest takeaways: 1. Religion is good for many people and has survived through our cultural evolution because it provides positive benefits to the individual and to groups. 2. The deep theology of…

I, too, had an interchange with Jeff Hilles and came to this conclusion: he gets backed to his wall, that is, his deeply held beliefs, and he said, simply, that that is what he believes, period. And he acts upon those beliefs. Once you get to that back wall and…

This is about belief systems and is a response to a Biblical supporter that thought/thinks beliefs come from the heart and not from the neural networks of the brain. (I admit that I am not credentialed in neuroscience, but I have spent years reading and trying to understand consciousness and…

I am going to suggest that God is a conception, a mental construct. Start here with energy and matter. Before the Big Bang and the start of our universe, there was nothing but energy (dark energy?). No matter existed. …

Where Does Biblical Authority come from? It seems that for some people that the Bible is the authority because it says God is the authority, end of story. · Would someone who thinks all authority comes from God, defend this position? · Why do you believe this? · Where do…

Here is my understanding of what the scientists are telling us. This is the ‘big picture’ and the backdrop for all other discussion about what is going on our world. I invite you to correct or add to my understanding. We are start with the Big Bang and count time…

Thoughts on Evangelism and Politics I want to write about Evangelism. The issue is politics. If the evangelicals had simply been a religious group that wanted to live their lives quietly, practice their religion and avoid the outside world — like the Amish, the Mennonites, the Shakers, and others — there would less trouble. …