tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12102480.post2075682680603635890..comments2024-03-28T08:07:53.853-07:00Comments on Gunslinger's Journal: LIFEUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12102480.post-78275926860582288122013-12-24T11:48:59.161-08:002013-12-24T11:48:59.161-08:00It's only because you keep beating the same de...It's only because you keep beating the same dead horse I have already buried.<br /><br />The Gunslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09875467049527347640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12102480.post-71763413944824176302013-11-04T00:17:32.760-08:002013-11-04T00:17:32.760-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12102480.post-72996426158116050852013-11-03T15:50:22.943-08:002013-11-03T15:50:22.943-08:00Does he think cleverness equals effective argument...Does he think cleverness equals effective argument?<br />If he does, he is mistaken.The Gunslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09875467049527347640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12102480.post-88960431047221063672013-11-01T15:03:48.111-07:002013-11-01T15:03:48.111-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12102480.post-46666431538161071652013-11-01T13:55:53.580-07:002013-11-01T13:55:53.580-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12102480.post-22481155627197001422013-11-01T13:55:08.001-07:002013-11-01T13:55:08.001-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12102480.post-74960518443310794952013-11-01T13:53:12.439-07:002013-11-01T13:53:12.439-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12102480.post-5805899246357832592013-11-01T09:25:36.301-07:002013-11-01T09:25:36.301-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12102480.post-31611282444176505762013-11-01T09:19:13.199-07:002013-11-01T09:19:13.199-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12102480.post-72622612233126768002013-11-01T09:01:46.625-07:002013-11-01T09:01:46.625-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12102480.post-4523189481100038602012-01-31T14:51:34.891-08:002012-01-31T14:51:34.891-08:00God, by any name, is the creator of Nature, & ...God, by any name, is the creator of Nature, & it's laws are his.<br />Nature's highest law is the preservation of one's kind.<br /> ----- Mighty WhiteyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12102480.post-7287099733351045932008-11-26T12:21:00.000-08:002008-11-26T12:21:00.000-08:00Gren,The point of this particular post is not that...Gren,<BR/><BR/>The point of this particular post is not that some humanist don't have "good morals", it's that they claim those morals have nothing to do with "religion". <BR/><BR/>In this country, there is no other source of morals. Our entire culture is based on Christian morality.<BR/><BR/>One does not have to BE a Christian to understand historical fact.<BR/><BR/>There is no "moral code" The Gunslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09875467049527347640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12102480.post-58375231929206376352008-11-25T12:17:00.000-08:002008-11-25T12:17:00.000-08:00GS, you wrote "I'm okay with war—soldiers "offerin...GS, you wrote "I'm okay with war—soldiers "offering" their lives. By engaging in war, a soldier in effect gives his enemy permission to kill him...if they can."<BR/><BR/>As a soldier let me assure you I do not, will not and have not given my enemies permission to kill me if they can.<BR/><BR/>On the founding fathers, in response to morality and religion Ben Franklin wrote, "I think opinions Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12102480.post-50267074882081531342008-11-24T12:53:00.000-08:002008-11-24T12:53:00.000-08:00Yes, I agree partly GS. You can't have "now" with...Yes, I agree partly GS. You can't have "now" without the past to build upon. I disagree with a lot of your conclusions, but I'll leave it at that.jagwiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07234976924523283472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12102480.post-78993912540974035822008-11-20T19:18:00.000-08:002008-11-20T19:18:00.000-08:00Wilber said:"The other problem, as you stated, tha...Wilber said:<BR/><BR/>"The other problem, as you stated, that if our rights are not inalienable, then the State can arbitrarily grant them or remove them. The humanist has no good answer to this problem, as the State has no authoritative definition of good or evil. To the humanist, the latter cannot exist (in their minds)."<BR/><BR/>You can't say it any clearer than this!The Gunslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09875467049527347640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12102480.post-90459479002535761242008-11-20T19:16:00.000-08:002008-11-20T19:16:00.000-08:00In The United States of America, religion was neve...In The United States of America, religion was never government, and government was never religion.<BR/><BR/>But...the Founders' faith "informed" their politics. That's as natural as breathing.<BR/><BR/>Our faith informs our character and our morals, and our character and our morals determine how we govern.<BR/><BR/>It's simple really.The Gunslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09875467049527347640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12102480.post-31803773940058712612008-11-19T14:11:00.000-08:002008-11-19T14:11:00.000-08:00Until fairly recently religion was the government ...Until fairly recently religion was the government and the government was religion.<BR/><BR/>There's more to this argument than our limited senses can comprehend.jagwiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07234976924523283472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12102480.post-19378740209156579722008-11-19T13:23:00.000-08:002008-11-19T13:23:00.000-08:00OK, Gren, here you go:1) I didn't say that only Ch...OK, Gren, here you go:<BR/><BR/>1) I didn't say that only Christians are moral. I said that in <I>this country</I>, atheists assimilate the moral code based on Christianity—then imagine it's the result of "Humanism."<BR/><BR/>2) I'm okay with war—soldiers "offering" their lives. By engaging in war, a soldier in effect gives his enemy permission to kill him...if they can.<BR/><BR/>I'm also okay The Gunslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09875467049527347640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12102480.post-15667560565043924232008-11-19T07:04:00.000-08:002008-11-19T07:04:00.000-08:00OK, I'll take the bait; I love a good fight. You w...OK, I'll take the bait; I love a good fight. You wrote,<BR/><BR/>"God gives man life. Each man's life is his own, a gift from the Creator that no other man has the right to take."<BR/><BR/>Yet you've advocated killing, specifically Muslims. Why you are so sure Christians are the only group who are moral? Right Now, SHOW ME GOD! Produce God, right this instant. Prove a supreme being, who knows allAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12102480.post-70616862927161682972008-11-18T19:59:00.000-08:002008-11-18T19:59:00.000-08:00Humanist are certainly existing on the currency of...Humanist are certainly existing on the currency of their Judeo-Christian heritage.<BR/><BR/>The altruism of man may be obvious when it comes to issues of murder, but is more difficult to apply when it comes to honesty, integrity, and honor in business and other human relationships. If one can benefit from a lie, why not lie? Certainly, if carried to the obvious conclusion, chaos erupts, i.e. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12102480.post-52069017047651124672008-11-18T16:39:00.000-08:002008-11-18T16:39:00.000-08:00Great "little" essay! Much as I appreciate Christo...Great "little" essay! Much as I appreciate Christopher Hitchens' talents,I've wondered why no one has debated him on these points you made so well (Atheists brought up in Christian tradition...)"Ego" is in the mix,of course,but I always suspect "Humanists/Atheists" of a more reflective bent secretly wish to be "converted",or rather convinced,but mealy-mouthed "Religious Figures" offer them no tjoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13338658007048283503noreply@blogger.com