so true

The issue with the God / Skepticism dilemma is that one allows for the other, but not the other way around. Usually when that happens, the "one that allows for the other" is "too loose" or "too slippery" and I get that's how "God" is seen by the skeptic, but ironically, there is much more "slipperiness" in the skeptic position than in the God one (especially when it comes to morality) -- yet Skepticism doesn't allow for God.

God and sketpicism ought not be at odds. Instead, it's about scope.

God is the largest scope and skepticism captures a small part of what's God's.

But the skeptic doesn't see that. The skeptic sees only what he can observe and measure up close, and doesn't care that ALL of that is made possible by that which he cannot observe and measure.

As a Christian, however, I think skepticism is awesome... for a certain *category* of truths.

@Malachi The taxes collected are way more than the taxes he paid...

So, in this chat, we can never quite explore God because the skepticism whirlpool of a blackhole makes sure we can't.

We should have "God" days. Maybe Sundays?

No

Conversations frequently go there.

I won't ration God

Yes, and conversations ALWAYS go to skepticism

You know JP - how you say and said to Travis today ‘ I understand because I used to think the way you are now’ (to that effect) .... I used to think like that (to your last message) so please understand you are not presenting a completely unique viewpoint and we understand what you’re saying.

That's this server

Well sometimes we get tires of your tirades and your accusations of tirades

Right, my point exactly.

But we also have daily topics

And since God comes up so regularly we could give it a day every week

@Captain_Rogers amen

Yes, and those topics, to Pang, all exist on top of skepticism. To the Christians, God.

Anyway, gotta run. Christian folk and people who don't laugh and shut down when God is mentioned, add me.

🤣

So this is not church - agreed.

It's the church of skepticism apparently.

You go for 6 minutes at a time

Then call people autistic when they'd like to talk

Or assholes

Nope. It’s not a church - and you just cemented a victim card with what you said. Well done.

(I only call them autistic when they take my metaphors literally and then interrupt me 100 times while I try to explain)

Or whatever "Not an ad-hom" you want to use

I'm not a victim at all, please don't call me that

Later!

Yes JP - and if you don’t see anything wrong with that - you’re not a very good Christian either (again as someone who used to think that way)

> I'm not a victim at all, please don't call me that
@JPMcGlone I am saying you are not. You are insisting you are

The soviet was a shit show

https://tenor.com/view/wwe-world-wrestling-entertainment-wrestling-wrestler-stone-cold-gif-4631215

Communism in the soviet is a horror story

@StoneCold316

on @JPMcGlone

STUNNER! lol

Lol. And that’s the bottom line cuz @StoneCold316 said so!

hahaha

@Malachi Norwegian here

Good showing. JPM wants to resist skepticism