Register | Sign In


Understanding through Discussion


EvC Forum active members: 63 (9162 total)
2 online now:
Newest Member: popoi
Post Volume: Total: 916,385 Year: 3,642/9,624 Month: 513/974 Week: 126/276 Day: 23/31 Hour: 0/1


Thread  Details

Email This Thread
Newer Topic | Older Topic
  
Author Topic:   Another one that hurts
Percy
Member
Posts: 22479
From: New Hampshire
Joined: 12-23-2000
Member Rating: 4.7


Message 1 of 508 (772422)
11-13-2015 8:24 PM


This is a bad one, see any news source.
AbE: November 2015 Paris attacks
--Percy
Edited by Percy, : Add link to Wikipedia entry.

Replies to this message:
 Message 2 by Coyote, posted 11-13-2015 9:32 PM Percy has seen this message but not replied

  
Coyote
Member (Idle past 2126 days)
Posts: 6117
Joined: 01-12-2008


Message 2 of 508 (772423)
11-13-2015 9:32 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Percy
11-13-2015 8:24 PM


Let in tens of thousands of "refuges," almost all of whom are young Arab/muslim males and you expect something different?
What was that definition of "insanity" again?

Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.
Belief gets in the way of learning--Robert A. Heinlein
How can I possibly put a new idea into your heads, if I do not first remove your delusions?--Robert A. Heinlein
It's not what we don't know that hurts, it's what we know that ain't so--Will Rogers
If I am entitled to something, someone else is obliged to pay--Jerry Pournelle
If a religion's teachings are true, then it should have nothing to fear from science...--dwise1
"Multiculturalism" demands that the US be tolerant of everything except its own past, culture, traditions, and identity.

This message is a reply to:
 Message 1 by Percy, posted 11-13-2015 8:24 PM Percy has seen this message but not replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 270 by Genomicus, posted 11-23-2015 2:57 AM Coyote has not replied

  
JonF
Member (Idle past 188 days)
Posts: 6174
Joined: 06-23-2003


Message 3 of 508 (772425)
11-13-2015 10:05 PM


Most likely it's the ones the refugees are running from.

Replies to this message:
 Message 4 by Coyote, posted 11-13-2015 10:21 PM JonF has not replied

  
Coyote
Member (Idle past 2126 days)
Posts: 6117
Joined: 01-12-2008


Message 4 of 508 (772426)
11-13-2015 10:21 PM
Reply to: Message 3 by JonF
11-13-2015 10:05 PM


Most likely it's the ones the refugees are running from.
Women and children first doesn't seem to be a major part of their culture.
Also, until there is some reliable way to determine which ones are true refuges and which are ticking time bombs, wouldn't it be prudent to halt the overwhelming immigration?

Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.
Belief gets in the way of learning--Robert A. Heinlein
How can I possibly put a new idea into your heads, if I do not first remove your delusions?--Robert A. Heinlein
It's not what we don't know that hurts, it's what we know that ain't so--Will Rogers
If I am entitled to something, someone else is obliged to pay--Jerry Pournelle
If a religion's teachings are true, then it should have nothing to fear from science...--dwise1
"Multiculturalism" demands that the US be tolerant of everything except its own past, culture, traditions, and identity.

This message is a reply to:
 Message 3 by JonF, posted 11-13-2015 10:05 PM JonF has not replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 5 by Faith, posted 11-14-2015 4:16 AM Coyote has seen this message but not replied

  
Faith 
Suspended Member (Idle past 1464 days)
Posts: 35298
From: Nevada, USA
Joined: 10-06-2001


Message 5 of 508 (772427)
11-14-2015 4:16 AM
Reply to: Message 4 by Coyote
11-13-2015 10:21 PM


Halt the immigration? Prudent??? But but but that would be racist!!!! That wouldn't be politically correct!!! No no no we must let more of them in. We must pretend these are truly refugees and give up everything for them and pretend it's just a tiny minority of .... well somebody else I guess... that's doing the bombing. And the raping too that's going on all over Europe. We must give up our own living spaces for them.
Edited by Faith, : No reason given.

This message is a reply to:
 Message 4 by Coyote, posted 11-13-2015 10:21 PM Coyote has seen this message but not replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 6 by Tangle, posted 11-14-2015 4:28 AM Faith has replied
 Message 23 by ringo, posted 11-14-2015 10:50 AM Faith has replied
 Message 26 by Dr Adequate, posted 11-14-2015 11:09 AM Faith has not replied
 Message 28 by Phat, posted 11-14-2015 11:32 AM Faith has replied

  
Tangle
Member
Posts: 9504
From: UK
Joined: 10-07-2011
Member Rating: 4.7


Message 6 of 508 (772428)
11-14-2015 4:28 AM
Reply to: Message 5 by Faith
11-14-2015 4:16 AM


God doesn't look so great today, does he?

Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif.
Life, don't talk to me about life - Marvin the Paranoid Android
"Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved."
- Tim Minchin, in his beat poem, Storm.

This message is a reply to:
 Message 5 by Faith, posted 11-14-2015 4:16 AM Faith has replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 7 by Faith, posted 11-14-2015 4:36 AM Tangle has replied

  
Faith 
Suspended Member (Idle past 1464 days)
Posts: 35298
From: Nevada, USA
Joined: 10-06-2001


Message 7 of 508 (772429)
11-14-2015 4:36 AM
Reply to: Message 6 by Tangle
11-14-2015 4:28 AM


God doesn't look so great today, does he?
I wasn't going to mention it, but it's because Europe has rejected God that Islam is flooding in. Being invaded by enemies is one of the judgments of a nation that God spells out in Deuteronomy and Leviticus. (Economic collapse is another -- Greece?) There's no point in mentioning it because it will only get more scorn and derision and cause for judgment coming from people here. Even Coyote who at least sees the reality of the situation won't accept this as the cause of it because it's all just a tribal delusion according to him. But I can just about guarantee you that if Europeans in significant numbers turned back to the God of the Reformation the judgment would abate. If that doesn't happen you can count on more attacks.
But at least a few people are willing to admit that Muslims are not a good thing for Europe. That's a start.
Edited by Faith, : No reason given.

This message is a reply to:
 Message 6 by Tangle, posted 11-14-2015 4:28 AM Tangle has replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 8 by Tangle, posted 11-14-2015 5:23 AM Faith has replied
 Message 12 by Straggler, posted 11-14-2015 7:19 AM Faith has replied

  
Tangle
Member
Posts: 9504
From: UK
Joined: 10-07-2011
Member Rating: 4.7


Message 8 of 508 (772430)
11-14-2015 5:23 AM
Reply to: Message 7 by Faith
11-14-2015 4:36 AM


It's the same god Faith - the God of Abraham.
Religion does this sort of thing. Damn the lot of them.

Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif.
Life, don't talk to me about life - Marvin the Paranoid Android
"Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved."
- Tim Minchin, in his beat poem, Storm.

This message is a reply to:
 Message 7 by Faith, posted 11-14-2015 4:36 AM Faith has replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 9 by Faith, posted 11-14-2015 5:35 AM Tangle has replied

  
Faith 
Suspended Member (Idle past 1464 days)
Posts: 35298
From: Nevada, USA
Joined: 10-06-2001


Message 9 of 508 (772431)
11-14-2015 5:35 AM
Reply to: Message 8 by Tangle
11-14-2015 5:23 AM


Allah is NOT the same God Tangle. He has nothing in common with the God of Abraham. He's one of Satan's inventions.
Religion? When people say that are they thinking at all of the atheist state-caused murders of the last century?
However, Satan DOES do this sort of thing. Sometimes in the guise of a religion, sometimes in the guise of an atheist state.
Edited by Faith, : No reason given.

This message is a reply to:
 Message 8 by Tangle, posted 11-14-2015 5:23 AM Tangle has replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 10 by Tangle, posted 11-14-2015 5:56 AM Faith has replied

  
Tangle
Member
Posts: 9504
From: UK
Joined: 10-07-2011
Member Rating: 4.7


Message 10 of 508 (772432)
11-14-2015 5:56 AM
Reply to: Message 9 by Faith
11-14-2015 5:35 AM


Satan .... ffs, gods, imaginary agents. Childish bollocks.
PEOPLE do these things; superstitious people deluded by fanatical religious belief.

Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien.
Life, don't talk to me about life - Marvin the Paranoid Android
"Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved."
- Tim Minchin, in his beat poem, Storm.

This message is a reply to:
 Message 9 by Faith, posted 11-14-2015 5:35 AM Faith has replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 11 by Faith, posted 11-14-2015 6:07 AM Tangle has not replied
 Message 25 by Phat, posted 11-14-2015 11:08 AM Tangle has not replied

  
Faith 
Suspended Member (Idle past 1464 days)
Posts: 35298
From: Nevada, USA
Joined: 10-06-2001


Message 11 of 508 (772433)
11-14-2015 6:07 AM
Reply to: Message 10 by Tangle
11-14-2015 5:56 AM


Well, there you have it, the very attitude that is going to keep the attacks coming. Sigh.

This message is a reply to:
 Message 10 by Tangle, posted 11-14-2015 5:56 AM Tangle has not replied

  
Straggler
Member
Posts: 10333
From: London England
Joined: 09-30-2006


Message 12 of 508 (772434)
11-14-2015 7:19 AM
Reply to: Message 7 by Faith
11-14-2015 4:36 AM


Are you suggesting that Christian nations are safe from Islamic terrorism?
And, with regard to the judgement coming, isn't this judgement something you would welcome? If not soon when would you prefer it to happen given that you presumably consider it an inevibility?

This message is a reply to:
 Message 7 by Faith, posted 11-14-2015 4:36 AM Faith has replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 13 by Faith, posted 11-14-2015 7:29 AM Straggler has replied

  
Faith 
Suspended Member (Idle past 1464 days)
Posts: 35298
From: Nevada, USA
Joined: 10-06-2001


Message 13 of 508 (772435)
11-14-2015 7:29 AM
Reply to: Message 12 by Straggler
11-14-2015 7:19 AM


Are you suggesting that Christian nations are safe from Islamic terrorism?
There aren't any Christian nations any more, but if there were, genuinely Christian nations I mean, nations that committed their safety into God's hands, nations whose leaders prayed and obeyed God's commandments as used to be the case with many European nations and the US as well, preferably the leaders but a large number of citizens might suffice, yes, they'd be safe from terrorism and God's judgment in other forms.
And, with regard to the judgement coming, isn't this judgement something you would welcome? If not soon when would you prefer it to happen given that you presumably consider it an inevibility?
I don't want judgment to happen at all, judgment kills people and makes life miserable.
Edited by Faith, : No reason given.

This message is a reply to:
 Message 12 by Straggler, posted 11-14-2015 7:19 AM Straggler has replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 15 by Straggler, posted 11-14-2015 8:01 AM Faith has replied

  
Percy
Member
Posts: 22479
From: New Hampshire
Joined: 12-23-2000
Member Rating: 4.7


Message 14 of 508 (772437)
11-14-2015 7:51 AM


A Few Details
At least 127 people were murdered last night in terrorist attacks at Paris cafes and restaurants, France's national stadium, and a crowed concert hall. Eight terrorists are known to have died at this time, seven by suicide bombs and one shot and killed by Paris police. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility.
How do we make this stop? Is this like 1940, when it became apparent that peaceful measures had failed and that putting the dictator back in his box would be a formidable challenge? Are we again a year or two late in keeping local troubles from blossoming into a major threat to world peace and stability?
--Percy

Replies to this message:
 Message 16 by Straggler, posted 11-14-2015 8:21 AM Percy has replied
 Message 38 by RAZD, posted 11-14-2015 1:34 PM Percy has seen this message but not replied
 Message 329 by Hyroglyphx, posted 11-29-2015 5:33 AM Percy has seen this message but not replied

  
Straggler
Member
Posts: 10333
From: London England
Joined: 09-30-2006


Message 15 of 508 (772439)
11-14-2015 8:01 AM
Reply to: Message 13 by Faith
11-14-2015 7:29 AM


The period you hark back to of true Christian nations seems to be the same period where these true Christian nations were busy fighting and slaughtering each other.
Faith writes:
judgement kills people and makes life miserable
So is this judgement avoidable or will it inevitably occur sooner or later?

This message is a reply to:
 Message 13 by Faith, posted 11-14-2015 7:29 AM Faith has replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 17 by Faith, posted 11-14-2015 8:43 AM Straggler has not replied

  
Newer Topic | Older Topic
Jump to:


Copyright 2001-2023 by EvC Forum, All Rights Reserved

™ Version 4.2
Innovative software from Qwixotic © 2024