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ringo Member (Idle past 437 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
Percy writes:
Odds vary greatly according to whether you do something properly or not. If you drive 150 mph down the highway you're more likely to die than a well-trained and well-equipped driver at the Indianapolis 500. So if the odds of dying in some activity were, say, 90%, you'd still do it because "statistics apply to populations and not individual events."And our geese will blot out the sun.
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ringo Member (Idle past 437 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
Tangle writes:
You carry a gun, a backup gun AND knives?quote: There are some things that no app can do.And our geese will blot out the sun.
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ringo Member (Idle past 437 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
Tangle writes:
Life is exhausting. That's why we sleep a third of it away. Must be bloody exhausting. In Canada, we don't "nip" or flit but we have a long checklist of things to do before we leave the house: check the weather, decide on what shoes or boots to wear, decide on raincoat, parka, etc., how many sweaters, etc., hats, scarves, gloves, etc., make sure there's somebody watching the kids, make sure the dog doesn't have to go out, in summer put on sunscreen and bug repellant, in winter, make sure the car has been plugged in over night, make sure the driveway is clear of snow, check the on-board survival kit, hope the car starts, figure out what to do if it doesn't.... I don't think a couple of weapons would add much proportionately to the ritual. Mind you, you would have to keep ithem somewhere accessible. Also mind you, in 66 years I've only seen one handgun in civilian hands.And our geese will blot out the sun.
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ringo Member (Idle past 437 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
DrJones* writes:
I have fired rifles and shotguns. I see no reason to own one. perhaps you might enjoy a trip to a range.And our geese will blot out the sun.
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ringo Member (Idle past 437 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
Phat writes:
I doubt if jar is that much more vigilant than I am. I may not be prepared to shoot back but I still want to see it coming. Ah but you're forgetting the eternial vigilence.And our geese will blot out the sun.
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ringo Member (Idle past 437 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
ICANT writes:
I know a Browning High Power when I see one. Mind you, I've never seen one in real life. You sure don't know anything about guns.And our geese will blot out the sun.
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ringo Member (Idle past 437 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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Hyroglyphx writes: ... not necessarily an argument against self-defense. Turning the other cheek is a pretty good argument against self-defense.And our geese will blot out the sun.
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ringo Member (Idle past 437 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
Hyroglyphx writes:
That isn't about self-defense. "I didn't come to bring peace, but a sword." - Jesus "Hippie" ChristAnd our geese will blot out the sun.
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ringo Member (Idle past 437 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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Faith writes:
Don't you get tired of being wrong all of the time? Turning the other cheek is about being insulted -- that's what a slap on the cheek meant. It is not a threat to your life. Jesus said:
quote:He was definitely talking about physical injury, not insult. He was refering to the Old Testament law: quote:Definitely about physical injury and/or death. Definitely not about insult. And our geese will blot out the sun.
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ringo Member (Idle past 437 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
Faith writes:
He said that the swords were for a (contrived) fullfilment of the prophecy - i.e. they were evidence against Him, showing that He was leading an armed rebellion. It was a bit like leaving dead bodies dressed in Polish uniforms outside that German radio station in September, 1939. However, Jesus said two swords for the whole group was enough, not a huge support for carrying arms. But it is SOME support.And our geese will blot out the sun.
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ringo Member (Idle past 437 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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Faith writes:
It baffles me how you can miss what the Bible plainly says so often. That's why I don't trust you when you cite thousands of theologians and apologists for thousands of years agreeing with you. Either you're getting them wrong or they got it wrong. Hey you're right. I didn't know that was the context....And our geese will blot out the sun.
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ringo Member (Idle past 437 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
Faith writes:
Reality says otherwise. I'm not the only one who has proven you wrong on multiple occasions. No, you just like your own interpretations, I don't get it wrong very often at all. I also cheer you every time you're right. And our geese will blot out the sun.
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ringo Member (Idle past 437 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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Faith writes:
Well, it doesn't say that. After being so blatantly, demonstrably wrong in the first place, it might behoove you to throttle back the arrogance a notch or two. But as I said it's about personal retaliation, not self defense in serious lift=threatening situations. Maybe He wasn't refering to broader situations and maybe He was. There is no justification in the text for the position that you and Got Questions are taking.And our geese will blot out the sun.
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ringo Member (Idle past 437 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
Faith writes:
I quoted it right to you. There's no excuse for your denial. You don't know how to read the Bible, sorry.And our geese will blot out the sun.
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ringo Member (Idle past 437 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
Faith writes:
You're just twisting it. Quote all you like, you don't know how to read it.And our geese will blot out the sun.
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