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still like the title :)

on ethics — Should a book of advice for young men say, “Look, affairs aren’t great, but if you’re going to cheat on your wife, do so with someone your wife hasn’t met and isn’t going to meet.” “In particular, don’t cheat with your wife’s sister . . . It will be perceived as a double...

I think I generally did a good job of revealing some personal material from some years ago, as well as philosophy, politics, links, and so forth. I’ll be happy to accept feedback. :)

Yes, less to manage and cheaper! And this counts, too. and I think it’s inspired that your blog ends with …. caffeine.xyz :)

not just joy, but connection with others. and at times, even love. And no, human love will not last as long as the stars.

@AgnosticBoy , mystery to me why your excellent site hasn’t gained more members. Large element of trending and luck! Now, you could play dirty and play off the “drug of outrage,” which is more popular than even porn! I mean, go figure. Could try to become “go to” source for relatively...

I like the use of color. :) The black, the red, the shades of gray almost running to white.

https://www.graceguts.com/quotations/zen-story-tigers-and-a-strawberry “A man traveling across a field encountered a tiger. He fled, the tiger after him. Coming to a precipice, he caught hold of the root of a wild vine and swung himself down over the edge. The tiger sniffed at him from above...

This type of Christian person still takes the Bible seriously. The phrase was “inspired, not literal.”

with Jeremy Allen White playing Bruce

Jesus was the originator of the ideas and the new message. Paul was the transmitter of the ideas. Jesus obviously, but also Paul, were far more important than either Peter or James. After all, Paul wrote 7 books of the New Testament, and some Christians think more.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_by_country As an analogy — Buddhism originated in India, but that’s not where it found most of its followers. Similarly — Christianity originated in Israel, but that’s not where it found most of its followers. [back then, Israel was several different...

I urge you to try to take this down a notch. :) Most Catholics in richer countries pick-and-choose which doctrines they take more or less seriously. And most human beings have learned to take religion medium seriously, no more. And in poorer countries, well, these days low-income persons have...

and I’m not sure someone should judge whether someone else has truly repented vs backsliding * I guess the very fact that I write”truly repented,” I’m kind of setting up to later say “not good enough” ! ! ! there’s some mistake here somewhere

And thank you for your contributions, AgnosticBoy. :) And your good work in setting up, moderating, repairing, and things I probably don’t even know about! And, best wishes for your future projects. :D

Thank you for these references. I will add them to my reading list.

France during Nazi occupation movie from 1995 A Jewish family asks this man to take their daughter to a convent. The Reverend Mother knows exactly what’s going on . . . But she doesn’t want this girl murdered. She wants to help. And she teaches the girl Catholic prayers herself, I think...

I’m not sure Catholics claim either, just that Peter was the first leader of the church.

I don’t want a line of reasoning to depend on Jesus making a pun. Plus, Jesus says, “And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” (verse 19)...

But this isn’t what the verses say.