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Another poster also confuses lying with being a liar. Akin to having sinned (but repented) with continuing to be a habitual sinner. The point of this thread is the times that lying is not punished by God even though people benefit from their lying. Why do you think "What's done is done" is...

In Genesis 43:6 Jacob rebukes his sons for telling the lord of the land of Egypt they had another brother who was not among the 10 who went. The alternative is lying.

I’m happy to disappoint you. I agree with you politically against abortion and homosexuality, believing it is Bible based. I just don’t see it as a salvation issue, as you seem to. All this is an aside. As far as I know the LDS don’t have these views.

Measuring wealth in not monetary terms.

Well, making the topic personal proves my point. They consider themselves Christian and that’s good enough for me - in terms of accepting their Christian identity. As far as me joining any particular Christian church, there are many factors. However, the floor is that they are Christian not...

When someone cusses, everyone sees their heart.

In theory, never should illegal be compromised. In practice, TPTB have demanded it from the uniparty. So, any movement to actually reduce it would be an improvement.

What does it mean? You can’t have it both ways.

Great point! I’m having an epic conversation in another thread with a feminist about the evils of feminism. So seduced by a utopian ideal, she cannot accept that the best human system will still not be perfect. It is a practical, reality based world view. The same with freedom. Free...

One of the most common misconceptions is that cussing is a violation of the commandment prohibiting taking the LORD's name (YHWH) in vain. It is not. Cussing is a (vulgar) literary exclamatory technique above and beyond a mere exclamation point. Take the trash out. Take the trash out! Take the...

The epistemological approach works here to. "We need to ban guns" For Whom? For tyrants For What? To more easily take control in implementing totalitarian policies without so much resistance. Of course, they mask it "for the children" or other such appeals to emotion but there it is.

Hmmm. They say politics is the art of the possible. It's not so much about compromise as it is priority but that is debatable. For instance, suppose there are 11 parties who have 10 platform issues each. For all 11 parties, they share the same public policy on 3 platform issues. This forms the...

I am a philosopher. I'll give 2 examples: guns and beauty. Guns are important. To Whom? Free citizens. Unarmed people are subjects. For What? The final defense against tyranny. Beauty. Poets claimed beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Science found this is untrue. Across all species, there...

Putting words in my mouth. The converse of what I said is not true. Of the heroes who died ...

This vid exposes what is called "Pretty privilege". Study shows all women find only 10-20% of men attractive. This hypergamy is real and at odds with feminist ideology. Social media is ruining women's mental health, much more than for males. Great case study.

This is an excellent vid about the horrors of feminism making women miserable by getting run through to the point they cannot pair bond anymore as they never learned to take responsibility for choices, putting sex ahead of the relationship with Chad's, looking to "not settle," even doubling down...

I don't know. That is not what actual LDS say. But you are not looking inward at what you say. If the Scriptures were so edifying there would be only one denomination. Said differently, even denominations who only claim to rely on THE Scriptures develop different doctrines. How do you account...

Working in the home has always been a luxury because your labor is all for you (and yours). A little humility would allow to to realize the only reason an employer pays you X is that he is making more than X from your labor. This means not all your labor benefits you but your employer. Not only...

What you referenced in the OP may be called Conventional Wisdom (CW), what you are calling Populist Viewpoint. Ideas that are commonly accepted but may not be rooted in truth. The examples you cite seem rather pedantic but may come out as the discussion unfolds. Diving into this...

Oh come on now! There are countless books on Christ. And the LDS do believe the Scriptures. If the Scriptures were so edifying wouldn't there be one 1 Christian denomination?