Compendium Of Pax Posts Concerning Trump's Habitual Lying
Dear C,
Thanks for sending this well-written article. https://www.google.com/amp/s/
Perhaps it's the curmudgeonliness of age (or some other psychological "twist") but, unlike you, I am not assured by "The Fake News Fallacy."
Trump Doesn't Get A "Hurricane Harvey Do-Over" On North Korea
If the executive branch were minimally sane, I would not feel as I do.
Lamentably, all these people (with the ironic exception of "Mad Dog" Mattis) are unhinged.
I don't want proof these folks were born in the United States: I want proof they were born in The Milky Way.
I don't want proof these folks were born in the United States: I want proof they were born in The Milky Way.
Furthermore, "conservative" "Christianity's" "end-time" fantasies have many of them "cheerleading Armageddon" for only then will their thunder sky God intervene and re-establish "righteousness" - more often than not a code word for "self-righteousness."
In their minds, Armageddon is a necessary prelude to "salvation."
That these "Christians" cannot conceive their own children's flesh sloughing from the bone, eyes boiling in their sockets beats hell outta me.
They remind me of Hare Krishna advocates, certain God will pluck them directly into heaven by their tiny pony tails.
Or perhaps it is more apt to suggest a parallel with the suicidal devotees of "Heaven's Gate." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven%27s_Gate_(religious_group)
Maybe Jesus will save these nonsensical people.
But he will not exempt them from the gruesome consequences of their self-fulfilling prophecy.
These literalist "lemmings" are stupid enough to believe that their "righteous" quest for Armageddon will preempt the despair that Armageddon will induce before they die.
Nor will this be the first time "God" perpetrates universal destruction to "save" humankind. Consider the outcome of Yahweh's previous effort to restore righteousness through universal destruction.
"Prohibition, Noah, Ham And The Curse Of Canaan"
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2011/11/daily-dose-111111-prohibition-and-curse.html
"Frog Hospital" And "Pax" Discuss Medievalism, Armageddon Cheerleaders And The Garden Boy
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2017/07/frog-hospital-and-pax-discuss.html
Compendium Of Best Pax Posts On Organized Religion And The Everyday Validation Of Violence
The Christian Doctrine Of Damnation... And The Destruction Of Christ-Spirit
The Christian Doctrine Of Damnation... And The Destruction Of Christ-Spirit
"My Gripe With Christianity"
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Christian conservatives can rationalize anything: Trump is their "savior" and Hurricane Sandy was divinely ordained to punish blue states in the northeast whereas Hurricane Harvey is a disguised "gift" from God rewarding Texas for refusing to believe in anthropogenic global warming.
Christian conservatives can rationalize anything: Trump is their "savior" and Hurricane Sandy was divinely ordained to punish blue states in the northeast whereas Hurricane Harvey is a disguised "gift" from God rewarding Texas for refusing to believe in anthropogenic global warming.
The Guardian: "John Oliver's Viral Video Is The Best Global Warming Debate You'll Ever See"
Pax On Both Houses: Best Global Warming Posts
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Pax tecum
Alan
PS To grapple with "fake news" I suggest media (in particular) -- and culture (in general) -- prioritize investigation of philosophical premises and theological underpinnings rather than focusing "the weeds" of "fake news" and "alternative facts" - not that these issues aren't important. They are critically important. However, at the end of the day America's "culture war" is about "a priori credos," not disputed "facts" marshalled to support one's "religion," be it "sacred" or "secular."
Ground Rules that prioritize philosophy-over-facts might begin with understanding of the following phenomena:
Liberal Democracy
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White Nationalism
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Alt-Right
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Christian Fundamentalism
Wikipedia
Populism
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Unless citizen's have a firm grip on the fundaments of society's "informing credos," contentious epistemologies that fight over factual truth will displace inquiry into "essential philosophical and theological understanding." Although it is true that theo-philosophical inquiry can also be debated, that debate will be far more fruitful than "he said" "she said" in discussions of "The Warren Commision," "9/11 Truth" or the assertions of Paul Craig Roberts, Alex Jones, Breitbart, CNN, MSNBC and all other participants in "Info Wars."
The emerging question is "What do people want?"
Do people want "Liberal Democracy?"
Or do they want regression to the 19th (or 13th) century when science did not threaten belief and white people could feel good about bigotry, ignorance, privilege and oppression?
The emerging question is "What do people want?"
Do people want "Liberal Democracy?"
Or do they want regression to the 19th (or 13th) century when science did not threaten belief and white people could feel good about bigotry, ignorance, privilege and oppression?
Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics - And Devious Donald
On Sat, Sep 2, 2017 at 1:53 PM, CH wrote:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newyorker.com/magazine/ 2017/09/04/the-fake-news- fallacy/amp
Thoughtful, forward-looking, and reassuring piece of writing.
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