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All of you should probably know the definition of absolute before going any further.

Please, define it for us, so that way we know your definition so we can argue with you in your local space :)

Damn, you got me there!

Sure... if you define local;-p

I'm in Missouri if that helps.

um, like The Prequel?
Duh.

Seltzer water shot through the nose is quite tingly! Hahahahahahahahahaha!

I enjoyed typing it.

Just to be clear, I'm in this thread to talk about physics and to talk crap to dg... so if I spit some words your way just duck and let em hit dg.

ETA: obviously I don’t think Biden actually hates God. Trump is the worst kind of Yankee that constantly flaps their gums whether they have anything of value to add or not, but their 100% sure they contributed the definitive thoughts on the matter. That and him being a Blue Dog big city Democrat at heart are what annoy me most about him.

Skimming, y’all are debating about the existence of God, quantum mechanics, and the pros and cons of the fiat currency system, among other things?

I don’t know that anyone is or isn’t right in any of those conversations. I’m a Christian but don’t have any interest in debating my faith ATM other than to say it’s always the smartest atheists who fail to understand the value to society generally that faith provides, I switch back and forth on my opinion of fiat currency (it’s obvious benefits for flattening the boom bust cycle comes with serious drawbacks of reckless & unaccountable government spending), and I don’t know enough about physics to be part of the conversation.

I should read the whole thread, y’all derailed the **** out of it

Waffles, no brainer. The crisp edges & soft center, the pockets to evenly distribute syrup, they resist turning to mush for longer, and they’re filling without making you feel like you ate lead that’s now sitting at the bottom of your stomach.

The ambrosia that is pancakes with peanut butter is the only thing that keeps this sporting.

Attacking me instead of what I said, that’s how you know someone is winning an debate. Lol

Stop right there. Judaism has zero room for white supremacists. I seriously doubt Christianity does either, but I'll let our resident expert, Fidler to confirm this

I"m no expert Robert, but I did spend the night at a Holiday Inn Express, so even I know the blanket statement alleging white supremacy to be inherent among Christians and Jews does not rise to the level of meriting a serious response.

Good point.

Thanks Z, good to be back. Real life gets you sometimes. Then I get pulled back in! I blame Palama for that one :)

I summarized (in part) the theory as formulated by them. It’s not my opinion or speculation, it’s what they believe.

Critical Theory is an academic discipline in humanities departments. It’s clearly and unequivocally spelled out in numerous books and academic journals. Research it yourself.

It’s very telling how rarely anyone is willing to debate the validity of critical theory and resort to attacking the credibility of the messenger.

I typed out a long reply but it’s not worth diving into it and debating it, I’ll just end up pissed off for the rest of the day.

But yes, that’s essentially the gist of it. You yourself don’t have to engage in any behavior that would fit the dictionary definition of racism. The institutions themselves are inherently set up to the advantage of the majority (whites) and do so at the expense of the minority (blacks).

You found that out with a simple Wikipedia search, I wonder why others are calling me crazy for saying the same thing as Wikipedia? Things that make you go Hmm...

Wow. Lots of nonsense there.
All I have done is ask you to provide evidence of your statement that BLM intends to "end western civilization and religion"

And based on that you say I need "fairy tales to cope with the world"? I think it's been well established I am not religious.

I have not gas lighted you. I haven't stated anything as fact regarding either Critical Theory or Critical Race Theory, and I've only asked you to provide evidence for your statements. Technically, you are attempting to gaslight me by accusing me of being a "little idiot who needs fairy tales" for simply asking you to prove your frankly somewhat unbelievable claims.

The burden of proof has not been "shifted back to you". It never left you. You made a claim. You have a burden of proof to in some small way support that claim. You haven't done that yet.

Man... you're all over the place.

First, let's look at Critical Race Theory. The primary foundation of Critical Race Theory is that a system itself can support racism. Basic Critical Race Theory does not say one must deconstruct western civilization and religion. I'm sure someone out there has chosen to come to that conclusion based on the idea that the systems in place are racist, but that doesn't make it a tenet of Critical Race Theory.

Second, you seem to believe that Critical Race Theory has "tenets". It's a philosophical framework, not a political philosophy. Critical Race Theory is not Marxism. I see no evidence that one has to believe everything every social studies paper on Critical Race Theory writes, or you're no longer a "Critical Race Theorist". You've chosen to accumulate in your own mind what you think everyone who believes some of this framework must believe. There is no reason why they would have to.

Third, you have not provided evidence that BLM as an organization even supports parts of the philosophy of Critical Race Theory. Some of their activism may have been inspired by it, but nowhere do they say they follow Critical Race Theory as a philosophy. One may find Nietzsche to be interesting, and use his theories to make some decisions in their life, that doesn't mean they believe they are the ubermensch.

It goes without saying that since you haven't even provided evidence that BLM supports any part of the philosophy, you have also not provided any evidence that they would be supporting any of the other aspects which demand the deconstruction of western civilization.

So you have provided no evidence, other than the fact that there is a philosophical framework called Critical Race Theory, and there is a philosophical framework called Critical Theory. That's very literally the extent of what has been established. Start there.

I have never claimed to study it.
I asked what should be very simple questions in my attempt to figure out how you got from Critical Race Theory exists, to Critical Race Theory wants to destroy western civilization and by extension religion, to BLM follows Critical Race Theory and wants to destroy western civilization and by extension religion.

That's only 3 steps. I would think someone who understands this all so well would be able to do that in 4 sentences at most.

I will also expect references so I can check what you are claiming.

I'm trying to get an explanation of logical steps from a person who has an invisible friend.

So... probably.

I'm still stunned by him feeling insulted and personally attacked when I said he's breakfast savvy.

what's for breakfast, big boy?