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I don't care about the winning a debate crap...I just want the OP to define "far right"

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Yeah, for some reason normal common sense thought is labeled “far right”, I’m not sure if people understand what “far right” should actually mean.

I’m not sure if death bed confessions are as simple and sure as everyone makes them out to be, If you don’t really have faith and trust in God I don’t think it matters. So, I would just ask if he had a message for a loved one and promise to pass it on.

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He'll find out if heaven/hell is real before we do.

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I’ve wondered about this…If we aren’t judged until the second coming, how do we receive our punishment or reward beforehand?

We all know about the thief at the cross and the story of Lazarus and the rich man, we all know that Paul in Philippians 1:23 desires “to depart and be with Christ, for that is very much better.” And these passages are what we base our idea of how it all works. However, I never thought the most direct explanation 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 came across that way.

But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. Therefore encourage one another with these words.

I sometimes think the scripture kept the mechanics of the afterlife a mystery, perhaps intentionally.

Call me when someone gets arrested

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Homo erectus used tools and created simple shelters 1.5 million years ago

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I question all dating simply because I don’t believe they know what they are talking about. Just look at 65 million year old dinosaur fossils with soft tissue, clearly impossible.

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“For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.” 1 Corinthians 15:3-5

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So how did they know Jesus died and was resurrected? Was it eyewitness testimony? I highlighted the answer in bold for you.

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“For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me.”
1 Corinthians 15:3-8

Paul treats Jesus’ death and appearances as recent public events involving known individuals within living memory. Paul says he ‘received’ this tradition and names identifiable individuals, some still alive, which functions as a public claim about recent events, not a purely scriptural deduction.

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I like Hebrews too, but what you quoted isn’t referring to an earthly Jesus at all. In this letter, flip to chapter 9 and read where, exactly, it says Jesus was sacrificed. Reply back to me where Hebrews specified Jesus as having been sacrificed.

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“And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.”
Hebrews 9:27-28

Hebrews describes a once-for-all offering followed by a future return, which presupposes an event in time rather than a purely symbolic act.

“For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy places by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the camp. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood.”
Hebrews 13:11-12

The argument compares Jesus’ suffering to known sacrificial procedures in which bodies were removed outside the camp. The comparison depends on an earthly event occurring in a real location similar to known practice. The theological point assumes the audience recognizes a historical execution.

“Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
Philippians 2:5-11

Paul describes a preexistent being who entered human existence and died by a known Roman punishment.

You don’t have to accept the theological claims, but the earliest Christian writings treat Jesus as a recent historical person. Paul and Hebrews do not argue that Jesus existed; they presuppose it. Their theology is built on a human life, a public execution by Roman crucifixion, and named contemporaries within living memory. That is the framework of historical claims, not symbolic mythical ones.

Is this is why gas vehicles have gotten so expensive, to make up for EV loses?

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So it’s not just a lack of evidence, but a positive evidence that Jesus was fabricated that has me unconvinced Jesus ever existed as a man.

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I understand why some question Jesus’ divinity, it’s a faith issue, and views differ. But the historical evidence strongly supports Jesus as a real first-century Jewish man from Judea who taught boldly, attracted followers, and was arrested, tried, and crucified under Pontius Pilate (during Tiberius’s reign, around AD 30–33) because of his disruptive claims.

Key non-Christian sources corroborate this:

Flavius Josephus (Jewish historian, writing c. AD 93 in Antiquities of the Jews): Mentions Jesus twice. One passage (the Testimonium Flavianum) describes him as a wise teacher who performed surprising deeds, was accused by leading Jewish figures, and crucified by Pilate. Another undisputed reference calls James “the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ.” Josephus, from a prominent Jerusalem priestly family (his father likely active in the Temple around the crucifixion time), had access to reliable information and no motive to invent Jesus.

Tacitus (Roman historian, c. AD 116 in Annals): States “Christus” (Jesus) was executed by Pilate under Tiberius, founding the Christian movement that spread from Judea to Rome, where Nero persecuted followers in AD 64. Scholars consider this authentic and reliable.

While I respect that the resurrection and Jesus’ divinity are hard for many to accept due to their extraordinary nature, it’s equally difficult for me to believe the New Testament could be mere human invention. These writings form a deeply interconnected collection, richly tied to Old Testament prophecy and themes, with remarkable theological coherence across multiple authors.

The books were written relatively quickly: Paul’s letters in the 50s AD, the Gospels were within the lifespan of potential eyewitnesses.Producing such a unified body of scripture in the ancient world, amid persecution and limited resources, points to something extraordinary.

Additionally, many early believers, including eyewitnesses and those who knew Jesus personally, faced severe persecution yet refused to deny his resurrection and identity. Historical records show no recantations; figures like James (Jesus’ brother) were executed for their faith, and others like Peter and Paul met similar fates according to early sources. Their willingness to die rather than recant suggests genuine conviction, not fabrication.

For me, this combination, the rapid, profound depth of the texts and the courage of firsthand witnesses who staked their lives on it, strongly indicates divine inspiration and that Jesus was who he claimed to be.

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I have always looked at term limits like most of society looks at the id to vote issue. There is no logical reason to object to it.

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Without a long-term career at stake, politicians lose the main incentive to perform well, reelection pressure disappears, so they have little reason to prioritize voters over personal gain in their final terms. Career politicians may have flaws, but the ongoing need to win reelection is the correct incentive. Remove that, and you replace accountability with a short-term mindset that benefits special interests more than the public. Bottom line: term limits won’t fix Congress, they’ll probably make the corruption and laziness worse. I would focus on age limits as a quasi term limit, just to prevent some of what we are seeing.

I recently tried a plain traditional king cake from Doughlicious Donuts and was really impressed. I hadn’t been a fan of their doughnut-style version in the past, so the traditional one was a pleasant surprise.

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Her reasoning is shite, of course, but at least 32.5 years isn’t exactly a slap on the wrist.

I can only imagine the bullshite she pulls with “lesser” felonies.

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I believe he would be eligible for parole in 27 years. However, if some kind of way she reclassified it as non-violent he would be eligible for parole in 6.5 years. Either way, it’s ridiculous. We should be looking at gallows for people like this so we don have to take care of them for life are worry about others lives when they are released. We have gone in the wrong direction as far as criminal punishment is concerned.