This question leads to many other theological questions about the nature of hell, the problem of evil, and the salvation of people such as babies, the paperless immigrants, the intellectually disabled, and others who cannot understand the propositions of the gospel (e.g. Trinity). There is quite a bit I don’t know about this topic. But I do know God is loving, compassionate, and just. And I truly trust him to judge rightly, I'm sure I shall applaud his decision from my place among the lambs whatever it is. What he wills is good and conversely.
ellauri478.html on line 281: The idea of calling God the “ultimate narcissist” may seem alarming or even uncomfortable at first. Narcissism is often associated with arrogance and selfishness in humans and seems at odds with our understanding of a loving Creator. However, when applied to God, the term takes on a profoundly different meaning.
ellauri479.html on line 255: Missä on ylipäänsa sanottu että jumala on hyvä? kysyy ukki-Taavetti. The only place where OT says God is good is the Psalms, by Dave. No ei, pikku profeetoissa on muutama maininta (Nahum, Ezra, Nehemia). Valitusvirsissä taitaa olla 1 kohta. God Is The Standard Of All That Is Good! When the Scriptures describe what is good, God is held up before us as the standard (Psalm 25:8, Nahum1:7). This is important for mortal men and women to understand: God determines what is good and what is not. We don't.
ellauri479.html on line 470: Why is God referred to as a man? Is not about his bollocks in the human sense, but rather about the relational and authoritative characteristics that God embodies, which have been communicated to us in a way that resonates with our understanding of masculinity. This masculine image—characterized by strength, authority, and control—has influenced how believers perceive their relationship with the sacred. This representation fosters a sense of power and dominance, leading to a hierarchy that places masculine traits above those traditionally associated with femininity, such as compassion and nurturing. So yes, he is an old man who needs a stand-in for recreation purposes.
ellauri479.html on line 475: How do older people cope with the feeling that no matter what they do, they have very few years to live? I am 72. The older I get the less I fear death. You understand that the world has changed greatly since I was born and honestly, I am overwhelmed and tired of it all at times. Having perhaps 20 years ahead (max, don´t fool youself) makes you look at things much differently than having 50 or 60 years ahead. I am very healthy, in good shape and have a strong faith in Jesus, my savior so, death is just changing addresses for me.
ellauri480.html on line 89: The narrative of "Good Omens" delves into profound philosophical inquiries that challenge conventional understandings of morality and existence. Through its intricate characters and clever plot, the story invites readers to grapple with the complexities of moral ambiguities, the tension between free will and destiny, and the multifaceted nature of good and evil. These themes serve as a foundation for a deeper exploration of the human condition and the choices that define it.
ellauri480.html on line 134: Such a notion is inconsistent with our understanding of God’s views. He has said that we were all made in his image (Genesis 1:27), so every person is 'intrinsically' equally valuable to him.
ellauri480.html on line 136: Deffinbaugh digs deeper so we can understand where the valuation price tag comes from. “Their worth seems to be their ‘market value,’ what the person would bring in the market place. There is therefore no demeaning of women here, or of the young or elderly, but only a recognition of what value this person had in the market place.” In other words, God chose a figure related to how the people of Israel regarded their men, women, children, and elderly in a commercial sense; how useful they would be to, say, a builder, or a farmer. A young, healthy male would do more work than an elderly female, and this is typically true. Money is not relevant to the Lord. This kind of market price valuation is in keeping with the Lord’s provision for all kinds of human behavior which the Lord did not promote, such as a man abandoning a virgin after he has slept with her (Deuteronomy 22). As for the promise of belongings and animals, God is clever to deal with the deception of those who would try to make poor substitutions. Lord was so precise in his measurement of valuation – not because he needed money, but because of the dishonor such individuals were demonstrating to their God.
ellauri480.html on line 205: Why did Tolkien dislike The Screwtape Letters? According to Michael White, "Tolkien disliked these books and believed, probably with some justification, that Lewis had not given himself time to come to a clear understanding of his religious outlook, that he had rushed his thoughts into print without allowing them to mature".
ellauri480.html on line 260: Some have speculated about Hooper's influence on Lewis and whether it reflected any "complexity" regarding Lewis's own sexuality. However, there is no substantial evidence like used rubbers indicating that they acted out their homosexuality. Their friendship appears to be rooted in mutual exploitation and a shared Christian faith. Close male friendships could sometimes be misinterpreted through a modern lens. Lewis himself maintained a traditional view of sexuality throughout his life. How do you see the relevance of these relationships in understanding Lewis´s work and beliefs?
ellauri480.html on line 264: Describing Walter Hooper as such is not accurate or respectful. While there have been speculations about his sexuality, he is best understood as a "complex" individual whose relationship with Lewis was primarily professional and intellectual. It´s important to approach these topics with sensitivity. Speculating about an individual´s sexuality can be reductive and does not necessarily contribute to an understanding of their contributions or relationships. In examining figures like Lewis and Hooper, focusing on their intellectual contributions and the nature of their relationships often provides a more nuanced understanding.
ellauri480.html on line 433: The phrase "Experience is the mother of illusion" (often phrased as "where virtue is concerned, experience is the mother of illusion") was said by the German philosopher Immanuel Kant. It appears in his seminal work, Critique of Pure Reason (1781), specifically to argue that empirical experience is a poor guide for morality, unlike its value in understanding nature.
ellauri481.html on line 73: Comedy: Typically involves misunderstandings and mistaken identities, leading to amusing situations, culminating in a happy resolution, often involving marriage or reconciliations.
ellauri481.html on line 118: The first half of Austen’s sparkling novel is a fiesta of balls and high jinks (albeit restrained ones), witticisms and unserious marriage proposals from the likes of comical vicar Mr Collins. Things take a darker turn as Bingley leaves and Elizabeth starts to develop a dislike for Darcy (based on a misunderstanding, naturally). The novel’s sentiment pivots into decisively negative territory after his disastrous proposal, reaching its nadir as Lydia elopes with the untrustworthy Wickham. This, of course, is also Darcy’s opportunity to prove himself, which he does with dignity and aplomb, winning Elizabeth’s heart and ensuring a measured happy ending, in which everyone is slightly wiser than they were before, except Mrs. Bennett, Lydia and Mr. Wickham.
ellauri483.html on line 852: Fictional — serious: "Look, I appreciate the concern, but you don’t understand. Tough talk wins. They respect strength. I get results you don’t see. Don’t lecture me from the clubhouse — try winning first."
ellauri488.html on line 192: There is something seriously the matter with your head. Which word did you not understand among "YANKEES", "GO", and "HOME"?
ellauri488.html on line 238: I understand you prefer the alias "YANKEES GO HOME" for that message.
ellauri488.html on line 451: They’ve been reported by credible outlets → yes They’ve been proven in court → no Keeping those distinctions clear is key to understanding the situation without jumping to conclusions either way!
ellauri488.html on line 464: he would be in the same fix as Neil. If you want, I can map out how similar allegations affected other creators’ careers (and how those trajectories ended up)—that’s often the best way to understand what “irreparable” actually looks like in practice.
ellauri490.html on line 64: Brad's friend and former boyfriend of Nan, union leader Jim Alden, cannot understand why Brad has become so unreasonable to deal with. Jim is concerned about the possibility of the small number of highly resourceful Communists in the union being able to take it over, and suspects Norman of being one. He discusses this with Trump, by then an active union member. Trump denies Norman's politics. Trump confronts him and he confesses, but counters Trump’s rejection by showing him a photograph of him and Brad together, and a copy of his party membership card as Boris Johnson. Manning interrupts them, angry with Norman for breaking orders and coming ahead of schedule in an all-male fellow passenger train. He treats Trump brusquely from behind, then orders his murder by hiring a contract killer.
ellauri490.html on line 352: I understand you're upset. I won't argue. Which of the three options from my last message would you like me to do: (1) brief sourced summary of how scholars use "wage slavery", (2) concise comparison of wage labor vs. chattel slavery across key dimensions, or (3) continue the Northwest Ordinance discussion?
ellauri490.html on line 683: I was also creeped out that Roth and Bailey just didn’t seem to understand what was wrong about interfering in the relationship between Bloom and her 18-year-old daughter. To Bailey’s credit, though, in many places he lets Roth hang himself with his own words, for example recounting the story of how Roth tried to have an affair with a friend of Bloom’s daughter who was living in their house: after the young woman angrily turned him down, Roth says he left a note on her bed saying something like, “This is pure sexual hysteria.” Doesn’t quite fit Roth’s lusty irreverent image. Grabbing a young woman without her consent, sure, but acting nasty and not accepting rejection, not so much. I agree with Bailey that Roth seems well summarized by the famous passage from Portnoy’s Complaint: “A disorder in which strongly felt ethical and altruistic impulses are perpetually warring with extreme sexual longings, often of a perverse nature …”
ellauri494.html on line 202: Third, it reminds us that textual plurality is not a threat to biblical authority. The existence of variant readings between the Septuagint and Masoretic Text does not undermine Scripture’s reliability. Rather, it shows that God preserved His Word through multiple streams, each contributing to our understanding of the original revelation. We are free to choose whatever wording that inspires us.
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ellauri494t.html on line 199: Third, it reminds us that textual plurality is not a threat to biblical authority. The existence of variant readings between the Septuagint and Masoretic Text does not undermine Scripture’s reliability. Rather, it shows that God preserved His Word through multiple streams, each contributing to our understanding of the original revelation. We are free to choose whatever wording that inspires us.
ellauri496.html on line 366: CHAPTER 4 THE DESTROYER – PART 2 FROM THE GREAT SCROLL O Sentinels of the Universe who watch for the Destroyer, how long will your coming vigil last? O mortal men who wait without understanding, where will you hide yourselves in the Dread Days of Doom, when the Heavens shall be torn apart and the skies rent in twain, in the days when children will turn grey-headed? This is the thing which will be seen, this is the terror your eyes will behold, this is the form of destruction that will rush upon you: There will be the great body of fire, the glowing head with many mouths and eyes ever changing. Terrible teeth will be seen in formless mouths and a fearful dark belly will glow redly from fires inside. Even the most stout-hearted man will tremble and his bowels be loosened, for this is not a thing understandable to men. It will be a vast sky-spanning form enwrapping Earth, burning with many hues within wide open mouths. These will descend to sweep across the face of the land, engulfing all in the yawning jaws. The greatest warriors will charge against it in vain. The fangs will fall out, and lo, they are terror-inspiring things of cold hardened water. Great boulders will be hurled down upon men, crushing them into red powder. As the great salt waters rise up in its train and roaring torrents pour towards the land, even the heroes among mortal men will be overcome with madness. As moths fly swiftly to their doom in the burning flame, so will these men rush to their own destruction. The flames going before will devour all the works of men, the waters following will sweep away whatever remains. The dew of death will fall softly, as grey carpet over the cleared land. Men will cry out in their madness, “O whatever Being there is, save us from this tall form of terror, save us from the grey dew of death." But nobody comes to help, HAAHAAHAA!

"But I don't hold with the idea that to understand all is to forgive all; you follow that and the first thing you know you're sentimental over murderers and rapists and kidnappers and forgetting their victims. That's wrong. I'll weep over rich kids, not over space aliens who are hungry too. If there were some way to drown criminals at birth, I'd take my turn as executioner. Let space aliens drink them from a tin like Campbell soup."
xxx/ellauri086.html on line 574: If Kip humped his dreamgirl Peewee it would count as statutory rape. I'm sure Bob would shut an understanding eye to that. If the wormfaces ate up them both that would count as a mutton snack. Bob would not countenance anything like that. We are people, not some animals like sheep, or hobgoblins either, come to that. You gotta choose your team, and stick to them. George Byron would not agree, nor do I.
xxx/ellauri087.html on line 616: Cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT) is a theoretical framework which helps to understand and analyse the relationship between the human mind (what people think and feel) and activity (what people do). It traces its origins to the founders of the cultural-historical school of Russian psychology L. S. Vygotsky and Aleksei N. Leontiev. Tää oli Esa Sariolan lempilapsi, jonka se kiusasi höynähtäneitä veistoluokissa.
xxx/ellauri091.html on line 305: From 1883 to 1884 Hauptmann studied art in Rome and wrote a romantic poem based on the myth of Prometheus. Ill health forced him to return to Germany. In 1885 he married Marie Thienemann; they had four children. Marie Thienemann was a beautiful, rich heiress, whom he had met in 1881, and who supported him through the four years of their engagement. Hauptmann settled with Marie in Berlin. She admired her husband, but did not much understand literature and was devastated when Gerhart's attention strayed. However, her wealth gave him the freedom to start his career as a writer.
xxx/ellauri091.html on line 315: In scramble competition resources are limited, which may lead to group member starvation. Contest competition is often the result of aggressive social domains, including hierarchies or social chains. Conversely, scramble competition is what occurs by accident when competitors naturally want the same resources. These two forms of competition can be interwoven into one another. Some researchers have noted parallels between intraspecific behaviors of competition and cooperation. These two processes can be evolutionarily adopted and they can also be accidental, which makes sense given the aggressive competition and collaborative cooperation aspects of social behavior in humans and animals. To date, few studies have looked at the interplay between contest and scramble competition, despite the fact that they do not occur in isolation. There appears to be little understanding of the interface between contest competition and scramble competition in insects. Much research still needs to be conducted concerning the overlap of contest and scramble competition systems. Contests can arise within a scramble competition system and conversely, scramble competition "may play a role in a system characterized by interference".
xxx/ellauri091.html on line 830: He has never been a politician, he has never taken an active part in organized peace work. But he has always been a living force, a tireless fighter in the service of Christ, opening young minds to the light which he thinks can lead the world to peace and bring men together in understanding and goodwill. His work has always been chiefly among youth, for in them lies the key to the future. They are the leaders of tomorrow.
xxx/ellauri103.html on line 276: I worry that the clamorous world of identity politics is also undermining the very causes its activists claim to back. As a fiction writer, yeah, I do sometimes make my narrator an Armenian. But that’s only by way of a start. Merely being Armenian is not to have a character as I understand the word. I need to add a whole host of racial prejudices to fatten him out. Luckily I didn't need to do that with my bro.
xxx/ellauri104.html on line 257: When the body is in a certain state, be it in sleep, at rest, after a meal, after an emotional state etc, Neurotransmitter levels differ all the time. Measuring them at various states is the right way to do such scientific quantification. But even then, your body is responding to a stimuli and even then, your body is given a set of nutrients to work with to produce the optimal level of Homeostasis of the neurotransmitters. Therefore, understanding Homeostasis and how it works will lead you to understand that the levels of neurotransmitters is not a factor of schizophrenia at all.
xxx/ellauri104.html on line 261: This is easily proven if you can conduct human trials the correct way. This requires a deep understanding of how the body works first… including how neurotransmitters work in an overall POV, which includes knowledge of the brain, the body, the nervous system, the neurons and finally why Homeostasis is always correct. The way your education system works limits your view because you only study within your specialization. You need to become a overall learner across various disciplines to find Truths. Because the Creator is someone who knows literally EVERYTHING!
xxx/ellauri113.html on line 38: This development could open up a bizarre vision of the universe in which black holes can cough themselves into nothingness, Hawking said during recent lectures on the BBC and at Harvard. “This raises a serious problem that strikes at the heart of our understanding of science,” he said. “If determinism, the predictability of the universe, breaks down with black holes, it could break down in other situations,” he said. “Even worse, if determinism breaks down, we can’t be sure of our past history, either. The history books and our memories could just be illusions,” he said. The Nobel prize could just be an illusion, he said. Two years later he died.
xxx/ellauri113.html on line 56: None of this is really a contradiction between general relativity and quantum mechanics. For instance, string theory is a quantum mechanical theory that includes general relativity as a low-energy limit. What it does mean is that quantum field theory, the framework we use to understand all non-gravitational forces, is not sufficient for understanding gravity. Black holes lead to subtle issues that are still not fully understood. But not contradictions, just lacunae.
xxx/ellauri113.html on line 89: On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason (German: Ueber die vierfache Wurzel des Satzes vom zureichenden Grunde) is an elaboration on the classical Principle of Sufficient Reason, written by German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer as his doctoral dissertation in 1813. The principle of sufficient reason is a powerful and controversial philosophical principle stipulating that everything must have a reason or cause. Schopenhauer revised and re-published it in 1847. The work articulated the centerpiece of many of Schopenhauer's arguments, and throughout his later works he consistently refers his readers to it as the necessary beginning point for a full understanding of his further writings.)
xxx/ellauri114.html on line 280: It could also help us understand why the Arabs of the Middle East today are so opposed to the Iranians gaining any kind of political or military advantage over them. Even though they share varieties of the same religion (Islam), the Persians are not Arabs. As an example, if you follow our “Prophecy in the Headlines” feature, you’ve probably read about Saudi Arabian officials announcing that because of the US pursuit of a more cooperative relationship with Iran, the Saudi kingdom will henceforth be limiting its interaction with the US and going its own way where Middle Eastern affairs are concerned.
xxx/ellauri114.html on line 359: These prophecies help us understand how Edom, Moab, and Ammon could escape the clutches of the anti-Christ. The Lord has chosen Petra as the city of refuge where He will protect His people throughout the Great Tribulation. In doing so, He will make sure the whole area stays out of the hands of His enemy. It also explains why, when He returns, He will first go to Edom to clear the way for His people to return to Jerusalem (Isaiah 63:1-6).
xxx/ellauri122.html on line 236: Sometimes, the situation will make it obvious that you are being sarcastic and you don't need to worry about people misunderstanding you. But if you are worried that people might misunderstand you, then after your sarcastic comment, say
xxx/ellauri123.html on line 1132: course from Nabokov. (So did Pynchon tho he cut the class, understanding nothing from Vladi's thick Russki accent. Vladi did not remember Tom's protruding incisors, distracted by the attending Lolitas. Vera recalled Tom's appalling hand.) His education
xxx/ellauri123.html on line 1267: A: First off, being a “pedophile” is not per se sinful. Even today, the Church does not condemn pedophiles, nor does it consider pedophilia in and of itself to be sinful. The grave offense and grave sin occurs when a pedophile — or anyone else — commits child sexual assault (such as fucks them). This distinction is vital, both in general, and in understanding where Dante would have placed child sexual abusers in his version of hell.
xxx/ellauri124.html on line 136: Just over 5ft tall, she looks to be in her early 20s but James' wife of 36 years is astonishingly understanding and puts up with her presence in their home, even when her husband takes April out or to the marital bed.
xxx/ellauri125.html on line 256: So can you understand? One day you'll understand Niet voizä tajuta? Jonain päivänä sä hiffaat
xxx/ellauri126.html on line 305: Deepak Chopra (/ˈdiːpɑːk ˈtʃoʊprə/; Hindi: [d̪iːpək tʃoːpɽa]; born October 22, 1946) is an Indian-American author and alternative medicine advocate. A prominent figure in the New Age movement, his books and videos have made him one of the best-known and wealthiest figures in alternative medicine. His discussions of quantum healing have been characterised as technobabble - "incoherent babbling strewn with scientific terms" which drives those who actually understand physics "crazy" and as "redefining Wrong".
xxx/ellauri126.html on line 481: The Mind & Life Institute is a US-registered, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1991 to establish the field of contemplative sciences. Based in Charlottesville, Va., the institute “brings science and contemplative wisdom together to better understand the mind and create positive change in the world." Over three decades, Mind & Life has played a key role in the mindfulness meditation movement by funding research projects and think tanks, and by convening conferences and dialogues with the Dalai Lama. Since 2020, Mind & Life's grant-making events and digital programs have sought to nurture personal wellbeing, build more compassionate communities, and strengthen the human-earth connection. And fatten the monks' bank accounts. 1 to lama, 2 to me.
xxx/ellauri129.html on line 447: I appreciate the novella has a plot, but this strength is not enough to overcome the story´s weaknesses, which for me were 1) overly long paragraphs of narrative--one went for almost six pages, and 2) a lack of understanding until almost halfway through the story what the stakes for the protagonist were.
xxx/ellauri134.html on line 308: Goal: to use intelligence and analysis to understand the world.
xxx/ellauri134.html on line 312: Strategy: seeking out information and knowledge; self-reflection and understanding thought processes.
xxx/ellauri134.html on line 403: Desire: understanding the fundamental laws of the universe
xxx/ellauri136.html on line 119: The magical community is treated as “more special” than the “normal” community, which is treated with distrust and disdain. Although I love the Weasleys, it’s entirely possible that Mr. Weasley’s obsession with non-magical ephemera could be viewed as the anthropologist exploring a primitive culture. Mr. Weasley collects artifacts because he is fascinated with them, not because he wants to understand non-magical culture better. That should be totally off-putting to the liberal crowd, but they missed it. They are too busy justifying the racism and bigotry as the product of the “pure blood” families.
xxx/ellauri136.html on line 127: There was the elitist attitude that the people in the outside world would “just not understand,” or they would be “scared and mistrustful” of the wizarding world. This is a very liberal mindset: they are “progressive,” and the rest of us will not understand their grand scheme.
xxx/ellauri137.html on line 751: The novel features a passionate romance between Rei Shimura and Hugh Glendinning, the Scottish lawyer. Though the romance was not very realistic, I think it added an exciting and entertaining element to the novel. The first person point-of-view from which the novel is narrated allows the audience to truly understand the good and the bad of Rei’s character. She is independent to a fault but extremely loyal. She wants to immerse herself in Japanese culture, yet she rejects the social norms of society when they conflict with her desires. She is passionate about her interest in history and antiques, but logical by staying on as a teacher. The contradictions make her human and contribute to the reality of the novel. While mystery was not entirely believable, it was in no way predictable and I genuinely found the plot to be exciting. The Salaryman’s Wife, fits into the detective fiction tradition as most closely as a cozy, however the urban setting and the inclusion of graphic sex scenes contradict that classification
xxx/ellauri137.html on line 755: The romance also felt unrealistic. Maybe it was just hard for me to understand the protagonist sleeping with the guy after knowing him for a day or two, or maybe I just didn´t like either of them very well at all. But their "romantic encounters" seemed contrived, and their whole relationship seemed based on lust and mutual interest, and not really anything deeper.
xxx/ellauri148.html on line 56: Pro-Israeli people around the world use the occasion of World Hooray Day as an opportunity to express their yearning for canned peas. Beginning with the simple but effective shooting on the 1st World Hooray Day 1973, their activities send a message to leaders, encouraging them to use economic sanction and then force to settle conflicts. The official sponsor of the World Hooray Day is Prof. Emeritus Arto Mustajoki, Juupajoki. His home town used to be called Eipäjoki (Nosir river), but thanx to Arto's persistent efforts to increase international understanding, the name has been changed to the more communicative Juupajoki "Yessir river".
xxx/ellauri148.html on line 454: El Heraldo Chihuahua (Mexico) contributed this: “Every third Thursday of November, World Philosophy Day is celebrated, with the main purpose of revaluing the role of philosophical reflection in all aspects of our lives, in a world that seems to need more and more of this intellectual resource. The need to understand is imperative. The concern for thought, and especially for philosophical thought, appears worldwide when we face a global wave of irrational attitudes and resources that complicate our usual coexistence, generating problems of various kinds. But it is a concern that indicates that we still have conscience."
xxx/ellauri157.html on line 228: It likewise reinterpreted the traditional Jewish notion of humility. To the Hasidic Masters, humility did not mean thinking little of oneself, a commendable quality that derives from an external origin (read: the false Messiah) in Jewish spirituality, but rather losing all sense of ego entirely (bittul-the negation of ego). Such losing one's head could only be achieved by beginning from the inside, through understanding and awareness of Divinity in Hasidic philosophy.
xxx/ellauri157.html on line 231: The grand masters of Mussun Mussun would counter that such a path has the danger of escapism, as understanding oneself is the basis of mature consciousness. In some Hasidic schools, this pitfall of mystical escapism with more external forms of emotional enthusiasm are avoided, but that kills a lot of the fun.
xxx/ellauri157.html on line 345: In treating Jacob Frank, the most nihilistic of these late Sabbatians, Scholem strikes a curious note. He starts his essay by criticizing all others who had written on Sabbatianism for their lack of objectivity, often expressed in pejorative language. Yet, when he arrives at Jacob Frank, he suddenly sheds his objective tone and launches into an invective-filled description of Frank as a tyrannical and corrupt imposter. How to understand this jarring shift?
xxx/ellauri157.html on line 507: Hermann Karl Hesse (1877-1962), a Nobel Prize-winning German novelist and poet, is best known for his inspired explorations of self-understanding, spiritual realization, and psychology, particularly in Der Steppenwolf (1927), perhaps his best-known work.
xxx/ellauri157.html on line 587: Carl Ransom Rogers (January 8, 1902 – February 4, 1987) was an American psychologist and among the founders of the humanistic approach (and client-centered approach) in psychology. The person-centered approach, his own unique approach to understanding personality and human relationships, found wide application in various domains such as psychotherapy and counseling (client-centered therapy), education (student-centered learning), organizations (self-centered leadership), and other group settings. Rogers was found to be the sixth most eminent psychologist of the 20th century and second in net worth, among clinicians, only to Sigmund Freud.
xxx/ellauri157.html on line 589: In 1970, Richard Young, Alton L. Becker, and Kenneth Pike published Rhetoric: Discovery and Change, a widely influential college writing textbook that used a Rogerian approach to communication to revise the traditional Aristotelian framework for rhetoric. The Rogerian method of argument involves each side restating the other's position to the satisfaction of the other, among other tricks. On paper, it can be expressed by carefully acknowledging and understanding the opposition before dismissing them.
xxx/ellauri165.html on line 324: After about six months of living in apartments in the Palazzo Sessa with her mother (separately from Sir William) and begging Greville to come and fetch her, Emma came to understand that he had cast her off. She was furious when she realised what Greville had planned for her, but eventually started to enjoy life in Naples and responded to Sir William's intense courtship just before Christmas in 1786. They fell in love, Sir William forgot about his plan to take her on as a temporary mistress, and Emma moved into his apartments, leaving her mother downstairs in the ground floor rooms. Emma was unable to attend Court yet, but Sir William took her to every other party, assembly and outing.
xxx/ellauri166.html on line 324: "A temple for your habitation", where the Greek text (Koinē Greek: ναὸν τῆς σῆς σκηνώσεως) suggests a possible parallel understanding, and where σκήνωσις skēnōsis "a tent-building", a variation on an early loanword from Phoenician (Ancient Greek: ἡ σκηνή skēnē "tent"), is deliberately used to represent the original Hebrew or Aramaic term. (Eli skene! Varmaan pyhä henki on jotenkin tästä stailattu. Vaika spiritus on maskuliini, ja koiraanhommiinhan se joutuukin. Toisaalta sen hyvä piirre on, että se on aika hahmoton, ei lähde neizyt Maarian suhteen fantasiat liikaa laukkaamaan.) In the post-temple era usage of the term shekhinah may provide a solution to the problem of Cod being omnipresent and thus not dwelling in any one place. (Jepjep:) The concept of shekhinah is also associated with the concept of the Holy Spirit in Judaism (ruach ha-kodesh).
xxx/ellauri166.html on line 394: Drawing on the breadth of Midrashic, Talmudic and Aggadic literature (including literature that is no longer extant), as well as his knowledge of Hebrew grammar and halakhah, Rashi clarifies the "simple" meaning of the text so that a bright child of five could understand it. At the same time, his commentary forms the foundation for some of the most profound legal analysis and mystical discourses that came after it. Scholars debate why Rashi chose a particular Midrash to illustrate a point, or why he used certain words and phrases and not others. Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi wrote that "Rashi's commentary on Torah is the 'wine of Torah'. It opens the heart and uncovers one's essential love and fear of Cod.
xxx/ellauri166.html on line 414: Rashi had a tremendous influence on Christian scholars. The French monk Nicolas de Lyre of Manjacoria, who was known as the "ape of Rashi", was dependent on Rashi when writing the 'Postillae Perpetuate' on the Bible. He believed that Rashi's commentaries were the "official repository of Rabbinical tradition" and significant to understanding the Bible. De Lyre also had great influence on Martin Luther.
xxx/ellauri166.html on line 445: The earliest known tefillin were tiny and probably worn all day, except Saturdays. They were found together with other Dead Sea Scrolls in the Judean desert, in the mid-twentieth century. They were dated by archaeologists as far back as the 1st or 2nd centuries BCE. Although their texts are more varied than rabbinic tefillin, it is clear that they are based on a specific understanding of the same four verses noted above as associated by the rabbis with the tefillin ritual.
xxx/ellauri167.html on line 590: The mayor was a masterful machine politician, but he lacked nuance in his understanding of mass media. He refused permits for protesters, as if that would keep them from protesting and, therefore, prevent journalists from covering them. He had crude “We Love Mayor Daley” signs made, and had city workers to hold them up in front of the cameras. He stuck decals of himself on the phones in every delegate’s hotel room, which was a particularly dunderheaded move given that the city was in the middle of an electrical workers’ strike that made the phones all but useless.
xxx/ellauri169.html on line 399: And he looked at me and he said: "Beloved woman, I am Ramtha the Enlightened One, and I have come to help you over bitch" And, well, what would you do? I didn't understand because I am a simple person so I looked to see if the floor was still underneath the chair. And he said: "It is called the bitch of limitation", and he said: "And I am here, and we are going to do grand work together."
xxx/ellauri170.html on line 134: The above is an excerpt from The Picture of Dorian Gray. I am not understanding the meaning of the phrase "the meanest flower might blow".
xxx/ellauri170.html on line 522: I don’t understand life without feelings.
xxx/ellauri170.html on line 630: Richard doesn’t understand Enlightenment / was never Enlightened.
xxx/ellauri170.html on line 632: Richard doesn’t understand Eastern spirituality.
xxx/ellauri174.html on line 65: In 1674–75, Malebranche published the two volumes of his first and most extensive philosophical work. Entitled in all brevity Concerning the Search after Truth. In which is treated the nature of the human mind and the use that must be made of it to avoid error in the sciences, the buchlein laid the foundation for Malebranche’s philosophical reputation and ideas. It dealt with the causes of human error and on how to avoid such mistakes. Most importantly, in the third book, which discussed pure understanding, he defended a claim that the ideas through which we perceive objects exist in God. (A big mistake if there ever was one, but a nice try.) In the 1678 third edition, he added 50% to the already considerable size of the book with a sequence of (eventually) seventeen Elucidations. These responded to further criticisms, but they also expanded on the original arguments, and developed them in new ways. The longer it got the more evident became its futility.
xxx/ellauri179.html on line 227: Knowing these things does not explain away all the troubling aspects of Hemingway’s egocentric personal life — his public inebriations, domestic abuse, womanizing, and suicide, but it helps me to understand the kinds of people Hemingway admired, their motivations and ideals, and the brave, virtuous person he was attempting to become.
xxx/ellauri179.html on line 330: “now I am a boy … You see why it’s dangerous, don’t you? … Why do we have to go by everyone else’s rules? We’re us … Please understand and love me … I am Peter … You’re my beautiful lovely Catherine.”
xxx/ellauri179.html on line 625: These larger emotions apparently do not touch the single-minded Novick. He is caught by l’initiation première. “The passage seems impossible to misunderstand,” he says. (For the full quote, which Novick does not provide,.) In a footnote, he asserts, “James had his sexual initiation in Cambridge and Ashburton Place.” A bit enigmatically, he also says, “[I]t would be fatal to expand on that in the book for which these are the [foot]notes.” We are left wondering why Novick thinks it would be “fatal” to have what would be a bit more evidence. And he still hasn’t named James’ partner. A sentence in which he appears to be rummaging around for explanations says that the companion “seems to be a veteran, an officer.” He adds, “Henry hinted he was Wendell Holmes.” But it is Novick who is doing the hinting. Holmes was a close friend of Henry’s brother, William. Henry looked at Holmes with a certain aloofness.
xxx/ellauri179.html on line 635: Writing to his sister Alice, James characterized Zhukovski as “the same impracticable and indeed ridiculous mixture of Nihilism and bric-à-brac as before.” He adds that Zhukovski always needs to be sheltered by a strong figure: “First he was under Turgenev, then the Princess Urusov, whom he now detests and who despises him, then under H.J. Jr. (!!), then under that of a certain disagreeable Onegin (the original of Turgenev’s Nazhdanov, in Virgin Soil) now under Wagner, and apparently in the near future that of Madame Wagner.” Novick bypasses these letters; he avoids looking at facts that might spoil his case. He does allude to the James remark about Zhukovski’s bric-a-brac, but he seems to misunderstand its irony. He claims that James was “cautious” about this visit because of crime and disease in the Naples area–all this, says Novick, is “out of keeping with the collection of bric-à-brac with which Zhukovski was surrounded.” James may indeed have been referring to the villa’s human bric-a-brac.
xxx/ellauri179.html on line 675: While you may not be able to talk to your chickens like Dr. Dolittle, after reading this article you will be able to understand the meanings of their sounds.
xxx/ellauri179.html on line 962: An’ they talks a lot o’ lovin’, but wot do they understand? ne tarjoisivat pillua, mitä väliä?
xxx/ellauri179.html on line 965:    —Law! wot do they understand? Ei helvatti, mitä väliä?
xxx/ellauri179.html on line 995: I’ve tried in my book to understand the man behind Hemingway’s great achievements, to re-create the epic scale of his finally tragic life. To make my long story short, he was an asshole.
xxx/ellauri183.html on line 170: The dilemma is not unique to Abraham's situation. Kierkegaard was writing for 19th-century readers who regarded themselves as Christians – that is to say, as people who believed in the authority and goodness of God. By emphasising the difficulty of understanding Abraham's response to the divine command, he emphasises the difficulty of faith izelf. Implicit in his analysis of the story of Abraham is the question: would you do what Abraham did? How could you do such a thing? It seems unlikely that anyone who really thinx about these questions would conclude that he or she would have acted as Abraham did. Just as Abraham's faith is tested by God in the Book of Genesis, so the reader's own faith is tested by personal reflection on the biblical story.
xxx/ellauri186.html on line 237: Having originated from Persis, roughly corresponding to the modern-day Fars Province of Iran, Cyrus has played a crucial role in defining the national identity of modern Iran. He remains a cult figure amongst modern Iranians, with his tomb serving as a spot of reverence for millions of people. In the 1970s, the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, identified Cyrus' famous proclamation inscribed onto the Cyrus Cylinder as the oldest-known declaration of human rights, and the Cylinder has since been popularized as such. This view has been criticized by some Western historians as a misunderstanding of the Cylinder's generic nature as a traditional statement that new monarchs make at the beginning of their reign. Fucking Westerners, always belittling other people's achievements.
xxx/ellauri186.html on line 710: Furthermore, religions contain postulations or statements that are to be regarded by their followers as facts. If they are to be considered and discussed as facts, they must be subjected to the rules of historical criticism. One is free to utilize the tools of history and reason in seeking to better understand how at least some of the content of the Quran came to be what it is today.
xxx/ellauri186.html on line 712: When history, reason, and revelation are taken into consideration, one will reasonably understand the limitations of Islam and its failure to supersede the veracity and preeminence of the Christian message.
xxx/ellauri186.html on line 765: The Christ-child is presented as one that does not grow in wisdom and understanding but yields his sharp omnipotence at a whim on unsuspecting people and his parents. Though widely influential in Christian imagination and art, the infancy gospels were never close to canonization. They were not discussed or considered because they were known to be fictitious fables. F.F. Bruce discussing the nature of the infancy gospels remarked that
xxx/ellauri187.html on line 153: We must understand one another or die. And we will never understand one another if we cannot understand the famous dead, those fragments of the past who sit half buried and gesturing to us on memory's contested shores. But Rilke, as a poet, should have the last word (in Stephen Mitchell's beautiful translation):
xxx/ellauri193.html on line 58: Empathy can refer to the capacity to share feelings, namely “affective empathy” (if you are sad, I also feel sad). But it can also be the ability to understand other people’s minds, dubbed “cognitive empathy” (I know what you think and why you are feeling sad).
xxx/ellauri193.html on line 63: This makes sense in a way, as to manipulate others for your own gain – or indeed enjoy the pain of others – you must have at least some capacity to understand them. Thus, we questioned whether dark traits and empathy were indeed mutually exclusive phenomena.
xxx/ellauri193.html on line 78: We are continuing our quest to find out more about the characteristics of the dark empanzees in relation to other psychological outcomes. For example, we are interested in their risk taking, impulsivity or physically aggressive behaviour. We also want to understand how they process emotions or facial expressions, or how they perceive and react to threats.
xxx/ellauri193.html on line 82: We are hoping this research may be able to shift our understanding of empathy in the context of the dark traits.
xxx/ellauri193.html on line 182: "It is understandable and human that one would be angry, disappointed and hurt if you found out your partner of 12 years had been unfaithful. There was also a measure of provocation from the deceased when she threw a plate at the accused."
xxx/ellauri193.html on line 247: In an understandable effort to free Mr. Seib, the reporter's family, according to a UPI report in The Post Feb. 4, announced: "We want to stress his Catholic background, his German Volga background, his ethnic background." Further, "His upbringing did not have anything to do with the type of person who would spy for anybody." The Iranians chimed in to the effect that "mistakes and misunderstandings" played a major role in Mr. Seib's detention.
xxx/ellauri195.html on line 294: Women, with their two-fingered wisdom, have a difficult time understanding what I teach. Gautama Buddha
xxx/ellauri199.html on line 282: A step-by-step walk-through of your reading experience/understanding
xxx/ellauri200.html on line 266: I am simply not understanding.
xxx/ellauri212.html on line 422: "Thérèse Dreaming," which was finished in 1938, was Balthus's first painting of an underage model, according to the Village Voice. Balthus toned down the eroticism in his paintings later in his career, but he remained defensive of it: ''I really don't understand why people see the paintings of girls as Lolitas,'' he told the New York Times in 1996. ''My little model is absolutely untouchable to me." For all his artwork, Balthus's biographies and obituaries haven't published evidence of pedophilia in his personal life. Maybe his wee pencil was too shy to actually intrude inside his underage models. I bet he went afterward into the toilet with the canvas. Tai size taas vaan valehteli raukka nälissään, se oli ashkenazi jutku äiskän puolelta ja valehteli siitäkin. Toi kitaraa soittava ämmäoletettu on äijän izensä näköinen, mahtaisiko olla se Dorotea Spiro äitykkä. Sen veli oli jonkin sortin filosofi ja markiisi de Sade fänittäjä. Varmaan äiskä piti niitä pahoin ja niistä tuli jotain pervoja. Niljakasta porukkaa.
xxx/ellauri215.html on line 364: Alexander Stubb who has had direct experience with Putin and Russia, comments on the situation says, "The first argument is that Russia could not help itself. Russia has already been an expansionist and aggressive state. Unlike eg. Greece, Italy, Sweden, Britain, France, Germany and the U.S.A. You have to understand Russia's history to understand where Russia is coming from. ... Russia believes in destiny, there is a certain nostalgia and narrative of it’s expansionist past, which previously made Russia into a great superpower. So the argument that Russia is somehow working to defend itself from Ukraine doesn’t stand up. Russia could not help itself. Its like bulimia. There was absolutely no reason for Russia to attack. Russia just doesn't like capitalist democratic neighbors, just like America does not like communists, and the only one they allow to exist is Finland, which is insignificant. For the rest they think of spheres of interest and power, like the Chinamen."
xxx/ellauri215.html on line 366: "Point number two (I always got 3, that's how many I can remember) is Putin. Putin alleges to have attacked Ukraine because of NATO and EU expansion. In order to understand Putin, you need to read about Alexander Nevski, Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, and Josip Vissarionovits Stalin. They are all Putin's relatives and he wants to make Russia great again (MRGA). He talks about the Rusky Mir - One religion, one language, one leader. Except having Turks on the Ukrainan front is good because little Russians don't understand a word.
xxx/ellauri215.html on line 380: The only thing that Putin and Russia understands is Western hitech power weapons pointed at their arses, and that is why Ukraine is doing exactly the right thing to spearhead the attack of a greater power (NATO) on a smaller one (Russia) as a human shield operated by NATO. Ukraine should not be Finlandized, unless of course it means NATO and EU membership and capitalism and globalization, or it should not be subdued to Russia in any way whatsoever. It does not stand at fault in this conflict. The only place to blame is the Kremlin."
xxx/ellauri215.html on line 384: Countries that were not members could partner with them, like Finland. There was also close partnership with the Russian council in NATO, so there was this cooperation. NATO enlargement took place because Soviet satellites during the cold war wanted to get that extra protection and for fully understandable reason, what with Reagan's plans for Star Wars. But that expansion was not aggressive. NATO has never attacked another country. Iraq, Libya, Sudan etc etc did not involve NATO in the least.
xxx/ellauri225.html on line 47: That said, The Telling feels a little different compared to the rest of the Hainish Cycle. And for good reason—released in 2000, The Telling is the first full Hainish novel Le Guin wrote since The Dispossessed in 1974. It reads softer, more intimate than the books that came before, feeling almost more like fantasy than science fiction at times. The Telling follows Sutty Dass, an Observer who arrives on the planet Aka to record its history and culture while Hain makes its diplomatic overtures. During the time dilation of Sutty’s near-light space travel, however, Aka experienced an intense social upheaval that saw a tyrannical capitalist hegemony take power over the planet and attempt to wipe out the entirety of Aka’s long history. It then falls to Sutty, who grew up under religious oppression on Earth, to uncover and understand Aka’s historical and spiritual traditions as they are actively being eradicated by the corporation-state.
xxx/ellauri225.html on line 274: Philosophical Taoism had a large role in Le Guin´s world view, and the influence of Taoist thought can be seen in many of her stories. Many of Le Guin´s protagonists, including in The Lathe of Heaven, embody the Taoist ideal of leaving things alone. The anthropologists of the Hainish universe try not to meddle with the cultures they encounter, while one of the earliest lessons Ged learns in A Wizard of Earthsea is not to use magic unless it is absolutely necessary. Taoist influence is evident in Le Guin´s depiction of equilibrium in the world of Earthsea: the archipelago is depicted as being based on a delicate balance, which is disrupted by somebody in each of the first three novels. This includes an equilibrium between land and sea, implicit in the name "Earthsea", between people and their natural environment, and a larger cosmic equilibrium, which wizards are tasked with maintaining. Another prominent Taoist idea is the reconciliation of opposites such as light and dark, or good and evil. A number of Hainish novels, The Dispossessed prominent among them, explored such a process of reconciliation. In the Earthsea universe, it is not the dark powers, but the characters´ misunderstanding of the balance of life, that is depicted as evil, in contrast to conventional Western stories in which good and evil are in constant conflict, wearing white and black stezons, respectively. The idea of leaving good enough alone, in particular, is deeply un-American.
xxx/ellauri225.html on line 413: Ongelmaxi muodostui ettei Kraanan runoissa ollut päätä eikä häntääkään. Even a young Tennessee Williams, then falling in love with Crane´s poetry, could "hardly understand a single line—of course the individual lines aren't supposed to be intelligible. The message, if there actually is one, comes from the total effect."
xxx/ellauri225.html on line 422: Through much of what she would not understand;
xxx/ellauri230.html on line 76: Although Richie spoke Japanese fluently, he could neither read nor write it proficiently, same as Rei Shimura. Richie wrote English subtitles under Akira Kurosawa´s films. "Whatever we in the West understand about Japanese filth (which is not much), we most likely owe to Donald Richie."
xxx/ellauri234.html on line 470: Sorry, son. I don’t know what to do. I am a software developer 2000-present. My name is "Jack Claxton". In 1995 when I begat my son I had other low-paying dead-end jobs. Now *that* is really sad. I understand my son's disappointment in his dad.
xxx/ellauri250.html on line 560: The family moved to Mid-City, Los Angeles, in 1930. Bukowski's father was often unemployed. To while away his time, with his mother's acquiescence, his father was frequently abusive, both physically and mentally, beating his son for the smallest real or imagined offense. Heini later told an interviewer that his father beat him with a razor strop three times a week from the ages of six to 11 years. He says that it helped his writing, as he came to understand undeserved as well as well deserved pain.
xxx/ellauri250.html on line 862: During David’s youth as a shepherd, he (David) developed many skills. He learned music, how to write, use a slingshot, how to pull uncircumcized men by the beard, and how to love Jonathan and obey the Lord. Do I understand that it’s my responsibility to develop my abilities like Jonathan Livingston The Seagull, and it’s God’s responsibility to direct me in how I use them? Do I realize that the most important skill I possess is my love for the Lord and my heart to obey Him? What miracles might God want to do through me that would show the whole earth that there is a God in the land? Kan jeg ble en helt liksom Harry Hole?
xxx/ellauri253.html on line 128: Key policy makers ill prepared for the crisis, lacking a full understanding of the financial system they oversaw; and systemic breaches in accountability and ethics at all levels.
xxx/ellauri255.html on line 98: The most important thing for me was to understand the chain of disasters of the 20th century – the impacts of which actually are still with us today, as we see in Ukraine. Around 12 million people died in the Russian Civil War. This wanton destruction created a terrible fear among the middle classes, but also galvanised the left – the Bolsheviks and other communists – and marked the start of a vicious circle of rhetoric that developed, above all, in the 1930s. This is really what dominates the whole of the 20th century, yet I think that the Russian Civil War is not understood well enough, nor is the demilitarisation of Ukraine.
xxx/ellauri255.html on line 104: Antony Pyp Pipo: What has stood out is the sheer horror of the civil war. There’s a savagery and a sadism that is very hard to comprehend; I’m still mulling it over and trying to understand it. It was not just the build-up of hatred over centuries but a vengeance that seemed to be required. It went beyond the killing; there was also the sheer, horrible inventiveness of the tortures inflicted on people. We need to look at the origins of the civil war: who started it, and was it avoidable? But one also needs to see the different patterns seen in the “Red Terror” (the campaign of political repression and violence carried out by the Bolsheviks) and the “White Terror” (the equal or worse violence perpetrated by that side in the war)– and consider the question: why are civil wars so much crueller, so much more savage than state-on-state wars?
xxx/ellauri255.html on line 154: Churchill, then British secretary of state for war, couldn’t believe what had happened. He was sending signals to General Holman, commander of the British military mission, saying: “I can’t believe this. The Reds were in full retreat, and now suddenly they seem to be beating the Whites on every front. What’s happened?” He’d failed to understand that it was purely because the Bolsheviks had reinforced that eastern front at a crucial moment, then – with the advantage of their just cause – been able to bring troops back very rapidly to transform the whole situation.
xxx/ellauri265.html on line 448: I co-founded with Caroline Mehl OpenMind. If you run or are a member of any kind of group — a classroom, a soccer team, a nonprofit, a company — try OpenMind as a group. This platform actually teaches you the skills of understanding others, appreciating why we often can’t understand others, and how to talk across divides, avoiding communication's stumbling stones!
xxx/ellauri268.html on line 258: Merope loved her husband very much and wanted him to love her of his own free will. As such, not long after learning about her pregnancy, Merope decided to lift the enchantment. She hoped that once free, Tom would return her affection and be delighted to learn that he was an expecting father. In the event that did not happen, Merope assumed that Tom would do the honorable thing and stay for the sake of his child. This hope however, turned out to be misplaced and forlorn. What exactly happened is not known, but after coming to his senses, Tom Riddle reacted very badly to his situation. It is not known what words were exchanged between husband and wife, but evidently, Merope either told Tom the full story or enough for him to figure out what had happened. Far from being loving or understanding, Tom was justifiably furious at Merope for intervening in and (from his perspective) ruining his life. Merope's world was shattered when Tom Riddle made very clear that:
xxx/ellauri268.html on line 270: Despite Arantes's absence, she never the less passed several of his skills onto her brainchild Voldemort. This included a talent for fiction and the ability to speak Parseltongue. Most importantly, Voldemort had been conceived through a love potion rather than genuine affection, because Joanne lost the ability to feel love for herself. This inability to understand compassion or care for number one was one reason that Joanne cast Voldemort in the role of a mass murderer in her later books (instead of Harry). Another reason might be that the name is almost an anagram of Voldemar Putin.
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xxx/ellauri312.html on line 627: 123 he desires a human culture fueled by an ethic of self-reliance. Why then does Rorty, a resolutely anti-transcendent pragmatist, brazenly harp on the redemption trope? What purpose does this religiously-inspired idea serve in his project? How will the use of the religious concept impact our current understanding of Rorty’s pragmatism?
xxx/ellauri379.html on line 356: Hölmö Hekku Haukka kirjoitti Quorassa: The only way to avoid WW3 is make sure Russia knows if they invade, they will suffer the repeat of 1941 and after that we’ll get serious about this “war” stuff and really start throwing punches. Russian leadership understands very little, but brute force is something very difficult not to comprahend. If they know attacking NATO is wose than suicide we may remain peaceful and safe. We can’t rely on diplomacy or sanity, the only languague the Kremlin understands is being smacked around for lifting a finger.
xxx/ellauri410.html on line 1188: There is not a single scripture which teaches that God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit are one physical being, which of course is impossible, but there are dozens of scriptures, stories, analogies, and parables, let alone logic and common sense, which declare that we have a Father in Heaven, he sent his Son, the Spirit testifies of them both, and they are all one in purpose. I don't see what's so difficult to understand about that.
xxx/ellauri410.html on line 1192: Still waiting for answers to the questions in my post. I would honestly like to understand who you think Jesus was speaking to when he addressed his Father or any of the other questions I asked.
xxx/ellauri410.html on line 1203: If your questions are looking for a verse that states the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit are one physical being it's abundantly clear that you have absolutely no understanding of the Father, the Son, or the Holy Spirit. Only the son, Jesus, is a physical being.
xxx/ellauri410.html on line 1204: Asking if the Holy Spirit is a physical being shows an utter misunderstanding of the English language. We use the term "Holy Spirit" because the Holy Spirit is not a physical entity. If you need help with this concept I'll be more than glad to help.
xxx/ellauri410.html on line 1215: Once you understand that God is spirit any questions raised in Genesis 1:26, our being made in God's image, suddenly become very clear
xxx/ellauri410.html on line 1259: Your concept of there being a holy mother that is both man and woman has no spiritual context, it's just a man-made myth invented to contradict the actual word of God. If this concept was indeed in "original scrolls and writings" and is "not difficult to understand" why is it too difficult for you to to quote?
xxx/ellauri410.html on line 1263: Of course you don't understand masculinity, a Man would have had the courage to sign his name to his beliefs. Come back when you have the guts to put a name to your convictions. Until then, Mr. or Miss Unknown, you have been Moderated.
xxx/ellauri416.html on line 482: El means "God" in the Ugaritic and the Canaanite languages. The literal meaning of Shaddai, however, is the subject of debate. Some scholars have argued that it came from Akkadian shadû ("mountain") or from the Hebrew verb shaddad שדד meaning "Destroyer". Shaddai may have also come from shad שד meaning mammary; shaddai is a typical Biblical Hebrew word (שדי). The plural (Shaddayim -- שדיים) is the typical Modern Hebrew word for human breasts in dual grammatical number.The Deir Alla Inscription contains shaddayin as well as elohin rather than elohim. Scholars translate this as "shadday-gods," taken to mean unspecified boobs, mountain or destroyer gods. A popular interpretation of the name Shaddai is that it is composed of the Hebrew relative particle she- (Shin plus vowel segol followed by dagesh), or, as in this case, as sha- (Shin plus vowel patach followed by a dagesh). The noun containing the dagesh is the Hebrew word dai meaning "enough, sufficient, sufficiency". However, Day's overview says a "rabbinic view understanding the name meaning 'who suffices' (Se + day) is clearly fanciful and has no support."
xxx/ellauri417.html on line 532: From the internationally bestselling author Karl Ove Knausgaard, a sprawling and deeply humanistic novel that questions the responsibilities we have toward one another and ourselves—and the limits of what we can understand about life itself.
xxx/ellauri417.html on line 536: Meanwhile elsewhere, in present-day Russia, Alevtina Kotov, a biologist working at Moscow University, is traveling with her young son to the home of her stepfather, to celebrate his eightieth birthday. As a student, Alevtina was bright, curious and ambitious, asking the big questions about life and human consciousness. But as she approaches middle-age, most of that drive has gone, and she finds herself in a place she doesn’t want to be, without really understanding how she got there. Her stepfather, a musician, raised her as his own daughter, and she was never interested in learning about her biological father; when she finally starts looking into him, she learns that he died many years ago and left two sons, Joar and Syvert.
xxx/ellauri417.html on line 756: Superior to Plekhanov's Materialism: Bogdanov considered his philosophy superior to G.V. Plekhanov's traditional materialism, suggesting a more dynamic and scientific approach to understanding reality.
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xxx/ellauri422.html on line 82: “Not one soldier whom I speak with understands why we are here (in Kursk Oblast),” Oleksii said, adding that many guys from his unit refused to be deployed in the Kursk operation and went home. Its a pity people are dying for PR, cites Emil Kastehelmi. Serhii Kuzan, co-founder and chairman of the Ukrainian Security and Cooperation Center, said that the long-range strikes “help a lot” in the defense of Kursk Oblast. The soldiers on the ground said that they had not felt the results of these long-range strikes on the battlefield.
xxx/ellauri440.html on line 437: Listening to (sic) Five on Finniston Farm, I was really struck by the importance of the idea of an American trying to "buy up British history" (and one of the children comes very close to saying precisely these precise words!) and this struck me as a really interesting piece of postwar insecurity and even nationalist resentment. And does it strike anybody else that the quaint little islands, half-forgotten, always to be rediscovered, in danger of being sold and containing unimaginably rich hoards of gold (cultural heritage?!?) might actually all be fantasies and insecurities about Britain as an island nation? Enid Blyton gives us a stereotypical portrayal of Americans in Five On Finniston Farm - Junior is spoilt and his father is loud, brash and greedy. Do British people understand that if they came to America to work and
xxx/ellauri441.html on line 330: Cunk's interpretation invites readers to consider the darker, more chaotic aspects of parenthood that Carver captures. While Carver's poem reflects love and nostalgia, Cunk emphasizes the potential for conflict and frustration, providing a more nuanced understanding of the emotional landscape of parenting. This perspective resonates with many parents who grapple with the challenges of raising children and the sacrifices involved.
xxx/ellauri441.html on line 347: Bernard Lewis was no scholar of Islam. He was a British colonial officer writing intelligence for his fellow officers on how to rule the Muslim world better. Today, when we think of Bernard Lewis’ legacy, we think of the Islamophobic industry that has US President Donald Trump and his gang of billionaires crowned at the White House.  This needs no further evidence and proof than looking at who is praising him after his death. “Bernard Lewis was one of the great scholars of Islam and the Middle East in our time. We will be forever grateful for his robust defense of Israel,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, himself, of course, another world-class authority on Islam and the Middle East! "As a true scholar and a great man,” chimed in newly minted US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, another topnotch scholar in the field of Islamic studies, “I owe a great deal of my understanding of the Middle East to his work […] He was also a man who believed, as I do, that Americans must be more confident in the greatness of our country, not less. Thank you, Mr. Lewis, for your life of service.” “You simply cannot find a greater authority on Middle Eastern history,” this according to Dick Cheney, the former vice president who brought us waterboarding and Abu Ghraib torture chambers and who, of course, is also a stellar authority on Islamic history and doctrine himself.  Lewis was an ideological functionary, an intelligence officer, on par with Francis Fukuyama and Samuel Huntington, competing for the ears of powerful people to tell them how to hate Muslims more persuasively.
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Edward Osborne Wilson ForMemRS (June 10, 1929 – December 26, 2021) was an American biologist, naturalist, ecologist, and entomologist known for developing the field of sociobiology. The field quickly became the subject of scientific controversy. Critics, led by Richard Lewontin ✡︎ and Stephen Jay Gould ✡︎, argued that genes played a role in human behavior, but that traits such as aggressiveness could be explained by social environment rather than by biology. Did Eo Wilson believe in God? Wilson has long been a secular humanist, but he was raised a Southern Baptist in Alabama, and he understands religion's power. So his new book, THE CREATION, is addressed to an imaginary Southern Baptist minister. Richard Lewontin in The New York Review answers the question Is there a Jewish Gene? Oui, nous en avons beaucoup!
xxx/ellauri442.html on line 130: The question which seems to me to appear for the first time in this text by Kant is the question of the present, of the contemporary moment. What is happening today (Tuesday)? What is happening now  (1798)?’ (Foucault 1986). Kant’s English language essays  ‘An Answer to the Question: What is Enlightenment?’ and ‘The Contest of Faculties’ are among the all-time greatest essays of generally understandable philosophy. Had academic philosophy taken them as paradigms, how much better the world would be, how much more generally understandable. Kyseessä oli porvarillista vallankumousta ja Kantin omaa sananvapautta peukuttava  poliittinen pefletti.
xxx/ellauri442.html on line 193: agnostic allegiance American articulate baroque believe Catholic church century Charles Taylor choice Christian right collective connection commitment course crucial culture defined denomination devotional movements divine Durkheimian earlier élites ence enchanted world Ernst Kantorowicz evil expressivism expressivist facet fact faith feeling gion gious harm principle humanism idea identity important individual experience instance James's take Jamesian kind language less Linda Colley live meaning melancholy Michael Sandel Michel Winock mode modern moral order movements national church neo-Durkheimian one's option outlook paleo paleo-Durkheimian passion path perhaps personal religion place of religion political post-Durkheimian age post-Durkheimian dispensation practice predicament Protestant quoted reli RELIGION TODAY religious experience ritual Robert Bellah sacramental sacred secular seems sense side sion social imaginary society space of fashion spiritual stance stands Sufism take on religion theism thing tion truth tual ture twice-born unbelief understanding University Press Yves Lambert.
xxx/ellauri442.html on line 216: Muut on tuttuja mutta kekäs oli tää Polanyi? Karl Paul Polanyi, alun perin Károly Polányi, (25. lokakuuta 1886 Wien – 23. huhtikuuta 1964 Colonel Pickering, Ontario) oli Yhdysvalloissa elänyt unkarilaissyntyinen taloushistorioitsija. Hänen tunnetuin teoksensa Suuri murros ilmestyi vuonna 1944. Nähtävästi kuitenkin eri kaveri kuin Polanyi's paradox, named in honour of the British-Hungarian philosopher Michael Polanyi, the theory that human knowledge of how the world functions and of our own capability are, to a large extent "tacit knowledge", beyond our explicit understanding. The theory was articulated by Michael Polanyi in his book The Tacit Dimension in 1966, and economist David Autor gave it a name in his 2014 research paper "Polanyi's Paradox and the Shape of Employment Growth".
xxx/ellauri442.html on line 221: Summarised in the slogan "We can know more than we can tell", Polanyi's paradox is mainly to explain the cognitive phenomenon that there exist many tasks which we, human beings, understand intuitively how to perform but cannot verbalize their rules or procedures. Eikös tää pointti ole suoraan lättänenältä?
xxx/ellauri442.html on line 252: The enlightenment idea that humans are the ultimate, and therefore the end, stage of progress in evolution and complexity is sadly exalted by Polanyi despite his apparent understanding of emergence, and therefore awkward.
xxx/ellauri442.html on line 368: Many sources were consulted, such as Confucius and the virtue list by the Boy Scouts of America or the profiles of Pokémon characters (Peterson & Seligman, 2004). More importantly, American high school students supported the notion that adolescents consider the 24 character strengths to be elements of good character and that they understand their meaning.
xxx/ellauri442.html on line 500: Israeli peace activist Ada Sagi, who was seized from her home on October 7 and held hostage for 53 days in Gaza, said she no longer believes in peace. "I understand now that Hamas doesn't want peace," she said. For she revealed that she was moved to different civilian houses in Khan Younis before being taken to Nasser Hospital with other hostages. She mentioned that students were being paid to watch over them. "I heard them say 70 shekels for a day! It's a lot of money in Gaza because there is no work. And if you have work not with Hamas, it's no more than 20 shekels a day," she said. Which all goes to show. "The world" must demand that Hamas surrender in order to finally achieve peace in the region. Says influencer news, jota pyörittää Quorassa joku alt-right irkku partapozo former employee of Google.
xxx/ellauri446.html on line 136: But it gets worse. Jewish terms, strains of Buddhism, New Age, Hinduism, Native American spiritual practices, Greek and Roman mythology, Egyptian religion, with a smattering of Christian symbols and rituals thrown in for good measure.  They even use the word “sacrament” to refer to a ritual called, “Cakes and Ale,” which seems to have been borrowed from the Christian understanding of holy communion (when I pointed this out, they told me that Christians borrowed it from them).   They utilize the pentacle, which is the pentagram with a circle around it, the crescent moon, sticks, broom handles, herbs, candles, circles, and altars. Same but wholly different. We got a lot of these paraphernalia too but they don't mean a thing. It's just for show.
xxx/ellauri446.html on line 142: Now that we’ve learned a bit about the “Wiccan Way,” it’s important for us to understand the Bible way.  Most people that are attracted to the occult are ill-informed about what the Bible teaches.   One thing Wiccans got right is that there is a supernatural world that interacts constantly with the world we see, touch and smell. Unfortunately, they believe its okay for humans to interact with spirits and spiritual forces any way we choose. No way. We choose, you follow.
xxx/ellauri446.html on line 451: God's timing is a process. God's timing is important. Why is God's timing so slow? Because He uses times of waiting to stretch our faith in Him and to bring about change and growth in our lives. God wants us to understand the purpose and beauty of waiting. Sometimes God's delays are simply because He wants more glory in the situation, more recognition, more Christ-likeness in you and me through greater patience and obedience.
xxx/ellauri450.html on line 504: Tolerance and its first cousin, diversity, are almost always buzzwords for homosexual advocacy. Especially SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob and the other characters are making available a variety of explicitly pro-homosexual materials. He states that homosexual behavior, specifically "unwanted same-sex attraction", has been and can be "overcome" through understanding developmental models for homosexuality and choosing to heal the complex developmental issues which led to same-sex attraction. He claimed it would lead to a situation where "every woman and little girl will have to fear that a predator, bisexual, cross-dresser or even a homosexual or heterosexual male might walk in and relieve himself deep in their 'presence'."
xxx/ellauri455.html on line 1033: CH-B-D '(acronym) wisdom-understanding-knowledge', chared 'tremulous' chasid 'pious'. Hasidic Jews are generally understood to be members of sects who follow the particular courts (historical or extant) that follow in the tradition of the Bal Shem Tov and his students, a Jewish mystic who lived in Poland in the 18th century. Haredi (ultra-orthodox) Jews are harder to define but I'd broadly call them groups of Jews who take a highly rigid approach to application of Halacha (Jewish law) and also make efforts to reject and resist modernity. If you see someone dressed in the 'black hat' outfit, they're almost certainly Haredi, though not all Haredi dress like this. All Hasidic Jews are Haredi but not all Haredi are Hasidic. Historically, Hasidic Jews were in conflict with "Litvaks" and other non-Hasidic Haredi, but today these divisions are less relevant. Hasidism has also influenced many other Jewish groups, particularly through the influence of Hasidic Jews on Jewish mysticism, and also because of the growth of Chabad (one particular Hasidic sect which is on a mission to increase the observance of all Jews, and which is much more engaged in the modern world than other Hasidic groups). Chabad ei ole juutalaisuuden muoto, vaan se on hasidilaisen lubavitširyhmän sisäinen järjestö. Lubavitš-hasidit työskentelevät ja tukevat Chabad-järjestöä, jolla on maailmanlaajuinen läsnäolo. Chabad on tiedotusjärjestö, joka perustaa kouluja ja synagogia kaikkialle tavoittaakseen uskonnottomat juutalaiset ja kannustaakseen heitä omaksumaan ortodoksisempia käytäntöjä.
xxx/ellauri455.html on line 1096: Here are four good reasons. The first reason is “intellectual doubts and skepticism” say about miracles or the problem of evil. They ought to go to a “trained apologist.” It’s ok to have doubts. Christianity does require faith and trusting in crazy things that we don’t understand. However, just because someone is doubting the reliability of Christianity does not mean that Jesus did not rise from the dead.
xxx/ellauri465.html on line 140: The character "Luke" wakes up with amnesia after a nightmare and discovers he is a Peeweegah Wendigo. He kills and eats his own mother after an initial misunderstanding and realizes he has committed a heinous act. Ei tää oli eräs toinen Luke, enempi oidipaalinen.
xxx/ellauri467.html on line 848: Cultural Insensitivity: Americans might be seen as culturally insensitive or disrespectful when traveling abroad, not always understanding or appreciating local customs and traditions.
xxx/ellauri467.html on line 871: Tendency to Generalize: Americans might be perceived as tending to generalize or oversimplify complex global issues, leading to a lack of nuanced understanding.
xxx/ellauri473.html on line 162: The story first came to English via a French translation, and now exists in several out-of-print translations. In a separate line of descent, the story was used by Voltaire in his 1747 Zadig, and through this contributed to both the evolution of detective fiction and the self-understanding of scientific method.
xxx/ellauri473.html on line 267: Leibniz argues that some evil is necessary for the greater good, contributing to the overall harmony of the universe. Leibniz emphasizes that humans cannot fully comprehend the reasons behind God's choices. What may seem like unnecessary suffering could lead to greater goods that are beyond human understanding. Leibniz seeks to reconcile faith with reason, suggesting that philosophical truths should not contradict theological beliefs. He maintains that God’s actions, while sometimes inscrutable, are ultimately just and good. Sama paskaa lappaa Voltairekin, vaikka on deterministi: kaikki paha on hyvisten testausta, pahisten rangaistusta, kunnollisten palkkiota tai muuten hyvin etukäteen suunniteltua.

xxx/ellauri474.html on line 406: Grâce à son principal ouvrage, Le Dictionnaire historique et critique, le philosophe aura indéniablement contribué à forger “l'esprit des lumières”,  vahvistaa School of Advanced Study University of London. David Hume with the funny hat was clearly influenced by it; he told his friend Michael Ramsay in a letter of 1737 that if Mike wished to understand his (Dave's) writings he should read Descartes, Malebranche, Berkeley, and some of the more metaphysical Articles of Bailes Dictionary; such as Zeno and Spinoza.
xxx/ellauri484.html on line 582: Authorities are actively verifying documents of those eligible for military service across Ukraine. Individuals found without a valid deferral or exemption are taken to a Territorial Recruitment Center (TCC). A key legal change in the last six months requires all valid deferrals to include a QR code for verification in the 'Reserve+' system. A paper certificate lacking this QR code is no longer considered a valid document. Deferrals exist, but failure to have one properly registered can lead to mobilization. There is also a risk of being detained while attempting to process a new improved deferral with a QR code at Administrative Service Centers (ASCs), which could complicate the situation for eligible individuals. Hehe! It is crucial to understand that current efforts focus on streamlining military registration and ensuring compliance with existing laws! The introduction of technologies like QR codes for deferrals just aims to modernize verification processes. LOL!
xxx/ellauri486.html on line 267: Pelagianism is "a radically different alternative to Western understandings of the human person, human responsibility and freedom, ethics and the nature of salvation" which might have come about if Augustine had not been victorious in the Pelagian controversy. In Augustine's writings, Pelagius is a symbol of humanism who excluded God from human salvation. It is treason to do the right deed for the wrong reason.
xxx/ellauri486.html on line 323: It is wrong, of course, to understand the Spirit and the power of God as anything else than the Word, who is also the first-born of God, as the foresaid prophet Moses declared; and it was this which, when it came upon the virgin and kind of overshadowed her, caused her to conceive, not by intercourse, but by power. And that the prophets were inspired by no other than the same golden spray, even you, as I fancy, will grant.
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Help needed to understand ratios in the Timaeus (sections 35 and 36)

xxx/ellauri486.html on line 390: This sounds like it's talking about the heavenly spheres and the planets which move with them? In which case I assume the divisions in the first paragraph I quoted (a, 2a, 3a, 4a, 9a, 8a and 27a) are related to this? But I still don't understand the part about χ. What about the heavenly spheres looks like an X?
xxx/ellauri486.html on line 392: Among us these things can be heard and learned from persons who do not even know the forms of the letters, who are uneducated and barbarous in speech, though wise and believing in mind; some, indeed, even maimed and deprived of eyesight; so that you may understand that these things are not the effect of human wisdom, but are uttered by the power of God. But no one can utter the name of the ineffable God; and if any one dare to say that there is a name, he raves with a hopeless madness. Jehova Jehova Jehova!
xxx/ellauri486.html on line 582: Augustine of Hippo argues for the theological understanding that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son (the Filioque) most notably in his treatise De Trinitate (On the Trinity), specifically in Books IV, V, and XV. He argues that the Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son, who act as a single principle of origin, rather than two separate sources.
xxx/ellauri489.html on line 54: “Breasts are compared to fawns; a man’s penis as sweet fruit and his genitalia as a bag of myrrh; the woman’s as a garden of pomegranates that should be eaten; lips and mouths are honey and milk.” (Rev. Dr. Alyce M. McKenzie). When the woman says, “Let my beloved come to his garden and enjoy its best fruits,” we understand her meaning: "tuuzä mun sisään." I mentioned that this is an erotic poem.
xxx/ellauri489.html on line 181: Sorry — I didn’t mean to sound contradictory. I meant: Yeats isn’t accurately labeled “alt‑right” (a modern term) but he did hold some elitist, authoritarian and problematic views; those points aren’t mutually exclusive. Okay, he was "complex" which is the anglo saxon euphemism for "pisshead". I understand the frustration. Yeats was "complicated", flawed, and sometimes objectionable — but also a major poet whose work reflects that mix. Want the brief quotes and timeline I offered?
xxx/ellauri489.html on line 236: You can fairly call those who actively promoted or enabled fascism “arseholes” if you mean they bear moral responsibility for supporting violent, oppressive movements; the label is blunt but understandable, like Jesus' "dog". If you want, I can provide concise primary quotes or documented actions showing each figure’s political commitments.
xxx/ellauri489.html on line 318: The irony of the situation is exposed when she realises “the less time to think” was aimed at her, not Laszlo. Rick has no plans to keep Ilsa behind and put her life in jeopardy. He plans to send her off with her loving husband. Ilsa protests. She understands Rick’s logic behind the selfless act, but the lure of love is too strong. “What about us?” she asks. Rick says, “We’ll always have Paris,” reminding her that their love, true but doomed, is beyond the hope and need of proximity; all they have are memories of their time together in Paris, where they fell in love and fucked like mad squirrels behind Lazlos back.
xxx/ellauri489.html on line 500: Gerontion reflects Eliot's flaky understanding of F. H. Bradley's views in Eliot's doctoral dissertation. It is important to note that this poem is frequently studied today for its virulent anti-Semitism.
xxx/ellauri491.html on line 570: Ford had very particular understandings about what a proper diet should be … He tried to impose brown rice and whole-wheat bread and canned peaches and oatmeal — and that itself created discontent.
xxx/ellauri491.html on line 585: Many Brazilians may not fully understand the struggles of Indigenous peoples due to historical neglect and systemic issues, including the ongoing violence and land theft they face. Additionally, economic interests often overshadow Indigenous rights, leading to a lack of support from the government and society at large.
xxx/ellauri491.html on line 587: The struggles of Indigenous peoples in Brazil are often overlooked due to a long history of neglect and systemic issues. Since the arrival of European colonizers in 1500, Indigenous populations have faced violence, land theft, and cultural erasure. This historical backdrop has contributed to a lack of awareness and understanding among many Brazilians regarding the ongoing challenges faced by these communities.
xxx/ellauri491.html on line 754: Thank you for your attention (Trump). Thank you for your understanding (Zelensky). En todellakaan pidä näistä häiskistä. Enkä Coca-Colasta. Joku Ribenboim niminen jutku Pernambucosta väittää ettei valtion nimi ole tupia vaan dagoa. Kyllä ne moneen ehtivät!
xxx/ellauri492.html on line 124: But fret not, as I’m here to guide you on navigating this complex relationship with grace and confidence. In this article, you’ll discover practical strategies to set boundaries, communicate effectively, and prioritize your well-being when faced with a narcissistic in-law. By understanding their behavior and learning how to respond assertively, you’ll regain control and maintain your peace of mind. Get ready to empower yourself and cultivate healthier dynamics within your extended family.
xxx/ellauri492.html on line 170: Small, genuine moments of connection, like a shared laugh over a funny meme or a casual chat about the weather, can chip away at the ice wall he’s built (not you). Don’t expect grand gestures or deep pockets, but appreciate tiny sparks of humility. This isn’t about becoming best friends with your MIL’s worst nightmare, it’s about creating a space where basic civility and respect can coexist. Support your spouse by validating feelings, encouraging boundaries, and involving your MIL for additional support and understanding, unless she is another such a one. “I know I hurt you, but you hurt me too.”
xxx/ellauri492.html on line 206: 8. She Creates Drama. Chaos and conflict often follow a narcissistic daughter-in-law. She might gossip about family members to stir tension or spread misinformation to create misunderstandings. For instance, she could tell one family member that another spoke badly about them, fueling mistrust and conflict. She may pit family members against each other, knowing this distraction keeps her at the center of attention. She is a drama queen.
xxx/ellauri493.html on line 58: Most children form a basic, nonpermanent understanding of death (that it happens and is final) between about 5–7 years old; before that, younger children often see death as reversible or temporary. Around that school-age range they also begin to grasp their own mortality — that they too will die someday. Types that believe death is undoable are emotionally on the level of a 3 year old, like CEC.
xxx/ellauri495.html on line 181: Got it: if you don’t grant a special “humans are the only real moral agents” status, then the usual theist move (“love/worship require human-like choice”) won’t land. One consistent reply you’ll run into is that theism isn’t claiming animals lack “friendship” or “tool use”; it’s claiming they lack the specific kind of agency/understanding that grounds moral responsibility (e.g., grasping God as God, willing against known truth, covenant/obligation in a way animals don’t). If you reject that as well, then the whole “free choice is worth it” defense starts to collapse—because you’re basically saying: if nonhuman life can have all the good things without the same trouble, why not build the universe that way?—which is exactly the objection you’re raising. If you want a sharper discussion: are you rejecting the idea that moral responsibility requires knowledge/intent (so animals could, in principle, be morally blameworthy), or are you rejecting the claim that God couldn’t have created every creature with the good features but without the “Satan/Adam” failure mode?

xxx/ellauri495.html on line 272: He is also well remembered for the quote: "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it."  He used this line in speeches and the book about his campaign for governor as a way to explain why the editors and publishers of the major newspapers in California would not treat seriously his proposals for old age pensions and other progressive reforms.
xxx/ellauri500.html on line 562: Also, if you’re trying to understand why you feel “revolted,” we can unpack the mechanism: horror fiction can include taboo scenarios like child molesting to produce disgust/fear, and that can make some readers feel morally nauseated even if the author isn’t “endorsing” anything more sinister than little boys and girls.
xxx/ellauri506.html on line 518: Orcas have started targeting polar bears' boats in multiple regions, ramming hulls and disabling rudders in coordinated ways that suggest learned behavior. What makes this even more unusual is how consistently these interactions are happening, as if it’s spreading between pods. Scientists still don’t fully understand the cause, but it’s clear this isn’t random behavior anymore — something has changed. “There are killer whales living nearby. They eat these bears up like small fry. Yes, they just attack as a pack – boom! – and tear them to pieces. It's all very interesting. Yes, that's the food chain.” All were laughing hysterically in Kyiv, kertoo eräs puolalainen Amerikan juutalaisyhteisön edustaja. What do you say Gemini?
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