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He’s one of the spiritual issues.
Author:
Frank L
(56919 Posts - Joined: Sep 20, 2007)
Posted at 3:03 pm on Dec 23, 2019
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A true first world problem but none the less a problem as he is so divisive.
Replies to: "He’s one of the spiritual issues."
Odd seeing self-described conservatives climbing aboard the "Things just keep getting better" story.
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MAS
- 12:09pm 12/23/19
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Great topic
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LehighND
- 3:07pm 12/23/19
Do you still hate me?
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MAS
- 3:10pm 12/23/19
Still causing trouble....
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NedoftheHill
- 3:24pm 12/23/19
The Violence Paradox on Nova is interesting. (Pinker is front and center)
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iairishcheeks
- 1:37pm 12/23/19
20,000 British men were killed in the first hour of the Battle of the Somme.
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Iggle
- 1:28pm 12/23/19
Peter Hitchens argues that WWI contributed to the decline of Christianity and marriage.
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MAS
- 2:44pm 12/23/19
He’s right. In fact it totally remade western society, and is the defining event of the 20th Century
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Frank L
- 2:46pm 12/23/19
Most disturbingly, why don't women know anything about any wars?
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MAS
- 2:56pm 12/23/19
Oh boy, that's an unfortunate statistic.
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iairishcheeks
- 3:01pm 12/23/19
"Problematic"
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MAS
- 3:07pm 12/23/19
Well, we must fix that somehow. Maybe we can force women to add content. Or prohibit men.
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NedoftheHill
- 3:54pm 12/23/19
They probably provide 80% of content on Facebook or some such...
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TakethetrainKnute
- 4:05pm 12/23/19
Indeed. That might be a conservative number.
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NedoftheHill
- 4:40pm 12/23/19
Probably 80% of content on Facebook comes from women...
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TakethetrainKnute
- 3:06pm 12/23/19
Heh, very true.
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Frank L
- 2:59pm 12/23/19
If it were just Brits, some Irish would consider that a nice hour. Unfortunately plenty of ours bit
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Frank L
- 2:24pm 12/23/19
And how exactly does one measure loneliness?
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Chris94
- 1:33pm 12/23/19
By the number of posts on this board, for one.
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BaronVonZemo
- 3:53pm 12/23/19
DOH!
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NedoftheHill
- 4:43pm 12/23/19
However one measures it, loneliness has increased from our generation to the next.
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NedoftheHill
- 3:05pm 12/23/19
All that is based on your impressions. Which are shaped by your age.
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Chris94
- 11:06pm 12/23/19
Well, I have raised a bunch of kids.
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NedoftheHill
- 11:32pm 12/26/19
3. Organized sports
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LehighND
- 3:15pm 12/23/19
Screentime?
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TakethetrainKnute
- 2:28pm 12/23/19
Black Mirror on Netflix...
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iairishcheeks
- 2:58pm 12/23/19
Chris is hardly ever here.
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MAS
- 2:34pm 12/23/19
Loneliness is a first world problem.
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Frank L
- 2:19pm 12/23/19
Loneliness shortens lives and adds to social ills.
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MAS
- 2:34pm 12/23/19
There are indeed more spiritual problems with a society driven by technology and materialism.
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Frank L
- 2:44pm 12/23/19
I touched on this above.
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iairishcheeks
- 2:58pm 12/23/19
Nah, I’m very blessed and quite happy with my life.
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Frank L
- 3:02pm 12/23/19
Glad to hear.
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iairishcheeks
- 3:05pm 12/23/19
My thoughts exactly.
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NedoftheHill
- 3:20pm 12/23/19
I don't dispute much of that and have argued similarly before.
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MAS
- 2:48pm 12/23/19
Each society has its unique issues.
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Frank L
- 2:56pm 12/23/19
If things are so good, how did we get Trump?
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iairishcheeks
- 3:00pm 12/23/19
He’s one of the spiritual issues.
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Frank L
- 3:03pm 12/23/19
Like Michael Moore said: "people are hurting".
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iairishcheeks
- 3:07pm 12/23/19
Even more, he’s a direct result of people’s insecurities, working and non working class.
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Frank L
- 3:40pm 12/23/19
Incidence rates of anxiety, depression and especially suicide are strong indicators...
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iairishcheeks
- 2:42pm 12/23/19
No idea. I am willing to spot him loneliness.
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Iggle
- 1:49pm 12/23/19
Why do you seem so miserable despite living in the best time ever?
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iairishcheeks
- 1:38pm 12/23/19
RIP. He never recovered from our reality show president. It ruined his life.
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MAS
- 2:18pm 12/23/19
He’s another first world problem.
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Frank L
- 2:20pm 12/23/19
I don't think Russia is a first world nation.
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NedoftheHill
- 3:28pm 12/23/19
It’s a 3rd world nation with some first world weaponry, and a third world mentality.
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Frank L
- 3:38pm 12/23/19
Subjective feelings versus objective facts.
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Frank L
- 2:17pm 12/23/19
The destruction of the family, of community, and the decline of faith help explain why people are...
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MAS
- 2:25pm 12/23/19
Interesting point: Is religion a crutch?
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NedoftheHill
- 3:35pm 12/23/19
And of course the "crucial markers" are the ones you identify
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Chris94
- 2:40pm 12/23/19
Pinker's statistics are likely correct, but they seem to miss the point.
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iairishcheeks
- 2:54pm 12/23/19
Good thought on sense of purpose. I agree.
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NedoftheHill
- 3:39pm 12/23/19
The Seal Team drama on TV highlights this.
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iairishcheeks
- 4:21pm 12/23/19
I don't dispute his stats, either.
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MAS
- 3:05pm 12/23/19
Have you read or listened to any Sam Harris?
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iairishcheeks
- 3:16pm 12/23/19
I've listened to a lot of Sam Harris.
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MAS
- 7:13pm 12/23/19
How many times can you distort what I've written in one thread?
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MAS
- 2:41pm 12/23/19
Those are real issues, especially family and faith. Community decline is an inevitable result of our
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Frank L
- 2:28pm 12/23/19
Does EVERYTHING have to get better for us to recognize that MOST things are better?
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Chris94
- 12:25pm 12/23/19
That isn't my argument, which you should probably recognize.
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MAS
- 2:10pm 12/23/19
Well perhaps you could tell us your argument, then. But you have few real statistics.
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Chris94
- 2:19pm 12/23/19
Suicide rates in the US are at the highest since WWII.
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iairishcheeks
- 2:39pm 12/23/19
Is this forum indicative of something?
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TakethetrainKnute
- 5:43pm 12/23/19
Another Trump win!
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iairishcheeks
- 1:32pm 12/23/19
Are you saying our "Golden Age" is...pyrite in the sky?
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TakethetrainKnute
- 12:24pm 12/23/19
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds......
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Frank L
- 12:31pm 12/23/19
Well, THAT should put Lehigh in the Christmas spirit...
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TakethetrainKnute
- 5:36pm 12/23/19