Recent content by steve_bank

Hitler versus Putin. 1 Grudges Hitler had a grudge for the loss of the war and the Versailles Treaty. Putin carries a grudge against the west for the fall of the Soviet Union. He called it the greatest catastrophe of the last century. He stated he wanted restore the Soviet Union, but walked...

Well Dr Z, Hitler eradicated populations and invaded Ukraine to make way for German expansion. Initially Ukrainians saw the Nazis as liberators from Stalin. Putin invaded Ukraine and intended to eliminate the population for Russian occupation. Putin was quite explicit. Ukraine as a culture...

A bit off topic The general basis for the long running trade issues with China. 1 Theft of intellectual property and technology. They do it openly and acknowledge it. 2 Unfair labor practices. Working conditions in large scale factories we would consider violation of rights. Cheap labor with...

Out of high school I went into the Navy and went to electronics schools. Before I read or had classes in philosophy and science I learned to empirically trouble shoot electronic systems. It was a natural process. Trouble shooting is a skill learned by experience. The practice of science is a...

My point. One does not have to know anything about empiricism from philosophy to be empirical. I was babysitting a rug rat for a couple and had her out in the yard. She crawled towrds a rock periodicity stopping to put her hand out feeling for the image until she got to it. She was...

I am not anti Jesus or Yahweh. You are inventing an enemy because it makes you feel good to believe it. Christians love to play the victim. Jesus the ultimate victim. A bloody crown of thorns and crucified. It is a cult of pain. I do not like Christians who demand I believe like they do. I do...

Don;t eat the yellow snow.

Fish and visitors stink in three days. Slow and steady wins the race.

Don't take any wooden nickels. The early bird gets the worm. Ben Franklin Early to bed early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

What!! China abandoned large scale collectivism and adapted a form of capitalism. If you by a house you get a mortgagee. China is in a real estate crisis. A crash. China has a wealthy capitalistic upper class. China does not allow free access to the country to reporters. But some have seen...

Is that a catchy quote from your dead author? Did you know a stitch in time saves nine? 'There is a sucker born every minute' PT Barnum

There are homosexuals on the forum? Wow, I had no idea. I am shocked, shocked I tell you!! Learner, please lead us in a prayer to bring this godless forum to Jesus.

Another comparison to Hitler. In the news Russia is training school kids to operate military drones. Russia is running out of people and now it is kids. Hitler had his Hitler Youth. In of his final final acts of desperation he put uniforms on kids, gave them a rifle, and sent them into combat.

That is absolute nonsense. The major enemy of Christians throughout history have been other Christians. It is Christians who are always trying ti impose Christianity on others, at times by force.

Okey dokey NR. You and thousands of others claim we will becoe one thing or another. I doubt you will get any traction considering the scale of Christianity followed by Islam. Historically Jews do not proselytize.