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I can't speak for you Mookie, you are a mixed kind of being, which is a mixture of wonder and vice Roland00 Send a noteboard - 16/01/2019 07:41:35 PM

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That I would walk away? Or that I would acquiesce?

I can't speak for you Mookie, you are a mixed kind of being, which is a mixture of wonder and vice. You must make the decision yourself, and no matter what you choose there is always the path you walk away from, the other choice you did not make has value just like the choice you made.

I can't speak for you. But I know what my decision is. Claims and Obligations are two sides of the same coin. (I am referencing William James essay the short story is based off of, The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life.) Well this seems hopeless does it not? All these claims and obligations? The solution though is to recognize that the true moral person is to struggle with these issues, and to find joy in the struggle instead of hopelessness. Only by engaging the struggle can we find true satisfaction.

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In the past Mookie I have recommended some media that you should view / listen to. Well let me re-recommend two things I have recommended in the past. And let me recommend a new one, a third.

1) The Sopranos tv show by David Chase (and others.) It just turned 20 in the last week.

I know Mookie you do not have HBO but go to a local public library ( supported by your tax dollars ) and take Chara 's joy ( joy, gladness, a source of joy) at this wonderful show, that wonderful Charis (grace / favor / kindness) that your "obligated" tax dollars created and is now a Charity (see the wordplay, or is this Greek to you ). Use that library money you have already paid and watch some HBO. Something something Matthew 5:12 Rejoice and Be Glad something something.


2) Jonathan Haidt's The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion

Here is the new one, and it is a short listen, which is free.
3) Confessions of a Recovering Libertarian, The Bulwark Podcast, Episode January 15th, 2019 (aka yesterday.) https://overcast.fm/+P7BpdaXzo


Yes I am completely insufferable in my answers, but that is the nature of this world. To suffer. Yet for some reason when we suffer, (points above to the top of the thread) we think we are right, in our suffering.

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"Whenever you are offended, you are automatically right!" Roland00 - 13/01/2019 05:45:16 PM 556 Views
This question offends me. That means I win, amirite? *NM* damookster - 13/01/2019 10:35:07 PM 159 Views
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The context was non-existant Jeordam - 15/01/2019 11:55:05 PM 294 Views
Backs away from the debate you are referring to. Roland00 - 16/01/2019 04:40:01 AM 291 Views
Not every conversation, Jeordam - 16/01/2019 04:35:30 PM 300 Views
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why is everybody always picking on me random thoughts - 16/01/2019 02:59:10 PM 307 Views
But politics are never going to go away Roland00 - 16/01/2019 05:00:06 PM 277 Views
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Do just deserts grow deserving cacti? *NM* damookster - 16/01/2019 08:04:03 PM 141 Views
Woosh Roland00 - 16/01/2019 08:12:53 PM 301 Views
a just desert could be an equitable arid region, yes? *NM* damookster - 16/01/2019 08:35:08 PM 138 Views
A just desert has artic foxes, it is known *NM* Roland00 - 16/01/2019 10:05:13 PM 158 Views
what you say is true ... (here comes the but) damookster - 16/01/2019 05:56:19 PM 307 Views
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas *NM* Roland00 - 16/01/2019 06:24:24 PM 161 Views
So what are you suggesting? damookster - 16/01/2019 07:20:39 PM 301 Views
I can't speak for you Mookie, you are a mixed kind of being, which is a mixture of wonder and vice Roland00 - 16/01/2019 07:41:35 PM 296 Views
My tax dollars paid for an original HBO series? damookster - 16/01/2019 07:59:29 PM 300 Views
Well the 3rd thing I recommended Roland00 - 16/01/2019 08:11:46 PM 311 Views
people who love to reference the maximum tax rates in the 50's and 60's... damookster - 16/01/2019 08:32:19 PM 287 Views
All this is addressed in the Vox's episode Roland00 - 16/01/2019 09:46:02 PM 291 Views
I listened to the entire episode. damookster - 17/01/2019 05:12:19 PM 294 Views
LeBron James is not a billionaire ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Roland00 - 17/01/2019 05:29:33 PM 298 Views
No, he isn't. Not the best example damookster - 17/01/2019 06:01:25 PM 320 Views
Charity as a substitute for tax. That's probably one of the dumbest American ideas I've encountered. fionwe1987 - 17/01/2019 05:19:06 AM 291 Views
Once again I am forced to yield to the weight of your intellectual superiority. damookster - 17/01/2019 01:46:32 PM 262 Views
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Interesting fionwe1987 - 15/01/2019 09:07:38 PM 290 Views
I don't think that. Jeordam - 15/01/2019 11:53:21 PM 321 Views
Well now. Thank you for this gift. The Shrike - 15/01/2019 07:43:11 PM 273 Views
Hypocrisy is my gift of charity for all Roland00 - 15/01/2019 07:50:28 PM 308 Views
Twitter says you're wrong! AgentApple - 16/01/2019 09:05:00 AM 292 Views
I am offended by your offense, thus my being right has salience / primacy over you being right. Roland00 - 16/01/2019 04:45:11 PM 283 Views
So let it be written, So let it be done! damookster - 16/01/2019 05:07:38 PM 454 Views
I want that body! Roland00 - 16/01/2019 05:32:49 PM 303 Views
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