Well, I'm glad someone found something to contemplate. Contradiction wasn't really the point of the thread but rather whether to engage with people who are not open to disproof. This collection of sayings (Proverbs) from countless anonymous authors is probably one of my favorite parts of the Bible precisely because it represents many ancient viewpoints.
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Which Proverb fits best when encountering Ideologues.
by peacefulpete inproverbs 26:4. do not answer a fool according to his folly,.
proverbs 26:5. answer a fool as his folly deserves,.
that he not be wise in his own eyes.
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peacefulpete
Simon, ..............Margaret Keane eyes.
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peacefulpete
How the ending of the new film set with you?
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Which Proverb fits best when encountering Ideologues.
by peacefulpete inproverbs 26:4. do not answer a fool according to his folly,.
proverbs 26:5. answer a fool as his folly deserves,.
that he not be wise in his own eyes.
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peacefulpete
The proverbs are not "my" proverbs they are a set of contradicting proverbs posted here to stimulate constructive discussion. And yes you are right many times the person convinced his opponent is being the fool is in fact not only mistaken but being belligerent about it.
Anna Marina, made a logical comment that she felt addressed the topic. You are free to think it is a waste of time.
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How the ending of the new film set with you?
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Which Proverb fits best when encountering Ideologues.
by peacefulpete inproverbs 26:4. do not answer a fool according to his folly,.
proverbs 26:5. answer a fool as his folly deserves,.
that he not be wise in his own eyes.
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First it must be noted that Simon does not engage in spiteful and foolish talk, he has a bit of a self righteous moment in his heart. So not really a good example of what what we are discussing.
But ultimately your comment was, that its good to respond to "fools" if we don't have the same attitude? Is that likely to work? We don't have the benefit of having readers ponder the wisdom of the witty response. Or is that the motivation. We engage fools in debate hoping third parties are moved by our arguments.
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Which Proverb fits best when encountering Ideologues.
by peacefulpete inproverbs 26:4. do not answer a fool according to his folly,.
proverbs 26:5. answer a fool as his folly deserves,.
that he not be wise in his own eyes.
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Proverbs 26:4
Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Or you will also be like him.
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Proverbs 26:5
Answer a fool as his folly deserves,
That he not be wise in his own eyes
Doesn't one of these ancient proverbs encourage engaging in debates with those unwilling to be persuaded and at the same time the other say doing so will only drag you down with them?
Please, use self control, no divisive topics be posted, Only discuss the value of, or lack of value of discussions with someone unable to see another position.
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Evolution News: Humanlike Footprints in Crete Dated to 6 Million Years Ago!
by Disillusioned JW ini find it astonishing that humanlike feet could have existed that long ago.
i wonder if some non-human upright ape might have had that kind of feet that long ago.
see https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/humanlike-footprints-in-crete-dated-to-6-million-years-muddle-archaeologists-1.10301706 and https://scitechdaily.com/oldest-footprints-of-pre-humans-identified-in-crete-six-million-years-old/ .
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peacefulpete
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion. (1987) -- Carl Sagan
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What kind of job would you like to have?
by Iamallcool init doesn’t have to be about big money.
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peacefulpete
I had my "dream" job, somehow the dream eventually lost its charm. I repaired watches and clocks as a hobby for many years but opened my own shop full time about 11 years ago. Now I'd rather dig graves again (6 years) than work on another cuckoo clock.
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Yahweh OF Samaria
by peacefulpete inmost everyone has heard of the 8th/9th century bc kuntillet ‘ajrud inscriptions that mention yahweh and his ashera, that is that yahweh was understood as having a female consort.
interesting as that is, often overlooked in the inscriptions are the names of the god yahweh himself.
the writings are themselves apparently practice work by scribes learning the trade and cover many topics.
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There isn't much we can say regarding the role she played, time and much effort to conceal her leave us with very little to go on. A comparison with neighboring peoples may be of value but there were many regionalized variations of her and sister cults as well. How much fertility goddess, how much creatrix, how much maternal protector? We will likely never know the details.