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No one can say what a "God" is without begging the question. No?

Oh, okay. "Cosmic activity" created the universe. Yeah, that's our atheist argument. Thx.

As I see it, if you want to engage with the biggest challenge for consciousness today, you should engage with Pete Mandiks qualia quietism. I think part of the big challenge is that its hardly adressed

Love this, im agnostic through and theough

The problem with atheism is who defines what is evil? If morality is subjective, there is no evil. It’s just someone’s opinion vs yours.

Solid! Nice sweater.

3 years later and this video is still amazing, thank you so much as a college student taking philosophy. You explained it so well and you voice itself is very clear. Helped me a lot, deserves way more liked then it got.

Unfortunantly universalism is not true

The problem with your false doctrine is that scripture doesn't say that your soul lives on after death.

Which hell are you talking about? There are 3, all very different from one another. Do either of you have children? You're telling me that you would burn your children day after day forever. There's no love like christian love.

I agree universalism needs to kept on the table

Conditional immortality is quite possible

Amor fate when we are positive as creative enough as free enough we are super powerful as in love about our lives... "Hell is repetition" you need to be original 😉

Indeed ❤

Roger Scruton on the right, JJT on the left for a few other brilliant thinkers

Is there anything, in all the Hell mythologies and metaphors, from any scriptures anywhere/anywhen, that do not exist somewhere on Earth at this moment? Hell/Heaven is not 'where' you are, Hell/Heaven is 'who' you are! If you are not in Heaven Here! Now!, you are in Hell! If you are mortal, you are in Hell! Illustration; There was a beautiful castle, sumptuous in its every demeanor! In the great dining hall, there is a HUGE long table, appointed with the absolute favorite foods of all invited! All cooked, or cooled, to perfection! The odors were slaveringly piquant.. On each side of the table sat all the hungry guests. The food was set before all, but their hands were chained to the arms of their chairs. No matter how much they strained and pulled and twisted, they could not reach their mouths with any food! Getting hungrier by the tormentuous moment, they twisted in agony in their fruitless efforts. They were getting angrier all the time, complaining bitterly, hating their fate in this place of ever burning hunger! There were some other people, though, who found that, although, they couldn't reach their own mouths with the repast, they could reach their neighbor's mouths. Oh how they feasted, laughed and wept in Gratitude at all the beauty!!

I disagree with everything you just said. The other side (MAGA) are misogynistic, racist liars and don't "engage" they spew hatred. Noam Chompsky is brilliant, so I guess there's one thing.

Here’s how such a setup might look, with a focus on reforming the Senate and House of Representatives to fit this epistocratic-democratic hybrid model: 1. The Upper House (Expert Council) • Replacement of the Senate: The Senate would be transformed into an Upper House of Elected Experts. Members would be selected based on qualifications in relevant fields, such as law, economics, science, education, and public health. • Election Process: Instead of traditional political campaigns, candidates would undergo a vetting and examination process to ensure they have the necessary expertise. Elections could be based on public endorsement of vetted candidates to maintain democratic legitimacy. • Focus on Competence: Senators would bring specialized knowledge to their policymaking. Their role would be to develop, review, and propose policies that align with best practices and evidence-based approaches. This could include handling complex national and international issues that require a deeper level of understanding. • Transparency and Accountability: These experts would be required to explain their decisions and rationale publicly, providing a clear, accessible breakdown of their work and maintaining public accountability. 2. The Lower House (People’s Assembly) • Replacement of the House of Representatives: The House would be restructured into a People’s Assembly, filled through a citizen lottery system to ensure a truly representative body of laypeople. • Selection Process: Members would be chosen randomly, with eligibility based on criteria like age, citizenship, and a basic civics education program. This would create a cross-section of Americans from all backgrounds, ages, and regions, bringing diverse perspectives to national policymaking. • Compensation and Employment Security: To ensure that participating doesn’t disrupt members’ lives, participants would receive their current salary (or a set minimum wage, whichever is higher) for the duration of their service. This approach maintains a connection to the general population by reflecting the average American’s experiences and prevents financial hardship for representatives. • Training and Support: Members would undergo a preliminary training program to understand basic policy topics, legislative processes, and critical thinking skills. They would also receive ongoing support from non-partisan advisors and experts to help them make informed decisions. How This Hybrid Legislature Would Work • Balanced Power: For major policies, both the Expert Council (Upper House) and the People’s Assembly (Lower House) would need to reach an agreement, ensuring that decisions are both knowledgeable and reflective of public sentiment. • Collaboration: The People’s Assembly could question and hold the Expert Council accountable, bringing the voices of everyday Americans into direct conversation with policy experts. This interaction encourages experts to remain grounded while enabling citizens to benefit from informed policymaking. • Checks and Balances: The executive branch would act as a check on this hybrid Congress, while the judicial branch could oversee any legal disputes between the two houses, ensuring that both laypeople and experts have influence without one dominating the other. Advantages of This System • Diversity and Representation: By randomly selecting citizens for the People’s Assembly, this model guarantees diverse representation across socioeconomic, geographic, and ideological backgrounds, countering the elitism that sometimes characterizes politics. • Competent Governance: With experts making data-informed decisions in the Upper House, policies would be crafted with a higher degree of competence, potentially reducing inefficient or short-sighted policies. • Accountability and Connection: Randomly selected laypeople in the Lower House provide an accessible, relatable counterbalance to the experts, ensuring that government decisions don’t become too disconnected from the needs and realities of ordinary citizens. Challenges and Considerations • Implementing the Lottery System: Ensuring fairness and transparency in the lottery selection process would be crucial to maintaining public trust. Regular rotation and careful management would be necessary. • Political Buy-In and Transition: Moving from the current system to this new model would require significant changes to the U.S. Constitution, as well as political will from existing lawmakers. Education campaigns could be key to gaining public support. • Avoiding Bureaucratic Overload: Lay representatives would need accessible and clear explanations of complex issues, along with strong support systems to help them process information without overwhelming them. Why This Could Work for America’s Future Replacing the Senate with an Upper House of Experts and the House with a People’s Assembly would align governance with both competence and representation-addressing two major criticisms of the current system. The structure could improve decision-making quality, reduce the influence of partisan politics, and build trust by bringing average citizens into the legislative process. This hybrid model might seem radical, but it’s rooted in democratic principles while addressing the complexity of modern governance. By grounding decisions in expertise and maintaining a strong connection to the people, it could be a powerful way to create a government that works more effectively for all Americans.

The Bible does Teach the Annihilation of the Lost...See 2 Pet. 2:6...ECT is insane and makes God a Cosmic Sociopath and Universalism is a False Gospel...Hell is Just and is a reflection of God's Justice..."The wages of sin is DEATH" "The Lake of Fire is the Second Death"...Easy Peasy..."Today is the Day of Salvation."

It sad that alot don't seem to understand justice for God doesn't entail Vengeful Retribution when ect defender claim that UVS lack justice, that ain't love or just, thats an act only meant to vindicate whoever is wronged.

Matthew 10:28 “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” Matthew 23:33 “You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell? Matthew 25:46 “Then they will go away to ETERNAL punishment, but the righteous to ETERNAL life.” John 3:36 “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath REMAINS on them. Revelation 21:8 “But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars-they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.” 2Thessalonians 1:9 “They will be punished with EVERLASTING destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might.” Mark 9:43 “If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire NEVER goes out.” Jude 1:7 “In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of ETERNAL fire.” Matthew 13:42 “They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” Matthew 25:41 ““Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the ETERNAL fire prepared for the devil and his angels.” Revelation 19:20 “But the beast (and the false prophet) were captured…the two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.” These are NOT demons, but men. Revelation 20:13-14 “The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and EACH PERSON was judged according to what they had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death.” Revelation 14:11 “And the smoke of their torment goes up FOREVER and ever, and they have no rest, DAY OR NIGHT…” Does this plethora of verses sound in any way like "ALL will be saved?" By the way, these are NOT my words, but rather the Bible.

My understanding of hell is that it is an eternal spiritual state that is conditioned by your mode of willing in this life. The historic doctrine is that you chose hell. This is against the Western idea that God sends you to hell. God is simply giving you what you chose in this life. Some of the church fathers I have read state that someone who hates God in this life won't be comfortable, nor will he want to be in heaven basking in God's love. The love of God will burn like a fire for those who hate God. People will weep and gnash their teeth over the decisions they made in this life. Origin was condemned by three Church Councils for his belief in universalism. The reason Origen adopted universalism was his teaching on absolute divine simplicity. ADS denies a NATURE/PERSON distinction in God and human anthropology. ADS is a central doctrine in Platonism. ADS is Plato's doctrine of the Monad. ADS says that NATURE and PERSON are the same thing. When you mix ADS with the doctrine of Recapitulation, which was taught by the church fathers, you get universal salvation. Recapitulation is the doctrine that all men will be resurrected from the dead because Christ conquers death in universal human nature. Christ is consubstantial with all men because He becomes flesh and identifies with all men in their humanity. If NARURE and PERSON are the same thing then Recapitulation is equivalent to universal salvation. If human NATURE and PERSON are distinct then it is human NATURE which is recapitulated. The book of Hebrews states that "Christ tasted death for every man" It is on this basis that all men are raised. Both the wicked and the righteous. If a PERSON is particular and individual then the principle of individuation applies. Christ did not identify with universal Personhood. He did not become every individual person. Which means that your individual experience will be based on the consequential effects of your individual choices for evil or good. The reason Origen was condemned was because he taught that recapitulation equates to universal salvation. To make that move you have to assume that NATURE and PERSON are the same thing. I find it interesting that universalism is mostly found in people who follow Origen. Or they belong to a Protestant Chruch. Protestantism makes no distinction between NATURE and PERSON either. Many doctrines in Protestantism are conditions by absolute divine simplicity. So, it's not surprising that Protestants are drawn to Origen and universalism. Augustine made many mistakes in his theology. His doctrine of original corporate guilt is rooted in the smashing of NATURE into PERSON. Augustine also argues on the Trinity, saying that NATURE and PERSON are the same thing. Augustine's doctrine of the Trinity was also rejected. The Cappadocian doctrine of the Monarchy of the Father was adopted and Augustine's model was rejected. So, there is no doubt that Augustine struggled with the Platonism he came out of. To his credit Augustine said that after all he had written, he left what he had taught to the judgement of the Church.

Scientist = Idols

Awesome breakdown, Eric. Love your lectures

I'll lay down a tenner that this guy was talking to an empty room.

I am German and I just learned that Marx is apparently considered a "villain" in the US? Absoluetly wild 😂

I believe the "I never knew you" & being "cast into outer darkness" passages likely had to do with when judgment came in 70 AD

He never lead people, but felt he knew what everyone should be doing. He never performed a scientific test of any of his theories, yet his followers call them scientific. His life's ambitions were to destroy Capitalism and Dethrone God. All he accomplished was to enslave millions of God's children. So, Marx was indeed a villain and the only ones who would contest that are the people who never lived under Marxism. PS - When Marx died only 12 people attended his funeral.

Karl Marx was a degenerate layabout whose ideology has led to the deaths of millions if not billions of people. Shut up, fascism for morons

I wouldn’t put Marx as evil in the category of Hitler but he was definitely a man of poor character 1. His slow writing and working ethic, while living off the money of others show his laziness. 2. Him being unfaithful to his wife and failure to take care of his family shows while criticizing capitalism of turning the family into an economic relationship not a relational one is ironic. 3. His poor character doesn’t discredit his work, but his work was poorly viewed amongst his peers and while one can say Marx didn’t cause the horrors of communism, you can say that it was the Russian Revolution 1917 that made Marx popular.

CHRISTIAN universalism is NOT heresy - those who tell you so are LIARS and FALSE TEACHERS. If you have or know a congregation that disagrees, I will HAPPILY debate them and SO CAN YOU by copying and pasting this list: Scriptural Evidence of the Victorious Gospel 1) Rev 21:3-6 2) 2 Cor 5: 13-21 3) 1 Cor 15:20-28;50-58 4) Acts 3:21; 3:17-26 5) 1 Tim 4:10-11 6) Rom 8:28-39 7) John 5:21-30; 12:44-47 8) Luke 13:23-30; 12:57-59 9) Luke 21:25-28; 33 10) Luke 15 11) Gen 12:3 12) John 8:31-37 13) John 9:5 14) John 15:16-27 15) John 12:23-33 16) Titus 2:11-15 17) Romans 5:12-21 18) Jonah 2:3-11 19) Hosea 6:6; 11:8-11 20) Matthew 17:11-12 21) Ezek 2:1-10; Mt 15:21-28 22) Matt 11:26-27; 20:28 23) 1 Tim 2:6-7 24) Mark 10:45 25) Gal 1:4; 2:20 26) Romans 14:7-9 27) Philippians 2:9-11 28) Luke 20:34-38 29) Hosea 2:25 30) Romans 11:15-24; 32-36 31) 1 Cor 3:15; 21-23 32) 1 Cor 4:5 33) 1 Tim 2:1-4; Matt 6:10 34) Zeph 3:8-20 35) Haggai 2:22-23 36) Zech 8:7-12 37) Mark 11:17; 56:7 38) Mark 9:49 39) Zech 3:1-10; Amos 4:11 40) Is 66:22-24 41) Lk 12:10; Mt 12:24-32; Mk 3:28-30 42) Is 65:25 43) Dn 7:13-14 44) Eph 1:10-14; 18-23 45) Is 37:20-21 46) Is 35:4-10 47) Eph 4:9-10 48) Luke 15:31-32 49) 2 Pt 3:9-13 50) John 17:2 51) Wis 19:21 52) Wis 17:14 53) Gal 3:6-9 54) Jer 34:15-17 55) Ezek 18:4; 32 56) Ezek 16:59-63; 33:11 57) Ezek 37:26-28 58) 1 Cor 13:4-13 59) Hosea 2:1;18;21-25 60) John 1 61) Romans 10:9-13;18 62) Wis 11:23-12:1 63) Wis 12:16 64) Psalm 145 (especially 8-21) 65) Wis 16:5-15 66) Gen 18:17-17-33 67) Ex 19:5 68) Ex 32:11-14 69) Ex 33:18-19 70) Lv 10:3 71) Lv 25:8-55 72) Lv 26:34-36 73) Lv 26:11-13 74) Romans 8:1; Eph 4:10; 1 Cor 1:30 75) 2 Cor 3:14-18 76) Nm 14:17-24 77) Nm 15:15;26-29 78) Dt 4:29-31 79) Dt 7:14-17 80) Dt 9:29 81) Dt 17:12-13 82) Dt 18:9-22 83) Dt 19:16-21 84) Dt 20:19-20 85) Dt 22:1-4 86) Dt 28:10 87) Dt 30:4-14;19-20 88) Dt 32 (esp. 36-43) 89) Romans 8:19-20 90) Romans 9:5-8 91) Gal 4:21-30(esp. 28) 92) Gal 3:29 93) Joshua 2:9-14;17-21 94) Josh 24:3-4 95) Judges 5:31 96) Judges 8:22-23 97) Judges 10:15-16 98) Judges 16:22;28-31 99) Ruth 1:16-17 100) Ruth 2:10-13;3:9-10 101) Ruth 4:14-22 102) 1 Sam 2:6 103) 1 Sam 2:35-36 104) 1 Sam 3:18 105) 1 Sam 14:21-23 106) 1 Sam 12:17-25 107) 1 Sam 17:45-47 108) 1 Sam 18:13-14 109) 1 Sam 30:24-25 110) Is 25:6-9 111) Romans 6:10 112) 1 Cor 5:5 113) Acts 2:38-39 114) 1 Tim 1:15 115) Tobit 13:2 116) Romans (THE WHOLE THING) 117) Col 1:15-29;3:1-4;11 118) Hebrews 9:27-28 119) Heb 8:8-12 120) Jer 31:33-34 121) 1 Thes 4:13-18 122) John 19:30 123) 2 Tim 4:16-18 124) Rev 20:12-14 125) 1 Cor 15:45-49 126) Phil 3:21 127) Eph 4:6 128) Is 45:22-25 129) John 3:16-17 130) Heb 7:25 131) 1 John 2:1-3 132) Rev 11:15 133) Eph 3 134) Philemon 14 135) John 6:35-40 136) Mt 16:16-19 137) Joel 3:1-5; Acts 2:17-21;39 138) John 16:33 139) 1 John 5:1-5;11-13 140) Is 29:22-24 141) 1 John 4:14;18;42 142) John 12:19 143) John 17:13-26 144) 1 Thes 1:10 145) Titus 3:5-7 146) 1 Peter 1:18-19 147) Mt 1:21 148) Romans 5:18-19 (already listed, but esp. these) 149) Ps 18:6-7 150) Ps 120:1 151) Ps 31:23 152) Ps 16:10-11 153) Ps 30:4 154) Ps 22:28-32 155) Lk 1:17 156) Ps 32:1 157) Zech 7:9-10 158) Zech 14:9 159) Micah 6:6-8 160) Micah 7:7-9 161) Is 40:3-5 162) Lk 2:29-32;3:6 163) John 3:35 164) Col 2:9-10;14-15;20 165) Lk 20:37-38 166) 1 Thes 5:9-11 167) Acts 10:42-43 168) 2 Cor 5:10 169) Is 49:18 170) Nm 23:9-10 171) Is 53:11-12 172) Jer 25:30-32 173) Mt 23:23 174) Mt 26:28 175) Joel 4:11-21 176) Rev 5:9-13 177) 1 John 5:19-21 178) Eph 1:18-23 179) Heb 1:1-4 180) Phil 1:21 181) 1 Thes 5:15 182) Jer 31:33-34 183) 1 Peter 2:10 184) Rev 19:13-16;11:15 185) Ps 19:5;8-15 186) Wis 9:1 187) Ps 94:18 188) Ps 86:5;15 189) Ps 146:7-10 190) Ps 103:8-9;11-13;17-18 191) Daniel 3 192) 1 Cor 8:6 193) John 12:47-50 194) Wis 7:29-30 195) 1 Thes 5:4-5 196) 1 John 2:8 197) Mt 24:14;27;30-31 198) Is 28:16;18 199) Acts 10:34-38; 15:9-11 200) Is 65:1-3 201) Wis 11-12 202) Is 41:4 203) Lk 10:22 204) 2 Mc 1:24-25 205) Ex 15:26 206) Dt 32:39 207) 2 Mc 6:12-31;7:23 208) Romans 9:15; 1 Tim 2:3-4 209) Ex 29:45-46 210) Ezek 37:25-28; 2 Cor 6:16 211) Luke 2:1-14 (esp. 10-11) 212) John 1:29 213) Luke 4:14-22 214) John 10:9-11 215) John 14:1-4 216) John 6:51 217) Is 25:6-9 218) Rev 1:18 219) Mt 28:17-20 220) Acts 1:8 221) John 14:16-18 222) Acts 2:32-33 223) John 15:4-5 224) Eph 3:14-19 225) Rev 1:13-17;2:4b-5a;10 226) Heb 13:8 227) Acts 17:29-32 228) Mt 11:28-29 229) 2 Cor 6:2 230) Rev 22:17 231) Is 40:26 232) Ps 115:3 233) Is 41:4;8-10 234) I Chr 29:10-13 235) Luke 1:37 236) Ps 106:8;45-46 237) 2 Pt 1:11;21 238) 1 Tim 3:16 239) 2 Cor 7:10 240) Mt 6:14 241) Eph 5:11-14 242) Ezek 36:26-28 243) 1 Cor 6:11 244) 2 Tim 1:9-12 245) Romans 8:16 246) Is 12:3 247) 1 Pt 1:8-9 248) 2 Thes 1:5-10 249) Lk 6:46-49 250) 2 Cor 3:9-11;2 Cor 2:10-11 251) Mt 10:32-33 252) Ps 23 253) Heb 2:14-15 254) I John 3:8 255) Acts 26:17-18 256) James 1:25;4:7-8 257) Romans 4:23-25 258) Heb 12:14 259) Ps 43:18-20 260) Is 66:2 261) 1 Pt 4:12-13 262) Romans 16:20 263) Is 43:2 264) 1 Cor 10:13 265) Nahum 1:12-13 266) 2 Cor 8:9 267) John 20:21-23 268) 1 John 5:13-15 269) 1 Pt 1:22-25 270) 1 Tim 1:5-7 271) John 15:11-12 272) John 16:22-23 273) John 14:6 274) John 4:24-26 275) John 14:27 276) 1 John 4:9 277) 1 John 4:15-17 278) 1 John 1:7; Heb 9:13-15 279) Heb 13:20-21 280) Heb 6:16-20 281) Acts 16:25-31 282) Lv 16:21 283) Nm 5:5-10 284) Neh 9:5-7 285) Neh 1:6-9 286) Ex 6:5-9 287) 2 Kgs 13:23 288) Rev 3:20-22 289) Ps 67:5-8 290) Ps 66:2-12 291) 1 Cor 2:5;13-16 292) Acts 4:12 293) Is 53:6;11 294) 2 Tim 3:15;4:1-2 295) Acts 20:32 296) Rev 17:14 297) Ps 130:3-4;8 298) 2 Chr 7:13-14 299) 2 Cor 4:11 300) Phil 2:13 301) Lamentations 3:22-24 302) Is 1:18 303) Is 55:1;3;6-13 304) Eph 3:16 305) Phil 4:13 306) Eph 4:5 307) 1 Cor 1:9 308) 1 John 1:3-4 309) 1 Cor 1:30-31 310) 1 Pt 4:7-11 311) Phil 2:15-16 312) 1 Pt 5 313) 1 Kgs 17:17-24 314) 1 Kgs 11:35-39 315) 1 Kgs 8:30;33-34 316) 1 Kgs 8:41-45;59-60 317) 1 Kgs 13:6 318) 2 Kgs 4:3-7;40-44 319) 2 Sam 7:6-17 320) 2 Sam 16:18 321) Job 42 322) 2 Thes 3:3 323) 2 Thes 1:11 324) 2 John 1-4 325) 3 John 1-6 (esp. 5) 326) Hab 3:2-3;13;18-19 327) Mal 3:2;6 328) Esther F:5-10 329) Esther A:8-10 330) 2 Sam 22:6-7;20 331) 2 Sam 23:3-5 332) 2 Sam 24:10 333) 2 Sam 24:14 334) Sir 2:18 335) Sir 15:15-17 336) Sir 16:28 337) Obadiah 17;21 (esp. 21) 338) Amos 9:14 339) Sir 24:8-9;19 340) Sir 36:22;37:25 341) Sir 29:16;34-35 342) Sir 40:11-12;17 343) Sir 42:15-16;18 344) Sir 43:27;33 345) Sir 48:5;11 (incl. 11b, extant only in Greek - “for we too shall certainly live”) 346) Sir 49:16 (“felix culpa” - Latin: “fortunate fault”) 347) Sir 51 (esp. 4-11) 348) Jonah 4 349) Mal 3:6-10 350) Mal 1:2 351) Mal 3:20;23-24 352) Song of Songs (Union of Christ to the Church; our souls) 353) Eccl 3:11-15;22 354) Eccl 7:8 355) Eccl 8:1;11-13 356) Prv 4:20-22 357) Prv 9:11 358) Prv 10:2;12 359) Prv 11:4 360) Prv 13:12-14 361) Prv 14:19;25-28 362) Prv 15:1;4;11;17;24-26 363) Prv 18:17 364) Prv 20:8 365) Prv 21:8;30-31 366) Prv 22:2 367) Prv 23:18 368) Prv 24:11-14 369) Prv 25;21-22;26 370) Prv 26;2 371) Prv 27:20-21 372) Prv 28: 1-5;13 373) Prv 29:4;7;10;12-14; 25-27 374) Ezra 10:44 375) Judith 8:11-16;9:11-14;16:16 376) 1 Mc 2:61-64;12:21-23 377) Ezra 1:5-6 378) Ezra 3:11-13 379) Ezra 8:22 380) Acts 15:16-18 381) Dt 31:6 382) Sir 50:17;22 383) 2 Kgs 5:14 384) 2 Kgs 6:22-23 385) 2 Kgs 13:23 386) 2 Kgs 14:26-27 387) 2 Kgs 17:39 388) 2 Kgs 19:15;19;34 389) 2 Kgs 20:5-6 390) 1 Chr 16:8-36;41 391) 1 Chr 17:8-15 392) 1 Chr 29:30 393) John 14:26 394) John 16:5-15 395) Is 52:7-15 396) Ps 100:5 397) John 6:29 398) 1 Cor 14:22-25 399) Jer 33 400) 2 Chr 6:33 401) 2 Chr 30:18-20 402) Tobit 14:5-7 403) Ps 139:8 404) Enoch 39 1-2 405) Mt 17:24-27 406) Gal 5:1 407) Lam 3:31-33 *Non-Exhaustive*

Hottest philosopher.

Thank you for this conversation. I am struggling with this as a 58 yr old convert Baptist who is nearing becoming a catechumen in the blessed Orthodox Church of God.

If universalism is true, why would God allow so much human suffering?

What's the problem exactly? That's a philosophical claim, but that doesn't mean it is a false claim. If you are trying to point that it is a philosophical claim then ok, but that's so unimportant. The crux of the matter is whether it is true or not. The theist will gain little by pointing that it is a philosophical claim or that Dawkins is not aware of that or that Dawkins himself is not consistent. That in itself doesn't undermine metaphysical naturalism At the end of the day if metaphysical naturalism is true then the theist is still mistaken fundamentally.

There is an objective standard for epistocracy Civics tests, if you don't know how the system works why should you have a say?

It's very easy to define Fascism, but of course if you are reading Ian Kershaw and Roger Griffin who studied National Socialism, then sure, it can be hard as German National Socialism was a completely different ideology than Mussolini's Fascism. Rather disappointing and misinforming lecture if you never mentioned Georges Sorel or Gabriele D'Annunzio or Giovanni Gentile, or Sergio Panunzio, or Alceste De Ambris or Filippo Tommaso Marinetti or Italian historians who are de facto golden standard when it comes to Fascism; Renzo De Felice and Emilio Gentile.

I have a feeling things remain veiled to peoples understanding of the wisdom of God because God foreknows what knowledge men can and can’t handle but nonetheless if they mishandle what’s given to them, their punishment is to go back into the dark. Acts says He chose our habitations that we might feel after Him. And through suffering we do learn our lessons. Your sin will find you out so to speak. But the agony of suffering for fear of the future is like a rod of iron that corrects the child like spirit. Hebrews mentions that he’d like to give them spiritual meat but they’re still on milk. And mentions we’re chastised rebuked and scourged for the sake of salvation. It’s wild that these theological discussions are made pretty clear when you open your mind from all things are impossible with God to all things are possible. I think that’s the whole point of sitting at Jesus feet like a foe and beggar in need of spiritual food. And when Jesus is the one training a disciple, they’re given keys to the kingdom, and since Jesus has the keys to death and hades, disciples are trained on how to see the way out of impossibilities and also encourage the weak and feeble. These conversations I’ve experienced when universalism is in the room, they give so much more understanding to scripture. Like the light switch is turned on. People being brought to salvation is like the calvinists describe, a choosing, but that choosing isn’t to look down on all the others outside like the Jews did but rather to be formed to the image of Christ which is a savior to mankind. I think the reason we have denominations is because people were moved from faith to faith but when called to the next chapter, they looked back and weren’t chosen to move forward because they saw it required more death of something carnal they’re holding on to. Just some thoughts I’ve pondered for a bit, sorry for the long comment

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The argument he makes about the rich ruling is ironic - the rich already rule in democracy via campaign finance and lobbying. Do away with political parties, campaigns and legalized bribery and this control by the rich would decrease in an epistocracy even if being knowledgeable is more correlated with wealth. A middle class person in most countries is a well educated person relative to that society. They can easily score equally with a wealthy person in a voting test or a weighted vote. But, no middle class person can afford to buy politicians like what's happening in so-called democracy.

Epistocracy has been tried. Institutions, companies, and other formations typically promote the best to the top. Save for nepotism and favoritism, which most of us agree are detrimental to an organization, entities that employee meritocracy tend to have better results. When you choose a doctor for health advice over a carpenter, or the cumulative opinions of your non health professional friends, you're choosing an epistoractic process. Also, there is a strawman being employed about "philosopher kings". Epistocracy can still allow for voting, however the votes would accompany responses that would be graded, or, voters would have a score based on a pre-votong test that would weight their votes accordingly.

I found it funny that you guys in 5:32, mentioned the bad actions done by an agency that is the product of American democracy (the CIA), and then somehow, used this to say that epistocracy is actually bad. Every point you have mentioned in this video was answered by Jason Brennan in various articles and interviews, and the only real point that you made that I think is legitimate, is the fact that epistocracy was never been tested in large scale. There is no country in recent history that actually created a system in which, only those with the basic objective knowledge are allowed to vote. Therefore, the lack of real life large scale successful examples of epistocracy (at least like how Brennan describes it), is the only rationale I found to justify not seriously supporting the epistocratization of the world's democracies.

so what god, then?

so what god, then?

it's only a problem for theists

We don‘t have to start out with a high bar. In year 1, we ask elementary math questions. If you cannot answer questions like 81 / 9=? And 7x+2=16, solve for x, then you simply should not be voting.

Egotistical - narcissistic - selfish - inconsiderate SOMEHOW HOW THINKING THEIR GENE POOL IS GREATER THAN ANYONE ELSE OR BELIEVING ANYONE WILL REMEMBER OR GIVE A THOUGHT TO THEIR LINEAGE. LEGACY - AT THE END NO ONE GIVES A SHIT. I HONESTLY DONT GIVE A SHIT ABOUT ANY LEGACY LEFT THROUGHOUT HISTORY AND I KNOW FOR CERTAIN THE REST OF MANKIND WOULDN'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT MY LEGACY, LINEAGE OR WHATEVER MARK I LEAVE THROUGHOUT HUMAN HISTORY. SO WHO GIVES A SHIT IF YOU HAVE A CHILD OR DONT. I wish my mom and dad aborted me, if they couldn't wear a condom. I HAVE SOME DUMB, STUPID AND IGNORANT PARENTS 😠😠😠

amazing video!

That's a very deceptive way of saying "scientists are open minded and I am not." Being scientific just means following the evidence available to us. Anything is possible and we can be wrong, but it is irrational to go against the evidence until someone provides better evidence. You make it sound like there is no evidence that exists at all. What doesn't exist is any other dependable alternative to knowing things than empirical study. You can't do anything without it. You wouldn't be using your electronic devices to be misleading people on the internet. Discoveries are based on what we observe, not what we imagine.

Hell is the exact opposite of the bliss Heaven. It is the most defiled moral and spiritual dimension. It is a mindset. Terrorism is an aspect of a Hell mindset. Hell is devoid of the Glory of God.