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I agree entirely. I'm only pointing out that if the title "Calvinist" is used, someone who believes the foundational aspects of of Calvinism, namely those related to the settled view, but does not call themselves a Calvinist because they disagree with Calvinists on some superficial point, get...

While this is true, one thing to note is that, maybe not Scott Adams, but all the other people that were screaming for a vax for everyone need to do two things. The first is that they need to apologize (at least like Scott did here) and the second thing they need to do is remove themselves from...

Actually I agree entirely with what Clete and Judge Rightly are saying. The perceived difference simply comes from the way that we write and the approach we are taking to your question. But the reason it would be hard to explain the nuanced difference is because you do not have a good enough...

Note that "Calvinism" is a term that usually means a specific set of beliefs for most people, but among almost everyone Calvinism features the 'settled view'. And the settled view would also account for every position you mention in your post.

The point I was trying to make was that it's not a certain certification. It isn't a particular button one pushes. It isn't a particular test one must pass. It is a matter of having a good attitude about God himself. To know how that would be you can look at your relationships with your family...

You missed my point entirely. My feelings have nothing to do with what I said. The claim I made was that God is not so interested in the rules of the game as much as He is interested in one's attitude. Because it's not a game, it's more like a party. In fact, God said as much with the story of...

Being with God for eternity is not a mechanical process. It's not a matter of this feeling or that ceremony, it's a matter of a relationship. One might even call it a kind of friendship. So that is kind of it, if you don't want to go to heaven you won't go even if God is going to say you are...

Hello. You can comment in any forum, just make it a good comment.

At the laundromat we'd have the occasional round go off in a dryer. A loud bang would cause the attendant to look up and a dryer door would pop open usually. We only had one door glass break (that was a rifle round if I recall, and it scared the scream out of the lady standing right in front of...

Ricky! Be nice!

What? Someone will pay me to spam? What's the pay rate? I might just have to change careers.

All taxes are income taxes. But it is either direct or indirectly based on personal income. Either that or a government does not base taxes in any way on personal income and destroys the country in such a short time that one could say it can't happen.

You didn't listen to his stuff?! The doves cried.

My references to the analogies in question have been rather specific. So let's go over the two analogies in question. The first analogy is explained here in detail. And the analogy is as follows: You wake up in the morning and find yourself back to back in bed with an unconscious violinist. A...

The question is whether a person can be thrown off an airplane in flight if they are a stow away.

I didn't jump to a conclusion. Not everything is spelled out because the analogy is well known. What the analogy says is the reason one can disconnect from the patient is because they have bodily autonomy, which is true for the full 9 months they are expected to stay hooked up to the patient...

This is a good point. If they are willing to push a defective treatment for COVID, then they would be thrilled to have people die in WW3... the more horrible the war the better! The thing to remember is that they aren't in complete control. They can set things up the best they can to get the war...

The analogy is usually assumed involuntary because if it were voluntary it would either not mean anything or be a discussion about something only tangentially related to killing innocent children before they are born. In the case of a person being attached involuntarily it is always, unless a...

Ok. It's just that when I find someone who is reasonable on some issues, but irrational about killing innocent babies before they are born using the same explaining logic, there is some unusual psychological reason for the inconsistency. The woman deserves a voice, and the child deserves a...

Of course. Babies are cute. According to your reasoning they shouldn't want the best for babies, but men do. What can I say? You got me. I love babies so I want them to grow up healthy and happy. You want to keep them from experiencing life with the hardships that happen to be included with the...