Comments by "Shorewall" (@shorewall) on "Another 12 Lies About Reality." video.

  1. Jesus, when he taught the parables in the New Testament, said that they were stories that had a deeper meaning. To the uninitiated or uneducated, it was just a story. To those who believed and studied, it unfolded like an onion. It makes sense that the rest of the bible could be taken the same way. After all, interpretations of the bible have changed over time, and none of us were there anyway. Most people in the modern world don't study the bible. They are uneducated when it comes to religious matters. The difference in understanding for someone who actually reads and studies the bible is way different. And if you look into the history of Christian thought, you will find a lot more than the modern atheists will want to tell you.
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  2.  @Walterdecarvalh0100  Underdog is always relative. Austria and Poland bullied others many times in the past. It isn't justification nor condemnation.
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  3. I definitely think that Christianity is reinventing itself in a more decentralized fashion. And I think it has big chances of success.
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  4. Whenever it come to inequality, I think it's only going to get worse. The US, for example is rich and educated, which puts it in a strong position to deal with Climate Change and Automation, etc. We are going into space, where we will have access to vast resources and energy. And the US can only do that because we are rich and educated. Compare that to African or South American Countries. They will never be equal with the US. But I also believe that people today, even in Africa and South America, are more prosperous then their ancestors. The world is better off today than it was in the past. I think the World will turn a corner when we realize that inequality is not a problem in and of itself. If we feed everyone on earth, and wipe out disease, will it matter that Jeff Bezos has a net worth greater than 50% of the Global population? Only if we think he will use that power to oppress. So the only downside to inequality is potential oppression. As long as we preserve our liberty, then we will be able to survive. Which is why free speech and conscionable objection is so integral. And that is why Social Justice will fail, because it turns the power of censorship over to Google, Facebook, and Twitter, which is more unequal and dangerous than Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates Net worth.
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  5. I would argue that there are cycles in history, and at a certain point, the old ways get attacked or uprooted. If they are strong enough they survive, although maybe changed. If not, then they fall, allowing for something else to take its place. And I think this is a good thing.
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  6. Yeah, I was born in 87, and a lot of the stuff people say about Gen Z I find applies to millenials as well. I don't know what people think Millenials are? Do they think all millenials are SJWs? :D
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  7. There is a moral, philosophical vacuum in society that the mainstream cannot fill. The success of Jordan Peterson shows that people are aware of this, even if dimly. I think Social Justice was...an attempt. :D But like this channel said in another video, the ideologies and philosophies of the future are being fought over now.
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  8. He mentioned that he thinks genes are like 50%.
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  9. That's what I don't understand. How is America NOT a socialist country?
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  10. God forbid that I be popular with the wrong people.
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  11. I mean, I think that tracks with him saying that people are generally good. But being outwardly friendly is more likely what he meant for the North East example.
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  12. All of those things you attribute to the modern godless west, most were actually accomplished by the pre-WW, religious west. In fact, because of their religious beliefs.
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  13. The idea that feeling good for doing good is self interested is so wrong. It's like saying that because exercise makes you feel good it is addictive. Exercise is hard, which is why even though it feels good and is good for you, most people don't do it unless they have a more self interested reason, like picking up chicks, being good at sports, or getting positive attention from men. Sure, some people can be said to be addicted to working out, but if you compare their numbers to everyone who feels good from working out, you can see that exercise is not very addictive. Likewise, doing good is often hard and requires self-sacrifice, which is why most people don't go out of their way to help others. The feel good is not determinant, otherwise selfish people would do good just for the feel goods. If a person does good just for the feel good, then that is as selfless as a person can be, because that is based on their conception of doing good. Not everyone feels good from doing good. Many feel terrible from doing good, because of how they view it.
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  14. Well, what is your society? I agree that a nation, or even an ethnicity or religion is too broad, although there are cultural touchstones. I work my way out. Myself, then family, then friends and extended family, neighbors, etc. I think a Local Tribe, which could equate to small town in size is just about right. Even then, you could be taken advantage of. So you have to put yourself first, not maliciously, but judiciously, and then work your way out as you see fit. Some people can't trust their family, but their neighbors are always willing to lend a hand. It depends.
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  15. ​ @markm2092  The modern world is so wealthy, that to be merely rich by historical standards is seen as poverty. Plus we get to watch on tv and streaming, the wealthiest parade their wealth, while in olden times, the poors would have no idea of what the rich were up to, or accepted it. In our time, we have no reason to accept it, and enough knowledge and wealth to see it. If someone is truly poor, they aren't in the west. Most of modern inequality bait is not aimed at the truly poor in the world, who are out of sight, out of mind, but that we the middle class can't live like the rich we idolize. Just like the marxists and communists leaders were bourgeoisie themselves. The poor in the US are the rich by comparison with the Global and Historical population. In order to solve that, you either have to make everyone poor, which helps no one, or colonize the rest of the world, or space, in order to make everyone wealthy. I was taught in college that in order for the whole world to live like the US, there would need to be 3 other Earths for manufacturing, and 9 other Earths for the pollution. Equality is only the equality of the grave. In order to better people's lives, we need more inequality, because we need excess of capital to innovate better ways to live. It's the concept behind taxation to fund social spending. People like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk make the world a better place, even if they don't let their workers take bathroom breaks. Nuclear power has a huge start up cost, yet could provide cheap power to the people. Even green tech like solar and Wind requires so much capital before it can even start to help people. All of these technologies are being developed by the West, because it is rich. And that will benefit the whole world. Western tech and corpos are involved around the world in infrastructure projects and innovation that is making the world a better place. Is it unequal? Hell yeah. Does people on this planet now have access to miraculous tech that the richest emperors and kings of the past would have given their whole fortunes to obtain, and yet could not? Hell Yeah.
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  16. If you can do it. :D
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