Comments by "Charles Brightman" (@charlesbrightman4237) on "ABC News" channel.

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  3. @MSgt Oohrag USMC GOD DOES NOT ACTUALLY EXIST EXCEPT FOR AS A CONCEPT: For those who claim God actually exists (besides as a concept), consider the following: a. An actual eternally existent absolute somethingness truly existing. b. An actual eternally existent absolute somethingness that has consciousness, memories and thoughts truly existing. People who claim God actually and eternally exists basically are claiming that 'b' above is correct but yet simultaneously seem to be saying that 'a' is impossible to occur. 'a' above can exist without 'b' existing but 'b' cannot exist unless 'a' exists. Even per the scientific principal of Occam's razor, 'a' is more probable of being really true rather than 'b'. I am one step away from proving God's existence, but am unable to find any actual evidence to do so. And nobody I've talked to seems to have any actual evidence of God's actual existence either. All humans appear to have are 'Theories of God'. Some humans appear to go their whole life basing their life upon their specific theory of God. They even at times kill other humans based upon their own theories. Many give their God human characteristics and cannot even prove the existence of their God much less the characteristics given to their God. Some have circumstantial arguments for a God's existence, but others have circumstantial arguments for no God existing. Not one has any actual factual evidence that their God actually factually even exists. Hence, at this time in the analysis, God does not actually exist except for as a concept created by humans for humans. Humans have personified Nature and called that personification "God". It appears many of them are delusional and are believing in fairy tales as if those fairy tales were really true. Instead of what is claimed "God creating man in God's image", it's more likely that "Man created God in Man's image". Further consider that if the emotional parts of the brain override the logic and reasoning parts of the brain, people can be made to believe basically anything at all as being really true. Plus modern science has already proven that humans can have visual and audio hallucinations that are very real to that individual. All the more reason for critical thinking being needed and to follow the facts wherever those facts might lead. In addition, while modern science does not know what consciousness actually is yet, memories and thoughts appear to require a physical correctly functioning brain to have those items occur. Where is God's brain? Where are God's memories stored at? How are God's memories stored and retrieved? How does God think even a single coherent thought? If inside of this space time dimension we appear are existing in, then where? If outside of this space time dimension we appear are existing in, then where is the interface between that dimension and this dimension? No such interface has been discovered as of yet as far as I am currently aware of. * Note: Since this is a search for the real absolute truth concerning God, Intelligent Designer, Pre-existent Consciousness, etc, feel free to copy and paste this elsewhere to further the analysis and discussion.
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  11. LET ME TRY TO GET THIS STRAIGHT: a. The one CEO said that they have to be able to pay dividends so as to help make the company operational and sustainable. (Which implies that they have to give money away so as to attract more money to them, which means they would eventually have to pay more money out in more dividends, right?). They are making money, to give away money, to attract more money, of which they have to give away more money over time. Seems like that scenario is unsustainable. A company can only attract so much money. A company can basically only earn so much money as there is only so much money in the economy that is willing to be spent on that company. Plus, what if those giving the company money decide to take their money elsewhere basically without notice? Those with vast wealth can make or break even a large public company at will? b. And what about economic inflation? Even businesses have to deal with economic inflation. The US Fed has a goal of 2% economic inflation every year, of which, 2% on top of all the 2%'s that came before it, eventually turns out to be an exponential amount of economic inflation over time. Besides individuals, businesses have to make at least 2% every year just to keep up with economic inflation. (And maybe even more than 2% depending upon where in the world the company was operating.) c. And sure, drug companies as well as many other businesses would have huge up front costs that would still have to be paid, plus any legal fees after the product hit the markets. Some companies would need huge pots of money just to stay in business. Those pots of money though also, deteriorating in value if they do not at least keep up with the true cost of inflation. Even businesses need investments that at least keep up with the true cost of economic inflation. d. Seems to me that at least public owned companies are surviving at the will of the shareholder's willingness to give a company some money. Otherwise those public owned companies go out of business. But possibly some of those businesses should have gone out of business if they didn't have a business model that was sustainable in the first place? In other words, a public owned business should be able to survive even without the public's support? Otherwise a business might over extend themselves of which might lead to the business crashing? Of which then the investors in that business lose their investments? Everybody loses? e. WHAT IF: The US Fed was mandated to have a goal of 0% inflation every year instead of a goal of 2% inflation every year? Wouldn't that even ease the burden on businesses so as to help those businesses stay in business? Of which could provide jobs, of which could have money earned and spent in an economy? Making that 1 simple, single change could possibly help businesses stay in business? And any investments by investors in a business would not so much help the company stay in business as much as it would help a business to grow, thereby possibly even providing more jobs and more money to be earned and spent in an economy? Money earned also apparently being taxed, with would then also help the Government with their ever increasing national debt? (Assuming the Government spent that money reducing the debt and not just spending more money, of which the Government would probably not reduce the debt and just spend more money, but that is a different issue.) f. I am open for critique and conversation concerning the above.
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  14.  @mojokuku2745  Yes, in a way sad to say, American citizens make up all sorts of beliefs, even delusional beliefs, who have just as much right to their own beliefs as other people do. Some people still believe in 'white supremacy' and many others don't. Some people even still believe God exists, others don't. But then also, consider the following: (Copy and pastes from my files): * There are 3 basic options for life itself, which reduce down to 2, which reduce down to only 1: a. We truly have some sort of actual conscious existence throughout all of future eternity. b. We die trying to truly have some sort of actual conscious existence throughout all of future eternity. c. We die not trying to truly have some sort of actual conscious existence throughout all of future eternity. * 3 reduced down to 2: a. We truly have some sort of actual conscious existence throughout all of future eternity. b. We don't. And note, two out of the three options above, we die. * 2 reduced down to 1: a. We truly have some sort of actual conscious existence throughout all of future eternity. b. We truly don't have any conscious existence throughout all of future eternity. (And note, these two appear to be mutually exclusive. Only one way would be really true.) And then ask yourself the following questions: 1. Ask yourself: How exactly do galaxies form? The current narrative is that matter, via gravity, attracts other matter. The electric universe model also includes universal plasma currents. 2. Ask yourself: How exactly do galaxies become spiral shaped in a cause and effect state of existence? At least one way would be orbital velocity of matter with at least gravity acting upon that matter, would cause a spiral shaped effect. The electric universe model also includes energy input into the galaxy, which spiral towards the galactic center, which then gets thrust out from the center, at about 90 degrees from the input. 3. Ask yourself: What does that mean for a solar system that exists in a spiral shaped galaxy? Most probably that solar system would be getting pulled toward the galactic gravitational center. 4. Ask yourself: What does that mean for species that exist on a planet, that exists in a solar system, that exists in a spiral shaped galaxy, in an apparent cause and effect state of existence? Most probably that if those species don't get off of that planet, and out of that solar system, and probably out of that galaxy too, (if it's even actually possible to do for various reasons), then they are all going to die one day from something and go extinct with probably no conscious entities left from that planet to care that they even ever existed at all in the first place, much less whatever they did and or didn't do with their time of existence. 5. Ask yourself: For those who might make it out of this galaxy, (here again, assuming it could actually be done for various reasons), where to go to next, how long to get there, how to safely land, and then, what's next? Hopefully they didn't land in another spiral shaped galaxy or a galaxy that would become spiral shaped one day, otherwise, they would have to galaxy hop through the universe to stay alive, otherwise, they still die one day from something with no conscious entities being left from the original planet to care they even ever existed at all in the first place, much less that they made it out of their own galaxy. They failed to consciously survive throughout all of future eternity. 6. Ask yourself: What exactly matters throughout all of future eternity and to whom does it exactly and eternally matter to? Either at least one species truly consciously survives throughout all of future eternity somehow, someway, somewhere, in some state of existence, even if only by a continuous succession of ever evolving species, for life itself to have continued meaning and purpose to, OR none do and life itself is all ultimately meaningless in the grandest scheme of things. Our true destiny currently appears to be: 1. We are ALL going to die one day from something. 2. We are ALL going to forget everything we ever knew and experienced. 3. We are ALL going to be forgotten one day in future eternity as if we never ever existed at all in the first place. Currently: Nature is our greatest ally in so far as Nature gives us life and a place to live it, AND Nature is also our greatest enemy that is going to take it all away. (OSICA) * (Note: This includes the rich, powerful, and those who believe in the right to life and the sanctity of human life. Nature is not biased other than as Nature. Nature does what Nature does in a cause and effect kind of way. Truth is still truth and reality is still reality, regardless of whatever we believe that reality to be. And denying future reality will not make future reality any less real in a cause and effect state of existence.)
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  19. For reference: (copy and paste from my files): GOD DOES NOT ACTUALLY EXIST EXCEPT FOR AS A CONCEPT: For those who claim God actually exists (besides as a concept), consider the following: a. An actual eternally existent absolute somethingness truly existing. b. An actual eternally existent absolute somethingness that has consciousness, memories and thoughts truly existing. People who claim God actually and eternally exists basically are claiming that 'b' above is correct but yet simultaneously seem to be saying that 'a' is impossible to occur. 'a' above can exist without 'b' existing but 'b' cannot exist unless 'a' exists. Even per the scientific principal of Occam's razor, 'a' is more probable of being really true rather than 'b'. I am one step away from proving God's existence, but am unable to find any actual evidence to do so. And nobody I've talked to seems to have any actual evidence of God's actual existence either. All humans appear to have are 'Theories of God'. Some humans appear to go their whole life basing their life upon their specific theory of God. Many give their God human characteristics and cannot even prove the existence of their God much less the characteristics given to their God. Some have circumstantial arguments for a God's existence, but others have circumstantial arguments for no God existing. Not one has any actual factual evidence that their God actually factually even exists. Hence, at this time in the analysis, God does not actually exist except for as a concept created by humans for humans. Humans have personified Nature and called that personification "God". Instead of what is claimed "God creating man in God's image", it's more likely that "Man created God in Man's image". Further consider that if the emotional parts of the brain override the logic and reasoning parts of the brain, people can be made to believe basically anything at all as being really true. Plus modern science has already proven that humans can have visual and audio hallucinations that are very real to that individual. All the more reason for critical thinking being needed and to follow the facts wherever those facts might lead. Some people for some reason (social conditioning/brainwashing/wishful thinking) believe in future eternity without end but do not accept eternity past with no beginning. In addition, while modern science does not know what consciousness actually is yet, memories and thoughts appear to require a physical correctly functioning brain to have those items occur. Where is God's brain? Where are God's memories stored at? How are God's memories stored and retrieved? How does God think even a single coherent thought? If inside of this space time dimension we appear are existing in, then where? If outside of this space time dimension we appear are existing in, then where is the interface between that dimension and this dimension? No such interface has been discovered as of yet as far as I am currently aware of. * Note: Since this is a search for the real absolute truth concerning God, Intelligent Designer, Pre-existent Consciousness, etc, feel free to copy and paste this elsewhere to further the analysis and discussion. * For those who claim God actually exists besides just as a concept, please prove that 'b' above is really true and that 'a' is not really true.
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  37. Consider the following: a. Trump declares a 'national emergency' at our borders. b. So, Trump keeps part of the government shut down: 1. The Coast Guard is risking their lives to protect this nation from harm from our coasts, WITHOUT PAY. 2. The TSA is trying to keep the flying public safe, WITHOUT PAY. 3. The IRS is shut down during tax season, IRS who helps the government collect taxes to pay for the government. And those who are working at the IRS are doing so WITHOUT PAY. c. If this were a 'true national emergency' then why aren't the National Guards being deployed from around this nation to help guard this nation? Why do we have the National Guard if they aren't being utilized to guard this nation? d. The case to have an actual border concrete wall, or even a steel fence, from sea to sea at our southern border is idiotic based upon the geography of the land. We have electronic borders and natural borders to help protect those areas. Now, as I understand it to be, there is already about 650 - 700 miles of actual border 'wall' already in place where needed. Now also, I have recently learned that some of that 'wall' is only small automobile type deterents and people can simply pass through. So, maybe replace those small barriers with larger 'people proof' barriers. e. BUT, apparently some of the terrible people that Trump is claiming is coming to harm the USA, are NOT coming through the southern border illegally. They are being found at airports and are those who enter this nation legally who then overstay their visas. So, this whole border wall thing and government shutdown is not really solving the real issue anyway. (And of course, those who are coming through at airports, we now have the TSA working WITHOUT PAY, to try to keep us safe, of whom apparently, there is a bad case of the 'blue flu' going around at the airports that are affecting the TSA, so we are less safe there as a nation, where some of the real problem truly is.) f. And consider also: Trump and Trump alone basically shut down the government, the shut down occurring even BEFORE the Democrats took over Congress. "IF" Trump is still having his taxes audited by the IRS, an audit being an investigation, and a Federal investigation since it's the IRS, by Trump shutting down the IRS, is Trump obstructing justice and thereby might be committing an impeachable offense? Especially since the government didn't really need to be shut down in the first place.
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  41.  @jolee3389  Separation of Church and State. Religion needs to stay out of Government. Sure, citizens can have their beliefs, no matter how deluded they might be, but what about the real truth of reality that does not care one bit of what any of us believe is really true? ABSOLUTE TRUTH REALITY: (Note also this copy and paste from my files): Trying to be an honest sincere truth seeker, I have to accept the real apparent truth whatever that truth might be, whether it makes me happy or not, or is beneficial for me and/or all of life itself or not. To not do so would mean I were not an honest sincere truth seeker. Funny thing about absolute truth reality: It still is and always will be absolute truth reality. (Whether people know that truth or not and/or whether they believe that truth to be true or not). And for those who claim that 'absolute truth' does not actually exist, well for that to be absolutely true, would mean absolute truth truly exists. Absolute truth is the secure basis to build all analysis on. "The best way to deal with absolute truth reality is to deal with absolute truth reality. And if one is not dealing with absolute truth reality, then one is not dealing with absolute truth reality. Find and deal with absolute truth reality." (OSICA) 'Absolute Truth' being defined as the 100% correct and 100% complete set of facts that no human has nor is even physically capable of having in totality. Hence also 'why' we all need to work together for the common good. Nobody knows it all nor can do it all. Absolute truth is NOT a popularity contest. There were times in human history where only a single human being knew more of the real truth that was discovered than any other human in history. And note also: Denying future reality will not make future reality any less real. People just won't be prepared for it is all.
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  42.  @jolee3389  For those who claim God actually exists (besides as a concept), consider the following: a. An actual eternally existent absolute somethingness truly existing. b. An actual eternally existent absolute somethingness that has consciousness, memories and thoughts truly existing. People who claim God actually and eternally exists basically are claiming that 'b' above is correct but yet simultaneously seem to be saying that 'a' is impossible to occur. 'a' above can exist without 'b' existing but 'b' cannot exist unless 'a' exists. Even per the scientific principal of Occam's razor, 'a' is more probable of being really true rather than 'b'. And: Additionally: a. Modern science claims energy cannot be created nor destroyed, hence energy is eternally existent. b. An absolute somethingness cannot come from an absolute nothingness, so an absolute somethingness always existed, most probably being energy itself. c. Universe ALWAYS existed in some form and NEVER had a beginning, No Creator Needed. 'a' is true, is it not? 'b' is true, is it not? If 'a' and 'b' are true, then no creator is needed in 'c'. * Some people for some reason (social conditioning/brainwashing/wishful thinking) believe in future eternity without end but do not accept eternity past with no beginning. And: Many religious people probably also believe in the fairy tales of (claims that have no actual factual evidence that they are really true): a. They cannot prove that God is a male, much less any other characteristics given to God. b. They cannot prove that heaven, hell, or purgatory even actually exist. c. They cannot prove that humans have a soul, much less an actual immortal soul. d. They cannot prove that humans have a conscious afterlife, much less a conscious afterlife that lasts throughout all of future eternity. e. They cannot prove that Jesus is still alive somewhere. f. They cannot prove that saying magical words over bread and wine magically turn that bread and wine into the very body and blood of Jesus Christ. All they have is a set of fairy tale beliefs, but for some reason, they are not intelligent enough to discern that. They have been brainwashed well. KUDOS to those who brainwashed them. And: Questions: Okay, it's claimed that a sub-set of humanity, in only a certain time in human history, out of all the other humans in existence on this Earth throughout time, as well as all the other species on this Earth throughout time, as well as any other life that might exist in this galaxy, as well as all the life in other galaxies, is the only chosen people of God. Really? They truly believe this? Ego centric much?
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  50. GOD DOES NOT ACTUALLY EXIST EXCEPT FOR AS A CONCEPT: For those who claim God actually exists (besides as a concept), consider the following: a. An actual eternally existent absolute somethingness truly existing. b. An actual eternally existent absolute somethingness that has consciousness, memories and thoughts truly existing. People who claim God actually and eternally exists basically are claiming that 'b' above is correct but yet simultaneously seem to be saying that 'a' is impossible to occur. 'a' above can exist without 'b' existing but 'b' cannot exist unless 'a' exists. Even per the scientific principal of Occam's razor, 'a' is more probable of being really true rather than 'b'. I am one step away from proving God's existence, but am unable to find any actual evidence to do so. And nobody I've talked to seems to have any actual evidence of God's actual existence either. All humans appear to have are 'Theories of God'. Some humans appear to go their whole life basing their life upon their specific theory of God. They even at times kill other humans based upon their own theories. Many give their God human characteristics and cannot even prove the existence of their God much less the characteristics given to their God. Some have circumstantial arguments for a God's existence, but others have circumstantial arguments for no God existing. Not one has any actual factual evidence that their God actually factually even exists. Hence, at this time in the analysis, God does not actually exist except for as a concept created by humans for humans. Humans have personified Nature and called that personification "God". It appears many of them are delusional and are believing in fairy tales as if those fairy tales were really true. Instead of what is claimed "God creating man in God's image", it's more likely that "Man created God in Man's image". Further consider that if the emotional parts of the brain override the logic and reasoning parts of the brain, people can be made to believe basically anything at all as being really true. Plus modern science has already proven that humans can have visual and audio hallucinations that are very real to that individual. All the more reason for critical thinking being needed and to follow the facts wherever those facts might lead. In addition, while modern science does not know what consciousness actually is yet, memories and thoughts appear to require a physical correctly functioning brain to have those items occur. Where is God's brain? Where are God's memories stored at? How are God's memories stored and retrieved? How does God think even a single coherent thought? If inside of this space time dimension we appear are existing in, then where? If outside of this space time dimension we appear are existing in, then where is the interface between that dimension and this dimension? No such interface has been discovered as of yet as far as I am currently aware of. * Note: Since this is a search for the real absolute truth concerning God, Intelligent Designer, Pre-existent Consciousness, etc, feel free to copy and paste this elsewhere to further the analysis and discussion.
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