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  1. eclipsenow

    Does the "reign in the influence of Israel" movement need a Tucker Carlson to be credible?

    And I would agree that the causes of the war fall under "Just War" theory. The conduct since does not! They're committing war crimes - and it's time for actual freedom-loving democratic nations to tell Israel to stop!
  2. eclipsenow

    Does the "reign in the influence of Israel" movement need a Tucker Carlson to be credible?

    While the quote might be accurate - it does not mean it is a justified reading of the Koran - which was my main point. That may also be the case - but also does not explain why America helped overthrow the Iranian democracy - nor the fact that at the time the population had huge issues with...
  3. eclipsenow

    Tit for Tat Tariffs - The US versus the World

    After the shock and outrage, many of my Australian friends have come to terms with the end of the American empire and era of global leadership in freedom loving, democratic nations. It's now a corporatocracy run by and for billionaires - and has stopped even pretending to uphold international...
  4. eclipsenow

    Does the "reign in the influence of Israel" movement need a Tucker Carlson to be credible?

    There is a lot here I agree with. Both sides have plenty of blame to go around. However - America does prop up one side which is running the world's largest concentration camp. Why? On slavery I'll take Hitchens story at face value. But historically Western "Christian" nations also practiced...
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    'God created the nation of Israel': Pastor Robert Jeffress weighs in on Cruz-Carlson debate

    I remember Australia's 4 Corners (ABC Current Affairs flagship) about 15 something years ago saying there were 4 times as many Christian Zionists (for whatever eschatological position) as there were Jews on the planet! This is what drives American policy in the Middle East. Not Israel being...
  6. eclipsenow

    Does the "reign in the influence of Israel" movement need a Tucker Carlson to be credible?

    I'm speaking big picture. I get the rage - the instinct to strike back hard after an atrocity like that. I get the need for justice. I get the need to defend yourselves - I really do! Ever watch West Wing? If so - you know what this is. Jed Bartlett HATES when his citizens suffer. Normally he's...
  7. eclipsenow

    Does the "reign in the influence of Israel" movement need a Tucker Carlson to be credible?

    I hear what you are saying - but I think it's even messier than that. It's not just religious - although the Christian right Zionist types would want to sell it that way. PERSECUTION CREATES TERRORISM It's what happens when you deny people Jus Post Bellum. Just as the harsh reparations on...
  8. eclipsenow

    Would Trump defend Australia if we were attacked? We HAD a big purchase deal worked out... but....

    Yep. The consequences start. With his threats of tariffs and basic untrustworthiness regarding defence and former arrangements under Biden - Trump has betrayed the Western World. While Republican Christians sing his praises, Trump and Trump-ism continues to appal most Australians. It looks...
  9. eclipsenow

    IF the New AI Tools are SO GREAT, Why Aren't They Being Used by the Big Social Media Platforms to do Fact-Checking???

    On one level - I agree. My son just read a neuroscience book on why we sleep, and forgetting is a biochemical process we do in our sleep - and it's largely intentional. Study participants were told to remember a bunch of facts - and then told which facts were not important. Some participants...
  10. eclipsenow

    IF the New AI Tools are SO GREAT, Why Aren't They Being Used by the Big Social Media Platforms to do Fact-Checking???

    What's your background? Do you have any philosophical training - or are you a lay reader in this? I wish I had covered philosophy in my meagre attempts at academic study - but life got in the way. Is there an online crash course you would recommend? A visual one? I tried listening to this as an...
  11. eclipsenow

    IF the New AI Tools are SO GREAT, Why Aren't They Being Used by the Big Social Media Platforms to do Fact-Checking???

    Going back to this comment - they are starting to give AI the tools to teach itself and correct its own modes of thinking. They have this new model called the "Darwin Gödel Machine". It's straight out of one of my Cyberpunk novels - where it adjusts its own code in a self-learning algorithm...
  12. eclipsenow

    Star Wars: Andor....about Ferrix

    I don't know that we can put it that way that confidently. First - it's just not the focus of the show. There may have been some token puppet leader - but we were watching the real action between the Ghorman Senator in the Galactic Senate and his protestation's to the Empire - and then Syril...
  13. eclipsenow

    What Can We Really do?

    UNENGAGED? Your 'either / or' fixation is a false dichotomy. Read Romans 13. Paul was talking about obeying and honouring the government. Part of that today is the government expects us to be engaged citizens - democracy requires that. Sure - keep the gospel primary. But why are you disparaging...
  14. eclipsenow

    IF the New AI Tools are SO GREAT, Why Aren't They Being Used by the Big Social Media Platforms to do Fact-Checking???

    This Youtube is an OK dramatization of a big paper on Ai that is taking the world by storm. My son studies this stuff obsessively - and he says the Ai community are taking this paper very, very seriously. But let's hope that our philosophical thoughts above mean this just cannot happen - and...
  15. eclipsenow

    Australian woman visiting US Service-husband in Honolulu detained with murderers for her clothes and tattoos! Can you smell the FREEDOM!?

    DO NOT HAVE TATOOS or TOO MANY CLOTHES! An Australian woman trying to holiday in Honolulu to meet American husband (serving in US military) is detained for having "too many clothes". (See - this Einstein decided she was planning to overstay her visa! ;-) ) Her tattoos made them wonder if she...
  16. eclipsenow

    So far, at least nine (now ~40) (now >70) judges, including Trump appointees, have called a halt to Trump executive actions

    The experts in Fascism are leaving America. To the MAGA types - don't worry - it could never happen in America! :oldthumbsup: Just keep sitting in that pot as the water gets niiiiiice and cosy....
  17. eclipsenow

    Trump is a billionaire President with money to play the market: and with a word he makes the market BUST then BOOM. Conflict of interest?

    He announced to the world 'now is a good time to buy stocks' an hour before his announcement. It increases his following. Also - he's mates with the Oligarchs so NO, I personally cannot. But 233 experts diagnosed him as being a malignant narcissist from thousands of hours of public footage. He's...
  18. eclipsenow

    Trump is a billionaire President with money to play the market: and with a word he makes the market BUST then BOOM. Conflict of interest?

    I think that's a non-answer to these issues
  19. eclipsenow

    The Four Stages of Mankind's Redemption:

    More sticks to chase. Revelation 6 tells us clearly - the kings and generals were hiding from Jesus. It's not my fault you have another agenda for the passage. There are metaphors all through Revelation - but this passage is clear. It's not a solar event. They're not calling out about the sun...
  20. eclipsenow

    The Town Square, X, Facebook, and 'free speech' - what is happening, and how can we defend democracy against the lies?

    OK, episode 3 dropped this morning and it's a cracker. Australia vs the internet: Part 3 Canada and Australia suddenly turned on their conservative parties - parties that had both been far ahead in the polls just months before. One of the annoying factors - Musk’s hacking of Twitter to favour...
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