John wrote: Fri Apr 29, 2022 9:33 pm
** 29-Apr-2022 World View: Baffling posts
thomasglee wrote: Fri Apr 29, 2022 3:10 pm
> You have no concept of Christianity. Your detachment from reality
> and ignorance is quite amusing.
Thinking back over your previous posts, I am completely baffled by
many of them. You seem to have similar views to CB's, but he's a
total idiot and a troll, but you are a lot more intelligent.
Not only that, but you and your family lived in South Korea for 20
years, so you're well aware of the horrific actions and policies of
Kim Jong-il and Kim Jong-un, and how they're cut from the same cloth
as Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin.
And yet, you seem to be supporting of Putin's genocidal invasion of
Ukraine, including the intentional targeting of innocent Christian
women and children, torturing, raping and killing them.
Maybe I misunderstand you, but I'm totally baffled by many of the
things you've said. They make no sense to me.
John, I believe you misunderstand me. As I get older, I get wiser, and I've realized that our government and our media are as corrupt as they come. It's not the blatant corruption as in Asia, etc., but the results are the same. The USA is just better at disguising it. I do not support Putin or his war, but I do not buy into everything our media and our "elites" tell us. I've been in combat, and after the service, I traveled the world on business. I'm well-read, well-traveled, and educated. So my opinions, thoughts, beliefs, and theories are not created in a vacuum of ignorance or bliss but on real-life experiences, consumption of varying opinions, and, as often as possible - facts. Unfortunately, over the past year or so, the dialogue here has become dominated by childish, name-calling, impish newcomers who have provided very little substance to the discussions. You can see it here in this thread as an example.
As my faith grows, my reliance on man to solve the world's problems diminishes. I understand we are on a path that we do not control. I prefer no war at all, period. Yet, at the same time, I realize we live in a fallen world, so war and death are inevitable. I'm just not going to choose the lesser of two evils because then I'm still choosing evil. Instead, I will seek my solace and my safety in my faith.
I've enjoyed this site over the last decade-plus, but I prefer to disengage, as I do not like nor want to get dragged into ignorant debates. I sometimes fail and will respond when I shouldn't or let my human emotions override my temperance and that I do not like.
Thank you for the site; I often tell friends about your work and recommend they follow the site.
All the best,