How a population acquires herd immunity...

[Tom Gardner]

On 21/08/20 17:02, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:

On Fri, 21 Aug 2020 11:58:37 -0400, Phil Hobbs
pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:

On 2020-08-21 05:41, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 20/08/20 22:55, Phil Hobbs wrote:
We\'re all going to die of something, so why worry?

Quite right. All this keeping sewage away from
drinking water, and not crossing roads without
looking is nothing to worry about.

It is just the will of God.

Your theology needs an upgrade.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

Guts, too.

Tut tut tut. You can\'t presume that is my attitude
from that statement.

As you know, I\'ve done many apparently dangerous things
in my past.

The question is whether the risks are understood and
controlled, and whether there is a corresponding benefit.

 

[Bill Sloman]

On Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 1:58:49 AM UTC+10, Phil Hobbs wrote:

On 2020-08-21 05:41, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 20/08/20 22:55, Phil Hobbs wrote:
We\'re all going to die of something, so why worry?

Quite right. All this keeping sewage away from
drinking water, and not crossing roads without
looking is nothing to worry about.

It is just the will of God.
Your theology needs an upgrade.

Rational people need theology like a fish needs a bicycle.

--
Bill Sloman, Sydney

 

[Bill Sloman]

On Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 2:02:36 AM UTC+10, jla...@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:

On Fri, 21 Aug 2020 11:58:37 -0400, Phil Hobbs
pcdhSpamM...@electrooptical.net> wrote:

On 2020-08-21 05:41, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 20/08/20 22:55, Phil Hobbs wrote:
We\'re all going to die of something, so why worry?

Quite right. All this keeping sewage away from
drinking water, and not crossing roads without
looking is nothing to worry about.

It is just the will of God.

Your theology needs an upgrade.

Guts, too.

Theology doesn\'t have internal organs. It\'s an academic study of people\'s delusions. The people who fund it don\'\'t think that the ideas being studied are delusions, so it isn\'t studied a branch of abnormal psychology, though a theologian with guts and sense might come to this conclusion and admit it, before moving on to a more useful field of study. The only professor of theology amongst my acquaintances is more interested in liturgy, which is one of the dramatic arts.

--
Bill Sloman, Sydney

 

[whit3rd]

On Friday, August 21, 2020 at 9:02:36 AM UTC-7, jla...@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:

On Fri, 21 Aug 2020 11:58:37 -0400, Phil Hobbs
pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:

Your theology needs an upgrade.

Guts, too.

So, I\'m presuming that\'s a metaphor? What would
it be a metaphor FOR?

In a discussion of theology, and improvement, I\'d understand
if you\'d mentioned a dollop of whipped cream... THAT\'s an improvement.

 

[server]

On Friday, August 21, 2020 at 10:30:33 PM UTC-4, Bill Sloman wrote:

On Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 1:58:49 AM UTC+10, Phil Hobbs wrote:
On 2020-08-21 05:41, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 20/08/20 22:55, Phil Hobbs wrote:
We\'re all going to die of something, so why worry?

Quite right. All this keeping sewage away from
drinking water, and not crossing roads without
looking is nothing to worry about.

It is just the will of God.
Your theology needs an upgrade.

Rational people need theology like a fish needs a bicycle.

Where do the laws in Western society come from and where is their authority derived from?

--
Bill Sloman, Sydney

 

[Jim Jackson]

Rational people need theology like a fish needs a bicycle.

Where do the laws in Western society come from and where is their
authority derived from?

Second guessing where you are coming from with that question....

.... from a load of ancient human written texts claiming they were inspired
by some supernatural being - with some modern revisions.

 

[Bill Sloman]

On Monday, August 24, 2020 at 1:06:29 AM UTC+10, blo...@columbus.rr.com wrote:

On Friday, August 21, 2020 at 10:30:33 PM UTC-4, Bill Sloman wrote:
On Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 1:58:49 AM UTC+10, Phil Hobbs wrote:
On 2020-08-21 05:41, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 20/08/20 22:55, Phil Hobbs wrote:
We\'re all going to die of something, so why worry?

Quite right. All this keeping sewage away from
drinking water, and not crossing roads without
looking is nothing to worry about.

It is just the will of God.
Your theology needs an upgrade.

Rational people need theology like a fish needs a bicycle.
Where do the laws in Western society come from and where is their authority derived from?

The social contract, rather than theology. Religious apologists do like to claim otherwise, but it is an irrational claim.

Spinoza was willing to concede that dimbos might need to be threatened with a non-existent god to get them to take laws seriously, but Spinoza was a very clever man and was very well aware that quite a few people were less clever than he was..

--
Bill Sloman, Sydney

 

[Flyguy]

On Sunday, August 23, 2020 at 5:11:42 PM UTC-7, Bill Sloman wrote:

On Monday, August 24, 2020 at 1:06:29 AM UTC+10, blo...@columbus.rr.com wrote:
On Friday, August 21, 2020 at 10:30:33 PM UTC-4, Bill Sloman wrote:
On Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 1:58:49 AM UTC+10, Phil Hobbs wrote:
On 2020-08-21 05:41, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 20/08/20 22:55, Phil Hobbs wrote:
We\'re all going to die of something, so why worry?

Quite right. All this keeping sewage away from
drinking water, and not crossing roads without
looking is nothing to worry about.

It is just the will of God.
Your theology needs an upgrade.

Rational people need theology like a fish needs a bicycle.
Where do the laws in Western society come from and where is their authority derived from?
The social contract, rather than theology. Religious apologists do like to claim otherwise, but it is an irrational claim.

Spinoza was willing to concede that dimbos might need to be threatened with a non-existent god to get them to take laws seriously, but Spinoza was a very clever man and was very well aware that quite a few people were less clever than he was..

--
SL0W MAN, Sydney

Hey SL0W MAN, your \"social contract\" does not seem to extend to the unborn, including those that are mere seconds away from being born.

 

[Bill Sloman]

On Monday, August 24, 2020 at 10:18:40 AM UTC+10, Flyguy wrote:

On Sunday, August 23, 2020 at 5:11:42 PM UTC-7, Bill Sloman wrote:
On Monday, August 24, 2020 at 1:06:29 AM UTC+10, blo...@columbus.rr.com wrote:
On Friday, August 21, 2020 at 10:30:33 PM UTC-4, Bill Sloman wrote:
On Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 1:58:49 AM UTC+10, Phil Hobbs wrote:
On 2020-08-21 05:41, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 20/08/20 22:55, Phil Hobbs wrote:
We\'re all going to die of something, so why worry?

Quite right. All this keeping sewage away from
drinking water, and not crossing roads without
looking is nothing to worry about.

It is just the will of God.
Your theology needs an upgrade.

Rational people need theology like a fish needs a bicycle.

Where do the laws in Western society come from and where is their authority derived from?

The social contract, rather than theology. Religious apologists do like to claim otherwise, but it is an irrational claim.

Spinoza was willing to concede that dimbos might need to be threatened with a non-existent god to get them to take laws seriously, but Spinoza was a very clever man and was very well aware that quite a few people were less clever than he was..

Hey Sloman, your \"social contract\" does not seem to extend to the unborn, including those that are mere seconds away from being born.

You seem to be importing theology into the discussion. No society lets anybody sign contracts that they obviously can\'t read or understand. We make an exception for people like you because you get upset when we don\'t take you seriously, but even then people like you have to made it to the age of majority before they can commit themselves to doing something really stupid.

--
Bill Sloman, Sydney