fate, it seems, is not without a sense of its own irony's channel

seahawks defense has the pats number... when tre henderson gets healthy ... give him the ball.. he is the key

To quote a Catholic—Augustine of Hippo—
regarding the concept of freedom:

Before the Fall:
posse non peccare
“able not to sin”

In the fallen state:
non posse non peccare
“unable not to sin”

Redeemed-New Born:
posse non peccare
“able not to sin”

In final perfection:
non posse peccare
“unable to sin”

Without free will, we would be robots.
God wanted a counterpart capable of choosing for or against Him.

@Yael

God’s greatest and most absolute mistake was giving mankind FREE WILL and the dominion over it. Mankind does not possess the reasoning capabilities to exercise free will. And a question begs; was it a mistake or was it done on purpose? <<< knowing that mankind would fail miserably … 🤔 perhaps, a bet gone awry.

I’m a CATHOLIC, by the way … born to one, raised as one, and I will willingly die as one. The quiet rumors about the Merovingian bloodline interests me … as does the Arthurian legend attached to it 🤔

More importantly, know that I owe some of you a kind reply; including yourself, Anton, Jim, Mark, Nathan, Rob, and Tammy. Be patient, with my reply, and enjoy the weekend at hand 😊

I don't want to live on charity
Pleasure's real or is it fantasy?
Reel to reel is living rarity
People stop and stare at me
We just walk on by
We just keep on dreamin'

"he - the collective HE - capable of setting aside his PRIDE and acquiescing for the greater good."
Man without God? No chance.
Too much demonic activity—too much human pride.

Not sharing this for any particular reason. Just thought you might be interested. If not, all good lol

The place I am in sucks sweaty donkey balls 🫏⚽️🏀⚾️

I am starting to get very sympathetic to the cause of Slobodan Milosevic.downside is he killed many of those pretty nice Bosniaks.he should have tried to rechristianize them instead

Have a nice weekend

False memorys
George Orwell

Hello JP

I find it interesting how the topic of 9/11 is handled here in Germany. I find it truly alarming how often we see a reversal of perpetrator and victim roles. In the public media, for instance, reports focus heavily on how the debate following that day fueled Islamophobia—headlines like: "Fatal knife attack in Trier, allegedly by an Afghan man, has once again shown: Islamophobia is widespread. Where it comes from and the profound impact of 9/11."

I find the nature of the discourses we engage in here simply shocking. To put it plainly: large parts of society are sick with this tendency to flip the roles of perpetrator and victim.

Key aspects include: Shifting blame ("You’re the one who drove me to this");
shifting the focus (turning "You hurt me" into "You’re being unfair for bringing it up");
the actual issue vanishing (ending up debating ten new accusations instead of the original behavior);
and moral reversal (the person who crossed boundaries accuses the other of lacking empathy, being aggressive, or being unloving).

The question asked isn't "What happened to you?"
Instead, it’s:
"Why are you accusing this person?"
"Why are you being so difficult?"
"Why are you making such a drama out of this?"
"What did *you* actually do?"

AI-powered robots stage protest in Poland against AI replacing human workers

A sombre affair indeed mon ami. I must get to bed, but here's one of mine, which might be appropriate for this time of year. Sarah did a fantastic rendition of this song. You may have seen it before. Talk soon. Enjoy the rest of your evening.

Thanks! We’re all doing well. We’re heading to a show tonight to see the one and only Geoff Tate, the original singer of Queensrÿche. Pretty cool, and it should be a really fun time! 🤘🎸