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The North Korean government claims Kim Jong Il made 11 holes-in-one in his first golf game. For a long time I wondered why they bother making up such outrageous lies. Then one day I realized that the very outrageousness of the lie IS the point.

Every tyrant’s power is built on a foundation of lies, and therefore tyrants must always condition their victims to the subjugation of lies. The more outrageous and unbelievable the lie, the better. Because the more outrageous the lie, the more the light in the victim’s soul fades when he repeats it, and as that light fades so too does his will to resist.

The point of the 11 holes-in-one story is not that anyone believes it. The point is that no one believes it. And every North Korean affirms what they know not to be true because they are afraid of the consequences if they do not.

The tyrant demonstrates he has true power over you if he is able to force you to murder your own soul.

Remember that the next time a progressive tries to berate you into affirming the lie that a man is in fact a woman

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Barry Arrington/1
As interrogator O’Brien said to Winston when he forced him to say 2+2 is 5, physical reality is unimportant to the Party. The important thing is that the citizens of Oceania subordinate their real-world perceptions to the political will of the Party.
So, I assume you think Kellyanne Conway's "alternative facts" was equally Orwellian?Seversky
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Folks, do we say, any nut can speak on the phone? Or publish in a newspaper, or edit it? Not so long ago, some said much the same about the Internet. The issue is substance and warrant in service to first duties such as truth, right reason, etc. So, can we return focus to the merits? Anyone wants to take on Solzhenitsyn? KFkairosfocus
August 30, 2022
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Any nut job can post there. And I do mean nut job
Is that also true of UD? It seems so. Relevant to OP - Would questioning Kim Jong il on Twitter bring warnings for misinformation? After all one is questioning official state pronouncements. Aside: top 40 Substack newsletters
The Top 40 Substack Newsletters by Organic Traffic
https://jjpryor.substack.com/p/the-top-50-substack-newsletters-byjerry
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Vb at 38, the people who have what? Power? That ugly word. They have NO power as long as people realize that lies are lies. 1960s - The U.S. Government tells us about our Judeo-Christian heritage. The people are mostly united. The Sexual perverts are held in check by censorship. That includes movies and TV. 1968 - A boots on the ground operation begins in the U.S. and Western Europe. Hippies and anarchists begin preaching immoral living and illegal drug use. Eastern beliefs are promoted as an alternative to Christianity. WE -meaning most Americans - ignore them. Early 1970s - So-called Adult Bookstores begin selling graphic pornography. WHO allowed this? 1973 - The U.S. Supreme Court stabs the country in the back by legalizing abortion. Both the Press and the American people were lied to: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resource/55401/an-ex-abortionist-speaks A bunch of total strangers start yelling and screaming. Men, all men, are evil. They will kick you and the kids to the curb. They are for contraception and abortion. Feminist icon, Gloria Steinem, had this to say, "A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle." Of course, creating an atmosphere of fear and mistrust creates fertile ground for... 1980s - I open the Classifieds in the local newspaper and see the following: "No kids? $75 and you're out. Call 800-DIVORCE." At this point, things were about 50/50 between good and evil, but by 1985, things would begin a downward slide. 1990s - So-called 'shock jocks' on the radio interviewing prostitutes incorrectly identified as porn stars. The internet appears and everything heads over the cliff. 2022 - It's only about money and getting more. And the state within a state. The Marxist-Atheist controlled institutions will not survive.relatd
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“Whoa! Double whoa!! You surveyed all of the American people? That’s how you “know” “ I never said I know, do you have reading comprehension problems? Vividvividbleau
August 29, 2022
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“Whoa! What the heck kind of thinking is that !!? A nation that acknowledges its Judeo-Christian heritage is upheld. “ Whoa indeed to echo LCD what alternate universe are you living in?How is allowing the killing of millions of babies upholding the Judaeo Christian heritage? How is allowing abortion up to the time of birth upholding the Judaeo Christian heritage ? How is a nation that affirms that a man can be a woman upholding the Judaeo Christian heritage? How is a nation that permits the bodily mutilation of children using drugs that are used to castrate sex offenders upholding the Judaeo Christian heritage? You need to wake up every major cultural and legal institutions ( the people who have power) want to discard the Judaeo Christian heritage and replace it. Whoa indeed. Vividvividbleau
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LCD at 36, "full with evidences"? Of what? Bored rich kids with Photoshop? Checks watch. Oh, I forgot. An election is approaching and it's time for the cool kids to throw dirt on the candidate of their choice...relatd
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:lol: What planet did you live until now the internet is full with evidences. We are in 2022 and this is 2020 news. Well when you watch only msnbc and cnn that happens. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/breaking-exclusive-hunter-biden-pictures-half-naked-exposed-certain-minor-joe-biden-lying/ https://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2022/03/hunter-bidens-laptop-exposed-child-porn-drugs-corruption-must-see-videos-3768501.htmlLieutenant Commander Data
August 29, 2022
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"substack" ??? Any nut job can post there. And I do mean nut job. Is today 'rant about politics and politicians' day?relatd
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Relatd LCD at 32, You should be ashamed of yourself for posting that. If you have accusations to make – real accusations – then contact law enforcement.
:lol: Law enforcement contacted facebook and twitter to kill this "fake news" and "russian disinformation" of Hunter laptop. https://kanekoa.substack.com/p/hunter-bidens-sexually-inappropriateLieutenant Commander Data
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LCD at 32, You should be ashamed of yourself for posting that. If you have accusations to make - real accusations - then contact law enforcement. "meme" is in my top 10 "Words to Never USE" List.relatd
August 29, 2022
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David P This is incredible irony coming from conservatives. Stop the steal… Covid will be over by easter… Sharpiegate…Trump didn’t know about the payment to Stormy Daniels…Michigan’s Man of the Year..to name but a few. You guys supported the biggest liar in chief there was.
The level of brainwashing of these people is beyond repair. https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/1561333927565897728 These people voted for a person that like to touch and smell the hair of any little girls on area(on camera! what happens off camera?), Biden's son probably learnt from "big boss" how to do it with underage girls(underage niece of Hunter!!) because the laptop doesn't lie, ...and they talk about Trump? I guess you didn't see these on CNN :lol: Biden reads "End of quote. Repeat the line" off Teleprompter SenileJoeBiden hundreds of videos Biden to Pope: You’re the famous African-American baseball player in America Best meme about BidenLieutenant Commander Data
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Sev, the truth says of what is that it is, and of what it is not, that it is not. Time will tell. KFkairosfocus
August 29, 2022
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"You guys supported the biggest liar in chief there was." David P, That's debatable. In any case, national politics presents a choice between evils, no doubt. Andrewasauber
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DP at 28, Leave me out of your "you guys" crap, OK? Do you go around accusing everybody on a regular basis? "Sharpiegate"? I've got some Sharpies... I did not vote for 'that guy,' for the record.relatd
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This is incredible irony coming from conservatives. Stop the steal... Covid will be over by easter... Sharpiegate...Trump didn't know about the payment to Stormy Daniels...Michigan's Man of the Year..to name but a few. You guys supported the biggest liar in chief there was.David P
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When liars walk around spreading lies and think no one will notice then those who do notice will act against those lies. They will not believe them.relatd
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I see Pakistan is having stormy weather at the moment.Alan Fox
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Seversky at 16, The world is run by whoever controls the most money. That's all. Climate change is a hoax to scare the cattle into buying electric cars. That's all. Right now, a second bridge to Canada is being built in Detroit. It will be ready just in time for electric car delivery.relatd
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Vb at 6, "Personally I believe America is under Gods judgement and when God judges a nation he gives them evil leaders." Whoa! What the heck kind of thinking is that !!? A nation that acknowledges its Judeo-Christian heritage is upheld. When evil leaders appear then God judges evil as evil. "Of course these evil leaders are voted into office so that tells me a lot about the moral and intellectual bankruptcy exhibited by the American people." Whoa! Double whoa!! You surveyed all of the American people? That's how you "know" this? Get a grip. I did not vote for any of those evil people.relatd
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Sev's Sawed Off Branch Awakening: The truth is you can't know what the truth is. Thus another Troll was hatched. Andrewasauber
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Seversky at 16, if you are going to hold that you are capable of discerning what is true from what is not true, ought not you first hold a worldview that is capable of grounding truth? FYI, your worldview of Darwinian Materialism and/or Atheistic Materialism is simply incapable of grounding truth. Postmodernism pragmatism, which is the 'philosophical child' of Darwinian ideology, denies that there are any transcendent standards of truth, only ideas that help us get what we want.
How Darwinism Dumbs Us Down – Nancy Pearcey Excerpt: To understand how Darwinism undercuts the very concept of rationality, we can think back to the late nineteenth century when the theory first arrived on American shores. Almost immediately, it was welcomed by a group of thinkers who began to work out its implications far beyond science. They realized that Darwinism implies a broader philosophy of naturalism (i.e., that nature is all that exists, and that natural causes are adequate to explain all phenomena). Thus they began applying a naturalistic worldview across the board—in philosophy, psychology, the law, education, and the arts. At the foundation of these efforts, however, was a naturalistic approach to knowledge itself (epistemology). The logic went like this: If humans are products of Darwinian natural selection, that obviously includes the human brain—which in turn means all our beliefs and values are products of evolutionary forces: Ideas arise in the human brain by chance, just like Darwin’s chance variations in nature; and the ones that stick around to become firm beliefs and convictions are those that give an advantage in the struggle for survival. This view of knowledge came to be called pragmatism (truth is what works) or instrumentalism (ideas are merely tools for survival). Darwinian Logic One of the leading pragmatists was John Dewey, who had a greater influence on educational theory in America than anyone else in the 20th century. Dewey rejected the idea that there is a transcendent element in human nature, typically defined in terms of mind or soul or spirit, capable of knowing a transcendent truth or moral order. Instead he treated humans as mere organisms adapting to challenges in the environment. In his educational theory, learning is just another form of adaptation—a kind of mental natural selection. Ideas evolve as tools for survival, no different from the evolution of the lion’s teeth or the eagle’s claws. In a famous essay called “The Influence of Darwin on Philosophy,” Dewey said Darwinism leads to a “new logic to apply to mind and morals and life.” In this new evolutionary logic, ideas are not judged by a transcendent standard of Truth, but by how they work in getting us what we want. Ideas do not “reflect reality” but only serve human interests.,,, I once presented this progression from Darwinism to postmodern pragmatism at a Christian college, when a man in the audience raised his hand: “I have only one question. These guys who think all our ideas and beliefs evolved . . . do they think their own ideas evolved?” The audience broke into delighted applause, because of course he had captured the key fallacy of the Darwinian approach to knowledge. If all ideas are products of evolution, and thus not really true but only useful for survival, then evolution itself is not true either–and why should the rest of us pay any attention to it? https://www.namb.net/apologetics/resource/how-darwinism-dumbs-us-down/
As Nancy Pearcey further explains in the following article, if Darwin’s theory is true, then ‘the ideas in our minds were selected for their survival value, not for their truth-value’,,
Why Evolutionary Theory Cannot Survive Itself – Nancy Pearcey – March 2015 Excerpt: “An example of self-referential absurdity is a theory called evolutionary epistemology, a naturalistic approach that applies evolution to the process of knowing. The theory proposes that the human mind is a product of natural selection. The implication is that the ideas in our minds were selected for their survival value, not for their truth-value. But what if we apply that theory to itself? Then it, too, was selected for survival, not truth — which discredits its own claim to truth. Evolutionary epistemology commits suicide. Astonishingly, many prominent thinkers have embraced the theory without detecting the logical contradiction. Philosopher John Gray writes, “If Darwin’s theory of natural selection is true,… the human mind serves evolutionary success, not truth.” What is the contradiction in that statement? Gray has essentially said, if Darwin’s theory is true, then it “serves evolutionary success, not truth.” In other words, if Darwin’s theory is true, then it is not true.” http://www.evolutionnews.org/2015/03/why_evolutionar094171.html
Dawkins himself, (your hero Sev), admitted that Darwinism cannot ground truth. Specifically he stated, “Evolution only passes on traits that help a species survive, and not concerned with preserving traits that tell a species what is actually true about life.”
“Since we are creatures of natural selection, we cannot totally trust our senses. Evolution only passes on traits that help a species survive, and not concerned with preserving traits that tell a species what is actually true about life.” – Richard Dawkins – quoted from “The God Delusion”
Thus Darwin’s theory denies that we can personally know any objective truth ourselves, whilst Darwinism’s bastard philosophical child of 'postmodern pragmatism' denies the existence of any transcendent standards of objective truth altogether. i.e. all ‘truth’ is merely illusory and subjective on a postmodern, Darwinian, view of things. Not surprisingly, critical theory also finds its roots in Darwinian postmodernism
“postmodernism is highly skeptical of explanations which claim to be valid for all groups, cultures, traditions, or races, and instead focuses on the relative truths of each person.” https://www.pbs.org/faithandreason/gengloss/postm-body.html Critical theory Excerpt: postmodern critical theory politicizes social problems “by situating them in historical and cultural contexts, to implicate themselves in the process of collecting and analyzing data, and to relativize their findings.” [5] Meaning itself is seen as unstable due to social structures’ rapid transformation. As a result, research focuses on local manifestations rather than broad generalizations. Postmodern critical research is also characterized by the crisis of representation, which rejects the idea that a researcher’s work is an “objective depiction of a stable other.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_theory#Postmodern_critical_social_theory
That the atheist's postmodern Darwinian worldview cannot possibly ground objective truth was neatly captured in the following response to Matt Walsh from a transgender proponent, "Who's truth are we talking about?"
"Who's truth are we talking about?" - 4:36 minute mark - What Is a Woman BEST MOMENTS - Part 2 Matt Walsh https://youtu.be/0SzmI4pT1cY?t=276
Since objective truth cannot be grounded within Darwinian postmodernism, then the burning question for Darwin’s theory, (and for postmodernism, critical theory, and transgender ideology),(and as Nancy Pearcey pointed out), becomes, “if objective truth does not exist then how can we possibly know if Darwin’s theory itself is objectively true?” Darwinian postmodernism, (and Critical theory, and transgender ideology), in its denial of the existence of objective truth, ends up committing epistemological suicide. i.e. How can Darwin's theory possibly be objectively true if there are no transcendent standards of objective truth to judge by? Thus in conclusion, Seversky may believe that he is capable of discerning what is true from what is not true, yet Darwinian postmodernists, since they deny the existence of objective truth altogether, should be the very last people in the world to ever claim they are capable of discerning what is true from what is not true. Like objective morality undermines the Darwinian worldview, Darwinian postmodernists simply lack any objective standard of truth to judge by and thus undermine any claim that they are capable of discerning what is true from what is false. Supplemental note:
1. The Argument from Truth This argument is closely related to the argument from consciousness. It comes mainly from Augustine. 1. Our limited minds can discover eternal truths about being. 2. Truth properly resides in a mind. 3. But the human mind is not eternal. 4. Therefore there must exist an eternal mind in which these truths reside. https://www.peterkreeft.com/topics-more/20_arguments-gods-existence.htm#11
Verse and quote:
John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. “If you were to take Mohammed out of Islam, and Buddha out of Buddhism, and Confucius out of Confucianism you would still have a faith system that was relatively in tact. However, taking Christ out of Christianity sinks the whole faith completely. This is because Jesus centred the faith on himself. He said, “This is what it means to have eternal life: to know God the Father and Jesus Christ whom the Father sent” (John 17:3). “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12). Buddha, before dying, said in effect, “I am still seeking for the truth.” Mohammed said in effect, “I point you to the truth.” Jesus said, “I am the truth.” Jesus claimed to not only give the truth, but to be the very personal embodiment of it.” http://commonground.co.za/?resources=is-jesus-the-only-way-to-god
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I hadn't had the expirience of being berated that there is only two sexes and it can't switched after conception. I have been berated that fetus is not human, only "clump of cells" by "larger clump of cells, with more s*** and hot air inside". All so they can commit murder scot-free.RavenT
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Seversky "What is truth?" Are you channeling Pontius Pilate? Here's a truth. A man is not a woman and cannot become a woman by pretending to be one. Are you able to affirm that truth?Barry Arrington
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"Question is always why do they lie, distort and ignore?" Jerry, Yes. Who thinks the truth needs to be defeated and who thinks truth persists? Andrewasauber
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So what is this Truth that everyone is so certain they know?
This and nearly all that follows is nonsense. My point is that if the Democrats won the electoral college fairly and squarely, they would be all over the evidence to prove it. But they were just the opposite. Why? Interesting omission is any reference to the actual claims made but more regurgitated irrelevancies. One of Kf’s threads not yet closed ended in a series of comments about the election. I suggest any further comments be made there. Last comment there was 18 months ago. https://uncommondescent.com/laws/should-we-recognise-that-laws-of-nature-extend-to-laws-of-our-human-nature-which-would-then-frame-civil-law/#comment-729440 I just repeated this comment there.
do you even care about what the truth is?
Occasionally some anti ID people present some truth about ID or politics. It’s rare. While the other side is held to truth as well as dotting “I’s” and crossing “t’s” as a standard. Question is always why do they lie, distort and ignore?jerry
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"So what is this Truth that everyone is so certain they know?" Sev, That's not the question. The question is: do you even care about what the truth is? Andrewasauber
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So what is this Truth that everyone is so certain they know? Did Donald Trump win or lose the popular vote in both elections? Is his claim that he won both by a landslide a lie or one of Kellyanne Conway's "alternative facts". Was the last election rigged, in spite of the glaring failure of the "Kraken" team to find any evidence for the claim? Do Christians here believe Trump was anointed by God to lead the country back to greatness? Is the plain, unvarnished Truth promoted by Q-Anon or is that just another storefront for Russia's insidious campaign to undermine confidence in democracy? Are the natural disasters that have befallen cities here a punishment by God for promoting LGBTQ rights and transgenderism or are they increasing in frequency and severity because we have ignored the risks of long-term climate change? Is the world run by some vast left-wing cabal or is the trend towards supporting authoritarian leaders and even outright dictators the real danger to Western democracy and the conspiracy claim a diversionary tactic? That the Supreme Court has apparently fallen into the hands of a partisan, right-wing Catholic cabal and the tiny number number of self-declared atheists and socialists in out legislative bodies would seem to suggest otherwise. The polarization is a big red warning flag but who has been fanning the flames for their own benefit?Seversky
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I relate this story whenever this topic comes up... I was arguing with a Liberal friend about Climate Change and he told me it didn't matter what the truth was, the related gov't action, whatever it was, was good for The EnViroMint. All that mattered was the story line. He abdicated his responsibility to think and act in the real world. Andrewasauber
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Jerry, the degree of polarisation I see is a big red warning flag. KFkairosfocus
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