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"Nature" hasn't alwasy meant the same thing. During the Age of Reason, "nature" wasn't "not urban" or "not mechanical" or however the term is used today. In addition, that whole "pristine untouched" schtick was an invention of the Romantic Era. In the Enlightenment, "nature" was this "other"...

I wonder how many people today, if that little detail of El Caudillo's policies were omitted, would say we "need someone like Franco".

Pink paint? Sounds like a random "Let's be naughty to something we think is 'conservative'." moment.

Sought out Masonic connections? I first saw the Magic Flute when I was in high school and had only the barest surface acquaintanceship with Freemasonry--no more than what is generally available in our culture. The Masonic associations leaped out at me and screamed "I AM A MASONIC THING!" They...

In that case, darkness is not "inherent", darkness is merely a "tautology". Two very different meanings. I have already stated on this thread what I consider to be the origin of evil, feel free to read it. I stated it clearly.

I never said that he cannot. I said that evil does exist. Can you explain with certainty how it came about. Or do you have an opinion like I do. You said that evil is "inherent"--you word. You then tried to explain "inherent" by stating that some things CANNOT exist without their opposites...

Hindus can be Masons. Buddhists can be Masons, as well. A Buddhist can admit to the existence of a Supreme Being, but it's not the Buddha, it's something greater than the Buddha. Shinto can be Masons. There are Odinist Masons.

I get mine from a butcher.

This is the beginning of the world's most discouraging statistics essay. It will not teach you how to do statistics. Instead, it is designed to make you very sad about the field. This is necessary in our day and age. At one time, people could get away with dismissing statistics in daily life...

Actually, the "equal and opposite reaction" thing doesn't necessarily exist in all cases, not when you get down to the quantum level. For example, light can break Newton's 3rd Law under certain circumstances. Thus, we are again needing a definition of "inherent" that applies to evil. Are you...

It's been my observation that Texans, by and large, are quite proud of being "country", or at the very least "not city". Why is it, then, that I've found very few Texans who won't turn their nose up at kidney, trotters, maw, jowls, sweetbreads, tripe, and all those other amazingly tasty parts of...

Satan is never supreme, even to Satanists (except for a teeny little minority of make-it-up-as-they-go Satanists). For the non-Satanist who accepts that Satan exists, he is a secondary entity, just another created being. For the majority of Satanists, Satan doesn't even exist. The majority of...

So, at its formation, did the Grand Lodge of South Africa follow the practice of UGLE in regard to race--make no distinction?

Then what does "inherent" mean?

Look up the Monty Python sketch "How to recognize a Freemason". I won't post a link here since the video includes animated bewbies, and some might find that offensive.

If I were to say something to my six-year-old son, and he wanted to remember it, he'd do his best, but he would probably not present a perfect picture. Which translation of the Bible is the "literal inspired word of God"? What if the translations differ? Which manuscript tradition is the...

God is universal. Which "god" we each perceive is that universal God? Don't ask me! I'm just a little biologist who can barely count on his own fingers some mornings.

They are irregular.

There are people who have very weak faith, very weak, indeed. In their minds, any model that could be interpreted to work without God's activity and without a literal interpretation of their (English translation with modern English metaphors and never any historical context) VSL can ONLY be...