The issue is jsut that "he is not a scientist" was never meant to say "you should only listen to scientists"... it was intended, as newark said, to mean "He isnt making precise statement here, it is rhetoric" Where I emphaized saying the infection is "more prevelant than we thought" doesnt mean much in any specific sense because they arent actually comparing it to specific figure .. more prevelant than who thought, higher than what figure?
the point is, what was being said had no value due to its lack of precision. Mentioned a scientist didnt say it wasnt an appeal to authority but rather pointing out that non-scientists are often so impercise with their words as to useless, as was the case here
As a Christian myself, the fact that these concepts have such traction in my community (this podcast is paid for by the Washington Times) is quite troubling.
Have they learned nothing from how government overreach has been used to encroach on their own freedom??
Perhaps a lot of it stems from general principles of controlling behavior, that can be found in the Church
But this is a reminder, not only is the left not the only home to authoritarianism, it's not just nazis on the right who are authoritarian; a lot of Christian moms like these are as well.
Saying drugs are bad is like saying guns are bad.
Yeah, they're dangerous, but when used properly are just fine.
Also, didn't she say parents should teach kids that drugs are bad? Drugs aren't bad, drug abuse is what's bad.
Furthermore, she's saying "if your teens are around teens in gangs, they'll join the gangs too", somewhat underestimating her listeners' ability to parent
Also that was strange, she bemoaned teen pregnancies but not abortion, which is far worse 🙄
She blames the legalization of drugs for drug use in teens
At least she's not blaming the government for teen sex too
Okay I'm tryin but #CherylChumley's making very big government, non-conservative points in her Bold And Blunt episode "Raising Godly Kids in Secular Times".
@stux
Just started my day. Have a great one!
@tuxcrafting #Iran is so wimpy, they wouldn't dare attack us without an ally.
Did you remember what happened last time?
I've moved over to @realcaseyrollins for my private account
This is literally just here to archive my old posts now