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What a toxic and ineffective way to express skepticism and ask for more details.

My understanding from the Data over Dogma podcast (wherein a biblical scholar, and an atheist come together to trash evangelical apologia and other misconceptions about early Christianity and what the Bible contains/lacks) is that there is a single quasi-relevant academic that contends Christianity likely did not form around a historical person with a name similar to Jesus.

His arguments have been examined by academics but not widely accepted. His arguments aren't widely accepted because it seems a lot more likely that there was a guy named Jesus who whose teachings inspired a group of followers, than that a group of proto- Christians invented him.

They fenced my son's school this summer. Previously it was only the playground and field that was fenced. New fence is 4 ft high, no gates, just gaps at walk ways.

At first I was unhappy about it, feeling that it cut the school off from the community. But then my son and I arrived early one day and had his soccer ball, we were able to really play on a lawn that would have been too small without a fence. So I can see that the fence creates more usable space for the school. And I've come around.

Fair enough I get all that. My contention is that writing off commenters as shills and bots underestimates the size of the problem.

I agree that the Kremlin targets the fabric of our society. But they have succeeded to the point that we can't just cut off the affected parts. It's too pervasive. We need to mend and reinforce the damaged fabric. Idk if you're confident they're shills/bots/trolls then I guess you're right, but what if they're just ignorant?

Just FYI it's totally possible for non-shills/bots to support Russia. They can be real people just with different experiences, values and/or information diets than you.

Like to me it's pretty obvious who the bad guys in the war are (russia). But to a Belarusian it's probably not so clear (in fact I've met a Belarusian that feels this way).

Writing people off as shills/bots gives a false sense of security (not exactly the passing I want but close enough I guess)

I think it's much healthier to say something like "your head is so far up your ass it's difficult to understand you".

I don't know what the NDP haven't introduced an electoral reform bill

"I must destroy all evidence of this"

If the certification of Trump's election is delayed past January 20th, what happens? Would his accession to power be delayed? Could he use this delay to justify postponing the next election?

I base this prediction on liberal party performance in the last two by-elections.

Yes, but what makes you think that that could possibly be what's about to happen?

I think it is far more likely that liberal voters turnout will be down because of trudeau fatigue, this will cost the liberals battleground ridings. I think conservatives will have higher turnout than normal in traditional red seats since there is now a chance of their vote mattering. And I think that will cost the liberals even more seats.

I base this prediction on liberal party performance in the last two by-elections.

It's so sad that this sort of hate exists in our society.

There's a good chance PP will just get more conservative votes in already conservative areas and still end up with a minority.

What are you basing this on?