Sat Apr 7, 2012, 07:05 AM
Prophet 451 (9,796 posts)
These Things I Believe
- I BELIEVE that everyone has a right to decent healthcare, regardless of their income or social class.
- I BELIEVE that everyone deserves the right to a decent education, up to and including college. I BELIEVE in equality of opportunity, including the opportunity to return to education later in life. - I BELIEVE that money brings power and with great power comes great responsibility. I BELIEVE that if you achieve great wealth, you have a responsibility to pay out some of it so someone else gets the chance to do the same. I BELIEVE that taxes are the price we pay for civilization. - I BELIEVE that being gay is just one more variation in the human condition and as morally neutral as having green eyes or blonde hair. I BELIEVE that love is the joining of two souls and none of us have the right to get in the way of that. - I BELIEVE that putting human rights to a vote sets a bloody dangerous precedent. - I BELIEVE that no-one, not begger or king, president or pauper, is above being called to account for their wrongdoings. Fiat justitia, ruat caelum. - I BELIEVE in a deity but my beliefs do not require you to believe them. I BELIEVE that life would be significantly easier if we just kept our beliefs between ourselves and our chosen deities. I also hope that your chosen faith (or lack thereof) brings you happiness and/or peace. - I BELIEVE that something is wrong when the democratic republic jails more people than the communist dictatorship. - I BELIEVE that once you have paid your debt to society, society should give you the chance to turn your life around. - I BELIEVE that if you cannot work or cannot find work, society has a duty to provide for you. I BELIEVE that a humane society does not let it's citizens starve because of their misfortune. - I BELIEVE that a just society would execute it's citizens only rarely for the most heinous of crimes and with absolute proof of guilt. - I BELIEVE that justices should, well, administer justice. - I BELIEVE that the law should be a protector of the weak, not a tool of the powerful. - I BELIEVE that it is possible to be both a democracy and a republic. - I DON'T BELIEVE in evolution. It would be like believing in the milkman. I just accept it. - I BELIEVE that conservatism, as it currently stands, is detrimental to the USA. - I BELIEVE that our planet is warming and human activity is the main cause. I BELIEVE we can overcome this obstacle. - I BELIEVE in the capacity of human imagination and ingenuity to overcome any obstacle. - I BELIEVE that the liklihood of failure is no excuse for giving up the fight. - I BELIEVE that the search for truth is it's own justification. - I BELIEVE in the power of one human spirit to change the world.
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Prophet 451 | Apr 2012 | OP |
polly7 | Apr 2012 | #1 | |
MarianJack | Apr 2012 | #3 | |
Prophet 451 | Apr 2012 | #4 | |
h2ebits | Apr 2012 | #2 | |
Prophet 451 | Apr 2012 | #5 | |
OneGrassRoot | Apr 2012 | #6 | |
MichaelMcGuire | Apr 2012 | #7 | |
Prophet 451 | Apr 2012 | #8 | |
MichaelMcGuire | Apr 2012 | #13 | |
LeftishBrit | Apr 2012 | #9 | |
Prophet 451 | Apr 2012 | #11 | |
RUMMYisFROSTED | Apr 2012 | #10 | |
Prophet 451 | Apr 2012 | #12 |
Response to Prophet 451 (Original post)
Sat Apr 7, 2012, 09:44 AM
polly7 (20,582 posts)
1. I believe this is an amazing post. Kick. nt.
Response to polly7 (Reply #1)
Sat Apr 7, 2012, 10:12 AM
MarianJack (10,237 posts)
3. I believe in it, too!
Another kick!
PEACE! |
Response to MarianJack (Reply #3)
Sat Apr 7, 2012, 12:24 PM
Prophet 451 (9,796 posts)
4. Thanks guys n/t
Response to Prophet 451 (Original post)
Sat Apr 7, 2012, 10:06 AM
h2ebits (530 posts)
2. Evolution vs. Creationism
I DO BELIEVE that evolution takes place.
And I also believe that this post is a good distillation of my thoughts. |
Response to Prophet 451 (Original post)
Sat Apr 7, 2012, 12:25 PM
OneGrassRoot (22,624 posts)
6. Huge K&R! n/t
Response to Prophet 451 (Original post)
Sat Apr 7, 2012, 12:26 PM
MichaelMcGuire (1,684 posts)
7. k & R
Response to MichaelMcGuire (Reply #7)
Sun Apr 8, 2012, 05:43 PM
Prophet 451 (9,796 posts)
8. Thanks man n/t
Response to Prophet 451 (Reply #8)
Mon Apr 9, 2012, 02:54 AM
MichaelMcGuire (1,684 posts)
13. Bump (nt)
Response to Prophet 451 (Original post)
Sun Apr 8, 2012, 05:44 PM
LeftishBrit (40,017 posts)
9. Ever considered standing for Parliament? That was a GREAT post!
Wish more of our leaders thought like you.
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Response to LeftishBrit (Reply #9)
Sun Apr 8, 2012, 05:58 PM
Prophet 451 (9,796 posts)
11. Too attached to my soul to run n/t
Response to Prophet 451 (Original post)
Sun Apr 8, 2012, 05:46 PM
RUMMYisFROSTED (30,749 posts)
10. I believe that Kerry began every speech with "I believe..."
Response to RUMMYisFROSTED (Reply #10)
Sun Apr 8, 2012, 06:02 PM
Prophet 451 (9,796 posts)
12. Don't remember that
Of course, the fact that a politics junkie like me barely remembers anything he said probably says something in itself.
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