Example: I have learned that I am not usually right in regards to Stanley Cup winner predictions, unless I have been significantly watching the playoffs to at least the semi-finals.
(Knowledge has to be significant and continually increased)
Sunday, February 28, 2021
Saturday, February 27, 2021
Saturday Bullets: Better late than never?
• Image one: Facebook-Richard Pierce, February 9, 2021. Better late than never?
• Image two: Facebook-Arne's brain during Zoom meetings. (Thank you for posting, Arne)
• I was an invited guest on a Zoom meeting, this week, and one of the rules was that after someone makes a two minute presentation, others can comment only by asking 'I would be curious to know', then the question.
• I disliked not being able to make a respectful statement. However, I can acknowledge this format will often work well with groups made up largely of strangers and/or non-friends.
• In my own Zoom meeting, World of Domes, most Saturday evenings, 21:30 PST, as each person is generally a friend of mine, I do referee, but I also do allow for a more libertarian approach to discussion.
• Usually, not always, as this is really is not a stranger group, but there definitely are non-friends within, things are respectful. Overall, a good ministry for me, and intellectual exercise for everyone involved, I hope.
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• Image three: Facebook-(Thank you, once again, Arne) Psychics get the beat down with this type of joke often.
• Regardless of how legitimate psychic ability is or is not; IMHO, it is better to primarily seek and trust in the Lord, that is infinite, eternal and omniscient, and the first and primary cause of all things, as opposed to primarily relying on any kind of human reason and mental/spiritual abilities.
• I have noted that human beings are finite, permanently and sinful in this realm.
• Based on documented, religious history, mainly the New Testament texts, regenerated believers in Christ will in the future be purged of sin post mortem, in body via a future resurrection (1 Corinthians 15), after being in the post-mortem presence of the Lord in paradise in spirit (Luke 23, 2 Corinthians 12, Philippians 1). I assume the human spirit here shall be purged of sin before the resurrection.
• Even when the Church is purged of sin in the new heaven and new earth (2 Peter 3, Revelation 20-22), infinite knowledge will still only belong to God.
• (Pandemic protocols) I call 💪 Bobby Buff last night, and he says we will go out. But he explains that someone is going to be outside his house..(a client it sounded like). So, several minutes later, I go outside and I see 😡 Chuck the Red Dome is his 🚗, outside of my residence still a decent walk from Buff's house. Chuck says he is waiting for Bobby Buff..the King of Rock and Roll etcetera. Hubba bubba, baby. So, .I realize 💪 Bobby Buff is $elling 😡 Chuck the Red Dome 🚗🚒🚑🚕🚖🚙🚘 some of his family collection of toy cars, for Chuck's younger brother. I informed 😡 Chuck the Red Dome that he was 💪 Bobby Buff s client which of course he knew, but made him chuckle.
• To quote Chucky: 'It was like a drug deal (except it was toy cars, my add). I gave him $20 and he gave me a bag of stuff...'
Friday, February 26, 2021
Friday Bullets: The willingness to revise
• Facebook image I: Photo- 1935 Auburn Supercharged Boattail Speedster Classic Cars & Trucks.
• I suppose I am not a 'car guy', but this automobile strikes me as unique.
• The design and the way the black and red paint is displayed is unique.
• If the effects of COVID-19 are so bad people need to double mask, the pandemic has been mishandled in your region, IMHO.
• Too many ignoring social distancing, IMHO.
• I do not enjoy wearing a mask, nor do I want to receive any injection. But, I can accept I need a VGH/UBC eye injection for my eye at times, based on medical science.
• I can also accept that I will require a COVID-19 vaccination based on medical science.
• Apart for the medical reasons, even just to be able to reasonably participate in western economies, travel, etcetera, I will require a vaccination (s).
• One should admit he/she lacks certain expertise. I am not a scientist or medical scientist. I am reliant on medical science in regards to the existence of a pandemic and any required treatment.
• Yes, using the education and common sense I do have, I should consider evidence from sources within medical science, and in prayer seek (John 14) reasoned truth.
• I should admit I need to revise thinking at times. For example, years ago, I thought that Las Vegas may flop as an National Hockey Language franchise, because it had a small fan base according to Google searches: first link. Similar views were documented:
Cited from FiveThirtyEight.com, second link.
• Teams in markets with fewer than 300,000 hockey fans, however, have tended to lose money, and that’s where the wisdom of adding franchises in Seattle and (especially) Las Vegas gets iffy. We estimated that Seattle contains about 240,000 NHL fans — fewer than that of Phoenix and Florida’s Tampa Bay, home to two franchises that have struggled to turn a profit for many years. And if Seattle is an enigmatic choice by this metric, Las Vegas would be a disaster. According to our estimates, there are only 91,000 hockey fans in the Vegas media market, which is nearly 40 percent fewer than even Nashville, Tennessee, the least-avid current NHL city, has.'
• Even with a lack of a traditional, large, hockey, fan base, the Vegas Golden Knights have done, decently well attendance and profitability wise, so far.
• Granted they have had a Stanley Cup contender from the beginning, due to newer, favourable, expansion draft rules, and the exclusion of Seattle and/or Quebec City as an expansion partner, and therefore more better players available.
• There is something to be said for Las Vegas being a wealthy city where significantly, non-hockey fans can financially support their local team and some may become hockey fans.
• Example of sanctification: 1 Thessalonians 5:23 English Standard Version (ESV): Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.• A statement (proposition/conclusion) and premises and conclusion (argument) accepted as leading to truth, at times should be reconsidered in light of other information.
• Theologically, a biblical Christian seeking truth (John 14) should consider that God will at times sanctify (move towards holiness) him/her, as an aspect of New Testament salvation, through a changing of the mind and accepted statements and arguments.
• The willingness to revise. In regards to overall worldview (yes there are biblical essentials) and views held to within, ranging in degrees of importance.
• The willingness to revise. In regards to overall worldview (yes there are biblical essentials) and views held to within, ranging in degrees of importance.
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Life
More clever from John Cleese:
Thankfully the religious history of the New Testament does not promise 'terminal life' for those in Christ.
Examples:
John 1-3
Romans 3
Romans 6
Revelation 20-22
Monday, February 22, 2021
Flat earth/Canada is behind USA in pandemic vaccinations
It seems Canada needs larger domestic pharmaceutical production, including for COVID-19 vaccines.
Sunday, February 21, 2021
Sophia
Dean
Cited from Facebook Messenger
Wikipedia
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Sophia (Koinē Greek: σοφία sophía "wisdom") is a central idea in Hellenistic philosophy and religion, Platonism, Gnosticism and Christian theology. Originally carrying a meaning of "cleverness, skill", the later meaning of the term, close to the meaning of Phronesis ("wisdom, intelligence"), was significantly shaped by the term philosophy ("love of wisdom") as used by Plato.
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Strong's Concordance sophia: skill, wisdom
Original Word: σοφία, ας, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: sophia
Phonetic Spelling: (sof-ee'-ah)
Definition: skill, wisdom
Usage: wisdom, insight, skill (human or divine), intelligence.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4678: σοφία σοφία, σοφίας, ἡ (σοφός), Hebrew חָכְמָה, wisdom, broad and full intelligence (from Homer down); used of the knowledge of very diverse matters, so that the shade of meaning in which the word is taken must be discovered from the context in every particular case.
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N.T. Wright explains that 'literally the word (philosophy, my add) means 'love and wisdom''. (101).
Bible Hub
φίλος (friend, beloved)
σοφία (wisdom)
STRONG, J. (1890)(1986) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, Burlington, Welch Publishing Company.
WRIGHT, N.T., Colossians and Philemon, (1986)(1989), IVP, Eerdmans, Grand Rapids.
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Lazarus
Thank you to Mr. Jenkins for posting, in my network.
Well, the issue is more complex than the text provides in the image, but I like the basic idea.
Saturday, February 13, 2021
Saturday In Canada Bullets
• This is before my time/birth and before my earliest memories. Entering into Port Coquitlam, Riverview Hospital (my Mom eventually worked there) is visible. (Closed 2012)
• I never enjoyed visiting Mom onsite as it was a mental hospital/mental health facility and I heard stories in regards to drug overdose results and knives.
• Riverview Hospital photo, Wikipedia.• 'Hockey Day in Canada for 2021, schedule.
• Okay, since unlike most of the Canadian hockey media, that is directly or indirectly on the League payroll, I am not hockey media or on the payroll, here is my take...
• If all seven Canadian teams are playing, and this year with the North Division, which is like a Canadian League, only three games are possible and six teams playing:
• No Edmonton, today.
• Predictably, the two 'minnows' (this made my Dad laugh) are playing first. That is Ottawa and Winnipeg. As they are the two smallest Canadian hockey markets in the National Hockey League (NHL), they play earlier as in not prime time. Know your place in this country!!
• For balance, neither Ottawa nor Winnipeg has a modern Stanley Cup championship, tradition.
• Interestingly both the Ottawa Senators and Winnipeg Jets are versions 2.0 of those franchises. According to League leaked rumours online, likely eventually to be joined by the Quebec Nordiques version 2.0, which will become the new smallest minnow. Smaller than Winnipeg.
• If we get our 8 teams back, 3/8 would be second versions @ 37.5%. It is not easy to have a wealthy small market team in Canada. Frankly, I think we would do financially better with more teams in larger markets. But I do support all the clubs. Literally I do, with my cable bill!
• Montreal and Toronto despite being over 1 billion dollar enterprises, have their markets to themselves and as well have the most pull in regards to Canadian television.
• This eighth Canadian club could really mess up Sportnet television schedules and may have to appear on TSN or something from Quebec. Time will tell.
• Prime time is of course featuring the only two original six franchises left from 1917-1918. Montreal and Toronto according to Forbes 2/3 of the most valuable hockey clubs in the world, along with the New York Rangers. Montreal and Toronto have a combined 37 Stanley Cup championships (24-13 in favour of Montreal).
• Up later is the west, featuring Calgary and Vancouver. Not the biggest and not the smallest clubs, although Vancouver could probably be closer if they had been more successful.
• This describes that last 40+ years. moving forward...
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Brief Wednesday Bullets: History
Brief Wednesday Bullets: History
• Edited comments of mine from Facebook earlier today, on a friend's post.
• (Not to exclude human history from biblical review)
• The universal sinful human nature (Romans, as example), often leads to a failure to see that modern humanity repeats similar moral, ethical and philosophical mistakes as earlier humanity. But, to use your (Facebook friend) good example, packaged differently.
• Photos: South Tyneside, July 2020, The Shield Gazette
Monday, February 08, 2021
LOL-As predicted
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Newly acquired Columbus Blue Jackets winger sat on the bench for the entire third period during Monday's win against the Carolina Hurricanes.
The 22-year-old's last shift of the game came with 13:41 remaining in the second period.
"Shortened bench. That's going to stay in house," said head coach John Tortorella after the game. "I know you guys are going to try to work me on that. It wasn't because of the missed assignment. There's a number of things that come into play with that. That will stay in the locker room.
"It's what I feel I need to. The last thing I want to do is bench a player."
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Photo: TSN video capture
In my humble opinion, Dubois is more of an impact playoff player than Laine. Winnipeg will likely win this trade and with this addition might be a Stanley Cup contender.
Sunday, February 07, 2021
Zoom: Mike the MyPillow guy
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Zoom: Mike the MyPillow guy
Photo 2: Courtesy The Norwegian Benny Hill, February 6, 2021
Photo 3: From Dr. Rusty Nail, February 6, 2021
Photo 4: From Dr. Rusty Nail, February 6, 2021
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David Knowles David Knowles·Editor Tue, February 2, 2021, 3:41 PM
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My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell appeared on Newsmax Tuesday afternoon for an interview about being kicked off Twitter. What followed, to paraphrase the tagline for Lindell’s company, cannot be advertised as the “most comfortable” interview you’ll ever watch.
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Newsmax invites Mike Lindell, who advocated for a coup and spews dangerous conspiracy theories, on air. It didn't go well. pic.twitter.com/6xzSgXlHua
— Jason Campbell (@JasonSCampbell) February 2, 2021
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Thursday, February 04, 2021
Impressive Pluto
Image: Academia.edu
I was wondering how a friend that also studied theology and philosophy of religion, from Manchester (1999-2001) was doing. I could only chat with him if I joined academia.edu, so I did and caught up with him. But interesting claims are being made by the site with my free account.
Independent of any of my actions, one of my quoted PhD thesis scholars confirmed that I had mentioned him in my PhD thesis, posted on that website. As a side issue, I have noted that many if not the majority of my website pageviews may be missed by pageview tracking sites. I am not really very aware of the amount of readers I actually have in reality. As far I know, I am the only Russell Norman Murray.
I have no firm opinion concerning the accuracy of these claims, whatsoever, and do not have a paid membership to academia.edu.
My PhD was just posted in full on Dr. Russell Norman Murray; in 2020, but edited versions have existed for years as well as my full MPhil thesis and related articles. It is good to see that to some extent at least, my website work is serving as academic work for peer review.
Photos: Nasa-New Horizons Probe, Pluto Facebook, January 14 2021
NASA: Oct 8, 2015-New Horizons Finds Blue Skies and Water Ice on Pluto
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A curious aspect of the detection is that the areas showing the most obvious water ice spectral signatures correspond to areas that are bright red in recently released color images. “I’m surprised that this water ice is so red,” says Silvia Protopapa, a science team member from the University of Maryland, College Park. “We don’t yet understand the relationship between water ice and the reddish tholin colorants on Pluto's surface.”
Technically old news, but new and interesting news to me. Thank you to Arne for posting.
Wednesday, February 03, 2021
Bullets: Shill v Attestant
Photo: Flexpeditions, Revelstoke, January 4 2021: The photo has nothing to do with this post's content, as is the case with most of my website entries. I connect philosophy and being philosophical with nature in an abstract sense.
Shill
• Paraphrased from the text: Noun: North American English, a person employed to decoy or entice others into buying, gambling etcetera. (1277). Probably from earlier 'shillaber' which is, according to Oxford, of unknown origins. (1277).
• eBay
• Shill bidding is when someone bids on an item to artificially increase its price, desirability, or search standing.
• Shill bidding can happen regardless of whether the bidder knows the seller. However, when someone bidding on an item knows the seller, they might have information about the seller's item that other shoppers aren't aware of. This could create an unfair advantage, or cause another bidder to pay more than they should. We want to maintain a fair marketplace for all our users, and as such, shill bidding is prohibited on eBay. For more details on what constitutes shill bidding, please see our full policy guidelines below.
• A casino employee who plays on house money and helps start or fill games.
• Explained : Shills are employees of the casino who play solely when they are needed to help start a game or to keep an existing one going. These players play with house money and if they lose the house takes the loss.
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• Example of a shill: I am employed by X and do not publicly reveal that I am employed by X while I write a testimonial for X on a website visible to the public.
• Based on the examples noted, a shill is an employee that is hiding his/her employment, while promoting a product of the employer.
Attestant
• What about the technically self-employed individual that receives money from X, directly or indirectly, for services rendered, which could include promoting a product of X?
• The person could/should publicly, in honesty, explain his/her involvement with X as self-employed or an affiliate and/or business partner of X, for example.
• But this could still occur without necessarily explaining all the financial benefits to that self-employed individual by promoting X to others with a testimonial.
• I suppose such a person could provide an employee/affiliate testimonial, as long as it is made clear to the public that it is an employee/affiliate testimonial.
• Merriam-Webster: defines attestation as 'an act or instance of attesting something'. This would be to serve as an attestant.
• Synonyms for attestation: 'confirmation, corroboration, documentation, evidence, proof, substantiation, testament, testimonial, testimony, validation, voucher, witness'.
• But my deduction is that in many cases the differences between a shill and an attestant are blurred and unclear.
• A relative, or friend, could promote for X, Not necessarily receiving a financial benefit, but with various possible motives in each case.
• Note, that only the infinite God, with omniscience has the ability to fully judge the motives of a human being (Revelation 20-22, 2 Corinthians 5).
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