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Comment on Church and State by The United States is not a Christian nation.

The United States is not a Christian nation. — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:15:00 +0000

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Comment on Christians and Christianity by bijbelvorsers

bijbelvorsers — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:14:04 +0000

There are also Christians who are considered to belong to the protestant field who do not believe in hell as a place for torture, so they would never consider any other Christian being punished after death once more, because by death he paid for his sins.

Comment on Christians and Christianity by bijbelvorsers

bijbelvorsers — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:11:39 +0000

You wrote: “The only difference is that as long as the different factions in Catholicism maintain communion with Rome, their doctrinal differences are overlooked.” But many Catholic fractions were either banned from the Vatican group or distanced themselves from the Pope. Some where first excommunicated and later taken in again.

Comment on Why Do We Believe What We Believe? by so where am i now «

so where am i now « — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:54:06 +0000

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Comment on Big Gulps and Freedom by Raunak

Raunak — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:03:15 +0000

two words: “free market”
a truly free market rationalizes everything. It is because we have interfered with it so much, we have a messed up world economy

Comment on Big Gulps and Freedom by J. Palmer

J. Palmer — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:36:21 +0000

I am comfortable with a system that eliminates uninsured freeloaders who take advantage of the fact that hospitals have to provide them care regardless of their ability or intention to pay for that care. It is a very conservative idea.

Comment on Big Gulps and Freedom by Carl Gobelman

Carl Gobelman — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:28:11 +0000

I didn’t prove your point. The point I was trying to make is that the whole system of health insurance is skewed and distorts the free market; and that’s primarily the fault of government. They, through their intervention into the health care system, have created a monster that they now want to ‘fix’ with more government intervention in the name of “universal health care” and government controls over our actions and behaviors. If tat’s a system you feel comfortable with, then fine; but it’s only a matter of time before all of our freedoms are curtailed.

Bottom line: Soda bans are not the way to go.

Comment on Big Gulps and Freedom by J. Palmer

J. Palmer — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:23:14 +0000

That is a little too complicated for me to follow. Sorry. But I feel like you proved my point by saying “the health insurance company is covering the cost, not the patient.” Guess what happens when the health insurance company covers the cost of something? They pass that cost on to everyone in the form of higher premiums.

Comment on Big Gulps and Freedom by Carl Gobelman

Carl Gobelman — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:16:09 +0000

That’s an interesting point. Let’s explore that further. Is not the rise in health care costs in general due in large part because of, not in spite of, government interference in the free market of healthcare? Consider other forms of insurance like car insurance. Do your auto insurance premiums go up because I get into car accidents? Insurance is supposed to measure risk, right? If I’m a bad driver, I pay a higher premium; if you’re a safe driver, you pay a lower premium. This is not the case with health ‘insurance.’ There is no measurement of risk; it’s all about covering the cost of health care. The consumer (you and me) are not the payer of healthcare, the ‘insurance’ company is. Because the cost is hidden from us, we tend to use care more often than we would if we paid directly the cost. This system has artificially increased demand for healthcare and also artificially raised the price (because healthcare providers — doctors and hospitals — will over charge for their services since the health insurance company is covering the cost, not the patient). The reason you pay higher premiums is not because of “fatsos who drink high fructose syrup,” but because government has created a system that distorts the free market.