Why do scientists think they know more about science than politicians? Gore wouldn't LIE!?
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What threat did the Romans see in Christianity?
First of all, the Romans and the Jewish aristocracy killed Jesus because he was the “King” of the Jews:The “crown” of thorns was meant as mockery. Jesus was supposed to be the Son of God and the King of the Jews. That was a threat to the real Roman-backed king of Judea called Herod. The threat Rome saw in Jesus was quite real and eventually split the Jewish puppet kingdom.If Jesus hadn’t died, he could’ve proven a larger problem for the Romans. As it stands, Christianity needed some more time to build itself up and eventually start being a major factor in world history.Early Christians served God and not the emperor or the Roman pantheon.Rome wasn’t a secular state. They were heavily influenced by their own religion and worship played a large part in their way of government. The Emperor of Rome was a divine entity and the Roman Senate had multiple pagan rituals attached to its procedure.Christianity undermined that by saying Rome’s Gods and religion are wrong and corrupt. As you can imagine, that wouldn’t sit well with the Roman authorities. Christianity’s rapid spread meant that Rome’s divine rights and the sacredness of the state meant less to the followers of Christ.Christians didn’t render unto Caesar because he was divine, but because they were forced to.
My girlfriend threatened suicide during an argument. I yelled at her and told her to go ahead and do it. That I didn't care, etc. Is this a common reaction to have or is it very abnormal?
My boyfriend threatened suicide once and then attempted it. Please take it seriously.30 years ago my first boyfriend talked about suicide after I told him how I felt about our relationship and how it was time to end it and move on. I thought he was just being dramatic, we talked through it and ended the phone conversation. Shortly later he called me back and I knew something was wrong. He sounded different and distant. He hinted that it didn't matter anyway it'll be over soon. So, I asked him what he meant and if he did anything. He said, it doesn't matter I'll be dead soon.I said, “I'm going to hang up now and call (his sister) and call you right back”.I didn't call her, I called 911 and explained that he's trying to kill himself or already has. Then I called him back saying that his sister was on the way over (she lived much closer than I did) so please let her in.I was on the phone with him when the cops arrived. He was devastated. I'll never forget the desperate cry of anguish he made when he realized what was happening.He hung up without saying anything. Or maybe a police officer hung up, I don't know.I don't know how long it took but I eventually found out what hospital they took him to and left to see him.I made it just in time to watch the doctor stitch up his sliced up arms while a security guard stood by watching (just in case he tried to stop the doctor or worse).He didn't just slice his wrists, he sliced up his forearms in seven places.My adrenaline was pumping like mad then I could feel it slipping away, I quickly sat down for fear of passing out. Then asked him if I could call his sister.She arrived as they were admitting him to the psychiatric ward for 3 days observation. Then his mom arrived, then his two best friends. It was around 3.00am.Sometime the next day his mom asked me to help his sister clean up his apartment. It looked like a murder scene. I'll never forget the amount of blood everywhere.Always take suicide threats seriously.Even if they don't really want to end their lives they may still harm themselves. Once they calm down talk with them about it, respectfully, and suggest they get help.
Why is it said that knives beat firearms at a distance under 21 feet?
Because of a basic misunderstanding about the issues involved.Jon Mixon does a great job explaining the technical rationale behind this, along with some of the inherent fallacies. The key issue is: How quickly can you deploy and use a weapon to save your life? It doesn’t matter what you are being threatened with: Knife, machete, baseball bat, halberd, etc. Can you draw your weapon and incapacitate the attacker before he reaches you?Most of it comes from the writings of Dennis Tueller, and you can read his words here…The Police Policy Studies CouncilI’ve demonstrated the Tueller Drill in numerous classes to make a point about reaction time. The point is not that seconds counts, but that tenths of seconds count. For a person with reasonable training, it will take you longer to make the decision to draw, than it will to actually draw and fire. Tueller’s experience was that it took him about 1.5 seconds to draw and fire, and that an average person could cross about 21 feet in that amount of time.But Tueller never said there was a 21-foot rule (and has, in fact, derided the concept). If you, as a police officer, approach someone with a weapon out, you should draw your own weapon and cover the suspect immediately. Which turns the “21-foot rule” on its ear.It’s all about response time to an immediate threat. At close range, action almost always beats reaction, so you have to begin defensive maneuvers at the perception of a threat.Others have expanded on his ideas to conceptualize a sort of “zone of safety” inside of which an armed felon is an immediate threat to an officer. This can easily be taken to ridiculous lengths, and has been the basis for questionable decisions to shoot at civilians.One of the reasons for the myth of the 21-foot rule is that various martial arts experts have demonstrated that with an exposed blade, they could hit you within 21 feet before you can cover them with the muzzle. This may be true as far as it goes, but it’s a fantasy scenario. In the real world, if you come across a person threatening or attacking others with a machete or sword, that person is almost certainly deranged or suicidal.The most effective attacks with edged weapons are those delivered with the element of surprise. If you were to stumble across a real expert with edged weapons who intended to harm you, you wouldn’t know it until it was too late.
During an argument with my husband he threw water in my face. "Red Flag" for worse to come?
Give him a sippy cup for two reasons, 1. Hes acting like a baby. 2. The lid will prevent any water from splashing you next time. See a councilor..