Anonymous Customer Gives Waitresses $15,000 Tip After Overhearing Their Conversation

[Goblinmonger]

91. Well

You went from discussing the ever changing and flexible definitions of word to making some pretty bold decisions about what I'm thinking. I was/am trying to have a discussion about the word choice and why it was bothersome to me.

I don't know how the addition of polytheistic religions is the same as what I'm talking about. Yes, the ancient Greeks and Romans, as well as current Hindus, believe in more than one god. But in those instances, it is still a personified concept. There is still a representation we can point to and call it god. That is nowhere near saying that god is love. Or the connectedness of humanity. No. Where. Near. And do you want to put a wager on what "god" she was talking about? Because statistically I'm the house on this one and likely to win that she is referring to the personal God of Abraham.

I think it would be interesting for you to expose the problems you have with Harris, but, perhaps, that is for another discussion.

Here's why he "can't figure it out" (spoiler: he can figure it out but is using rhetorical techniques to make a point--thought you could catch that)--Because if you are one to believe that there is a personal god and that god will literally talk specifically to one person, why couldn't that same powerful god not make the conversation come through a hair dryer?

I have no problem with this woman and her beliefs. But...1) if she is saying that god literally did something to make her do that, I don't believe that is true and she is conflating one thing with another which isn't a big deal for me but I'm not going to orgasmically gush over her and her special connection with god because I don't think that is reality. She seems like a cool person. Giving that money to those women was awesome. I don't need the god bit to think those things. 2) If she, as you seemed to indicate above, really meant not a personal god but the concept of love and connection to humanity then she should say that so people don't think 1. Or not, I don't care. But if she wants respect for her beliefs which are actually close to 2 than 1 (which I don't believe is the case) she should make that clear or I will continue to rest on my interpretation in 1.