-
There were many reasons for the change of the site software, the biggest was security. The age of the old software also meant no server updates for certain programs. There are many benefits to the new software, one of the biggest is the mobile functionality. Ill fix up some stuff in the coming days, we'll also try to get some of the old addons back or the data imported back into the site like the garage. To create a thread or to reply with a post is basically the same as it was in the prior software. The default style of the site is light colored, but i temporarily added a darker colored style, to change you can find a link at the bottom of the site.
Is The Opioid Crisis The Government's Responsibility?
- Thread starter DJFaninTN
- Start date
- Status
JerryB
New member
Hi Bob,
Re: Addicts CAN make the choice to turn their lives around!
Absolutely nothing in that article supports your statement.
Can some addicts turn their lives around: Of course, they can.
Can all: Of course, not. That is why it is called addiction.
Johnny Carson spent most of his adult life trying to quit smoking; he never could & it cost him his life.
Of the 6-7 billion people on this earth, no two are the same.
Jerry Baumchen
Re: Addicts CAN make the choice to turn their lives around!
Absolutely nothing in that article supports your statement.
Can some addicts turn their lives around: Of course, they can.
Can all: Of course, not. That is why it is called addiction.
Johnny Carson spent most of his adult life trying to quit smoking; he never could & it cost him his life.
Of the 6-7 billion people on this earth, no two are the same.
Jerry Baumchen
Bob Denman
New member
But if they choose to not even try: should we still be so generous? :dontknow:
Schwingel9
New member
When we stop praying, hoping, believing, and showing mercy for each other, we are nothing more than animals.
Bob Denman
New member
While :agree:: it is also important that people take the necessary steps to try and help themselves...
If there is no cost to them: the results will have no value.
If there is no cost to them: the results will have no value.
Schwingel9
New member
Acts of kindness and love always have value, remove those things and we remove hope. If it only helps one person it is worth it.
wyliec
New member
What about- God helps those that help themselves.
Lew L
Well-known member
BoilerAnimal
New member
Sorry, but this isn't in the Bible.
https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2...-those-who-help-themselves-isnt-in-the-bible/
wyliec
New member
I never said it was in the bible.
How about this one- Pull yourself up by your bootstraps.
BoilerAnimal
New member
Most think that it is. Many addicts don't have any bootstraps left to pull up.
Schwingel9
New member
By definition God is love, love that our finite minds can't fully understand, yet. So yes, God loves those that do work to love Him and others. But, He searches for His lost sheep more than we can comprehend.
wyliec
New member
Those looking for a free ride have no bootstraps, and I have no pity. Those who make an attempt, may need some assistance, to get those boots on.
wyliec
New member
That was my mistake to use the word God. I don't think we want to get to far into religion, which is where you are headed.
Bob Denman
New member
BoilerAnimal;128282 Many addicts don't have any bootstraps left to pull up.[/QUOTE said:
IdahoMtnSpyder
Active member
A poetic invention by man to justify not helping the one who seems to make no effort to help himself.
What we're dealing with, IMO, is the age old conflict of compassionate assistance vs. self responsibility. There is no clear answer.
It's akin to the difference between justice and fairness. Pardoning a wrong doer (remember President Nixon) is justice, but it can often violate every sense of fairness we hold onto. The person who has been forgiven for a wrong is put into the position of being subordinate to the forgiver. He has been given something which he cannot reciprocate in kind. Our distaste for being subordinate colors our approach to others. That's why we find it so hard to help those who deserve no help.
Bob Denman
New member
:clap: Well said! :agree:
Schwingel9
New member
Its not a mistake, God and His natural moral law is the 100 percent perfect solution to question of thos post. Why would you not want to use this approach to solve this problem?
We are a Christian nation, holding fast to this rock is what keeps us strong and united. Is it the government's responsibility? Yes, because we are the government, a government that removes poison, not legalizing it and especially not profiting from a disease.
Making more evil does not reduce evil. How many times in anyones life has complying with evil has made things better and caused evil to flee? Never. Evil is never satisfied with only a few, it is all consuming.
Don't cave in making excuses, help fight it. Maybe its not only the addicts that need to engage their bootstraps, but also those who are standing on the sidelines watching while their fellow brothers and sisters are lost.
wyliec
New member
Lamont the site administrator has told us no political or religious posts.
Schwingel9
New member
So this entire post is illegal, according to the title? Thats too bad, this is nice civil discussion with spyder riders respecting each others views.
- Status
Similar threads
- Locked
