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Non Footy Chat Thread II

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Scripture teachers at my high school eventually gave up - I think because they couldn't explain or answer all the questions...?

So what would have been our scripture periods (rotated during Thursday mornings) got shifted to last period Thursday afternoon for all classes, giving everyone had a standard 2.20pm early mark - praise the lord!
Yeah scripture was pointless .... because it was unpaid volunteers with no idea how to control a room full of kids, who in turn had zero respect for them cos they were just once a week blow ins.

It was stupid having scripture in public schools. I assume they have stopped it now.

But the point is, they explicitly asked if you objected to your kid taking part in that. No one asks about other things that really shouldnt be part of schooling
 
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Agree, re why it was pointless. But they actually haven't stopped scripture...

Luckily at my kid's school they offer an alternative to scripture, called primary ethics - covering learning about right and wrong, thinking about what it means to be a good person and make your own good choices etc. My kid thought they'd already heard enough about church and god around the traps, so was keen for that (and loves the debates etc).

I guess people can disagree about whether sex education and emotional health should be part of schooling... but unlike the pointlessness of scripture when there are so many religious belief systems, I think that stuff (now known as PDHPE in the curriculum) is important for kids to learn together and should be included and offered.
 

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Yeah, I've met some LNP voting gay people... didn't quite understand it (gay or striaght). But imagine gay people who aren't left-leaning might be seen by others as being on the right - just like people on the right tend to think/say the ABC's centrism is loony left etc.

Yeah, that's pretty f**ked. It's like that ridiculous pressure people (and media) put on gay celebrities to "out" themselves, Rebel Wilson most recent case.

I've known gay people over the years who didn't particularly feel any need to join in displays, mardi gras, fighting for visibility etc, and were quite content just living their lives... though I'm sure a bit of sensible equality (superannuation laws, right to marriage) is appreciated by pretty much everyone.
Yep, that’s him and his partner. I went to my brothers 50th last year and besides my mum and my brother with a few exceptions we were the only straight people there. It was amazing the cross section of people there and the only rule was everyone to have to fun with no politics or agendas allowed and everyone have a great time. It’s the straight white well to do people who feel the need to be get offended for everyone.
 

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Caring about your own children isn’t virtue signalling. If anything it is nepotism. Do better.

So you're talking about your kids here?

"I’ve got enough money and credentials that I’m not worried about myself. I thought I made that clear. I am worried about the people I care about who have nothing. Hope is closely linked to opportunity. When people with nothing are told their opportunities will be eroded to address historical grievances they lose hope."

Why are they so scared mate? Why do they have nothing? Why have they lost hope?

Or are you just using them in an attempt to win a pathetic argument on the interwebz?

Either way

/sad.
 

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I think demonstrating expertise through delivery of relationship services (i.e. regular counselling, dealing with people's traumas and prejudices etc) in addidtion to attending an institution is pretty much the same combo of evolving theory and practice that pilots or surgeons have. Just a different content area and setting... but having expertise in specific territory where some people in the community start to get intolerant about certain aspects?
Delivery of relationship services is no objective measure. How do they know they’re not doing more harm? Increased demand from broken people who remain broken isn’t a metric. It’s the same ‘objective measure’ that could describe scam victims. I dare say you would apply it to religious adherents.
 

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So you're talking about your kids here?

"I’ve got enough money and credentials that I’m not worried about myself. I thought I made that clear. I am worried about the people I care about who have nothing. Hope is closely linked to opportunity. When people with nothing are told their opportunities will be eroded to address historical grievances they lose hope."

Why are they so scared mate? Why do they have nothing? Why have they lost hope?
They are little kids mate. It’s normal for them to be broke and have an empty CV ffs. I never said they’re scared or have lost hope. But I’ve got friends with older kids who are entering adulthood knowing that society finds it acceptable to discriminate against them. It’s not something I ever had to deal with and neither did you. It’s a problem for much younger people.
Or are you just using them in an attempt to win a pathetic argument on the interwebz?

Either way

/sad.
Yeah f**k young people, as long as you’re okay.
 
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Delivery of relationship services is no objective measure. How do they know they’re not doing more harm? Increased demand from broken people who remain broken isn’t a metric. It’s the same ‘objective measure’ that could describe scam victims. I dare say you would apply it to religious adherents.
Yeah, I don't think you got the combo of theory and practice (or maybe I should have said pratical application) similiarity point. As objective a measure as the success of plastic surgery, or (allegedly) that Teo bloke.
 

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Scripture teachers at my high school eventually gave up - I think because they couldn't explain or answer all the questions...?

So what would have been our scripture periods (rotated during Thursday mornings) got shifted to last period Thursday afternoon for all classes, giving everyone had a standard 2.20pm early mark - praise the lord!

🍄🍄🍄
 

hindy111

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I had some sushi 🍣 for a late lunch. It was quite fresh. I'm saving some for dinner 🍽
I'll come back to check in here as I eat it.

f**k u.
 

Poupou Escobar

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Yeah, I don't think you got the combo of theory and practice (or maybe I should have said pratical application) similiarity point. As objective a measure as the success of plastic surgery, or (allegedly) that Teo bloke.
Not true, because when it comes to surgery or flying a plane we know what failure looks like. How can a ‘gender expert’ be held to account when they f**k up? How do we tell the good ones from the bad ones? The market certainly isn’t going to do it.
 

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So does your conservatism suggests the whole concept of participatory democracy should have been slowed down? Or have you been day drinking again...
How old should people be to vote? How mentally healthy? How moral? How informed should they be? Why do we discriminate against children and non-citizens but not other people likely to make poor voting decisions? Who even gets to decide what is a poor voting decision?
 

Poupou Escobar

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A point exactly.

You’ve been trying your hardest to draw a false equivalence between virtue signalling and my concern for my kids. The key difference is I make sacrifices for my loved ones. Your virtue signalling is worth exactly what it costs.
 
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