Jack’s Winning Words 5/19/21

“The printing press is the greatest weapon in the armory of the modern commander.”  (T E Lawrence)  One of the rules for forming a dictatorship is to denigrate the free press, or get rid of it.  It is said that Martin Luther’s reformation movement “happened” because it co-incided with the invention of the printing press.  The invention of the internet has also been a great weapon.  The suppression of its information is similar to the banning of books.  How do you determine what is “fake” and what is “real” news?  ;-)  Jack

FROM HONEST JOHN:  It So asks the relativist.===JACK:  It seems that we've had this discussion before, and, YES, it seems as though I'm a relativist...if you want to give me a label

FROM TRIHARDER:  The pen is mightier than the sword? The internet is now mightier than the pen. A writing, whether a scholarly effort or an ignorant tweet, travels around the world instantly even before there is opportunity to react to it.===JACK:  For me, face to face contact is the best, so that there is opportunity for instant clarification.

FROM WILLMAR REV:  Jesus sure had a hard time convincing folk that He was the "way, truth and life", even coming back alive after being put to death to prove His case!? 0;-)===JACK:  I wonder if that was a declarative statement by Jesus (I am the only way!), or was He asking his listeners to "believe" what He said, and to choose to follow Him.  

FROM FACEBOOK LIZ:  if fb bans it, it’s real... just as w/other propaganda machines.  here’s one truth they keep taking down. this site shows covid stats for every country and state individually. out of the three billion world citizens, statistically zero have died of covid. 99.4% have what amounts to a cold.   https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/   ===JACK:  Are you an anti-vaxer or anti-masker?

FROM NORM'S BLOG:  The truth is the real weapon.===JACK:  Jesus was looked up as a weak warrior.  In reality, He was just the opposite.

FROM LBP:  Ugh, the question of our time! Best I’ve got is to find a trustworthy source and stick with it. Then I have to be trustworthy in my area, science, to help sort through that noise there===JACK:  Ah, there's the rub.