I read where time is like money--we can spend it, waste it, hoard it, or invest it. Thank you, Jonathan, for investing time in your readers with weekly doses of wisdom about life and money. Further, thank you for creating HD and allowing it to serve as a funnel to share your years of experience and wisdom. I'm confident your investment of time will produce dividends in the lives of many for years to come. May God bless you!
Mytime, out of respect for the boundaries Jonathan has set with HD, I will refrain from further comments beyond this response, acknowledging that this matter is non-financial. It seems my previous comment touched on a sensitive area, and I sincerely apologize if it caused any offense. My intention was simply to express that many people share their faith out of genuine love and concern for others. I also recognize the delicate balance between caring for people and respecting personal boundaries. Thank you for your understanding.
Kim, you raise an interesting point. I can't speak to the motives of politicians, but regarding "religious people," noted and outspoken atheist Penn Jillette offers an astute observation about people who don't share their faith. He states, "I've always said that I don't respect people who don't proselytize. I don't respect that at all. If you believe that there's a heaven and hell, and people could be going to hell or not getting eternal life, and you think that it's not really worth telling them this because it would make it socially awkward... How much do you have to hate somebody to not proselytize? How much do you have to hate somebody to believe everlasting life is possible and not tell them that?"
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I read where time is like money--we can spend it, waste it, hoard it, or invest it. Thank you, Jonathan, for investing time in your readers with weekly doses of wisdom about life and money. Further, thank you for creating HD and allowing it to serve as a funnel to share your years of experience and wisdom. I'm confident your investment of time will produce dividends in the lives of many for years to come. May God bless you!
Post: Four Thoughts
Link to comment from March 1, 2025
Mytime, out of respect for the boundaries Jonathan has set with HD, I will refrain from further comments beyond this response, acknowledging that this matter is non-financial. It seems my previous comment touched on a sensitive area, and I sincerely apologize if it caused any offense. My intention was simply to express that many people share their faith out of genuine love and concern for others. I also recognize the delicate balance between caring for people and respecting personal boundaries. Thank you for your understanding.
Post: What Wisdom Can You Share?
Link to comment from February 24, 2025
Kim, you raise an interesting point. I can't speak to the motives of politicians, but regarding "religious people," noted and outspoken atheist Penn Jillette offers an astute observation about people who don't share their faith. He states, "I've always said that I don't respect people who don't proselytize. I don't respect that at all. If you believe that there's a heaven and hell, and people could be going to hell or not getting eternal life, and you think that it's not really worth telling them this because it would make it socially awkward... How much do you have to hate somebody to not proselytize? How much do you have to hate somebody to believe everlasting life is possible and not tell them that?"
Post: What Wisdom Can You Share?
Link to comment from February 21, 2025