Rob McDonald (He/Him)

Catholic Theologian | Vegetarian | Advocate | Ethicist | Philosopher | Gamer | TTRPGer | Cf. Luke 1:46-55

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[Rob McDonald (He/Him) @RpgTheologian]

"A Catholic view...sees the world as fellow creatures in God’s creation... Humans need to allow other creatures to praise God without unnecessarily harming them through over consumption of resources."

https://t.co/VTNo5ljjBL via @thejesuitpost

[Rob McDonald (He/Him) @RpgTheologian]

@LauraLoomer @drprevost First, you say "Marxist" like it is a dirty word. From Inigo Montoya, "I do not think it means what you think it means." Indeed, you have not read Marx, or others.

Second, a so-called "Marxist" Pope is preferable to the imbecile in the White House, and his faux-Catholic VP.

[Rob McDonald (He/Him) @RpgTheologian]

@Pilot_Anon @OccamsBraiser @Ardoramdonua Considered it! But atheism and agnosticism feel preferable to polytheism.

And touche -- reform movements have been historically inspired by the Spirit!

To wit, we may claim that Christianity is just another movement.

[Rob McDonald (He/Him) @RpgTheologian]

@OccamsBraiser @Pilot_Anon @Ardoramdonua Then we can appeal to reason, which dictates that the Hebrew Bible and Christian Testament are both a-rational (and irrational) by virtue of their inconsistency.

Therefore, The HB and NT are not infallible.

[Rob McDonald (He/Him) @RpgTheologian]

@OccamsBraiser @Pilot_Anon @Ardoramdonua "Sola Scriptura" (albeit there are the other "Solas")

[Rob McDonald (He/Him) @RpgTheologian]

@srkjan1980 @SamMacD86958750 @tonyannett Indeed!

I have studied theo. and phil. at Gannon and Gonzaga Univ., and am completing PhD studies at Claremont.

I am a Comparative Theologian -- my work is at the intersection of Catholicism, Jainism, and Shinto vis-a-vis Creation theology

[Rob McDonald (He/Him) @RpgTheologian]

@OccamsBraiser @Pilot_Anon @Ardoramdonua No, I choose to follow extra-biblical tradition because it is the tradition of the Church. The Church has historically (cf. Origen and Augustine) recognized that the Bible is not the sole source of truth.

[Rob McDonald (He/Him) @RpgTheologian]

@OccamsBraiser @Pilot_Anon @Ardoramdonua As I said, we are clearly at an impasse.

I choose to follow the 2000 year-old tradition(s) of Catholicism and Orthodoxy over the (roughly) 500 year-old Protestantism.

(To wit, there are traditions older than the Abrahamic faiths. The Bible is young compared to them.)

[Rob McDonald (He/Him) @RpgTheologian]

@OccamsBraiser @Pilot_Anon @Ardoramdonua I had considered developing a thorough response, but Twitter is a terrible medium for dialogue.

Additionally, I can see that we will not agree on this issue, or even come to some mutual understanding.

To wit, I bid you blessings and good health!

[Rob McDonald (He/Him) @RpgTheologian]

@OccamsBraiser @Pilot_Anon @Ardoramdonua 1) Never said "mediatrix" was biblical -- it dates to the early Church who venerated our Lady.

2) Heb. 12 is suggestive of the the saints supporting us -- interceding.

3) The Catholic and Orthodox traditions prefer to read the whole Bible rather than proof-text it.

[Rob McDonald (He/Him) @RpgTheologian]

@SamMacD86958750 @tonyannett You are conflating "dogma" with "magisterial."

LS is clearly not "dogma" (as good Catholics know), but we can clearly query if it is "magisterial" teaching -- and as a contribution to the body of CST, it possesses magisterial weight.

[Rob McDonald (He/Him) @RpgTheologian]

@jasondweinman @Noahpinion Thanks for sharing!

[Rob McDonald (He/Him) @RpgTheologian]

@jasondweinman @Noahpinion While I wait: I admit that requesting sources is pedantic. Though it is academically necessary, it can be asinine (on my part).

To wit, I have enjoyed our dialogue!

[Rob McDonald (He/Him) @RpgTheologian]

@jasondweinman @Noahpinion Touche! Just saw it for the 2004 graph. Where is it for the 2010 graph? (I accept APA and CMOS.)

[Rob McDonald (He/Him) @RpgTheologian]

I am loathe to give this guy publicity ...

But he buys into the technocratic paradigm -- the idea that technology alone can solve our problems.

Older generations pass on the wisdom that technology is a mitigation, not a solution.

[Richard Hanania @RichardHanania]

Maybe old people shouldn’t all commit seppuku, but we need to think creatively about how they can have dignity in a world where many are only burdens. With technological change becoming more rapid, they no longer even have wisdom to offer young generations. Need new solutions.

[Rob McDonald (He/Him) @RpgTheologian]

@jasondweinman @Noahpinion To wit, you have provided graphs without giving sources. This leads to a the reasonable question of their veracity.

[Rob McDonald (He/Him) @RpgTheologian]

@jasondweinman @Noahpinion But my point stands.

First, you have failed to disprove my point, especially since you have cited data from 2004 and 2010.

Second, my point was that we need all of the data, not a limited set.

[Rob McDonald (He/Him) @RpgTheologian]

@DancesWithVegan @franalicee You do realize that you just proved the point of @franalicee, right? Anthropo-chauvnism has dictated "roles" for our fellow creatures.

Carnists like to think otherwise.

[Rob McDonald (He/Him) @RpgTheologian]

@DancesWithVegan @franalicee *chief source (apologies for the typo)

[Rob McDonald (He/Him) @RpgTheologian]

@DancesWithVegan @franalicee So sorry to hear the condescension!

Supplement(s)? No, I've been good since 2016. (Recent PCP and cardio appts. confirmed.)

Tradition? I'm RC, so I get it -- but "tradition" is not set in stone.

Survival? There is the CC factor -- CAFOs are a chief sours of CO2.