"Christians are to persuade by love, witness, Spirit, reason, rhetoric, and, if need be, by martyrdom; but never by force.

"Thus a healthy and faithful church neither wants nor seeks the power of the state for the purpose of advancing the kingdom of Christ.

"When we seek the sword, we forsake the cross."

~ Brian Zahnd

#persuade #love

Why are there so many naggy, strident,noisy #adverts on #uk #TV at the moment?
Is it a loss of confidence in the medium or their ability to #persuade

RT @DanielC55186873@twitter.com

Slickety-slick had to #persuade fleshies to invest in bitty-bit coins, but the humming in his inner ear was out of tune with the fluorescents. He chewed on another 9-volt, which made his jaw jittery, but calmed his stim chips. Another 23 and they'd regrow his third arm.

#vss365

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/DanielC55186873/status/1605796151801675776

#vss365 2022-12-22

I tried to meet your overstepping my boundaries with a firm position. Eventually, I crumbled away under the pressure.

I pushed back and tried to #persuade you to see rhyme and reason again.

I realise, now, this does not work. No, I remember.
Love sets free. I let go.

Slickety-slick had to #persuade fleshies to invest in bitty-bit coins, but the humming in his inner ear was out of tune with the fluorescents. He chewed on another 9-volt, which made his jaw jittery, but calmed his stim chips. Another twenty three and they'd regrow his third arm.

#vss365 #microfiction #WritingCommunity

Meta researchers create #AI that masters #Diplomacy, #tricking human players
Meta's #Cicero can #negotiate or #persuade with natural #language—just like a human.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/11/meta-researchers-create-ai-that-masters-diplomacy-tricking-human-players/

#International_Tech_News | #BIG_GOV | #BIG_FINANCE |

#Labor agency says #Amazon union’s meeting #complaints have #MERIT

The #National Labor Relations Board has found merit in a union charge that Amazon VIOLATED #labor_law in #New_York City’s #Staten_Island by holding #mandatory worker #meetings to #persuade its employees #NOT_TO_UNIONIZE??

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/07/labor-agency-says-amazon-unions-meeting-complaints-have-merit.html

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Note to #self: you'll never #persuade the rider (#rapport > #ratio) #hume
https://youtu.be/_DGdDQrXv5U