"Matt,
I concur with the other gentlemen and their replies, but I would add that when you do try wines at tastings, insist that the person pouring does tell you the price until after you have tasted everything. The price will influence your…"
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Matt Tantillo replied to Stein's discussion When is it Appropriate To Not Shake a Man's hand.?"I broadly define shaking hands as a sign of respect/trust/cooperation/professionalism. You do it when you want to make someone see you are open to them and confident in yourself. It's a first-impression mechanism.
I can obviously see you want…"
Matt Tantillo replied to Rick Shelton's discussion What does a man need or require to be satisfied with his life?"I'd say Brett set out a pretty good set with "The 5 Switches of Manliness" http://artofmanliness.com/2011/05/09/the-cure-for-the-modern-male-malaise-the-5-switches-of-manliness/
On top of those, and parallel with your assertion…"
Matt Tantillo replied to Joshua Martinez-Onstott's discussion History Repeats? I am young and do not quite understand."Yeah, I get caught on that a lot. The disclaimer was to say that even though I made a bunch of assertions, they could all be 100% wrong since I've never picked a woman's brain about relationships."
Matt Tantillo replied to Nathan DeParis's discussion Calmness For Exams"My general technique for any exam is to study the material in earnest starting at least the week before (depending on the quantity/difficulty of the subject material). I've never ceased to be amazed how well I can learn stuff by studying in…"
Matt Tantillo replied to Joshua Martinez-Onstott's discussion History Repeats? I am young and do not quite understand."You'd be better off asking this question to some of your female friends, as men can never really tell you what a woman thinks/wants.
As a young man also on the lookout for what could be a long-term relationship, here's what I can tell you…"
Matt Tantillo added a discussion to the group Sailors
Marine Career
Hello everyone.I'm in the middle of my college career, studying for a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, and this last semester I've really tried to pin down what I want to do after graduation. One field that has consistently popped up is the marine industry. I'd really like to find a career near the water where I can work on the design, manufacture, and maintenance of watercraft (preferably sailing yachts).There are two big hurdles in my way, though. 1) I am from Kansas and only really became…See More
Matt Tantillo replied to Steven Carpenter's discussion Ratios of reading to writing"Same as the above said, it's a pretty variable number. If you're doing an analysis on some article another person wrote, you probably won't have to read much beyond the article in question before you can write about it. On the other…"
Matt Tantillo replied to RM's discussion Any ideas of jobs/opportunities to travel (with US or abroad) and meet and interact with a lot of people from different backgrounds"Peace corp, red cross, reporter, salesman, flight attendant, researcher...
Even if it's not the Navy, becoming a seaman of any sorts will let you travel and meet people. Particularly if you go into the sailing world as opposed to powered, you…"
Matt Tantillo replied to LShieldes's discussion My flawed self in the group The Great Debate"The metaphor was thought up on the spot, so I hope it wasn't the main thing you took from my post.
You are the volunteer worker, the soup kitchen is some Earthly cause, and God is the soup-supplier. God's reach goes beyond the "soup…"
Matt Tantillo replied to LShieldes's discussion My flawed self in the group The Great Debate"Let me briefly premise that I am speaking mostly from my personal experience/reasoning at this point, so please take all of this with a grain of salt. I was raised as a rather casual Christian, so I am in need of refreshers on my Bible…"
Matt Tantillo replied to LShieldes's discussion My flawed self in the group The Great Debate"I've never really liked telling people/being told we are unworthy of God's love. God created us with love so we could love him, and we betrayed his love with sin, so it is true. But to me that's focusing on the problem rather than the…"
Matt Tantillo replied to LShieldes's discussion My flawed self in the group The Great Debate"Jesus' sacrifice didn't give everyone a free pass from sin and thus an excuse to do whatever we feel like on Earth. Pre-Christ, the Jews were God's chosen people, but were still separated from Him by sin (including after death). Jesus…"
Matt Tantillo replied to LShieldes's discussion My flawed self in the group The Great Debate"I see your parallel between my argument vs. yours. Yes, Jesus is part of God, and therefore without sin. At the same time, Jesus was human, and therefore capable of sin. It seems contradictory, but my best answer is that Jesus embodied God on…"
Matt Tantillo replied to LShieldes's discussion My flawed self in the group The Great Debate"You hit it on the head, Ken. Jesus had free will and was tempted just like the rest of us. His ability to hold true to God's love and will was an example for all of us to follow, if we so choose. Yes, it is human nature to consider sin,…"
Matt Tantillo replied to LShieldes's discussion My flawed self in the group The Great Debate"I know Satan is a fallen angel who was jealous of God/thought he was better, but beyond that you've hit one of the walls on my Biblical knowledge.
I guess since Satan did it first then he did make sin, but humans brought it to the world by…"
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- Interests
- Sailing (pleasure cruiser), Piano, Irish Culture, Amateur Astronomy, Trombone, Amateur Writing
- Books
- Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O'Brien
Sherlock Holmes series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
- Movies
- War Horse
Ip Man
Star Wars series
Master and Comander: The Far Side of the World
Gladiator
How to Train Your Dragon
Bruce Almighty
The Incredibles
Ratatouille
Iron Man
- Music
- Oscar Peterson
The Dubliners
Jimmy Buffet
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Vince Guaraldi Trio
The High Kings
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
- Quote
- "Always do right. This will gratify some and astonish the rest." - Mark Twain
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- At 8:05am on October 16, 2012,
Herb Munson said… Greetings Matt. Welcome to The Great Debate. Great to have you with us.
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Herb Munson replied to Herb Munson's discussion The Primacy and Existence of God in the group The Great Debate"For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, and…"
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