Posts by b00mslang

Yeah, they are single player HL mods from the haydays of HL mod community. They are both quite long (can't remember which but one is about 50% longer than HL1). Both are in English.

Here's the machinima of Chel and the Cake is a Lie:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6Q_koTHB54

I bought Portal 2 off of Steam but haven't gotten around to playing it yet. I don't have a lot of time to play games so I usually limit it to Team Fortress Classic when I get home from work (probably 15 minutes max).

"Didn't we have some fun?"

The HL tune: "Nuclear Mission" still gets my blood up.

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Just What Is The WT Up To Now?

by lovelylil in

has anyone heard about what is going on inside the organization these days regarding those who claim to be "anointed" christians?

i have had at least three different people now who live in different areas of the country tell me that the elders are systematically pushing out people who claim to have become anointed within the last few years.

these would be younger ones who are now professing the heavenly rather than earthly hope.. i find this interesting for several reasons.

b00mslang

I think part of it is the emotional investment. As a so-called "born in", I used to just chalk things up to; "The Society knows best". That is, when I would read or hear things that didn't jibe w/ the scriptures, I would basically ignore them and think that it was my understanding that was at fault.

Perhaps I didn't want to really examine these things for fear of what I might find?

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Will someone, please, stop ISIS?

by skeeter1 in

will anyone stop isis?by josh levs, cnnupdated 2:07 pm edt, thu august 7, 2014(cnn) -- if you're following the news about isis, which now calls itself the islamic state, you might think you've mistakenly clicked on a historical story about barbarians from millennia ago.. in a matter of months, the group seized territory in both iraq and syria and declared an islamic caliphate, celebrating its own shocking slaughter along the way.. "i don't see any attention from the rest of the world," a member of the yazidi minority in iraq told the new yorker.

"in one day, they killed more than two thousand yazidi in sinjar, and the whole world says, 'save gaza, save gaza.'".

in syria, the group hoisted some of its victims severed heads on poles.

b00mslang

They are pretty tough when using women and children as human shields or fighting unarmed civilians.

Nothing a few well-placed BLU-82B - Daisy Cutters couldn't disrupt. Herd them into close quarters and let-her-rip.

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GOVERNING BODY PATTERNS OF DECEPTION

by Terry in

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pattern of excuses.

" zion's watch tower 1894 jul 15 p.226.

(compare isaiah 8:11-13.

b00mslang

@Apognophos

Was that supposed to be a Portal Vid?

It's a great game but it makes me pine for some HL3. Dying to see if GLaDOS is on the Borealis. Replayed all of them last month (HL, Opposing Force, Blue Shift, Uplink, HL2, Ep1, Ep2). Might replay Azure Sheep and Todesangst (SP mods).

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Just What Is The WT Up To Now?

by lovelylil in

has anyone heard about what is going on inside the organization these days regarding those who claim to be "anointed" christians?

i have had at least three different people now who live in different areas of the country tell me that the elders are systematically pushing out people who claim to have become anointed within the last few years.

these would be younger ones who are now professing the heavenly rather than earthly hope.. i find this interesting for several reasons.

b00mslang

While I agree that some of Paul's writings come off as his personal opinion, we are left with the notion that the NT is "inspired" (albeit a bit of a misogynist).

President Bush didn't receive a Divine coronation and it is my opinion that he performed some of his gaffes, intentionally, to appear folksy (artifice). Consider his debate with Ann Richards, ten years earlier:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvknGT8W5jA

Additionally, I was drawing a comparision between the obvious Divine backing of Moses, versus the self-proclaimed provenance of the GB. Although I agree that the miraculous gifts would be; "done away with", I would at least expect their (GB) interpretations of scripture to be accurate (or somewhat accurate). Unless we're to assume that interpretation is also a "gift" that has been done away with. If so, why are any of us wasting our time on this?

Consider, I spent years going to meetings and studying the publications. Now I'm expected to unlearn vast details that I wasted many man-hours learning. Hence, they except adherents to learn more/new specious teachings that may well be supplanted in the near future.

I would like to fully comprehend the GB's assertions of a; "Spiritual Paradise" based upon a foundation of inaccurate (false?) teachings. This apparent theory of; "that was the truth, then" and; "this is the truth, now" is not tenable.

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GOVERNING BODY PATTERNS OF DECEPTION

by Terry in

jw
friends

pattern of excuses.

" zion's watch tower 1894 jul 15 p.226.

(compare isaiah 8:11-13.

b00mslang

One of my wife's favorites is that Jehovah allowed it to facilitate a "winnowing work" to "winnow out" those that were working toward a date.

Geez Louise, isn't that what the entire religion was founded on? The working toward a date?

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Just What Is The WT Up To Now?

by lovelylil in

has anyone heard about what is going on inside the organization these days regarding those who claim to be "anointed" christians?

i have had at least three different people now who live in different areas of the country tell me that the elders are systematically pushing out people who claim to have become anointed within the last few years.

these would be younger ones who are now professing the heavenly rather than earthly hope.. i find this interesting for several reasons.

b00mslang

To be more specific, regarding my allusion to corporate decorum, I would expect them to police themselves, and each other, lest they appear foolish. Don't they have press-agents or aide-de-camp that prevent them from committing a faux pas?

I would also like to see some specific, scriptural, proof of their claims of Divine Authority.

Moses had a staff that budded ripe almonds, he could toss it on the ground and it would turn into a serpent. He struck a rock and water issued forth (Waters of Strife), parted the Red Sea, Ten Plagues, Manna, Bronze Serpent, etc. etc. etc.

What provenance/bonafides does the GB have legitimate claim to, exactly? Failed promises? Spurious teachings? If they have substantive proof, what/where is it? It is my opinion that their entire claims originate from the Watchtower. Since they publish it, this is a sort of " circulus in probando ". That is; "A is true because B is true/B is true because A is true". This has been asserted by many writers here, on numerous occasions. To wit, The Watchtower declares the legitimacy of the Governing Body and The Watchtower derives its authority from the Governing Body.

Please understand, I want to believe, give me a reason.

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Just What Is The WT Up To Now?

by lovelylil in

has anyone heard about what is going on inside the organization these days regarding those who claim to be "anointed" christians?

i have had at least three different people now who live in different areas of the country tell me that the elders are systematically pushing out people who claim to have become anointed within the last few years.

these would be younger ones who are now professing the heavenly rather than earthly hope.. i find this interesting for several reasons.

b00mslang

However, their rantings do not mimic "inspired expressions" as recorded in the OT and NT.

They have the ring of personal opinion, rather than inspired utterance.

I perceive Loesch as subdued and foreign. It is also apparent that we Americans are easily gulled by EU accents.

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Critique of new JW DVD: These Words Must be on Your Heart.

by WingCommander in

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http://youtu.be/dhn2to663cu.

im really channeling my inner blondie with my observation and critiques of these new watchtower videos.

something about them really turns my stomach.

b00mslang

The Mom was pretty hot.