okay, this is interesting to me.. first a little bit of background on me, i was introduced to jw-ism as a zygote, raised in and baptized at the tender age of 12. i got baptized because my beloved grandfather had just passed away and i was told that if i wasn't baptized i wouldn't get to the new order and i wouldn't ever see him again.
no pressure or anything.... i really truly believed everything for the first two decades of my life.
really started doubting at 25, left at 26 (they df'd me even though i disassociated myself in a letter to the elders first).
Essie,
I felt totally elated when I drop the bible god. I mean he is so mean,,he's alway spying on you,,ready to destroy you if you don't have faith,,when he comes again and all that BS.
I even started a post when it finally hit me here it is:http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/25/68234/1.ashx
When I started writing this funny post I was in total happiness even when person would get upset with me in the thread it didn't lessen my happiness.
ok putting religious reasoning aside what is a rational reason why humans are viewed worth more than higher animals?
why is a human worth more than lets say a chimp, a pig or a cow?.
neurophysiological studies show that animals suffer probably just as much as humans....but similar to little children they cannot understand the pain and express it as human adults can.
Real,
Good article!
I remember seeing a video on a chimpanzee troup that took 25 years to make,,(Jane Goodhal?).
Any way after seeing it,,I was all teary eyed,,and felt very connected to the plights of the chimps.
In Santa Cruz there is Ko Ko the ape. they have a video on that as well. These creatures have feelings every bit as real as ours. I hope we don't make them go extinct,,but if we do,,it won't be the first nor the last.
we all have to be careful about how much information we give out over the net,,it is wise and prudent in some areas,, but what about age???.
now i know many women don't like to admit they are over 29 what do you think is the percentage of correct profiles in reguards to age??.
this is private information and i don't want this to be a prying type of thread just reasonable discussion.
Bi,
LOL
Actually I chose October 2 1914 for my profile to remind us how far along the generation of 1914 is.
BTW 8/10/53 is my birthdate.
we all have to be careful about how much information we give out over the net,,it is wise and prudent in some areas,, but what about age???.
now i know many women don't like to admit they are over 29 what do you think is the percentage of correct profiles in reguards to age??.
this is private information and i don't want this to be a prying type of thread just reasonable discussion.
We all have to be careful about how much information we give out over the net,,it is wise and prudent in some areas,, but what about age???
Now I know many women don't like to admit they are over 29 what do you think is the percentage of correct profiles in reguards to age??
This is private information and I don't want this to be a prying type of thread just reasonable discussion.
our fellow poster, aguest, made the following comment in her recent post titled: hearing god/christ - not "rocket science":"because we are such physical creatures, drawn to the empirical, we have great difficulty understanding, believing or even imagining anything that is not physical or discernable by our physical senses.
"empirical" refers to that which is realized by the five senses: sight, touch, taste, smell, hearing.
to the pure empiricalist (or, experientialist, if you will), that which cannot be seen, touched, tasted, smelled or heard... with one or more of the parts of our physical bodies that perceive these... it does not exist.".
Un,
(((((((((((Hugs)))))))))))
Sorry for all your family has been thru. Sometimes events that happen to us just plain suck.
I hope better days will come.
an older woman will never wake you up in the middle of the .
night & ask you, "what are you thinking?
" an older woman .
Well hurray for the older women,,but what about older men????? At my age 50 is young.
What about us older men??
How about one of you ladies starting a thread on that subject?
Oh and BTW I think older women are sexy,,smart,,and older xjw women not very easily fooled.
well... as most know, i went out to san jose last tuesday for a whirlwind 'tour' of the western states.. i was to leave san antonio by airplane, and return by van - driving all the way back, running tests on equipment along the way.
(think about the man in the ads, saying "can you hear me now.
" - and you'll be reeeeeeal close.).
Jim,,
Sounds like you had an interesting trip. Too bad we missed you over here in Cal.
i know that this topic will be a draw to those who are truly interested in this subject, and for those who seem to feel that it is their "duty" to debunk untruth and myth, etc.
in their sphere of life.
let it so be stated that whoever is truly interested in this subject, and in having a "chart" done, etc.
Xena,
I can't say I believe in this stuff but I enjoy reading it and it sometimes gives me some insight into myself.
That's the way I look at it,,they say a lot of things that make you think about your personality,,I consider that good. A lot of those things sometimes can give subtle reinforcement to a more positive view of yourself,,and as long as you don't get too carried away with it,,it can be good.
Sunny,
I will look a little further on my birthday,,and see when I get somemore time.
"unless you turn around and become as young children, you will by no means enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
" - matthew 18:3. to the household of god, israel, that has ears, and those who go with them that do so, may you have peace.
to all others, peace to you, as well!.
Gum,
Your right, my words could have been framed differently,,and I need to cool off or stand back.
But this person,,should know better than to post this type of crap on a board where people,,have had it up to the eye balls with persons claiming to be jehobubba spokes person. It can be quite irratating to watch some of "you guys" actually who should know better give her any acknowlegdement of prophetic ability.
Take a look at what she saying it's pure bullshit.
i was unfamiliar with this term being used to depict members of the board, so i looked it up.. i don't like the "pervert" part, but "renegade", now that sounds pretty cool.. .
apostate
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Corvin,
You have the same problem with honestly stating your opinion,,that I have,,I can't alway discern when it is time not to speak what I think. Welcome to the club.
BTW If he got offended then that's his hang up not yours.LOL
