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Take a Break With a Bit of Humour
by Finkelstein in
1. social
2. humour
lets see what we can find on youtube or elsewhere that tickles your funny bone .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyv-qyewpkk.
LoveUniHateExams

Great idea for a thread, Finkelstein. For anybody who likes Extras, here's the best of Darren Lamb.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmDhqDGk0K4.
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Religion is nothing but bad ideas
by freemindfade in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in light of the continuing disgusting acts by isis... just remember.

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LoveUniHateExams

I agree with you, freemindfade, there are lots of bad ideas in religions, whether it's ISIS beheading a street magician, the OT jews stoning some poor sod for collecting firewood on the Sabbath, or JW parents refusing a blood transfusion and looking on as their child dies a painful death.
OTOH, I suppose religious beliefs often help the believer through the ups and downs of life and provide a moral framework. As long as religious people act within the law and don't harm themselves or others, religious belief should be tolerated, IMO.
Let's face it, religion probably won't go away so it must be tamed.
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The best reasonable, rational, intelligent discussion on religion I've ever seen
by TerryWalstrom in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl6e4emx-4k
LoveUniHateExams

Jesus and the NT were OK with slavery, genocide, murder and rape. Which negative forces are you thinking they were against? - sex before marriage.
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Hearts aren't really heart shaped!
by rebel8 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
a message brought to you by the people who have the unique true knowledge that jesus wasn't born on 12/25:.

hearts aren't even really "heart shaped"--it's just a pagan symbol and everyone wrongly believes they're shaped that way.any questions?

(this forum gets totally buggy when you use emoticons!).
LoveUniHateExams

Hearts aren't really heart shaped - brilliant! And in the next edition of the watchtower: 'what do bears do in woods?'
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What comforts you when you no longer believe in a ressurrection ?
by EdenOne in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
our family just lost someone dear and very close, a faithful jw.

as we went through the entire funeral services and meeting long time brothers and sisters, who in general have been very kind and warm towards us, we realize that the hope of resurrection is a meaningless utopia for us, like a fairytale for little children.

we don't have faith in it anymore, and serves us of no comfort.
LoveUniHateExams

Excellent OP.
What comforts you when you no longer believe in a ressurrection ? - AFAIK, this life is all there is, so getting the most out of life and doing my best gives me comfort.
As far as losing loved ones - memories provide comfort, and realising that they loved me, are at peace, and achieved things in their lives.
I don't know if God exists or not.
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Morris Vindicated. Yoga Pants ARE Indecent
by konceptual99 in
1. jw
2. friends
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31447905.

even those in "the world" (tm) recognise the indecent nature of this type of apparel.

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LoveUniHateExams

@Pete Zahut - that's hilarious!
Although I've heard it before, I still find it difficult to believe.
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The best reasonable, rational, intelligent discussion on religion I've ever seen
by TerryWalstrom in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl6e4emx-4k
LoveUniHateExams

This a good vid to post, in that for me it sums up what religion is all about.
Lots of emotion, unrealistic hope, and little else.
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The best reasonable, rational, intelligent discussion on religion I've ever seen
by TerryWalstrom in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl6e4emx-4k
LoveUniHateExams

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I suppose the Islamophiles would have us believe either that the sheikh and the others in that vid aren't true muslims, or that the subtitles were a mistranslation
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The best reasonable, rational, intelligent discussion on religion I've ever seen
by TerryWalstrom in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl6e4emx-4k
LoveUniHateExams

As I've previously said, you have a point - interpretation is important.
What you seem to be ignoring is content. It's a simple fact that in the Quran (and Hadiths) there is plenty of violence, cruelty, bloodshed and killings - either on the battlefield or as capital punishment.
Here's a thought, what if literacy improved in the Muslim World, ordinary people read the Quran for themselves and decided on a literal, violent interpretation. There's no Muslim equivalent of the pope to correct them.
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The best reasonable, rational, intelligent discussion on religion I've ever seen
by TerryWalstrom in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl6e4emx-4k
LoveUniHateExams

Jonathan Drake - I admitted that extremists are to blame for their actions, but pointed that the violence and killings in the Quran may be a factor. In non-ISIS areas, the violence and killings in the Quran (and Hadiths) must also be a factor.
Poor literacy levels in the Muslim World doesn't change this. They're taught various interpretations from the local imams.