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Trump or Contested Convention?
by Coded Logic in
1. social
2. current
for those of us who are hillary and bernie fans, which is the better outcome - to have donald trump as the republican's nomination whose unpopular with most americans?

or are we better off watching the chaos of a contested convention and the party eventually putting up someone weak like john kasic or jeb bush?
Coded Logic

What makes you say Trump is "unpopular with most Americans"?
Trump/s approval rating has consistently hovered around 30%. Whereas his unfavorable rating has been over 50%. Though, as the GirlNextDoor correctly pointed out, a far better descriptor would have been "majority" rather than "most".
The Huffington Post keeps an up to date Meta-analysis or every poll measuring the favorable/unfavorable rating of Clinton and Trump. Where as you can always find polls that are outliers and shows the two neck and neck - this sort of information isn't helpful. However, an aggregate of all the polls helps plot any trends that may be developing. And, as best we can tell, it doesn't seem like Trump is gaining any traction with American voters. Unsurprisingly, the majority of people seem not to like him.
http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/donald-trump-favorable-rating
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Trump or Contested Convention?
by Coded Logic in
1. social
2. current
for those of us who are hillary and bernie fans, which is the better outcome - to have donald trump as the republican's nomination whose unpopular with most americans?

or are we better off watching the chaos of a contested convention and the party eventually putting up someone weak like john kasic or jeb bush?
Coded Logic

For those of us who are Hillary and Bernie fans, which is the better outcome - To have Donald Trump as the Republican's nomination whose unpopular with most Americans? Or are we better off watching the chaos of a contested convention and the party eventually putting up someone weak like John Kasic or Jeb Bush?
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Not the Author of Confusion
by Coded Logic in
1. watchtower
2. bible
609 african independent charismatic.

black american apostolic.

african independent charismatic.
Coded Logic

I honestly don't see how the inspirations of Bach and Michelangelo make religion any less full of crap.
People used to build highly detailed and intricate models showing how the Earth was the center of our solar system. But such creativity doesn't make geocentrism any less bogus.
And who knows what far more beautiful work Bach or Michelangelo might have produced had their minds not been vandalized by the small mindedness of religion.
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Any thought behind your " Avatar"
by The Rebel in
1. jw
2. friends
i think that's the correct phrase?

anyway when i first came here, that little picture that "the rebel" hides behind, was a self portrait of a very sad man, who simply had too much knowledge.

now i feel after 7 months here, i should repaint that " avetor" give some happiness to the eyes, and a contented smile to the lips.. in short my " avetor" was a self portrait of a man with too much knowledge.
Coded Logic

My Avatar is the symbol the Romulan Empire. Descendants of the Vulcans, they rejected Surak's teachings during the Time of the Awakening and marched under the banner of a bird of prey. Thus the raptor symbol.
Romulans are stubborn, emotional, and prone to profound arrogance.
Sound like anyone we know?
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Not the Author of Confusion
by Coded Logic in
1. watchtower
2. bible
609 african independent charismatic.

black american apostolic.

african independent charismatic.
Coded Logic

Not sure why Wild Thing got a thumbs down. Giving you a big thumbs up!
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What was there before the Big Bang?
by Brokeback Watchtower in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpuhj98vjoa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hik8hj0_t9q.
Coded Logic

you cant have something come from nothing.
-SWN
How do you know this? Have you ever observed a lack of space time and energy? How would you know how it behaves?
I'd recommend you do a little reading on entropy. It doesn't just imply that we can get something from nothing. Rather, it means that "nothing" is inherently unstable and will always produce something.
Our intuitions are useless here. We have no prior experience in the formation of universes that we can draw upon. "That doesn't sound right to me" is not a valid objection.
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I am confused,bewildered
by bobld in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
on their social media site:why do we attend large assemblies?

god's sevants in the past,who were instructed to assemble three times a year, we.

look forward to meeting together in large groups.soon they will be out in full force.
Coded Logic

JW theology is truly religion ala carte. Check out the latest NWT
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Leaving The Cult is Exactly Like This...
by cofty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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Coded Logic

We didn't leave religion because we lost our faith. Rather, we found our curiosity. And what a beautiful world it is that we've since discovered.
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What is R&F
by Drifting Away in
1. jw
2. friends
i see the letters r&f often, but i dont know what that stands for..can someone tell me?

tia
Coded Logic

Hahahaha, nice Baker!
For a long time I thought it meant The "Truth" Ain't The Truth
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Christians Know Who God Is
by Loi_241 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
many of us christians have a good question for you to ask, “who is god?” there are more than six scriptures to share with you.

you know the bible itself a true message for all the people on earth.

the bible explains ‘in the beginning god created everything: heaven, earth, animals, people and everything.’ thus, you notice god created humans, adam and eve.
Coded Logic

The OP makes a number of very unconvincing and unsubstantiated assertions.
Well said. Simply saying something is the case does not make it the case. And empty assertions are not going to convince anyone of anything. If people want to be taken seriously, they need to show they have good reasons for believing the things they believe.