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Why are extraterrestrials pictured in ugly form in movies?
by abiather in
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humans have produced many movies on extraterrestrials.

yet all of them are shown in ugly form.

why cant we depict an et more beautiful/handsome than humans.
_Morpheus

Lol DD, thats a lotta woman there ;)
abaither, im trying to treat this with dignity. I really am.... You seem to think we dont get what your saying. We do. We understand very clearly. It is you who are missing what the replies have tried to impart to you....
Now, instead of misusing the word "beautiful" your attempting to substitute the word "handsome" and "better" but still using them in a the same context of sexual desirablity. We get it. You clearly dont.
Let me try this: "better" than humans.... Better for what? Better for hunting and killing? My picture of an imaginary alien posted previously is x10000000 more deadly than any human...
but its not "better" for mating, its not better for sexual gratification, its not more appealing to look at in a sexual context which seems to be what you debating. Nobody disagrees. Biologically speaking we dont find "handsome" "beautiful" or "better" that which we dont want to copulate with... It proves nothing to say that alien life imagined by man isnt desirable to attempt to copulate with. Of course it isnt. Its hard wired in the majority of humans by our biology to see other humans as sexual partners, not trees or fish or rocks or aliens. It dosent make trees or rocks or fish or aliens less than beautiful.
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Why are extraterrestrials pictured in ugly form in movies?
by abiather in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
humans have produced many movies on extraterrestrials.

yet all of them are shown in ugly form.

why cant we depict an et more beautiful/handsome than humans.
_Morpheus

Lol spelling is not my strong suit doc, i had to look it up for my first post :P
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Why are extraterrestrials pictured in ugly form in movies?
by abiather in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
humans have produced many movies on extraterrestrials.

yet all of them are shown in ugly form.

why cant we depict an et more beautiful/handsome than humans.
_Morpheus

This is why i called your argument fallacious... You are confusing beauty with sexual desirablity.
fal·la·cious
(fə-lā′shəs)
adj.
1. Containing or based on a fallacy: a fallacious assumption.
2. Tending to mislead; deceptive: fallacious argument

But lets take your example and use it....

here is the 2014 ms universe:

Although i would say she is "pretty", that is having a relative degree of physical beauty, i do not find her particularly sexually appealing.

here is well known depiction (in the USA) of an alien

I find that very pretty, very sleek , yes even beautiful. However i do not find it sexually appealing or "beautiful" in the context you are citing.

Again, your argument/OP is fallacious.
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Constructive hobbies
by zeb in
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2. experiences
hm have a hobby?

im not asking what.. hm have taken up a constructive hobby since leaving?.
_Morpheus

Ive picked up several with my new found time amd energy, although technically im still 'in'...
i rediscovered a love of flying RC planes and helicopters.
ive started keeping bees and other insects as a hobbiest.
i watched a ton of movies that missed out on.. Technically not a "hobby" but i do take my cinema seriously...
ive read a few novels
ive taken two classes to classes to begin learning and expanding my skill set professionally
ive trained for and ran my first 5k.
Thats a pretty darn good list for me :)
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Why are extraterrestrials pictured in ugly form in movies?
by abiather in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
humans have produced many movies on extraterrestrials.

yet all of them are shown in ugly form.

why cant we depict an et more beautiful/handsome than humans.
_Morpheus

Oh what the hell, i will play along with the OP....
beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I dont see depictions of ET's as ugly at all. Nor do i think sharks are ugly. Or snakes. Or scorpions. Or (fill in name of animal/plant).
what i do think is ugly is fallacious reasoning posing as science or logic
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Wallkill and Farm receive Green Globe Awards
by Giordano in
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2. beliefs
http://jehovahswitnessreport.com/blog/wallkill-and-farm-receive-green-globe-awards.

a statement by the watchtower society released this week, is highlighting the achievement of two major awards for sustainable development actions.. the green building initiative (gbi) has awarded certificates for two new buildings at the united states branch facilities.

the awards are achievements for the watchtower farms f residence, completed in late 2012, and the watchtower wallkill office building, completed in 2014.. ....................these awards may indicate that sustainable management techniques are being applied to ensure the cost effectiveness of the buildings.
_Morpheus

My first thought was chemical dumping
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Just woke up
by Doctor Who in
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2. experiences
new to the site.

currently i am a ministerial servant and was told i was appointed to be an elder.

i told the brothers i was not ready for that assignment.
_Morpheus

Have you ever had a dream, Doctor who, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?

Welcome to the real world ;)
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A Question for Underground Apostates, How Many Are There?
by Village Idiot in
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2. beliefs
when i first came to this forum i was of the belief that those of us who were still in due to family reasons were few in numbers perhaps one in a thousand in the jws.

soon i came to the realization that there were many more.

we have dozens of posters here who are mentally out but still in.
_Morpheus

We are legion because there are many of us ;)
seriously, i agree with phizzys assesment. Many have a gut feeling something isnt right but are not yet awake. To quote myself:
" Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you know something. What you know you can't explain, but you feel it. You've felt it your entire life, that there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad. It is this feeling that has brought you to me. Do you know what I'm talking about?"
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Circuit Overseer's Cars - Anybody got the answers?
by The Searcher in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
atlantis provided a uk branch letter regarding a 3 levy per publisher to pay for the britain branch c.o.s 85 new cars.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/126700001/2-new-boes-watchtower-begging-money-volunteers.

with approximately 120,000 publishers in the uk, that will rake in 360,000. .
_Morpheus

Has anyone noticed that the written review on here on jwn is usually only question and often has the same answer....?
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Circuit Overseer's Cars - Anybody got the answers?
by The Searcher in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
atlantis provided a uk branch letter regarding a 3 levy per publisher to pay for the britain branch c.o.s 85 new cars.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/126700001/2-new-boes-watchtower-begging-money-volunteers.

with approximately 120,000 publishers in the uk, that will rake in 360,000. .
_Morpheus

In addition here in the usa the care are sold when the branch is done with them. There was a screen shot posted a few years ago of the advertisment on the elders side of jw borg

_Morpheus

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