Posts by _Morpheus

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My wife is frightened about the end/ What to say without sounding Apostate?
by suavojr in
1. jw
2. friends
my wife called me at work saying she is scared after reading today's daily text.

i don't read it anymore, therefore i went online and found this.. tuesday, march 3 .

those days will be cut short.matt.
_Morpheus

I dont mean to sound arrogant but I can tell you exactly what she wants to hear....
"Babe, dont sweat it. we're going to be fine. I got you."
The cult may be fanning the flames but in the end we all have moments of insecurity. Our wifes want us to be their rocks in times of trouble, same way we want them to tell us they still love us and believe in us when we screw up or feel inadequate.
Let her know its all good, come what may. Set the cult crap aside on this one unless she brings up the specifics in which case you can just leave it as 'we will deal with it when we get there. Until then were moving forward' (she dosent need to know forward is away from the cult)
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Rational Buddhism?
by cappytan in
1. jw
2. friends
does a type of buddhism exist that doesn't include the metaphysical aspects of traditional buddhism?

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_Morpheus

I became a big fan of zen once i realized TTATT. What i didnt realize was that i was already a fan of zen through exposure in round about ways preawakining. Anything that helps you relate to the world in a positive way is worth exploring, IMHO
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my 10 year old son is paying attention at the meetings
by user100 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the public talk on sunday was about evolution.. my son pointed out flaws in the speakers arguments during and after the meeting... mostly about how animals aren't able to communicate etc.

he even brought up coco the ape that is able to communicate via sign.. i told him that i heard a ton of inconsistencies but i am afraid to say anything because your mom will get angry :).

im glad he is paying attention.. and the school system must be doing something right..
_Morpheus

Dont short change yourself. He felt comfortable talking to you about it. That makes all the differance
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"Happy" Bethelite song update
by thedepressedsoul in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i spoke to a very reliable source at bethel and got an update on the happy song that they did.

apparently it was for family night, which is kind of like a talent show they do once a year at bethel.

people make videos, songs etc....
_Morpheus

Jake, you just described what i saw at bethel to a "T"
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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

I think thats more than reasonable
http://www.brahmakumaris.info/
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How did you find the truth? - the loaded question.
by user100 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
had dinner this weekend with a jw family and met a bunch of new jws.

one of them who was not very talkative at all and out of the blue asked me how i found "the truth".

i answered how my family has always been starting with my great grandfather.. then he clarified his question.. he said something about how this is a great question and people always talk about their spiritual heritage.
_Morpheus

My answer would have been "i found it on the internet". Let him figure it out ;)
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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

Cleary a troll cofy, but a silly part of me hopes there is enough left of the human in the cultest that something will spark for him as we try to reason.... Or maybe someone else who thinks as he does will read these remarks and have an epiphany... At worst its good sparing practice and excersie in devolping logical arguments
http://www.brahmakumaris.info/
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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 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.

_Morpheus

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