Cat Stevens: "From the moment I could talk, I was ordered to listen". How true this was for me. I remember in my earlier days of life, the amount of attention I got to solve my "problem". I once asked how I was diagnosed with emotional problems, and the reply was "You hate school right? That's an emotional problem." I research and read daily. I grow in intelligence, I have many people I consider a teacher. Is it that I hate school? Or I hate how the system of education worked with me? Their cure was to forcefully subject me to the informations I rejected. I was sent to psychologists and studied only to have those "specialists" say "Something is bothering him" You think?! They tried to force chemicals down my throat such as ridilin and other mind control elements but I refused. Then they decided after ignoring my pleas to put me in an institution where my education was more free form and an agreement between myself and the "teacher". I accelled right away. Perhaps we should try to listen and understand someone before we propose a method of teaching.
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"Man is the measure"
by onacruse inescaping (note present tense...a work in progress most challenging) thing(s) i've ever faced.
i won't fool myself into thinking that i fully understand the answers that i think i have, but "the discovery is in the dialogue," so here goes.. .
i'll start here with a quote from an introduction to early greek philosophy (pp.
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Sinuitis and a cure?
by jayhawk1 infor the past two months, i have been fighting one cold after another, but what seems to never leave is the burning in my nose and throat.
six days ago my doctor perscribed cephalexin 500mg (antibiotic), but so far i am still miserable.
while looking online, many websites want to sell their various cures, usually for about $35.00 us.
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The problem is that doctors tend to throw anti-biotics at a problem before they really know what the problem is. They also tend to prescribe very weak antibiotics before resorting to the "heavy duty" supply. Antibiotics are absolutely worthless against a viral infection. Not to mention anti-biotics also can trigger the destuction of aerobic bacteria in our body leading to an overgrowth of anerobic bacteria, especially in the digestive track. On top of that by using such drugs we also don't allow our bodies to fight off infections on their own and thereby not allowing our immune systems to increase in strength. My recommendation to anyone is if it's something you can bear, go to the doctor to make sure it's nothing to serious and see if you can't endure until the symptoms subside. If they don't get any better after awhile, then go to the doctor for more help. If it's viral, you're on your own.
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What is the story of Oracroth's JW Demise?
by Oracroth ini'm nobody special but i'll give my example anyway.
i was born a jehovah witness, i'm sure alot of you know what the entails.
the first part of my life i didn't take it serious in the least.
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Yeah, but by rate of climb, I will never know enough unfortunately.
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Did a 'major-event' cause you to join/leave JW?s?
by cyberguy init seems to me, many people become jw?s after a major event in their lives.
perhaps it is the death of a loved-one, such as a father, mother, child, wife, or husband.
on the other hand, it?s also my observation that a "major-event" often causes an active jw to rethink what they are doing with their life, whether they are really in the "truth," as jw?s call it.
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I'm already insane and want to kill myself. The only thing stopping me is I'm trying to understand all of quantum physics and molecular biology. As for "waking up" and "seeing the light" I decided that I will never be a part of that group until the end of whatever we call this world happens. I am grief stricken with the eternal debate between deity or self created. If satan does exist, he is very careful not to show me any demonic forces, if God does exist, he has done alot of confusing me. If we are self-created, then I would say I didn't waste my early years, since religeon has probably elevated my intellectual level beyond what it would have been (in theory). That's at least what I'm telling everyone.
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Only Two Religions
by barry ini know i may get shot down in flames for this but here goes anyway.
im quoting fron dr des fords site http://www.desford.org.au/home/index.php/mission.
there are and always have been only two religions in the world.
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I've studied kung-fu to an extent. I was still a JW at the time, and I guess striking and opponant without touching him is considered spiritistic.
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Comments You Will Not Hear at the 11-16-03 WT Study
by blondie inreview comments will be in black and parentheses ()
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we keep in mind peter's words: "it when you are doing good and you suffer, you endure it, this is a thing agreeable with god.
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Oh, what I meant to say is <guy with hellraiser avatar>, when someone jumps up and decides to persicute at an assembly, the security brothers surround him (without touching him) and attempt to get him to decist. If that doesn't work I don't know what they do. Personally I'd probably start a boxing match with him, I have been diagnosed with ADHD and it's hard to sit through assemblies. Boxing with apostate sounds like alot of fun ^_^ So how about it? I'll be sure to attend the next assembly (since I havn't been to one in forever) and you start an uproar, and we'll box, and then I'll give a final speech about russia and usa coming together ALA Rocky 4.
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Comments You Will Not Hear at the 11-16-03 WT Study
by blondie inreview comments will be in black and parentheses ()
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we keep in mind peter's words: "it when you are doing good and you suffer, you endure it, this is a thing agreeable with god.
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They have cute girls in costa rica!
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Will The Brothers and Sisters Marry and Have Children in The New System?
by AwakenedAndFree ini have a question for active elders, ex-elders and other bible experts regarding the following topic:.
will the brothers and sisters marry and have children in the new system?.
according to the watchtower, yes .
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Oracroth
Actually, for the first time I looked at that scripture differently. Could it be interpreted to mean at the ressurection you won't be married or given in marriage meaning you don't hold the bonds of a previous marriage? The question asked was "which of the 7 will get her" and reply is "None because they won't be given in marriage" which might mean "You are no under the previous obligation". Just a concept.
My official answer is "Wait and find out" or if you're that worried about it "Don't die". ^_^
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Only Two Religions
by barry ini know i may get shot down in flames for this but here goes anyway.
im quoting fron dr des fords site http://www.desford.org.au/home/index.php/mission.
there are and always have been only two religions in the world.
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Oh I forgot to add this,
In a computer, alot of the AI is governed by reaction. If given the same variables the reaction would always be the same. In order to have true free thinking, we have to be able to make a different choice when given the same variables to react against.
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Only Two Religions
by barry ini know i may get shot down in flames for this but here goes anyway.
im quoting fron dr des fords site http://www.desford.org.au/home/index.php/mission.
there are and always have been only two religions in the world.
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Yeah! And all that with a cherry on top for my post...
Just playin,
I'm not trying to start up the concept that god does/does not exist. I was more considering the concept of whether free throught existed or didn't exist. I come from a programming background, you know, C/C++ and such. Generally most programmers tend to feel that the universe has a deterministic flow. Since a style of logic dictates alot of our methods of breaking down concepts, much of our logic is based around different concepts we experience. A computer is very deterministic, electronic hardware is very deterministic, and if you look at a man, it's hard not to compare them to a super computer. Yet, the laws that govern the processing are unknown at this time. On the rise is the concept of quantum computers (http://www.cs.caltech.edu/~westside/quantum-intro.html). Perhaps alot of the deterministic ideals become vapor when applied to quantum theory. This is my hope, because a deterministic reality would mean everything we are today could have been calculated before we existed and in a way becomes "fate" or "destiny". Two words that I shudder at!