aluminutty

Joined

• started 2 topics
• posted 103 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by aluminutty

• 
  23

  Did Jesus Die on a Cross or Stake

  by Tommy Boy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have been research the topic of how christ died and have read many articles (most interesting of them was at the url http://www.freeminds.org/doctrine/cross.htm) which indicate that he died on a cross, so i contacted the wt and they told me to look at vine's expository dictionary of new testament words, and this is what i found.

  topic: cross, crucify

  <a-1,noun,4716,stauros> .

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  aluminutty

  Jesus died on a chicken breast.
• 
  16

  What is Race?

  by Marcos in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  .

  is race really a valid concept or is it more of an arbitrary distinction based more on skin tone and/or culture?

  marcos (open to learning)

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  aluminutty

  Marcos:
  The latest scientific word on the race questionn is that genetically there is absolutely no difference between the races. This is really fresh news -- within the last few weeks -- and if you do a google search on the topic, you are sure to find something.
• 
  5

  What if............

  by freedom96 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the wts always taught that there is absolutely no life anywhere in the universe except here on earth..

  because the bible doesn't talk about it, therfore it don't exist.. seems to me that is rather poor logic.

  i was talking to a friend of mine the other day, who is spiritually minded.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  aluminutty

  JNS2:
  Exactly! You shouldn't be surprised, though, its not like mankind has established a great track record in the huberous department or anything. <grin>
  I've always thought it odd how as a species we under estimate our abilities and achievements and at the same time inflate them almost to bursting. We will make rediculous claims like "we're alone in the Universe" or "inteligence could only evolve on earth" as if to say, we're somehow favored beings. Countering this extreme is the notion that we will destroy ourselves, that we are somehow worthy of God's wrath, that we are natures equivalent to satan spawn, etc., etc.

  As a species, not to mension as individuals, we are unique, yes, how true, but life isn't unique. It can't be. If this little planet we call Earth is truely alone, a freek occurrence in an otherwise stayrel universe, the obvious question "What's the bloody point?" would resoundacross the land.

  We are living in an age where in astronomers have discovered literally hundreds of extra solar worlds -- those bodies orbiting stars outside of our solar system. These discoveries strengthen current theorys of how solar systems form, and demonstrate that the conditions favorable for the creation of life in our solar system are not unique.<p class="editedBy">Edited by - aluminutty on 16 January 1776, 1:6:22</p>

  Praise Jehovah!!!!!

  Edited by - aluminutty on 16 January 2003 1:10:18
• 
  28

  AMERICANS!! A Brit needs help

  by searcher in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ok so heres the deal.. having always wanted to visit america, i would like to set up a months multi-centre holiday (thats a vacation lol).. problem, i have never travelled abroad except when organised by the military, so i have no idea whats involved.

  i dont even know whether or not to bring towels.

  lol.. i can set up flights to/from the states here (even interstate flights), but when i get there i will be the original innocent abroad.. what i need.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  aluminutty

  That's a tall order. I mean, without more input from you, it would be an impossible task to plan a good trip for you. Do you like the sea and bathing, and if so are sandy white sun bather speckled beaches your thing, or does bold, rocky senery-rich coastline strike your fancy. Are mountains, perhaps, your thing, instead? If mountains, rugged stark and majestic, or once jagged peaks, now gentled by the gnarled hands of age and time. Do you prefer cities, or rural settings? Do you do monuments and museums, or shun those things as stuffy and tiresome choosing nightlife and a party scene. Tell us.

  Your planning to concor a great beast of a country -- meant in a good way <grin>. Your dealing with a land area much larger than all of europe and the british isles put together. Complicating matters further -- or making them more interesting depending on your perspective -- is the fact that the states has a more varied topography and climate than does europe. If your trip is a once-in-a-lifetime event therefore, I'd want you to tell us what you would like to do while you plan to be in the states. Also, and if anything more importantly, aproximately how much money are you prepaired to spend on food/lodging/events/transportation. Knowing these variables will help us to give you great suggestions. All that aside, here are some general, off the cuff, suggestions:

  Check out our nation's capital on and about July 4th, our independence day. Special events and fireworks are sure to fill the air.
  
  Sanfransisco is one of the greatest citys in the world, check it out! Wonderful food, living history, vibrent as a cathedral bell, and chilly and foggy to boot, even in July, so you'll feel right at home. <grin> (I don't live there, BTW, but I have visited San Fransisco once,; I was hooked.)

  You of course, have to see New York City: tour Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, watch a broadway play, visit the empire state building the Bronx Zoo and/or Wall Street, eat a real bagel, tramp china town, or a path in central park durring the day. pee on the sidewalk . Do the New York thing.
  Visit eather Yosemite or Yellow Stone. Their awesome.
  Las Vegas, Its sin, and glitz, money, glitz, decadence, and money, and glitz, did I say glitz, and aptly enough hot as HE double hockey sticks, too.

  The suggestions on the board from the Pacific NW, and the South FL are are wonderful, too. Take them up on their offers of help. If you like the outdoors, and wild things and nature, the pacific North West is the place to be. Hiking, rafting, you name it, if its an outdoor sport you love, you won't be disapointed.

  If you visit Miami, go to Key West, too. Key West might be more than a day trip, though. Overnight.

  Train and bus travel in the states quite frankly isn't nearly up to European standards. Don't even expect what you are used to. I'm not saying to be scared, I am saying you won't be impressed, in the least.

  An organized overland motor coach tour may be an option for you for some of the trip.

  If you rent a car, you'll of course have to get used to driving on the opisit side of the road. But, if you're over 25, which I know you are, it may be a good option, and can be cheaper than you might think. Consider rent-a-wreck. While our interstate mass transit systems may not be the world's best, our interstate highway system is quite good and easy to follow.

  Don't forget Alaska and Hawaii, but if you plan to visit, don't plan to stay less than a week in eather location. A week is probibly way too minimalist, at that.

  Hotels can be cheap and more than adaquit, or cheap and crummy as hell. Expect your own bath/shower, lav, and toilet in each hotel room, fresh soap, and shampoo/conditioner, plus towels and wash cloths changed dayly and linnons, more often these days, dayly upon request only. Most hotels will have cable/satellite television in room with phones which *sometimes have free local area phone calls. You'll usually also get a crappy AM/FM radio with alarm, iron and ironing board, hair dryer, and coffee maker with coffee. take n adapter for any electrical apliances. 120 volt alternating current in the states. Different wall plug than you are used to; you'll need an adapter. If you can arrange transportation, hotels farther out from city centers are always more economical.

  I've got tuns more suggestions. Just ask and tell.

  And if Cincinnati Ohio and surrounds are interesting to you. Drop us an E-mail, that's my wife Bobsgirl or me, and we'll be of any help we can.
• 
  70

  Family says police killed dog for no reason

  by Yizuman in

  1. social
  2. current

  .

  .

  not a jw story, but nonetheless it made me sick when this came out this week.. yizuman.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  aluminutty

  Reporter:
  I can understand defending law enforcement and all that hippy jaz but... come on, if it is confirmed that the dog was in fact a bull dog boxer mix, the cop would have to be a complete nincompoop to automatically assume that the dog would be aggressive. When you factor in the fact that the dog was wagging its tale, you have to conclude that the cops actions were, um, lets say less then commendable. We shouldn't award stupidity as a culture nearly as often as we do. If the officer acted out of cruelty, he should be prosecuted, if out of stupidity, fired. These would be the best senarios for handling the problem for the department involved. If the respective department despatches this obviously bad officer, it will affectively demonstrate to folks that the department is committed to doing the right thing. Public support should never be under rated; especially by the police.
• 
  10

  What kind of Jew was Jesus?

  by auntiem in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  has anyone ever done any research as to what sect of judaism jesus was born into?

  and if so, do you think it was reflected in his teachings?

  the society always goes into the descriptions and belifs of the sadduces (spelling?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  aluminutty

  Could he have been a "Jew for Jesus"? Afterall, if he believed in himself. . . Oh never mind. <grin>
• 
  14

  CINCINNATI Meetup Saturday 01/04 is a go!

  by Intuit39 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  calling all ex's!

  looks like tomorrow will be another great meetup.

  interest had faltered over the last couple of months, but i think that was mainly due to the venues offered as choices.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  aluminutty

  What's the time? What's the venue? I haven't checked my e-mail in a while, so I'm out-of-the-loop. If it's late afterrnoon/early evening Bobsgirl and I should be able to make it, as well.
• 
  22

  Carl Sagan

  by donkey in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  carl has been dead for 6 years today.

  his writings and his clear thinking have had a large impact on me and who i am today.

  without people like carl i would still be completely lost in the world of mysticism.. i dedicate this thread to his memory:.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  aluminutty

  Donkey:
  Thank you for creating this post. Thanks for giving forum members the opportunity to discuss and memorialize Mr. Sagan.
  Carl Sagan was a truly amazing person . . . an inspiration to many millions of people. He had the rare gift of being able to concisely, accurately explain difficult concepts in a manor accessible to anyone with a pulse; he was able to accomplish this feat of master teaching without alienating the intellects in his audience, either.
  At a whopping 9 years of age, if I remember correctly how old I was when the series aired, I was addicted to, and spellbound by the Cosmos series. I remember one incident in particular, while camping, when I gladly stayed in doors and was riveted to my family's cheep portable TV, straining to hear the amazing program through its Snowy reception of a distant public broadcaster, so as to not miss a word of Dr. Sagans description of the solar system, the origins of life, the wondrous notion that intelligence is not just a meaningless one-time fluke occurrence in a completely chaotic universe. Probability, he conjectured, virtually insures the possibility that our interesting earthly experiment in to sentience may have far flung analogs, the meat and potatoes in the chunky galactic soup, if you will.
  Yes, Carl Sagan was a skeptic, but he didn't stigmatize those who were not. He loved science fact and fiction, any dolt could tell you that, and I too must agree with the other posters who have complemented Carl Sagan on his overwhelming honesty in the pursuit of good science. He made science seem a way by which humanity can save itself. It is my firm belief that those who foster hope should be remembered long after their presence among us is no longer physical. Therefore, All hale the heroes, the light bringers, and the torches that guide mankind through the darkness of ignorance! May equally brilliant visionaries bless our years to come.
  

  Edited by - aluminutty on 21 December 2002 1:50:1
• 
  32

  New to JW and looking for the right associations.

  by sunflwergirl420 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have been studying to become a witness for about 1yr now and am doing what i can to become clean to be baptised.

  unfortunately almost all of my friends were bad associations and i don't deal with them anymore.

  i am looking for people to chat with who have the same goals in mind that i do.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  aluminutty

  PopeOfEruke:
  Those darn apostates keep appropriating our symbols and such. They will pay at the day of judgment. I for one am glad there is a "new system" (TM) coming. -(
• 
  32

  New to JW and looking for the right associations.

  by sunflwergirl420 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have been studying to become a witness for about 1yr now and am doing what i can to become clean to be baptised.

  unfortunately almost all of my friends were bad associations and i don't deal with them anymore.

  i am looking for people to chat with who have the same goals in mind that i do.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  aluminutty

  Trauma-hound:
  What's pot and 420???

  I don't get it. What could pot and 420 have to do with each other?

  Oh, I see. . . DUH! Your talking about 420 degrees: the temperature at which heated aluminum releases the deadly gasses that make our blood poisoned, aren't you? I now see that you were being a "good Shepard" and recalling our attention to the old Watch Tower wisdom concerning this aluminum, this most vial of threats. How could I have been so blind? I for one will endeavor always to keep my pots much cooler, and I will even use stainless steel for all of my future cooking. We must follow the teachings of the Watchtower as they come straight from the creator via the F and DS. Thank you for your timely Christian guidance, brother Trauma-Hound.

  In loving Christian kindness.

  Aluminutty (want some coo lade, class)