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  Faith and the Meaning of Life For Bozos

  by Farkel in

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  one who accepts it is either called a ?true believer,?

  god is by nature ?good.?

  satan is by nature ?bad.?

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  The Bible book of Hebrews in chapter 11 offers perhaps the best explanation to be found in the Bible of what faith is and how it ?benefits? you. I only have a copy of the King James Version at hand, but it should suffice, so don?t fret about my use of it. The KJV is no more or less loony than any other version of the Bible I?ve read.

  In verse 1 of chapter 11 faith is defined:

  ?Now faith is the substance of things hoped for??

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  Nothing and I do mean nothing that is a ?thing hoped for? in and of itself has any substance. Hebrews 11:1 finishes its definition of ?faith?:

  ??the evidence of things not seen.?

  I have to admit that this "definition" has never made any sense to me either. I remember bible study conductors announcing this piece of nonsense to newbies: "Just look at how precisely the Bible defines faith....". Then they'd read out this verse. Then the newbie would make a chimpanzee face for lack of a better response. You could tell right away this definition never made any freaking sense to the study conductor in the first place. He'd just learnt to pretend it did. And he expected the same of the newbie.

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  Brownnose or Scholar

  by stillajwexelder in

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  just a quick pole - who gives you the biggest laugh on this board - you have only two choices brownnose brownboy or scholar?

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  Pole

  LOL ;@)
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  Brownnose or Scholar

  by stillajwexelder in

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  just a quick pole - who gives you the biggest laugh on this board - you have only two choices brownnose brownboy or scholar?

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  Check his post history. His demise on JWD is 100% "bible-based".
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  607, 607, 607

  by Pole in

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  hi scholar!

  is that your phone number?

  pole - ba and ma in linguistics

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  Pole

  Hi Scholar! Is that your phone number?
  
  Pole - BA and MA in Linguistics
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  Brownnose or Scholar

  by stillajwexelder in

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  just a quick pole - who gives you the biggest laugh on this board - you have only two choices brownnose brownboy or scholar?

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  Pole

  Remember JCannon? He was a bad joke. Brownboy's posts are a parody of JCannon's. This is no longer funny, although I must admit Brownboy's reasearch in word etymology has given me a good laugh.
  
  Thank you for that if nothing else BB!
  
  Scholar on the other hand has a very limited agenda which boils down to 607 and perhaps the authorship of the NWT which as he claims is "unknown and unknowable".
  
  Pole - of the MA and BA in Linguistics Class
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  It's Final... The GB are Lizard Beings

  by FreePeace in

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  i was doing some research for a novel i'm writing, and came across this article.

  while i pride myself on being open minded, this one is just a bit over the edge without proof.. http://www.reptilianagenda.com/exp/e122299a.shtml.

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  His name was Daniel Sedlik and his was of Polish origin. As I reached out to shake his hand, he turned to return the shake. I looked into his eyes and was startled and somewhat terrified to see a thin membrane drop over his human eyes.

  I think what's important is that he was of Polish origin (gasp). You guys should know what we Poles look like. Scroll down the page to see the pics:
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  Did anyone watch the latest Frontline?

  by eljefe in

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  here is the link to it.

  it is about "al qaeda's new front" and talks about the radical muslims in europe and terrorism in general in europe.

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  We'll wait and see what happens.

  
  
  The comment was moronic in a few ways.
  
  First, what if I said the following: "It will be interesting to see the Empire State Building being blown up as a result of Bush's foreign policy in the ME. We'll see if Bush resorts to diplomatic measures then."
  
  Then it's stupid, because it ignores the already observed facts (Spanish withdrawal from the American occupation of Iraq as a result of the Al-Qaida attack in Madrid as opposed to the suggested cry for American help) and it focuses on (evil-spirited) wishful thinking.
  
  Finally it also seems to make use of the cliche of American protectionism which so many Hollywood productions are imbued with. Maybe I'm just oversensitive on the last point, but the first two remain valid.
  
  The "we'll wait and see what happens" attitude atually reminds me of frustrated Armageddon preachers which most of us used to be. Doesn't sound like worthwhile argument and it certainly shows little respect for the French posters here to say it'll be "interesting" to see the Louvre blown up just because they don't blindly follow Bush's highly controversial (to say the least) policy.
  
  
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  Attention Computer Geeks! Which training would you take?

  by Elsewhere in

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  it is time for me to choose which training classes i want to take.

  this is a very new experience for me!

  i have been a contractor for a long time and i'm not used to my employer asking me what i would like to do... and have them pay for it!

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  I'm use LAMP and Java J2SDK/J2EE technologies for my projects (I'm not a professional programmer, but I program a lot for my computational linguistics research). The only name which makes any sense to me is ASP, so I'd probably go for it ;-). Not much help... But it sounds interesting to have your employer pay for your training.
  
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  To the Nations of Israel and Palestine

  by Brownboy in

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  Pole

  So who was better JCannon or Brownboy? I liked JCannon better. Especially his drag queen explanation of the Ethiopian eunuch episode. And his personal encounters with the gay apostle Paul.
  
  BTW Brownboy,
  
  What's your opinion of JCannon?
  
  
  
  
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  "Equilibrium" the movie is an example of the WTBTS

  by PinTail in

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  there is a movie called "equilibrium" this movie is a prototype of being a jehovah's witness, in it there is a hierarchy that is a ruthless goverment and the spiritual source for all thought till a hero comes and awakens them.

  this is a must see movie for all witness's.

  i don't know, it just made me think of the witness's during all the time i was watching it.

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  Pole

  I like the scene when the little boy tells off his father for not having taken his dope.
  
  It was almost like: "Dad, have you prepared for the Watchtower study yet?".
  
  Pole