EVANGELICALS of every stripe have pretty much the same mindset since
they live in a different world from the rest of us.
To wit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC7Efb_lWiw
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656Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread
by Simon inthis topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.
latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.
the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.
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HAPPY? Now? Let's try it!
by Terry inhappy?life finds a way!.
a fragile flower grows through concrete.the whirlwind scatters seeds and future flowers flourish.. we are life and life persists - always has no matter theflood or impact of an errant asteroid.life goes on.a punishing plague seeping under dark curtains of ancient times gives way to science and longer lifespans.those who live in the best of times always feel it is the worst of times (and always they are wrong.).
i was born after world war ii to people who had survived a great depression and hitler, mussolini, and pearl harbor.i grew up under the impending iron curtain doom of cold war nuclear bombast.
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Our emotions are triggered by the Values we hold.
Consequently, we can't rely on emotional 'reasons' due to their subjective nature.
Our "heart" is our feelings and not a source of data.
Man survives (or perishes) by intellect guided by logical reasoning as informed by the things he perceives.
In repressive societies, cults, strict fundamentalist homes - a child growing up with limited access to ALL information, is indoctrinated to FEEL strong attachment to
propaganda at worst and the very least, biased information.
A mind swimming in poetry and metaphors, ancient analogies, is weak sauce for a healthy intellect to feast upon.
Testing our beliefs isn't easy when we hold them sacrosanct.
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Dead Sea Scrolls FORGERIES at Bible museum (scandal)
by Terry inhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/03/museum-of-the-bible-dead-sea-scrolls-forgeries/ independent researchers funded by the museum of the bible announced that all 16 of the museum’s dead sea scroll fragments are modern forgeries.
the museum ceo exclaimed, “we’re victims—we’re victims of misrepresentation, we’re victims of fraud.” the pieces are probably made of ancient leather, they were inked in modern times and modified to resemble real dead sea scrolls; all with the intention of deceiving for profit.
the researcher's report’s findings raise grave questions about the “post-2002” dead sea scroll fragments, a group of some 70 snippets of biblical text that entered the antiquities market in the 2000's.
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The story of the Dead Sea Scrolls is filled with intrigue.
Releasing the research results was kept under wraps for years and years
until somebody took photos of the fragments and published them on the Worldwide Web.
The Dead Sea Scrolls were feared by religious dogmatists.
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Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread
by Simon inthis topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.
latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.
the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.
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That's all there ever was to being a Jehovah's Witness
by Terry injehovah's witnesses weren't jehovah's witnesses until 1931.until that year the people who had been hard-headed followers of end times false prophecies by william miller and seventh day adventists, more or less settled into following charisma-ballyhoo preaching by folks like "pastor" c.t.
russell.what was it that attracts these people?
it is a thin veneer of pious bible interpretation as a means of prepping for the end of the world.yep.
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JW's rare terrified and creaming their knickers but gloating
right now because their entire cosmos is framed by DOOM.
The Bible Students under Russell met WWI with soiled undies but out-sized hankering for the cable-car to heaven.
Existential occurrences throughout history are not exceptional.
Earthquakes? Always.
Wars? Always.
Famines? Always
Diseases? Always
The model for END TIMES ALWAYS FITS the era in which you live!
This is as close to 'proof' as the Watchtower has ever gotten.ve·rid·i·cal/vəˈridək(ə)l/adjectiveFORMAL- truthful.
- coinciding with reality.
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Dead Sea Scrolls FORGERIES at Bible museum (scandal)
by Terry inhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/03/museum-of-the-bible-dead-sea-scrolls-forgeries/ independent researchers funded by the museum of the bible announced that all 16 of the museum’s dead sea scroll fragments are modern forgeries.
the museum ceo exclaimed, “we’re victims—we’re victims of misrepresentation, we’re victims of fraud.” the pieces are probably made of ancient leather, they were inked in modern times and modified to resemble real dead sea scrolls; all with the intention of deceiving for profit.
the researcher's report’s findings raise grave questions about the “post-2002” dead sea scroll fragments, a group of some 70 snippets of biblical text that entered the antiquities market in the 2000's.
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What has been forged is not the content but the historicity as an object d'art, so to speak.
It's like thinking you own a Dali painting - yet discovering what you possess is forged by another artist.
The forger has duplicated an actual existing Dali - but - replacing the original by faking the verisimilitude with chicanery and applesauce.
The word I'm looking for is ACTUALITY orauthenticity.
A copy can appear identical. A diamond and a cubic zirconium is a case in point.
This is where SUBJECTIVITY enters the picture.
What is"real"is not the same as what is REAL.
Chew that one.
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All Our Mice Are Broken! (Scandal in the Scientific, Academic, and Media community)
by Terry inall our mice are broken.. .
scandal in the scientific, biological, and academic community (unreported in the media.).
1. a researcher discovers a huge flaw in drug testing.. .
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When I take a big step back and look at the state of societies around our planet I
see that much of the turmoil in the last two decades is a result of a new generation infected by post-modern philosophy / politics incubated in Universities.
Academia's chicks have come home to roost and clash with Boomers (who currently run / ruin the world.This new generation doesn't debate - it censors, subverts, and silences opposition.
Will I live long enough to see the other side of this current clash when things cool down? Hmmm, I hope so.
The snarling and the clawing aren't very interesting.
It's anti-intellectual but ironically, mostly conducted by what passes for intellectuals.
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HAPPY? Now? Let's try it!
by Terry inhappy?life finds a way!.
a fragile flower grows through concrete.the whirlwind scatters seeds and future flowers flourish.. we are life and life persists - always has no matter theflood or impact of an errant asteroid.life goes on.a punishing plague seeping under dark curtains of ancient times gives way to science and longer lifespans.those who live in the best of times always feel it is the worst of times (and always they are wrong.).
i was born after world war ii to people who had survived a great depression and hitler, mussolini, and pearl harbor.i grew up under the impending iron curtain doom of cold war nuclear bombast.
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HAPPY?
Life finds a way!A fragile flower grows through concrete.
The whirlwind scatters seeds and future flowers flourish.We are LIFE and life persists - always has no matter the
flood or impact of an errant asteroid.
LIFE goes on.
A punishing plague seeping under dark curtains of ancient times gives way to science and longer lifespans.
Those who live in the Best of Times always feel it is the worst of times
(and always they are wrong.)I was born after World War II to people who had survived a Great Depression and Hitler, Mussolini, and Pearl Harbor.
I grew up under the impending Iron Curtain doom of Cold War nuclear bombast. I went to school during the Cuban Missile Crisis, JFK's assassination and joined a Doomsday Cult, went to prison and had my mind and body assaulted.
What's to be happy about?EVERYTHING!
I have 7 wonderful kids and four grand-kids and monumentally outstanding friends.
I've basked in summer sunlight of white sand beaches in Carmel by-the-sea,
walked in Monet's garden in Giverny, and strolled under aqueducts built by an empire that flourished almost two thousand years.HAPPY?
Damned right we have it in us!We are a species outrageously effective at surmounting
impossible obstacles and placing humans on our moon, robots on Mars, and penetrating the shroud of outer -outer space to photograph the Universe.HAPPY?
Our choice.Reach. It's what we do - we reach for our tomorrows with unflagging optimism.
Join me and do that now.We walk not in the valley of the shadow of death without
prayers, hopes, or sensibility of survival.
Crest each hill as it comes ... tomorrow awaits those who climb.HAPPY?
LIFE FINDS A WAY!
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LYRIC:
All those scary words when they don't make you laugh
Tous ces mots qui font peur quand ils ne font pas rire
Who are in too many movies, songs and books
Qui sont dans trop de films, de chansons et de livres
I would like to tell you
Je voudrais vous les dire
And I would like to live them
Et je voudrais les vivre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oybALMX0kzM&fbclid=IwAR2hLd1WEUjZQ8DCa1SuuueghfUP4A4dqKLT32JR2UfzYFUsAD08fhF4ZrU -
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Dead Sea Scrolls FORGERIES at Bible museum (scandal)
by Terry inhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/03/museum-of-the-bible-dead-sea-scrolls-forgeries/ independent researchers funded by the museum of the bible announced that all 16 of the museum’s dead sea scroll fragments are modern forgeries.
the museum ceo exclaimed, “we’re victims—we’re victims of misrepresentation, we’re victims of fraud.” the pieces are probably made of ancient leather, they were inked in modern times and modified to resemble real dead sea scrolls; all with the intention of deceiving for profit.
the researcher's report’s findings raise grave questions about the “post-2002” dead sea scroll fragments, a group of some 70 snippets of biblical text that entered the antiquities market in the 2000's.
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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/03/museum-of-the-bible-dead-sea-scrolls-forgeries/ Independent researchers funded by the Museum of the Bible announced that all 16 of the museum’s Dead Sea Scroll fragments are modern forgeries. The Museum CEO exclaimed, “We’re victims—we’re victims of misrepresentation, we’re victims of fraud.” The pieces are probably made of ancient leather, they were inked in modern times and modified to resemble real Dead Sea Scrolls; all with the intention of deceiving for profit.
The researcher's report’s findings raise grave questions about the “post-2002” Dead Sea Scroll fragments, a group of some 70 snippets of biblical text that entered the antiquities market in the 2000's. Even before the new report, some scholars believed that most to all of the post-2002 fragments were modern fakes. Question: how had the forgers managed to fool the world’s leading Dead Sea Scroll scholars? “It really was—and still is—an interesting kind of detective story,” says Jeffrey Kloha, the Museum of the Bible’s chief curatorial officer. “We really hope this is helpful to other institutions and researchers, because we think this provides a good foundation for looking at other pieces, even if it raises other questions.”
The investigative team’s best guess is that the leather itself is ancient, recovered from scraps found in the Judean desert or elsewhere. One tantalizing possibility is that they come from ancient leather shoes or sandals. One of the fragments has a row of what look like artificially made holes, somewhat similar to those found in Roman-era shoes. The authentic Dead Sea Scrolls trace back to 1947, when Bedouin herders found clay jars in Palestine’s Qumran caves that held thousands of parchment scrolls more than 1,800 years old, including some of the oldest surviving copies of the Hebrew Bible. ________ Of additional interest: ___
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/entertainment/books/1988/10/09/the-forgeries-that-shook-the-mormon-church/9a30edad-a9b3-4381-b10e-ecfb11c9af42/
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There will be a sliver lining to the virus
by JimmyYoung inso for years the usa has been relying on cheap labor in china.
supply lines were never interrupted.
china has gotten away with murder in its sending anything it wants with little checking of its goods.
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The experts who should know are reporting a time window of about a year and a half for the longevity of this outbreak.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3URhJx0NSw&t=934s
