The 'sages' were making it up as usual hence the tripe above. The scientific method is the first time humanity has approached the aquisition of knowledge in a structured and rational way. This accumulation of peer reviewed and tested knowledge reveals a better model of reality than all the mystic, psycho babble of spirit based philosophy. A good example is the categorisation of more than five senses that immediately makes the OP irrelevant. As for the question of atheists I would ask why there are no digitally recorded manifestations of gods? You'd think one at least would grab the opportunities afforded by youtube. When people can freely share information and can examine their beliefs critically the cultural belief in magic is revealed as pious fraud. You may be onto something with cranial voids filled with air for those who reject reality and persist with woo.
Posts by Qcmbr
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67Why is the world full of ATHEISTS?
by exWTslave inbible describes atheism as a condition of the heart and is all about seeking what is ephemeral, not acting with insight.
(psalm 14:1, 2) thus it rightly says the whole world is lying in the attraction of what is ephemeral.
(wicked one is not a correct translation.1 john 5:19) thus even believers who pray to god (for material blessings) are actually atheists as they are not trying to be poor in spirit.
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My Elderette returns for a final Bible Study session, after I avoided her for 2 months (very long post)
by Faithful Witness insome of this will be repeat, since it's been a little while since i posted about my "bible study" sessions with miss k, my elderette.
we are talking about the name of jehovah.
thanks for talking with us today.
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" She was surprised to see that I also had a friend with me, Diana, an evangelical Christian who has compassion for people who are trapped in cults like JW's and LDS." Sigh
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Ebola -274 LDS/Mormon Miss. are re-assigned, WT doing what?
by Phizzy inthe lds church (mormons) have pulled 274 missionaries out of the ebola affected areas of africa and sent them to other lands.. does the wt care enough about its sales reps to do the same ?
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Local missionaries won't be re-assigned.
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Athiests: Do you ever wonder... what if?
by toweragent ini'll start by saying, i'm a ministerial servant who is trapped in the religion.
my wife is hardcore...but i've slowly been getting her to lighten up, so i'll take it!
all my friends and family are jw's, and i am employed by a jw (who is actually a great boss).
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No. The same way I don'y waste time wondering if Thor is real. Bible God is an ancient myth that has as much relevance as Ra, Mithras, Baal or any of the other old gods.
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Does consciousness end with the death of the body
by givemejustalittlemoretime inapparently, the carvakas in anceint hinduism were materialists and skeptics, arguing that consciousness ends with the death of the body and that therefore we should take pleasure in this life while we possess it and practice compassion toward others.
they also argued that direct observation is the only certain way to know anything, and thus the existence of supernatural forces and realities cannot be established and must be rejected.
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If oreos have souls does they exist after I eat them?
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Does consciousness end with the death of the body
by givemejustalittlemoretime inapparently, the carvakas in anceint hinduism were materialists and skeptics, arguing that consciousness ends with the death of the body and that therefore we should take pleasure in this life while we possess it and practice compassion toward others.
they also argued that direct observation is the only certain way to know anything, and thus the existence of supernatural forces and realities cannot be established and must be rejected.
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Mine ends when I sleep each night.
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Richard Dawkins defends mild pedophilia, says it does not cause lasting harm
by chrisuk inhttp://www.salon.com/2013/09/10/richard_dawkins_defends_mild_pedophilia_says_it_does_not_cause_lasting_harm/.
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I remember a poster who used to use lots of CAPITALS and who is best buds with Outlaw. Hmm.
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Mormon Discipline For Those Who 'Want To Know'
by Qcmbr inthis is funny and yet so spot on.
i bet this could be substituted almost directly with jw 'loving' discipline.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpcznoummys.
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This is funny and yet so spot on. I bet this could be substituted almost directly with JW 'loving' discipline.
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Richard Dawkins defends mild pedophilia, says it does not cause lasting harm
by chrisuk inhttp://www.salon.com/2013/09/10/richard_dawkins_defends_mild_pedophilia_says_it_does_not_cause_lasting_harm/.
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In the rush to paint reality in black and white we hide much that should not be hidden and we highlight much that is insignificant. The current zeitgeist , in the internet enabled world, is pitchfork and lynch mob regarding anything with children. This rush to proclaim a protection zone around children is a theatre to pretend we are doing something. At the swimming pool viewing gallery I angle my smart phone so people can see Im not taking pictures (the new evil !) Those loudly proclaiming their anti paedophilia stance get no commendation from me and in fact draw my ire. I want to understand the issue, I want to engage people with sexual desires for children in the hope of working with them to develop real strategies for child protection, adult self control and maybe even to discover medical treatments. Unfortunately doing something real to protect my children and help rehabilitate people with innapropriate sexual desires is hampered by those who rabble rouse and build the pyre ready to burn the 'witch'. Now we all look at each other with fear and distrust while forcing the real problem into hiding and turning some of them into predators.
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second malaysian plane down
by prologos innot that this is directly wt related.. images from the crash area indivate that the plane was burning as it crashed.
light debris was falling out of the smoke trail before the impact and other images show two distinct smoke plumes, one on approach the other after the impact.
this was not a vertical dive.. one of the theories about the first malaysian plane dissappearance is an incident with dangerous cargo catching fire.. 2 planes of the same airlime?
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Separatists posted earlier about shooting down military aircraft and about capturing a BUK anti aircraft missile system. They have since removed the posts. It is highly likely they just made a tragic error. I suspect the Ukraine will get lots of support now and further sanctions against Russia may well be in the mix. Not a good day.