Memory is not wisdom; idiots can by rote repeat volumes. Yet what is wisdom without memory?
Big Jim
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Hellen Keller On The Bible
by Big Jim inthere is much in the bible against which every instinct of my being rebels, so much that i regret the necessity which has compelled me to read it through from beginning to end.
i do not think that the knowledge which i have gained of its history and sources compensates me for the unpleasant details it has forced upon my attention.
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Big Jim
There is much in the Bible against which every instinct of my being rebels, so much that I regret the necessity which has compelled me to read it through from beginning to end. I do not think that the knowledge which I have gained of its history and sources compensates me for the unpleasant details it has forced upon my attention.
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Your best caption please.
by nicolaou inwe all know how this works, just give us your best caption for this pic' .
[why do i get the feeling that 'gutter' will crop up more than once?].
nic'.
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Big Jim
What Are You Selling?
Nothing!
I Just Want A Contribution.
Do You Have The True Relegion?
Yes I Do.
Did You Know That Relegions Die When They Are Proved To Be True, and Also Science Is The Proof Of Dead Religions!!!
I dont know let me ask my P.O.!!!
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Sacrifice / Death
by Big Jim inperhaps the whole root of our trouble, the human trouble, is that we will sacrifice all the beauty of our lives, will imprison ourselves in totems, taboos, crosses, blood sacrifices, steeples, mosques, races, armies, flags, nations, in order to deny the fact of death, which is the only fact we have.
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Perhaps the whole root of our trouble, the human trouble, is that we will sacrifice all the beauty of our lives, will imprison ourselves in totems, taboos, crosses, blood sacrifices, steeples, mosques, races, armies, flags, nations, in order to deny the fact of death, which is the only fact we have.
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On Religion
by Big Jim inreligions die when they are proved to be true.
science is the record of dead religions.
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Big Jim
Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions.
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Majority Rule
by Big Jim innext to inflation, majority rule is the most ingenious scheme ever contrived by government.
most people have never dared to question the basic morality or logic in the assumption that the majority should have power over the minority.
a majority of the people in the south once believed in black slavery.
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Big Jim
Next to inflation, majority rule is the most ingenious scheme ever contrived by government. Most people have never dared to question the basic morality or logic in the assumption that the majority should have power over the minority. A majority of the people in the South once believed in black slavery. Did that make it moral? A lynch mob is majority rule stripped of its fancy trappings and its facade of respectability. In a community where homosexuals outnumber heterosexuals, should the majority have the right to outlaw sex between married partners of the opposite sex? In a community where atheists outnumber non- atheists, should the majority have the right to outlaw the practice of religion? ... a dictatorship allows only a small number of people to interfere with the rights of others, a democracy makes it possible for great numbers of people to impose their will on others -- through the force of government. Is an act of aggression more right if carried out by the majority than by a dictator? Since approximately half the eligible voters vote this means that approximately 75% of the people are ruled by 25% of the people.
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The Bible (A famous quote)
by Big Jim inwhenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and torturous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness, whith which more then half the bible is filled, it would be more consistent that we called it the word of a demon then the word of god.
it is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind.. thomas paine.
1737-1809,anglo american politicl theorist, writer
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Big Jim
Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and torturous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness, whith which more then half the Bible is filled, it would be more consistent that we called it the word of a demon then the Word of God. It is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind.
Thomas Paine
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Christians and Christianity
by Big Jim inthere were honest people long before there were christians and there are, god be praised, still honest people people where there are no christians.
it could therefore easily be possible that people are christians because true christianity corresponds to what they would have been even if christianity did not exist.
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Big Jim
There were honest people long before there were Christians and there are, God be praised, still honest people people where there are no Christians. It could therefore easily be possible that people are Christians because true Christianity corresponds to what they would have been even if Christianity did not exist.
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Just An Ideal !!!
by Big Jim inthere are 1370 registered users on this sight, lets say that 1000 of them are pretty serious players when it comes to trying to help jw's with doubt get away from the organization.. this is my ideal,lets say that 1000 users here form a group to help (plant the right seeds of doubt).
the way this could be done is by each person in the group paying a $25.00 fee (which would equal to $25,000.00) to place advertising on billboards located near assembly halls with 1-900 numbers for more information concerning the posted message.. then the money from the 900 numbers could be used to place more billboards near more assembly halls till there was enough out there to really cause a impact on the organization.. what do you think?
i know it is crazy, however it is a fun ideal>
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Big Jim
There are 1370 registered users on this sight, lets say that 1000 of them are pretty serious players when it comes to trying to help JW'S with doubt get away from the organization.
This is my ideal,lets say that 1000 users here form a group to help (plant the right seeds of doubt)
The way this could be done is by each person in the group paying a $25.00 fee (which would equal to $25,000.00) to place advertising on billboards located near assembly halls with 1-900 numbers for more information concerning the posted message.
Then the money from the 900 numbers could be used to place more billboards near more assembly halls till there was enough out there to really cause a impact on the organization.What do you think? I know it is crazy, however it is a fun ideal>
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Direction Literally Creates Time
by Big Jim inone day a traveler in a remote country town,convinced that he was on the wrong road,came to a halt in a village.
calling one of the villagers to the car window,he said, "friend,i need help.
the villager looked at him for a moment.
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One day a traveler in a remote country town,convinced that he was on the wrong road,came to a halt in a village. Calling one of the villagers to the car window,he said, "Friend,I need help. I'm lost."
The villager looked at him for a moment. "Do you know where you are?" he asked.
"Yes,"said the traveler."I saw the name of your town as I entered."
The man nodded his head, "Do you know where you want to be?"
"Yes," the traveler replied.
"Your not lost," he said,"you just need directions."
I think a lot of people who leave the truth (as they call it) are in the same position as that traveler. We know where we are-sometimes disappointed,dissatisfied,and experiencing little peace of mind. And we know where we want to be-at peace,fullfilled and living life abundantly. Like the traveler,we are not lost-we just need new directions.
THE STEPS OF GOOD MEN ARE DIRECTED BY THE LORD.
HE DELIGHTS IN EACH STEP THEY TAKE.
PSALMS 37:23