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Generic Man
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5/23/05 KM Article "Jehovah's Day is Near"
by TheListener into be covered during service meetings week of 5/23/05.. q&a.
1. christians ardently desire the coming of jehovah's day, through which he will destroy the present system of things and usher in a new world of righteousness.
(2 peter 3:12,13, ftn.
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Generic Man
"kicks self in nutsack"
I'm trying to imagine how that works.
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Music recommendations for ...?
by Markfromcali inthere has been similar threads, but maybe if we get more specific about when we like to listen to a particular cd it could be interesting.
i was just listening to the oracle cd by michael hedges, great mellow acoustic guitars and i love the cover of tomorrow never knows.
so this one i'd say is for relaxing and blissing out.
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Generic Man
Anything by Joy Division, Big Star, Aimee Mann,
Things We Lost In The Fire by Low. Low has made alot of other alblums, but this is the only one I've listened to.
Homogenic by Bjork. I think this is her best alblum.
There are alot of others I could mention, but I'm too lazy to list them.
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5/23/05 KM Article "Jehovah's Day is Near"
by TheListener into be covered during service meetings week of 5/23/05.. q&a.
1. christians ardently desire the coming of jehovah's day, through which he will destroy the present system of things and usher in a new world of righteousness.
(2 peter 3:12,13, ftn.
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Generic Man
Here's an issue that has always bothered me. Notice these two statements:
1. We know that Jehovah's day is near.
2. We do not know when Jehovah's day will arrive.
It seems to me that these two statements contradict each other. If I believe that 2 is true, how could I ever know that 1 is true? For instance, if I knew the day of John's birth, then I can know how far or close that day is to occurring. If John's birthday will happen 12 hours from now, then I can know that that his birthday is near. But if his birthday is 5 months from now, then I can know that his birthday relatively far from now.
However, the witnesses agree with the Bible that we do not know when Jehovah's day will arrive, but still insist that they know the end is near. It seems more reasonable to say that we have no idea how close or far away that day is. Here's a formal version of my argument:
1. If I do not know when an event will occur, then I do not know how close or distant that event's occurance will be.
2. I do no know when Jehovah's day will occur.
Therefore,
3. I do not know how close or distant Jehovah's day will be.
So according to this argument, the witnesses have no logical justification for believing the end of the world is coming. All they have is the usual misquoted scriptures and conspiracy theories to persuade the masses. What do you guys think?
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A comment I heard tonight
by Generic Man intonight i heard one of the most cruel and twisted comments i've ever heard at the platform.
the topic was the apocalypse and whether or not children will be slaughtered.
through one side of his mouth, the po stated that the bible is not clear on the matter, while out the other side he pointed to all those old testament accounts where children were killed.
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Generic Man
Amazing...
I was just looking my files and saw that this topic is still getting posts. It goes to show what a troll like Schizim can do.
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JW Video Game
by RichieRich in.
you know friends, as we struggle to stay strong in the truth it is with great pleasure that we present to you:.
not trying to steal jh's position as the master of photshop, but i got some tricks up my sleeve too.
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Generic Man
By the way... Happy Birthday.
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JW Video Game
by RichieRich in.
you know friends, as we struggle to stay strong in the truth it is with great pleasure that we present to you:.
not trying to steal jh's position as the master of photshop, but i got some tricks up my sleeve too.
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Generic Man
Hey Richie,
I'm also here in North Carolina. At Greensboro to be specific. I've read youre profile and I know how you feel. I'm also living at home and having a hard time. Trying my best at college so I can leave home and all this JW crap. Thanks for posting and love the game idea.
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How do you think you will handle your own death? . . . . . [language alert]
by nicolaou ini know it's not the lightest of topics but the current news coverage of the pope's final hours made me wonder if i'd face things as calmly as he is reported to be doing.
i don't have his faith, or any faith anymore, but i can see how for a true believer that would be a source of strength.. the thing is, a lot of us thought we'd never die.
do you really comprehend what a truly massive mind-fuck that is?
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My position is that I don't know if there is an afterlife or not. The the only way you know if there is one, is if you die and see for yourself. Of course, if there isn't an afterlife, you'll never know it. In fact, if there isn't an afterlife, then you could never reflect upon how life was like. I think this is what makes the possibility of annihilation so terrifying to many. We go through life engaged in so many activities and then death takes away any memory of anything we've ever done. Makes all life's activites rather arbitrary doesn't it?
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What do you know about philosophy?
by Bas inwhat do you know about philosophy and philosophers?
i know many philosphers who were inspired by the bible in their writings, but .
i'm more curious about the "secular" philosophers.
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Generic Man
I'm currently studying philosophy at the local university, so here is my advice:As far as I'm concerned, philosophy is all about arguments. What I'm doing as a student is trying to do the following:
-Learn to understand the types of reasoning philosophers use, which is mostly deductive logic. Once you master the basic rules of logic, like (basic propositional and predicate logic) then its on to the more advanced topics (like modal logic).
-Understand the terminology and distinctions that philosophers use. Here are a couple distinctions any student should know:
-a priori/a posteriori
-necessary/contingent
-analytic/synthetic
-fact/value
-abstract/concrete-Understand as much the history of philosophy and understand contemporary philosophy as well. In general, anybody who sincerely wants to become a philosopher must read a variety of material and not limit himself to only a few books. Also, please do not kowtow to any philosopher no matter how popular or influencial. To kowtow means to literally bow your head, usually in a worshipful manner and thats not how you should view any philosopher. One mistake I see alot of people do is uncritically accept whatever a certain philosopher has to say just because they like what that particular philosopher has said. From what I've observed, some of the most kowtowed philosophers include Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Ayn Rand. There are certain people who will accept whatever their intellectual god has to say and ignore any criticism made by other philosophers.
Of course you'll find some philosopher that you'll agree with more than others. I was introduced to philosophy by reading the work of Roderick Chisholm (1916-1999), particularly the first edition of his Theory of Knowledge. As much I respect and admire his work, I must also read his work critically and understand the objections made to some of his ideas. I know it is unlikely that I will agree with him on every issue. Here's a short list of contemporary philosophers people should know more about, since most people have not heard of them and have made important contributions (in no particular order):
-Wilfred Sellars
-Willard van Orman Quine
-Roderick Chisholm
-D.M. Armstrong
-Saul Kripke
-Alvin Plantinga
-David Lewis
-William Alston
-William G. Lycan
Of course but there are many, many more. So keep reading!-Probabily the most important virtue I have learned is patience. Philosophy takes time to understand. Sure, there are many different positions that can be taken for an issue and philosopher rarely ever agree. But all that means is that the questions are hard to answer, so don't get overwhelmed by it and please do not jump to conclusions on a subject.
Well, I've only discussed a little bit about it and I haven't done much justice to the task of discussing it, but I hope this is of some help. Good Luck!
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Im a Catholic in love with a JW
by mistypink inin a sense it's heartening to see so many other people in the same boat as i am.. i have many questions though after reading the other threads on this site.. my boyfriend's former girlfriends were catholics like me as well.
his dad is an elder and he hasn't been baptized yet.
we have had sex.
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Generic Man
Hi Mistypink,
I agree with what other have said on this thread. It doesn't sound like this guy is going to committ to you. The man is still in his late 20's and is still strongly influenced by his parents. It sounds like the religion still has a grasp on him. Be careful, make sure he feels the same way about you and talk to him. I think you should ask for a strait answer. Does he want to be with you or does he want to be with his family, settle with this other girl, and conform to the organization. From what I've read so far, he's not going to stay with you. Thats not to say that you're relationship is hopeless. I don't know this guy, but I know that rejecting the religion of his family seems to be extremely hard for him.