Just had the national news on and somebody compared JW's to extremist muslims
(i do not agree by the way)
DannyBloem
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Muslim Extremists & JWs----Living A Double Life
by minimus inisn't it amazing to see how these people can mingle in society and in reality be living a double life?
they may be nice to your face but ultimately, they think we (those who do not conform to their beliefs) deserve death.
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I Need help!
by cazza ini need help making one of the most important decisions of my life, i was brought up a witness and fell away nearly 9 years ago.
i firmly believe what i was taught and still believe in the truth.
theres just a few questions i would like asking but never have the opportunity to ask anyone.
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DannyBloem
Welcome, it seems we did not get your message (it is empty), just try again.
(press on reply at the second line right)
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"Science is not Bad, but there is Bad Science."
by Rod P indon't get me wrong here.
nor will i deny that there are men and women of science who do not work for money or fame or glory, but rather for "truth", and even for the good of the human race and this planet.. scientists are supposed to be unbiased in their research using the universally accepted "scientific method", being completely objective, and working in the sterile environment of the laboratory, removed from outside contamination and social influence.
they themselves are supposed to approach a subject or investigation with patience and open-mindedness, without prejudice or pre-conceived notions.
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DannyBloem
I suspect that all too often, neither one is truly "listening" to what the other one is trying to say, since they are too busy putting the other side down, often with no less than knee-jerk reactions. Either that, or they are quietly telling themselves "Oh, that's another one of those believers (or non-believers). I'll just ignore that, or move on." This is the kind of bias I would somehow like to have eliminated or at least minimized as much as is humanly possible for discussion purposes, so that we all might benefit from a real learning experience.
This is true indeed. I am also guilty sometimes on this, as we all are I guess.
However I think listening is very important, and I am very willing to listen to good arguments.Rod, do you want to start the discussion in this thread?
p.s. tetra, nice quotes from Sagan. He is one of my favourites. He understood the importance of involving the general public in sciences. Some scientist tend to forget this.
Danny
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pepheuga's war on the wts
by pepheuga inpepheuga's jehovah's witnesses
open for viewing!
i will put more stuff in there of course when i get chance.
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DannyBloem
Nice, good info.
Maybe just a note: can you not make it so that it does not open another window with each link you click. Is more conventional. And maybe a little background, a bit of design.
But info is very good
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Everlasting life hinders progress
by Satanus insounds funny.
but, if life spans were into hundreds of yrs, or even thousands, i think change would be very slow.
it is always the new generation that rebels against their parents' ways, bringing in change.
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DannyBloem
Danny
A good scientist would be more able to do more, it takes so much years to learn until you are at the current understanding now.
In many cases that is true, perhaps where analytical skills are needed. As far as creativity and thinking outside of the box, they seem to peak before old age sets in. In their latter yrs, often scientists and researchers are coasting on previous accomplishments, or finessing the details, or in management. 'Couse, it's not always true.
Yes that is true. Well sometimes. Lot of scientist do the best discoveries when they are young. Some don't also. it depends.
So much would change. So many good things also. People would be a lot more concerend about the future, and would have more drive to keep the ecology good and clean.
It would definitly change a lot of thinking about crime, taking risks (more to lose in a accident) and many more things. Some of these would give an extra drive, some would limit things.Danny
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DannyBloem
if you like star gazing, you know orion is close to the pleades. I hope it is a coincidence
Take care and also welcome
hope to read more nice post of you
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Crazy stories of JW's sacrifices
by IronGland ini remember hearing of a failthful older brother who was attacked by vicious dogs while in service.
even though his clothes were shredded and he was bleeding he continued walking door to door to finish his assigned territory for that day.
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DannyBloem
Never happened to me,
however when in the FS sometimes the brother or sister said when there was a big dog: just go in, Jehovah will protect us. I would say: sure go in dude, but not me. Then when needed to go alone, they did not trust so much on jehovah anymore....
Danny
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Everlasting life hinders progress
by Satanus insounds funny.
but, if life spans were into hundreds of yrs, or even thousands, i think change would be very slow.
it is always the new generation that rebels against their parents' ways, bringing in change.
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DannyBloem
yes, this theme you see sometimes with Science Fiction writers also.
It is probably true, however not starting again everytime is also someting. A good scientist would be more able to do more, it takes so much years to learn until you are at the current understanding now.
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Why Does The Society Pick BORING Books To Study At The Bookstudy?
by minimus inmy mom hates the daniel book and doesn't even remember studying it before.
(she's 79 today).
maybe she's losing it.....i don't think so.
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DannyBloem
I was hoping for an anouncement saying that the book study is not longer needed, it is an annoyance, it adds so much more stress and anxiety to the R&F and should for the greater good to all, must be done away with. But sadly, instead, they chose another boring book
the bookstudy is important for the borg. In a bigger group like the meetings people can sometimes not notice if somebody is there. If you split it up in cells, there is much more control. Every bugstudy conductor has responsibility for the on the CBS. And detects even the smallest absence of meetings. Danny -
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Did you ever see an elder with a 2 door car?
by JH in.
i already bought 2 door cars, and the witnesses didn't like it... i felt looked down upon, as it was a sin to buy a 2 door car.. now imagine an elder buying a 2 door car....
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DannyBloem
What is the relation between a 2 doors car or a 4 doors car and the fieldservice or eldership?
The only thing here it is a bit questionable for an elder to buy a big SUV. I can agree a little with that.