doofdaddy

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  Need some help: Existential crisis in full swing

  by Freeandclear in

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  9 years ago

  so is anyone else having an existential crisis after becoming fully awake?

  let me explain.

  about 2 years ago i read coc, still believed and tried to get back in da troof.

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  doofdaddy 9 years ago

  My two cents

  Reading your words I see that you are fixed on the future and the what ifs...

  Yes we all die. No one has been an exception to that rule.

  Yes we will be forgotten in the future. That's a definite.

  Ironically you are presently living in that future state, dead and forgotten.

  Isn't that such a waste of this precious gift of life?

  Look at the odds of you being born and especially in good health and in a country where you have so many opportunities.

  My opinion is for you not to try to change this situation at all but rather stare deep into it and see what answers come up. Some on this journey choose to kill themselves and I can understand that but hey they will never see what tomorrow brings.

  When we face our darkest fears we can become liberated from the past.

  Please be attentive to now as that's all we have.
  

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  Salvation Army vs Jehovah's Witnesses

  by doofdaddy in

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  9 years ago

  i was just listening to a documentary while driving.

  it was about the salvation army past and present.

  what caught my attention was the similarities between the s.a. and the jws.... firstly was the music and how they stubbornly shunned popular and ever changing musical trends by writing and playing their own exclusive hymns for over a century.this made the church inward looking and ignorant to social change which inevitably led to losing touch with the wider world.. initially they preached but as times moved on they relied on growth via families and keeping the family separate from the world.

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  doofdaddy 9 years ago

  I was just listening to a documentary while driving. It was about the Salvation Army past and present. What caught my attention was the similarities between the S.A. and the JWs...

  Firstly was the music and how they stubbornly shunned popular and ever changing musical trends by writing and playing their own exclusive hymns for over a century.This made the church inward looking and ignorant to social change which inevitably led to losing touch with the wider world.

  Initially they preached but as times moved on they relied on growth via families and keeping the family separate from the world.
  

  A sociologist who was interviewed said that new churches (cults if you like) when they first form, make extreme rules and regulations in an attempt to separate themselves from the traditional Christian religions, to set themselves apart. But as time goes on these rules are eased and church goes into the religious phase where they steer towards the main stream.

  The final comments were basically saying the S.A. are in crisis trying to be relevant in this ever changing world.

  There was much more but I was concentrating on driving!

  Anyone else noticed the similarities?
  

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  What were you never going to do in "This system" But did it?

  by karter in

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  9 years ago

  finish school.. finish my apprenticeship (why are you doing that brother karter you will never finish it in this system).. buy a house.. pay the house off.. karter..

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  doofdaddy 9 years ago

  Travel....

  Dancing under a full moon in the Himalayas

  Charity work

  Meeting inspiring people who had dreams

  Passionate lovers who were with me for who I am rather than what I had

  My children and grand children free of the cult

  Think outside the box
  

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  Suffering and existence of God

  by elbib in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  9 years ago

  many people find it difficult to reconcile suffering and existence of god.

  it seems they feel that it is god’s obligation to shield humans from ill-effects of their short-sighted acts..

  people’s hobby has something to do with this kind of reasoning!

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  doofdaddy 9 years ago

  Ha they're baaack!!

  BK's as noted by Cofty were supposed to stop preaching on this site. They are "hoist by their own petard"

  There is no point interacting with them unless you enjoy frustration
  

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  Share your home remedies for congestion and earache...please?

  by GrreatTeacher in

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  9 years ago

  the extraordinarily high pollen count has finally done me in.

  i started with head congestion and coughing on friday and have steadily felt worse.

  i now have an earache and a heavy feeling in my chest.. yes, i do have a doctor's appointment for tomorrow, as i'm sure the advice would be!

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  doofdaddy 9 years ago

  Buy yourself a neti pot. Keep it for these attacks. I get sinusitis so bad I have trouble standing up due to dizziness.

  The neti pot washes all of the crap out and seems to ease the swelling too.
  

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  The question of who man/woman actually is...

  by The Rebel in

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  9 years ago

  naturally leads to the question of god.

  why does man need god?

  why does man create god?

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  doofdaddy 9 years ago

  Why does man create God?

  
  

  Well humans are and have always been terrified of being alone. Imagine that we are the highest intelligence in the Universe....Alone as the pinnacle of evolution.

  Fear is the main emotion and also a dread that we are responsible for our actions in the physical world around us. Better to create "Super Parents", gods and goddesses that take away that personal responsibility for our thoughts and actions (behaviours).
  

  Freud allegedly said.."Most people don't want freedom because freedom requires responsibility and most people are frightened of responsibility"

  Better to be slaves of christ??
  

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  Any thought behind your " Avatar"

  by The Rebel in

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  9 years ago

  i think that's the correct phrase?

  anyway when i first came here, that little picture that "the rebel" hides behind, was a self portrait of a very sad man, who simply had too much knowledge.

  now i feel after 7 months here, i should repaint that " avetor" give some happiness to the eyes, and a contented smile to the lips.. in short my " avetor" was a self portrait of a man with too much knowledge.

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  doofdaddy 9 years ago

  I did a ceremony in Bali for my long deceased mother a number of years ago. Very powerful and I guess a symbol of how far I have shifted from what I believed for decades as a jw
  

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  Gut Feelings - The Second Brain

  by Xanthippe in

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  9 years ago

  i came across a link on the bbc site this morning to an article in scientific american on gut health claiming that one reason we need to keep our guts healthy with probiotics, a good diet and reducing antibiotics is because there are neurons in our gut that are part of the process to create dopamine and serotonin for the brain.

  yes happy hormones and neurotransmitters!

  amazing article.. 'the enteric nervous system is often referred to as our body’s second brain.

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  doofdaddy 9 years ago

  http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/catalyst/SC1302H005S00

  Quite an interesting documentary on the latest findings and possibilities.
  

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  Gut Feelings - The Second Brain

  by Xanthippe in

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  9 years ago

  i came across a link on the bbc site this morning to an article in scientific american on gut health claiming that one reason we need to keep our guts healthy with probiotics, a good diet and reducing antibiotics is because there are neurons in our gut that are part of the process to create dopamine and serotonin for the brain.

  yes happy hormones and neurotransmitters!

  amazing article.. 'the enteric nervous system is often referred to as our body’s second brain.

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  doofdaddy 9 years ago

  About 10 yrs ago I got very sick while overseas and was hospitalised. On getting back home I went to my local GP and when I said I was feeling mentally "out of it" and had gut problems he immediately diagnosed me as depressed and anxious and gave me medication!! I actually started to take it and I felt much much worse. Luckily at the same time I started researching on the net.

  After much digging I found a paper linking gut biom with depression or anxiety. Basically infection with water borne bacteria can give the symptoms of depression as they "eat" seratonin which has been created in the gut. I went to a health shop and ask for a herbal bacterial cleanse. I took aweful tasting herbs for a month and the results were massive. Never have had a problem since.

  My daughter who is a Nurse Practitioner mentioned this to a specialist at the hospital she was at at this time. The specialist said "No your father is incorrect". The next day this specialist came back down to my daughter's section and apologised and said "Yes I researched and he is correct".

  Of course this is now becoming common knowledge.
  

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  Who is your favourite thinker?

  by The Rebel in

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  9 years ago

  having recently read orwells 1984, i was impressed with how he understood that both politicians and people abuse language.

  this further confirmed to me how the w.t had deceived me by using words to distort reality.

  the book 1984, also contains many other great thoughts of george orwell.. of course there have been many other great thinkers, buddah, darwin, freud, einstein and marx come to mind.

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  doofdaddy 9 years ago

  C.G Jung Aldous Huxley Tolkein and always enjoy Mark Twain's observations. All could be classed as "ahead of their time" but I guess they had (the possible over) confidence to push their passion into their study at all costs.
  

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