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  Why is heart disease and cancer not mention in the Bible?

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  the two leading causes of death in humans is heart disease and cancer.

  these are as old as the human race is in history.

  yet the creator of all life, the person who knows us inside and out, mentions only diseases in the bible that can be seen and diagnosed from the outside.

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  I think over strectching references in the bible to mean something, other then what is plainly said, is another example of our former Witness life. If God really mentioned heart desease and cancer, he would have followed it with some medical advice. Why do we not see this ...

  Let 12:2004

  "... and God said to the people, walk daily at least 2 miles and avoid the fat of animals when eating"

  Micah 15:2005

  "... God looked to Zepheniah and said, remove yourself from direct sunlight and enjoy the shade of the tree, so that your flesh does not grow soars that will shorten your life."

  Det 21:588

  "... do not let the stress of your days lead to the over reaction of your heart to matters, or your day will be shortened."

  Not seeing healthy thoughts like this anywhere. Why not, why does god not offer health advice to his people on the two leading causes of death?
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  Do you think a religious war is coming?

  by free2beme in

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  it seems that in modern times, it is not so much about what country you live in, as much as it is about the god you worship.

  people within their own countries borders are fighting their fellow national citizen in the name of their god.

  is this a sign that a religious war is coming or just an example of a ever growing populations growing pains?

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  To me, it is the last strong hold of emotion that people have held to in this materialist driven world. Take my country, first think people ask "will I still have a job and money." In time they would grow to accept a new government, as seen in several examples in history. Attack my religion or do something that is against my religion and you tend to bring out the darker part of society. This leads to an emotional battle, as seen in France over things that would most likely lead no where with anything else.
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  At what age should a person loss their drivers licence?

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  in my area, in the last year, there has been six people killed in three separate accidents by someone over the age of 70. in two cases, the elderly people lived while the other drivers did not.

  in one case the elderly person was killed, as well as the people they hit.

  of the six people killed, two were children under the age of five.

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  I think if it was announced now that at age 70 you loss your licence. People would protest for awhile and people would have talks about losing their freedoms. In a short few years, it would just become common and people would not only accept it, they would come to expect and plan their life around it. Perhaps moving to locations with good transit systems, or maybe even assisted living homes. I think a lot does depend on health, but it would make the law or regulation, almost impossible to regulate if you had a 1000 loop holes. Sometimes, for the greater good, some just have to grin and bear it.
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  At what age should a person loss their drivers licence?

  by free2beme in

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  in my area, in the last year, there has been six people killed in three separate accidents by someone over the age of 70. in two cases, the elderly people lived while the other drivers did not.

  in one case the elderly person was killed, as well as the people they hit.

  of the six people killed, two were children under the age of five.

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  In my area, in the last year, there has been six people killed in three separate accidents by someone over the age of 70. In two cases, the elderly people lived while the other drivers did not. In one case the elderly person was killed, as well as the people they hit. Of the six people killed, two were children under the age of five. It is becoming more and more common for traffic related accidents to be connected to elderly drivers, especially since the population of people over the age of 70 is increasing at all times and will continue to do so. So with this in mind, would you support laws and local measures that take drivers licence away from people at a certain age?
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  Do you think a religious war is coming?

  by free2beme in

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  it seems that in modern times, it is not so much about what country you live in, as much as it is about the god you worship.

  people within their own countries borders are fighting their fellow national citizen in the name of their god.

  is this a sign that a religious war is coming or just an example of a ever growing populations growing pains?

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  It seems that in modern times, it is not so much about what country you live in, as much as it is about the god you worship. People within their own countries borders are fighting their fellow national citizen in the name of their God. Is this a sign that a religious war is coming or just an example of a ever growing populations growing pains? I was wondering what people think, and if it is a religious war, ever wonder why the Witnesses are not mentioned? Better yet, ever wonder if the Witnesses are left confused that the religious war they preached about for years, seems to be ignoring their small sect? Anyway, do you think the next great war of humanity will be fought in the name of a nation or in the name of a God?
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  Why is heart disease and cancer not mention in the Bible?

  by free2beme in

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  the two leading causes of death in humans is heart disease and cancer.

  these are as old as the human race is in history.

  yet the creator of all life, the person who knows us inside and out, mentions only diseases in the bible that can be seen and diagnosed from the outside.

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  First thing most humans want from an advance race that might visit the earth, the cure to cancer. Yet we believe in God and we don't ask that from him. Weird isn't it? Perhaps we really believe more in something that seems possible, then in something that is highly questionable.
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  Why is heart disease and cancer not mention in the Bible?

  by free2beme in

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  the two leading causes of death in humans is heart disease and cancer.

  these are as old as the human race is in history.

  yet the creator of all life, the person who knows us inside and out, mentions only diseases in the bible that can be seen and diagnosed from the outside.

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  OK, I'm just going out on a limb here, but heart disease and cancer have become far more prevelant in the last hundred years than in bible times and it's largely due to the society we live in

  How would we know either way, science did not do atopsys until recent history. I would suspect it was nothing different then today and people did not exactly eat fat free meals and not spoke in the past.
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  If you celebrate Christmas, do you belief in Christ?

  by free2beme in

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  i celebrate christmas each year and do no consider myself a christian in any way.

  my spouse does not either and we are raising our son to be non-christian.

  so why do i celebrate christmas, because i can.

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  I celebrate Christmas each year and do no consider myself a Christian in any way. My spouse does not either and we are raising our son to be non-Christian. So why do I celebrate Christmas, because I can. We enjoy it and have fun. We do the tree, the gifts and the decorations. We do it all, but no mention of Christ in the whole thing. We know it is pagan in nature and we consider ourselves pagan and figure, "our holiday." When people say, "you shouldn't celebrate a holiday that is Christian, when your not." I laugh, HARD! Like our lives have to have some guide book or rules on what we can and can not celebrate anymore.

  Get this, and feel free to laugh, I did. My mother, an extreme Witness, actually said this to me once after I left and meant it.

  "Why would you leave the Witnesses, and Christianity, and then celebrate a holiday that is so Christian in nature and tradition"

  Can you believe that? It's true and she said it with a straight face. I can not believe that the desperation of argument would go to a level that you would actually call Christmas a Christian holiday, when you go door to door saying it is "pagan!" In all, she felt very proud of her comment and has used it many times since. Each time, I hold back the laughs and encourage her to use it more and more.

  Christmas is a great holiday to take advantage of, if you haven't yet, enjoy! Above all, don't think you have to be a Christian to enjoy Christmas. There not really connected anyway, as we all know.
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  Why is heart disease and cancer not mention in the Bible?

  by free2beme in

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  2. friends

  the two leading causes of death in humans is heart disease and cancer.

  these are as old as the human race is in history.

  yet the creator of all life, the person who knows us inside and out, mentions only diseases in the bible that can be seen and diagnosed from the outside.

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  The two leading causes of death in humans is heart disease and cancer. These are not something new! These are as old as the human race is in history. Yet the creator of all life, the person who knows us inside and out, mentions only diseases in the Bible that can be seen and diagnosed from the outside. Which was limit of man at the time. Experiments with humans, and mapping of the inner human organs did not happen until hundreds of years later. Why did God not put down in his Bible, that is suppose to be his word, thoughts about good health and how to avoid these problems or even mentioning them at all? I know this is reaching into the bag of doubts a bit, but coming from a family that has seen a fair share of cancer and heart disease related deaths, I find it odd that the great doctor in the sky neglected to give tips on good health or mention these problems. Why was God's warning on medical disease limited to what man could see?

  What do you think, more proof that the Bible is man and not God's word, or just nit-picking?
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  You know, were all still a percentage Jehovah's Witness. Like it, or not!

  by free2beme in

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  i know a lot of people we say, i am 100% out, and speak of all the things they disagree with.

  yet i don't think that is the case, we are what the accumulation of our days have brought us too and no matter how hard you try, i know you all have witness in you.

  it might be as simple as a thought when we do something normal, with some stray conscience struggle with doing something we were told was wrong for so many years.

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  Where do we draw the line on what is Witness and what is just normal behavior?