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  Who are you now?

  by tsunami_rid3r in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  all of us have been tit-sucking jehovahs witnesses at one point in our lives, and we have been deceptively forced to give up our very own individuality to become one group united under, supposedly, god's only earthly organization.

  just maybe, maybe throughout your much hated dull life, as a brainless witness, you weren't allowed to experience the necessities of life, such as satan's blaring rock and roll that you oh so always wanted to listen to, dressing up in those flaming hot name brand clothes lines, being part of a sports team, knowing what true bonding friendship and competition really meant, or chosing those friends you know would never turn you in for having that nightly drink at the club.

  now that we know the real truth, and the damage has been done, what have you done to repair it?

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  sonnyboy

  I forgot to add one of my pet peeves: People who claim to know who they are or pressure other people into finding out who they are.

  The fact of the matter is, NO ONE knows who they are. If people actually did, the world would be a utopia. We simply create ideals and attempt to live up to them.

  The problem with the world is that too many people claim to 'know' themselves and religiously stick to this standard. They're setting definitions for themselves which may not necessarily be true, because what they believe about themselves may be a lie.
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  Who are you now?

  by tsunami_rid3r in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  all of us have been tit-sucking jehovahs witnesses at one point in our lives, and we have been deceptively forced to give up our very own individuality to become one group united under, supposedly, god's only earthly organization.

  just maybe, maybe throughout your much hated dull life, as a brainless witness, you weren't allowed to experience the necessities of life, such as satan's blaring rock and roll that you oh so always wanted to listen to, dressing up in those flaming hot name brand clothes lines, being part of a sports team, knowing what true bonding friendship and competition really meant, or chosing those friends you know would never turn you in for having that nightly drink at the club.

  now that we know the real truth, and the damage has been done, what have you done to repair it?

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  sonnyboy

  NTA,

  I've found that we can have a melting pot of good friends. It bothers me that some people think that they need to 'fit in' with a certain crowd to make this happen.

  Interests and similarities aside, good people can definitely click with other good people regardless of background.

  When my best friend and I first met, we had absolutely nothing in common. We'd hang out and have a beer or two, but that was about it. We now do a lot of the same things together, but it was an evolving process. We both took things from our own personalities and experiences, eventually combining them to find common ground.

  That's the coolest type of friendship IMO.
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  Who are you now?

  by tsunami_rid3r in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  all of us have been tit-sucking jehovahs witnesses at one point in our lives, and we have been deceptively forced to give up our very own individuality to become one group united under, supposedly, god's only earthly organization.

  just maybe, maybe throughout your much hated dull life, as a brainless witness, you weren't allowed to experience the necessities of life, such as satan's blaring rock and roll that you oh so always wanted to listen to, dressing up in those flaming hot name brand clothes lines, being part of a sports team, knowing what true bonding friendship and competition really meant, or chosing those friends you know would never turn you in for having that nightly drink at the club.

  now that we know the real truth, and the damage has been done, what have you done to repair it?

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  sonnyboy

  man im confused. who am i?

  I hated that movie. LOL
  You are who you are. Don't give in to the societal pressure of 'fitting in' anywhere; this will cause you to change in an unnatural way. That can create more harm than good. This is how the elitists of society separate the 'worthy' from the 'unworthy'. It's definitely a dying trend. I don't necessarily feel that one must 'fit in' to find his or her clique. I'm NOTHING like any of my friends. We don't even like the same type of music! We simply accept one another as we are.
  Just take things one day at a time and do what makes you happy. Get out and mingle as a unique individual. Things will come together.
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  Who are you now?

  by tsunami_rid3r in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  all of us have been tit-sucking jehovahs witnesses at one point in our lives, and we have been deceptively forced to give up our very own individuality to become one group united under, supposedly, god's only earthly organization.

  just maybe, maybe throughout your much hated dull life, as a brainless witness, you weren't allowed to experience the necessities of life, such as satan's blaring rock and roll that you oh so always wanted to listen to, dressing up in those flaming hot name brand clothes lines, being part of a sports team, knowing what true bonding friendship and competition really meant, or chosing those friends you know would never turn you in for having that nightly drink at the club.

  now that we know the real truth, and the damage has been done, what have you done to repair it?

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  sonnyboy

  NTA,

  Exactly. I fit into the undefined category, which I guess can be defined as an abstract label. I find myself constantly changing and evolving, probably faster and more frequently than most (is that redundant?), and I can never settle on one concrete 'label', and I don't strive to do so.

  I'm just me. I don't feel the need to fit in anywhere. I know I don't necessarily fit in here, but I choose to hang around to share ideas, learn, and possibly support someone with whom I can relate. That's what life's all about.
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  Who are you now?

  by tsunami_rid3r in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  all of us have been tit-sucking jehovahs witnesses at one point in our lives, and we have been deceptively forced to give up our very own individuality to become one group united under, supposedly, god's only earthly organization.

  just maybe, maybe throughout your much hated dull life, as a brainless witness, you weren't allowed to experience the necessities of life, such as satan's blaring rock and roll that you oh so always wanted to listen to, dressing up in those flaming hot name brand clothes lines, being part of a sports team, knowing what true bonding friendship and competition really meant, or chosing those friends you know would never turn you in for having that nightly drink at the club.

  now that we know the real truth, and the damage has been done, what have you done to repair it?

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  sonnyboy

  Who am I?

  I'm simply Jason, undefined.

  Why should I define myself with a label? Christian, Atheist, Agnostic, Straight, Gay, White Collar, Blue Collar, Happy, Sad, Indifferent...it's all bullshit. I am what I feel at any given moment.

  Labels are confining. We look to define who we are and limit ourselves based on the definition. We look to 'fit in', to 'settle', to 'belong'. And for what? Why do people choose to limit themselves? It makes no logical sense.

  Who am I?

  I'm simply Jason, undefined.
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  How much science we take on "faith"

  by Big Dog in

  1. social
  2. current

  no real point here, just a funny thought popped in my head as i was reading yet another thread where people were being hammered with scientific facts and theories and i was nodding my head agreeing with the rational fact based explination when a thought occured to me: i take quite a bit of science on "faith".. what i mean is this, when i am reading the explination of particle physics, quantum mechanics, or molecular biology i have to take it on faith as i can't do the mathematical proofs and so on to verify what i am being told and i assume that is the case with most of us non-rocket scientists, and probably even many in the fields of science and technology.

  i like science, i enjoy reading discovery magazine and trying to keep up on the latest techno advancements, but i realized how much of it i take on "faith" as i have no way to verify or disprove what i am being told by a scientist.

  i recall einstein saying once that something like 6 people in the world truly understood the implications of his work.. so if you want to argue "faith", i'd say that many that believe in science have just as much faith as those that believe in religion.

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  Big Bang?
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  How much science we take on "faith"

  by Big Dog in

  1. social
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  no real point here, just a funny thought popped in my head as i was reading yet another thread where people were being hammered with scientific facts and theories and i was nodding my head agreeing with the rational fact based explination when a thought occured to me: i take quite a bit of science on "faith".. what i mean is this, when i am reading the explination of particle physics, quantum mechanics, or molecular biology i have to take it on faith as i can't do the mathematical proofs and so on to verify what i am being told and i assume that is the case with most of us non-rocket scientists, and probably even many in the fields of science and technology.

  i like science, i enjoy reading discovery magazine and trying to keep up on the latest techno advancements, but i realized how much of it i take on "faith" as i have no way to verify or disprove what i am being told by a scientist.

  i recall einstein saying once that something like 6 people in the world truly understood the implications of his work.. so if you want to argue "faith", i'd say that many that believe in science have just as much faith as those that believe in religion.

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  Isn't that what theories are all about?

  *waits for the science majors to tell me I'm wrong*
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  Ever like someone a lot from the JWDF and....

  by Vassago in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  not know what direction to go with it???.

  you don't know this person very well, but what you do know of this person (writings, mind, face), makes you want to know and learn more???.

  share your story.

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  sonnyboy

  I don't feel as if I've gotten that personally involved to 'like' anyone. Respect, sure.
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  Is Satan running the WTS. What say you?

  by Lady Lee in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

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  so what evidence is there that satan is running the wtb&ts instead of god?.

  what are their proofs that god is running the show and what evidence is there that god is not running the show.. could be interesting to see what we can all come up with.

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  sonnyboy

  I don't believe that Satan exists, so I say no.

  But my beliefs have been known to change from time to time.
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  What's the most DANGEROUS thing you ever did?

  by JH in

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  anybody ever bungee jump or do anything quite dangerous?.

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  sonnyboy

  DUI for me.

  I vowed never to do it again (I never should have done it in the first place) when I blacked out on the way home and woke up in my garage with the car still running. I actually don't remember waking up...my neighbor told me about it the next day. She said she banged on the garage window until I turned the car off to see what she wanted, then slowly stumbed into the house.