Posts by cellomould

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JW Mass Suicide

by KJV in

what do you call a mass suicide of jehovah's witnesses?.

.

a "publisher's clearing house".

cellomould

A little tasteless perhaps,
but a 'hearty ha ha' anyhow...

cellomould

"In other words, your God is the warden of a prison where the only prisoner is your God." Jose Saramago, The Gospel According to Jesus Christ

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Hey, I'm new here

by Disposable Hero in

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i have frequented this site quite a bit, but i now have finally joined.

since i seen many other people's posts i will tell.

i grew up with my mother in the "truth" but my father was not.

cellomould

Hey Disposable Hero,
Welcome!

I take it you are a fan of Metallica?

If so, an even bigger WELCOME!
hehe hehehe hehehehe hehe

cellomould

"In other words, your God is the warden of a prison where the only prisoner is your God." Jose Saramago, The Gospel According to Jesus Christ

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Question for Atheists

by RWC in

christians who believe in the bible and the teachings of christ use that as a moral core and code of conduct.

for those who don't believe in god, where do you get your sense of moral right and wrong?

what is your moral foundation?

cellomould

Hey everyone, check out my Atheist Myths thread:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=24022&site=3

No one has taken much of a bite into this one yet. Or feel free to comment here.

cellomould

"In other words, your God is the warden of a prison where the only prisoner is your God." Jose Saramago, The Gospel According to Jesus Christ

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Recommend a Book

by Black Man in

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that's right....recommend a book...any book that would be a good read....... mine's is:.

invisible man by ralph ellison

cellomould

lol to the Bible!
hahaha

Especially Jude 8-13, the first chapter of Job and the last chapter of Jonah. Not to mention Genesis chapters 2-3. Eye openers if you read them with any functioning brain cells.

I will recommend another book:

American Holocaust
David Stannard

cellomould

"In other words, your God is the warden of a prison where the only prisoner is your God." Jose Saramago, The Gospel According to Jesus Christ

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Children and inculcation

by larc in

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the jws teach that you must bring the children to meetings.

they must be inculcated, and hear, read, and respond to what is good and bad.

that is how i was raised in the religion.

cellomould

'Amen' to pragmatism, Larc!

That's a very good example you provided. Fear of punishment really does not work. I wish my parents would realize this and give up trying to control ever aspect of my 6 year old sister's life.

cellomould

"In other words, your God is the warden of a prison where the only prisoner is your God." Jose Saramago, The Gospel According to Jesus Christ

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Atheist Myths

by cellomould in

excerpts from http://www.hdiweb.com/atheism/html/atheist_myths.html .

as i have said many times before, the purpose of this column is not to promote the us vs. them mentality against the theists, rather to promote understanding and tolerance.

however, we all know that many theists are so closed-minded about us that they wont even talk to us, let alone try to understand us.

cellomould

Well, your point is well taken, Syn, in that no one has responded. And what a controversial thread this could have been.

Awwwwww too bad.

I have heard so many 'creationists' lately throwing rhetoric around as if it were factual.

cellomould

"In other words, your God is the warden of a prison where the only prisoner is your God." Jose Saramago, The Gospel According to Jesus Christ

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Meet my Lil Man:)

by mommy in

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hey all.

i just got home from the hospital earlier this evening, but i wanted to post a few pics of my lil man for you.

i can't believe he is finally here!

cellomould

Look what the stork dragged in!

Congrats Wendy!

You know baby-talk hinders a child's development, right Ven?

cellomould

"In other words, your God is the warden of a prison where the only prisoner is your God." Jose Saramago, The Gospel According to Jesus Christ

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i swear by my life and my love of it, that i will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.. i own one life -- mine -- in prison or out, in sickness or destitution or whatever else happens next.. human sacrifice is evil no matter who its beneficiary is, whether you sacrifice yourself to others or others to yourself.

man every man is an end in himself.. this god, this one word: i.

cellomould

Yeah, gd,

And it is rarely in your self-interest to kill another person anyhow....It just doesn't make sense.

I think 'evil' could be replaced with 'extremely illogical'...lol

But yes, it is ridiculous to think you can control whether another person lives. Because you cannot. Murder does not erase another person's value and it only brings their death a little sooner than natural.

cellomould

"In other words, your God is the warden of a prison where the only prisoner is your God." Jose Saramago, The Gospel According to Jesus Christ

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Atheist Myths

by cellomould in

excerpts from http://www.hdiweb.com/atheism/html/atheist_myths.html .

as i have said many times before, the purpose of this column is not to promote the us vs. them mentality against the theists, rather to promote understanding and tolerance.

however, we all know that many theists are so closed-minded about us that they wont even talk to us, let alone try to understand us.

cellomould

Excerpts from http://www.hdiweb.com/atheism/html/atheist_myths.html

As I have said many times before, the purpose of this column is not to promote the “us vs. them” mentality against the theists, rather to promote understanding and tolerance.
However, we all know that many theists are so closed-minded about us that they won’t even talk to us, let alone try to understand us. This is usually not their fault, as they are told terrible things about us by people they trust, their preachers, whose whole livelihood depends on their parishioners staying in the flock.
It is this prejudice and conflict which is one of the main factors keeping atheists in the closet and theists in ignorance. With dialogue, not prejudice, both sides will benefit and the country will become a freer place. In this article I will therefore mention many of the myths about atheists that are popular among theists, as well as my usual responses. With any luck, this will prepare atheists for future confrontations and therefore make them more confident to announce themselves, as well as allow theist readers to better understand the atheist mentality.

Always couple these statements with the fact that, while atheists make up 8-10% of the population at large, we only make up 1% of the population in prison. I mean, think of it, what if 8-10% of the population (on top of all the religious criminals) decided it was OK to steal, rape, and murder? We’d have chaos! These will serve to prove that religion and ethical behavior are not even slightly related.
Expect these statements to piss off the theists, and this is where you must mention that what you said is verifiable and that their statement is openly prejudicial against 25 million people. This is the opportunity to open their eyes to the fact that just because we’re different from them doesn’t make us inherently bad.
Myth 3) “Atheists believe in evolution, but that doesn’t answer as many questions as creationism” Atheism is not a scientific theory, rather a lack of religion. We do believe in science, and that all questions will eventually be answered with science if they are not answered today. It’s gone well so far, giving theories regarding evolution, geological movement, and the Big Bang, all supported by evidence, but not necessarily endorsed by all atheists.
Creationism does not give all the answers, either. Furthermore, it goes so far as to choose which questions to answer, and discourages the asking of the rest. Believers are loath to discuss where God came from, or what he was doing before the creation. They refuse to give good answers for the many biblical inconsistencies or for the terrible injustices in the world, because they know that no such answers exist. They merely answer with “there are things which we mere humans cannot fully understand” or “the Lord works in mysterious ways”. In the end, religion doesn’t answer as many questions as it raises.

cellomould

"In other words, your God is the warden of a prison where the only prisoner is your God." Jose Saramago, The Gospel According to Jesus Christ

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I'm in agony

by rem in

my wife just left me this morning.

i've been crying all night.

i am so drained.

cellomould

Very sorry to hear about this, rem.
take care and be patient,

cellomould

"In other words, your God is the warden of a prison where the only prisoner is your God." Jose Saramago, The Gospel According to Jesus Christ