Posts by COMF

You said:
For some people an answer right now is necessary in order for them to live their lives. For others, waiting to hear an answer in the future, but continuing to live a rich life is sufficient. I’m probably more like the latter.

This is very close to the wording I used about myself not too long ago. Maybe you saw that thread. Here's what I had to say.

I don't believe in the biblical god, but I think there's too much order and complexity for it to have originated and grown to what we now see through a series of chance occurrences. I allow for the possibility of some form of higher intelligence. If it exists, though, I don't imagine it to be particularly benevolent, given the nature of life (eat other living things, or die).

I've given up hope of ever knowing the answers, and contented myself with living a full, rewarding life while I'm alive. If it turns out there's life after death, kewl. If not, my present life won't have been spent waiting for the ever-not-present tomorrow.

Yes, it's quite possible to be good friends and yet not share these core beliefs. All it takes is for each to allow the other person to be responsible for her/his own decisions. And how nice it is when that level of maturity is shared by both!

COMF

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Unseen Apostate Directorate

by Dawn in

jw
friends

ok - i'm still fairly new here so don't throw tomatoes......... but what is the "unseen apostate directorate" that i see on some of your signature lines?

i'm curious.

COMF

you will be contacted when the time is right.

Now's the time to speak the word
Time to let the truth be heard
Never be by threats deterred
Come on, spit it out, don't be a turd.

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What is your reality?

by Billygoat in

im just kind of thinking out loud as i type this.

for those of you patient enough to read through the whole thing you win a prize!

this post has a threefold purpose:.

COMF

There's good sense in what you say, Andi. I disbelieve the bible, true, but I'm aware that I don't know what the reality is--the true reality, the way things are independently of anyone's perceptions. So I'm not much of one for arguing my points. I indulge a little irony or satire now and then to highlignt the obvious without saying it (because that's my favorite way of making a point) but I just flat don't care whether or not anybody else believes like I do.

And... waddiamean, "former"? Owitch, that hurts!

COMF... giving T the lusty eyeball and following her into the kitchen

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ANYONE HERE USE ORACLE?

by Trotafox in

the database has holes in it,.

the server is too slow;.

i'm not authorized to go.. i've chewed off all my fingernails;.

COMF

select u.Grief, u.Anger, u.Frustration, u.Insanity
from User u join Oracle O
on u.Productivity = O.Shit

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Smoking and apostates

by Elsewhere in

jw
friends

mrmoe got me thinking... is it just me, or does a disproportionate number of apostates smoke?.

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"as every one knows, there are mistakes in the bible" - the watchtower, april 15, 1928, p. 126 .

COMF

I smoked from the age of 14 to 22. Quit when I started studying, stayed quit for 12 years, then started again when I left. Smoked for another 10, finally quit for good February 1st four years ago.

Good news for smokers wanting to quit: it's not true what you've heard, that for years afterward you have cravings. I never do. Some of my working buddies smoke as we walk to lunch together and it never even occurs to me that I could have one, too.

COMF - smelling fresher these days than when a girlfriend called me her "charcoal baby"

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Molestation accusation.

by refiners fire in

i got a phone call from an ex dub i used to hang out with 20 years ago when we were young bucks.

i hardly seen him in the past 15 years.. weve gone different ways and his family was always a bit..you know... tainted.

a bit nutso.. anyway, the guy calls me on tuesday night all distressed and wanting desperately to see me.

COMF

Aren't these guys guilty until proven innocent?

The accused are guilty in every ones minds.

It's funny how people's thoughts on matters differ as to what side of the coin they're looking at.

Okay, all-or-nothing crowd, let's have a fresh look at post #2 of this thread:

"You don't have to take sides. Nor do you have to figure out whether he did it."

COMF

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Stop calling Britain, England.

by sleepy in

jw
friends

just a small request to you all.. britian is not england.. england is a part of britian, as is wales, scotland .a lot of what you may think is english is in fact welsh or scotish.. it is like me refering to the usa as new york .. if this carries on i'll have no other choice but to call the usa canada.

COMF

So do we have to start calling E "Britishman"?