Posts by valkyrie

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Today's WT Study (Who is the FDS - Sep 2013)
by ohnightdivine in
1. watchtower
2. bible
please share how your wt study went today...
valkyrie

Why leave all the far-out doctrinal fun to the Church of Scientology?
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The Car that runs on Air- Tata's Airpod
by designs in
1. social
2. current
this may have potential- http://gadgets.feedbox.info/the-car-that-runs-on-air-the-airpod/.
valkyrie

I have a nieghbor who thinks I own Tata cars
Make sure he knows they're not Air Tatas, but the real thing!
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Boeings "Dreamliner" starting to look like a nightmare.
by Glander in
1. social
2. current
i am truly surprised to see boeing trying to roll out a plane so full of bugs and flaws.

hope they can get things straightened out.

major us industry giant, lots of jobs..
valkyrie

OK, that gracefully formed giant on CA's poster made me smile; and prologos' explanation of a helicopter's aerodynamics made me grin broadly!
All in all, a great thread!
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The Car that runs on Air- Tata's Airpod
by designs in
1. social
2. current
this may have potential- http://gadgets.feedbox.info/the-car-that-runs-on-air-the-airpod/.
valkyrie

Well-suited to Amsterdam!
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Jehovah's Witness boy fights court for right to die
by jwfacts in
1. watchtower
2. medical
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/religious-boy-fights-court-for-right-to-die-20130917-2tx5u.html.

this is tragic.

the boy is 17, and earlier this year the courts ruled that he was to be forced a transfusion.
valkyrie

Life is not always preferable to death. We all know this, that's the problem.
This is undoubtedly true, which is why I framed the parenthetical as a "generally perceived good" - and not an absolute good.
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Jehovah's Witness boy fights court for right to die
by jwfacts in
1. watchtower
2. medical
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/religious-boy-fights-court-for-right-to-die-20130917-2tx5u.html.

this is tragic.

the boy is 17, and earlier this year the courts ruled that he was to be forced a transfusion.
valkyrie

Thank you, SBF. I understand that the minutiae of possible situations can bog down the development of an all-encompassing rule.
Yet, I believe that one of original fundaments of legislation is an 'everyman rule'. That is to say, state law starts with the codification of recommended or acceptable acts, as would ensue from the deductions and morality of the ordinary, "reasonable" man (of a given time and society).
Therefore, if "everyman" would find it reasonable and understandable to contravene the deathwish of a loved one, if able, then the state [with initial authorization by the consent of the governed] acts for "everyman" in considering all of its citizens as a member of the national, family body, and subject to imposed efforts at salvation - if possible. The state has been empowered to care for, and act upon the generally perceived good of its subjects (life preferable to death).
Again, thanks for engaging!
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Jehovah's Witness boy fights court for right to die
by jwfacts in
1. watchtower
2. medical
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/religious-boy-fights-court-for-right-to-die-20130917-2tx5u.html.

this is tragic.

the boy is 17, and earlier this year the courts ruled that he was to be forced a transfusion.
valkyrie

SBF, I hope I do not raise your hackles, by continued questioning. I only wish to understand the scope of your objection to the external exercise of uninvited mediation of personal will.
So, to continue: Not the "state," but an individual counteraction of a suicide attempt - is it immoral that a friend/family member/chance discoverer should attempt to negate a suicide in progress (e.g., cut down a hanged man, administer CPR, or bind self-inflicted cuts to prevent a bleed-out).
I apologize if my examples are too graphic, and cause distress to any reader's sensitivities.
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Jehovah's Witness boy fights court for right to die
by jwfacts in
1. watchtower
2. medical
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/religious-boy-fights-court-for-right-to-die-20130917-2tx5u.html.

this is tragic.

the boy is 17, and earlier this year the courts ruled that he was to be forced a transfusion.
valkyrie

Slimboyfat, do you consider it a similarly unacceptable violation of the person, should medical personnel force activated charcoal down the gullet of an attempted suicide-by-pills/poison/alcohol? If such a person is discovered, and that one's life can still be saved, is it immoral to negate the individual's choice to die, by administering an antidote?
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I made a huge mistake
by KariOtt in
1. jw
2. friends
its been a tough 6 months for my jw hubby and myself.

next saturday is our anniversary.

i wasn't sure we would make it with the turbulance of the last 6 months.
valkyrie

KariOtt, I am guessing that you meant to take the burden off of your husband, by buying yourself an anniversary gift in his name [and with his money?].
Perhaps, that is the aspect that bothers him most: the nature of 'his gift to you' is one which he would be horrified to have ascribed to him (because it is contrary to his beliefs).
If the cross represents something that you personally cherish, perhaps you can resolve the issue by 'buying' the necklace in your own right, then select another, more husband-approved gift as your proper anniversary present. [Of course, this could all have been avoided - and still can be righted - if your husband would simply step up, and select for you his own gift from the heart.]
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If anyone is interested in my 'Coming out' video on Youtube....
by Newly Enlightened in
1. jw
2. experiences
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hx5mghrvbs.
valkyrie

Newly Enlightened, you have such a lovely, coffee-chat personality that suffuses your video. Thanks for sharing that!