I don't want to get into this topic other than to say I'm still convinced it doesn't matter whether God exists or not. We as humans should do the best we can while we're here, then shuffle off into oblivion. Like my ex-wife's brother said to the elders when he quit going to meetings and they asked, "Don't you want everlasting life?" He said, No, I want to grow old and die like everyone else. I always thought he was something of a dimwit but that's damned profound.
Posts by Cygnus
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97Greatest Storm in History Coming Today
by Amazing1914 inhurricane katrina is heading for new orleans, la, and will hit it by this afternoon.
it is the largest hurricane known in history.
the entire storm range covers more than 50% of the gulf of mexico.
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Why "Intelligent Design" Is Not Science
by AlanF infrom http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/28/opinion/28dennett.html.
op-ed contributor.
show me the science.
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Cygnus
Alan, you're such a pip (sqeak)! I know it's Sunday and the wife wants you to take her shopping, but briefly what are your ideas on gene therapy to fix certain darwinian baggage/leftovers and turn recessive genes back on so, say, I don't have to wait a year for my radial nerves to grow back, they could just inject me with the serum and it'll grow in a week (cancer free of course)?
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Evacuating
by Bryan inokay, we're off to houston.
this thing is just too close to call.. .
bryan.
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Cygnus
Good luck and godspeed, everyone!
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False Prophets
by OldSoul in*** it-2 p. 681 presumptuousness ***.
disrespect for god's sovereignty.
of the false prophets, jehovah said: "the prophet who presumes to speak in my name a word that i have not commanded him to speak ... that prophet must die.... when the prophet speaks in the name of jehovah and the word does not occur or come true, ... with presumptuousness the prophet spoke it.
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Matthew 16: 27,28 "For the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father's glory, and then he will repay everyone according to his conduct. Amen, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."
Don't ferget about der guy who purportedly sed dem dere werds.
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To All Of The Kids Who Survived the .....
by BrendaCloutier infirst, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us.
they took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes.. .
then after that trauma, our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paints.. .
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Cygnus
Heh. When I used to cook at a chain restaurant the 5-second rule became the 2-minute rule.
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Just Got Home From the Hospital
by Undecided inall went well with my operation.
very little pain and i can pee now.
i have to take it easy for two weeks or a little longer.
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Cygnus
Ken, in early July 2002 just before I had my heart surgery you said to me:
Hi Cygnus,
I hate to read post like this, but you seem to be the kind of man that can take it and come back running. Wishing you the fastest recovery in history.
Ken P.
I wish to return the sentiments.
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Trinity- True or False
by defd ini know from going door to door that people are generally divided as to who god is.
what are your thoughts?
is jesus almighty god?
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Cygnus
Oh, why can't I resist...
: If Jesus had perfect knowledge of who he was (as per the WTS), how come he accepted it, since he was not glorified, nor king, at this point?
I dunno. Maybe he had a lapse in judgment. Maybe it was given the thumbs-up by Jehovah. Maybe because of his perfect knowledge he knew he'd one day possess 'the divine quality' as an immortal, incorruptible god and figured hey, so I'm being 'worshipped' a little now, no biggie. Sorta like a rally for a presidential candidate who eventually gets elected. Damn it's 1:00am and I've been posting since 9:00.
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Trinity- True or False
by defd ini know from going door to door that people are generally divided as to who god is.
what are your thoughts?
is jesus almighty god?
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Cygnus
: JWs generally don't think for themselves, especially concerning theology and the role of Christ in scripture. They have become so fixated on "Jehovah" and refuting "Christendom" that they miss so much.
I guess I can't disagree with that. But in written word, Jesus is spoken of a lot and probably their best publication ever (minus the (certain and admittedly inserted) dumb JW doctrines) was The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived.
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Trinity- True or False
by defd ini know from going door to door that people are generally divided as to who god is.
what are your thoughts?
is jesus almighty god?
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Cygnus
Rex, quite a while ago Joe sent me a cassette tape of a debate between him and I think Rob Bowman on the trinity. Bowman kept insisting that Joe was using Watchtower logic, when Joe wasn't. When Joe snail-mailed me his writeups on Watchtower errors, and the error of the trinity, I thought they had very valid points. I also like the way he interprets passages in context, taking into consideration what is being talked about. Like Colossians 1 and creation and Jude and the exodus from Egypt. Who cares what the commentaries say? I don't know you personally, Rex, you've always seemed like an okay guy with a sense of humor, but you go off the deep end in some of your posts.
One final thought to LT, I'm not a Christian, in fact in many ways I think Jesus was a jerk (like a lot of us can be). I'm a non-believer in any commonly understood spiritual philosophy. I would hope that we could still be 'brothers.' :)
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Very good apologetics for honest seekers
by Shining One inare you tired of the arrogant assertions of the elite ex-jw clique here?
here is some powerful ammunition to "demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of god"!
http://www.carm.org/evidence.htm .
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Cygnus
Just my opinion, but talking to Rex now is much like trying speaking sense to a leopard.
Rex, great learning (!) has driven to you madness!