Posts by sparky1

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Cause of Mass Shootings Mental Health?

by blondie in

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i have been sad to see so many groups and individuals say that the cause of these events are the mental status of the shooters.

i have looked over the backgrounds of these shooters, and few had medically identified mental health issues.

it is too easy to think that people shoot or kill other people because they are mentally ill.. actually, many or most people with real mental illnesses are most likely to be the victims of others.. i have been a volunteer with the organization called nami (national alliance of mental lillness) for 25 years now.

sparky1

I am not a gun lover or collector but understand the rights of those who choose to collect and use guns responsibly. Personally I find assault type weapons offensive but my opinion should not trample on the rights of others. That being said, the people who 'misuse' anything (guns, knives, home made bombs, automobiles, vicious trained animals, etc.) to harm other human beings should feel the full force of the law and be subject to severe punishment in the swiftest manner possible. The DEATH PENALTY for mass murderers should be carried out swiftly and to completion. That should begin to slow down anyone thinking of perpetrating such heinous crimes.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/barr-and-doj-drafted-legislation-to-speed-up-death-

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Greenland For Sale

by Poztate in

the donald has recently suggested that he would like to look into buying greenland from denmark in the same manner that alaska was purchased from the russians.

i think the danes would be smart to look into selling it as it is costing them money every year with very little returns for their investments so far.. the alternative might well be that donald declares greenland a national security threat and invades them so that the world remains safe for democracy.

i would suggest to the danes that as any other real estate transaction that they put it on the open market and see how much russia or china are willing to offer .

sparky1

"Everything is for sale." - Simon

Not everything:

My integrity is not for sale and my cat is not for sale. Everything else may possibly be negotiated.

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Simple Thought Experiment with a stunning premise!

by Terry in

thought experimenttake the classic definitions of "god" and deconstruct it layer by layer by asking achingly simple questions.ready?

set?

go!_____god is (fill in the blank with the usual definitions).

sparky1

Interesting treatise. It reminds me of some type of a 'reverse' play on Baruch Spinoza's ETHICS.

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Who really is the faithful and discreet* slave whom his master appointed over his domestics, to give them their food at the proper time?

by Alex Williams in

this statement was answered in a form of a question to a question posed by one of his followers;.

jesus realized that composite slave had to qualify for such an appointment when he came into power of his kingdom promised by jehovah god.

[and they came to life and ruled as kings with the christ+ for 1,000 years].

sparky1

The Faithful and Wise Servant has morphed over the years.

First it was this gentleman:

Then as Jehovah's Witnesses moved away from 'creature worship' it became this group of people:

alive during 'this generation'.

Now that Jehovah's Witnesses have returned to 'creature worship', this abomination has claimed for itself the title of Faithful and Discreet Slave:

The modern day Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses, who claim to be part of an 'overlapping generation' of remnant of the 144,000 class. As a group they claim for themselves the title of the Faithful and Discreet Slave. As individuals they claim to be Domestics served by this body. That makes them the most 'self serving' individuals in the Jehovah's Witness religion.

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NOAH and his impossible struggle to refute Math Physics & Earth Science

by Terry in

alice laughed: "there's no use trying," she said; "one can't believe impossible things.".

"i daresay you haven't had much practice," said the queen.

"when i was younger, i always did it for half an hour a day.

sparky1

Since only a handful of fish are euryhaline, it would seem that the majority of the fish species would have died off in the flood. The water covering the earth from rain would have diluted the oceans salinity and increased the salinity of fresh bodies of water, thereby disrupting the natural environment of each type of fish. One more reason that the 'flood' story is scientifically impossible.

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Powerful Sayings That Means A Lot For You Personally

by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

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just was thinking how some powerful quotes, remarks, sayings hit the mark with me and how much it enriched/ enhamced/influences my life.

love beyond color.

reality is that which when you no longer believe in it , does not go away.. “the truth is a battle of perceptions.

sparky1

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"In any given moment, there is more right with you than wrong with you." - Jon Kabat-Zinn

"When I understand myself, I understand you, and out of that understanding comes love." - Jiddu Krishnamurti

"Do not be overly righteous, nor show yourself excessively wise. Why should you bring ruin to yourself? Do not be excessively wicked, nor be foolish. Why should you die before your time?" - Ecclesiastes 7:16-17

"Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends." - Shakespeare

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What would happen to your country if you could exchange your president for Trump?

by Wonderment in

what if we could exchange one president from another country to yours?...

say trump for trudeau, trudeau for trump, trump in exchange for your respective european country, etc -- for a few years?

would you consider it a win or a loss for your country?.

sparky1

Here you go LV101:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/trump-millions-nyc-housing-poor-hud-score-article-

I have no desire to bash President Trump over the condition of this complex because he does not own a controlling interest. That is out of his control. What I find fascinating is that he inherited his percentage of the property from his father and he makes millions a year from it. And it "is the nation's biggest federally subsidized apartment development."

edit: The link does not seem to work. I guess you'll have to Google it yourself. Sorry.

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What would happen to your country if you could exchange your president for Trump?

by Wonderment in

what if we could exchange one president from another country to yours?...

say trump for trudeau, trudeau for trump, trump in exchange for your respective european country, etc -- for a few years?

would you consider it a win or a loss for your country?.

sparky1

Don't be fooled, LV101. Trump feeds at the government trough just like the rest of them: Republican or Democrat. Like his father before him, much of his wealth comes from government subsidized housing. I am not supporting the Democrat Ideologues by pointing this out but I am tired of the Saintification (not a real word, just one I made up) of Trump by so many people.

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Who really is the faithful and discreet* slave whom his master appointed over his domestics, to give them their food at the proper time?

by Alex Williams in

this statement was answered in a form of a question to a question posed by one of his followers;.

jesus realized that composite slave had to qualify for such an appointment when he came into power of his kingdom promised by jehovah god.

[and they came to life and ruled as kings with the christ+ for 1,000 years].

sparky1

Indeed, they were preaching about The Kingdom during this time period. What were they preaching? That the Kingdom would fully come to power by 1925. Read these books. Learn something. Stop the regurgitation of revisionist and white washed history fed to you by your religious leaders. Research is your friend, not your enemy.

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Did Jesus die on a stake or pole?

by sweetyj in

we already know how jws will respond ( on a pole).

but i found an article that talks about jws views on how jesus died.

i didn't know that there was a time when jws accepted the cross unlike now.

sparky1

Yes, the cross was a part of early Witness teaching as the cover of this October 1, 1931 Watchtower shows.