Posts by done4good

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LOL @ 1972-1974

by IP_SEC in

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there are a lot of us on here in the 32-34 age range.

why?

1972-1974 was some bad years for kiddos born in the borg huh?

done4good

2/9/73 - Wasn't exactly "born-in" though. My mother started studying with the witlesses in 1978.

j

83

Music!! Who's your Favorite Top Ten Rock Groups or Solo Artists All Time?

by flipper in

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mr. flipper here again gang!

so who do ya like all time?mr.

flippers list is as follows, almost in this way.

done4good

1. Genesis (Gabriel and Collins)

2. The Clash

3. The Doors

4. Nirvana

5. Steely Dan

6. Springsteen

7. Led Zep

8. ELO

9. Radiohead

10. Good Rats

45

Watchtower Society - Time to blow the cover

by vomitthebluepill in

amateur video producer and first post here.

i just posted my new video on youtube: watchtower - time to blow the cover.. enjoy!.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn5xly4msk4.

COULD BE GONE FOR AWHILE!

by Dansk in

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dear all,.

those of you who have posted here regularly for the past four years have helped me immensely in my recovery from watchtower and have shared with me in my journey.

you will also know that, after winning my battle with watchtower (save for one daughter who is still stuck fast in the org and shunning the rest of us), i have been fighting an even greater battle these past three years - cancer!.

done4good

All the best, Ian!

Jason

27

What do you think?

by jaguarbass in

jw
friends

my wife of 35 years and i were talking last night.

i was raised a witness.

she became a witness on her own volition at about 13 years old.

done4good

Jag,

I consider myself lucky to have an education because of a very liberal dub "big brother", about your age, who forced me to go to college, even though the borg was dead against it stil in 1991. If I can offer any advice back to someone, it's that they are never too old to go to school, learn something you like doing, and DO it. You'll be much happier in the end.

Jason

56

Struggling....

by sweet pea in

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hi guys .

just feeling really crappy tonight.

my old best friend sent me back my spare house keys this week together with a present for my little one with a note addressed to him.

done4good

IKWILAILWIK

Genesis? Selling England by the Pound???

56

Struggling....

by sweet pea in

jw
friends

hi guys .

just feeling really crappy tonight.

my old best friend sent me back my spare house keys this week together with a present for my little one with a note addressed to him.

done4good

Pay no mind to the nonsense, SP. They really don't know any better. We all feel your pain.

j

26

GOD IS NOT GREAT - Christopher Hitchens

by Dansk in

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apologies if someone has covered this already, but i'm a third of the way through this marvellous book which i'm enjoying more than richard dawkin's the god delusion.

the full title of hitchens' book is god is not great - the case against religion.

it pulls no punches and is extremely well written.

done4good

Thanks for the book tip Ian. I'll start on this one after I get my CCNA cert this fall, (reading nothing but Cisco stuff on train ride to/from work now). Anyway, Alan mentioned a few that I have read, and would recommend them as well to anyone:

God: The Failed Hypothesis. How Science Shows that God Does Not Exist, Victor Steng

The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins

Breaking the Spell: Religion As A Natural Phenomenon, Daniel Dennett

Jason

71

Has Islam lead to an increase in Atheism?

by nicolaou in

ever since 911 and the subsequent attacks in bali, madrid, and london it seems that everyone feels they have a licence to criticise islam (they do).

fundamentalist and many mainstream christians deride the backwardness of a religion that creates suicide bombers and 'honour' killers.

of course, it was only a small group of hardcore islamist extremists that carried out these attacks but the whole community has been tarred by them, and perhaps in some sense it is only right that the majority of 'reasonable' and peaceful muslims do accept the part they play in providing the soil for these people to grow in.

done4good

To answer the question, yes. Islam, (as well as any extreme form of religion, including jw), has led to an increase in atheism. When people are forced to think about the horrible effects of blindly following any belief system, this will almost always lead to an awakening.

Having been in the US and Europe, I'd say disenfranchisement of minority communities, lack of integration by minority communities, lack of equallity for members of minority communities and the violence and trouble that thi all causes are FAR worse in the USA

To a degree, I agree with the above statement. However, only to the extent that many European countries, (and Canada, also), have better social systems in place to support the disadvantaged. In the USA, it is still easier to really become succussful, (in the monetary sense), if one takes the initiative. That said, the Muslim community here often are better educated, have better jobs, own businesses, etc, than they are in Europe. They don't want Sharia law, and they don't fly airplanes into buildings. This is why we see less in the way of terror cells in the USA. Of couse, the USA is the country at greatest risk for an event such as 9/11, because the US is still viewed as the capital of western thought by extreme Muslims.

j

50

LIFE IS GOOD!

by Dansk in

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what the heck.

i'm sitting here with idle time.

ok, so what's so great about that?

done4good

Great to hear from you again, Ian!

Jason