...one question about anything and get a straight answer, what would it be?
historical, philosophical, theological, eschatological, anything.
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"Why do hotdogs come in packs of four or eight and hotdog rolls come in packs of six or twelve?"
Good! Then there's the classic about why a tiny mosquito has many legs and wings to boot, while a lumbering elephant has only four legs to support its great weight. Doesn't seem philosophically fair.
...one question about anything and get a straight answer, what would it be?
historical, philosophical, theological, eschatological, anything.
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No such question exists in my view. There are no straight answers.
Plenty of questions. Cofty could ask about reconciling evidence of an old earth with teachings of a new earth.
And others might ask:
And they can go on and on. These are only a few.
...one question about anything and get a straight answer, what would it be?
historical, philosophical, theological, eschatological, anything.
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...one question about anything and get a straight answer, what would it be? Historical, philosophical, theological, eschatological, anything.
so, it finally happened.
the first time i have been called out for being an apostate.
it started out innocently enough: my family and i were watching a tv show.
What they need is a good turkey dinner with gravy, green beans w/bacon, dressing, fluffy white dinner rolls (did I mention gravy?) and pumpkin pie. I'd celebrate the Feast of Saturn for some of that action! Because on Paradise Earth, everyone's going to be eating bee pollen for eternity. Except for the Heavenly Hope crowd. They apparently warrant a better shake in the next life.
Did I say "shake"? I wonder why chocolate malts went out of favor?
there are many on this site that do not believe that jehovah truly exists; that he is not a real being.
but, he is as real as next breath you draw into your nostrils.. some of you say that there is no evidence that he exists.
yet, none of you can prove that he does not exits.. cofty, (you come to mind), i appreciate that you have stated, without reservation, that you do not believe that god exists.. yet, you cannot prove it.. hope in jehovah..
No one can prove anything. But if someone believes in God, railing against them isn't going to change minds on either side. Some people like believing in God. It brings them satisfaction and adds spiritual fulfillment to their lives just as evolution brings happiness and fulfillment to Cofty. In fact, if science were to prove evolution completely and inarguably FALSE...and I mean incontestably, incontrovertibly, undeniably and unquestionably FALSE, I'd actually feel sorry for Cofty. So who am I to take that from him?
The same is true TOffTC. If believing in Yahweh and his earthly theocratic kingdom rings his bell, GREAT. At least he's got the guts to come on a board like this with the equivalent of a “Kick Me!” sign on his back.
After seeing those Hillary supporters crying and sobbing, I'm kind of dreading the Second Coming. There will be a major Kleenex shortage!
please, let's discuss this subject without attacking one another.. it appears that trump has won a victory that no one expected.
is it possible that trump may play a part in the great tribulation?.
there are some who believe trump is one of the most unqualified of men to ever be elected president of the united states.
Vanderhoven7 » The biblical "Great Tribulation" was a local event that took place in 70 AD centering on the temple, Jerusalem and Judaea and the mountains beyond.
And how do you know this? What of the parts that were not fulfilled?
And what of the battle of Gog and Magog? Jerusalem under attack. Judah gathered from the nations of the earth. Most of Jerusalem sacked. As I stated earlier, it just doesn't fit.
after many years of objecting to the wt teachings on many levels, blood being one of them, i recently started to wonder (ok, i am slow!
) : what exactly does the wt think that the early non jewish christians were abstaining from in the blood abstention bit.
while i understand the context of the request that the apostle sent to the brothers, i do not understand what jws think they were abstaining from.. meat slaughtered improperly?.
JWDaughter » They, like many, are repulsed at the idea of blood pudding or blood sausage. I have seen their written quandries about blood in the food of their pets.
Yeah, I'm repulsed by blood products as well. But trying to keep pets from eating blood is as ridiculous as expecting them to keep the feasts and the sabbaths! (Although my cat is always up for a good feast regardless of the reason.)
So, but for blood transfusions, how are JWs abstaining from eating blood?
If God had wanted to make an exception of giving or receiving blood for medical reasons, how, exactly, could He have done that in Old Testament times? But isn't this the reason there's a governing body, to act as a chain of command? Perhaps God never intended the prohibition against blood to include medical procedures but how would we know? If we draw a line and say God can no longer speak to man, then what good is a governing body or elders? Or even having a church? There have been cases where the parents of a child talk to doctors and are on the verge of allowing them to save their child, only to have some elders arrive and chat with them in a private room and change their minds. It's infuriating, but what can be done? The state can come in and overrule them, but that takes time.
The WBTS has a twisted exegesis in this issue and no other Christian church is foolish enough to buy into it, but the Sociey makes another twist and uses their strange interpretation to show others that it alone is God's organization.
The blood doctrine specifically exists because blood is the life of man, and it's widely used in evil rituals. BTW, Wiki-Leaks has exposed some of the top leaders in a certain political party as participating in some very sick blood and cannibalistic rites that are likely tied into pedophilia and possibly human sacrifice.
so i live in the u.s. i had family that lived in germany when hitler came to power.
i had family that was in london during the blitz.
being raised as a witness i was obsessed with everything having to do with the rise of the nazis.
Village Idiot » A nation under Hillary is going to be the continuation of the status quo. A nation under Donald Trump is going to wreck the nation.
That's exactly what they said about Ronald Reagan. But it was just the opposite.
Besides, war with Russia was almost inevitable had Hillary won the White House. Obama, Hillary and Kerry had the entire military establishment on edge. Putin was not joking or posturing when he warned the U.S. And had there been war, the Russians would have been right.
Even Jill Stein said as much:
And [Hillary] has said that she will lead the charge with a no-fly zone in Syria, and that basically amounts to a declaration of war against Russia, who is there under international law, having been invited by the sitting government. Like it or not, Russia has the sanction of international law to be there. For us to go in and declare a no-fly zone means get ready for war with Russia. Both of us have 2,000 nuclear weapons on hair trigger alert. This is the most dangerous moment— according to the former president of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, who, two weeks ago, said this is the most dangerous nuclear moment ever.
harris is at his incisive best in his latest podcast.. he likens the situation to being on an aeroplane where the pilot has died and somebody with no experience of flying has grabbed the controls.
we should all be committed to his success.
prize for the best line goes to - "caligula with a iphone".. even if you love trump and despise harris you should appreciate his clarity.. waking up with sam harris....
Cofty » Prize for the best line goes to - "Caligula with a IPhone"
That actually would apply more aptly to Hillary than Trump. Both Bill and Hillary made more than twenty excursions on Jeffrey Epstein's infamous Lolita Express (many times independent of each other), which whisked Epstein's guests to his private island, termed "Orgy Island," known for offering underage children (both boys and girls, part of Epstein's private pedophile network). Although Trump allegedly made one excursion on the Express himself, the flight records don't support it and there is no evidence of it.
Hillary is known for being bi-sexual, but later in life she seems to have settled for women and young girls. But despite that warm speech by Bill during the convention, nearly everyone knows Chelsea's father wasn't Bill at all, but Rose Law Firm partner Webb Hubbell. (All one has to do is find pictures of the two on the Internet.)
Alas, there seems to always be two standards depending on whose horse is being run.
so i live in the u.s. i had family that lived in germany when hitler came to power.
i had family that was in london during the blitz.
being raised as a witness i was obsessed with everything having to do with the rise of the nazis.
Village Idiot » With Trump we have a grossly pathetic excuse of a human being.
Well, let's not forget Hillary. Murder, corruption, witchcraft, pathological liar and lousy human being. I'm perfectly willing to admit the foibles of people, and Trump has plenty. But if I was going to leave my kid with one of the two, it would be Trump every time.
I was horribly offended with the infamous 2005 recording, but when it comes to swearing and vulgarity, again, Hillary leaves Trump in the dust. The other night, Hillary failed to concede the election and just went home, leaving her friends and supporters hanging. She had Podesta issue a poorly worded statement refusing to concede and left the premises in a state of rage and despair. Even when she called Trump to concede, she didn't notify the media, she left it to Trump. Anyone can understand why she would feel disappointed, but her feelings of entitlement, hatred (and actually they despised each other) and self absorption kept her from thinking of those who had supported her and worked so hard to elect her.
And that was sad.
