Eusebius Hieronymus

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  Ad hominem

  by philo in

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  why do we sometimes attack people rather than ideas?.

  we lack the mental reach to chase an argument further, or we just can't be bothered to, the issue clouds over, we begin to realise the limits of our capacity, and all we can see clearly is the person who brought us to this unpleasant place: so we lash out at them, our 'opponent'.. ideas are difficult and people seem easy.

  the truth is that people are much more difficult, and when we attack them, it is not usually with understanding, rarely does it advance the debate.

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  The Heavy Toll on Children of DF'd Parents

  by FreePeace in

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  note: contains passionate language.

  two years ago, i divorced my wife, (who was an alcoholic).

  close to the same time, think41self and i decided to marry, and for that, we were both disfellowshipped (couldn't prove scriptural freedom, but who cares now?).

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  Is There A God? Who Cares?

  by Kent in

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  the question is not that important.

  a better question is "is there a known god?

  i don't care.

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  The Truth about Venice

  by Maximus in

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  ... all right, folks.

  venice is calling in the heavy artillery.

  i also have mafia connections who are not named guido, but knee-cap charlie and sal the stiletto.

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  Jehovah, and Watchtower Dishonesty

  by Maximus in

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  here's another example of how the society uses selective quotations.

  (see the thread blood, the watchtower and deceit for two other examples, carefully documented.

  under the title "is it wrong to pronounce gods name?

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  Sci-Fi Fans Only: A.I.

  by Maximus in

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  i hear tell there are some aficionados out there.. as a young man i secretly loved ray bradbury, isaac asimov, l. sprague decamp, poul anderson, arthur c. clarke and others.

  loved brian aldiss' "super-toys last all summer.".

  when the movie "2001: a space odyssey" premiered, i sneaked into a theater all by myself, and was blown away.

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  A report you may be interested in

  by NikL in

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  i am not sure where this origionated but it has been making the rounds on jw e mail so i thought i would post it for your inspection.... a report you will be interested in.... .

  brother steve lett read an announcement from the teaching committee this.

  morning.. on saturday, june 23 the country of peru was struck by an earthquake.. sadly,.

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  Tertullian & June 15/00 WT on Blood

  by hawkaw in

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  in two paragraphs in the june 15/00 wt qfr on blood, tertullian is quoted a few times in the 5th and 6th paragraphs on page 29.

  ( http://www.jwfiles.com/blood-wt6-15-00.htm.

  i have been trying to find the exact quotes from tertullian.

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  Position on College Changed?

  by Maximus in

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  several have made outright statements and others have suggested that the society's negative position on higher education has changed.

  'the society does not discourage higher education where i live.

  ' worse, 'apostates have made it all up--the society has never discouraged education.

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  Blood, The Watchtower and Deceit

  by Maximus in

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  while much attention is given to doctrine in sites such as this, very little is noted about the watchtower societys intellectual dishonesty in its publications, especially when it comes to quotations.. oftentimes the societys writers will cite a scholar or author of some repute: "professor blank observes that blah, blah, blah.

  " the reader assumes from the quotation that professor blank is in agreement with the organizations position, of course, and that the quotation chosen accurately depicts the authors thoughts.. heres the catch: the words between the quotation marks may be accurate, but the snippet may not at all faithfully represent someones actual thesis or position.

  much like a newspaper ad for a movie that quotes a reviewer as saying "monumental!

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