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  Spiritual food = Dub grub....whadayathink???

  by Alpaca in

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  i coined this the other day on another thread and it seemed to get a laugh out of a few people.. and since were talking about it, what other great terms could we come up with in the spirit of "the borg," the filthful and disgraceful slavebugger (a fave of mine)......??

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  WTW,

  I think it's more like syrup of ipecac.

  TOTH

  Funny stuff

  Cheers,

  Alex
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  Is the GB crooked or just misguided?

  by easyreader1970 in

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  i ask myself this from time to time.

  is the governing body operating seriously out of the belief that they are god's only channel to mankind?

  or are they deliberately scamming people?

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  YES!!!!
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  What's Your MAIN Reason For Not Believing In "The Truth"?

  by minimus in

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  my mother had this discussion yesterday.

  basically, my main argument was that if the fds gets jehovah's holy spirit and their "food" is "the truth", yet they always are correcting themselves, how can anyone in all fairness believe it's "the truth"??

  you can't show scripturally why organ transplants are a form of cannibalism and clearly a disfellowshipping offense and a couple of years later after possible disfellowshippings or death, and then believe jehovah god changed his view suddenly.

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  By the way, have you guys seen this quote? Can't remember where I saw it or said it, but it is great.

  Trust those who are searching for the truth, mistrust those who have found it!!!!
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  What's Your MAIN Reason For Not Believing In "The Truth"?

  by minimus in

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  my mother had this discussion yesterday.

  basically, my main argument was that if the fds gets jehovah's holy spirit and their "food" is "the truth", yet they always are correcting themselves, how can anyone in all fairness believe it's "the truth"??

  you can't show scripturally why organ transplants are a form of cannibalism and clearly a disfellowshipping offense and a couple of years later after possible disfellowshippings or death, and then believe jehovah god changed his view suddenly.

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  Science!!!
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  I'm having a crisis of decision on my masters major. Help!!

  by White Dove in

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  i've heard some pretty nasty things about the social work field, such as little benefits, low pay, no respect, inefectiveness, undertrained supervisors, etc.

  now i worry if i'm getting into the wrong field.

  i want to be in a helping field but need money and benefits.

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  WD,

  I think the things you've heard probably have some foundation to them. On the other hand, that doesn't preclude finding a rewarding outlet for doing social work.

  Also, you are still young enough that you might want to explore doing a gig in the Peace Corps after you are finished with school.

  The other thing to do is to talk with as many people as possible in the prospective field to get their feedback.

  Good luck and keep us posted.

  Alex
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  Wordless World

  by hamilcarr in

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  i don't mean a world without any language or communication, but a world in which words are taken for what they really are, namely human constructions, and not as the foundations of supertheories.

  i think we've all been seeking for words without really defining them, such as 'truth', 'beauty', 'happiness', etc.

  hence, the realisation of these pursuits can make us happy or desperate.

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  Language is so interesting. I took 2 years of classical Greek a few years ago to fulfill my foreign language requirement for my degree. It was fascinating to learn that there are single words in another language that would take a full sentence to express in English.

  Different languages have different strengths and weaknesses. Some are very colloquial (I've been told that Norweigan is that wasy, and English definitely is), which is a challenge for non-native speakers to fully grasp the nuances of meaning that lie beyond the actual words. Other languages are extremely literal and precise.

  lnterestingly, it is the ambiguity in English that makes it such a rich source of humor.

  Good thread....thanks!

  Cheers,

  Alex
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  Men jokes and 1 woman joke to be fair!

  by Hope4Others in

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  glad i'm a man .

  1. we know stuff about tanks.

  2. a 5-day trip requires only one suitcase .

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  Alpaca

  Hope,

  Very funny stuff.

  Thanks,

  Alex
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  What Its Like To Be A Gay Ex JW....

  by str8?so is spaghetti..until you heat it up in

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  i guess its time to throw my little story out there.

  i keep reading everyones stories and thinking how brave you have all been, coming out of the organisation and facing all the repercussions of doing so.. .

  i only last august disassociated myself.

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  Welcome Str8/Not,

  You are in the right place to converse with non-judgmental ex-Dubs who can relate to your experiences.

  All the best,

  Alex
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  favorite rock gutiarist

  by megaflower in

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  eddie van halen

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  Hendrix, hands down!!!!
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  New to board

  by Maryblondgrl in

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  well hello all....yes...i'm a newbie.... and yep...i am an inactive witness.

  haven't been to a meeting in a while.

  my entire family are witnesses, actually had a relative that proclaimed to be of the 144000...thats how deep....this is third generation witnesses here in this family.

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  Alpaca

  Welcome, Mary...

  You will find many sympathetic hearts here.

  Cheers,

  Alex