Canadians are nothing more than Americans without a hearty sense of humor! All fifty of them!
Farkel
http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/reasons-to-fear-canada.
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metatron.
Canadians are nothing more than Americans without a hearty sense of humor! All fifty of them!
Farkel
while i have come across this term before i never looked up what it meant.
so while reading about what "peak expreiences" are i came across the term again and decide to give wiki a try.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/self-actualization.
self-actualization is a term that has been used in various psychology theories, often in slightly different ways.
frankie,
I spent bundles of money on self-actualization courses in the early 1970's. Yeah, I remember that pyramid that's posted on this thread. It adds mystique and maybe some sort of credibility to the notion of self-actualization.
I feel safe in crystalizing it down to the nuts and bolts: get off your ass, "positive motivation" is a crock of shit, stop trying to figure out stuff and DO something. On your own.
Of course, no one could make any money on books and seminars on just that. That's why they added all the other bullshit.
Do I think self-actualization is a good thing? Absolutely. It just doesn't need all that surrounding noise to make it seem more credible.
One has to develop the knack to filter out the foo-foo stuff from the gist of the matter.
Farkel
Here's my reality about religion and I've said this a number of times on this board and say it in person as often as is appropriate:
"You simply need to get another God who doesn't always force you make excuses for him."
Farkel
as of this morning, i *am* a doctor!.
dr kudra, phd!.
la de da!.
:Anyone who is comtemplating starting this path... it is such a difficult, challenging, sometimes terrible, many times awe-inspiring, thrilling and inspiring path to take. Don't hesitate to push yourself to this boundary of the pursuit of knowledge. Forget the things that held you back. So much wonder is ahead.
Nice to see you posting again kudra. It certainly has been a while since you've graced this board. With regards to your obtaining a PhD, you should have gone to Bethel for 4 years, as sweeping factory floors is the equivalent of an undergraduate degree. You could have then pioneered for a few years and received the education that a Master's Degree conveys. Finally, you only needed to become a SPECIAL pioneer and missionary and your education would be complete!
Besides you making such a monumental screw-up in choosing Satan's world to get edcuated, I say KUDUS TO YOU!! CONGRATULATIONS!! GOOD JOB!
tal,
: Medical school is SO hard ---- be proud you made it, and welcome to the world of "i am a god" ...
My oldest daughter told me that the first year of her med school was very hard, but the last three years were easy enough for her, she could have taken a part-time job and still finish successfully. She's an OB/GYN who was recently offered the job of chief-of-staff in that field in the hospital where she practices. She told me years ago, that the hardest part of pre-med for her was calculus! Yes, she HAD to take it as a core class for pre-med. She took the class 3 times before she got a grade high enough to make her eligible for medical school. I asked her why calculus was a requirement, and she said she didn't know, but she suspected it was a test of discipline, more than of mathematics.
Farkel
ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith alone...for as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also" - james 2: 24, 26
al capone vs. judge rutherford
al capone gained his power by exploiting the weaknesses of people.. judge rutherford gained his power by exploiting the weaknesses of people.
bttt by request and for some new fresh air.
Farkel
my wife is having her circuit overseer visit at her congregation tonight.
anyone know what they are talking about?
child molesters?
: My Master is none other than the God that Jehovah bashes most of all, because He is the biggest threat of the tyranny of Jehovah. Which is none other than Father Satan.
:If Satan doesn't like the hounder-hounder, then so be it. I never liked that parasite, either.
Sorry guys, but WTWizard is right. According to the Bible, Satan never killed a single soul. The worst he did was give a guy a bunch of boils. And that was because he made a BET with the real, "Jehovah" monster.
On the other hand, Jehovah has killed the entire planet, and after that he has killed entire civilizations, and he's poised to kill the entire planet AGAIN.
Satan is a wimp. Bible "Jehovah" is a horrible monster.
Get used to it. It's all in scripture. Why do people keep making excuses for that machine gun Hitler-in-the-sky? It's beyond me.
Farkel
i find it interesting to see, not just the state of people's beliefs, but how sure they are of them.
or asked another way, what is the percent chance people feel they are wrong about their current beliefs.
so state your current core beliefs about jws, christianity, god, and a percentage 0-100% of how sure you are that this belief is correct.
:Survey: How Sure are you of Your Beliefs?
About as sure as I am about when my next bowel movement is due.
That's the way it should be. The most dangerous people around are those who are convinced they have it all figured out.
Farkel
sparlock and the simpsonsif rumors are true, and they generally are, then sparlock the warrior wizard is set to make a special guest appearance on an upcoming episode of the simpsons.. .
according to matt groening, the shows creator, sparlock will feature in a simpsons episode to air on thanksgiving day.. it was only natural due to the popularity of sparlock the warrior wizard, groening explained, that he would end up on this show.. .
http://www.sparlock.info/.
Matt Groening is a genuis. The Simpsons has been on air for over twenty years, and it still has the best writing and topics of any so-called comedy shows, animated or not. It's punchy, topical, irreverant and well, wonderful!
Moreover, each episode is a mini morality play, and good always prevails. It is great fun for kids and even more fun for adults who can see the nuances of parody and sarcasm.
Cheers, Matt for The Simpsons! They have no peers, and I suspect there will never be anything to best them.
Farkel
in the latest october 15th 2012 watchtower (page 13).... "because of what they perceive as defects in the elders, some individuals who engage in serious wrongdoing in the congregation have refused to appear before a committee of elders assigned to help them.
this could be likened to a patient who loses out on the benefits of a treatment because he does not like something about the doctor.".
sounds like they're now trying to stigmatize those who try to avoid judical action.
:"Refusing to appear before a JC is like refusing medical treatment"
Refusing to appear before a JC is like refusing to have your fingernails pulled out one-by-one.
Farkel
i was a regular taxi for alot of people.. we (wife & family) pick up one sister and her 2 children for many years ...he husband had walked out on her and we did'nt mind.. however when we were asked by the cobe wife to pick up and elderly and infermed bro a 3 day assembly (we had 3 young children) i said no.. we pased her and her daughter traviling alone to the assembly.. .
:Did you pick-up many people for the meetings??
No, but I picked up people after the meetings. They were of the fair gender, mind you.
Farkel