Posts by worldtraveller

I was wondering how intelligent design fits in with tornadoes and hurricanes. Nothing intelligent about the destruction and death of dozens of Americans in the south this week. How about mosquitos and fleas? All they do is spread disease and feed birds. If man is designed intelligently, how come humans are so damn unintelligent in the first place? And why do we get so sick?

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Any Mexicans on this board?

by Bucholz in

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hello guys, i've been a lurker for quite some time and am a little curious to know if there are any people from mexico regurarly posting on this board..

worldtraveller

I am not Mexican born, but my father has a Spanish background (somewhere) and I visit Mexico City often and have many friends in an area called Ixtapalapa. It is near the Metro CONSTITUTION 1917 station. I have visited all the popular touristy stuff plus have been invited to many trips and fiestas. They are very friendly to me.

My Spanish is limited, but I always like to learn more.

I live in the Vancouver area.

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Fox has dropped Glenn Beck's show

by unshackled in

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well this is refreshing.

good to see interest has faded for his fear-mongering, hate-filled conspiracy rants.. .

glenn becks fox show droppedby david bauder ap television writer apr 6, 2011 2:30pm.

worldtraveller

Agreeing with misery loves elders.

There are only 3 things Beck is interested in. Money, ratings and his special underwear.

Thank God most of us here do our own thinking without a chalkboard.

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The futility of political debate on an ex-JW forum

by willyloman in

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this is a forum for fomer jehovah's witnesses.

that is a cult that drills into its members the concept that the political process is evil, delusional, selfish, greedy, and satanic.

it's fascinating to hear so many political naifs express themselves with such certainty and fervor.

worldtraveller

My apologies to the "thread police".

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The futility of political debate on an ex-JW forum

by willyloman in

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this is a forum for fomer jehovah's witnesses.

that is a cult that drills into its members the concept that the political process is evil, delusional, selfish, greedy, and satanic.

it's fascinating to hear so many political naifs express themselves with such certainty and fervor.

worldtraveller

Life is good quote:"Tell me how we are wrong on this issue."

I think you will just have to learn this for yourself. Perhaps a visit to "The Daily Show" might help.

Maybe not.

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The futility of political debate on an ex-JW forum

by willyloman in

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this is a forum for fomer jehovah's witnesses.

that is a cult that drills into its members the concept that the political process is evil, delusional, selfish, greedy, and satanic.

it's fascinating to hear so many political naifs express themselves with such certainty and fervor.

worldtraveller

Re:What's your point?

There is nothing wrong with wanting a balanced budget, but it is interesting that the Baggers dump on Obama with racist and bigoted comments when it was Bush, Bush light, and Reagan (Clinton too) who brought down your economy with the policy of "trickle down economics". Deregulation of the banks and stock markets also aided in financial destruction. What they did accomplish was proving that it does not work! Plus the fact that big business is withholding billions from the economy in a pathetic attempt to destroy the Obama presidency. For what puropse? To elect a right wing religious pawn. Pretty sad indeed. And what does the economic situation have to do with a birth certificate? Birthers need to grow up! Everyone has seen his b.c.. Yet some fools still think that the FBI and the CIA did not vett the candidate long before his nomination?

Plus the Baggers will try to discredit teachers in any way possible. Why? Because they are told that teachers and unions are evil. Just watch a Fox News ramble by Beck, et. al. What is so evil about education? What is so evil about thinking for yourself instead of having Fox Noise do the thinking for you? What is so evil about a $45,000 base salary? It always amuses me that it's someone filthy rich telling the working poor that YOU are overpaid. Outrageous!

It is agreed by all that the debt needs to be dealt with in the strongest term, but why does GE and its trillionaire colleagues need the US to be its tax free haven? GE got a tax rebate after paying no taxes at all! Why do the baggers avoid that debate?

And one other item of interest. Why does big business insist that it's good for the economy to have everyone (except themselves of course!) work for near minimum wage while the 400 richest people in the US continue to reap the rewards? The wealth of the fortune 400 folks is more that all of you make in your lifetime combined.

The good news here is that Americans have realized that debt is bad, really bad, and that they are starting to save instead of spend. Unfortunately that does not help the economy as America loses its resource based economy and gains a retail based economy with plenty of $9 an hour jobs. Let's see what $9 can buy. Not much. $9 can't even buy $8. Americans have a long way to go, and I see that the Canadian dollar has reached $1.03 + US. And some of you call us Socialists with Socialized health care. We can afford more as we spend less on health care.

Here is Canada our politicians are begging for our vote, but Canadians as a whole put the Debt as the #4 issue. Quite astonishing as the top 3 are unattainable as long as so much money is diverted to paying the interest on government loans. Governments should not be allowed to borrow. Plain and simple.

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Could recently discovered codices prove once and for all that Jesus died on a cross?

by truthseeker in

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this find, if genuine, is significant.. http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110330/ts_yblog_thelookout/could-lead-codices-prove-the-major-discovery-of-christian-history.

how would the watchtower react if evidence suggests that jesus died on a cross?

this would mean they lied to millions of their members saying that the instrument of jesus' execution was nothing more than a stake, an upright pole.. .

worldtraveller

Why is it more important as to how he died as opposed to why he died?