there seems to be a lot of hostility on the board toward atheists still and a lot of comments floating around like atheists are to preachy.
well i want to take a quick minute and deal with some of these issues.
to begin with, to make any statement regarding atheists in general would be false for several reasons.
No and I don't think we should allow people to blow themselves up either.
I'm not the one for the job of stopping them ,I'm doing all that is within my power to make the world a better place in the only way I'm capable of.
Reality is what it is, without experience of something ,yes , understanding is not going to happen , I agree completely.
It seems alot of people don't agree to that and run with bad ideas all the way to the end.
the fool has said in his heart there is no "god" how can this?
why do non-believers jump to such a conclusion?
i have notice many former witnesses have lost faith in god because of a a "religion" who didnt measure up to what it claims.
My friend the burden of proof lies on the one advancing the idea , not the one listening , so please , I'm completely open to PROOF.
Will you please offer some proof rather than forcfully pushing an opinion without paragraph breaks.
Did you look up hubris yet?
the fool has said in his heart there is no "god" how can this?
why do non-believers jump to such a conclusion?
i have notice many former witnesses have lost faith in god because of a a "religion" who didnt measure up to what it claims.
I hate to add fuel to the fire but , I don't see much merit to your argument .
We are here , is more proof needed that something we don't fully understand happened that caused us to be.
What we believe is completely beside the point. How could the belief of mankind really matter to how hot the sun is or where we come from?
The word is HUBRIS, look it up , it covers the reason for most of mankinds suffering..
there seems to be a lot of hostility on the board toward atheists still and a lot of comments floating around like atheists are to preachy.
well i want to take a quick minute and deal with some of these issues.
to begin with, to make any statement regarding atheists in general would be false for several reasons.
I am not around any suicidal and delusional humans nor do I wish to experince any .
Just because I believe something doesn't mean I believe it can be applicable to all.
Why waste what is working on what is broken?
A negative energy will consume a positive energy , only when positive is added to positive can anything productive be accomplished.
Think back to basic science 101 in school . Why would laws of energy differ in a hypothetical spiritual sense from the apparent way they operate in the physical ? Why would fundamental laws change because the arena was in a different realm?
How could we learn from this existence the nature of the next if the basic laws were different?
I think that would be an equally arrogant suposition as the one that dictates most religions
I base my observations on what is observable only ,
You can't save the world , but you can make a difference.
If some one is a nut , what do YOU do?
there seems to be a lot of hostility on the board toward atheists still and a lot of comments floating around like atheists are to preachy.
well i want to take a quick minute and deal with some of these issues.
to begin with, to make any statement regarding atheists in general would be false for several reasons.
It is impossible for a stupid man to translate the wisdom of a wise man because he retells it in a way he can understand.
Meaning we are reduced to the lowest common denoiminator when it comes to ancient documents or ancient legends.
As far as thiests are concerned I feel it is hubris talking , athiests meh they are a little tougher to lump together into a group dynamic.
I will say though as a complete outsider in regards to the whole conflict of pro-belief or non-belief, I have to add that it is a completely personal issue that must be discovered by the individual
When this is directed by an outside group and demanded of the individual , that is morally unacceptable , JW is unacceptable for healthy people, as are almost all widely held religions , they are symptomatic of a larger cultic mentality of society in general.
Spirituality is an aspect of a human being , religion is a power play .
So whatever particular school of thought you prescribe to is completely irrelivant in the larger scheme of things , we are the way we are and that is the frame work we should operate within , not one imposed by others.
How to be happy seems torank pretty high up on peoples lists , and attempting to dissuade them from whatever they hold dear rather than working within what they love is wrong and unproductive as far as opening them up to a larger reality is concerned.
Love is a universally accepted medium of communication perhaps this rather than any opinion is what we should really be pushing?
Just a thought or two,,
things i have always wondered about jws but never asked my boyfriend about (because i thought i would sound stupid!)...
- what goes on at jw wedding ceremonies?
are they that much different from other christian weddings?.
You will find contradiction and misdirection in ample amounts if you pay any attention to the "teachings" of the JW belief system.
It is meant to confuse and propagate a false sense of knowledge. Follow your instincts and be certain that all is not as it should be.
i think we need to remember that when we were witnesses we were part of something bigger than anything else on this planet.
gods government that would soon rule over this globe, and that we were his chosen ones!!!!
the elders were to be our future leaders!
Purps you are a wonderful person and I enjoy your rants.
because of my background with the witless ones, when my husband died it was hard to believe he was in heaven.
i could hope there is a heaven for those who die.
that he is in a better place.
Heaven is here right now , when we die who knows. Hell is also here right now , your perspective is the entirety of you subjective experience.
I like to think that when I'm done doing whatever I'm supposed to be doing here ( learning , correcting , experiencing , saving ) is complete I will have the good sense not to return again , LOL!!
I wish you strength in your journey , and may you find the heaven you seek , much love BLUE.
hi all, just finished reading this story to my kid.
now, the star-bell sneetches had bellies with stars.
they were really so small.
My favorite comparison is to this very bit of poetry.
It really shows the futlity of mankinds system of beliefs in society as a whole not just the symptom of religion .
here is some fodder for the all the people who like to predict the end of the world.
i hold no stance on this issue but thought some fuel for dissent would be welcome , i'm going to the kitchen to get some popcorn .
http://www.mondovista.com/endtime.html .
This is also a helpful site for many would be "prophets of doom" enjoy !
