I don't read these accounts literally anymore. The flood of Noah's day was not global, Adam and Eve weren't the first humans, people did not speak Hebrew until magically scattering at the tower of Babel.
marmot
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Genesis 11:6
by darth frosty inthere were some great comments from wtcomments on this weeks wt study.
but i found this subject very profound and wanted to get some more direct thoughts on this scripture.. .
jehovah said look!
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OUTLAW`s New Vacuum Cleaner
by OUTLAW ini needed a new vacuum cleaner..so i did a bit of research and decided the "dyson" was the one for me..it is specially designed never to lose suction.it performs at 100% until you need to empty it..it uses no bags and never needs new filters...............it has a nice long hose on it for doing stairs..i used it to grab the dog`s ass..he liked it!..he thinks he has a new girl friend now and won`t leave the vacuum alone..so i put it in the closet..lol!
!...............it looks more like a hummer truck than a vacuum cleaner..and..it`s purple!..imagine that,a vacuum cleaner that sucks till it`s purple!..lol!
!...outlaw
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marmot
Rollerdave, that vac you posed is a copy of a Tristar (formerly called the Compact).
I sold Tristar last summer. It's a good design but they're overpriced. Incidentally, vacuum sales is very cult-like and we ripped on those Tristar imitators like JWs on Mormons.
A word of caution to anyone who has an in-home vacuum demonstration, always ask for %50 off the listed price right off the bat, if not more.
These things are marked up about %300 from the price the supplier pays. The price is also unrealistically padded so that the salesperson has room to wiggle without cutting into the company's profit. They'll usually negotiate down to %40 off the price because %40 is the salesperson's commission but there's even more padding in there. Big-shot closers sometimes even get %60 commission.
In theory, I could make over a thousand dollars in commission on a single sale if we did what they call a "full-up, full-up" deal, meaning that the buyer didn't haggle, paid cash, and bought all the accessories. Those were few and far between, though, and we usually had to settle for "lowboats" where we might only pocket $50, which didn't even provide a living wage after paying for gas and taxes.
My suggestion is to grind the company as hard as you can when the salesguy gets on the phone to his boss (this is a universal tactic they use to put pressure on the clients) but slip the salesguy a couple twenties after the deal is done. He might "forget" a few spare filters or something.
But in all honesty, aside from the durability factor these multi-thousand demo vacs are no better at getting the job done than a Wal-Mart special. The rest is all marketing. -
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WTBCS thinks single men must be perverts?
by hamsterbait inin the aid book, under "marriage" it says that marriage was the normal condition for jewish men.
singleness "required explanation" (no supporting scripture).
now in the new october asleep!
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marmot
If that's the case, what about Jesus, and all the apostles and Timothy for that matter.
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Untolerable, Unheard of and down right Unbelievable experiences
by REBORNAGAIN inhas anyone experienced something really outrageous among the jw's that you want to share?.
we once had a couple of jw's follow us (policeing us) as we were on our way to my (then, he's now my ex) husband's boss's home.
his boss wanted us over for an end of the year party and didn't consider it a christmas party because he knew we didn't celebrate christmas.
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marmot
My experience isn't as crazy as some on here, but it hurt a little because I think I might be "marked".
I work in a busy mall and I often see certain ones from the congregation and I'm always really friendly with everyone, and there's this one middle-aged sister who's (usually) very nice and says that she misses seeing me at meetings.
My fade's been going on since June now so I've missed a heckuva lot more meetings and I happened to see her again a few weeks ago. I smiled and said hi and she gave me a look like a dead fish and turned aside.
Kinda sucks that Witnesses will go out of their way to show "fruits of the spirit" towards people in field service, but that drops right off when they suspect you don't buy their ideology anymore.
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Hanging out with JWs after you no longer believe
by B_Deserter init's starting to become harder and harder to hang out with witnesses.
all their talk about how evil the world is, etc.
i was at a gathering last night, and this older couple was their talking about how their granddaughter came back because she got a taste of how the world was, her so-called friends were freeloading off her and stealing her stuff.
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marmot
I find my fade has been going really well because I don't have any anger or ill-will towards anyone at the hall. I don't consider myself a member of the watchtower organization, but at the same time I don't begrudge others their beliefs.
If it's a comfort for them, let them have it. If they truly want to open their mind to something better then they will do it but I see it as counter-productive to try and forcefully dictate to them that they are wrong.
It would be nice if more JWs could have a tolerant attitude along these lines. You tend to be much happier. -
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You know that kinda gay guy in your old hall?
by changeling inyou know him, every hall has one.. he really knows fashion.
he hangs out with all the middle aged women at the hall.
his gait, voice and gestures are feminine.. if he were a "wordly" man he'd be a "flamer".. well, here's my question: is he or isn't he?
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marmot
I dunno, I've got an uncle who talks somewhat effeminately and is a professional hairdresser but he's straight as an arrow.
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The meeting tonight was UNBEARABLE
by Orgull ini had my tms tonight.
for those who don't know me, i no longer believe, but have only just begun my slow fade.. the meeting was unbearable.
first there was the brother who happily pointed out that i'd missed two meetings recently and that he was keeping track.
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marmot
I've been finding it harder and harder to go to the meetings. My fade seems to be accelerating in that I've been missing tons of meetings but the only ones who notice are my parents.
An elder called on me ONCE, but that was because my Mom had to go and ask him to. I feel kinda bad about it because I love my parents and I've got nothing against the people in the congregation, but I can't honestly engage in what I don't believe in anymore. Keeping it up for appearances is completely hypocritical, but that's what I'm (just barely) doing in order not to break my parent's hearts.
I've almost completely cut out the bookstudy, though, because I just can't stomach the wild interpretations and contrived "modern-day fulfillments" without my feelings showing outwardly. I just sit in the farthest corner and fight valiantly not to shake my head and roll my eyes.
Again, I have nothing against anyone in the congregation - I've never had a single "grudge" or feud or problem with anyone, unlike many here - so I feel really sad about doing this, but the other only option is lying to myself, which I cannot do. -
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Muslim Foot Washing Basin Controversy In Indianapolis!
by AK - Jeff inhttp://www.wthr.com/global/story.asp?s=7116865&nav=9tai.
i find it curious, but take no particular view at this point.
i can only imagine that such a thing [let's say a christian chapel] for christians would not ever come under consideration.
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marmot
I've got the perfect solution for all of this, in fact it should be added to the constitution:
"You get freedom of religion in that you have the freedom to believe whatever the crap you want as long as it does not A) actively harm or encourage harm of anybody else and B) you do not press your religious views and sensibilities on others. Belief is personal, special accommodations for your beliefs are no longer personal since they involve others." -
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HALO 3: Anybody getting it?
by jeeprube injust wondered if anybody here is planning on playing halo 3 online?
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marmot
From what I understand, you can set it up so that anyone has the ability to switch, and you're vulnerable while transformed.
Each player gets a certain amount of "points" that they can used towards altering map geometry, "buying" vehicles, adding weapons and teleporters and the like, etc. -
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HALO 3: Anybody getting it?
by jeeprube injust wondered if anybody here is planning on playing halo 3 online?
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marmot
Yeah, they call that option the Forge. You can alter maps, weapon placement, spawn points, vehicles, ANYTHING in real time during a multiplayer map. The way it works is that in mid-game you can switch into a Guilty Spark-like orb and do all the alterations and switch back to see how it works out. You can save the maps and upload them to bungie.net anytime.
IGN.com was gushing praise over it.