Posts by FreudianSlip

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Wanting to date, but

by Junction-Guy in

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well first off, i am mostly happy being single.

i don't have this big desire to get married again, in fact i am kind of commitment shy now, and don't know how i ever would be able to function in a relationship again.

but there are certain events and certain times of the year when i feel alone and would like a date.

How Do You Deal With Elders?

by minimus in

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if an elder or elders demanded that they wanted to talk to you, what would you do?.

if the elders began "questioning" you, how would you deal with them?.

FreudianSlip

I'd go talk to them. I would be too curious not to.

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Euthanasia?

by MegaDude in

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anyone against euthanasia if you are sick with a terminal disease and you don't wish to die a protracted death?.

i have thought about this a lot since a coworker's grandfather here in the u.s., dying painfully of cancer, drove around and saw his relatives one final time and then killed himself.

they found him in a car by the side of the road.

FreudianSlip

I'm only for it if the surviving family isn't left with significant debt because of it.

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Should Prostitution Be Legalized???

by minimus in

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recently, in the news were reports of 90 plus year old men being arrested for soliciting prostitutes.

i believe the charges were dropped.

and the vast majority of people polled thought that police should worry less about prostitutes and johns and more about city government waste.. your thoughts?.

FreudianSlip

The gov. would have to regulate it

Says who?

Yes, I do believe (consenting adult) prostitution should be legal for the same reason porn is legal. The employers should require health checks but also provide insurance.

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Dumb Witnesses

by minimus in

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i know dumb people in every religion and dumb people without a religious denomination.

FreudianSlip

I know dumb people in every religion and dumb people without a religious denomination.

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What is truth?

by ldrnomo in

do you remember that question that was asked of jesus by pontious pilate almost 2000 years ago?.

well i finally heard the best answer yet last night at the emmy's by tommy smothers.. he said, "truth is":.

"whatever you can get other people to believe".

FreudianSlip

Truth is a Person, not someone's personal philosophy.

^ Huh? Truth is a verified or indisputable fact, proposition, principle, or the like.

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Are there any religions that worship God but do not believe in an Afterlife

by jwfacts in

it seems that people only worship god for the reward of a resurrection.

people normally do not admit that, and say that even if there was no resurrection they would worship god for the life that he has given them.

a good indication of whether this could be true is if religions existed that worshipped god but do not believe in a soul or resurrection or everlasting life.

FreudianSlip

jgnat-

I am a Christian to be closer to divine, now, rather than live by base instinct.

You didn't say this but I must ask, do you think that those us of who have noe drawn closer to divine only live by "base instinct[s]"? I certainly hope not. We have the same full range of emotion just like you. There is much more to life that these base instincts even if we are heathens .

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Are there any religions that worship God but do not believe in an Afterlife

by jwfacts in

it seems that people only worship god for the reward of a resurrection.

people normally do not admit that, and say that even if there was no resurrection they would worship god for the life that he has given them.

a good indication of whether this could be true is if religions existed that worshipped god but do not believe in a soul or resurrection or everlasting life.

FreudianSlip

I'm not sure this actually addressed my question FHN:

We pay the consequences for bad decisions, those of our own and of others, right here on earth.

Not everyone does. Some very sadistic people get to live out their lives the way they want to and then die. No "consequences" while alive. Even if what you say is true, does this mean (as I asked before) that they will receive a good reward after death?

I have read some interesting books about people going into debriefing and rehabilitation upon death. And some have to work things out through community type service.

Not sure what that means.

But in Universalism, all intelligent creatures will eventually be drawn back to good and love, they won't be able to resist it forever.

Drawn back to good before or after death? I hope you don't mean before death. Some people do vile things their whole lives and then die. Everyone does not die "good".

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60% of us here on jehovahs-witness.com do not have college educations.

by easyreader1970 in

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well, at least according to quantcast:.

http://www.quantcast.com/jehovahs-witness.com/demographics.

i am curious where the site gets its data, though.

FreudianSlip

Weird.. I doubt only 12% have children.

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Do You Feel Bad For Witnesses Who Are Still In?

by minimus in

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i think it's such a waste of time, energy and life.

no question.

i feel better about being out of "the truth" than ever before!.

FreudianSlip

Some yes, some no. For people like my parents that have already wasted so much time believing (45+ years), I feel that them leaving now would be a bigger detriment than staying in. Right now they feel they have a purpose and have doznes of friends who share that purpose with them. If they lost this religion they would lose everything and everyone they know and at this late point in their lives I prefer they maintain the security that they have.

Now my 19 year old brother is a different story. He's young and has his whole life ahead of him. I wish that he could see the light and live his life to the fullest.