hello fundamental option/commitment is the orientation of the person towards good/evil..this tells us that particular acts are not reflective of a person being good/bad...but particular acts are also important because constant doing of right/wrong can further affirm your fundamental option...if u keep on doing what's opposite of your fundamental option then more likely it would shift to the opposite...but what's nice about this 'theory' so to speak is that it is the inclination of the person that is judged...so in connection with 'judgement day' i was thinking that maybe we'll be put in a situation wherein our fundamental option will be tested
and actually a religion/non religion is like the training we get before we take the final test...like school
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opinion on judgement day...what u think?
by gotcha ini was thinking that based on the way god judged adam and eve as well as lot and his fam i can see that he only asked them to perform a seemingly easy task such as dont eat from that tree and don't look back..this seemingly easy task would actually be a symbol of one's radical obedience or rejection of him...so i think that maybe the next judgement day...god would ask us to do a seemingly easy task that would embody what our real feelings are toward him...and maybe all religions are like tools....they could actually help/put u down in terms of faith or get you ready for this final question..just like a class which gets you ready for the final exams....i dunno if this makes sense..oh well just an opinion...do any of you know about the catholic perspective of fundamental orientation/commitment?--mch
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digital cams now
by gotcha indo u have a digital cam?
are u contented with it?
thanks....wanting to shift to digital now..
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six --- u've got too nice of a cam! afraid i cant afford that..are u pro? so are u a canon/nikon lover?
zev - im thinking of settling for a 2-3 mp cam, how much did u get that for?
too many nice digital cams...the only prob is money!
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digital cams now
by gotcha indo u have a digital cam?
are u contented with it?
thanks....wanting to shift to digital now..
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thanks!! nice cams u've got there....5 mpixels! wow..
cecil - i'll email
wanna - could u email me if uve got time?
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digital cams now
by gotcha indo u have a digital cam?
are u contented with it?
thanks....wanting to shift to digital now..
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do u have a digital cam? if yes what brand/model? are u contented with it? thanks....wanting to shift to digital now..
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film scanner anyone??
by gotcha indoes anyone have a film scanner?
or some suggestions on what to buy?
not for pro use....just good enough quality for a hobbyist..thanks
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thanks!!!! i'll try to check that out
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Critics
by abcde inits easy too criticize a religion.any person can do that.trash talking isnt accepted that well amongst the majority of people.why not find something better too offer people.now that would be a better thing too do.this board will probably fizzle out after a while.
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abcdefg hijklmnop qrstu v wxy z now i know my abc's next time want u sing with me...
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film scanner anyone??
by gotcha indoes anyone have a film scanner?
or some suggestions on what to buy?
not for pro use....just good enough quality for a hobbyist..thanks
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does anyone have a film scanner? or some suggestions on what to buy? not for pro use....just good enough quality for a hobbyist..thanks
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lucid dream, wicked spirits, demons questions!!
by gotcha inhaving a chinese background, it has been incorporated in our culture to believe in wicked spirits and that sort of stuff..i was wondering if any here could enlighten me with some of their knowledge with regard this subject..my mom's core reason of believing that the jws are the true religion is because of the fact that she found peace and she said that 'wicked spirits' stopped attacking her when she became a jw..(she said that sometimes she felt that wicked spirits want to rape her or something while she was sleeping/dreaming?
)i sometimes think that this is pure imagination but who am i to judge it is her experience anyways..some say that this may be a medical problem but do any of you believe that this might be true?
do wicked spirits/demons really want to 'disturb' us humans?
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thanks intro..i think what u said is true...the thing is that my mom wouldn't admit that most of what's happening to her is psychological..not only in terms of this dreaming but also when it comes to being sick..i think she's quite paranoid..but as always she tells me that i can't feel/know what she's going through..
about lucid dreaming - thanks for clearing that up to me..i just remember a friend telling me about it
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Help me... please...
by mindfield init's funny how 2 hours can make you question the doubts you've had for months.
just got home from the hall after speaking with an elder... had a friendly chat about my doubts... finally culminating in my admitting that i didn't believe the discreet slave really existed, and that all my jw beliefs were non-existent.
2 hours.
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thanks lilacs
fed up - try taking up philosophy classes or comparative religion classes
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Help me... please...
by mindfield init's funny how 2 hours can make you question the doubts you've had for months.
just got home from the hall after speaking with an elder... had a friendly chat about my doubts... finally culminating in my admitting that i didn't believe the discreet slave really existed, and that all my jw beliefs were non-existent.
2 hours.
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hey fed up im in this same situation right now.. haven't talked with the elders but talked with a quite open minded 'sis' who my mom invited to talk with me...i didnt present evidence whatsoever i just asked questions and of course told her about the un thing...i really dont know if they will listen enough to you but what i can tell you is nothing's enough if they really believe in that..i dont care about what they think i only care about what my mom thinks and after hours of arguing with her....i have found out that the problem is where else to go if not here...where to worship.....
the funny thing here is after talking with 'jw' i tried telling myself not to have a bias against the jw because of the stuff i read...but it is hard to be objective when faced with facts about the org..so now im trying to read the bible too
i'm going through a crisis too..i can't even pray i mean..who do i pray to now? is it Jah, is it Jesus? i mean if i pray to Jah means that this org teaches right (coz i think it's one of the few which teaches to use that name)so meaning what i'm doing now is wrong so there CONFUSION.
well i hope it helps that someone is pretty much in the same situation as you are....you're not alone