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  No Atheists in a Foxhole

  by hippikon in

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  ever heard the saying that there arent any atheists in a foxhole - i think that is nonsense atheists are born in foxholes

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  Hojon

  I think it's belief systemn because of the way I hear it defended sometimes around here. Also in some programs I hear atheists talk bout Nature in almost glowing terms, like it was their God or somethin. I really see no difference between atheists and religious beliefs. I think it's the same shit, different theory.

  The big difference here is that speaking of Nature like that is based on evidence seen in the world around us. Many athiests I know are athiests in part due to the fact that there is no evidence of god. They base their beliefs on scientific facts that can be proven, not on a religious book that requires faith. That's not a put down, it's just a totally different path.

  Faith and science are diametrically opposed, one is belief in only what we can see and the other is belief in something specifically because we can't see it.
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  Umm just a favor--sex sins ?'s

  by VeniceIT in

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  hi gang!!

  i would like to ask a favor.

  someone in yahoo chat wants a rundown of all the wts sex sins.

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  Hojon

  At first I thought maybe you were asking someone to do you a favor and...

  Pretty much anything fun is not allowed.
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  Americans...

  by closer2fine in

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  i saw the post on "canadians" and thought we should have one too!!!.

  i'll start.....i live in connecticut, usa.. if god dropped acid, would he see people?

  -- steven wright

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  Hojon

  Geez, lots of Washingtonians around here. I'm in Renton, which is SW of Seattle.
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  What Will Occur In 2012 When Mayan Calender Ends?

  by Big Jim in

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  what will occur in 2012 when the mayan calendar ends?

  when people say the mayan calendar ends in 2012, they're referring to the end of one 5125-year cycle that began in 3114 b.c.

  this cycle ends on december 21, 2012 (although some peg the date as the 22nd), marking the end of the mayan cyclical calendar.

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  Hojon

  My calander runs out every year - I go out and buy a new one.

  LOL!

  :)
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  What Will Occur In 2012 When Mayan Calender Ends?

  by Big Jim in

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  what will occur in 2012 when the mayan calendar ends?

  when people say the mayan calendar ends in 2012, they're referring to the end of one 5125-year cycle that began in 3114 b.c.

  this cycle ends on december 21, 2012 (although some peg the date as the 22nd), marking the end of the mayan cyclical calendar.

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  Hojon

  Or maybe, just maybe, it will be the first day of winter 2012, and I'll be 41.5 years old.

  Then again that could be the date the mothership returns. Or the turtle that the earth sits on decides to quit holding us all up.
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  HARD CORE ATHEIST QUOTES !

  by Big Jim in

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  hard core.

  "i think every good christian ought to kick falwell's ass.".

  senator goldwater.

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  Hojon

  Those were great. I love stuff like that.
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  The Good, The Bad and Evolution

  by Defender in

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  in the bible account of genesis, there we were told that adam and eve ate from the forbidden tree of knowledge of good and bad and thus, like god, they started to know good and bad.

  these few words and actions apparently changed the course of humanity.

  even if we assume that this account is just a fable and did not actually happen, a number of questions and issues come up namely;.

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  Hojon

  Interesting questions, but one problem. You are assuming that humans are the only creatures with "morals" or the ability to choose our behavior.

  There is ample evidence of animals that live in groups, where the healthy animals feed the old or sick ones (wolves come to mind, I think chimps do this too). That's a primitive form of morality, really.
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  Jungle Fever in the BORG

  by Black Man in

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  post title - jungle fever in the borg or inter-racial relationship dynamics in the borg.. back in the the day inter-racial relationships were frowned on, especially if you wanted to advance spiritually (climb the corporate ladder).

  i remember at bethel a few of the brothers in service department used to always tell brothers that it would be beneficial to marry in their own race if they wanted to be used in the circuit work.

  the premise was that the society is not biased but rather the world is and to avoid conflict, they only prefer to use couples of the same race.

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  Hojon

  who were absolutely SHELTERED NERDLINGS of all colors

  LOL! That's the perfect phrase. A friend of mine in the hall was one of these, he was ultra dorky and would always take trips to Bethel. Not sure if he ever married, I bailed out while we were about 19-20 and he was single then.
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  JW's And Risque Mnemonics.

  by Englishman in

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  do folk in the united states use mnemonics as we do here in the uk?.

  just in case youre wondering, a mnemonic is a method by which it becomes easy to remember something, especially if it involves a table or sequence.

  most uk mnemonics have a vulgar or sexual connotation, so their use is somewhat frowned upon in jw circles.. when number 2 son was studying geology, it was essential that he remembered the hardness order of various minerals.

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  Hojon

  It's the colors in the spectrum-

  Red,Orange,Yellow,Green,Blue,Violet
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  The geneaology of Christ?

  by uncle_onion in

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  matthew departs from the style used throughout his genealogy when he comes to jesus, saying: jacob became father to joseph the husband of mary, of whom jesus was born, who is called christ.

  it is possible as well that neri had no sons, so that shealtiel was counted as his son for that reason also.

  (these could have been, not actual sons, but descendants, or one, at least, could have been a son-in-law.

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  Hojon

  No comment on that specifically, but I've always wondered that if Jesus was "immaculately conceived" (and therefore not the blood relative of Joseph) then how could he be related to David?

  I always just dismissed that when I thought about it, but am curious what the explanation is.