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  Does your personal NEED or WEAKNESS give you the right to demand?

  by Terry in

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  let's start at the old desert island, shall we?.

  a group of survivors (just like the tv show!

  ) are marooned on an island with no way off.they are all sorts of people with various strengths and weaknesses.. the strongest among them do the hardest work.

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  hybridous

  Satanus,

  I would offer that it is not the 'speculators' themselves which needlessly drive up prices, but rather, their ability to operate in a system that absolves them of the consequences of their actions (not actually taking delivery on the items speculated on). Were this consequence enforced, most specuators would be strongly discouraged. But this seems tangential to the thread...

  Terry,

  I think that the thread's title is perhaps worded incorrectly? Anyone, anywhere, has the right to 'demand' anything. But you're really talking about the enforcement of such a demand. Does someone's need (percieved or real) merit justified action of others. If so, I guess the guy on the street is entitled to my wallet by force. After all, he probably has less money than I do...
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  Holy Spirit or Synchronicity?

  by metatron in

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  in all the world, there are people who belong to various religions - and regardless of what religion they believe in, they often have remarkable personal experiences related to the pursuit of their faith.. when these sort of 'mini-miracles' happen, they may reason that god is supporting their particular brand of religion.

  a catholic might think that the virgin mother or some saint helped them.

  for a muslim, allah has shown mercy.

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  The collective/communal human subconscious, or unconscious, as jung called it

  a.k.a: that which lies in-between the Quantum intervals.
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  Quotes by Voltaire - Do you agree and Why?

  by Lady Lee in

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  ok i want to stimulate some thinking.

  i'm going to list a bunch of quotes attributed to voltaire - someone i had never thought to read.

  but coming across a couple of quotes of his i thought they were rather profound.. so here is the deal.

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  hybridous

  I always generally agreed with Voltaire - he seemed to have pretty accurately perceived the world.

  This has always been one of my favorites:

  "...So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so;

  for tyrants are active and ardent, and will devote themselves in the name of any number of gods, religious and otherwise,

  to put shackles upon sleeping men."

  It just seems to be ever poignant.
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  Jesus: His Disbelief in a "Christian" Organization

  by metatron in

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  for many years as a witness, i could not understand how born-again christians could reject the notion of an organization in favor of spirit directed individuals.

  however, a simple look at what jesus taught shows that he did not predict the sort of "organization" that the watchtower claims to be.. first, the society accepts that the parable of the sheep and goats refers to events at the end and not before.

  however, they fail to accept what that really means!

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  BTS,

  What about Matt 16: 18 - 19 guarantees that such will be accomplished and visibly laid out according to human observation and satisfaction?

  Respectfully,

  HY
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  Overheard interesting lunch room converstation..............

  by WingCommander in

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  2. experiences

  as i just finished up my lunch, i thought i would relate this experience to you all.

  i was sitting in the lunch room here at work and 2 ladies were talking.

  what were they talking about?

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  hybridous

  Thanks for sharing that, WC.

  And yes, your projection of witness sentiment about that same situation is, of course, dead-on.

  It serves to prove something I'm quite fond of saying: If JW are the 'Only True Christians' than Jesus himself was a liar. The end. Each contradicts the other, so only one can be correct. It great to make JWs have to choose which...
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  Developing Your Own Private Channel to God

  by metatron in

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  sounds absurdly ambitious, doesn't it?

  follow my thinking here and you'll understand what i mean.. i believe in the godhead concept, not a personal creator ( who would be a lunatic for making t rex, guinea worms and countless other horrors).

  so, i see "god" in everything as consciousness fills the universe and maintains it.

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  Metatron,

  Private message sent your way...
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  How do you FOR SURE jw's Do not have the truth?

  by whatistruth in

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  i personally believe they do not, but what solid evidence can you provide me so i can try to convince others?.

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  "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another"

  - John 13:35

  These are the plain words of Jesus Christ himself. Jehovah's Witnesses claim to be the only TRUE followers of Jesus on this earth.

  I've spent time with Jehovah's Witnesses. So have most of you. What does your experience tell you? Mine tells me that Jehovah's Witnesses do not have love for EACH OTHER, much less the world at large, that His Father loved so much...

  Therefore, the logic flows easily from here...

  Either, Jesus Christ himself told a lie, or was wrong, OR...Jehovah's Witnesses are liars regarding being followers of Jesus Christ. These are the only 2 possibilities. Only one can be correct. In my experience, most Jehovah's Witnesses are content to essentially call Jesus Christ a liar, so long as their 'religion' appears correct.

  So which is it, Witnesses? Is Jesus lying to me, or are you?!

  And these people anxiously await a Judgement Day?!

  That's how I KNOW they do not have the Truth. It's either THEM or Jesus Christ himself. Pick one...

  That is all.
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  What kind of World would it be with NO religion ?

  by wobble in

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  2. beliefs

  all comments welcome.

  love.

  wobble.

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  I would imagine that without religion to prod...humans would be killing and enslaving each other over which interpretation of Quantum Theory they hold to.

  Just because religion is gone doesn't mean humans would embrace rationality. I see religion as merely a tool. At the heart of the matter is human nature. We must evolve further.
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  to be controlled or not to be controlled that is the question!

  by semelcred in

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  after years in a high-control group i cannot seem to accept any form of control from an organisation.

  i am fascinated to know how others cope with finding another group to asscociate with.

  i am so cynical i might never be able to be a part of any group again!

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  hybridous

  I like this post!

  I explained to my friends that I think my JW upbringing has lots to do with my politics (libertarianism) and general distrust of authority and opposition to initiations of force against an individual.

  Totally immune from collectivist BS that would sacrifice my rights and well being for some nebulous 'group'.
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  My Republican Friends

  by JimmyPage in

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  i have a jw friend who i watch sports with.

  his wife is not a dub.

  he has a daughter from a previous marriage who is gay.

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  Tea baggers have no compassion at all.

  And is that 'compassion' coming out of the gun you're having government aim at those of us who differ with you? A person with a different sense of charity than you means they don't have one?

  Look at the liberal open-mindedness. Always willing to grab goverments gun and turn it on someone for the 'greater good'. Why is your own brand of intolerance so preferable? Because it's yours?