250 million years ago a plume of molten basalt gushed up from the earth's core.
it erupted in an area now known as the siberian traps - back then it was part of the supercontinent pangaea.
a curtain of lava a mile high and hundreds of miles long lit up the sky.
cofty said: It may be true that human activity is creating a new extinction event
I have read this also. I think Cuba's Special Period is worth examining to see a way to possibly avoid a human created extinction event. I wonder if the collective homo sapien species is able to see the value of working with nature instead of against it, to adjust our rabid energy consumption to a more sustainable one in order to preserve the very system that supports us all.
since i have left the watchtower's dung behind, reading and learning has accelerated at an unbelievable pace for me.
i am sure that is true for most here.
i have always been a big time reader.
This is one f'ed up statement.Liberator said: Bart Ehrman is another one. By means of careful words he misleads people to draw a conclusion that simply isn't true. It might be technically true,
some cong-member asked my wife this question (in the street, stopping her on her bicycle) in a rather police-like fashion.
i wasn't there so i don't know her immediate reaction and response, but she got very upset afterwards and one day later this still occupies her mind.
i believe it's an emotional mix of anger, sadness, shame and guilt.. she doesn't like this intrusion in her privacy from some jws and on the next occasion she will try to make this person respect her boundaries (or just ignore her).
Q: "Why haven't you been to the meetings?"
A: "Because they suck."
today's text:.
saturday, april 30. the little one will become a thousand and the small one a mighty nation.
i myself, jehovah, will speed it up in its own time.—isa.
Ok, so slowing down = speeding up. Gotcha. Is that the same as tacking in the wind?
the original "parents" of each species sinned in some way peculiar to their "race.
" this dented the bread pan, thereby causing all offspring to be "dented.
in every case, the "dent" results in a premature death to all descendants.. the languages are "confused" but there will come a messiah in the form of a perfect example of whichever sort of animal it is and all of those animals must recognize the messiah or they will die.
just to say a big hello.
i have been reading this site for some time now and have been very unhappy with some of the things emanating from watchtower head quarters in new york.
the final straw for me is the upcoming watchtower study this weekend encouraging us to shun our own family members (our own mothers if need be) if they are disfellowshipped....a step too far for my liking.
in fact just like the watchtower, i've no idea what they were writing about half the time.
all that rubbish about " i am the walrus" and eleanor rigby keeping her teeth in a jam jar or something, and what "lucy the in the sky with diamonds" means i do not know!
anyway, i mention the above because shortly after i quit meetings, beattle loving brother, ian x also, stopped attending meetings, and i watched him transform himself in to a, scruffy bearded, hippyish, beer drinking slob, ( translation a great guy) .
You guys are cracking me up today!
I love Joe Cocker's music. My neighbour's kid used to have Joe Cocker moves.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpuhj98vjoa.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hik8hj0_t9q.
What was there before the Big Bang?
Quiet.
why do people care so much about celebrities?
I guess many people identify with celebrities for a variety of reasons. When someone we relate to through their fame and therefore, work, passes away, particularly someone whose work we enjoyed or connected with, it makes us feel sad that someone who evoked something within us is now gone. It usually means we will no longer receive any pleasure or joy or benefit from any more of their future work, although, in the case of Prince, sounds like he had a vault full of unreleased music.
Regarding Prince, he was a bit young, in my opinion, to pass away. He was once, and possibly still considered, a Jehovah's Witness, hence the discussion on this board about him. Prince's JW membership is definitely an oddity, conundrum even, considering the type of celebrity he was. Not the JW type AT ALL, at least in his public persona.
I was sad to learn of Christopher Hitchens passing. We need people such as he who are fearless in the onslaught of ridiculousness, to keep the fight for critical thinking over the delusion going. I also identify with their loved ones. I feel an empathy for them as I have lost many of my own family and can relate to the difficulty of loss.
so for the first time ever i went to a church service at my local church (coe) and i have to say it was awful!
it was just like a ritual.
the vicar would say something and then the congregation would all say a phrase in unison back to him.
If you are looking at learning about the Bible, you don't need to, and probably should not, go to a church.
Have you actually read the entire Bible? If not, maybe start there, writing down your questions as you go. I'd also suggest you start reading up on history. Perhaps, once you are ready, seek out Bible Scholars to discuss the Bible and ancient times. Are there any courses available at your schools on the history of the Bible? There are online courses available as well (eg. Dr. Bart Ehrman's The History Of The Bible: The Making Of The New Testament Canon). Be open to what was really going on back then. There was definitely an agenda by the first century Christians to standardize belief. (To this day, I truly believe they did not completely accomplish this task based on the variance of answers I get from Christians about their beliefs).
You don't have to belong to a church to find spirituality or the closeness of community. Maybe select a non-religious group in your area that has a common interest with your own, say, one that helps less fortunate people. Or one interested in the environment. Maybe you need a pet. Maybe you need to plant a garden.
Theburstbubble said: I know the majority of you on here are atheists but I still want to believe in something.
Besides Christianity, have you investigated any other faiths such as Judaism, Buddism, or Paganism/The Craft (aka Witches).
There is much to believe in, particularly things that work. You already know the foundations of love are wise. We all know this because it works.
I personally find Permaculture, it's ethics, principles that actually work, and their various global projects to be something I am quite interested in. But with all things you have to be conscious of the BITE model. I have seen a couple of these groups begin to go down the cult pathway.
