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this is something that has been tossed around for some time, but something occurred to me: if ancient humans did have advanced technology, such as space travel, we would know about it.

the reason i say we would know about it is because they would most certainly have left objects in orbit around earth.

yes, the low-orbit objects would have eventually fallen back due to the drag of the upper atmosphere.

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But I also believe we haven't even see near what it will be in the near future. 20 years from now, we will be blown away by technology.

probably even 10 years... we have thought-controlled computer interfaces now. pretty amazin.

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. Clarke

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Run Ins

by Max in

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i had a run in with a witness and it took me along time to get over it, i still don't talk to that witness.

some of the witnesses i know are two faced and it makes it hard not to feel aggresive when i go to the meetings, i sit there and think what am i doing here but i feel better when i leave so that is why i suppose i still go, it makes me feel good even though i feel there alot of stuck up attitudes when some feel they are more spiritual than others.

it feels like such a struggle to go there but yet i really want to be there.

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the most important thing is this:

I sit there and think what am I doing here but I feel better when I leave so that is why I suppose I still go, it makes me feel good

don't let a few people with issues taint your experience, or make you question your own motives. keep on ignoring it, including putting all thoughts of them out of your mind. expressing your feelings assertively when the next "run-in" comes ('cause it most likely will) will help also. i usually view two-faced people as rather cowardly, 'cause it takes more courage to be true to yourself and not be preoccupied with what others think of you. what you think of yourself is what matters, ultimately.

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Does dying scare you?

by JH in

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as jw dubs, we were sure we would live forever.

when we left the organization, probably we all started to accept that paradise wouldn't be around the corner, and that we would probably die like everyone else around us.. how do you deal with the fact that you will one day die?

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i know this sounds hard to believe but, no. i believe dying is just a jumping-off point into your next life. i just don't want to go in an awful way. like drowning or being stabbled or something. owies...

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Holiday Hangover Helpful Hints....

by candidlynuts in

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my helpful hint.. dont drink too much!

and dont puke on my carpet!.

does anyone like eggnog?

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Does anyone like eggnog? i dont think i've ever had it.. its a worldly christmas drink! is it like drinking vanilla pudding? does it have to have nutmeg in it? i dont like nutmeg.

i like nutmeg but i hate raw eggs (shudder). and rum makes me throw up. so, um... no

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Do you believe Mary was a virgin?

by JustTickledPink in

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my catholic friend and i were talking the other night about the virgin mary.

she doesn't even believe that she was a virgin and she doesn't believe in the immaculate conception.

if you think about it logically today, if you had a fiance that went to visit relatives for a few months and then came back pregnant and told you it was god's child, would you believe it?

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well, i assume she was a virgin 'cause weren't all young unmarried girls allegedgly chaste in those days?
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An entire world religion based around a horny, lying fourteen year-old.
So, NO, I don't believe she was a virgin even if there was a Jesus.

hmm... this might interest you... http://www.thebeastmovie.com/trailer/index.html

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Is There ANYTHING That You Would Not Forgive?

by minimus in

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some of us might be naturally forgiving types.

others may not be so easy.

i've seen families extend forgiveness to persons who have killed one of their family.

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without a doubt i could not forgive anyone who harmed my child.

anything else is negotiable.

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When you're broke! Tricks (legal) to make quick cash.

by formerout in

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this is not just a curiosity question.

this a real-life scenario... unfortunately mine.

i have not pulled a brownboy thing, but i used to be on as outbutnotdown (lost password and was registered on expired email account).

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i had a garage sale last spring and put out stuff i ddint use but that attracted people like cd's i didn't listen to anymore, VHS tapes since i got a DVD player, toys, quilts etc. then i got some of those neon stickers and put them on everything and made some huge signs out of neon posterboard and offered incentives like "buy one CD get one FREE", etc. i set up a little TV so they could watch the tapes while they shopped, and had a radio out there so they could try out the CDs before they bought them. and that day i made $250. tax-free. people will buy anything, even old lawn tools and flower pots, and anyway, they like to think they're getting something for nothing...anyway just a suggestion. good luck.

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What Was Your General Impression of Elders?

by minimus in

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did you like them?

hate them?

fear them?

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Incense, I don't think you can do that.

rats. thanks, though.

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