Alot of the older ones who have lived 30-50 years of one dissapointment after another would probably view this as a sweet mercy from Jehovah as compared to spending the few years they have left with no retirement fund or health insurance and in a constant state of depression.
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Would Witnesses REALLY drink the "Kool-aid" if the faithful slave told them to? Yes or no?
by Witness 007 ina "spiritual leader" tells his followers the must put on rebok running shoes and "drink the cool-aid" to join a ufo in the tail of a comet and "go to a better world" so, afew dozen young people do just that to get "beamed up" to the mothership.
heavens gate cult 1990's.. my mother says "she is faithful to the organisation till her death" which makes me wonder if they ordered a mass suicide like the reverend jim jones did to escape a "great tribulation"....how many witnesses would really drink the cool-aid?...
without a gun pointed at their head of course!.
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CANCER and spankin' de monkey...
by ninecharger ini read a report in a science mag recently,.
it said that males who ejaculated more than six times a week in their teens to late 20s were less likely to get prostate cancer.
godalmighty - does this mean that being good boys now puts us at risk??.
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Razziel
This information has been around for at least 10 years. Regular ejaculation (sex or masturbation several times a week) cleans out your pipes, so to speak. It helps keep that part of your anatomy functioning healthy and keeps carcinogens and hazardous chemicals from accumulating in your system.
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Razziel
As OnTheWayOut said, we've become better people not because of the JW experience, but despite it, which is not the same thing.
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When you were a loyal dub, did you ever turn down sexual advances?
by asilentone inwhen i was a loyal dub, i have turned down some gorgeous women.
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Razziel
Yes I did. Looking back, most decisions I don't regret. But there are a few that I do. There are some things you should responsibly experience at least once in your life.
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Razziel
If you're looking for lifelong smokers who die of old age (like the guy in the video) they aren't hard to find. Only around 20% actually get lung cancer. When you factor in all of the other illnesses that smoking can cause, then the odds go up to 60-65% of dying from something related. But that still leaves 35-40% of the 1+ billion smokers in the world to post videos on youtube when they get old saying that it didn't hurt them.
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Good books against evolution?
by bohm inafter reading 'the greatest show on earth' by dawkins, i have been intrigued by how biblical literalists explain the many findings that seem to support evolution and contradict various parts of the bible.
in doing to i have browsed around on aig but i have generally felt let down by the quality of evidence and interpretations they present.
so i would like to ask all non-evolutionists: if i wanted to learn more about the physical case against evolution, what books should i read?
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Razziel
"Are you sure about that? Looks all out of whack to me."
No i agree that it's out of whack because sun/stars is out of order with the rest. Obviously plants can't perform photosynthesis without the sun, and I don't agree with the literal view of genesis in any way what-so-ever.
I just find it interesting that (taking out the sun/stars part) the order is pretty close to what evolution predicts and has been verified by evidence. It's probably a coincidence and just an observation from my reading of genesis. I look at it from the same context as the Mayans/Celtics and other civilizations having an uncanny understanding of the motion of stars and galaxies without the benefit of modern technology.
If you look at my previous posts, I have argued against creationism and ID. If I had to classify myself, I'm agnostic border-line atheist, so I definately don't want my post to come across as support of ID/creationism.
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A Great Interview with Jesse Ventura
by Judge Dread inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aum0yyqavj0.
judge dread .
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Razziel
I saw a brief interview with Ventura last night on Carson Daily that made me want to read his new book.
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FDA Ignored Scientists Radiation Warningson Medical Tests
by sammielee24 inny times.
washington urgent warnings by government experts about the risks of routinely using powerful ct scans to screen patients for colon cancer were brushed aside by the food and drug administration, according to agency documents and interviews with agency scientists.. dr. julian nicholas, a gastroenterologist, warned the food and drug administration against ct scans for colon cancer screenings.. after staying quiet for a year, the scientists say they plan to make their concerns public at a meeting of experts on tuesday called by the f.d.a.
to discuss how to protect patients from unnecessary radiation exposures.
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Razziel
I think one of the truest statements in the bible is that money is the root of all evil.
Beyond that, most people are really afraid of having surgery (especially if it's first time). There used to be a lot more exploratory surgery. The surgeon opened you up not to fix anything, just to see first-hand what the problem was so they could go from there. The medical community has moved away from that to diagnostic techniques as technology has improved. There are pro's and con's to both approaches.
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FDA Ignored Scientists Radiation Warningson Medical Tests
by sammielee24 inny times.
washington urgent warnings by government experts about the risks of routinely using powerful ct scans to screen patients for colon cancer were brushed aside by the food and drug administration, according to agency documents and interviews with agency scientists.. dr. julian nicholas, a gastroenterologist, warned the food and drug administration against ct scans for colon cancer screenings.. after staying quiet for a year, the scientists say they plan to make their concerns public at a meeting of experts on tuesday called by the f.d.a.
to discuss how to protect patients from unnecessary radiation exposures.
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Razziel
From briefly researching it online, it appears that:
CT scans are about 25% less expensive.
CT scans are faster (5 min for CT, 30+ min for MRI)
CT is better at imaging dense structures (bones, , cancer (non-tumor), bleeding, organ-tear from injuries, fluid from pneumonia)
MRI is better at imaging less dense structures (ligaments, tendons, cancer (tumors, spinal-cord injuries)
And the consensus seems to be that MRI is not very good at all (as of yet) for visualizing the chest/lung area.
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Good books against evolution?
by bohm inafter reading 'the greatest show on earth' by dawkins, i have been intrigued by how biblical literalists explain the many findings that seem to support evolution and contradict various parts of the bible.
in doing to i have browsed around on aig but i have generally felt let down by the quality of evidence and interpretations they present.
so i would like to ask all non-evolutionists: if i wanted to learn more about the physical case against evolution, what books should i read?
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Razziel
What I find interesting is that the order that the creation of life is mentioned in genesis is in general agreement with the order that fossils have shown and evolution predicts. Plants and sea creatures, then birds and land-bound animals, and finally man. The only big discrepancy was that the earth came before the sun which doesn't agree with what we know of the cosmology. Even the "canopy" of water isn't a discrepancy since early in earth's evolution the planet was a lot hotter, which meant a majority of water would be in the form of evaporated moisture. (A global flood on the other hand is another story.)
But this thread is about books and I'm on a tangent.