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  Homeopathy - Interesting Case in Australia

  by cantleave in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  as i expect many of you can guess, i am very sceptical about unproven medical techniques, and find some of the claims made by homeopathic medicine quite ludicrous.

  when i was a witness i saw lots of faith in "alternative" medicine, so long as it didn't border on anything to do with demunz, it was probably being promoted by some crank pot sister.

  i would be interested in what opinions you guys and gals have.. anyway here's the article.. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news-old/watchdog-blast-homeopathy-site-over-whooping-cough/story-fn3dxity-1226346266370.

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  With homeopathy, a small amount of herb is diluted with alcohol or water, to the point where the mixture is so dilute that there is not likely to be a single atom of the herb in a bottle of homeopathic medicine

  Sixty years ago Martin Gardner discussed this in "Medical Cults", chapter 16 of Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science:

  Hahnemann [1755-1843, originator of homepathy] believed that as the drug became less "material" it gained "spiritual" curative powers, and in many cases recommended diluting until not a single molecule of the original substance remained! This produced remedies of extremely high potency. Moreover, the doctor believed, the full effect of such medicine may not be manifested until thirty days after being taken...

  Wrangling among homeopaths over the exact nature of the "homeopathic dose" soon split the movement into two factions--the purists who followed Hahnemann, and the "low potency" men who thought it of value to preserve at least some of the original compound, even though only a few molecules. Modern purists have discarded Hahnemann's "spiritual" effects for mysterious "radiations" which remain after the material substance has vanished, and which have a physical basis not yet understood...

  (OT but also of interest: chapter 15 is about "The Great Pyramid" and discusses the teachings of some guy named Russell.)
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  What Are Some Musical Groups And/Or Songs That Everybody Liked But You?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i never loved the beatles.

  i especially didn't care all that much for john lennon.. bob dylan, i never got his appeal!.

  any songs that just didn't do anything for you?.

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  I'll answer in one word: Disco!
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  What is the Gospel of JW's in a Nutshell?

  by Perry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  let the honest-hearted person compare the kind of preaching of the gospel of the kingdom done by the religious systems of christendom during all the centuries with that done by jehovahs witnesses since the end of world war i in 1918. they are not one and the same kind.

  that of jehovahs witnesses is really gospel, or good news, as of gods heavenly kingdom that was established by the enthronement of his son jesus christ at the end of the gentile times in 1914.

  - (luke 21:24) the watchtower 5/1/81 p. 17 par.

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  "Only 144,000 go to heaven. All the positions were filled before you were born. If you spend your entire life doing exactly what we say, maybe you can win a spot on the waiting list. And if you don't, you're toast at Armageddon--which will be really soon."

  Good news, indeed!
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  I went to the Watchtower Study with the "Selma and Steve" article today, and....

  by cedars in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  no, i didn't really - but i'm anxious to hear from anyone who did!!.

  what happened after the paragraph was read?

  did anyone try to denounce abusing one's spouse under any circumstances, or were most answers supportive of the "advice" given to selma, i.e.

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  No report from Serenity yet? She must have went out to eat after the meeting with "the friends".

  I'm hoping none of the elders saw her texting and grabbed the phone!
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  I Hate Jehovah's Witnesses, and I Eat Small Children for Breakfast

  by Dogpatch in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i also tie frogs to wooden boards and send them sailing down small streams.. i pop the eyeballs out of the homeless.. i curse god to his face.

  i am worse than the devil.. lol.

  i love all the comments on my site re: my most recent of articles.

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  When did you live around here?

  Buenos noches, Randy! I lived in the South Bay through High School, in the early 1970's. This was back when the "Jesus Freaks" were working the Strand regularly. I remember that many of them were from Bethel Tabernacle in Redondo Beach, which is why I still grin when hearing about some the work of a visiting "Brother from Bethel". That little Bethel seemed to do more preaching than the big one in Brooklyn, even in those days when Fall 1975 was fast approaching!

  There not too many speed traps around here, but there are a couple of drunk driving traps near the bars at night. Not too easy to go fast in such a dense area.

  I was thinking of the one they set up for bicycles speeding down the strand, past the HB pier. No point in taking a radar gun to PCH when the beach traffic hits.

  There have been a couple of incidents lately where the lifeguards are in a rush on the sand and have actually run people over who are sunbathing! Doesn't usually kill them though. But I'm sure they are in the hospital for awhile.

  Ouch! I suspect that these days they drive something much bigger and heavier than those VW dune buggies I remember.
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  I Hate Jehovah's Witnesses, and I Eat Small Children for Breakfast

  by Dogpatch in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i also tie frogs to wooden boards and send them sailing down small streams.. i pop the eyeballs out of the homeless.. i curse god to his face.

  i am worse than the devil.. lol.

  i love all the comments on my site re: my most recent of articles.

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  OK, on a lighter note, I just got back from my bike ride at sunset, went to the end of Hermosa Beach back to the end of Manhattan.

  El Porto to the Portofino--it's been a long time since I've ridden the Strand. Do the HB bike police still run their speed trap at the Strand and Pier Ave?
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  Quit being apostates and give me some real advice

  by AwSnap in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ok, my subject is totally joking, but i really do need some advice.

  i purchased a $7 dollar keychain digital picture viewer from ebay.

  it arrived in the mail, i uploaded a bunch of pictures....and then realized its a piece of crap.

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  Hmmm...instead of going behind their back, how can you get your sister and MS-in-law to agree? Could another relative or mutual friend be enlisted as a go-between? They're more likely to agree if it comes from the grandparents. Perhaps add other pictures to include the "whole family" so it isn't just you in the pictures?
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  Fashion Models' badly damaged feet...

  by ziddina in

  1. social
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  i hope that this link works.... go to this link.... http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/trends/2012-spring-summer/mules/gallery# .

  and click on one of the pictures.

  that should start the "slide show".... then move your mouse/cursor over the picture.

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  Uncomfortable, unhealthy, and unaffordable--is that the definition of fashion? This might be next season's style:

  
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  I too have been charged with apostasy! Stunned.

  by FinchAndWeston in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my wife and i got a letter sent to me stating we are being called before a judical hearing to discuss allegations of apostasy!

  we haven't gone to the meeting in 5 years.

  are the jw's on a witchhunt lately?

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  Don't waste your time with them. They have no authority over you unless you offer it to them. Don't feed their power-trip!
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  cowboy films.

  by bigmac in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  some of us uk members of a certain age really enjoy cowboy films.. what was your most favourite cowboy film of all time?.

  mine was on tv again today-----.

  ---- the magnificent seven.

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  The Treasure of the Sierra Madre