Posts by TheClarinetist

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Was the legend about Smurfs being demonic just an urban legend, or was it mentioned in the literature?

by IsaacJ22 in

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i never heard about the smurfs being evil until i joined the forum.

but when i look in the volume library, the word doesn't come up.

i was wondering if anyone ever heard mention of it in the literature--as in, was it an official position?.

TheClarinetist

one thing you may want to look up..... there were some "pop culture" phenomenon that were criticized in the pages of the awake, usually watching the world. A few examples I recall were something called "garbage pail kids" ( there were very popular in my area) and Pokémon. The blurbs were short but they showed an overreaction to something basically innocent.

I don't remember them criticizing Pokemon per se... I think they talked about the infamous Porygon seizures incident... Though I do remember having to defend my ass off about my extensive Pokemon collection. (Which is quickly becoming more extensive ^_^)

I heard a bit about the smurfs in the Lie, but the big thing I remember hear about being evil was the Cabbage Patch Kids.

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"The Truth" -A Sterile Set Of Ideas (D'Souza)

by metatron in

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i just finished a marvelous book - "life after death" by dinesh d'souza.

he is an articulate and clever christian apologist who comes up with creative argumentation against atheism and nihilist thought.

while i do not agree with all his conclusions (and i wonder if his reasonings on life after death are a better defense of buddhist ideas rather than christian), i do highly recommend his work.

TheClarinetist

Sounds interesting... I'll probably read it after I finish The God Delusion. LoL

The JWs are on the trail end of almost everything... I'm amazed when I think about how thoroughly a lot of their arguments have been debunked.

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Sarcasm versus irony

by Quillsky in

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for years i have tried to understand the difference between sarcasm and irony.. sarcasm is "the lowest form of wit", some say.

but irony is funny, or intellectual, somehow superior?.

recently i began to really understand sarcasm and why it is so very ugly.

TheClarinetist

Irony is not a form of humor. Something can be funny because it is ironic, but not all things ironic are funny.

It can be debated that sarcasm is a type of irony. Sarcasm can actually be quite funny at times. This sign is both sarcastic and hilarious.

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Steven Hawking changes his views on God

by exwhyzee in

i don't remember what his views were in the first place....anyone know ?.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100902/lf_nm_life/us_britain_hawking.

TheClarinetist

Stephen Hawking has never been very religious as most theists would view it, and at worst could have been called deist, pantheist, or agnostic. This statement really isn't a major reversal for him.

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What's Your Favorite Snack Or "Goody"?

by minimus in

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i love milk chocolate covered raisins and for a real dessert --bostom cream pie..

TheClarinetist

STRAWBERRIES AND GRAPES!!! Also, cereal (fruit loops, lucky charms), candy (air heads/sweet tarts), chocolate pudding, just to name a few

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Meeting topics that cover sex

by Libelle in

occassionally the mr will say that "some visitors are shocked because we will talk about sex, even with children in attendance.

" what exactly are they talking about in these meetings.

things like "don't masturbate" or things like if you position yourself like this, and your woman like this while having sex, then you're fornicating?.

TheClarinetist

They haven't completely ignored child abuse... There IS the (very) occasional Asleep! article and one must not forget the local needs talk about the sexual predator lurking in the congregation and how you need to be careful, but things had been "handled within the congregation".

There was this one sister in my old hall that would get this pinched look on her face when talking about oral sex, emphasizing the words with a disgusted tone and making a cupping motion with her hands. It was kind of disturbing.

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GROUP PROJECT!(any programmers?) - lets find ALL possibilites for 666, with computer technology

by EndofMysteries in

back in the 1st century, when iraneus said that many words can equal 666, including latinos and titan, that spending much time to get them is pointless until it's actually taking place, and it will just serve as a 'confirmation'.

they also didn't have computers and could spend forever trying to come up with every possible scenario.

we can easily, with the right resources do that fairly easily.

TheClarinetist

Where are you going to get your dictionary? A lot of the combinations will be completely meaningless, and it might be faster to go through a dictionary sequentially. Also, why English and Greek, and not Hebrew, Latin, Aramaic, or Italian? What if God mispells a word?

If you get a dictionary, what format will it be in, and are you planning on going through the words recursively or have different functions for every word length?

What type of characters are you using? Is it perhaps possible that the number 666 is based upon the unicode for the characters, as opposed to normal numerology? Or perhaps the offset from the beginning of the character set which contains the alphabet.

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Would 2 young Witnesses stuck in an elevator with no Chaperon really commit fornication? Realistic??

by Witness 007 in

yes witness theology claims that 2 people {regardless of sex} left alone in a room will start bonking.....does this happen all the time in real life???

maybe in a penthouse magazine!

i have never heard of two people say, stuck in an elevator or broken down bus getting so hot and bothered that they start bonking....it's completly nuts.

TheClarinetist

I think it might... It took me a while outside the Lie to realize that women didn't want sex the second they were alone with you. They tell you so much that you're expected to have sex when you're alone with someone that eventually that's exactly what happens.

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Will posting talks/dramas on YouTube now violate "fair use"?

by Open mind in

will the recent km counsel prohibiting the circulation of personally taped talks make posting them on youtube a violation of "fair use"?.

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TheClarinetist

No, it wouldn't be covered by fair use... not that that should stop us.

The Washtowel organization is the sole owner of the copyright for their outlines and control the dissimenation of said outlines. You might, however, be able to get an exception if you yourself give the talk from a legally obtained outline and then record it for some sort of online "christian ministry". Also, you can reproduce parts of it for criticism.

The thing about fair use, though, is it only protects you AFTER you get sued.

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Worst-Paying College Degrees

by Scott77 in

these are the worst paying paying jobs in the us and possibly in canada and western europe.

is there any bias in society's misplaced priorities as to what is important and what is not?printworst-paying college degreescharles purdy, yahoo!

hotjobs senior editor, yahoo!

TheClarinetist

Speaking as a music major myself, the purpose of music and similar degrees where you don't necessarily need a college education is not so much to give instruction as it is to give experience. To get into a college of music or conservatory, you have to already be a proficient performer, and the degree doesn't represent the knowledge you've gained so much as the fact that you have a lot of experience in that field. Said experience is virtually impossible to get outside of a school setting.

Hospitality and Tourism, on the other hand, confuses me... Though I once had an interesting conversation with someone that was majoring in eco-friendly tourism for her Master's degree.

Also... why would anyone major in Spanish? You would think it would be better to take get a minor and maybe study abroad in Spain...