Posts by LeeT

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Evidence of God.

by Jaewook kim in

sugar water will show blue light over the sun.. salt water will show red light over the sun.. our body components, salt sugar water.. blue blood vein and red blood... definition of our body in his form.. this is the evidence, of our god..

LeeT

So, whilst the initial post is a little off the wall, the documentary "Particle Fever" appears to track the progress of the first few years work at CERN's LHC. I've not seen it yet but it could well be interesting. Just because the messenger is a crank, don't shoot down the message. As for proving the existence of God, I'm skeptical to say the least, though no doubt insights are gained into the the fundamental rules of the universe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj51q9wf9xc

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So I clicked on the Mormon come-on advertisement to "Come chat about Jesus Christ"

by oppostate in

so i clicked on the mormon come-on advertisement on the top, the right side and the bottom of the jwd page that invited me to "come chat about jesus christ".. i started a chat with brook and taiza and asked them why the subtitle of the book of mormon changed from "another gospel of jesus christ" to "another testament of jesus christ".. brooke told me it hadn't so i googled it and told them there's plenty of websites that refer to it that way and i had a very old copy with that subtitle on it.. so taiza says it's probably a copy by some break off group and not from them.. i told her the inside said from the "lds".

so they left the chat.. so i figured maybe there's a technical glitch and i shouldn't assume they just dropped me.. so i log on again and give my last name instead of my first name this time.. and hellen and catherine log into the channel.. i ask them again about the title change and they drop off the chat.. so i figured twice is very unlikely that they had a glitch, and i'm pretty sure they dropped me because they didn't like my question.. one more time, i'll give them one more try.. so i log on again, with my middle name this time.. brooke and jayne log on.. i type that i'd been chatting previously with brooke.. she types back that she's a different brooke.. so jayne starts asking if i read the book of mormon.. i say yes and i have a question about it.. so i ask my question about the "another gospel" to 'another testament" change.. she says that she does not recall ever hearing about that and what do i like about the book of mormon.. i then ask her about the "gospel" paul wrote about in corinthians.. she says it's the same as in the book of mormon.. i ask back that if the gospel is the "same" why call it another???

and i quote her galatians 1:8.. she says that it does not apply to the book of mormon since it is not different from the bible so therefore, it is not another good news.. but that is the subtitle of the book isn't it.. so she sends me a link to a two minute video by the lds telling of the finding of the tablets and the transcription from reformed egyptian to english by joseph smith.. i started questioning whether reformed egyptian was a real language.

LeeT

What a novel service that chat line is. I just went over there to send brownie points for Elder Bexler with whom I had a pleasant chat today. Elder B and I just spoke about family and religious backgrounds, how he was finding our territory, his work schedule, and future plans etc. We didn't stray onto a discussion of ids beliefs at all. I know they're cranks but I wouldn't have offered him any argument he hadn't heard before so I didn't see any point in spoiling his day.

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Today's text--Jehovah, the 'Impartial' God

by sd-7 in

"jehovah your god...treats none with partiality."--deut.

10:17.. "impartiality is one of jehovah's endearing qualities.

" <--yes, between that and his tendency towards genocidal warfare, i don't know what makes me love him more.

LeeT

Ahem...let me tweak that a bit.......

"Not existing is one of Jehovah's endearing qualities."

"Not existing is one of Jehovah's enduring qualities."

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Today's text--Jehovah, the 'Impartial' God

by sd-7 in

"jehovah your god...treats none with partiality."--deut.

10:17.. "impartiality is one of jehovah's endearing qualities.

" <--yes, between that and his tendency towards genocidal warfare, i don't know what makes me love him more.

LeeT

Deut 10:15
"But only to your forefathers did Jehovah draw close and express his love, and he has chosen you, their offspring,"

So Jehovah selects a particular group for special favour.
Just two verses later we read

Deut 10:17
"For Jehovah your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the God great, mighty, and awe-inspiring, who treats none with partiality and does not accept a bribe"

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/bible/nwt/books/deuteronomy/10/

^^ Spits out coffee and guffaws deeply.

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Apathy trollies in my city.

by punkofnice in

is it me or are people giving them a wide berth?.

LeeT

Apathy trollies, I quite like the name but I still refer to the street cart method as the Manhattan Project.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/218409/jw-manhattan-project?page=1
I always try to have a chat with them.

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what kind of music does an atheist have at their funeral

by loosie in

yesterday was the day my family went out to the cemetary in my dad's home town to clean up the headstone and leave flowers and such.

now this town is small and rural.

afterwards we went back to the community center for the annual potluck.

LeeT

Not A Captive.

Yes, Ashoken Farewell would do well at mine. Good taste. I'm a bit of a folky too.

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what kind of music does an atheist have at their funeral

by loosie in

yesterday was the day my family went out to the cemetary in my dad's home town to clean up the headstone and leave flowers and such.

now this town is small and rural.

afterwards we went back to the community center for the annual potluck.

LeeT

I've selected a few tracks for when I pop my cloggs but am still working on it, I think I've got time to finalise the list yet. Some tunes are there to be poignant and others to be absurd, all are favourite tunes, but from a narrow selection of my tastes. Hopefully any wake will be a little more diverse. I've lost my old playlist which was more complete than this. I think most people will be none the wiser as they're all pretty obscure tunes...sorry.

Julie Murphy and Dylan Fowler - Y Bachan Main (favourite song with simple arrangement)

Yann Tiersen - Le Valse Des Monstres (theme from Amelie just because I like it)

Pink Floyd - Goodbye Cruel World (for a short interlude)

Ewan MacColl - It's Goodbye Now... (pre funeral)

Scott Walker - Funeral Tango (pre eulogy nonsense)

Scott Walker - My Death (post eulogy nonsense)

June Tabor - Lay This Body Down (for the lowering - very poignant)

Syd Dale - Stanley Steamer 1 and 2 (for the carrying the coffin parts or cortege played bloody loud to give passers by a laugh)

Mahalia Jackson - Walk In Jerusalem (not because I'm religious, but to get them dancing in the aisles)

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Does "God" Exist?

by minimus in

jw
friends

do you believe in "god" at all?.

LeeT

"If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now."
— Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)

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Need help picking an engagement ring

by Cagefighter in

jw
friends

ladies please weigh in.... i am seriously thinking about buying an engagment this summer.

first, we are both early 30's make about the same roughly (50k) a year.. i am thinking getting a decent quality diamond .90 carat on a platinum ring... seems to be about $3800-4500k price wise.. please be honest..... i saw the ring her x gave her.. it was yellow gold with a white gold top where some side stones were and a .66 to center stone was set that was a "gift".

granted she picked it out.. 1. my ring must be way better than the one her x gave her.. 2. i won't propose without a ring so taking her to pick on out is not an option.

LeeT

Unfortunately I've no advice on the ring itself. Just a cautionary tale on how not to propose.

I worked in a restaurant/nightclub a few years ago. One evening a couple came in. They seemed to have been out for the evening already when they arrived. The boyfriend of the couple made a few trips to the bar and each time downed a double at the bar whilst waiting for his drinks. It was noted by the bar staff that the body language was getting tense at their table. Raised voices were noted a while later, followed by a full blown shouting match. By the time staff approached to calm the situation the female was sat at the table in tears whilst the male was angrily walking around shouting whilst scanning the floor behind his girlfriend. The whole episode had clearly disturbed nearby diners. A member of door staff tried to calm the boyfriend, asking him to step outside to calm down and explain the problem. He refused and continued shouting and ended up being forcibly ejected. Outside he still wouldn't calm down and there was no way he could be let in until his attitude was more measured and not liable to disturb everybody in the building. Instead he picked a fight with the door staff, this was noted by passing police and he was arrested and taken to the police station without his girlfriend.

Meanwhile other staff comforted the girlfriend and got her to explain what had occured. It transpired that he was drinking so heavily to pluck up the courage to propose. He'd clearly misjudged and his girlfriend was at best noncommital. This led to the argument and in his anger he threw the engagement ring at his girlfriend but missed her completely. He had been wandering around looking for the ring. It should have been somewhere on the floor, though several thorough searches of the area yielded no ring. It was never found, at least not by the couple or by staff.

What had started out as a plan for a romantic night out culminating in a proposal of marriage, ended in drunkenness, anger, argument, loss of an expensive engagement ring and arrest. Whether they ever got it together and now laugh at the events of that night I don't know. It certainly could have gone more smoothly.

Hopefully whatever ring you choose, you'll get the response you desire. Just remember, one drink to stiffen your resolve should be enough. Good luck.

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RIP Mr. Dio

by zoiks in

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metal legend ronnie james dio dies at 67. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyid=126873517.

LeeT

Damn, that went badly awry too. Just watch it once.