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Candace Owens interviews Douglas Murray

by LoveUniHateExams in

yeah, so the candace owens show is apparently in london and douglas murray is the person interviewed.. they cover a range of topics that are current and connected to murray's new book (the madness of crowds: gender, race and identity).. i've not got his new book but it seems to be good.

owens and murray both make good points and it's a joy to listen to them together.. enjoy .... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4o9yqrby9q.

cofty

Really excellent conversation between two intelligent and intellectually honest people.

I look forward to reading Douglas Murray's new book The Madness of Crowds.

One of the key points that came out of the the conversation was the critique of the belief in the 'perfectibility' of humans and of society. This is the foundational error that lay behind communism and every other crazy utopian ideology including the Watchtower. It is a main theme of Pinker's The Blank Slate. If you haven't read it yet do yourself a favour.

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Candace Owens interviews Douglas Murray

by LoveUniHateExams in

yeah, so the candace owens show is apparently in london and douglas murray is the person interviewed.. they cover a range of topics that are current and connected to murray's new book (the madness of crowds: gender, race and identity).. i've not got his new book but it seems to be good.

owens and murray both make good points and it's a joy to listen to them together.. enjoy .... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4o9yqrby9q.

cofty

Thanks. Two of my favourite minds having a chat. Will have a listen later.

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Where is the site that deals with the blood subject

by Tameria2001 in

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i have looked through all my bookmarks but i just can't seem to find it.

a while back i came across a site that discusses the blood topic.

does anyone know what link would get me there?.

cofty

Have a look at these threads too.

The Watchtower are Right About Blood...

My Explanation of Why They Got it Wrong About Blood Using Only the NWT

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Did Russell come up with the no hell fire and no Trinity doctrine or did steal that belief from another religion as well?

by nowwhat? in

just wondering hate to give the devil his due.

cofty

In the early days Russell advised those who subscribed to his writings to stay in whatever church they were currently associated with. He said that no organisation had monopoly on truth and that Christ would know his sheep wherever they were to be found.

Those are not the actions of a man who was seeking to set himself up as a leader. If only he had stuck to those principles.

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Did Russell come up with the no hell fire and no Trinity doctrine or did steal that belief from another religion as well?

by nowwhat? in

just wondering hate to give the devil his due.

cofty

To be honest it was so long ago since I read Russell's books I would be struggling to remember the source.

To paraphrase he said something along the lines of - if somebody had only the bible, they would be walking in darkness, but if they had ONLY Studies in Scripture then in ten years time they would still be in the light.

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Did Russell come up with the no hell fire and no Trinity doctrine or did steal that belief from another religion as well?

by nowwhat? in

just wondering hate to give the devil his due.

cofty

But overall, compared with many other sectarian leaders, it seems that he was a good person with good intentuons - SBF

I broadly agree agree with that but I'm not sure it was still true towards the end of his life. His statement that elevated the utility of Studies in the Scriptures above scripture suggests extreme hubris.

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Unbelievable similarities: beautiful, empathetic interview with ex Mormon gal

by Diogenesister in

wonderfully warm interview from "stop the shunning" channel host beth, with ex mormon morgan ( ex morgan).. morgan describes her young life and the process of waking up or, in mormon parlance, her "shelf breaking".

there really are so many things we have in common, from young marriage to feeling personally responsible for saving everyone you have contact with that's not of your religion.

morgan also describes both her father, her husband and her own fear of losing family and loved ones at the same time as loosing her religion and difficulty we all have whilst pretending we still believe or being pimo.. highly recommended viewing.https://youtu.be/upxirjvtpec .

cofty

Thanks for posting. I enjoy learning about 'apostates' of all sorts of groups.

Jenna Miscavige's story is worth a read too. So many similarities.

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Emergency 'grab bag' campaign accused of scaremongering

by pleaseresearch in

a police campaign to get the public to prepare a "grab-and-go" bag in case of emergencies has been both criticised and mocked by social media users.. a police scotland tweet urged people to pack essentials such as a first aid kit, radio, torch, and food and water.. its recommendations were part of an annual preparedness month, which is being promoted by local authorities and emergency services across the uk.. however, the police force has been accused of scaremongering.. the tweet read: "september is preparedness month.

emergencies can happen at any time and it's recommended to have a #grabbag ready containing essential items including medication, copies of important documents, food/water, torch, radio and other personal items.".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-49631455.

cofty

Galaxie - Howzitgoinbigman?

What would go in a Scottish grab-bag? Must be a good topic for Tam and Stuart on 'Off The Ball' on Saturday.

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Emergency 'grab bag' campaign accused of scaremongering

by pleaseresearch in

a police campaign to get the public to prepare a "grab-and-go" bag in case of emergencies has been both criticised and mocked by social media users.. a police scotland tweet urged people to pack essentials such as a first aid kit, radio, torch, and food and water.. its recommendations were part of an annual preparedness month, which is being promoted by local authorities and emergency services across the uk.. however, the police force has been accused of scaremongering.. the tweet read: "september is preparedness month.

emergencies can happen at any time and it's recommended to have a #grabbag ready containing essential items including medication, copies of important documents, food/water, torch, radio and other personal items.".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-49631455.

cofty

Black Sheep - I think it would be difficult to find a Scottish town name that doesn't have a parallel in NZ. Even the farm I live on has a twin in Dunedin (New Edinburgh).

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Emergency 'grab bag' campaign accused of scaremongering

by pleaseresearch in

a police campaign to get the public to prepare a "grab-and-go" bag in case of emergencies has been both criticised and mocked by social media users.. a police scotland tweet urged people to pack essentials such as a first aid kit, radio, torch, and food and water.. its recommendations were part of an annual preparedness month, which is being promoted by local authorities and emergency services across the uk.. however, the police force has been accused of scaremongering.. the tweet read: "september is preparedness month.

emergencies can happen at any time and it's recommended to have a #grabbag ready containing essential items including medication, copies of important documents, food/water, torch, radio and other personal items.".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-49631455.

cofty

What possible emergency do people living in Corstorphine need to be prepared for?

Glaswegians will keep a few cans of Irn Bru and a bottle of Buckie handy.

Utter bollocks. Police Scotland have got far more important problems to worry about.