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  MORE FROM PROFITS OF DOOM

  by You Know in

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  whom do you trust?

  according to apostates, god and his word can't be trusted because the bible is unreliable and jehovah god is a baby killer and murderer of innocent people.

  trusting the watchtower is out of the question, because obviously, the whole thrust of the apostasy is aimed at discrediting the watchtower so as to create wicked suspicions and distrust in the minds of trusting ones, apparently with some success.

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  joelbear

  Please send me $10 and I will sell you a guide to making it through Armageddon.

  Joel
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  LATEST INSTALLMENT OF APOSTATE "DOOM"...

  by You Know in

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  as the last days wind down to their dramatic conclusion, prophecies that were heretofore obscure, over time have now come more sharply into focus.

  one such prophecy that bears review is the oft-quoted verse concerning the "increasing of lawlessness.

  " typically the watchtower has pointed to increasing criminal lawlessness in the world as evidence of the fulfillment of that particular feature of the sign of christ's imminent arrival.

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  joelbear

  I vote for Farkel to post his name and address here on the board. The board is getting dull. We need excitement. Even more excitement than the Tina/Francois fight.

  MORE MORE MORE.

  I demand to be entertained.

  Like the quote from my favorite movie goes

  Death injury blood and pain, Mohawk Mohawk win again.

  It just doesn't matter hugs

  Joel
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  How do you define spirituality?

  by Sunchild in

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  it's a general question for anyone, and it's a very personal one that requires personal answers.

  i'm not asking what the bible says, what science says, what the dictionary says, or what your mother says.

  i'm asking how you, as an individual with your own ideas, feelings and perceptions, conceptualize spirituality.

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  joelbear

  I define spirituality as an awareness of that which is outside of ourselves and the needs thereof. This goes along with my definition of love which is clearly looking out for the interests of others ahead of your own. Love and spirituality go hand and hand.

  hugs

  Joel
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  funny bethel stories

  by joelbear in

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  thought i'd share some of the adventures.. one day we had roast beef at lunch which was one of the more delicious meals at bethel.

  i used roast beef to make sandwiches for the evenings and weekends.. the rule was, you were allowed to go to any table after dismissal to take leftovers.

  i was approaching a table with a full dish of roast beef when a sister rushed up and grabbed the dish and took off with it.

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  joelbear

  LOL Prisca,

  Girl, we have got to go out together sometime in search of beef, roasted and otherwise.

  hugs

  Joel
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  funny bethel stories

  by joelbear in

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  thought i'd share some of the adventures.. one day we had roast beef at lunch which was one of the more delicious meals at bethel.

  i used roast beef to make sandwiches for the evenings and weekends.. the rule was, you were allowed to go to any table after dismissal to take leftovers.

  i was approaching a table with a full dish of roast beef when a sister rushed up and grabbed the dish and took off with it.

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  joelbear

  Thought I'd share some of the adventures.

  One day we had roast beef at lunch which was one of the more delicious meals at bethel. I used roast beef to make sandwiches for the evenings and weekends.

  The rule was, you were allowed to go to any table after dismissal to take leftovers.

  I was approaching a table with a full dish of roast beef when a sister rushed up and grabbed the dish and took off with it. I was stunned.

  In the new system, will food only go to the swift?

  hungry hugs

  Joel
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  Concept of the future

  by OrangeBlossom in

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  growing up in the borg, planning for the future was never thought of for me or my family.

  for instance, i heard things like, .

  "you'll never go to school" .

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  joelbear

  Hi Orange,

  Its never too late to start planning. Get a good financial advisor. Join your 401K now and start putting the maximim allowed.

  I stopped believing the end was near when I was a junior in high school. But, I was so attached to family and friends that I didn't do a good job of planning a career or a life for myself.

  I am still stuck in a career that I hate but I am doing something about it, better late than never.

  Console yourself to the past, its gone. The future on the otherhand is limitless in its opportunities.

  hugs

  Joel
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  Biology Lesson for the gals

  by Francois in

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  elsewhere in the active topics list is a great post from wasasister dealing in a very wise manner with women's hormonal cycle.

  the viewpoint and outlook contained in her post was to my mind very well done, thoughtful, considerate, and made a number of points that would be helpful to keep in mind in dealing with the male/female dynamic.. so i hope (and believe) that wasa won't mind if i use her post to springboard to one of my own - the mirror image of hers.. wasa makes a very good point in saying that women are jerked around by the hormones in their blood every month.

  and lots of us know at least one woman whose pms reaches truly epic proportions.

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  joelbear

  I agree with Francoise about the peace that comes from the slacking off of sex drive.

  From 13 to 25 I really could not think straight (pardon the pun) most of the time since I had a majorly high sex drive. And yet, I stayed a virgin. Agony to have to shower with other guys, absolute agony.

  From 25 to 40 my hormones became at least manageable.

  Now post 40 I find that they have dropped off another level and I am not so consumed.

  resolutionlike hugs

  Joel
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  outcome of humanity

  by joelbear in

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  i posted this in another thread where is was out of place, but i wanted to get peoples thoughts.. i think there are 3 possible next steps to human evolution and therefore to human society as a whole.. 1. humanity is sublimated by technology.

  that is, humanity programs themselves into electronic format or are replaced by very humanlike machines which can replicate themselves.

  bill joy, chief scientist at sun microsystems and others point to this as a possibility so its not a far fetched as it sounds.. 2. humanity becomes extinct.

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  joelbear

  I posted this in another thread where is was out of place, but I wanted to get peoples thoughts.

  I think there are 3 possible next steps to human evolution and therefore to human society as a whole.

  1. Humanity is sublimated by technology. That is, humanity programs themselves into electronic format or are replaced by very humanlike machines which can replicate themselves. Bill Joy, chief scientist at Sun Microsystems and others point to this as a possibility so its not a far fetched as it sounds.

  2. Humanity becomes extinct. That is, humanity uses up all of the earth's natural resources or pollutes them into unuseableness leaving the earth to more adaptable creatures like cockroaches and rats. This is the consequence of replacing a natural based value system with a fiat based value system (fiat means declared value, ie. a dollar is worth a dollar because someone says it is worth a dollar). Money is worth more than a rain forest, etc. That is until the natural world is gone and we figure out we can't eat, drink or breathe our money.

  3. Humanity recognizes itself as a piece of a larger interconnected natural living universe and applies equal value to all parts of that natural universe including themselves. In other words, man comes to an understanding that he is not separate from nature or over nature. He is not a special creature made in god's image thus differentiating himself and giving him special privileges.

  All three are possible outcomes. In all probability, we will not see which outcome occurs in our lifetime, but I highly suspect your grandchildren or great grandchildren will.

  hopeful hugs

  Joel
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  Biology Lesson for the gals

  by Francois in

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  2. friends

  elsewhere in the active topics list is a great post from wasasister dealing in a very wise manner with women's hormonal cycle.

  the viewpoint and outlook contained in her post was to my mind very well done, thoughtful, considerate, and made a number of points that would be helpful to keep in mind in dealing with the male/female dynamic.. so i hope (and believe) that wasa won't mind if i use her post to springboard to one of my own - the mirror image of hers.. wasa makes a very good point in saying that women are jerked around by the hormones in their blood every month.

  and lots of us know at least one woman whose pms reaches truly epic proportions.

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  joelbear

  I think there are 3 possible next steps to human evolution and therefore to human society as a whole.

  1. Humanity is sublimated by technology. That is, humanity programs themselves into electronic format or are replaced by very humanlike machines which can replicate themselves. Bill Joy, chief scientist at Sun Microsystems and others point to this as a possibility so its not a far fetched as it sounds.

  2. Humanity becomes extinct. That is, humanity uses up all of the earth's natural resources or pollutes them into unuseableness leaving the earth to more adaptable creatures like cockroaches and rats. This is the consequence of replacing a natural based value system with a fiat based value system (fiat means declared value, ie. a dollar is worth a dollar because someone says it is worth a dollar). Money is worth more than a rain forest, etc. That is until the natural world is gone and we figure out we can't eat, drink or breathe our money.

  3. Humanity recognizes itself as a piece of a larger interconnected natural living universe and applies equal value to all parts of that natural universe including themselves. In other words, man comes to an understanding that he is not separate from nature or over nature. He is not a special creature made in god's image thus differentiating himself and giving him special privileges.

  All three are possible outcomes. In all probability, we will not see which outcome occurs in our lifetime, but I highly suspect your grandchildren or great grandchildren will.

  hopeful hugs

  Joel
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  Biology Lesson for the gals

  by Francois in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  elsewhere in the active topics list is a great post from wasasister dealing in a very wise manner with women's hormonal cycle.

  the viewpoint and outlook contained in her post was to my mind very well done, thoughtful, considerate, and made a number of points that would be helpful to keep in mind in dealing with the male/female dynamic.. so i hope (and believe) that wasa won't mind if i use her post to springboard to one of my own - the mirror image of hers.. wasa makes a very good point in saying that women are jerked around by the hormones in their blood every month.

  and lots of us know at least one woman whose pms reaches truly epic proportions.

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  joelbear

  We are all animals, driven by our animal instincts

  beastly hugs

  Joel