Posts by Nickolas

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Does God speak to you? HOW?

by Quentin in

an answer to this question is subjective to the individual an a posteriori experiene.

however, can there be an a priori experence, one that is objective, outside the bounds of personel experiene, or does it remain subjective?

god speaks to me, through many venus, except audible.

Nickolas

No, he does not and he never has. I guess that also answers the second question.

Any conversations I had with God during the course of my life, and there were many, were one sided. That is, I was doing all the talking and he never once talked back. If you claim that God is talking to you while I admit he is not talking to me it can only mean either that you are a better person than I am or that you perceive yourself to be better than I am. If the latter you have lots of company. From my humble perspective, there is no greater evidence that God speaks to no-one than the certainty with which Shiite Muslims and Suni Muslims and Plymouth Bretheren and Mormons and Baptists and Roman Catholics and Lutherans and Jehovah's Witnesses and all manner of religious sect and cult all claim that they are of the elect exclusive of all others. Since all of you cannot possibly be right it is only fair to assume that none of you are.

But, hey, that doesn't mean we can't be friends. Next time you're talking to God, could you ask him if I'm chopped liver then get back to me. Great. Thanks. Much appreciated.

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Anyone here have any experience with the "super-natural"?

by Knowsnothing in

and if so, would that prove an existence of evil-spirits (demons)?.

i have heard of a couple of stories of possession, or of jw's talking to spiritists and the spiritists having seen 2 men following the jw, either dressed all in black, or all in white, and very strong looking.

yet, i have never experienced any of it.. another experience that i heard is about a brother whose mom had super-natural strength, and tossed something really heavy.

Nickolas

Nope. Never. Nor have I ever met anyone who could put forward even the tiniest shred of evidence of the supernatural. I am also aware that the Randi prize has yet to be awarded and that there have been no serious contenders attempting to claim it. I have therefore come to the conclusion that the supernatural almost certainly does not exist, and until I see something supernatural with my own eyes and witnessed by several others who I trust and who can assure me that I am not hallucinating, I will continue to hold fast to that conclusion.

http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/1m-challenge.html

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Who's old enough to remember Queen for a Day?

by Nickolas in

jw
friends

when i was a kid back in the late 50's / early 60's (yes, i am very old, now let's move on) there was a television program that capitalised on the lives of miserable women.

it was my mom's favourie.

each day monday to friday there would be four women on the show, each with a sad story to tell.

Nickolas

Anyone remerber A plastic wrap that you could attach to

your TV screen for color..or was it my imagination.

Nope, not your imagination. It was a polarised plastic sheet that gave the illusion of colours on your B&W TV. It was a scam.

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Who's old enough to remember Queen for a Day?

by Nickolas in

jw
friends

when i was a kid back in the late 50's / early 60's (yes, i am very old, now let's move on) there was a television program that capitalised on the lives of miserable women.

it was my mom's favourie.

each day monday to friday there would be four women on the show, each with a sad story to tell.

Nickolas

Nick we done took your thread and ran away didn't we ? I'm sorry

hey, go for it.

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Who's old enough to remember Queen for a Day?

by Nickolas in

jw
friends

when i was a kid back in the late 50's / early 60's (yes, i am very old, now let's move on) there was a television program that capitalised on the lives of miserable women.

it was my mom's favourie.

each day monday to friday there would be four women on the show, each with a sad story to tell.

Nickolas

Yes, and The Prisoner, though for it me it was the re-runs.

What about The Saint? Simon Templar driving his P1800. (Now what kind of secret agent drives a Volvo?)

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Who's old enough to remember Queen for a Day?

by Nickolas in

jw
friends

when i was a kid back in the late 50's / early 60's (yes, i am very old, now let's move on) there was a television program that capitalised on the lives of miserable women.

it was my mom's favourie.

each day monday to friday there would be four women on the show, each with a sad story to tell.

Nickolas

Do you remember Secret Agent man ?????

Yup. " ... they've given you a number, and taken 'way your name!"

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Who's old enough to remember Queen for a Day?

by Nickolas in

jw
friends

when i was a kid back in the late 50's / early 60's (yes, i am very old, now let's move on) there was a television program that capitalised on the lives of miserable women.

it was my mom's favourie.

each day monday to friday there would be four women on the show, each with a sad story to tell.

Nickolas

Makes me wonder what awaits me when I'm older.

Greater and greater resolution leading to 3D without glasses. Ultra-light and thin wall sized units with intelligent sound systems. Maybe even smellivision.

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Who's old enough to remember Queen for a Day?

by Nickolas in

jw
friends

when i was a kid back in the late 50's / early 60's (yes, i am very old, now let's move on) there was a television program that capitalised on the lives of miserable women.

it was my mom's favourie.

each day monday to friday there would be four women on the show, each with a sad story to tell.

Nickolas

I remember it, and I love Lucy, and the real McCoys. I'm 58. Art Linletter and Arthur Godfrey, Danny Thomas show and I love Bob, with Bob Cummings.

I had almost forgotten how sanitized TV was back then. All the shows were ... wholesome.

I also watched the Howdy Doody Show

That show always gave me the creeps when I was a kid.

Do you remember the millionaire Michael anthony who would get his instructions to give a million dollars to some unsuspecting person with the condition that they never reveal where it came from?

Yes! (but not until this moment).

How about "You Asked For It" ?

I remember that one, too.

HOLY SHIT THAT'S OLD! I FORGOT TV STARTED OUT IN BLACK AND WHITE!

We got our first TV in 1958 when I was 6. It must have set my dad back a month's pay. It had a 16" screen that sometimes would go wonky. Maybe 3 channels until we moved up to a roof mounted aerial, then we got 8 or 9, not all of which came in without snow in the picture. TVs were all tubes back then and broke down a lot. TV repairmen came to your house and the worst news they could give you is "your picture tube is gone." The first colour TV I saw was one of my uncle's. This was the early 60's. It had an almost round picture tube and most of the time the people on it had greenish hair and organgey-red faces and it broke down even more than the B&Ws. The big breakthrough came when Motorola came out with their famous "Works in a drawer" TV that allowed the repairman to simply pull out the innards in a big box on the side of the TV instead of having to take the back off.

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Who's old enough to remember Queen for a Day?

by Nickolas in

jw
friends

when i was a kid back in the late 50's / early 60's (yes, i am very old, now let's move on) there was a television program that capitalised on the lives of miserable women.

it was my mom's favourie.

each day monday to friday there would be four women on the show, each with a sad story to tell.

Nickolas

When I was a kid back in the late 50's / early 60's (yes, I am very old, now let's move on) there was a television program that capitalised on the lives of miserable women. It was my mom's favourie. Each day Monday to Friday there would be four women on the show, each with a sad story to tell. The woman who had the saddest story got to be Queen for a Day and all the show's sponsors would shower goodies upon her. First generation reality TV and a modern object lesson on cynicism.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w37Diw6wk48

Anybody else decrepit enough to remember this little gem?

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I'm a clique of one...

by mrsjones5 in

jw
friends

i'm a loner.. offline, i have few friends.

the friends i do have are dear to me but i'm bad at communicating with them, meaning i don't call often.

facebook has been a boom with me cuz i can keep contact with folks i really care about without being constantly in contact with them which would drive me crazy.. on this board i haven't got too deep with folks.

Nickolas

Would you be surprised if I told you I'm not surprised?