Posts by TimeBandit

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Video: Dear Believer, Why Do You Believe?

by Believer in

i was asked to view the video “dear believer, why do you believe?” i said i would and i would publish my comments about it.

so here are my comments.

after my post, i hope other believers will post theirs comments about it.

TimeBandit

I believe what I can see with my own eyes and can feel in my own heart.

TB-

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Gift giving

by ab.ortega in

whenever we had the c/o visit or a special speaker at an assembly, etc.

i used to give the "brother" or couple a thank you note with some cash.

also did it with our tour guides at bethel branches.

TimeBandit

I like the idea ab, The only thing I would change about it would be to include some Monopoly money and some of those plastic coins from the toy section.

Great post...

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We're not he only ones--lol

by eyeuse2badub in

found this article today on yahoo news;.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/06/26/when-leaving-religion-costs-you-everything.html.

just saying!.

TimeBandit

Too bad he didn't include JWs in his article. I never really thought about whether or not any other religions had a shunning practice. Thanks for posting this. I didn't know.

TB-

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the james webb telescope is set to launch in october of 2018 and will allow us to study the formation of first generation stars, the molecular clouds that became the first galaxies, and directly image exoplanets.

roughly one hundred times more powerful than the hubble space telescope the jwst is going to push back the current boundaries of science.. this is what 100-million man hours can accomplish.. .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8p0samsz7m.

TimeBandit

This is amazing! 100 times more powerful than the Hubble telescope.

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This Thing That Was My Mother

by TimeBandit in

jw
friends

this thing that was my mother.

this thing that was my mother, so withered and blackened now,.

was once so kind and loving, but things have changed somehow.. remember when you'd hold me, and soothe my childhood fears?.

TimeBandit

@ Simon: That makes you my brother...

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Observations: If man is merely a machine and the universe is merely a mechanism .

by Believer in

observations: if man is merely a machine and the universe is merely a mechanism .... if men were only machines, they would react more or less uniformly to a material universe.

individuality, much less personality, would be nonexistent.. materialism reduces man to a soulless automaton and constitutes him merely an arithmetical symbol finding a helpless place in the mathematical formula of an unromantic and mechanistic universe.

but whence comes all this vast universe of mathematics without a master mathematician?

TimeBandit

There is a section here in which to post topics for debate.

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Mark Sanderson Talk re Belgium visit

by Listener in

the degradation of the governing body members continues on.

mark sanderson gives a talk regarding his visit to belgium for the memorial this year and was travelling from korea to munich to brussels, belgium on the day of the belgium terrorist attacks.he cannot wipe the smirk on his face as he relates his experience, with no regard whatsoever of all those unfortunately affected by the attacks.

in fact, he personally found god's hand affecting him personally, allowing him to attend the memorial as planned and a kh dedication.he is that privileged during his flight travels that internet was available to him, enabling him to catch up on current news and to contact branch's.

TimeBandit

He looks like a child molester to me...Just sayin'.

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Observations: If man is merely a machine and the universe is merely a mechanism .

by Believer in

observations: if man is merely a machine and the universe is merely a mechanism .... if men were only machines, they would react more or less uniformly to a material universe.

individuality, much less personality, would be nonexistent.. materialism reduces man to a soulless automaton and constitutes him merely an arithmetical symbol finding a helpless place in the mathematical formula of an unromantic and mechanistic universe.

but whence comes all this vast universe of mathematics without a master mathematician?

TimeBandit

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This Thing That Was My Mother

by TimeBandit in

jw
friends

this thing that was my mother.

this thing that was my mother, so withered and blackened now,.

was once so kind and loving, but things have changed somehow.. remember when you'd hold me, and soothe my childhood fears?.

TimeBandit

Thanks for your kindness and fellow feeling...I've always been the type to wear my feelings on my sleeve. It as been my downfall many times.Finding a new outlet to express myself has helped.

I thought I was over it. But apparently there is still a stinger in my flesh. It pops up every now and then to continue the stinging.

@mikeypants: I don't know her email address, and I'm sure anything she got in the regular mail wouldn't be opened, but thrown in the trash without being read. That's how she rolls. She does have a Youtube channeland I posted it there as a comment...

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What happened to Marvin Schilmer and his Blog against the JW's?

by TerryWalstrom in

https://www.blogger.com/blogin.g?blogspoturl=https://marvinshilmer.blogspot.com/2013/07/complete-donation-what-happened.html.

TimeBandit

He passed away Vander.

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