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  Why do people kill each other?

  by The Rebel in

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  why do there have to be wars?

  why is there so much hatred?.

  the collective answer i came up with is natalisam, or maybe the correct word should be politics?

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  Cofty :- " we live in the most peaceful time of human history"

  The Rebel.(A) Not if you consider it from an animals point of view. Not that I am saying meat is murder, but the barbaric conditions many animals live and are slaughtered nowadays is abhorrent.

  Cofty " when would you prefer to have lived?"

  The Rebel.(A) Well I think the "when" is now. But to live now sometimes it's best to switch of the T.V with its often deformed version of reality, leave the mobile phone at home and exsperience the great outdoors that has nothing to sell me,

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  Why do people kill each other?

  by The Rebel in

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  why do there have to be wars?

  why is there so much hatred?.

  the collective answer i came up with is natalisam, or maybe the correct word should be politics?

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  Because we actually believe what actually comes out a politicians mouth.

  And then the refusal to take accountability Blair, " it seems I was misinformed with intelligence sources" yea right, imagine Hitler apologising for the Second World War, and Holocaust " It seems I was misinformed with intelligence sources"

  So if we learnt one thing from the watchtower, don't necessarily be taken in my what comes out our leaders mouths, because we have a degree of accountability for there actions if we supported them

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  Did Ray Franz manage to live out a comfortable retirement from the proceeds of his books.

  by joe134cd in

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  2. scandals

  i'm just curious if anybody knows.

  firstly i don't take issue with the man making money from his books and if he was able to live comfortably from it then i say power to him.

  but what i'm wanting to know was just how successful was it and did it allow him to live out the remainder of his years in comfort e.g buy a house, eat good food etc.

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  Hi Joel,

  In my opinion the books more importantly for Ray than money gave self worth. ( In a way parallel to the sence of self worth he must have once felt being on the G.B) And of course a source of income from the publication of those books added a financial security.

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  Why do people kill each other?

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  why do there have to be wars?

  why is there so much hatred?.

  the collective answer i came up with is natalisam, or maybe the correct word should be politics?

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  Why do there have to be wars? Why is there so much hatred?

  The collective answer I came up with is natalisam, or maybe the correct word should be politics? The individual answer I came up with is that some people cannot restrain themselfs often down to greed.

  Anyway the world today seems so divided, a few born privaliged yet so many refugees. And a world in which most people seem to value personal possessions of greater value than natural affection. I must admit it's difficult to understand why all this is so.

  This is why I can see how my being a member of an organisation that claims to be no part of all this was appealing. However now I am no longer a witness, I realise how much more important the individual role is in a troubled world.

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  What is the best debate you've ever read on this board...

  by The Rebel in

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  who won, and why?.

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  Oubliettte :- Define " best"

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  A) When everyone understands what is being debated.

  B) When the most important questions don't get lost in the shuffle of the thread.

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  It had sounded to good to be true.

  by The Rebel in

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  because it wasn't true anyway.

  it was a dream.

  the insanest dream, to believe that i was going to live forever.. but today i am alive, and i am determined to travel the seconds between life and death aware of my mortality.

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  LoveUnHateExams,

  Take care, and thanks for the post.

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  It had sounded to good to be true.

  by The Rebel in

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  because it wasn't true anyway.

  it was a dream.

  the insanest dream, to believe that i was going to live forever.. but today i am alive, and i am determined to travel the seconds between life and death aware of my mortality.

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  It had sounded to good to be true....and it wasn't. Having left the organisation I discover London to New York is only 6 hours away, Oh and as I enter the modern world I realise fax machines are as dated as my expensive out of date collection of Encyclopedias ....when you leave the witnesses, there is just so much to choose from...Its great.

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  What is the best debate you've ever read on this board...

  by The Rebel in

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  who won, and why?.

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  We just have to agree to differ, you have your views and I have the correct one.

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  What is the best debate you've ever read on this board...

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  Why I win arguing with Viviane:-

  a) she is arguing with an idiot.

  b) I then try to reduce her to my level, and win with exsperience.

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  Buddhists and Jehovah's Witnesses

  by tornapart in

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  2. beliefs

  recently i have just started looking into what buddhism is all about.

  i rather like the idea of a personal spirituality.

  of trying to be a better person and an acceptance of the reality of life and trying to find an inner peace and contentment.. anyway, i came across this today.

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  Great post.

  The Buddah " Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who said it, no matter if I said it, unless it agrees with your own common sence"

  Sadly many buddists don't follow that advice and like the G.B many expect you to follow there version of buddisam.

  I would definitely reccomend you examine the 6 noble truths, it's a great way to be at peace and content.

  The Rebel.

  p.s thanks for the link, I am a member on that site, but I don't post as I don't feel qualified.