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  Nice weather this weekend. Made me think.....

  by punkofnice in

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  there was a time when as a family, we'd host a bbq in our large back garden.

  we'd have a small gazebo, tables and chairs.

  the reggae music would be pumping out but not too loud.

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  Kate trust me I have my " bad" days, and I fully realize the loss of family and friends. However take my life as an example, I WONT LET THE BASTARDS win..And on my good days I see the BASTARDS have already lost.  And  I see that because  I see a man like " Punk" who has achieved so much in destroying the " Bastards" be it with books or posts that I believe reach a target audience I am incapable of.

  Smile Punk & Kate, you both helped bring the " Bastards" down in a way I only wish I was capable of. My next confession is I fancy a kebab, and I fancy eating it in my garden, that's my revenge to the watchtower, eating my kebab in my garden, rather than door knocking. I will enjoy my Kebab let them enjoy door knocking.

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  Nice weather this weekend. Made me think.....

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there was a time when as a family, we'd host a bbq in our large back garden.

  we'd have a small gazebo, tables and chairs.

  the reggae music would be pumping out but not too loud.

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  Punk you do not live in a " small rented crap hole" you live in your heart, and mind, neither of which are camaflarged by living in a false " Spiritual Paradise" with golden bars.

  Ok you grumble a lot, but at least you are respected by many " here" and other places for who YOU are. So my guess is you do have good friends, and not many people can write books.( myself included)

  Anyway we are both ex- witnesses but don't give the bastards the power to say the " sun don't shine. Our sun should shine in places where the watchtower can be placed and the sun really doesn't shine:-)

  The Rebel
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  Angst and the Jehovah's Witness Mindset

  by cofty in

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  there is no typical jw personality type.. any of us who were in the religion for a number of years will remember all sorts of individuals.

  there is as much variety among jws as there is in the general population.

  some were arrogant and judgemental but others were humble and kindly.

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  This was an elevated O.P, written in such a way, that not only understood the " captive mind" but also recognized it's predicament.Therefore the O.P was for me, not a message of misery but hope, that a person can become alive to their personal sensibility and sensitivity, but a person can only really do this  if they are allowed to make mistakes, to fail miserably and this is something you can not do if you live a life of anxiety and dread in the watchtower.

  The above does have a certain irony, for many of the witness I see standing by the cart drinking a coffee and talking amongst themselves really do see them selfs as living in a spiritual paradise. Yet the irony is nothing could be further from the truth, They have no concept that there is a better and brighter light when you sit down with yourself and collect your own thoughts, and discover your true self.

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  Evolution is a Fact #36 - Mass Extinctions

  by cofty in

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  250 million years ago a plume of molten basalt gushed up from the earth's core.

  it erupted in an area now known as the siberian traps - back then it was part of the supercontinent pangaea.

  a curtain of lava a mile high and hundreds of miles long lit up the sky.

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  Whatshallicallmyself, thanks for the link.

  The way I see it is, there will be wars and calamities and the surface of the earth will soon be uninhabitable. Therefore If scientists can pinpoint what happened 250 million years ago, I hope they can also prevent the progressive and wasteful misuse of our planet today.

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  The question of who man/woman actually is...

  by The Rebel in

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  naturally leads to the question of god.

  why does man need god?

  why does man create god?

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  Lieu:- thank you for your musings.

  The Rebel. All musings are appreciated, simply posting our musings on the Internet, means we are no longer slaves to the Watchtower....

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  Is Donal Trump the Anti Christ?

  by Gratefullyunstuck in

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  what do you think?

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  Why the negativity, It's not as though Donald is wanted for high treason, and he did host Americas " The apprentice" , and none of the contestants on that show were sneaky, unprincipled, individuals you would never want to employ....So if Donald Trump does get elected I would like to remind everybody he will have a very enterprising team of " miss-fits" behind him....

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  Evolution is a Fact #36 - Mass Extinctions

  by cofty in

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  250 million years ago a plume of molten basalt gushed up from the earth's core.

  it erupted in an area now known as the siberian traps - back then it was part of the supercontinent pangaea.

  a curtain of lava a mile high and hundreds of miles long lit up the sky.

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  Cofty, you started your "O.P " 250 million years ago a plane of motion basalt gashed up from the earths core"

  And 250 million years later you present that as a fact?

  Please don't think I am bursting out laughing at scientists that claim to pin-point what happened 250 million years ago, but could they be taking liberties with 50 million years here or there? Personally I think knowledge like good wine gets better with age, and maybe in a few decades those scientists may say we were maybe 50 million years out?

  This is not a funeral to science and in my mind the absurdity God created the earth. Also I do not believe in Adam and Eve, but some of this elevated intellectual thinking from scientists, in my opinion is pure ego. I would be very " drunk" to accept what a scientist presents as fact what happened " 250 million years ago" with out asking how is this pin-pointed?

  So with respect, how does "COFTY" personally clarify his O.P " 250 million years ago a plane of motion gashed up from the earths core? Was it by trusting the knowledge of esteemed scientists you respect?

  If so please name those scientists, and why I should respect those scientists opinions?

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  The question of who man/woman actually is...

  by The Rebel in

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  naturally leads to the question of god.

  why does man need god?

  why does man create god?

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  Thank you for your reply Lieu.

  You say " being a slave to Christ is no big deal, He doesn't have a bunch of stupid rules" Well personally I think being a slave too anybody is a big deal. But I think the important point you are making, is that,with Christ you have a purpose in life? see a purpose in creation? That copulation, free-will, fate - are all part of a master plan?

  If the above assumption is true, then you must believe in other worlds? whilst I am inclined to believe there is only one world with life on, ours, the earth? But it does raise the question, if only atoms and motion exist, can atoms and motion fall in love?

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  The question of who man/woman actually is...

  by The Rebel in

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  naturally leads to the question of god.

  why does man need god?

  why does man create god?

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  Does anyone really believe that death is only preparation for a new existence?

  Does good and evil really exist?

  Is the soul just vibrations of matter?

  If there is no soul, and life is just a short episode in an eternity of death, then why shouldn't one enjoy oneself without restraint?

  If there is no soul, and no God, is not free-will then meaningless?

  Oh you could go crazy with such questions, it's spring and my mind should be on girls, football and more important things.

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  Crazy timeline of the bible.

  by Crazyguy in

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  it's interesting to me anyway to see what the bible says the timeline of mankind is in relation to reality.

  abraham was born roughly 2000 bce .

  let's think about this for a moment.

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  Good post Crazyguy.

  Many times in the past I had wished the impossible to happen, and Armageddon was just around the corner. We were in the last moment, giving a final witness, bible studies had to make a commitment or on to a more genuine study.....and while all this was going on the sisters in the congregation were being ridiculed and treated as second class citizens.

  Well now I am waiting to end up in Gehenna, whilst enjoying my life :-)

  The Rebel.