The free ebook, "Software for your brain," is the best book I ever read.
It taught me how to be a good thinker...
losthobbit
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Are YOU a Thinker?
by alamb inthe recovering thinker.
hi, my name is bob, and i am a recovering thinker..... it started out innocently enough: i began thinking at meetings now and then to loosen up.
inevitably though, one thought led to another and soon i was more than just a theocratic thinker.
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Paradise or Oblivion
by Fernando infrom youtube:.
this video presentation advocates a new socio-economic system, which is updated to present-day knowledge, featuring the life-long work of social engineer, futurist, inventor and industrial designer jacque fresco, which he calls a resource-based economy.
this documentary details the root causes of the systemic value disorders and detrimental symptoms caused by our current established system.
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losthobbit
Hi Fernando
Sorry I haven't replied to this in a while, but here's the source code. I better send you an IM too, just in case:
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$outfile="The Mischievous Nerd's Guide to World Domination (3.2).pdf";
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?>Just a couple more thoughts on this topic:
- I think of The Venus Project as an experiment. Like when Thomas Edison invented his light bulb, he made hundreds that didn't work before he got the final working version. Basically, we need to have social system experiments to find better ways of doing things. Here's an example of a funded project to do social system experimentation: http://www.seasteading.org/
- In a resource based economy there would be far less required work. For example, there would be no bankers, no lawyers, few (if any) police or military, no sales people, no insurance companies, no advertisers, etc... The main jobs would be things that matter, e.g. farming, doctors, builders, inventors, etc. Therefore if we only did 25% of the work we currently do, I would imagine that the inhabitants of such a system would still be well off.
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Paradise or Oblivion
by Fernando infrom youtube:.
this video presentation advocates a new socio-economic system, which is updated to present-day knowledge, featuring the life-long work of social engineer, futurist, inventor and industrial designer jacque fresco, which he calls a resource-based economy.
this documentary details the root causes of the systemic value disorders and detrimental symptoms caused by our current established system.
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losthobbit
Apostate Thunder wrote
People like to be paid for their job, it’s a question of personal satisfaction, they also like to own their things, even animals want to own their territory.
I know it might be difficult to understand the social aspects of the Venus Project / Resource Based Economy. It takes a fair amount of research, understanding and thinking to get the full picture.
Peter Joseph's lecture entitled "Where are we going" is a good place to start: http://vimeo.com/7857584 and "the story of stuff" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLBE5QAYXp8 and "money as debt" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlxKtDOkEj4 ... but I'll try and explain some things here...
What one needs to understand is just how much we're affected by our culture, and what the differences are between "human nature" and what we become based on our environment. I once heard of a girl who was brought up living with dogs. She crawled on all fours, and barked instead of speaking... you have got to read this: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3653890/Cry-of-an-enfant-sauvage.html#
The idea that people like to be "paid for their work" is a cultural one. Money has not even existed throughout human history. The concept of ownership also has not always existed. If we don't change to an RBE, and technology progresses, you will find that robots will be doing most of the work, while the only people who actually earn decent money will be the ones who have made the right investments or inherited them. The rest of us will be working our butts off (if we can get work) and earning as little as the wealthy investors are willing to pay us. You should probably do some research into open source projects and find out why people are willing to work in their spare time on projects that have no financial benefit. Personally I would much rather work on something that mattered and have my needs taken care of than have to work on something I don't care about simply to earn money.
There is really so much that needs to be understood that I'll stop there. Plenty of information is available on thevenusproject.com and thezeitgeistmovement.com websites... and don't get me wrong... it's not just them that's making this information available. The Zeitgeist Movement in London has frequent screenings of documentaries made by people who are not affiliated in order to learn more about things like human nature, economics, cultures, corporations, how things are made, etc.
Both groups are also big supporters of the scientific method (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method).
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More exposure: JW lawsuit makes front page of www.msn.com
by sir82 insee this:.
http://www.msn.com/.
middle of page, under "editor's picks".. not sure how long it will last there, but it is there now!.
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Paradise or Oblivion
by Fernando infrom youtube:.
this video presentation advocates a new socio-economic system, which is updated to present-day knowledge, featuring the life-long work of social engineer, futurist, inventor and industrial designer jacque fresco, which he calls a resource-based economy.
this documentary details the root causes of the systemic value disorders and detrimental symptoms caused by our current established system.
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losthobbit
Thanks for sharing :)
Not everyone will realize that we need to move towards a resource based economy, but I think as time goes on and technology progresses at an exponential rate and more jobs are automated it will become increasingly obvious.
I wrote a novel based on similar ideas to Jacque Fresco's. It also mentions a sneaky relationship with a Jehovah's Witness.
Download "The Mischievous Nerd's Guide to World Domination" on my site if you're interested:
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More exposure: JW lawsuit makes front page of www.msn.com
by sir82 insee this:.
http://www.msn.com/.
middle of page, under "editor's picks".. not sure how long it will last there, but it is there now!.
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losthobbit
I don't see it there. This one from last year looks interesting:
http://www.5min.com/Video/Jehovahs-Witness-Mag-Calls-Defectors-Mentally-Diseased-517169512
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It took me a long time to write this...i'm staying.
by MsGrowingGirl20 init took me a long time to write this....i'm being brutally honest...i am still a reg pioneer...three sundays ago,i was praying and asking god for a sign or something because i was so confused...i told him exactly what i needed to see for me to believe.i was feeling terrible--crying and feeling sick because i was so confused.ten minutes after, i walked into the kingdom hall and to my surprise--my prayer was answered!
i soooo wasn't expecting it, even though i prayed.
so this is where almighty god wants me to be,ii've reasoned.
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losthobbit
Hi MsGrowingGirl20
Thank you for sharing your story.
I used to be a Christian... not a JW. I also used to ask God for a sign... and of course God sent signs, because I was looking for signs. I realize now that that is just how one's brain works... it sees what it expects to see. When I became open minded I learned that for every one in a hundred chance (otherwise known as a sign) there are ninety-nine signs that don't happen. It might take some effort on your part to understand it, but once you do you'll realize that recognizing signs doesn't prove diddly squat. Realize that God is "ALL" powerful, and if he really wanted to show you a sign you would see something A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! (I do wonder why this incredible God doesn't just open his mouth and speak like a normal person... that would end all confusion) Now, I'm going to just take a wild guess that since you didn't actually tell us what the sign was... it probably means that deep down inside you know that the sign wasn't actually of any real significance and that if you told us, we'd point that out.
The Jehovah's Witnesses have already made thirteen failed predictions about Armageddon:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dates_predicted_for_apocalyptic_events
Please, I'm begging you.... be honest with yourself.
I know it's difficult to be honest with oneself sometimes, but there are books you can read which can help like the free one here:
http://www.schoolofthinking.org/software.pdf
Keep reading... read Crisis of Conscience and Combatting Cult Mind Control.
There are so many people who want to help you... you just have to let them.
With Friendliness,
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Truth Be Told documentary is finished!!! Just in time to ride the wave of publicity from the verdict.
by discreetslave inthe documentary is finished.
the private screening to be held in july.. the film has been submitted to 30 film festivals in te us and abroad.
he is taking requests for any other film festivals or venues.. http://www.hereliesthetruth.com/.
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losthobbit
Good stuff! Do you think the complete movie is going to be streamed online?
Also, I see you accept donations on your site. Since the film is complete, perhaps you could give copies to those who donate... just a suggestion. I guess people might be more willing to donate and share once they've seen the full documentary.
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I'm getting more and more frustrated . . .
by Flat_Accent inso last friday we had our regular visitor over.
one of the single brothers from my former hall.
we were decent friends when i was still attending meetings, but since my departure we don't have a lot in common.
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losthobbit
Having faith is believing in something without having a reason... and therefore having faith is being unreasonable.
I wonder what they would say if you asked them, "If you were gay, would you want to get married?"
That would probably have been an interesting conversation.
I remember, back when I was religious, I asked someone why they were gay... to my astonishment he replied, "God made me gay." It's strange to think that the answer confused me, when it's so obvious to me now.
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SPARLOCK coffee cups, steins, shots and drinking glasses available!
by sacolton inhttp://www.cafepress.com/xjwtees.
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