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  So.... who won?

  by tec in

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  do you guys (americans) know who won between obama and romney yet?

  how long does it take?.

  i listen to you guys so much on your political debates, that i feel very invested, lol.. peace,.

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  Tec... I thought you were American!....

  So you actually traveled to America for Comic Con?!
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  A quick Saturday Morning Survey - To believe or not to believe

  by likeabird in

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  i don't know about you, but i love saturday mornings...now that crawling out of bed on a cold november morning to go and knock on doors is no longer on the agenda.

  does that sense of being free ever grow old?

  i hope not any time soon at least.. this week we've had quite a few atheist vs believer threads along with speculation on what the actual numbers are on jwn :.

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  I love statistics.
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  Atheism's occult roots

  by NoStonecutters in

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  Knowsnothing

  1) absolute autonomy—being free to do as they please

  No such thing. It is only an ideal. The real world never works like that. Would you say the US, then, was founded on 'atheist' or 'occult' ideologies? Remember, this is the ideal strived for. Even then, with freedom also comes responsibility...

  2) the lack of ultimate accountability—there are no eternal consequences for doing as they please.

  You could say there are eternal consequences. A foolish mistake that would end life earlier would have eternal consequences. It would prevent you from living those extra minutes, hours, days, years, etc. and you would never gain that opportunity again (life).

  Hmm... do you believe in hell? You've already stated you don't believe in Satan as a literal being... so what exactly is your theological position? How about you tell us your position first, instead of pissing on atheists?
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  The Greatest Show On Earth - A Book Summary In Many Parts

  by cofty in

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  2. beliefs

  it was a number of years after i left the watchtower that i finally admitted to myself that i had never really investigated evolution.. i thought i was already an expert on the subject despite everything i knew about it coming form a source that was attacking the theory.

  when i began to reserch evolution objectively i was astonished by the breadth an depth of the evidence.

  i have been reading books and articles on the subject for around ten years now and always find it to be fascinating and inspiring.. a couple of years ago i began to write a summary of dawkin's book on the jws forum with the intention of helping any lurking jws who could not dare be seen reading the book for themselves.

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  The domestication of the wolf to dog is most interesting. The fact remains, however, that wolves and dogs can reproduce. Also, a lot of the mutations present in dogs are actually harmful to their health; shorter legs comes to mind.
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  The Greatest Show On Earth - A Book Summary In Many Parts

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it was a number of years after i left the watchtower that i finally admitted to myself that i had never really investigated evolution.. i thought i was already an expert on the subject despite everything i knew about it coming form a source that was attacking the theory.

  when i began to reserch evolution objectively i was astonished by the breadth an depth of the evidence.

  i have been reading books and articles on the subject for around ten years now and always find it to be fascinating and inspiring.. a couple of years ago i began to write a summary of dawkin's book on the jws forum with the intention of helping any lurking jws who could not dare be seen reading the book for themselves.

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  Why are atheists so intent on scorning "believers"?

  by Chariklo in

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  until recently, i had never encountered this word "believers" used as it is being used on this board, to describe pejoratively a group of people.

  it's not clear to me whether they scorn all who have a faith of some sort.

  do they include buddhists, hindus, followers of the baha'i faith, followers of the cargo cult, native americans along with christians, or is it just christians who are honoured with this epithet?.

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  A theist goes much further and believes in a deity that is involved in the world.

  Cofty, what possible negative ramifications could come from it?

  I am an anti-theist but it would also be posisble to believe in god and oppose theism.

  An anti-theist atheist? How does that work? You oppose a god you don't believe in?
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  Why are atheists so intent on scorning "believers"?

  by Chariklo in

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  until recently, i had never encountered this word "believers" used as it is being used on this board, to describe pejoratively a group of people.

  it's not clear to me whether they scorn all who have a faith of some sort.

  do they include buddhists, hindus, followers of the baha'i faith, followers of the cargo cult, native americans along with christians, or is it just christians who are honoured with this epithet?.

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  Are you guys honestly saying there is no such thing as an anti-theist?
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  Girls are unpredictable, materialist, and use us, men, as a toy.

  by will-be-apostate in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  well, it seems like i am going to ruin the domination of raypublishers' topic at this section of the board.

  :d. now back to the topic.

  the last month i was trying to get "closer" to my classmates and to the others from my highschool.

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  It is merely a trick that the Illuminati uses to enslave us.

  Not unless you are protected.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YFC0O393DQ
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  Why are atheists so intent on scorning "believers"?

  by Chariklo in

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  2. friends

  until recently, i had never encountered this word "believers" used as it is being used on this board, to describe pejoratively a group of people.

  it's not clear to me whether they scorn all who have a faith of some sort.

  do they include buddhists, hindus, followers of the baha'i faith, followers of the cargo cult, native americans along with christians, or is it just christians who are honoured with this epithet?.

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  So what would you call someone that expressed the positive "There is no God".

  Generally, that's what's called an anti-theist.
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  All Scripture is God-breathed

  by sabastious in

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  2. bible

  2 tim 3:10-17 - 10 you, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, 11 persecutions, sufferingswhat kinds of things happened to me in antioch, iconium and lystra, the persecutions i endured.

  yet the lord rescued me from all of them.

  12 in fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in christ jesus will be persecuted, 13 while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

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  Knowsnothing

  Sab, you recommended this thread, but I find it confusing. My left-brained thinking is damaging to me? Huh?

  Ok, so scripture is truth, but it isn't always meant to be logical... what, then, do I gain from it?