Posts by Anime Nerd

41811 · 2011-08-04T03:27:00Z

Having no motivation or hope. There was no point in doing anything with my life, since god was going to murder me at Armagedeon.

41811 · 2011-07-22T09:24:00Z

You may find all of this BS, but from the extensive research I have been doing I have come to the conclusion that the Bible, as many, many other texts speak of, were warning/reminding the reader of a cyclic cosmic event that affects man very harshly.

-Sinis

Hey Sinis, are you trying to say that "all of this has happened before; and all of this will happen again?" The "Scrolls of Pythia" gave this warning also.

I'm of course quoting the tv show, Battlestar Galactica (the new one). One of my favorite shows of all time. Have you seen it?

On another note, I think China will inherit the earth; not the meek. The US owes them a lot of money. It's only a matter of time before they try to repo the whole country. Maybe we can ask Canada if we can hide our country in their garage, so China won't be able to repo us.

41811 · 2011-07-01T08:55:00Z

I would also like to agree with the posters who suggested keeping the high speed internet, but getting rid of cable. Why pay for channels that you don't watch? Netflix/Blockbuster, Hulu, Youtube, and TV over the air should be more than enough.

Might I also suggest building a Home Theater PC. You can build one for about $600. You can then buy an HDHomerun, which is a devise that will allow you to record your "over the air" channels in HD onto your computer. Hookup your PC to your tv, via hdmi, and you won't need to pay for Hulu Plus; you'll be able to watch regular Hulu for free, on your tv. You can also watch Netflix Instant Streaming through your pc; so you won't need to buy a Roku.

If you own a newer Blu-Ray player, you may already have the ability to watch Netflix Instant Streaming through it.

If you're interested in building a Home Theater PC, go visit avsforum and click on "Home Theater PC," on the left side of the page. You'll find 2 stickied threads at the top, detailing how to build a Home Theater PC; and some threads on different software settups, to get the most use out of your pc.

41811 · 2011-07-01T08:29:00Z

Regarding your antenna situation, you should go to a website called tvfool.com. Click on "Check your address for free TV." Then click on "Click Here." Now type in your address and the height (in feet) that you'll be placing the antenna at. The website will spit out a report. The report will tell you what tv stations you can pick up; how far away you are from the televion station's broadcast towers; and what compass direction you should have your antenna face, for the best reception. You can than create a link to the report, so that other people can look at it. (Don't worry, it won't show your address.) From TVFool's main page, you can also click on "See which TV stations you can get on a map." This will show you a less technical, more visual representation of the data.

Now go to a website called avsforum.com. On the left hand side of the page, you will see a box called "Site Navigation." Click on "HDTV Area." Now click on "HDTV Technical." Now start a new thread, and title it something like, "Help me find the right antenna." Describe in great detail, where you want to place your antenna. Copy and paste the http address from the results page that you got at tvfool.com, into your post (The one you got from "Check your address for free TV"). This will greatly help the posters on avsforum in assisting you.

AVSForum is a great forum. I find the people there very knowledgeable and helpful. They will give you suggestions on what antenna to buy, and where to place it for best results.

If you live close enough to the TV station's transmition towers, you may be able to get great tv reception, even with an indoor antenna, on the first floor. If you are too far away, you'll have to mount an antenna on the roof of your apartment. If your landlord won't let you put an antenna on the roof, he may be breaking the law. From the FCC's website:

"In 1996, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted rules for Over-the-Air-Reception Devices (“OTARD” rules). The OTARD rules prohibit restrictions on a property owner or tenant’s right to install, maintain or use an antenna to receive video programming from direct broadcast satellites (DBS), broadband radio services (formerly referred to as multichannel multipoint distribution services or MMDS) and television broadcast stations (TVBS). However, there are exceptions to the OTARD rules, including provisions for safety and preservation of historic areas."

Although some restrictions and exceptions may apply. Read more about it here: http://www.fcc.gov/guides/installing-consumer-owned-antennas-and-satellite-dishes

Look on the top of your roof. Your landlord may already have an antenna that everyone in the apartment can use. Although the signal will probably have been split so many times, it may be too weak to watch. In which case, you'll need an amplifier.

If you can't get decent reception by putting an antenna in your aparment, and your landlord doesn't have a communal antenna on the roof; you could try asking the people who live above you, if you could install an antenna in there apartment, and then split the signal, and run a cable down to your apartment.

There's no reason you shouldn't be able to get nbc, cbs, abc, fox, cw, pbs, etc. for free.

P.S. Sorry for the length of this post.

41811 · 2011-07-01T07:17:00Z

I absolutely hate it when my someone says that a food is his "most favorite." Just say "favorite." Adding "most" to it is completely unnecessary, and makes you sound stupid.

41811 · 2011-06-23T08:55:00Z

"Jerusalem was destroyed in 587 BC." And maybe include an email address to some respected archaeological website to back up the date.

Keep it short and simple.

41811 · 2011-06-03T09:09:00Z

Sapphy said:

"I know that the society's idea is enough time had to elapse to prove that mankind was not able to govern on their own without God's input.
I've never seen that idea in the Bible though.
Even if you accept that idea, there's so many contradictions since if you believe the Bible, God never stops intervening.
Adam & Eve disobey & God says "you're on your own, see if you can do better"
God then springs into leaving them alone by kicking them out of the Garden of Eden, giving them a death sentence, cursing the ground and making childbirth more painful.
God further leaves them alone by letting his rebelious angelic sons prey upon them.
Continues leaving them alone by killing 99.9% of them in a global flood.
Ignors them completely by confusing their languages at Babel.
etc etc etc.
Job proved imperfect people could be faithful to God. Jesus proved perfect people could be faithful. What is the point of allowing another 2000 years of death & pain if the 'issue' has already been solved?
There are so many holes in JW theology, as a born in I'm ashamed of not seeing them earlier."

I remember, as a teenager, having these exact same thoughts. I'd also add: God leaving man alone, when he "hardened" the heart of the Pharoh against the Israelites. My conclusion at the time: God was evil. I thought that the Witnessess were just doing what God wanted them to do, and I didn't view them as evil. I would often fantasize about technology and science advancing to the point where we would discover what God actually is. And then figure out a way to kill the murdering son of a bitch. I felt this way for years. It lead me to feel uterlly hopeless about my future. (I viewed myself as wicked because I couldn't stop watching porn and wanking.) That nothing I could acomplish in life would matter. That it would all just be erased and forgotten during the 1000 year reign.

About a year and two months ago, I finally got the courage to Google Jehovah's Witnessess. Now, I view the bOrg as a destructive mind control cult. And if God even exists, I'm 100 percent sure, that he's not the vindictive, petty, chaotic, angry, murderous, fictional, god of the bible.

As a teenager, I always thought that the flood should have settled the issue of god's soveregnty. The whole "second fullfillment" thing always seemed unneccessary to me.

41811 · 2011-06-03T07:51:00Z

Maze said, "You're quoting from information published early in the 20th century when Jehovah's Organization was in its early developmental stages."

"The faithful and discreet slave while at times mistaken, clearly outline the criteria for the conclusions they reached while conducting diligent research."

"After 1925, the Watchtower Society had a clearer vision of the future. If some opposers chose to pick apart their research prior to 1925 for inconstancies; knock yourselves out. Sincere truth seekers can see through your unreasonable antics."

Couldn't people say the same things about Harold Camping's Family Radio, a couple of decades from now? 40 years from now someone will be pointing out to a Family Radio follower that the founder of their religion/cult falsely predicted the end of the world in 2011. They will respond with the following:

"You're quoting from information published early in the 21st century when Family Radio was in its early developmental stages."

"Family Radio while at times mistaken, clearly outine the criteria for the conclusions they reached while conducting diligent research."

"After 2011, Family Radio had a clearer vision of the future. If some opposers chose to pick apart their research prior to 2011 for inconsistencies, knock yourselves out. Sincere truth seekers can see through your unreasonable antics."

Maze, would you consider people who follow Harold Camping, to be "sincere truth seekers?" Harold Camping says that all churches have become Apostate, and thus must be abandoned. He believes that sinners are destroyed, or cease to exist, rather than be tormented in hell. He also encourages personal Bible study. Harold Camping's followers have reached an incredible amount of people with their message/preaching work; using billboards, busses, radio, etc. What if Harold Camping is the faithful and discrete slave, and not the Watchtower? (Side Note: I don't really beleve that. Harold Camping is a charismatic cult leader.)

Or do you choose to laugh at Harold Camping and his predictions? Because I see a lot of similarities between Harold Camping and the early history of the Witnessess. Neither of them is guided by Jehovah; and Jehovah isn't speaking through either of them. They are both cults that falsely predicted the end of the world. One cult is just newer than the other.

41811 · 2011-05-23T21:01:00Z

Cantleave: "Is Saul our very own DJeggnog per chance?

It's funny you ask that. I've wondered the same thing. Although my brother would never be a DJ. He only likes Classical music. He has said numerous times that anyone who prefers rock/rap/country/etc. over classical music, is too stupid to appreciate classical music. Then again, he could be using the name DJ, to throw people off who know him.

He only ever admitted to going onto a Creationist vs. Atheist forum. He never admitted to debating on apostate webstites. Then again, who knows? It would be funny if DJeggnog is my brother. His personality fits him to a tee: arrogant, condicending, long winded, dismissive of other peoples' ideas and beliefs.

Thanks for the welcome Wobble. I only typed a very abridged version of the epic battle I had with my brother. If you'd like to see the full conversation, head on over to JehovahsWitnessRecovery.com and read these 2 threads of mine:

http://www.jehovahswitnessrecovery.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=6482

http://www.jehovahswitnessrecovery.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=6501

41811 · 2011-05-22T22:14:00Z

I've used the tactics from Captives of a Concept on my extremely arrogant brother Saul. I told him that it doesn't matter what the Witnesses teach today; only what they taught in 1919. I told him about all the wrong teachings the Witnesses had back then. And that Jesus would never have selected an organization preaching lies as the Faithful and Discreet Slave. His response: They are imperfect men. And the light gets brighter.

I mentioned the flip flop on who the "Superior Authorities" were. I told him the light didn't get brighter; it flickered on and off. His response: They are imperfect men. And what else is there? I told him that God wouldn't allow his chosen organization to publish lies in his name. That the only imperfections the GB would have, would be in their personal lives; not the information that they claim to get from divine inpiration.

Nothing fazed him. Saul thinks he's smarter than other witnesses and likes to go on religious discussion boards and "debunk" their beliefs. I told him he's not supposed to be doing that. He feels that it's okay for him to do it because he so smart. He's even read "Combating Cult Mind Control" and doesn't think his religion is a cult. He thinks that any similarities with a cult, are "neccessary to keep God's people clean."

I also discussed the book "Crisis of Conscience" with Saul. He was already aware of it. He didn't dispute any of the facts in the book. But once again, said, "What else is there. They are imperfect men. And New Light!" He prides himself on his logic, but he is a moron.

I had this conversation with him back in March of 2010. Even though I'm not baptized, my family has shunned me since that conversation and labeled me an Apostate.

So, no. For me, and my family, Captives of a Concept didn't work. And neither did Combating Cult Mind Control, nor Crisis of Conscience. I could have a video of the Governing Body killing and eating babies, and they would be able to explain it away as "imperfect men."

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