Cognitive Dissonance is the possession of every human. It prompts us to evaluate and make judgements. It's not the Cognitive Dissonance that's the problem . . . it's how we respond to it.
sizemik
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Cognitive Dissonance Can Be A Good Thing!
by DT inmany of us have been disheartened by all the comments about the candace conti case from apologists that indicate cognitive dissonance at work.
some of them even seem to show a shocking lack of empathy.. this might be seen as evidence that even the most shocking revelations will have little or no effect on faithful witnesses.. i disagree.
i think this case is having a profound effect.. i think many witnesses have been under the impression that this kind of judgement is impossible.
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Candace Conti video on YouTube - let's send it viral!
by cedars ini've uploaded a video that discusses the dramatic jury verdict regarding the abuse suffered by candace conti, of which you are all aware.
if you're not yet familiar with the story for any reason, please check out my blog article on the link below.... http://jwsurvey.org/general-information/the-watchtower-punished-society-loses-legal-battle-over-child-abuse-case.
john hoyle suggested i get a youtube video out fairly quickly so that we can spread the message more effectively online.
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Old MacDonald is getting a farm
by Aussie Oz inseems like we are making a farm out here.... last month we adopted a give away draft horse, the boy is massive.
his arrival prompted lots of yard work, fences etc.. tonight as i write, the cat sleeps in a wicker basket by the fire and our newest arrival (10 mins ago), a 3 week old lamb sleeps in my wifes arms.. country life is grand i tells ya!.
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Old MacDonald is getting a farm
by Aussie Oz inseems like we are making a farm out here.... last month we adopted a give away draft horse, the boy is massive.
his arrival prompted lots of yard work, fences etc.. tonight as i write, the cat sleeps in a wicker basket by the fire and our newest arrival (10 mins ago), a 3 week old lamb sleeps in my wifes arms.. country life is grand i tells ya!.
oz.
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sizemik
You'll have to move to NZ
LOL . . . leave out CHCH, we're a bit short of houses at the moment.
5.2 @ 10km deep, 10km SW of Moe.
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What is with abusive atheists?
by Fernando insorry folks, i know the "candace conti case" is where all our time attention should be for now.
i just had this much less important issue on my heart and wanted to make a quick note of it, as i am struggling with remembering all the details as clearly afterward.. although i am a non-religious believer and simple follower of jesus, i have had some constructive interaction with atheists and agnostics on jwn.
i do enjoy learning more about their perspective.
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sizemik
It is a new world religion that has produced the best results and therefore is taking it's rightful place in the throne of the universe. . . . sab (on "science")
It's discovery and learning sab . . . nothing more. There is no conspiracy or common agenda. Science is not "up to something" nor does it want to rule the world . . . it's only learning, that's all. We are all scientists to some degree . . . and all have sole responsibility for what we embrace as being real. I won't blame science for anything, or look to it as a saviour . . . it's just LEARNING . . . there is no holy ghost here.
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What is with abusive atheists?
by Fernando insorry folks, i know the "candace conti case" is where all our time attention should be for now.
i just had this much less important issue on my heart and wanted to make a quick note of it, as i am struggling with remembering all the details as clearly afterward.. although i am a non-religious believer and simple follower of jesus, i have had some constructive interaction with atheists and agnostics on jwn.
i do enjoy learning more about their perspective.
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sizemik
Don't go to the darkside and bicker endlessly to a brick wall.
We haven't got any brick walls left standing down here because of the increasing in earthquakes in one place after another and all that . . . I miss them.
Find the good aspects of all the ideas about God and call that righteousness. Because it's already been mapped, we don't have to map it again.
That's exactly what I've done . . . somewhere in the process God just up and left.
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What is with abusive atheists?
by Fernando insorry folks, i know the "candace conti case" is where all our time attention should be for now.
i just had this much less important issue on my heart and wanted to make a quick note of it, as i am struggling with remembering all the details as clearly afterward.. although i am a non-religious believer and simple follower of jesus, i have had some constructive interaction with atheists and agnostics on jwn.
i do enjoy learning more about their perspective.
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sizemik
OK . . . I'll bite.
The problem is the educational system.
Ok . . . there is a lot that can be improved.
The scientists want to be able to get around a table and have a no holds no bounds coversation about the existence of the universe.
I wasn't aware scientists wanted to do that. I'm sure those scientists that do want to, are doing it already . . . but I doubt a religious premise is involved.
However who is truly qualified to do that is the conundrum.
Why? . . . anyone can do it. The focus is on the "what" not the "who".
Consider Jesus words when he says blessed are the meek for they will inherit the earth. What he is saying is that the uneducated are the ones that should have the say.
Meek = Uneducated. Really? Everyone has a say . . . and once again, it's the content, not the person, or their education, that gives an argument merit.
We became aware of ethics and morals. We didn't evolve them from scratch, we started "seeing" them, but only after it was too late.
Not so . . . all kinds of species show levels of societally "moral" behaviour at different levels. Morality per se is an evolutionary development. Morality itself is undergoing constant evolution.
Now we have to clean up our mess and science wants to be the answer to that problem.
Science doesn't "want" anything. Scientists do however . . . the answers to problems. That's what they're in the business of doing, always have been.
The problem with the scientific community is that is pushes out the meek which are the unlearned.
That's just balderdash . . . science is all about learning. Science educates. I don't believe for a minute that the meek are synonomous with remaining ignorant. Are you saying that if the "meek" pay any attention to science that they won't be "meek" any more? . . . first time I've heard that line of reasoning for a while. And you know where I heard it.
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What's with all the abusive believers?
by NewChapter inwhat's that about huh?
i mean, i have been cussed out, called terrible names, and evil intent applied to my motives.
what's with these abusive believers?.
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...My Vacation...
by OUTLAW in.
my vacation is over... .
............................ ...outlaw.
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