Posts by jean-luc picard

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To all those with Star Trek avatars/names...
by Mr. Falcon in
1. jw
2. friends
how awesome is this????.

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featuring such hits as "sokath, his eyes uncovered" and "shaka, when the walls fell".
jean-luc picard

Picard and Dathon at El-adrel
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The end of the world in two days .Do you remember this?
by jean-luc picard in
1. jw
2. friends
reading snoozys thread:.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/210600/1/will-you-be-attending-a-rapture-party.

made me think of this:.
jean-luc picard

Hi Oz.
Here is the amazon review. It really was an amazingly funny series (in my opinion)
Join Douglas Adams's hapless hero Arthur Dent as he travels the galaxy with his intrepid pal Ford Prefect, getting into horrible messes and generally wreaking hilarious havoc. Dent is grabbed from Earth moments before a cosmic construction team obliterates the planet to build a freeway. You'll never read funnier science fiction; Adams is a master of intelligent satire, barbed wit, and comedic dialogue. The Hitchhiker's Guide is rich in comedic detail and thought-provoking situations and stands up to multiple reads. Required reading for science fiction fans, this book (and its follow-ups) is also sure to please fans of Monty Python, Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, and British sitcoms.
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The end of the world in two days .Do you remember this?
by jean-luc picard in
1. jw
2. friends
reading snoozys thread:.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/210600/1/will-you-be-attending-a-rapture-party.

made me think of this:.
jean-luc picard

Reading snoozys thread:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/210600/1/Will-you-be-attending-a-Rapture-party
made me think of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_88KB7CbwPw&feature=related
or more "the restaurant at the edge of the universe" (but I couldnt find a video link)
Did you like the series.
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Will you be attending a "Rapture" party?
by Snoozy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
many others will apparently:.

http://raptureparty.org/.

why are atheists celebrating the rapture?
jean-luc picard

Is this going to be an annual event?
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Feeling Lost
by faundy in
1. jw
2. friends
i used to come on this site a lot more but drifted away.

the thing is that recently, i've been thinking a lot more about my life, and its lack of direction, and purpose.

i'm in a good relationship, i have great friends and support if i need it.
jean-luc picard

Thank you for your post.
Its quite therapeutic to put in words what our purpose is in life.
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Feeling Lost
by faundy in
1. jw
2. friends
i used to come on this site a lot more but drifted away.

the thing is that recently, i've been thinking a lot more about my life, and its lack of direction, and purpose.

i'm in a good relationship, i have great friends and support if i need it.
jean-luc picard

Hi Faundy.
May I ask what aspect of a belief in God do you feel a need for?
I wonder if it might be for " a purpose in life" as you said above.
Or a real desire to worship?
The answer to this question might help you orient yourself.
I think that a creator would like to see his children , happy, kind, generous, loving towards his other children etc.
Whilst I do not wish to hold to one particular set of beliefs, I do find alot of the above aspects,
well defined in Buddhism.
As for the meaning of life (wow): Everyone that has ever lived .....has died.
I will too. Whilst waiting for that, and in the same spirit as above, my purpose has become,
to be there for the people I love, so they can count on me, and eventually so they can go on without me,
smiling, when they recall the good times we shared.
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I dont like using "their" name for God
by jean-luc picard in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i realize that i avoid using their name for god.. i can say it................. jehovah.

but i'll avoid it almost always..... if i'm talking with you,.

on the rare occasions that i am in conversation with any jdub family,.
jean-luc picard

Loved the video Mat.
I'd completely forgotten that one.
Thanks.
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I dont like using "their" name for God
by jean-luc picard in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i realize that i avoid using their name for god.. i can say it................. jehovah.

but i'll avoid it almost always..... if i'm talking with you,.

on the rare occasions that i am in conversation with any jdub family,.
jean-luc picard

I feel better already.
At least they didnt adopt the burning at the stake doctrine as well.
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I dont like using "their" name for God
by jean-luc picard in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i realize that i avoid using their name for god.. i can say it................. jehovah.

but i'll avoid it almost always..... if i'm talking with you,.

on the rare occasions that i am in conversation with any jdub family,.
jean-luc picard

I realize that I avoid using THEIR name for God.
I can say it................. Jehovah. There, you see!
But I'll avoid it almost always..... if I'm talking with you,
on the rare occasions that I am in conversation with any jdub family,
etc etc.
I am more comfortable saying God.
How about you?
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What convinced You?
by 1975 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
yes, what convinced you to leave the jw's org?

i've known about this group since 1949, things were much different back in those days, yes they were exciting times.

why did i eventually leave this group?
jean-luc picard

In a round about way it was the 1975 thing, though more " you can see its very near..."
In the mean time my life was awful, married to a rotten elders daughter.
Everybody said " wait on Jehovah", even the CO.
Well I just got fed up of waiting, and hearing the " its very close, just keep going".
Thinking about it, its a REALLY Christian idea:
Wait on Jehovah. He'll sort her out! A bit like having a hit man.
So I took matters into my own hand, and left them all.
Lifes been great since, even if I dont get to see my family.