Posts by Chemical Emotions

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Another month, more snark: YPA 10/12 - What can I expect from marriage? pt.2

by corpusdei in

wheeeeeee!!!!

another month, another ypa article that i get to make fun of.

here's part 1 if you missed it, and if you enjoy this then there's even more mockery just a click over here.

First there is a wall.. and then there is no wall.... and yet there is!

by Terry in

is a wall a wall or is it really only bricks?.

a slippery slope appears when we differentiate between the gestalt and the details.

(the forest and the trees).. .

Your Terrifying Lack of Imagination

by palmtree67 in

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http://blog.sfgate.com/morford/2012/07/31/your-terrifying-lack/.

the article: (i highlighted the part i found interesting.

i have perhaps identified the single most lethal problem facing modern culture.. it has landed upon me once again with an inglorious thump, despite how ive seen it many times previously and merely shrugged it off, ignored its extreme prevalence or merely denied that it was really all that toxic or detrimental to the current state of the world.. i was, i now chillingly confess, dead wrong.. the single most poisonous issue facing the modern world?

Chemical Emotions

Interesting.

Thanks, Palmtree! I'll be reading through this a few times. :)

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Who on this site would you not like to meet?

by sooner7nc in

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where's the damn "little yellow smiley face guy eating popcorn emoticon"?.

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Chemical Emotions

Farkel, how do you get Internet access to that little cabin in the woods you live in?

LMAO!

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How do JWs that you know (or knew) view animals?

by Chemical Emotions in

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all animals, but especially pets.. do they have rather low opinions of animals, veiwing them more as objects to be used and treated however one wishes- after all, god gave them to us for our pleasure, or as "jehovah's creatures" which must be cared for and loved?.

i've seen both veiws, some more extreme than others.. i do think there's a tendency to treat animals less as living creatures that should be respected, and more as unfeeling things.. .

i get a lot of phony *"don't you just love jehovah's beautiful creation?

Chemical Emotions

I don't feel this is really a "JW" issue, though. I've known people who were not JW's who neglected their animals horribly and then I've known others who treated them with respect, dignity, and love.

I agree. I do think that some JWs use some scriptures as excuses for abuse though. But then again, they'd probably be abusive anyway. withh or without the excuse.

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Who On This Site Would You Like To Meet?

by minimus in

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there are a lot of interesting people that frequent this site.. sometimes, we get an idea of what the posters are really like in "real life".

and i'm sure i could be easily surprised by some that you think might be strong personalities because of their board presence, and in reality, they might be shy in a face to face setting.. i would enjoy meeting simon.

simon used to be terribly annoyed by my posting and now i think he's accepted with tolerance my being here.. farkel seems like a grouchy cantankerous fellow but i think he'd be very interesting company!.

Chemical Emotions

but in a sense I agree with Cedars, because the trouble is we just don't remember all the names we get to know and love right at the moment of writing.

Exactly! Sometimes I see a poster and think, oh she/he's so cool, but quickly forget the name. Other times I can't remember if it was one poster or another one with a similar name. Or I discover some posts that I didn't like and am not so interested in getting to know the poster anymore, but forget about those very posts later! It's crazy.

Hey, thanks for mentioning me BP. Um, you too. :)

I can't believe I forget about Found Sheep, oh no! :O

Mouthy too. :)

Cedars! Woo!

Did I mention Blondie yet? Because she's awesome.

LadyLee, very smart woman.

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How do JWs that you know (or knew) view animals?

by Chemical Emotions in

jw
friends

all animals, but especially pets.. do they have rather low opinions of animals, veiwing them more as objects to be used and treated however one wishes- after all, god gave them to us for our pleasure, or as "jehovah's creatures" which must be cared for and loved?.

i've seen both veiws, some more extreme than others.. i do think there's a tendency to treat animals less as living creatures that should be respected, and more as unfeeling things.. .

i get a lot of phony *"don't you just love jehovah's beautiful creation?

Chemical Emotions

Wow.

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How do JWs that you know (or knew) view animals?

by Chemical Emotions in

jw
friends

all animals, but especially pets.. do they have rather low opinions of animals, veiwing them more as objects to be used and treated however one wishes- after all, god gave them to us for our pleasure, or as "jehovah's creatures" which must be cared for and loved?.

i've seen both veiws, some more extreme than others.. i do think there's a tendency to treat animals less as living creatures that should be respected, and more as unfeeling things.. .

i get a lot of phony *"don't you just love jehovah's beautiful creation?

Chemical Emotions

All animals, but especially pets.

Do they have rather low opinions of animals, veiwing them more as objects to be used and treated however one wishes- after all, god gave them to us for our pleasure, or as "jehovah's creatures" which must be cared for and loved?

I've seen both veiws, some more extreme than others.

I do think there's a tendency to treat animals less as living creatures that should be respected, and more as unfeeling things.

I get a lot of phony *"don't you just LOVE Jehovah's beautiful creation?" kicks dog out of the way* kind of attitude.

Just wondering what other people have seen. We talk a lot about how women, men, children, "worldies" are treated, and I think that's great. But lately I've been thinking about this aspect- pets, wild animals, animals in general.

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A Seattle Police Officer Is Caught On Tape Hitting a 17-year An African American Teenager Girl

by Scott77 in

based on this video shot from seattle, i think this 17-year african american teenage girl acted beyond normal expectation.

she is seen threatening or attempting to hit a law enforcement officer who was doing his duty.

the officer had to hit her face.

Chemical Emotions

Ah, nothing feels better than reading through a thread with posters justifying hitting kids. I feel like I'm listing to a bunch of die-hard JWs.

"punch that bitch"

Well, I can honestly say that Think About It has just made it onto my "I Hope To F*cking God I Never Meet IRL" list.

I agree with Yknot here.

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A Seattle Police Officer Is Caught On Tape Hitting a 17-year An African American Teenager Girl

by Scott77 in

based on this video shot from seattle, i think this 17-year african american teenage girl acted beyond normal expectation.

she is seen threatening or attempting to hit a law enforcement officer who was doing his duty.

the officer had to hit her face.

Chemical Emotions

Um, I've only read the first and last page, so I may be missing key facts, but some pages aren't loading properly on the site today, so...

Hitting her in the face was stupid. He should get into trouble for it. She's a minor, a woman, she wasn't in the proces of trying to stab him or anything. He reacted too fast, and I feel suspicious about him somehow. I wouldn't trust him.

The girl should probably get into trouble, and if force is neccessary to restrain someone, then ok. But that kind of force, I don't think was neccessary. The cop, I think, was in the wrong. And again, I have no idea what led up to this. So...it's hard to judge.