Posts by braincleaned

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Anyone else fake it?

by braincleaned in

when i got baptized in 1972 (13 years old) it was under the "lamp" book.. .

when asked the 2 questions standing up, i did not say "yes!

" i got immersed, but never dedicated my life to jehovah.. (not in prayer, not vocally hated the way i was imposed on i was a kid for christ's sake!).

braincleaned

Love that you said 'NO'! Good for you — I applaud! ;)

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Look, Up in the Air...It's a Bird, it's a Plane...No, It's a JW!!

by Cold Steel in

for you ex-jehovahs witnesses...and even you current ones...have you ever contemplated your future existence in paradise earth, should you be fortunate enough to end up there?

during those raucous, fun moments at the kingdom hall when you were contemplating eternity and having the times of your lives...did you ever speculate about what life would be like?

for example, would you have to walk everywhere or would you be able to fly around like superman?

how about our “magic underwear”? That’s not new, either.

Exactly! Point being all that you believe are old fantasies of our ignorant forefathers!
You have some nerve laughing at JWs when you have a simailar delusion!... and follow a known prankster (to be kind)...

One must ask what business you have being here at all. Trolling is okay in moronic mormonism?

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Look, Up in the Air...It's a Bird, it's a Plane...No, It's a JW!!

by Cold Steel in

for you ex-jehovahs witnesses...and even you current ones...have you ever contemplated your future existence in paradise earth, should you be fortunate enough to end up there?

during those raucous, fun moments at the kingdom hall when you were contemplating eternity and having the times of your lives...did you ever speculate about what life would be like?

for example, would you have to walk everywhere or would you be able to fly around like superman?

braincleaned

Paradise:
Never getting wasted just for fun...
No flirting
No masturbating
No swearing
No speeding (if cars at all)
No birthdays, or any holiday to celebrate individual life
Perfect meeting attendance
Communism
No competition
No extreme sports
No action movies
No smoking anything
No getting high
No Rock & Roll
No sick days
No porn
No gays
No fashion trends
No philosophy and debating
No questioning...
... we could go on...

WTF????
YOU CAN KEEP YOUR PARADISE!!!!!Just realized this post is by a Mormon!!! Hahaha! How frickin' ironic!

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this site sucks! its just a buncha athiest on soap boxes.

by crossquestions6995 in

jw
friends

this site is not a healthy forum for discussion or healing.

its an arena for jaded athiests to bash anything christian or god related.

yes, i know the jw's lied to us about god and the truth.

braincleaned

Like Hitchens and Dawkins have said, we need to respect each other, but we do not have to respect religions.
In fact, to use Hitch's words, I have but utter contempt for religion, especially the Abrahamic religions and their filthy monster of a god.

Thank you for giving me a soapbox to stand on.

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Have You Ever Met...Or KNOW...a GB Member?

by Cold Steel in

if so, what is your experience?

i've seen only a few talks by gb members and would like to hear what they're like.

are they personable, aloof, humble, arrogant?

braincleaned

David Splane was our CO back in Canada in the early 70's, and Stephen Lett was our CO in Brooklyn NY...
Like Farkle said...

Lett was nice to preach with... and he had no apparent problem with me writing comic books.
Splane is responsible for pushing my baptism to my dad... still doing that. He was a sore loser at cards! LOL!

Individually, the ones I met were rather nice — but as part of the GB, they have a mob attitude.

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Dawkins-The Greatest Show on Earth

by KateWild in

as many may be aware.

i don't like the man.

but i have chosen to review the first chapter of his book.. chapter 1... only a theory?.

braincleaned

Etude... I'm shaking my head in utter disbelief. Wilson has a bone to pick with Dawkins — and you trust him rather than me — which makes sense, except that I was defending Dawkins the Scientist, not my own opinion.
You are really talking out of school my friend... quoting Wilson refusing to aknowledge Dawkins as a scientist is not in your honor. It's embarrassing...

Has anyone noticed how Etude moves the goalposts, or is it just me?

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Anyone else fake it?

by braincleaned in

when i got baptized in 1972 (13 years old) it was under the "lamp" book.. .

when asked the 2 questions standing up, i did not say "yes!

" i got immersed, but never dedicated my life to jehovah.. (not in prayer, not vocally hated the way i was imposed on i was a kid for christ's sake!).

braincleaned

LOL Outlaw... yep! :D

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Religion vs. Spirituality

by Oubliette in

religion is for people who are scared to go to hell.

spirituality is for people who have already been there.

- bonnie raitt .

braincleaned

FlyingHighNow — that song has been on my record player since 1978 — and I since bougt it in CD and digitaly.
Truth is, I had a HUGE crush on Melanie!!!

And yes, being high does help being spiritual...

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Religion vs. Spirituality

by Oubliette in

religion is for people who are scared to go to hell.

spirituality is for people who have already been there.

- bonnie raitt .

braincleaned

Spirit can mean consciousness. It can also mean attitude — so I disagree, and I maintain that I'm a spiritual atheist.
That's it... all the rest are semantics.

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Dawkins Chapter 2 - Dogs, Cows and Cabbages

by KateWild in

i have to say, i am afraid i found this chapter labourious to read in most places.

imo i felt he just wasn't getting to the point.

i don't get why dawkins felt the need to teach me all about platoism, essentialism and rabbits.

braincleaned

I don't relate I'm afraid. The explanation of artificial selection to explain natural selection was clear and useful to illustrate how evolution works.
A fun read for me... and very convincing.