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  Hats Off To Simon

  by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

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  huge round of applause for simon (not every hero wears a cape).

  this is to say a huge big thank you,tons of appreciation and gratitude from me for simon for toiling away on his own dime for 20 years or so and keeping this site up and running .

  surely this site has helped tons of jdumbs n exjdumbs in their search for ttatt and freedom.

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  joey jojo

  Thx Simon, this site has helped countless people to process and navigate difficult and important decisions.

  🍻👍
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  The sky is falling- maybe

  by joey jojo in

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  i am actually not a 'sky is falling' guy, but i wanted to comment on the australian bushfires.. you may or may not believe the science behind global warming, however i personally put more faith in verified, scientific data than the words of fat cat, self-serving politicians.

  climate science has predicted, based on data, that we will see more prolonged, extreme weather events, higher average temperatures, rising sea levels due to ocean expansion and glacial melting.

  and this is exactly whats happening.

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  joey jojo

  Australia's capital Canberra just broke its record high, it was 48c. That's happening all over australia. A cold snap in the local area means very little in comparison to average temps.
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  The sky is falling- maybe

  by joey jojo in

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  i am actually not a 'sky is falling' guy, but i wanted to comment on the australian bushfires.. you may or may not believe the science behind global warming, however i personally put more faith in verified, scientific data than the words of fat cat, self-serving politicians.

  climate science has predicted, based on data, that we will see more prolonged, extreme weather events, higher average temperatures, rising sea levels due to ocean expansion and glacial melting.

  and this is exactly whats happening.

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  joey jojo

  Nonjwspouse,

  You are right, co2 levels have risen and fallen in a natural cycle and we have charted almost 1 million years worth of data thanks to the gas trapped in ice core samples.

  But the problem is, for at least the last million years, co2 has never risen past 300 parts per million. That changed in the 1950's, coincidentally as the world started to scale up industry in the post ww2 boom. That decade saw the rise of coal fuelled power stations, commercial air travel and of course, everyone started owning cars.

  Since that decade, co2 levels have kept climbing and are now close to 400 parts per million, a 30% rise in about 70 years.

  Climate scientists have for years predicted a rise is average temps, a rise is sea levels and more intense weather systems, which is now measurable and observable.

  I personally find it hard to believe that human industrial activity since 1950's coinciding with the increase in co2 levels by 30% in only 70 years is nothing but pure coincidence.
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  The sky is falling- maybe

  by joey jojo in

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  i am actually not a 'sky is falling' guy, but i wanted to comment on the australian bushfires.. you may or may not believe the science behind global warming, however i personally put more faith in verified, scientific data than the words of fat cat, self-serving politicians.

  climate science has predicted, based on data, that we will see more prolonged, extreme weather events, higher average temperatures, rising sea levels due to ocean expansion and glacial melting.

  and this is exactly whats happening.

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  joey jojo

  atomant, not sure if you live in Australia, but I know how hot it is where I live and we experience heat waves every year, I don't need to verify with the bureau of meteorology when I see the temperatures on a thermometer with my own eyes every day and walk outside and feel the heat.

  I know about the water usage and water control, and that is being mis-directed to mega corps in some cases, but that isn't the whole story. Lack of rainfall is the issue. No rain, prolonged, extreme temperatures equals dried out vegetation.

  Bushfires and high temps aren't new, but this is different.
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  The sky is falling- maybe

  by joey jojo in

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  i am actually not a 'sky is falling' guy, but i wanted to comment on the australian bushfires.. you may or may not believe the science behind global warming, however i personally put more faith in verified, scientific data than the words of fat cat, self-serving politicians.

  climate science has predicted, based on data, that we will see more prolonged, extreme weather events, higher average temperatures, rising sea levels due to ocean expansion and glacial melting.

  and this is exactly whats happening.

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  'Joey Jojo, I agree. Everything is fine..... until suddenly it's not. It doesn't matter if you believe in global warming, climate change, or not, obviously, something significant is happening. '

  
  

  Thanks Spiral, that's pretty much all I am saying. I know my post probably sounds alarmist, I don't mean for it to be, but it seems every year we experience unprecedented, record breaking events. I wouldn't be surprised if these events bring pressure on the government.
  

  
  

  
  
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  The sky is falling- maybe

  by joey jojo in

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  i am actually not a 'sky is falling' guy, but i wanted to comment on the australian bushfires.. you may or may not believe the science behind global warming, however i personally put more faith in verified, scientific data than the words of fat cat, self-serving politicians.

  climate science has predicted, based on data, that we will see more prolonged, extreme weather events, higher average temperatures, rising sea levels due to ocean expansion and glacial melting.

  and this is exactly whats happening.

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  joey jojo

  Jimmy, come to Australia for your next holiday.
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  Rec'd a letter from my Dad - need some advice...

  by Fadeaway3pointer in

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  fader here - last meeting was in autumn 2005. lurker on this site and others.

  not one to get all controversial.. typical situation, pretty much a born in and left the church at age 38 and never looked back.. i'm 53 now, parents getting older - late 70s but very active, dad is still an elder.. parents, in laws, brother and brother-in-law still uber active jws.. my family (wife and 2 adult children) out since 2005.. we have stayed close to our parents - we have treaded religion lightly and have had a pretty good relationship and have kept our personal lives and beliefs/opinions separated from them.

  this was intentional - as we love them and do not want anything to cause shunning since they are getting older and want to be there for them and we respect their beliefs.. got this letter today.

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  joey jojo

  Yep, its all about them, as Toesup said.

  To be honest, we all know brothers like your Dad and reasoning with them is tough.

  Maybe you could remind your Dad that he raised you in a religion that was his choice, not yours.

  'Dangerous sentimentality' sounds like a new buzz-term.
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  The sky is falling- maybe

  by joey jojo in

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  i am actually not a 'sky is falling' guy, but i wanted to comment on the australian bushfires.. you may or may not believe the science behind global warming, however i personally put more faith in verified, scientific data than the words of fat cat, self-serving politicians.

  climate science has predicted, based on data, that we will see more prolonged, extreme weather events, higher average temperatures, rising sea levels due to ocean expansion and glacial melting.

  and this is exactly whats happening.

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  joey jojo

  I am actually not a 'sky is falling' guy, but I wanted to comment on the Australian bushfires.

  You may or may not believe the science behind global warming, however I personally put more faith in verified, scientific data than the words of fat cat, self-serving politicians.

  Climate science has predicted, based on data, that we will see more prolonged, extreme weather events, higher average temperatures, rising sea levels due to ocean expansion and glacial melting. And this is exactly whats happening. Every year in Australia, the record high temperatures beat the record set the year before.

  We haven't reached halfway through summer yet and the fires have been burning for weeks. I read an article that suggested that the fire is possibly the biggest forest fire to occur anywhere on earth- ever.

  As of now, an estimated half a billion (yes , billion with a B) animals have died. There is a possibly that the Koala population may not recover. Forests that may have never burned before, due to high moisture, like rainforests have burned. Forests that experts say are living links to Gondwanaland, the landmass that split to become nth and sth America and Antarctica have burned.

  So far, about 5 million hectares have been lost, around 1000 homes. The only reason more lives haven't been lost is because of early warning text messages, so, incredibly the death toll is low.

  As of today, the fires are still going and are expected to worsen again this weekend, when we once again, are expecting, what experts call ,'catastrophic fire conditions'.

  I didn't post this to start yet another debate about global warming, but just wanted to describe whats happening, and point out that it is unprecedented, and has occurred because of years of below average rainfall and ever rising average temperatures, not in isolated parts of the country, but over the entire country.

  If Australia is an example of what is to happen globally, then I can see that one of the biggest threats may be social breakdown. How many catastrophic years can the earth and human population handle? How many bad years can farmers handle before they go broke? We already have an epidemic of farmers committing suicide due to stress in Australia. There are towns that have run out of water. No amount of high-tech fertiliser will make your crop grow if it is being scorched day after day of temperatures exceeding 45C.

  If this starts happening in more places, there will be pressure on food and water supplies that could lead to social unrest. Everything is fine until you cant buy food, or it is rationed, or water becomes limited. If this can happen in a first world country, it can happen anywhere. Once the smoke clears, what will everyone think when they see that their house insurance premium has risen, due to all the payouts made to fire victims? A lot of cars have been burned too. How many businesses have been lost ?

  Then there are other health issues. Sydney and a lot of other towns and cities have been bathed in smoke pollution for weeks, the air quality is so bad it, it is off the charts.

  I guess my point is, the earth is getting warmer. Whether you believe in global warming, or more particularly, the causes of global warming doesn't make any difference once you personally start getting affected. I hope this is a rare event that never happens again but if it isn't, and this continues, then all of our lives will change.
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  Has Anything Really Changed For JWs In The Last 10 Years?

  by minimus in

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  2020 is days away.

  has anything really changed for the witnesses or the religion?

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  joey jojo

  After the generation change, a few of my hardcore dub friends were a little confused, even to the point of admitting their confusion to me. One elder friend said that 'he didn't like' the abandonment of the 1914 generation.

  The Splane video is what changed it for them. What they craved was direction from mother - any direction, and they were ready to gulp it down.

  Since then, my old friends have become more cult like and have buried their heads even deeper into the sand of denial. They will not even discuss the subject.

  The org is based on feel good emotion now. It is all about #bestlifeever #jwgirls #jwboys #pioneer instagram hashtags.

  The past decade has solidified the gb as rock stars and while a lot have seen through the smoke, there are still a lot that cannot let go, and are just not quite ready to think for themselves.
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  Ignorance is bliss.

  by joey jojo in

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  everyone's heard this statement before but i only just read the full quote, or proverb, which is taken from a 1742 poem.

  it seems fitting to share it.

  'thought would destroy their paradise;.

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  joey jojo

  Everyone's heard this statement before but I only just read the full quote, or proverb, which is taken from a 1742 poem. It seems fitting to share it.

  'Thought would destroy their paradise;

  Where ignorance is bliss - it is folly to be wise.'