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  Help with understanding

  by Doltologist in

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  please take pity on me someone and help.. i was going to say that i suffer from aspergers syndrome but actually, i've come to rather enjoy it.. no, seriously, i really do have aspergers which is why my posts may seem a little odd to some of you.

  ok, they may seem bloody odd to most of you.. my world exists in a binary frame.

  things are or they are not.. i know that in the "real world" things might be or might not be as well as are and are not.

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  cappytan

  Doltologis: do you have a link to Carrier's stuff? Or a recommendation on where to start?

  Which of his books are you reading (or previously read)?

  I found this quite interesting from his Wikipedia page:

  Though originally skeptical of the Christ myth theory, since late 2005 he has considered it "very probable Jesus never actually existed as a historical person."[12] He also said "though I foresee a rising challenge among qualified experts against the assumption of historicity [of Jesus], as I explained, that remains only a hypothesis that has yet to survive proper peer review."
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  UBM Funeral

  by Clambake in

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  my wives friends husband from the hall died.

  he wasnt a jw but she has been one for more than 60 years.

  the funeral for him is going to be a lutheran church.

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  In our area, it's a conscience matter and you don't get criticism if you attend.
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  Interesting video debunks Watchtower's "Things are getting worse" speak

  by Zoos in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  can't say too much without spoiling the ending.

  but this entire video is very interesting as it highlights wwii and puts the death toll in visual perspective.. https://vimeo.com/128373915.

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  cappytan

  The thing is, like was stated somewhere (I can't remember if it was here or on reddit), they have an excuse for this as well with the "peace and security" doctrine.

  Like Cedar's song says,

  When good things happen,
  It's the truth.
  When bad things happen,
  It's the truth.
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  Help with understanding

  by Doltologist in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  please take pity on me someone and help.. i was going to say that i suffer from aspergers syndrome but actually, i've come to rather enjoy it.. no, seriously, i really do have aspergers which is why my posts may seem a little odd to some of you.

  ok, they may seem bloody odd to most of you.. my world exists in a binary frame.

  things are or they are not.. i know that in the "real world" things might be or might not be as well as are and are not.

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  cappytan

  Doltologist: I will take a look at Carrier's arguments so as to be open minded.

  However, the scholarly consensus is that there was a man named Jesus that existed in the first century. If he didn't exist, why do the contemporary critics of the first and second century not deny that Jesus existed? All their criticisms of Jesus were to discredit him as the Messiah, not to deny he existed in the first place.

  It seems that if a figure head of a Messiah cult never existed to begin with, that would be an argument that critics would put forth during the rise of the religion. However, this isn't the case.

  A handful of scholars and critics does not make an assertion true. That's like saying the handful of so-called scientists that deny Anthropogenic Climate Change deserve to be believed more than the overwhelming consensus.
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  Parody of Brother Lett Asking for Your Money

  by OnTheWayOut in

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  2. humour

  even if someone may have posted this, it's worth another post.. hilarious parody.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-kvrqwwgnq&feature=youtu.be.

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  cappytan

  Oubliette: It was a big pitcher of screw drivers. The whole family has to drink them to suppress the Cognitive Dissonance.
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  Parody of Brother Lett Asking for Your Money

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. social
  2. humour

  even if someone may have posted this, it's worth another post.. hilarious parody.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-kvrqwwgnq&feature=youtu.be.

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  cappytan

  @millie210: Thanks for the reminder!!!!

  EDIT: It appears that it is not uploaded yet.
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  Help with understanding

  by Doltologist in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  please take pity on me someone and help.. i was going to say that i suffer from aspergers syndrome but actually, i've come to rather enjoy it.. no, seriously, i really do have aspergers which is why my posts may seem a little odd to some of you.

  ok, they may seem bloody odd to most of you.. my world exists in a binary frame.

  things are or they are not.. i know that in the "real world" things might be or might not be as well as are and are not.

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  cappytan

  That there was a dude named Jesus who had a following in the First Century, there is no doubt. It's nearly unanimous, even amongst critical scholars. (See this excellent article on the subject: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historicity_of_Jesus )

  However, there exists no proof other than anecdotes that Jesus was anything but a charismatic teacher.

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  Now, on to the subject of God.

  The lack of evidence of his existence is not proof that there is no God. However, it is also not proof that there is one either.

  So, in a case like that, how do you reconcile this issue with a black and white view of things?

  Good question and interesting perspective.

  As someone with Asperger's, how do you feel about just not knowing the answer?

  I have found that I'm okay with unanswered questions. It would be unrealistic for me to expect for all of my existential questions to be answered in my lifetime when much smarter individuals came and went over the centuries and they still had questions.
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  Parody of Brother Lett Asking for Your Money

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. social
  2. humour

  even if someone may have posted this, it's worth another post.. hilarious parody.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-kvrqwwgnq&feature=youtu.be.

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  cappytan

  Are we not thankful to Odin for this food at the proper time? Praised may he be! I can't wait for Odin to destroy all the witnesses and then carry us off to Valhalla!
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  God's Spirit

  by Hold Me-Thrill Me in

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  what is god's spirit?

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  i ask this of those who believe in god.

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  cappytan

  I could be wrong, and I'm by no means an expert (yet) on evolution. However, I believe that there is no such thing as "new genetic material."
  

  From what I understand, Genes are like switches. They're either turned on or turned off.

  Take this with a grain of salt. My understanding could be incorrect as I'm not an expert on the subject.

  But I am working on it. Starting my Biology degree this summer!
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  Interesting video debunks Watchtower's "Things are getting worse" speak

  by Zoos in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  can't say too much without spoiling the ending.

  but this entire video is very interesting as it highlights wwii and puts the death toll in visual perspective.. https://vimeo.com/128373915.

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  cappytan

  Goes to show that WWII was an anomaly. WWI wasn't nearly as deadly as the other wars of the 19th century and before.