rational 1. [Acting in accordance with reason] Syn. reasonable, logical, sensible, stable, calm, cool, deliberate, discerning, discriminating, level-headed, collected, ratiocinative, thoughtful, knowing, of sound judgment, showing good sense, impartial, exercising reason, intelligent, wise, reasoning, prudent, circumspect, intellectual, reflective, philosophic, objective, far-sighted, enlightened, well-advised, judicious, analytical, deductive, synthetic, perspicacious, conscious, balanced, sober, systematic, all there*, together*; see also reasonable
MYOHNSEPH
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Activists vs rationalists
by donkey inas humans our brain works in ways that make us tend to generalize and categorize things, including the types of people.
being as i am half human (the other three quarters are pure ass...) i do the same.
from my observations i see 3 types of people on this board: the activiststhe rationaliststhe rest of us (rest-of-us (tm)).
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The People and the Dream
by joelbear ini miss my friends.
i love them.
i have attachments to them.
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MYOHNSEPH
Two guy ostriches were chasing two girl ostriches. One girl ostrich says to the other girl ostrich, "Hey, let's hide from them!" The other girl ostrich says, "Hey, let's do!" So they immediately stopped and stuck their heads in the sand. As soon as they did, one guy ostrich said to the other guy ostrich, "Hey! Where did they go??"
I'm just as happy not being an ostrich anymore!
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Sharing on a judicial committee
by zev inin this day and age of tightening watchtower policy, it is good to reflect on spiritual food at the proper time.
here is your meal.
eat in in good health.
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MYOHNSEPH
I keep forgetting, was it the Apostle Paul or some other writer who layed all this s#*t out?
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just for the jws
by A Paduan in.
i've been looking after a young man, raised as a jw, who is being involuntarily treated after being found sacrificing animals to jehovah to hasten "the end" and kill all of the worldly people.
he had tied up a dog and machetyed it, though it wasn't dead by the time the police were called about the noise.. good work watchtower - we really need ya.. paduan .
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MYOHNSEPH
A great number of people thrive on any sense of empowerment they can acquire. A lot of those people, men in particular, are attracted to Jehovah's Witnesses because of the legalistic, authoritarian philosophy of the organization. In their mind, it validates their own pursuit and exercise of power, which in many sad cases is directed at their immediate families. I have personally known some really screwed up kids whose fathers, elders in most cases, were known to be unyeilding disciplinarians, ruling their families with the iron fist of "Jehovah's will". As very young children, they were admired for being so "well-minded" and "well-trained" at the Kingdom Hall. But as some of these kids grew older and needed to find and express their own individuality, I could see the relentless enforcement of their father's mind and will driving them into depression and desperation. Depending on the fundemental emotional make-up of the individual, this can lead to some pretty bazaar mind-sets. Each of us are born with a unique mind. Though undeveloped, the natural potential and leanings are already there for a unique individual. Nothing good can come from trying to mold a person, by force or intimidation, into a someone they are not.
I think the WTS's accountability lies, not in condoning the tragic results of this kind of upbringing, but in fostering and sanctioning the authoritarian metality that leads to it.
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The Beards of JWD (pure unadulterated Fri. fluff)
by nilfun inwhy do the jws frown upon beards?
hey, they're positively biblical!.
plus, i think they look great!
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MYOHNSEPH
Thank you Prisca. I feel all better now!
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Who Is Held Accountable?
by Funchback ini am having a difficult time understanding something.
the bible says that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and unrighteous.
the jws apply this teaching as though the resurrection is an earthly one.
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MYOHNSEPH
It's really very simple folks! You can't scare the s*#t out of someone who's six feet under. Different story for the living. You can have the 'merciful God who knows their heart' thing for your dead loved ones, giving you the hope of being reunited with them in paradise, all the while having the Armageddon shotgun pressed to your forehead, so you don't dare stray from the flock or do anything which couild possibly be contrued as disloyal to "Jehovah's organization".
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The Beards of JWD (pure unadulterated Fri. fluff)
by nilfun inwhy do the jws frown upon beards?
hey, they're positively biblical!.
plus, i think they look great!
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MYOHNSEPH
Man! That's the story of my life! Looked over and left out! (I'm gonna go pout now.)
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Elder calls this site apostate
by barry inas some of you may know my ex wife has been studying with the witnesses, and has allways had a soft spot for the wt teaching of neutrality in wartime.
ive been sending her information from this site with issues i feel are important such as silent lambs, blood,the two witness issue and shunning.
anyway she has been useing the information to ask questions one elder after reading information from here said that he shouldnt be reading apostate literature.
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MYOHNSEPH
I used to be a coon-ass, but then I moved to Texas!
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Ozzie's Weekend Poll #26
by ozziepost ini read the news and i feel like i need some "light relief".
how's your weekend going?
mrs ozzie and i are just sitting down with some very exotic espresso coffee (you what that means, mulan!
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MYOHNSEPH
A couple of those weren't around back in 'my day'. My top ten in order would have been:
(1) #16, (2) #2, (3) #20, (4) #5, (5) #4, (6) #1, (7) #17, (8) #7, (9) # 6 & (10) #18.
Another real baddy was growing a beard!
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Billygoat's Really Bad Joke Thread
by Billygoat ini have an 84 year old customer that comes in every week with just a ton of "groaner" type jokes for me.
i am never prepared with any jokes in return, so i'm hoping y'all can assist.
i would like to start this thread with hopes you can post your really bad jokes...clean preferably.
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MYOHNSEPH
Gumby:
I'm NOT following you around! You're not bikerphobic or something, are you?