Posts by Phizzy

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The Nightingale (2019) - spoilers

by LoveUniHateExams in

yeah, so i bought the nightingale (2019) recently, second hand.

i paid £6 for it which was probably too much.

but it was the only way i could get a copy.

Phizzy

Thanks for the info. LUHE, I think this may not be a Film for me, I tend to get emotionally involved in very well presented Dramas , and end up being upset for a good while. I feel I want to get in there, and right the wrongs ! stop the Evil violence, make it all good for the protagonists.

I know it is often good to see such productions from the point of view of educating ourselves about the reality of such times, but this may not be for sensitive little me.

I shall keep an eye out for future work by Jennifer Kent, and by Aisling Franciosi, so thanks again for the heads up !

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What is REALLY behind the destruction of the Postal Service? I decided to research it ...

by Terry in

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i don't know about you - but i never know when i'm being lied to or told the truth any longer.

partisans are tribes warring on truth.

i decided to see what i could find out historically and this is what i've come up with.

Phizzy

There are a number of Public Services that quite obviously cannot be run on Capitalist, profit making, lines. As I said earlier I think, the Postal Service is one, Public Transport is another, the Police Service, the Health Service, I could go on and on.

The point is that these Services DO "make a profit", but in hidden ways that do not show up on a conventional Balance Sheet. Just think, a healthier population will produce more, and pay more Tax, reducing Crime reduces Costs, and more Tax flows in, if people pay less to get to work, they spend more and the Economy booms, a fully functioning Postal Service means businesses work at greater efficiency and therefore pay more Tax. And so on.

A basic grasp of Economics like this shows you where the current Model has failed, and will continue to do so.

As many a Meme says " Change my Mind".

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JW Excuses

by Vanderhoven7 in

the following list was posted by generation2 in reddit.

perhaps you can add to it.. 1- it's a translation issue.

2- that's how things where then.

Phizzy

So many excuses ! blimey, I lost count ! surely, if you have the Truth you don't have to keep making excuses ? of course you don't, you simply state the truth, and it will stand, it will suffer any scrutiny, it will demolish the lie, the Truth needs no excuses !

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By What Authority Do you Teach?

by Vanderhoven7 in

i am in earnest.

i will not excuse; i will not equivocate;.

i will not retreat a single inch.

Phizzy

As I said on another thread Cofty, believing something to be true, with close to zero evidence, is to me indistinguishable form Delusion, and Delusion is a serious mental problem.

This is not to be nasty to believers, I feel they need to wake up to their parlous state, because if they don't , their lives will not be as they should be, and they are so easily misled. Happiness, and fulfilment, does not lie that way, no matter what you have been told.

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Noah's Ark : A structure that could never have been built in Noah's day

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

the ark encounter located in kentucky (opened in 2016) is a large representation of noah's ark based on the genesis flood narrative contained in the bible.

it is 510 feet (155 m) long, 85 feet (26 m) wide, and 51 feet (16 m) high.. .

genesis 6: 14 so make yourself an ark of cypress[c] wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.

Phizzy

" Is there anything left to take literally? " probably not Cofty ! it is the refuge of Bible believers, once you prove how very silly a Bible story is, then, "it must be metaphorical."

The problem is twofold with this, one, metaphors are open to lots of different interpretations, and two, if it nearly all comes down to metaphor, then it really is all a matter of faith, or belief, and that means trusting that something is true, with zero evidence, which, to my mind is indistinguishable from delusion, and Delusion is a very serious mental problem.

That means that all Bible believers suffer from a serious Mental Problem.

As a lot of memes say " change my mind".

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By What Authority Do you Teach?

by Vanderhoven7 in

i am in earnest.

i will not excuse; i will not equivocate;.

i will not retreat a single inch.

Phizzy

" reported as eyewitnesses of Christ's words, life, miracles and resurrection ". As far as I can see it is extremely doubtful if any writer of the books we have in the N.T was an eyewitness.

" Take the Holy Spirit out of the equation and you have nothing. " So it comes down to "Faith", simply trusting that any of it is true, though there is not one shred of evidence.

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Worldwide Campaign Nov 2020

by Listener in

thanks petra and atlantis for sending the latest letter regarding the watchtowers plan for a worldwide campaign in november this year.

i am wondering what they are planning to achieve from this campaign, particularly their focus on sending the watchtower 2020 no.

2, titled "what is god's kingdom" to politicians, governments (and tribal leaders) around the world.. it would appear that this is their answer to governments who have put them in the spot light for their bad policies, particularly their handling of child abuse.

Phizzy

They get more and more silly by the day. What a Silly Cult ! (be careful how you say that.)

I think this sort of campaign springs form two things, the first is that they still have the old Rutherford Ego of thinking they are far more important upon the World scene than they really are. They are simply a flea bite on an Elephants arse, a slight annoyance that makes little difference, if any.

The second is to make JW's feel they are doing something important, and that the " End" is near. The only "End" that is near is that of those magazines, they will end up in trash cans and Dumpsters all over the World.

What a Silly Cult !

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CSA Criminal Jailed after 30 years of his crime

by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

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https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/north-staffordshire-sex-beast-finally-4401250.

Phizzy

Is this Zings partner reporting this for us ? Good news anyway ! The Paedos who have been hiding in the JW org must be shatting their pants now, no hiding place anymore !

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IICSA and NO apologies regarding child abuse

by Fadeaway1962 in

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/jehovahs-witness-child-abuse-sex-18717755 .

no collective regret or any acknowledgement that child sexual abuse had happened among jws..

Phizzy

The summing up was very critical of JW's at the end of the Inquiry today, 14th August

The contrast between the words of the JW who summed up, merely trying to excuse the org and justify its terrible position, was marked with those words from the lady representing the Baptist Church, she showed what they are doing, willing to do, and apologised for past errors. On what they are willing to do, she said they are wanting to go further than any Law will make them, because it is the Right Thing To Do, and a Loving God would want them to. Contrast THAT with the JW final submission !

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2 + 2 = 5?! lol

by LoveUniHateExams in

interesting video from carl benjamin.. apparently, some philosopher is arguing that 2 + 2 doesn't always = 4; sometimes it equals 5.. this is madness, utter madness.

i'm a scientist; objective reality does exist.

the existence of gravity isn't up for debate.

Phizzy

" Postmodernism is a mind virus which erodes people's ability to think and reason. It should always be exposed for the trash it is." Wise words from the O.P.

It is so time wasting when people try to promote what is nonsense, there are plenty of things for Science and Philosophy etc. to grapple with that will really make a difference to human existence when the problems are solved. Nonsense slows this process down, thanks for calling it out !