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  How do you deal with the smoke?

  by compound complex in

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  i hope you're not dealing with wildfires in your area.

  currently, california is under siege.

  we, in the sierra nevada foothills, had our major conflagration last october and needed to evacuate.

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  Perry

  I deal with hurricanes, hail storms and small house fires in my restoration business. I have never experienced anything like you all are experiencing right now out in Cali.
  
  Be safe and don't take chances!
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  Am I being unreasonable with my pimo boyfriend?

  by Addison0998 in

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  i was very lucky to have be dating somebody who didn’t run and snitch on me when i started having questions and showing him research i did, instead he listened to me, and after a few arguements, he did wake up as well.

  it really didn’t take much to wake him up, and he was more just tired of the crazy witnesses in general.

  and now we are planning on getting married and fading together so that our families can at least enjoy our wedding, that special time in life, before we possibly loose them one day.

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  Perry

  There are 4 basic types of personalities. Everyone has a dominant and a lesser one. And small amounts of the other two usually.
  
  Please take the time to learn about each and how each achieves goals and reacts to various things. Only then will you know how to understand yourself and others. You will know if someone (or yourself) is reacting according to the way the personality type perceives things or if it is indeed some sort of maladaptive reaction, or lack therof.
  
  I highly recommend taking a weekend seminar from danijohnson.com
  
  I have been to a least a half dozen. Simply invaluable.
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  New Thoughts on Human Origins.

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this article appeared originally in new scientist (july 4, 2018) under the heading:.

  "asia’s mysterious role in the early origins of humanity".

  bizarre fossils from china are revealing our species' asian origins and rewriting the story of human evolution".

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  A century on from Peking Man, the discovery of fossils in China and beyond over the last decade has given palaeoanthropologists pause for thought, suggesting that, maybe, Africa was not the only ‘human cradle’"

  Wasn't Peking Man reclassified as homo erectus?

  And haven't homo erectus remains been found all around the world? Found in the same strata and close proximity to homo sapiens? With the same inner ear structure as modern humans? With a brain capacity within the modern range of variance in humans? With limbs indistinguishable from "modern" humans?

  
  

  Evolutionists believe erectus to be sub-human based on certain features of the skull like the large brow ridges. But this is not evidence at all, because humans today have essentially all of these features.[1]

  
  The cranial (i.e. brain) capacity is within the human range;[2] there is good evidence that erectus used tools; had controlled use of fire; they buried their dead; they used red ochre for decoration; had seafaring skills;[3] and their posture was just like ours.[4]
  

  
  Based on the above evidence, many prominent scientists have classified Homo erectus as Homo sapiens(modern man) because ‘no single definition has been found that distinguishes H. sapiens from H. erectus in all regions where the fossils are found’ and ‘there is no distinct beginning for H. sapiens as long as H. erectus is recognized.’[5]
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  So I went to see my dad give a talk

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have to say that it was quite a strange feeling.

  for many years that i was in, i had to do a lot of pretending with various teachings i personally didn’t believe in.

  still, i believed in some foundation and went for that.

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  Most of the OT is basically cliff notes. But there are enough other sources to flesh out the larger picture.
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  So I went to see my dad give a talk

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have to say that it was quite a strange feeling.

  for many years that i was in, i had to do a lot of pretending with various teachings i personally didn’t believe in.

  still, i believed in some foundation and went for that.

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  Perry

  And now I am curious as to why it was wise or just of God to order the massacre of every in Canaan.

  The link above may provide more food for thought.

  I have my own short-answer sound bite, but the above link is a pretty thorough treatment of the subject.
  
  
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  So I went to see my dad give a talk

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have to say that it was quite a strange feeling.

  for many years that i was in, i had to do a lot of pretending with various teachings i personally didn’t believe in.

  still, i believed in some foundation and went for that.

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  Perry

  For instance, he was saying that you can be friends with Jehovah and get to know him like Abraham did.

  I have run into this argument before. The reason the Watchtower teaches people to use this line (it is common) is because the WT tries to make the argument that we can be friends with God OUTSIDE of the New Covenant.
  
  Abraham was friends with God for one reason only...because he believed him, period. Had Abraham lived in the New Testament period, he would have believed God the same as he did before and accepted Christ as his Mediator. Abraham would not go along with a teaching opposite of what God has said: "There is one Mediator between God and men, a man Christ Jesus".

  They are trying to create an extra-biblical position that claims you can be God's Friend even though Jesus isn't your Mediator from judgment, which occurs after you die. (Hebrews 9:27)

  So the Watchtower reasoning is actually an impossibility: Essentially claiming that; If you disbelieve God and believe us instead, you can be God's friend like Abraham was because he believed God.
  
  Here's some additional information on the account of the bears as well.
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  Changing name on organization

  by asp59 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when people hear the name jehovah instead of thinking about god, they think about a religion or organization.

  with all the problems with child abuse and the downhill motion the organization been having.

  do you think they change name of organization?

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  Witnesses for Jesus is already taken.
  
  But since Joseph Rutherford came up with the name, I'm thinking Joe's Witnesses might be more appropriate. And if you say Joe's Witnesses real fast, it almost sounds the same. Just a thought.
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  Irrationality of in important teaching

  by Ireneus in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  jesus used illustration to make things clear.

  hence imagine yourself in a situation which reminds you of an important teaching:.

  you are in a super market, and you are told: “someone has already paid for whatever you have purchased”[as churches teach through their ransom sacrifice].

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  Cofty,

  Hell is an interesting subject. "Outer Darkness" is also spoken of as a destination. Who goes to which? Don't know. However, God knows and is just. Would it be unjust for some people to go to a hot hell? Well they have to go somewhere to await trial at the Great White Throne. God is good, so to reject him is to choose the absence of all that can be possibly be considered as "good". God respects choices.

  From a standpoint of being just ...lots of people have burned others and so a like punishment wouldn't be out of the question. Hitler burned millions in the ovens, arsonists have killed huge numbers of people, burning them alive. So, there are crimes that would qualify in a eye for an eye sort of way.

  One thing that you can be sure of is that most, whatever their crime, would consider most any form of punishment as inappropriate. But it is not the guilty's opinion (who excuse themselves) that matters. However "reasonable" their position, their exists a perfect judge.

  Furthermore, today in "civilized" society we burn little kids all the time. The victims are the most vulnerable and innocent among us....made in the image of God, babies.

  "A needle is inserted through the mother’s abdomen and amniotic fluid is withdrawn and replaced with a solution of concentrated salt. The baby breathes in, swallowing the salt, and is poisoned. The chemical solution also causes painful burning and deterioration of the baby’s skin. 30 to 35 hours later a badly burned and shrived baby is born."

  This hospital was caught burning murdered baby bodies to help heat their facility. Just hideous.
  
  Again, it is not yours or mine opinion that matters on such things. We are the guilty party so our opinion is biased. Further, you might think that burning babies is someone's right. Others might think that hell is too good for perpetrators of such heinous acts. All irrelevant. God's sense of justice is the only one that matters.
  
  God emplors us to first seek peace with him through Jesus' work on the cross and to also seek kindness, goodness and especially grace and mercy. This is the heart and essence of God.

  God encourages us to not seek justice in the way you are doing in attempting to judge God, because we are 100% likely to end up getting what we ask for - Justice.

  And, whatever that justice is we are almost certainly going to be opposed to it. The Gates of Hell are all locked from the inside Cofty. It is chosen just as life is chosen.
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  Irrationality of in important teaching

  by Ireneus in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  jesus used illustration to make things clear.

  hence imagine yourself in a situation which reminds you of an important teaching:.

  you are in a super market, and you are told: “someone has already paid for whatever you have purchased”[as churches teach through their ransom sacrifice].

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  Ireneus,

  The Israelites were indifferent to God and it was obvious in their life and conduct. They believed that they could not disappoint God because they were His chosen people. They trusted in their religious trappings and in their temple.

  God wanted their love and emotion. He wanted their heart. They did not receive God’s instructions about the sacrifices until AFTER Moses returned from Mount Sinai in Exodus 24:1-12. God’s message to them was simply that He not did ask for sacrifices first. He asked for their love and commitment first.

  Conclusion:

  The same is true today. God wants your love and commitment more than anything else. It is easy for us to love our religious activities and our comfortable life more than Him. The Israelites worshipped God and other things too!
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  Has anyone got a good recipe for curry, for a curry novice?

  by Diogenesister in

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  2. family

  i really enjoy cooking but one thing i've never mastered is curry.

  i've tried a few online recipes but they haven't turned out too well.

  there's nothing better than a tried and tested, handed down ( or over!

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  Perry

  Here's the one you want to get: Murraya koenigii. There is another curry plant that looks a little like Rosemary, but is not to be eaten.

  You will not be disappointed. The leaves have curative and antibiotic properties according to some lab testing that has been done. Enjoy!