i saw a brilliant c4 programme on uk tv tonight "the day that changed the world?".
it gave opinions on developments since september 11th(alas there is no page to link to).
whether you have seen it or not: any views on this?
I saw a brilliant C4 programme on UK TV tonight "The day that changed the world?". It gave opinions on developments since September 11th(alas there is no page to link to). Whether you have seen it or not: Any views on this?
Has the world changed?
philo
back in the 1800's, some smart fella decided that it would be nice to add the american grey squirrel to the uk's indigenous population of red squirrels.
the american grey decimated the uk red by booting it out of it's natural habitat, so that it can now only breed freely on a few off-shore places such as the isle of wight.. poor red squirrel: .
in the 1800's, some uk wise guy decided that it would be nice for the americans to enjoy the delights of our own flying, screeching rodent, the starling, and released 24 pairs in new york city.
Englishman
I wonder if it isn't about culture in some way, the 'lesson' that is. If not culture then maybe nuts. Or how about fine English red-coats and grey confederates..maybe not. Seriously though, those fluffy tails are kinda cool, our ancestors should have never given them up whatever the evolutionary advantage may have been!
Really looking forward to seeing you guys on friday!
philo
do any of you still believe that jehovah is god or any still don't believe in hell, or trinity, or the cross?
Call me picky, but, the nature of God and of an afterlife? these doctrines are not JW fundamentals. You could chop God and his afterlife right out of the recipe and still have JWs, except they would be 'J'Ws, but do the same to their notions of organisational service and the de facto authority of the GB... and what would be left?
How many JWs care whether or not there is a hot hell? How many non-JWs who hear their preaching? The idea no longer rattles the imagination or 'worldly' churches' collection boxes, at least not much now. JWs tend to look inwards and are not as motivated by the possibilty of reducing the armageddon death toll from say 99.99% to 99.98% at best, they have their own salvation first to consider (and their families' etc). In the days of 'the judge' 'Jehovah' may have been a shining advertising icon, distinguishing a people and inspiring it's troops. Not any more. It is just a WORD with dubious historical validity, emphasised by mere repetition, imbued with values of orderliness and corporate procedure - a dub word - mantra and pacifier.
And I pray to Jehovah constantly
a few months back there was a very busy poster called ww (worldly witness).
i was thinking about his rise and fall today, and this is where it took me.. whether jehovah's witnesses as individuals are 'part of the world' or not, the billion-dollar corporations which administer jw activity, receive their donations, their devotion, and their unquestioning obedience, cannot easily be described as "no part of the world".
and as for day-to-day jw culture, many of us who have spent a few years on the 'inside' know that many things there change roughly in line with society at large - 'the world'.
A few months back there was a very busy poster called WW (worldly witness). I was thinking about his rise and fall today, and this is where it took me.
Whether Jehovah's Witnesses as individuals are 'part of the world' or not, the billion-dollar corporations which administer JW activity, receive their donations, their devotion, and their unquestioning obedience, cannot easily be described as "no part of the world". And as for day-to-day JW culture, many of us who have spent a few years on the 'inside' know that many things there change roughly in line with society at large - 'the world'. JW fashions in clothes and music, for instance, may lag sulkily behind 'the mainstream', but they still change, and they are still 'worldly' fashions. The WTBTS line always emphasises 'fashions, fads, crazes, manias, etc' as if these things were of little value, 'just a little gloss', but such trends in reality transmit our values whether they be about frocks made of dollar bills, food, or approaches to health and education. So JWs certainly do take on the world's attitudes and values and they always have done. In this broad meaning they are no different to any other group or culture, building their sense of who they are by borrowing from 'others' (in this case 'the world').
No catchy ending, I'm afraid, just a threat - there could be more of this. Meantime, please chip in.
Philo
according to the times, 40% of people who smoke will not contract cancer in their entire lifetime.. this is truly wonderful news for addicts, many of whom have have been pushing their deep misgivings and health concerns into the background, or smoking less or smoking low tar or smoking cigars or inhaling less or smoking in secret or smoking part-time.. what this means in real terms is that for every 5 smokers you observe, only 3 of them are someday destined to suffer what the medical profession refer to as "night agonies".
briefly, this is a syndrome endured by cancer patients who's discomfort becomes more pronounced in the small hours, sufferers are observed to sometimes hit their heads against their pillows in their frustration with themselves for not having the strength of character to quit.. this is indeed excellent news for smokers, particularly for those who become irritated with goody-goody persons who try to get them to give up.
god, those people are so tedious, aren't they?.
http://www.cannabis.com/untoldstory/hemp_6.shtml
Hello mate'E',
So what about the risks of smoking dope? Save money on booze man & spend it on healthcare. I had my first joint a few months ago and I'm beginning to prefer dope to alcohol...is this waving a red rag at yer? LOL
philo
women admit to regular lies .
nearly one in four british women would try to conceive without their partner's consent if they wanted a baby, research suggests.
a survey by women's magazine that's life!, found that many women are prepared to lie about almost any aspect of their life.
The temporal justification:
"You lied."
"Just coz it wan't true at the time doesn't mean I was lying.
philo
biopure soars on hemopure trial results.
new york (reuters) - biopure corp. (nasdaq:bpur - news), a biotechnology company seeking to commercialize a substitute blood product, on monday said a late-stage clinical trial showed the product is comparatively safe.. the phase iii trial was conducted to determine whether the blood substitute, called hemopure, met its "primary endpoint,'' which was to show that patients receiving the product were as safe as those receiving donated red blood cells.. "this clinical milestone is an important step toward addressing the critical issue of blood availability on a worldwide basis,'' carl rausch, the company's chief executive, said in a statement.. the news comes two weeks after cambridge, massachusetts-based biopure was accused by online news site thestreet.com of delaying and covering up negative trial results.
the report sent the stock plummeting 11 percent.
mmmmm Sevenofnine.
I must stop making passes at males here at JWD, what would I do on a desert island? Joelbear would have to watch out! LOL
philo
biopure soars on hemopure trial results.
new york (reuters) - biopure corp. (nasdaq:bpur - news), a biotechnology company seeking to commercialize a substitute blood product, on monday said a late-stage clinical trial showed the product is comparatively safe.. the phase iii trial was conducted to determine whether the blood substitute, called hemopure, met its "primary endpoint,'' which was to show that patients receiving the product were as safe as those receiving donated red blood cells.. "this clinical milestone is an important step toward addressing the critical issue of blood availability on a worldwide basis,'' carl rausch, the company's chief executive, said in a statement.. the news comes two weeks after cambridge, massachusetts-based biopure was accused by online news site thestreet.com of delaying and covering up negative trial results.
the report sent the stock plummeting 11 percent.
What is hakuna matada, you silly cow? kiss kiss (you are a bird, I hope)
philo
if jw's can be(or should i say are) df'd for smoking, why aren't people df'd for obesity.. it seems they say that you are violating your body and hurting it from smoking but i've never seen a person live over the age of 80 that was obese.
just seems like being obese is worse than smoking.
I wanna know if you can be disfellowshipped for OBSCENITY. Say at the WT study: if you answer up with real passion, calling down evil upon the 'bastard' clergy of Christendom, or, call out spontaneously during a public talk, "Fuck me! That's so true". Would you get disfellowshipped if you couldn't control it?
What's that disease, featured on Ally McBeal, where the sufferer blurts out freudianisms? Imagine a JW with THAT. LOL
philo
biopure soars on hemopure trial results.
new york (reuters) - biopure corp. (nasdaq:bpur - news), a biotechnology company seeking to commercialize a substitute blood product, on monday said a late-stage clinical trial showed the product is comparatively safe.. the phase iii trial was conducted to determine whether the blood substitute, called hemopure, met its "primary endpoint,'' which was to show that patients receiving the product were as safe as those receiving donated red blood cells.. "this clinical milestone is an important step toward addressing the critical issue of blood availability on a worldwide basis,'' carl rausch, the company's chief executive, said in a statement.. the news comes two weeks after cambridge, massachusetts-based biopure was accused by online news site thestreet.com of delaying and covering up negative trial results.
the report sent the stock plummeting 11 percent.
OK so I'm obviously missing something.
The circulation: there must be a pipe that runs from the cow, to the Hemopure plant, then to the hospital, and into the patients blood stream.
But how does the blood get back to the cow?
ROTFLOL
philo
