Posts by juandefiero

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The Truth is not an ORG.....It's inside of you

by tor1500 in

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the truth, the org is the truth...ummm...let's think about that...i was thinking that the bible is the truth & what it does is that it reveals the truth about you...the more you read the bible the more you may see yourself & your actions.

you may be a person who judges people, the bible will show you what's wrong with that...viola, another truth revealed about you.

you may be a prideful person, you read a story in the bible about that...again, it's another truth revealed about you.

juandefiero

What about....?

We are all guilty of judging, gossiping, having sex out/inside marriage, drinking, drugging & countless other things. So when one reads the Book of Mormon & is ready for correction....that's where the truth comes in...The Book of Mormon reveals our true selves...Again, the truth is not outside of us, it's inside of us to be revealed....then truly the Truth can set you free from all your messed up ways...

....or...

We are all guilty of judging, gossiping, having sex out/inside marriage, drinking, drugging & countless other things. So when one reads Dyanetics & is ready for correction....that's where the truth comes in... Dyanetics reveals our true selves...Again, the truth is not outside of us, it's inside of us to be revealed....then truly the Truth can set you free from all your Thetans...

....or...

We are all guilty of judging, gossiping, having sex out/inside marriage, drinking, drugging & countless other things. So when one reads the Koran & is ready for correction....that's where the truth comes in...The Koran reveals our true selves...Again, the truth is not outside of us, it's inside of us to be revealed....then truly the Prophet can set you free from all your messed up ways...allahu akbar.

...or...

We are all guilty of judging, gossiping, having sex out/inside marriage, drinking, drugging & countless other things. So when one reads the Pali Canon & is ready for correction....that's where enlightenment comes in...The Pali Canon reveals our true selves...Again, enlightenment is not outside of us, it's inside of us to be revealed....then being truly enlightened can set you free from all your messed up ways...,

...or...

We are all guilty of judging, gossiping, having sex out/inside marriage, drinking, drugging & countless other things. So when one reads the Tao-te Ching & is ready for correction....that's where harmony comes in...The Tao-te Ching reveals our true selves...Again, harmony is not outside of us, it's inside of us to be revealed....then being truly harmonious can set you free from all your messed up ways...,

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Mama Jackson Cashes in Ice Cream Money

by OrphanCrow in

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michael jackson's estate sells stake in sony/atv music catalogue for $750m.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/sony-michael-jackson-music-catalog-1.3491828.

michael jackson's estate has agreed to sell its remaining stake in a lucrative music catalogue to sony corp. for $750 million us, the entities announced monday.the agreement for jackson's half-share of the sony/atv music publishing catalogue will give the company sole ownership of works by the beatles, bob dylan and other hit making musicians, including eminem and taylor swift.the deal is another posthumous blockbuster deal for jackson, whose estate has erased the singer's massive debts through a mixture of new music and movie ventures and re-releases of the singer's most popular music.jackson's estate benefits his mother and three children, known as prince, paris and blanket.. read full article at link.

juandefiero

OrphanCrow: This is what it looks like on my end...Must be a mac thing.

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This thread is for proof that God exists

by juandefiero in

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however, i haven't found any evidence to support that belief.. have you?

if so please, show me the evidence that god exists, and i will believe along with you.. criteria:.

(1) you must specify which god you are talking about;.

juandefiero

This comment is in no way meant to be sarcastic.

Here was the criteria I set out in the OP:

Criteria:
(1) You must specify which God you are talking about;
(2) Evidence presented must be verifiable.

Here's a summary of specifying which God they were talking about:

Many didn't specify which God they were talking about. Most that attempted to meet the criteria talked in abstracts about some mysterious force that "had" to have set things in motion. Those that did specify were obviously referring to the God of Christianity.

Here is a summary of verifiable evidence presented so far:

None.

Here is a summary of the variations of unverifiable evidence (some is outright speculation without any evidence, but I digress) that has been presented so far:

1.) I know Jehovah exists because his Holy Spirit is evidence of him.

2.) It's a feeling.

3.) This [animal, plant, planet, universe] looks complex. Complex things have to be designed. Therefore, there was a designer. That designer is God.

Cofty: Did I miss anything?

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This thread is for proof that God exists

by juandefiero in

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however, i haven't found any evidence to support that belief.. have you?

if so please, show me the evidence that god exists, and i will believe along with you.. criteria:.

(1) you must specify which god you are talking about;.

juandefiero

Cofty: The Cyclops is proof that Zeus exists. Don't you know?

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These are Bernie supporters waiting for their free stuff

by Morning Warship in

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garbage removed.

juandefiero

Imagine where America and the world in general would be if we had the New Deal before the Crash in 1929 and subsequent depression.

That is the opportunity putting Bernie in office could give to the nation.

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These are Bernie supporters waiting for their free stuff

by Morning Warship in

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garbage removed.

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I too have been on food stamps and the process involved getting photographed and fingerprinted in order to prevent fraud. It was nothing close to easy.

Well, in the state where I was from you didn't get photographed or fingerprinted (at the time). A lot of times, we saw neighbors maxing out their food stamps and then selling the surplus that they didn't need for extra cash, which, as you know, is majorly against the law.

It's a double edged sword. You don't want to see government waste...but at the same time, the last thing you want is to see your neighbor lose all of their benefits, even if they don't need as much as they're getting.

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These are Bernie supporters waiting for their free stuff

by Morning Warship in

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garbage removed.

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then you are an idiot and most probably a Trump supporter.

Ad hominem. Simon, just because you disagree with someone doesn't mean they're an idiot and doesn't mean they support a fascist.

I feel Food Stamps are a benefit that is taken advantage of and needs reform. I know this from experience because I was on food stamps at one time. It is easy to take advantage and game the system, if you wanted to.

I support Bernie Sanders, though, because I think he's the best option for uniting this country. Not because I agree with him on every issue of his platform.

What this country needs right now is a uniter. Not a divider. We need an FDR or a JFK. Trump or Hillary will just be another divisive figure over promising and under delivering, just like Obama's administration.

That's why this fiscal conservative supports Bernie. Because I know what's best for the big picture.

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Caitlyn Jenner has cognitive Dissonance

by sherrie11 in

i have just finished watching the latest episode of i am cait!

lol yes i watch it!!!

they were discussing politics.

juandefiero

It is possible to be socially liberal, yet support fiscally conservative policies and libertarian ideals of keeping the government out of private citizen's lives.

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Conspiracy: Did the Watchtower set the memorial for the 23rd, because the GB practice Gematria? see for your selfs.

by goingthruthemotions in

so i have been thinking.

i know this is something taboo to the dubs, but f them.

i am a free moral agent.

juandefiero

It has to do with them following a strict lunar calendar and not recognizing "leap months" that the current Jewish calendar uses. It is also why Easter is the same weekend this year.

This year, the Jewish calendar inserts an extra month.

If you go to that "Torah Calendar" website linked to above, Nisan 14 (and passover) according to ancient Israel's Calendar begins on March 23.

I see exJW's falling all over themselves all over reddit, here and on Facebook about this thing, but they just haven't done the research into the nuances of the modern Jewish calendar vs. the ancient calendar in use back in the day.

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Why ExJW's should care about the FBI vs. Apple encryption case

by juandefiero in

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many people that don't keep up with technology news are, at best, vaguely aware that apple is fighting a court order to create a tool for the government to unlock one of the san bernadino terrorist's iphone.. what the fbi is asking for could jeopardize the security of all iphones.

besides the obvious possible slippery slope leading to governmental abuse of this technology they're asking apple to create, there is a more personal reason for many exjw's to be concerned about.. anytime you create a weakness in information security, there is always the possibility of that weakness being exploited.

sometimes, those weaknesses are difficult to exploit, sometimes they are easy.

juandefiero

dubstepped: Can't one just erase cookies, history, etc. or go incognito on the Chrome browser to cover their tracks? A password protected phone isn't a necessity is it? I'm not an Apple user. Can you not do similar things on the iPhone?

Many people feel safe on their phone. When I was waking up, I downloaded Crisis of Conscience to my phones e-reader. That's not something you read for a little while and then delete...the only place I felt safe enough to store that PDF was on my phone.

I also downloaded older WT publications that showed TTATT.

I know some that have alternate Google profiles and use Google Hangouts on their phones to communicate with others.

Deleting cookies and browser history isn't enough if you're doing things beyond the browser.

Diogenesister: Even more worrying is the fact that the Borg routinely promotes and uses Apple products - how about they themselves checking for " moles" or any dissenters inside the org this way.....

What's also worrying is that if the FBI wins this case, it sets a precedent. There would be nothing preventing them from demanding that Google, Microsoft and Blackberry do the same with their Mobile OS's, thus compromising nearly all mobile smartphones in use today.