EoM it's ok really. Life is here and reality is what it is. We just have to deal with it. If you could just start from the premise that nobody is in charge you could set your mind free. You just have to stand on the edge of the void and say as far as we know there is just us - and that's ok. Try it.
Xanthippe
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Athiests - If there is no God, is planet Earth itself a living entity?
by EndofMysteries ininside our own bodies there lives an entire world of living things.
inside just a single cell there exists an entire world as well.
to me, the general description of evolution just does not make sense if you factor in everything combined.
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A Better World - Can it be achieved?
by fulltimestudent inthe hope of a better world is what attracted me (and likely many of you other loiterers (grin) on this site) into the mental mindtrap of christian thought.
i guess its understandable, re-reading the words that the author of the matthew gospel that we know as the sermon on the mount, its easy to think, that if jesus ruled the world, everything would be ok.. i'm still interested in a better world.
so have many other thinkers (and revolutionaries).
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Xanthippe
What drives me crazy is that yes we have time to read books now because we have labour saving machines but what do the advertising agencies do?
They tell women they have to have cream coloured carpets and cream sofas that need constant cleaning.
You cant just have a clean house, it has to be spotless 24/7.
Your kitchen surfaces cannot just be clean they have to be constantly sprayed with anti-bac for the germs you can't see.
Now they are advertising anti-bac to put into your washing machine because washing at lower temperatures may not kill those dreaded germs.
Worry, worry, clean, clean.
Now our children are developing asthma because of all these chemicals in our home.
I love this TED talk. He is so right our lives are much better than they have ever been. Just need to stop the advertising agencies making us feel our homes are disgusting and our computers, phones, cars are too old.
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A conversation with my JW mother ...
by Bella15 inso, due to recent deaths in the family i have been talking with my mom lately.
i try to say something here and there to make her go hmmmm ... so she made a comment about the millions now living will never die ...i said " wasn't that said about the 1914 generation, and we know how that went", meaning will not come true.
she thinks for a moment and said...yeah there's something new writtten somewhere in one of the magazines, but she went hmmm for a split of a second there ..lol.
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Xanthippe
That's really interesting Bella, so they are waiting for the new system to cure their heartaches and emotional pain as well as their physical ones. They are not trying to get emotionally well but waiting for Jesus to wave a wand. Something to think about there thanks. No wonder they all look as if they are on their knees and many are really old by sixty.
You did well but I don't know what to suggest to counteract the paradise mentality. Perhaps suggest she get involved with some of the things that make you happy, lift your spirits?
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I think my D.O. Is a closet apostate. References Stanford Prison Study and hints he sometimes disagrees with the Branch
by kneehighmiah ini find it odd that the district overseer today made.
1. zero yes 0 references to the fds in any of his talks.. 2.he also told elders that the brothers worship god and not them.so therefore the elders have no authority to order the friends around.. 3. he also talked about the stanford prison study and said that people who receive authority over others often abuse it.
4. he mentioned that when he disagrees with the branch (aka the fds) he's learned to just do what they say.
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Xanthippe
Everyone I talked to after the program mentioned how we needed more brothers like him.
Fantastic news, thanks for this.
they too are scared of the crowd. The crowd just hasn't realized yet how much power they actually have.
A very common mistake.
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Children
by peggy ininstagram~a picture of my 5 year old grandson.
it haunts me.
he stands proudly on a saturday morning with his new and first book bag.
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Xanthippe
Peggy I'm so sorry I weep for you. There's still hope, lots of born-ins leave.
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The question of the crucifix.
by quellycatface inwhy do the jw's insist that jesus was crucified on a stake??
the practice by the romans back in that time was to use a cross.
i've even heard of some witnesses say it was due to "lack of wood.
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Xanthippe
Cults insist on introducing weird new teachings to assimilate people. This separates them from 'the world' otherwise known as everyone they like and love. Then there is no way back or so they think.
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Ancient Gods and the bible.
by Crazyguy inthis seems like a very good site on the subject.
https://sites.google.com/site/yahwehelohiym/an-ancient-view-of-god/one-god-or-many-gods.
one scripture that was mentioned that was very intersting to me was judges 1:19 where is says that the lord or yahweh was with judah and they drove out the mountaineers but could not drive out the people of the lowlands because they had chariots.
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Its context, however, shows that it were the hebrews of Judah, not Yahweh, that couldn't drive the cananites away. The charriots were their excuse...To use that text as "evidence" that Yahweh isn't powerful enough is lame, to say the least. - EdenOne
Surely Yahweh could do anything if he was the true God?
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$1 Million Paranormal Challenge
by rebel8 inwho is james randi?.
the [james randi educational] foundation is committed to providing reliable information about paranormal claims.
it both supports and conducts original research into such claims.. at jref, we offer a one-million-dollar prize to anyone who can show, under proper observing conditions, evidence of any paranormal, supernatural, or occult power or event.
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Xanthippe
Rules and Guidelines
(4) Why does it appear that you only test persons with very minor and even frivolous claims, and not the prominent "psychic" performers and/or scientists who appear on television and in the media, and who write books about their careers?
We can only test persons who either apply to become claimants for the million-dollar prize, or who will actually submit themselves to undergoing proper test procedures. The "stars" never do this, and in fact they do anything they can to avoid us and our challenge; they would rather just run on about past glories, point to anecdotal evidence, or grandly ignore our genuine offer to test them. The people who do apply are probably honestly convinced of their abilities, and have no fear of discovery. Where are James Van Praagh, Sylvia Browne, George Anderson, John Edward, and the rest of the current "big names"? And why hasn't Uri Geller, the professional spoon-bender (remember him from the 70s?) snapped up this easy cash? One can only wonder
I think this is a valid question in the FAQ. Just breaking down Randi's reply so I can see what he is saying.
The "stars" never do this, and in fact they do anything they can to avoid us and our challenge - the 'stars' haven't applied to the JREF?
they would rather just run on about past glories - writing about previous successes that have made them well known?
point to anecdotal evidence - they are not offering evidence to Mr Randi, they are giving unscientifically proven answers to clients?
or grandly ignore our genuine offer to test them - they haven't applied to the JREF? Is the JREF following them arround?
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If you wrote book about JW's what title would you give it?
by LogCon inmany, after leaving or being cast out of 'the society,' have felt so strongly so as to write a book.
some well thought out and good reading.. my questions are the following:.
if you were to write such a book what title would you give it ?.
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Xanthippe
Xanthippe: "Nehemiah Scudder!" - AnneB
Brilliant! Such a long time since I read a Robert Heinlein, happy memories. Where can you find good sci-fi like that anymore. All vampires and zombies!
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I want my donations back!
by Hortenzie ini want to ask wt for my donations back.
i live in canada and i have income tax receipts from them so i can prove how much i gave them.... anybody ever tried something like that or heard about somebody doing it?
what approach should i take?.
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Xanthippe
Hit your head against the wall until you get a better idea. - NN
Yeah I want ten years wages for pioneering. Not holding my breath.