Posts by Xanthippe

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Would a loving creator give humans the gift of free will?

by Heisenberg in

they say ignorance is bliss... well, i wish that god did not give adam free will.

i am ok to not have free will if it means i will live forever in perfect paradisiac conditions.it has been explained that free will is a gift from god.

they say 'who would want to live life like a robot?

Xanthippe

POI, I cannot bear even to think about such things -let alone watch a video! God will have to provide reasons one day

fisherman, if you don't mind me saying you need to get your hands away from your eyes and take a long hard look at reality. There are millions of people who not only have to think about violence and evil, they have to live with it every day. Men women and children.

There are thousands of people and many organisations trying to lessen suffering and get people out of terrible war zones, stinking prisons and torture chambers. It's no good hiding and waiting for God. Get up and help. Be part of the solution.

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was Darwin an atheist?

by Ruby456 in

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asking this q because my own feeling about this is that he probably believed in god but his evolutionary thesis is used to support atheism.

how come?

Xanthippe

I own that I cannot see as plainly as others do, and as I should wish to do, evidence of design and beneficence on all sides of us. There seems to me too much misery in the world. I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created the Ichneumonidae with the express intention of their feeding within the living bodies of Caterpillars, or that a cat should play with mice. - Charles Darwin in a letter to Asa Gray (1860)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichneumonidae

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Just a smile? Oh dear...Disney move over...

by stuckinarut2 in

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vrazejqhrui

Xanthippe

They are reinforcing in the minds of the r+f that doctrine doesn't matter, we keep getting it wrong anyway, just keep love bombing the lonely, the desperate and the depressed.

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My Story "Act 2"

by MarkofCane in

“it has been said, 'time heals all wounds.

' i do not agree.

the wounds remain.

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“There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever have. And if you cannot hear it, you will all of your life spend your days on the ends of strings that somebody else pulls.” - Howard Thurman

So true Mark. We need to listen to our own true feelings now as we learn new things. Always ask yourself, does this feel right? Or does it contradict something I have already proved to myself to be correct. Never again be fooled by shiny buildings, smart suits, Greek words :) or arrogant swaggering of any kind. Let the reader beware. Nobody is going to pull my strings again!

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The Winter festival in Harbin - piks of this year's ice constructions.

by fulltimestudent in

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Xanthippe

Beautiful pictures thank you FTS. These sculptures amaze me every year. Harbin is a bitterly cold place to live though, brrrr!

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when you went to an "assembly" did you wear a badge?

by greenhornet in

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it embarrassed me.

when i was young my folks made me wear one and i opened it up and took the paper out making it look like it fell out.

after my folks ask what happen i said i dont know.

Xanthippe

It's funny because I was the obedient sort who always wore my badge. Yet I work in a public library now and when a manager tried to get staff to wear badges saying 'Here to Help' a couple of years ago I spoke up and said you may find you're infringing people's human rights trying to force them to wear something on their person that is not necessary for health and safety. She backed down. Don't mess with me now, I'm not a thick twit anymore.

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Are You Raising An Introvert?

by darth frosty in

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its not easy being an introvert in an extrovert worldespecially when youre a kid.

it is even more difficult if none of the adults in the kids life recognize that the child is an introvert.

this doesnt happen only when the childs parents are extroverts, but also with introverted parents who have never understood their own introverted nature.. .

Xanthippe

You're the Healer. Healers are true idealists, always looking for the hint of good in even the worst of people and events, searching for ways to make things better. While they may be perceived as calm, reserved, or even shy, Healers have an inner flame that can be harnessed for magic. The Healer introvert type is a shaman to his or her tribe. You carry within you the ability to understand problems and connect to the root cause on a deep level. You're naturally spiritual and find it easy to access the spirit world. You have incredible potential to do good. The world needs you!

😜

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Why continue to suffer??

by Tigerlove in

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i occasionally come on this website because i have my eyes on a particular user.

because of that, i end up reading a lot of people's post.

although very interesting and hurt breaking, a lot of them are very strange.

Xanthippe

Hey Nathan hands off my stalker! Follow me!

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First time here

by BarelyThere in

okay so here goes...this is my first time on here.

i'm lost and confused and am feeling very hopeless.

i was dfed in september and i am still wrapping my head around everything.

Xanthippe

Hi BarelyThere, good to know you've seen through that crazy religion. Don't worry about uncertainty, life is uncertain but you will be fine. Just believe in yourself. You are intelligent, well educated and you have a good job. Well done. Just chill and take a day at a time. 🌷🌷🌷

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No more reporting time for field service!!!

by Khaleesi in

so at last i am in my next step of my fade, this month is the first month i did not turned in any hours.

i received a text from our group leader an ms & i told him i didn't have any to report, then of course it got bumped up to the elder & i text him back i have no hours to report for december.

i came to this decision when reading many posters here about the yearbook stats, i do not want & refused to contribute to this organization "boosting" numbers for their glorious purposes, after the rc in australia they do not deserve for me to give them a "production" report of what i do for god, no more.

Xanthippe

Good for you. Whatever happened to let your giving be in secret, let not the left hand know what the right hand is doing? Or something. It's been a long time since I read the Bible lol.