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  Carrie Fisher dies.

  by Xanthippe in

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  such a sad loss.

  she battled bipolar disorder and came back to acting.

  then we lost her.

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  Apart from writing books she was also one of the top script doctors in Hollywood editing many film and tv scripts. She was also a champion of mental health causes having battled bipolar disorder herself.

  Her list of film and TV appearance is as long as your arm and much more than Star Wars films. i liked her intelligence and sense of humour.

  Your comment below resonated with me ttdtt because in the UK we thought she was okay. I saw that film and got home from the cinema twenty minutes later and my daughter told me she died.

  We all heard the news on friday, and saturday morning we had tix for Rogue One.
  The last seen was tough to take
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  Carrie Fisher dies.

  by Xanthippe in

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  such a sad loss.

  she battled bipolar disorder and came back to acting.

  then we lost her.

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  Such a sad loss. She battled bipolar disorder and came back to acting. Then we lost her. Terrible news.
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  Cnn health

  by poopie in

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  nice article cnn health.what do people talk about before they die?.

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  Thank you that was very interesting. This is what worries me, I don't want to be dying and regretting not trying harder to get my JW family back. I do agree all that we think about at the end is probably family and loved ones, not religion.
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  initiative..

  by zeb in

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  there is n o end to human initiative to bring a moments happiness.

  i jus received this love and best wishes to ye all.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h965m0hkk5m.

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  Thanks Zeb that was fun. Hope you're feeling a little better. Love and best wishes to you too. ❤️
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  MERRY CHRISTMAS

  by jhine in

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  l don't visit very often now , but l wanted to drop in to wish all you folks a merry christmas and happy new year .

  as l cannot find a thread already started for this l have started one !

  in the immortal words of chuck berry ( l think ) " come on everybody " join in wishing your fellow posters a merry christmas , happy holidays etc .

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  You too Jan. Lunch is almost ready! Daughter's Grandparents expected in half an hour. Have a good one everyone! 🎄🎄🎉🎉🎈🎈🍷🍷
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  MERRY CHRISTMAS

  by jhine in

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  l don't visit very often now , but l wanted to drop in to wish all you folks a merry christmas and happy new year .

  as l cannot find a thread already started for this l have started one !

  in the immortal words of chuck berry ( l think ) " come on everybody " join in wishing your fellow posters a merry christmas , happy holidays etc .

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  Happy Christmas

  
  
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  Writers (not God) are at fault

  by anointed1 in

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  if scriptures are written by people who have no sense of justice, it is natural that god would be misrepresented—something that happened to the biblical god.

  to mention a few:.

  1) david, murderer of the innocent and faithful, wrote portions of the bible.. 2) paul who set in opposition to genuine apostles who were directly trained by jesus himself sarcastically describing them as “superfine apostles” openly declared in some places that it was not spirit, but he was writing.

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  You think wondering what the universe is all about is being egotistical? Why? We should just feel humble and small? The masses have been held down for centuries by being told to be humble or else burn in hell, get stuck in purgatory, a lower caste or die at Armageddon blah, blah, blah.

  It's been a ploy of religious and political leaders to keep control of people. If God exists why would he want you to be stupid to keep you humble? You can be intelligent, question everything and still not be egotistical. It's about the joy of learning new things, not about saying how clever we are.
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  Writers (not God) are at fault

  by anointed1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if scriptures are written by people who have no sense of justice, it is natural that god would be misrepresented—something that happened to the biblical god.

  to mention a few:.

  1) david, murderer of the innocent and faithful, wrote portions of the bible.. 2) paul who set in opposition to genuine apostles who were directly trained by jesus himself sarcastically describing them as “superfine apostles” openly declared in some places that it was not spirit, but he was writing.

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  1. The universe being vast is for us to imagine it's there to teach us humility is a heck of a waste of intellect.

  2. We could be destroyed by a meteorite at any time, it probably killed the dinosaurs.

  3. Do I have to list countless poisonous berries, plants and fungi that we have only learnt to avoid through heartbreaking trial and error? A few labels from God would have been helpful.

  4. You attribute the collected wisdom of human literature and philosophy to God? Purely on the basis that a lot of it makes sense? You give us so little credit. Get off your knees and engage your brain.
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  Writers (not God) are at fault

  by anointed1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if scriptures are written by people who have no sense of justice, it is natural that god would be misrepresented—something that happened to the biblical god.

  to mention a few:.

  1) david, murderer of the innocent and faithful, wrote portions of the bible.. 2) paul who set in opposition to genuine apostles who were directly trained by jesus himself sarcastically describing them as “superfine apostles” openly declared in some places that it was not spirit, but he was writing.

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  Following that logic God has no written will or requirements for us therefore religion is redundant. We can choose to be moral, ethical, thinking beings. We need to care for our planet and our fellow humans if we are to survive.

  Personally I don't think he exists but when you say

  Interestingly, God’s silence gives a louder and clear message that giving a book is not His way of guidance, hence He has no obligation to protect

  I wonder what you think his way of guidance is? His silence gives the clear message of his non-existence to me.
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  Poor people are sub-human?

  by Alostpuppydog in

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  has anyone noticed how many jw's really seem to be rollin in it?

  escpecially the elders, and they treat their subordinates like filthy gum on the bottom of their shoe?

  just wondering because i too am poorer than poor and have spent a fourth of my life homeless already and i am 22.. another thing to consider is why domost of the population on this planet seem to hate the poor, even though we outnumber the middle class and the rich greatly?

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  So when you feel pity for them remember that nearly every one of them has had friends, family and Uncle Sam bleed tears and cash to fix them.

  You cannot possibly know that. I see you are talking about your own experience but not everyone's is the same. You don't even know the situation in my country. I am sorry you have had a very sad experience with your family but not everyone tries to help theirs as you have.