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  What happened to politeness?

  by Seeker in

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  twice in the past week, from two different posters, i have been called an "asshole.

  " in both cases, the person made an assumption about me based on something that was said in a thread.

  in both cases, i responded by saying i disagreed with their characterization and explained why.

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  Seeker

  YOU evidently want to draw attention to yourself and make every difference of opinion personal, when someone takes issue against you,
  it because "they have it in for you"...

  Wrong again. I think someone has it in for me when I am called an asshole. There was no reason to call me that, even a "technical asshole." You could have first tried to find out what I meant, would have learned that my post wasn't about you, that I supported your main argument, and that we are on the same side on this issue.

  Instead you called me an asshole. That's not a difference of opinion. That's verbal abuse all out of line with my original response. It isn't polite. Now, I'm sure you feel otherwise, and that's fine. Differences of opinion are not personal, even if you claim I think so. Your definition of politeness will vary from mine, and that's fine. But this helps you understand why I reacted the way I did to your verbal abuse. It seemed rude to me and out of proportion to my original response. It puzzled me why someone would use such language.

  In your experience, if slinging that language around is commonplace and carries no special meaning, my objection must seem odd to you. In my experience, a person does not say such things without serious provocation. It may well be that we are coming at this from different experiences and habits and culture. That's fine. But at least now you know why I took offense.
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  What happened to politeness?

  by Seeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  twice in the past week, from two different posters, i have been called an "asshole.

  " in both cases, the person made an assumption about me based on something that was said in a thread.

  in both cases, i responded by saying i disagreed with their characterization and explained why.

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  Seeker

  Tom,

  I have no argument with your thoughts about the Kult. In that, we agree.

  As for the way you view me, I don't feel like discussing it any more. Think what you want, and I will think what I want, and we need have no argument between us.
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  Any other churches call themselves the 'truth'??

  by Beck_Melbourne in

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  old habits die hard...and quite often in my comments i will refer to the borg as the 'truth'.

  does anyone know of any other churches that refer to their own particular church or religion as the 'truth'??

  also, does anyone know how it originated...all my life i have used the term...comments like 'how long have u been in the truth?

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  Seeker

  You didn't give me a specific example first. Nor can you find one.
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  Any other churches call themselves the 'truth'??

  by Beck_Melbourne in

  1. jw
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  old habits die hard...and quite often in my comments i will refer to the borg as the 'truth'.

  does anyone know of any other churches that refer to their own particular church or religion as the 'truth'??

  also, does anyone know how it originated...all my life i have used the term...comments like 'how long have u been in the truth?

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  Seeker

  You might review your comments in this thread.

  ROFL! How utterly impotent! Not even in this thread can you find one thing of mine to quote. You have to resort to innuendo.
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  Any other churches call themselves the 'truth'??

  by Beck_Melbourne in

  1. jw
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  old habits die hard...and quite often in my comments i will refer to the borg as the 'truth'.

  does anyone know of any other churches that refer to their own particular church or religion as the 'truth'??

  also, does anyone know how it originated...all my life i have used the term...comments like 'how long have u been in the truth?

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  Seeker

  Sure you have, in certain ways, which you would never admit to or agree with.

  Sure I'd admit it, if you can find even one example of, how did you put it, me claiming "to know the truth about most anything and everything."

  Now if you find an example where someone asked if President Bush is a man or a woman, and I say he is definitely a man, that would hardly count. If a fact is known, it is known, and a person can be certain about that.

  But my comment was about someone or something claiming to be the truth, and I don't claim that, nor ever have, and you can't find an example that says otherwise.

  So call me names if you want, but you are the one who is saying something not true.
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  Any other churches call themselves the 'truth'??

  by Beck_Melbourne in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  old habits die hard...and quite often in my comments i will refer to the borg as the 'truth'.

  does anyone know of any other churches that refer to their own particular church or religion as the 'truth'??

  also, does anyone know how it originated...all my life i have used the term...comments like 'how long have u been in the truth?

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  Seeker

  Ah the all-knowing Seeker of JW.com, he who claims to know the truth about most anything and everything

  No I don't and never have. My very handle is a repudiation of that slander.

  Shall we take his advise and "never trust" what he says?

  My advice was to not trust anyone or anything that feels compelled to label themselves as "Truth" instead of merely displaying truth.

  Oh, that's right, he's only an individual, rather than "a group", that claims to "have The Truth".

  I've never made that claim.

  Here, folks, is an example of what the JW "truth" has done for Yadirf. He's turned into someone who doesn't speak truth.
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  Any other churches call themselves the 'truth'??

  by Beck_Melbourne in

  1. jw
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  old habits die hard...and quite often in my comments i will refer to the borg as the 'truth'.

  does anyone know of any other churches that refer to their own particular church or religion as the 'truth'??

  also, does anyone know how it originated...all my life i have used the term...comments like 'how long have u been in the truth?

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  Seeker

  Never trust any group that calls itself "Truth." Remember the Russian newspaper Pravda? How it would put forth the official party line and was never taken seriously as a source of truth by anyone who knew what was going on?

  "Pravda" means "truth."

  Any time a group says "we have The Truth" or "this newspaper is Truth", know that you are being fed a bunch of lies. Truth stands out without being labeled. If you feel the need to label it, you must not think much of its merits.
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  Why are men so fascinated with Breasts?

  by butalbee in

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  come on boys, tell me what is your fascination with clevage?

  do you dream of big breasts?

  does the cup size really matter?

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  Seeker

  the bigger the breasts, the more feminine the woman seems to be

  Funny, I've always felt the exact opposite. To me, women with large breasts arent' feminine looking. Unless they are overweight in general, they just look fake, and there is nothing feminine about engineering a new body. I prefer the natural look which, more often than not, means small breasts. To me, that's feminine, not some huge things.
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  What will you do?

  by YoYoMama in

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  what will you do when harmageddon is here?

  will you ask jehovah for a second chance?.

  will you seek to protect your young children?.

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  Seeker

  People in the 1st century were absolutely convinced the end would come in their lifetime. It didn't.
  People in the 2nd century were absolutely convinced the end would come in their lifetime. It didn't.
  People in the 3rd century were absolutely convinced the end would come in their lifetime. It didn't.
  People in the 4th century were absolutely convinced the end would come in their lifetime. It didn't.
  People in the 5th century were absolutely convinced the end would come in their lifetime. It didn't.
  People in the 6th century were absolutely convinced the end would come in their lifetime. It didn't.
  People in the 7th century were absolutely convinced the end would come in their lifetime. It didn't.
  People in the 8th century were absolutely convinced the end would come in their lifetime. It didn't.
  People in the 9th century were absolutely convinced the end would come in their lifetime. It didn't.
  People in the 10th century were absolutely convinced the end would come in their lifetime. It didn't.
  People in the 11th century were absolutely convinced the end would come in their lifetime. It didn't.
  People in the 12th century were absolutely convinced the end would come in their lifetime. It didn't.
  People in the 13th century were absolutely convinced the end would come in their lifetime. It didn't.
  People in the 14th century were absolutely convinced the end would come in their lifetime. It didn't.
  People in the 15th century were absolutely convinced the end would come in their lifetime. It didn't.
  People in the 16th century were absolutely convinced the end would come in their lifetime. It didn't.
  People in the 17th century were absolutely convinced the end would come in their lifetime. It didn't.
  People in the 18th century were absolutely convinced the end would come in their lifetime. It didn't.
  People in the 19th century were absolutely convinced the end would come in their lifetime. It didn't.
  People in the 20th century were absolutely convinced the end would come in their lifetime. It didn't.

  What makes you think the 21st century will be any different?
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  What happened to politeness?

  by Seeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  twice in the past week, from two different posters, i have been called an "asshole.

  " in both cases, the person made an assumption about me based on something that was said in a thread.

  in both cases, i responded by saying i disagreed with their characterization and explained why.

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  Seeker

  Tally,

  You're right, I shouldn't have said:

  But I should have realized that Tallyman's hatred of Brooklyn Bethel wouldn't like it if I didn't agree with him about Bethel being blown to smithereens.

  That is ambiguous and not accurate. Would this be more accurate?:

  But I should have realized that Tallyman's hatred of The Killer Kult wouldn't like it if I didn't agree with him about The Killer Kult being blown to smithereens (but not the individual JWs, who he hopes get their eyes opened.