Posts by BluePill2

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w14 12/15-E Study Edition

by wifibandit in

click "premium download".

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pdf: http://bayfiles.net/file/1kv2k/uaqn2y/w_e20141215.pdf.

@Mum: I used to work at some Bethel branches and one of the jobs at one Branch was to open all the letters that arrived (job has to be done by a brother, sisters where not allowed to do so). I had to rip open the letters, separate by topics (departments) and if something looked "confidential" or had sensitive information it had to go directly to the Service Department Secretary.

Long story short. One person regularly used to send lottery tickets. Lots of times they where a couple of weeks old and already marked with "No winnings". I laughed my ass off, thinking why someone would do something like that. Maybe they thought that holy spirit could turn them miracously into winners. Or the person was totally nuts. Probably the last.

You would get lots of funny mail. Sometimes even letters addressed to Charles Taze Russell or Judge Rutherford!

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w14 12/15-E Study Edition

by wifibandit in

click "premium download".

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pdf: http://bayfiles.net/file/1kv2k/uaqn2y/w_e20141215.pdf.

BluePill2

Hey, most important question: Where can I see that Valgaard movie? Looks sure as hell like a movie I would watch.

Waaaaaiiiiit a minute......is that the new Valgaard The Board game on page 19? This is fantastic news!!! Can't wait to order it.

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Bitcoins - anyone here mining?

by Jim_TX in

howdy!.

it's been a while since i've poked my head in here.... i was just curious if anyone on the forum is involved with bitcoin mining?.

i am, and am having fun doing it.

BluePill2

I am also bearish on Bitcoin. Spent lots of time on Bitcointalk to get a better grasp of what is going on (I am tech savvy) and to see how I can get involved. I like the concept, the idea and think that everything has gone digital (music, documents, photos, etc.) so currency is a logical step.

I just don't like two things:

- Need of electricity / being online: it will be difficult to bring this to poor rural areas in developing countries (I know, some people are working even on this) but it means more dependence on technology for something so important as trade.

- Not being anonymous (I had multiple discussions on that forum with experts and the truth is that all your transactions could be traced back to you - even the smart folks at Silkroad eventually made that mistake. This is a governments wet dream come true.)

I LOVE CASH! Nothing is more anonymous than dropping a bill on the counter and leaving. That is why governments really hate cash and in some countries there is very little cash moving around.

Just my opinion. Doesn't mean you shouldn't play around or try your luck with this.

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Want to make Money $ with a Web Site?

by sarahsmile in

has anyone had success with a high traffic website or blog ?.

it might take a team of people to accomplish.. ads pay and people count, lots and lots of people.

does jehovahs-witness.net make money every time someone looks at the web site?

BluePill2

sarah SMILE : Oh the irony....another troll???

My opinion: I wished Simon would make TONS of money (which he isn't - I had several websites and the amount of work is more than what you think and the payments are in the low figures. Google is making most of the money - not the website owners).

There is nothing wrong with making money in exchange for value. JW.net has provided more value than the Watchtower or any other Christian organization ever has. I know for a fact that JW.net has prevented suicides and gave people their Lifes back and continues to provide a strong support to a group of abused and abandoned people. For some of us JW.net has become the family that we have lost and also the only way to find a shoulder to cry on and to be heard in your darkest hour.

I found really good friends on this site that helped me beyond of what I thought possible - even without knowing me personally! I will always remember dear Belbab, Anderson's and Mr. Flipper. Simon AND his family are the ones that made this possible. This is charity work of the highest kind. Simon: I hope you get your personal "Nirvana" in THIS Lifetime ;-)

There is not enough money that could pay for the services this site provides.

I am not telling you to leave sarahsmile, because that would make us equal to the evil Borg. Stay and try to open your perspective.

Oh......and try to smile once in a while. It does help!

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September 1, 1914, last known passenger pigeon, died in the Cincinnati Zoo.

by pseudoxristos in

jw
friends

it is both interesting and sad to note that the last passenger pigeon died on september 1, 1914.. the species went from being one of the most abundant birds in the world during the 19th century to extinction early in the 20th century.

.... on september 1, 1914, martha, the last known passenger pigeon, died in the cincinnati zoo.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/passenger_pigeon.

even if we are able to clone dozens or even hundreds, it is unlikely that we will be able to bring them back.. some have suggested cloning the passenger pigeon in the future.

BluePill2

scientifically based questions that lead one to conclude that it was only a story.

...a very badly told story - to say the least!

The kind of story your drunken grandfather would tell you...oh, waaaaaiiit a minute.....

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September 1, 1914, last known passenger pigeon, died in the Cincinnati Zoo.

by pseudoxristos in

jw
friends

it is both interesting and sad to note that the last passenger pigeon died on september 1, 1914.. the species went from being one of the most abundant birds in the world during the 19th century to extinction early in the 20th century.

.... on september 1, 1914, martha, the last known passenger pigeon, died in the cincinnati zoo.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/passenger_pigeon.

even if we are able to clone dozens or even hundreds, it is unlikely that we will be able to bring them back.. some have suggested cloning the passenger pigeon in the future.

BluePill2

Noah had very, very horny pigeons on board. He also feeded them with holy spirit and bullshit (which was abundant at the time). This gave him a wonderful formula to repopulate the planet. He also found out that it is better to get drunk to forget it all and took his junk out. That is all.

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An important message from a PRACTICING Jehovah's witness

by Sparks in

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hi, i am also a practicing jehovah's witness and very proud of it,to say the very-very least..!

i am a middle-aged man with many decades of being a witness of jehovah god in england.. this important letter is personally to you, just as many of the bible's 88 letters are to be taken personal by you the reader.

i am writing to you to urge you to take stock of your life, think what your future holds for you.

BluePill2

DesirousofChange: No I didn't read the wall of text. Folks, its pretty simple: a) he is a troll b) he is "sincere" and just turned into an apostate by posting here. Case solved. Either one is good to me. Have a nice Sunday. Enjoy it before you join the dinosaurs (looking forward to that!).

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How to Avoid the Faithless Spirit of most here-

by DocHouse in

1- pray to god (whomever you may imagine him to be) asking for understanding.

2- study the background about the bible (from non-religious sources) to see where it came from.

3- discard (or at least set aside) chuyrch claims and dogma.. 4- read it, looking up archaeological/historical sources about the places and peoples referred to.

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AndDontCallMeShirley: You Sir are the perfect creator! Now THAT would be some awesome creation.

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HOW TO AVOID THE A-HOLE SPIRIT OF SOME HERE...

by DATA-DOG in

1) take meds for your megalomania and delusions of grandeur.. .

suggestions welcome.. .

dd.

BluePill2

By the way, this is why a healthy discussion is so valuable. Reading this thread led me to investigate Chinese inventions and there are some really, really fantastic discoveries (modern day!) made by Chinese scientists and investigators.

I think it would be arrogant to disregard a complete nation of over 1.3 billion humans because of "blah, Chinese? Only copy cats!" (this is what I hear very often from some of my American & German friends). Careful. They have probably more people with high IQ than many Western countries entire population.

They have millions of professing Buddhists, Taoists and followers of Confucius (altough considered more of a philosophy) - only because the government is religion free it is also false to say 1.3 billion people are Atheists!

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HOW TO AVOID THE A-HOLE SPIRIT OF SOME HERE...

by DATA-DOG in

1) take meds for your megalomania and delusions of grandeur.. .

suggestions welcome.. .

dd.

BluePill2

Paris: What makes you think that Russia is atheist? Lenin promoted state atheism in the Soviet Union. Russia has over 100 million Russian Orthodox Christians. Matter of fact, they tend to be more religious than most Catholic countries that I know in Europe. I have Orthodox friends and they tend much more to Christian customs and traditions than other Christians. Former Soviet Union states (like Ukraine) even have over 90% proclaiming to be active Christians.

Even Vladimir Putin is a strong supporter of the Orthodox church. I don't know if it is his true conviction or just media fake, but he stands publicly at the side of Russian Orthodox church leaders. He is anti-gay and pro-family in his stance. Like him or not, that pretty much makes him more Christian than most European politicians.

As for the discussion at hand:

I agree, still believing ex-JW should be as welcome as Atheist ex-JW. I am an Atheist and still appreciate the effort that some of you put into your posts, defending YOUR faith. I just can't stand posters with a "Governing-Body"-Mania coming here and treating people like retards because they are not reading Ezeqquiel line-by-line and making prophecies that are nothing short of science fiction (at best) and madness (at worst).

Be in peace.

DontCallMeShirley: Good points. I am in Europe and the countries you mentioned are doing well in terms of peace and excellent living conditions. Once people focus on solving actual, real world problems instead of waiting for fried chickens falling from the sky things tend to become a lot better.