Posts by Simon

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The Fly (1986) - David Cronenberg's masterpiece

by LoveUniHateExams in

i first saw this film when i was 11. i'm not gonna lie, the prosthetic make up on jeff goldblum used when he was becoming a fly/man mashup kinda scared me.. it's a film that i own and have seen many times.

out of all the cronenberg films i've seen, this one definitely stands out for me.

i think it's cronenberg's masterpiece.. the plot is as follows: scientist seth brundle is trying to make teleportation possible, and meets a female journalist (ronnie quaife) who is keen to get the scoop.

Simon

I think it's Cronenberg's masterpiece.

It's a good movie, definitely scary / disturbing when you first watched it years ago.

"Scanners" is another good one of his.

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Australian ex-JW claims to be Jesus

by Mum in

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a man named a, j. miller, who lives in queensland, australia, claims to be jesus.

i saw it on a youtube video of "60 minutes australia, he was formerly a "jehovah's witness minister" according to the video.

he has bought a large tract of land, with the help of his followers.

Simon

The question is:

Does the WTS cause mental illness or just appeal to the mentally ill?

It's probably the latter, as most religions seem to have these types in one form or another, but the religions certainly don't help these people - they feed their delusional beliefs, constantly filling their heads with batshit nonsense.

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Have You Been “Gaslit”?

by minimus in

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gaslighting is a form of sustained manipulation that causes the victim to question or doubt their sanity, judgment and memories.

it’s a form of emotional abuse.

i think jehovah’s witnesses have been gaslit.

Simon

I remember one of the last meetings I attended where an elder made a comment that "Apostates make claims that the WatchTower put people off further education which is of course a complete lie"

A bold, blatant and outright lie ... but what can you do? If you pull out the articles where it's in black-and-white then you are declared an enemy of the org for doing so, the articles are deemed to be off-limits and now apostate and you are black-balled for trying to use their own words to prove their own lies.

The only way to win is to walk out and never go back.

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400 Rockets Hit Israel

by minimus in

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israel retaliated and some are accusing israel of an “act of terrorism”.

evidently these rockets are trying to get to tel aviv but the dome is getting overwhelmed.. i wonder if the usa and other nations will come to israel’s defense..

Simon

FYI: Anti-Semitic / Pro-Palestinian propaganda is not allowed on this site. Please don't post it.

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JWD oldtimers

by Gorb in

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hi friends,.

are here still some oldtimers from the earlier jwd time?

gorby .

Simon

but what does JWD mean?

JW Discussion ...

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Prince Harry: I've suffered genetic pain

by LoveUniHateExams in

lol, i'm sorry, but is this n*gga serious?.

yes, he suffered his mother dying when he was 12, and his father charles maybe wasn't the best hands-on father.. but 'genetic pain'?

wtf is this shit?.

Simon

Can someone define "genetic" pain?

It seems to be the awfulness of having to do a little work in between the yachts, horse-riding, free-tickets to cup-final, wimbledon etc...

I mean, cutting those ribbons can almost cause blisters!

Yes, the Royal Family are "on display", but only to the extent they attract it and really is it that big a price to pay for what they get in return? There are plenty of Royals that you don't see much of or only see when they are doing their official duties so it does seem to be in their own hands to a large extent.

Dianna went seeking attention and used the media for her own ends so I don't think she's the innocent victim that many make out, but I can understand why Harry has that opinion of what happened.

Now he's married Meghan and she also seems to want to court attention and use the media when it suits her, so I have no sympathy if the media sometimes isn't kind - if you go round screaming "woe is me" and waving for them to point the camera at you, some people will treat you like a circus show thing ... because you are.

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