Posts by Simon

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Weight Loss and Insulin Control

by cofty in

ask most fitness coaches, nutritionists or health professionals and they will tell you that weight control is about calories in versus calories out (cico).

after all, you can’t ignore the laws of thermodynamics!.

the flaw in this simplistic reasoning ought to be obvious; a human body and a steam engine are two different things.. our bodies have evolved complex systems of control and feedback loops in order to maintain a steady interior environment, also known as homeostasis.

Simon

Great information, well explained.

Our youngest did Keto to kick-start his weight loss combined with regular visits to the gym, he's since bought himself a Spiderman suit because he now has the physique for it, LOL

It's challenging though, you have to get used to a reduced range of foods.

For me, the misinformation about food is an early example of "trust the science, but that isn't the science". The food pyramid and everything we were told about what foods were good and bad was a complete fabrication, just to push processed food, corn syrup etc ... Special interests, using the government to mandate and profit.

Traditional food, fat, butter, taste, is what is healthier.

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

Simon

Simon, when there is a divorce, a court will usually require that the husband pay child support and often alimony. In the case of divorce, the children and Dijana would be receiving money from the same source they now receive it.

I think that is easier policed when someone has a more traditional defined role, where wages can be seen and deduced. Throw in "anonymous internet money" with "moved to a foreign country" and I think she may as well whistle dixie.

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Face-Masks - don't stop infection OR transmission!

by BoogerMan in

pores in surgical face-masks = 600 microns.

coronavirus = between 0.125 & 5 microns.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qomrgfyfdie&t=227s.

Simon

Interesting experiments:

Go somewhere that insists on face masks and tell them "it's OK, I've been vaccinated!".

Now ask if vaccines really work?

Go somewhere that insists on vaccination and tell them "it's OK, I'll wear a mask!".

Now ask if masks really work?

The "science" people followed was utter bullshit, there was no science, it was all an opportunity.

The countries that didn't lockdown (Sweden) have had the best outcomes without the increase in deaths caused by lockdowns themselves, and best not mention Africa where people pop Ivermectin to protect against Malaria. Covid vanished without vaccines and without masks.

You're not an antivaxxer if you don't want to take something that is called a vaccine but doesn't act like any known vaccine ever.

You're not anti-science if you follow the established science about face-masks prior to heavy handed government control.

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

Simon

I assume she is still working for the company, after all, it’s a job and I gather she would need the money

More likely just a way to reduce taxes by using up her tax-free allowance.

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

Simon

I admit this is all speculation on my part, but my gut tells me he has her so firmly wedged underneath his boot this was actually one of his better episodes.

I believe she's part of the whole grift and is maybe fine as long as some of the $$$ comes her way. Maybe she even prefers he gets his jollies elsewhere rather than it being her job.

From what I've seen, she's just as manipulative as he is, just in a different way. She's used people for "help" when she needed it, but it seemed like it was really for leverage to get a better deal (?), not to actually move on.

Regardless, it's her life and he choice. If she choses to stay that's all on her. It's not the 1800's anymore, it's pretty easy for a woman to get a divorce and she is at home in her own country so wouldn't be stuck in a foreign land which could be more of a challenge.

I have little sympathy for women who go back for more and believe the empty promises, they just seem lazy and afraid of the effort that actually moving on with your own life would take.

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Petra! Allow Me! To Simon and Wife and Every Member!

by Atlantis in

jw
friends

allow me to step forward.. .

allow me to open my arms.. .

allow me to wrap my arms around you.. .

Simon

Ooooh err! LOL

Thank you for the kind sentiments.

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Research project: A study designed to explore the experience of leaving the Jehovah’s Witnesses

by Researcher2023 in

jw
friends

as part of a psychology msc research project, i am looking for participants to take part in a study designed to explore the experience of leaving the jehovah’s witnesses.. former witnesses who were raised in the organisation will be asked a few questions about their reasons for leaving, their experience of leaving, and how their life has changed since leaving.. taking part involves completing an interview over the internet.

according to research needs, the number of questions asked in each interview may vary.

the interview will take between 5 – 90 minutes depending on the questions asked and the level of detail you wish to provide.. your participation will remain confidential and anonymous, and it is completely voluntary so that you may withdraw at any time up to two weeks after the interview.

Simon

Bumping this for anyone busy over x-mas and new-years who didn't see it ...

11

Can I block someone who messages me.

by LostintheFog1999 in

i keep getting this person who wants me to email them with information already freely available on this website.. i have told him that i have no intention of emailing a total stranger from my personal email address, but they keep sending me this demand.. from bola to lostinthefog1999.

can you tell me how to block this persistent messager?.

Simon

I have told him that I have no intention of emailing a total stranger from my personal email address, but they keep sending me this demand.

Turns out this is a complete fabrication.

Not sure why you'd do this, or what you think you gain, but it's a dick move especially as you included their email in your post.

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

Simon

No wonder he has so many supporters. As ex cult members we don’t readily see this manipulation.

Sadly, it's like victims of financial scams. Being scammed doesn't make people more likely to see through things in future, if they don't educate themselves after the experience, it makes them more likely to be a victim again in future.

He was taking advantage of JWs for cheap labor, then he just moved on to exJWs to continue his grift.

Just looking at the excerpts from his self-published book gives me the creeps. He goes into detail about his rather creepy behavior. He bullies and abuses people, and doxes them and he needs to be stopped before something even more serious happens.

I seem to recall him saying something along the lines that he "had to include some details in his book" to prevent someone using knowledge about some of it to blackmail him (?)

The question is, does Mr "I'm going to say every 2 or 3 months for 3 to 4 years" tell the whole truth or just enough to be plausible and try to take the wind out of some allegation? To make it appear that he's told all while still leaving the truly damaging things out?

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Viruses Killed The Woolly Mammoths.

by LostintheFog1999 in

i can remember the original turquoise coloured evolution book produced by the organisation and the numerous public talks around it.

mind-blowing to a gullible youngster growing up in a jw family.. the flood of noah's day when thousands of tons of suspended water fell from the atmosphere and on hitting the cold poles instantly plunged the woolly mammoths into a deep freeze, to the extent that the last mouthful of grass was still there in the mouth in mid-chomp.

you can quickly see why a kid with a fertile imagination was transfixed by those apparently up-to-date scientific discoveries as presented by the wt org!.

Simon

They couldn't get their masks on?