Posts by jp1692

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Charging $150 To Tell Your Stories

by Bangalore in

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https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/how-to-escape-from-jehovah-s-witnesses-religion#/.

for $150: collaboration with the backer so that their story of successfully escaping an abusive belief system (300 words max) features along with others in the final pages of how to escape from jehovah's witnesses.

the text will be written by the author but will include a minimum of one quote worded by the backer.

jp1692

According to Lloyd himself, copyrights can only be breached if you are selling it for profit.

This is not correct.

That's like saying it's okay for me to take someone else's personal belongings and give them away just as long as I don't sell them for a profit. Most people are smart enough to recognize this is stealing!

Theft is theft. What a thief does after they take something that doesn't belong to them changes nothing.

The intricacies of copyright law can be complex and difficult for non-attorneys to comprehend, but the basic principles are simple: If it's not yours, you cannot redistribute it in any way, shape or form. Whether or not money is involved in the transaction is frankly irrelevant.

I've come to believe that most people that claim they don't understand copyright law are dishonest and just want to violate it.

Interestingly, as with Mr. Evans currently, when it comes to their own copyrights those same people suddenly become "experts" on the subject.

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Flat earth vs round earth

by Jrjw in

my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.

what are people's thoughts on this?.

jp1692

MrRoboto: When you measure the movement of the earth, there is no measurable movement.

How do you not see that you have contradicted yourself in this sentence and written an internally illogical and incoherent statement?

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Flat earth vs round earth

by Jrjw in

my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.

what are people's thoughts on this?.

jp1692

MrRoboto: Wow can we refrain from the personal attacks and maybe try doing a little research ourselves? Looking at you JP1692.

What did I write that was a "personal attack"?

And while we're at it: where's that evidence I asked for to support your outrageous claim that "NASA releases faked imagery from time to time"?

MrRoboto: you can't prove the motions of the earth without actually going very far away from it and watching it

Not true. As I wrote in a previous post, Copernicus, Galileo, Newton and others proved it centuries ago. Have you read anything about their science?

You wrote: "I understand some people don't like these ideas but instead of scoffing at them, ... how bout [sic] we do some research of our own?"

I've done plenty do educate myself. Apparently YOU have not done that. So I again suggest you do.

Here's a brief bio about Copernicus from Stanford University. I suggest you try reading this for starters:

Nicolaus Copernicus

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Hi, all...I'm a faithful JW who is sick of lies about us

by James Donalds in

i was baptized 30 years ago and have been in the faith for over 35 years.. our organization isn't perfect.

but i'm sick to death of seeing stereotypes about us.

we are not mindless automatons.

jp1692

JD has apparently left the building!

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Flat earth vs round earth

by Jrjw in

my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.

what are people's thoughts on this?.

jp1692

MrRoboto: NASA releases faked imagery from time to time, as do other space agencies.

Okay. If you’re going to make outrageous claims like this you need to back it up with hard evidence otherwise you need to shut the fuck up!

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Annoyed

by Kas12 in

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i had this friend at school who is bisexual and she asked me to date twice both times i said no im not interested in girls that way but then she told everyone that we were dating and now im being called gay and lesbian.

one boy in my class said to me that im going against jws and then started calling me gay and other names.

then another girl in my class said theres nothing wrong with being gay and im being brainwashed by the jws..

jp1692

It’s not really appropriate for a 12 year-old to discuss sexual matters with strangers, most of whom are adults, on the internet.

If you are struggling with sexual-identity, gender issues or bullying, you should discuss this with your parents, teachers at school and/or your school counselor. Your counselor in particular is trained to help you with this.

Most people on this forum are not.

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Confused

by Kas12 in

i am 12 years old and im confused because my mam is leaving the truth after 12 years and i want to celebrate xmas but she still doesnt believe that should do it coz even though shes realised society has lied about things she still believes in god.

im unsure whether i believe in god or not but i havent really looked into it much ..

jp1692

Hi Kas,

Welcome to the forum.

You might want to reach out to member Akid48. You two seem to have a lot in common.

Here is the first post from Akid48: I need some help

You can send a private message to Akid48 by clicking here.

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Flat earth vs round earth

by Jrjw in

my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.

what are people's thoughts on this?.

jp1692

Funny.

Someone "DISLIKED" my post, apparently because I introduced FACTS, HISTORY and SCIENCE into the discussion.

My bad! ...

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Flat earth vs round earth

by Jrjw in

my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.

what are people's thoughts on this?.

jp1692

MrRoboto: Why is there absolutely no way to measure any of the various motions of the earth from the surface

Your ignorance is stunning.

Smart people—and there have been a lot of them—have been trying to understand these things for as long as there have been people. Some of their ideas were later proven inaccurate of even completely wrong, but many were right … A LONG TIME AGO!

For example, Eratosthenes was a Greek scientist who studied astronomy, geography, and math. He is famous for making the first good measurement of the size of the Earth and he did this sometime around 240 B.C. He was able to do this because he knew the earth is a sphere.

Fast forward to the likes of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler and Newton and you'll find that, by using a scientific approach to learning about things, they were able to determine the nature of and take measurements about the very kinds of motion you claim no one understands. This is simply not true. Many of us understand it.

And I won't even begin to touch your incoherent reference to Einstein. I suspect you have no understanding at all about his theories of relative motion. It's okay, most people don't. But be clear: He understood that the earth moves and its motion is measurable.

Get a good, basic book on astronomy and educate yourself. You'll be glad you did.

Here's a very simple introduction:

What is Astronomy? Definition & History

When you're done with that, maybe you'll be ready to take Newtonian mechanics. After you THOROUGHLY understand that, then maybe—just maybe—you'll be ready for Einstein.

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Merry Christmas to All!

by ttdtt in

just wanted to wish all of you the best christmas / holiday / festivus, and a happy new year!only the second christmas i will be celebrating!.

jp1692

Merry Christmas, y’all!