Posts by THE GLADIATOR

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thinking vs. feeling.. must we choose just one ?

by caliber in

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thinkingthinkers decide based primarily on logic, and when they do so, they consider a decision to be made.

they tend to see the world in black and white and dislike fuzziness.

feelingfeelers decide based primarily through social considerations, listening to their heart and considering the feelings of others.

THE GLADIATOR

Our feelings are not as detached from our thinking process as it may appears. Our feelings are a result of what we have consciously accepted to be of value to us. Once we have done this we are automatically notified, through our feelings, if something threatens to undermine our values.

As values change so does feeling and sentiment. Anyone who has left the Witnesses has experienced this happening first hand. How we feel is a result of the choices we have made or experiences we have had due to choices others made that have influenced us.

Freud likened the unconscious mind to the horses pulling a cart. The driver is the thinking mind who stays in charge. The horses will do better with a good driver. Only in cases of extreme danger will the unconscious mind take charge and overide the wishes of the conscious mind.

To alter our feeling we have to examine our values and bring our priorities up to date.

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SHOULD A JW BE INVOLVED IN MICROCHIPPING HUMANS?

by badboy in

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as this might be part of the 666 mark of the beast system,should a jw take part in such an enterprise?

THE GLADIATOR

I prefer macro chips - like those large oven chips that are soo tempting.

But micro-chipping humans seems a bit gladiatorial. What do they taste like?

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Should God be convicted of war crimes???

by chuckyy in

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just recently thinking of instances in old testament when jehovah instructed his people to slaughter animals, women, and even children.

if a human being today instructed an army to do this, wouldn't he be convicted of genocide/war crimes???.

chukyy.

THE GLADIATOR

Remember Steve Myers (Billy Connolly) a former lawyer whose frustration with

the legal system drove him to a new career as a fisherman.

However, when his boat is destroyed by an act of God, he heads to court to sue the Almighty.

He sues the church as they claim to be god's representatives on earth - and wins.

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Should God be convicted of war crimes???

by chuckyy in

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just recently thinking of instances in old testament when jehovah instructed his people to slaughter animals, women, and even children.

if a human being today instructed an army to do this, wouldn't he be convicted of genocide/war crimes???.

chukyy.

THE GLADIATOR

The idea is sound but how will you lift it off the ground?

This 'god' is a slippery customer - a master if disguise. He has thousands of names and identities. He has been retired for 7,000 years only coming out of retirement to have his son murdered. Then there is the problem that no one has ever seen him.

A better idea is to discredit the churches that are still trying to sell this 'god is love' idea. It is past its sell by date and stinks to high heaven.

Hail Cesar!

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If God is love, you cannot fear him

by FlyingHighNow in

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you will find a host of books and articles that discuss the polar opposites of love and fear.

the bible shows two opposing gods.

personally, i believe god is love and the angry god of fear is an imposter.

THE GLADIATOR

Fear is the abscence of love but fear and love are really two sides of the same coin. We love the things or people that we value, then we seek to protect that which we value, which leads to fear of losing what we value.

When it comes to god, we are just projecting our subjective emotions onto something invisible outside of ourselves in the hope of giving them substance, or elevating our emotions a holy status. The more people who will join us in this endeavour, the more real our belief in god becomes. In this way the god of the bibe has been made in the image of mankind.

In the end it is all just words and our concept and understanding of love are in constant flux. The process is called life and any attempt to convert this phenomena into words ends in confusion and disappointment because the process is not dependant on words.

Hail Cesar!

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Why Evolution Should Be Taught

by hamilcarr in

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why evolutionary biology is a crucial part of the curriculum .... .

optimism in evolution.

by olivia judsonlondon.

THE GLADIATOR

Actually it makes no difference whether evolution is taught or not - it will continue anyway.

Despite how slowly it happens, it is still too fast for the slow minds on this thread to comprehend.

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What has happened to our posting Status???

by justhuman in

just another question since i was way.

i had about 1500 posts in this forum, that makes me a jedi master, but i just have seen that i'm supreme one(like many others with similar number of posts like me)...does anyone knows why this change?.

thanks guys.

THE GLADIATOR

What has happened to our posting Status???

You don't have a posting status, you are just-human!

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Satan sends a thank you to all JW's.

by Rooster in

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thank you, for years of membership in his cult/sect.. thank you, for all the hours you have spent trying to recruit new members for his cult.. thank you, for gulping down all the changing in the teachings identified as "new light".. thank you, for selling your souls to his organization.

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thank you, for believing his name isnt jehovah!.

THE GLADIATOR

I would like to thank Satan. I was promised all those illicit pleasures if I left the Watchthemfallout Society. Satan delivered as promised and I now enjoy life instead of waiting for a 'new world' where I can be happy.

I do have doubts though - perhaps the thanks should go to my Roman gods.

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Proof, proof, gimme some proof!!!

by Slappy in

atheists clamor for proof of godas existence.

give us hard, physical proof they say, and then weall believe.

if evolution truly happened, how did that one apersona that evolved from monkeys learn to speak and write?

THE GLADIATOR

Slappy

You are busy shouting at everyone and throwing out insults, as freely as Christians are thrown to the lions. You are so busy shouting that you have not realized that you are making most of the noise.

People who are yet to be convinced there is a god are open minded and prepared to examine any evidence to support the claim that the Christian god exists and has not turned lame. Christians however are closed minded and defensive. Frightened that their faith could be weakened.

People who are yet to be convinced there is a god have no need to offer proof of any kind. They are waiting for those who do believe to offer the evidence. What you are presenting is jumble of subjective nonsense disorted further by your emotional needs, that simply proves you have an illogical mind and a tendency to fantasy. My 'reading comprehension problem' is helped by writing that is comprehensible but you are unable to deliver.

May Jupiter guide you to enlightenment and protect you from lesser gods.

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Milk and Meat are poisoning people and destroying our health!

by Witness 007 in

i have read a dozen different health books that come to this same conclusion.

what is milk?

mammal infants require milk from their own species to grow quickly and start solid food.

THE GLADIATOR

restrangled: I hope you are just kidding about eating lion and tiger meat.

I notice that my partiality to the odd Christian in my diet, did not bother you?

You will have to answer to the Christian god for this. I have many Roman gods to protect me. What do you have?