THE GLADIATOR

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  I just put a bullet in the head of....

  by AK - Jeff in

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  ....my final jw relationship.. i did it.

  i killed the relationship.. my cousin rick and i had been inseparable as jw's.

  rick is five years my junior, and in many ways i tried to look out for him like a little brother when we were younger.. i have wrestled with an on again/ off again attempt to stay in touch with rick since i left jw's.

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  Sorry to hear that Jeff. Sometimes it is better to bring these things to a conclusion. I lost my younger brother to the WT machine 10 years ago. It still hurts - so I understand how painful it is to lose someone you have shared so much with.

  It can help to remember that the good times you enjoyed with him were real and they are yours to keep. They will always be yours, they cannot be taken away. That was then - this is now. Things change. Nothing is forever and most of the people and things that we treasurer do not last a whole lifetime.

  Our past is done. Treasure the memories and allow yourself to remember them fondly, without bitterness. Then you can enjoy the present with people who are in your life now. Now is the only reality.
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  There Are Some Extremely Bright People On This Here Forum!!!

  by snowbird in

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  y'all are nothing like the people with whom i work, nor like those with whom i attended meetings at the kingdom hall.. what gives???.

  lol.. sylvia.

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  Tec/Tammy

  You are one of the nicest people on this forum.

  A hard hearted gladiator like me needs to listen to people like you. It helps to soften my edges and keep things in perspective.
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  What would Jesus Christ say if he returned today?

  by James_Slash in

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  this was always one of the main justifications for me in leaving the wt behind.

  i was just wondering how many of you have ever reasoned in the same way.. i have often wondered how jesus christ would react if he came back to the earth now and how he would view the organisation who claim to represent his standards?.

  would jesus really want to be associated with paedophilia, false prophecies, shunning, the destruction of families, lies, untruths, hypocritical leaders and the lack of love amongst members?.

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  What would Jesus Christ say if he returned today?

  Gosh! Is that the time?
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  How is a Jehovah'sWitness suppossed to know they are annointed?

  by brainwashed-from-birth in

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  are there any tests/interviews they have to go thru to prove it?.

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  This is a wonderful opportunity for 'sisters' to grab a little status. It is the ONLY appointment they can have. The WTower has nothing to loose by indulging their fantasy as they still do no have any authority. They only get to rule over men from the heavens when they are dead.

  We had two in my first congregation; a mother and a daughter. The duo sat, at the back in silence, trance like trying to look as though they tuned into some unknown dimension. Like the two women in the film, 'Don't Look Now.' With Julie Christie & Donald Sutherland. They met pair of elderly sisters, one of whom claims to be psychic...Scary stuff.Tremble and kneel earthlings...
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  If God had no creator then why do men have a creator?

  by foolsparadise in

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  isn't it quite possible that we have been on this earth forever and will be with no ceator.

  god has lived in the heavens forever with no creator.

  if there is a god does he wonder who created him, there are people and we wonder who created us?

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  What---if anything---can we learn from AYN RAND'S philosophy?

  by Terry in

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  consciousness.

  primacy of existence vs. primacy of consciousness.

  prior certainty of consciousness.

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  PSacromento: Perception can kill, very real, no?

  No, perception in itself does not kill. The risk is that we may mistake our subjective perception for reality, which is objective.

  When we try to make a move in the real world outside of our mind we run head on into reality and lose. If the clash is not fatal, then we can learn from the experience and adjust our delusional view of the world so it falls in line with reality.

  If we persist in living out of sink with reality we will live a life of delusion, which may be an enjoyable escape from reality. This is why drugs are popular. A wasted life is common.

  Death is often the result of not respecting reality but trying to pit our personal subjective reality against true reality.

  Believing that we can fly or that our god will save us no matter what we do, is one thing. Jumping of a cliff to test our belief, is a wake up call - or not!
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  What---if anything---can we learn from AYN RAND'S philosophy?

  by Terry in

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  consciousness.

  primacy of existence vs. primacy of consciousness.

  prior certainty of consciousness.

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  Do our bodies distinguish between what it real and what the mind tells it that is real?

  No. They are a poor judge of reality. Perceiving something to be warm or cold is a subjective opinion.

  Only a thermometer will tell us the truth, it is objective. Humans are not, including me. That is why I seek verification before I act on an opinion of my own or someone else.
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  What---if anything---can we learn from AYN RAND'S philosophy?

  by Terry in

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  consciousness.

  primacy of existence vs. primacy of consciousness.

  prior certainty of consciousness.

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  THE GLADIATOR

  I think you are taking reality a little to real, in regards to this discussion.

  Do you want to edit this before the 30 minutes expires.

  Can reality exist outside of what it is perceived to be?

  No. Perception very often exists outside of reality because humans are for the most part delusional creatures.

  Can reality exist outside of what it is perceived to be?

  Of course we can create what we believe to be reality in our mind and call it 'our reality' but it a delusion.

  Reality is not negotiable.
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  What---if anything---can we learn from AYN RAND'S philosophy?

  by Terry in

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  consciousness.

  primacy of existence vs. primacy of consciousness.

  prior certainty of consciousness.

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  PSacramento: Reality is perception

  If you really believe that then you have missed the whole point of this exchange and are bound to live a life of delusion.

  Perhaps Terry can explain it better.
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  What---if anything---can we learn from AYN RAND'S philosophy?

  by Terry in

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  consciousness.

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  PSacramento: Scientific truth 200 years ago was that man couldn't fly.

  You seem to confuse your personal perspective with reality. Personal belief is not reality unless what is believed in exists in reality. I am not just talking about religion here but any concept that exists only in the mind and has no external existence.

  Man still cannot fly. He has invented machines that can. Remove the machines and he stays on the ground. Without the right equipment, a delude man who thinks he can fly, will still fall to his death.

  Truth never changes but reality does. Reality is what is real at the time. Animals that could not fly before, have evolved wings and can now. Truth has not change but reality has.

  A bird with a broken wing cannot fly. Once it heals it can. Truth has not change but reality has because truth takes place in the present only.

  Yesterdays truth is not today's truth but to be truth it has to be true at the time it is called truth.