why does the knowledge that the VISIBLE universe is 14 billion light years in RADIUS size solve the enigma of the MAKING to have it exist?
prologos
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How big the Universe is..,...
by cantleave injust a reminder of how insignificant we are................................. enjoy.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/video/2013/feb/08/how-big-universe-grain-sand-video.
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Who to blame, the coach or the team
by never a jw ini just realized that the hebrews got their butts kicked every time.
first egypt, then assyria, then babylon, then medo-persia, then greece, then rome, then many cathoilc countries in europe, then, well, some more unpleasant examples in recent times that i feel bad to mention.
who is to blame?
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prologos
hello, never a J*w: Coach or team?: its neither of the 2: it is the fault of the power company. going back in earlier history:
given all the odds, the people of the OT (the book) have done remarkably well, and some of their setbacks were jealous backlashes at their successes.
They also made bad real estate choices (unlike their Isaiah 43 name twins).
Locating themselfs in the narrow fertile corridor between Africa and Asia-Europe, they put themselfs into harms way from the constant power struggles of the emerging empires , KINGS to their NORTH and SOUTH.
(the better choice would have been not the west,- but the EAST coast of their neck of the woods, all that OIL country). to illustrate:
A similar bad location choice is Germany, Napoleon coming through on the way to Moscow, slavic expansion toward the west, squeeced in, and bordering on all sides and sharing sea lanes with a dozen countries and major powers.--------- back to the Hebrews:
Inventing their unique cOAcH , GOD#, was a master stroke as a literary device:
He, *OA*H (the almighty) could not be defeated, but his team could rely on his magic coaching ONLY if they played by the rules, as prescribed by the Aronic F&DS, famous & distinguished SCRIBES. Listen, obey and be blessed. or else- prophets: we told you so!
seriously, against all odds, the jewish people have done well. Some, rather wait for the cOacH to send the promised ONE, now subscribe to the idea, not of a messiah, but an messianic age in which they, as they already have, are playing a major role. (per capita).
# in the quest to understand nature, the creator seems to delight in having searchers do heavy lifting to discover, uncover the principles, laws and driving force, so also
in the domain of worship (an artifact of the human mind)* it is left to creatures, beings, to work their own way, unaided by divine coaching.
as scientific knowledge is power, so is claim of direct help from the big cOAcH in the sky, via stories of spare-rib cloned lady talking with voice enabled snake---- and the fantasis build on the foundation, theme of that endearing tale.
* the story is that Cain and Abel came up with the IDEA of experimenting with RELIGION spontaneously, without prompting from God. ( perhaps they were intrigued by the 3000 year old temples in the neighbourhood) but even that was humans at work. .
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"There will be blood" - I DO BELIEVE there will be an up rise very soon
by raymond frantz ini was moved from the post of another user on this topic.like the film "there will be blood" that deals with passive aggression in religion i do now think that there will be an inevitable uprise against the lunatics of the governing body .too many of us wake up in a rate that has never been seen before because of the internet .what do you think ?
what shape will this uprise take ?.
cuba libre.
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prologos
when you look at the arab spring, tunisia now, its all the young linked by the new media, realising how their future is crimped by the establishment.
some is religious too, secular proponents revolting against domineering, controling religionists.
Who in WT BtS land has the most to loose from the status quo? to gain? again?
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Suspicious people? No, merely Canadian
by kurtbethel in.
canadians are invited to explain this, if it isn't any big secret.
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In the dark in Custer , you need luster.
that is why astronomers, dark sky advocates want to eliminate street lights, or put them on motion sensors.
it illustrates also how, when not really enlightened or in perpetual old light darkness, you need to rely on your own, handy light source. canadian or not.
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"There will be blood" - I DO BELIEVE there will be an up rise very soon
by raymond frantz ini was moved from the post of another user on this topic.like the film "there will be blood" that deals with passive aggression in religion i do now think that there will be an inevitable uprise against the lunatics of the governing body .too many of us wake up in a rate that has never been seen before because of the internet .what do you think ?
what shape will this uprise take ?.
cuba libre.
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it is very hard to make predictions, specially about the future (quote).
some angry ones here see harsh physical reprisals, Ceasar would deter that.
refuting their untenable doctrines build on the snake talking and A&E walking will not work because like what happened said and we know, the R&F do not know, do not care and would be scared to be stranded in mid-air with no visible support.
what will alianate many is the reality that the fulfillment of promises of a better future as made by the WT BtS, have never, can not, and will never be delivered (dead on arrival).
The friendship and support many elderly receive (with a view with favorable mention in their wills), is what brings them to hand over their life-savings to the entitled Inner Party. Even the cultivated idea that the money will buy them salvation now and in "the world to come"( not at all related to WT BtS).
This cosiness in the congregations is bound to diminish as more strong believers learn about ttatt, forums, are marked, isolated, feel rejected, are shunned or not* and this latter-day pyramid scheme weakens before the the baby boomers reach the 80s.
*it would be devastating for the "Society" if they tried to isolate and/or disfellowship dissenters of all hues. the disfellowshippers would set themselfs up for certain future judgements and/or reprisals.
ignat: godd observation. starved of oxigen. In the book "how we die" the point was made that death occurs always by starvation. in some european languages dying is sterben=starving. the scary thing is that in death struggle uncontrolled peak-forces can be released.
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I will be celebrating the memorial at my home
by nolongerconfused inanyone else want to join?
we'll be partaking in the bread and wine...no sing alongs and no talk...just reading the account on the bible.... :o).
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STD increase among senior citizens, AARP reported.
by jam inwth, what is the world coming too.. std diseases are on the increase among seniors in.
retirement communities.
the percent of reported cases,.
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JW Apologists Keep Commenting
by RayPublisher ini just posted a new article entitled "jw apologists keep commenting".
there seems to be an influx of asleep jws that are trying to fight back against what they perceive to be threats to their faith by trying to refute our websites and forums.. several are currently making the rounds voting down webpage comments and youtube videos, as well as the dissident jw blogosphere.. here's a screengrab from the article:.
here's the youtube video i made to accompany it:.
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prologos
The first step in understanding where the system is wrong is trying to explain its virtues. Attempting to defend, define it, helps them to see the devil that's in the details, then if they have to deal with the responses, it will sink in deeper, that there is a more profound truth. beyond the spare-rib cloned lady, talking snake, and the edifice that rests on that foundation. so: it is a very good sign. even as it increases the reported hour total. 10 minutes of preaching per year for every man, woman and baby on this wonderful planet.
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What is your religious belief now?
by jwfacts ini have a new poll at jwfacts.mobi/pollsarchive/ as i am very interested to see what people have moved on to believe.
as this is considered sensitive by some, you can answer anonymously at the jwfacts.mobi/pollsarchive/, or answer on this thread.
this is what i have created in the list, but feel free to add comments, corrections, or options i have missed.. .
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''Spiritual high(TM)'' after an a$$emb£y anyone?
by punkofnice ini remember having been to a convention or a$$emby for however many days and when i came back i didn't want to go back to work/school because i felt on a buzz.. what was that all about????.
any ideas?
anyone else get that?.
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prologos
some time ago, while I still listened to the talks in orderto catch a new Truth/light or a new way of saying the same old tired thing,-- I felt as I had been beaten with rods, because of the High-energy hype and self-satisfied stance of all the speakers, interviewees.
Later when I learned to catch up on my note book and mental work, I started to feel normal.
people do/feel abnormal things when in crowds, hitler's rallies, beetlemania, Elvis, ass semblies of groupies?