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  on loneliness

  by purplesofa in

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  is loneliness.

  the feeling of wanting to share with another and .

  there is no one to share with?.

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  trevor

  Now I know that friend as my inner self.............I became good friends with myself.

  Yes - this is what I was trying to express.

  No self righteousness, just the humility that comes with inner peace.
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  on loneliness

  by purplesofa in

  1. jw
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  is loneliness.

  the feeling of wanting to share with another and .

  there is no one to share with?.

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  trevor

  IP-SEC

  This is the biggest line of selfrighteous shit blanket statementness I've heard in a while.

  Touched a nerve have I? Try a few other threads - there must be worse out there.

  Dont mean to analyze you trevor but you sound afraid of something.

  Yes I am afraid of you!
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  Ever wonder how seemingly smart people can be duped?

  by fern in

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  does anyone ever wonder how their seemingly intelligent family members can be so totally taken in by this religion?

  i look at my parents and just wonder how in the world do you fall for this jw crap?

  neither of my parents are college educated but by no means are they stupid and have good judgement and sense when it comes to a lot of things, but not this religion.

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  trevor

  Smart or intelligent people often still have needs that their achievements in life have not fulfilled. As a JW I noticed that the not so bright people wanted to be led and the smart ones wanted to lead. It all worked out well.

  They all enjoyed friendship and a hope for the future. All their questions about life and morality were answered and the neat little package called, ' the Kingdom Hope,' looked and felt like a gift.

  Unfortunately as the layers of wrapper came off, many realised the parcel was empty!
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  on loneliness

  by purplesofa in

  1. jw
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  is loneliness.

  the feeling of wanting to share with another and .

  there is no one to share with?.

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  trevor

  Sorry Trevor, but I'm going to have to completely disagree with you. Sometimes being lonely is as simple as wanting to share a beautiful view, a great song, or a super meal. It's not necessarily a need for approval or attention. Some of us are just social creatures who enjoy life best shared.

  Beksbks

  We all enjoy the company of friends and sharing things we are fond of. Wanting to do that is not loneliness.

  Loneliness goes much deeper and is the condition of being unable to feel complete and whole when we are alone. This causes dependence on other people who we hope will end our loneliness.

  Lonely people do not make good friends because they are needy. They are look to other people for something that can only be found within themselves. They take rather than give.

  Once we can feel comfortable with our own company we have something to give to others and become better company. It is the difference between wanting a drink and needing one.
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  on loneliness

  by purplesofa in

  1. jw
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  is loneliness.

  the feeling of wanting to share with another and .

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  trevor

  Loneliness is caused by believing that someone else has the solution to your problem. Or that someone else can solve your emptiness and that their input can make sense of your life.

  Loneliness is not ended by friends or relatives, they all have their own agenda.

  Loneliness ends when we become self sufficient. Free from the need to be understood or loved.

  Free from the need to find comfort in conditional relationships with people.

  Free from the need to be accepted or admired.

  Loneliness ends when our ego loses its hunger for attention and we find peace alone in a garden.
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  Why does the WTBT Society exist?

  by Princess Daisy Boo in

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  they don't really have the truth so it can't be that?

  unless "they" at the top truly believe it - do you think they do?.

  is it for monetary gain?

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  trevor

  The WTBT exists to fulfill a need for people who want to belong to a group.

  To give solace to people who need a hope for the future and the comfort of being approved by a god.

  To offer love to people who believe that love is an external force that they are vessels for.

  So people can feel superior believing that they have found the answer to the mystery of life and are to be rewarded for their faith.

  For people who need 'spirit' forces operating invisibly and guiding them through life.

  In short - it exists for the same reason as all other religions!
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  ARE WOMEN MORE ROMANTIC THAN MEN................AND WHY?

  by Summer wine in

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  personally, i think they are ............and from an early age but why?

  from personal experience men need to feel loved, wanted and appreciated but have a bypass from romance.

  is it just my husband or do you men feel pressured to be "be romantic".

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  Hope4Others

  You are helping to restore my faith in women.

  But don't share a Glass of wine. Make him stretch to giving you a glass of your own.
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  ARE WOMEN MORE ROMANTIC THAN MEN................AND WHY?

  by Summer wine in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  personally, i think they are ............and from an early age but why?

  from personal experience men need to feel loved, wanted and appreciated but have a bypass from romance.

  is it just my husband or do you men feel pressured to be "be romantic".

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  trevor

  ...young men never feel like this , why is it always the girls that want to settle down

  Some girls/women want to settle down with men of means who stand to lose vast sums of money to the women if it all goes pear shaped.

  Call me a cynic but on romance - for a woman to feel she is being really romanced he has to spend his money on the woman or stands to be accused of being mean. It starts with flowers, dinner out, theatre and gifts and escalates to luxury hotel and holiday.

  I did say some girls and I realize that not a single woman on this forum equates romance with money. Or is the slightest bit interested in whether the man of her dreams is penniless or rich. We are just talking about 'other' women on other sites. The type that I generally meet.
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  Questions before Baptism...

  by Tuesday in

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  2. bible

  i swear my concussions are catching up with me.

  i can't remember the name of the book, but i'm looking for firstly the book title that elders ask questions from to people who are about to be baptised.

  and i'm also looking for the actual questions asked, i remember it was a list of questions they had ready but the questions themselves and the book it was from is escaping me at the moment.

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  trevor

  Before I was baptised I had to answer questions such as:

  “Why should you be willing to preach the good news to all kinds of people in your territory?

  Why should you take most seriously your responsibility to share the good news with others?

  Whose teaching and instruction is given at congregation meetings?

  In addition to any material contributions to advance the good news, what should we offer that is even more important?

  What pattern set in ancient Israel serves as a model for giving material support to the Kingdom work today?”

  The questions selected above relate to what is expected of baptism candidates rather than those relating to the beliefs that must be accepted. In all there were 122 questions that had to be answered correctly. They are shown in full in the book “Organized to Accomplish Our Ministry.” Should any answers fail to meet with approval, the candidate had to agree to further study and apply at a later date when he or she could try again. Assigned elders made the final decision as to whether he or she could be baptised.
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  Blind salamanders - any creationists up to a challenge?

  by sir82 in

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  interesting article on slate.com:.

  http://www.slate.com/id/2195683/.

  any creationists out there up to a challenge?.

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  trevor

  M.J. Made the definitive statement:

  Micro evolution is the natural optimization of the parameters of EXISTING genetic functions...otherwise known as natural selection.
  
  Macro evolution would be the spontaneous generation of entirely new functions.

  May I throw a few tape worms into the ring?

  Why would a loving god create such parasites that are harmful to the host?

  What purpose do they serve except self preservation and they are blind too.

  'What a tangled webb we weave, when we practise to deceive.'