People will believe ANYthing no matter how insane

by TerryWalstrom in

i started watching this guy's videos and it was like trying to eat just one potato chip.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrdoao1_rf0______https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8447ks90dk_______https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jufm8rtq1d0.

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TerryWalstrom

http://www.thedrum.com/news/2016/05/03/magician-michael-carbonaro-gets-redditor-apologize-after-making-video
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Magician Michael Carbonaro gets redditor to apologize after making video

Everyone enjoys a good old-fashioned magician-hidden camera controversy. Michael Carbonaro, who stars in truTV’s, The Carbonaro Effect, was accused of creating fake clips staffed by actors and actresses, rather than by random people.

The aforementioned controversy surrounds a couple videos, in which some sleuthing Reddit and YouTube users pick out clips, which appear to be fake. One of those is a prank in which Carbonaro, posing as shipping store employee, opens up a very flat box, which then reveals a bowling ball. A video, posted to YouTube, shows the original, and then displays some text, slows the video down, and posits that the sound and video don’t match up.

The video appears to be compelling, but Carbonaro responded with a video of his own. That video displays the actual footage, which shows that the patron didn’t actually see Carbonaro initially doing the prank (she was looking away). Carbonaro then quickly, without the patron noticing, closes the box, resetting the prank, waits until she turns, and then does it again (this time she notices). The evidence is conclusive and even prompted an apology to Carbonaro.

Another video, posted to Reddit, titled “Crabby Transformation,” referenced above. was also accused of being fake. A reddit user notes that a glove seems to appear and disappear in a matter of seconds. In response, another user, who claims to edit clips on the show, explains the suspicions by noting how difficult it can be to get good shots with spontaneous reactions.

While it’s probably not the desired reaction to the show for both Carbonaro and truTV, the fact that people are talking about the show, and discussing its merits, means that they’re doing something right. The show airs Wednesdays at 10.

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People will believe ANYthing no matter how insane

by TerryWalstrom in

i started watching this guy's videos and it was like trying to eat just one potato chip.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrdoao1_rf0______https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8447ks90dk_______https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jufm8rtq1d0.

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TerryWalstrom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b163nyOABqg

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People will believe ANYthing no matter how insane

by TerryWalstrom in

i started watching this guy's videos and it was like trying to eat just one potato chip.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrdoao1_rf0______https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8447ks90dk_______https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jufm8rtq1d0.

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TerryWalstrom

I would hate to tell you how many of these I've watched today.
I think I cracked a rib laughing.
I can't believe how naive people are. They have an infinite capacity to accept the unacceptable.

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People will believe ANYthing no matter how insane

by TerryWalstrom in

i started watching this guy's videos and it was like trying to eat just one potato chip.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrdoao1_rf0______https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8447ks90dk_______https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jufm8rtq1d0.

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TerryWalstrom

I started watching this guy's videos and it was like trying to eat just one potato chip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRdoAo1_RF0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8447kS90dk
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jufM8RTQ1D0

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Only Jehovah's Witnesses

by Vanderhoven7 in

what do you think of this rant?.

“jehovah's witnesses are the only true religion.

this is demonstrated by a slew of true teachings that only jehovah could have revealed to his servants on earth.

TerryWalstrom

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JW Good News is merely B.S. Bad News demonstrably wrong (Here is the proof)

by TerryWalstrom in

scare tactics generating fear of the end is the core message of jehovah's witnesses.predictions based on so-called bible prophecy is their mother's milk.

"critical times hard to deal with" flavors every book, article,pamphlet and conversation spoken by dub on the doorstep.indeed, all we hear anywhere seems to be bad news.

are jw's right?can this be put to the test?

TerryWalstrom

My grandfather said something to me one day that stuck with me.
I didn't understand it very well--I did remember it.
He told me this:
"Society is a water balloon. If left to itself it has uniformity. It has symmetry. It has resilience.
But squeeze it and a corresponding bulge occurs. Any pressure on one point affects all the rest of it."

As the years have passed I have often called to mind his analogy.
It is difficult to see how big the rest of the balloon is growing when you're in the part being squeezed.

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JW Good News is merely B.S. Bad News demonstrably wrong (Here is the proof)

by TerryWalstrom in

scare tactics generating fear of the end is the core message of jehovah's witnesses.predictions based on so-called bible prophecy is their mother's milk.

"critical times hard to deal with" flavors every book, article,pamphlet and conversation spoken by dub on the doorstep.indeed, all we hear anywhere seems to be bad news.

are jw's right?can this be put to the test?

TerryWalstrom

I once listened to a discussion among newspaper editors talking about the early morning meetings with staff in which--in the office--all events are filtered before any are published.
The Editor decides what IS and ISN'T "important."
That struck me at the time.
"Oh!" Why was I surprised?
I think I know why.
I suddenly realized billions of events occur every single day and each and every one of those is important locally and individually. It is the POV of writers and publishers as to what is newsworthy, what the "meaning" is, and significance is attributed in much the manner of a Star Chamber judicial gathering.
The reader--final link in the chain--takes the result as a "given." It simply IS.

Silly, huh?

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JW Good News is merely B.S. Bad News demonstrably wrong (Here is the proof)

by TerryWalstrom in

scare tactics generating fear of the end is the core message of jehovah's witnesses.predictions based on so-called bible prophecy is their mother's milk.

"critical times hard to deal with" flavors every book, article,pamphlet and conversation spoken by dub on the doorstep.indeed, all we hear anywhere seems to be bad news.

are jw's right?can this be put to the test?

TerryWalstrom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCm9Ng0bbEQ&t=623s

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sex-murder-and-the-meaning-life/201803/ten-ways-the-world-is-getting-better

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JW Good News is merely B.S. Bad News demonstrably wrong (Here is the proof)

by TerryWalstrom in

scare tactics generating fear of the end is the core message of jehovah's witnesses.predictions based on so-called bible prophecy is their mother's milk.

"critical times hard to deal with" flavors every book, article,pamphlet and conversation spoken by dub on the doorstep.indeed, all we hear anywhere seems to be bad news.

are jw's right?can this be put to the test?

TerryWalstrom

WORLDVIEW

Jehovah's Witnesses have a worldview they teach which is a harmful and pernicious hands-off policy.

"What's the point in getting an education?" Armageddon is coming.

"What's the point in technology or charity?" Armageddon will solve everything!

Meanwhile, volunteers, medical specialists, scientists, engineers and humanitarians are busy with a different Worldview: "Why not deal with our problems?"

The bottom line is clear: JW's aren't helping anybody but themselves! While the rest of humanity sees problems as a target for learning and progress by overcoming obstacles--the JW's hide in the basement waiting to be arrested by the Great Tribulation militia!

An old saying: If you're not a part of the solution you're part of the problem.
JW's are a problem. It's all about themselves--not others.

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JW Good News is merely B.S. Bad News demonstrably wrong (Here is the proof)

by TerryWalstrom in

scare tactics generating fear of the end is the core message of jehovah's witnesses.predictions based on so-called bible prophecy is their mother's milk.

"critical times hard to deal with" flavors every book, article,pamphlet and conversation spoken by dub on the doorstep.indeed, all we hear anywhere seems to be bad news.

are jw's right?can this be put to the test?

TerryWalstrom

Scare tactics generating fear of THE END is the core message of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Predictions based on so-called Bible Prophecy is their mother's milk.

"Critical times hard to deal with" flavors every book, article,pamphlet and conversation spoken by Dub on the doorstep.
Indeed, all we hear anywhere seems to be Bad News. Are JW's right?
CAN THIS BE PUT TO THE TEST?

Yes.
How?

If things are worse than ever it must be measurable and verifiable--right?
In just the last 30 years, for instance, what are the Stats?
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Homicide:
For every one hundred thousand people in the U.S. the current murder rate is 5.3 but 30 years ago? 8.5.
Poverty:
7% of Americans live in poverty today compared to 12% 30 years ago.
Pollution:
21 million tons of particulate matter and 4 million tons of sulfer dioxide.
30 years ago we emitted 35 million tons of particulate matter and 20 million tons of sulfer dioxide.
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Wars?
In 2017 there were 12 ongoing wars. 60 Autocracies.
10% of the world in extreme poverty and 10 thousand nuclear weapons.
But, 30 years ago, there were 23 wars, 85 autocracies, 37% of the world in extreme poverty, and 60,780 nuclear weapons.
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In Western Europe last year 248 deaths due to Terrorism occurred.
30 years previous, 440 deaths by comparison.
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Figures Don't Lie--but Liars Figure!

The world, for all it's troubles is GETTING BETTER but Newspapers and Media make money
by promoting the concept "If it Bleeds--it leads."

Jehovah's Witnesses do the same.
They scoop up new recruits by scaring them.
For a Dub, this world has been ending since 1874. Over and over.
An endless loop of misinformation, filtering out progress.
The same old same old is really all the Dubs have to offer.
Have you ever cornered a Witness and asked them to guess?
I did--and you wouldn't believe how far off their guesses are--it's sad and hilarious simultaneously.

FACTS and EVIDENCE things are getting better and better

1. Malaria deaths have been cut in half since the year 2000.
(400,000 would have died who were saved.)
2. Polio has been 88% eradicated. In 1988 350,00 kids suffered with polio. Today: 40.
3. 1.5 billion fewer people live in poverty in the world since 1970
4. In the year 1770, the average lifespan was 29 years! Today the average is 71.
5. In the year 1820, fewer than 1 in 10 people could read or write. Today, 8 out of 10 are literate.
6. In 1820, 1.5% lived in a Democracy. Today, more than half are free to vote.
7. Since 1990, 2.6 Billion people have access to clean water. That's 91% of the world.

Earthquake Facts:
The largest earthquake recorded was 58 years ago, 9.5 magnitude in Chile.
Earthquakes have always been common at the rate of half a million detectable each and every year. Yes, 500,000 each and every year.
100,000 can be felt but only about 100 cause damage.
Southern California has 10K quakes annually.
The deadliest recorded earthquake in history was in the year 1550 in China.

So, as far as the FREQUENCY of Earthquakes predicting "The End"? Bullshit.
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Famines and Food shortages?
90% of the world is now safe from poverty.
Only naturally occurring disasters bring temporary emergencies with the world at large sending food, clothing and medical care in response.

In 1966, the Watchtower began preaching OVERPOPULATION would definitely bring about worldwide starvation and signal Armageddon by 1975. I preached and taught it door to door.
Guess what? Total bullshit!

The Watchtower is a diabolical organization which suppresses Child Abuse statistics which hides the actual harm occurring inside the "safety" of the Kingdom Halls.
At the same time, the Watchtower is exaggerating the danger in "the World", which they insist is ending soon.
The true picture of this religion is that of manipulation and lies and ongoing distortion of reality.

TerryWalstrom

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