Another satisfied customer, Cofty.
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Thank you for redirecting me to the right organization!
by economy inthank you, jw.net and cofty, for redirecting me to the right organization!.
when i posted why did god permit scriptures to be corrupted?
then i thought, if there is an organization that believes all scriptures are corrupted (which obviously makes it enemy of all religions), that organization is not ordinary, but gutsy, lionhearted, and worthy of close examination!
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Compliment or criticism - what affects you most?
by EdenOne ina bit of introspection on this one ... just read on someone's post that a compliment makes him "float" for hours, and it got me thinking; within the spectrum of comments that people make about me, from compliment to criticism, which is the type that most affects me?.
after my experience as a jehovah's witness, i find that i've become suspicious of compliments and over-sensitive to criticism.
because a common technique of elders was to compliment someone before going down to business, that is, giving hard counseling or discipline.
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A bit of introspection on this one ... Just read on someone's post that a compliment makes him "float" for hours, and it got me thinking; Within the spectrum of comments that people make about me, from compliment to criticism, which is the type that most affects me?
After my experience as a Jehovah's Witness, I find that I've become suspicious of compliments and over-sensitive to criticism. Because a common technique of Elders was to compliment someone before going down to business, that is, giving hard counseling or discipline. That way, the compliment routine always sounded like a means to an end, rather than a genuine expression of appreciation. I still have conflicted feelings about compliments - I want to enjoy them, but there's always a voice of caution on the back of my head "Ok, now here comes the hammer..." and I start feeling uncomfortable. Flattery is a dead end with me.
Maybe because of my past professional experiences and my experience in the star chamber of a JC, I find it hard to believe when someone says that they're solely criticizing someone's ideas or actions, but not the person per se. Maybe because the person criticizing isn't tactful enough to make that distinction; but also perhaps because as a matter of habit, we see any criticism as a personal attack, and react accordingly in self-defense. I find in my case that criticism that envolves my honesty, or which I perceive as deliberately unfair makes me go ballistic.
What's your experience?
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Old Witnessy Pics
by snugglebunny inso what have you got?.
i'll start.. 1958 aboard steamship arosa star, english and german jw's bound for new york for 8 day assembly at yankee stadium.. .
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EdenOne
Wifi, thank you; that's an amazing collection of pictures!
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JW unwittingly shares article PROMOTING pot smoking
by cappytan inso, my wife is surfing facebook today.
comes across a post by a jw "friend" of ours titled "8 scientific reasons you should never smoke weed.".
it turns out to be an article actually showing evidence to the contrary!
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EdenOne
Probably never read past the title of the article.
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Scientific Proof that Evolution is NOT Scientific!
by Nicola.threeangelsmessage inbruce malone, an outstanding scientist has absolute scientific proof that evolution is not scientific!.
bruce, a leading researcher for dow chemical for 30 years; he is one of the top 100 inventors eighteen of his inventions raised millions of dollars; and has a b.s.
degree in chemical engineering.
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EdenOne
Now, shall we discuss spiders ...
That's the kind of thing that can make a man go atheist...
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Scientific Proof that Evolution is NOT Scientific!
by Nicola.threeangelsmessage inbruce malone, an outstanding scientist has absolute scientific proof that evolution is not scientific!.
bruce, a leading researcher for dow chemical for 30 years; he is one of the top 100 inventors eighteen of his inventions raised millions of dollars; and has a b.s.
degree in chemical engineering.
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EdenOne
I smell a rat. Nicola didn't sound like an ex-JW, and her discourse was a like a satirical cartoon of a stock fundamentalist Christian. Even the daftest fundie has something more to say than Nicole did, and her focused insistance at going at Viviane alone sounds like a personal attack on the person rather than on the non-theists. Plus, the 'gyno' thing sounds like the kind of joke a male would think of. Instead of patting yourselves on the back for taking down an 'ignorant theist', better consider the likely possibility that we all been trolled at the expense of Vivian.
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Scientific Proof that Evolution is NOT Scientific!
by Nicola.threeangelsmessage inbruce malone, an outstanding scientist has absolute scientific proof that evolution is not scientific!.
bruce, a leading researcher for dow chemical for 30 years; he is one of the top 100 inventors eighteen of his inventions raised millions of dollars; and has a b.s.
degree in chemical engineering.
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EdenOne
May the demon of insomnia pay you a visit tonight.
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Scientific Proof that Evolution is NOT Scientific!
by Nicola.threeangelsmessage inbruce malone, an outstanding scientist has absolute scientific proof that evolution is not scientific!.
bruce, a leading researcher for dow chemical for 30 years; he is one of the top 100 inventors eighteen of his inventions raised millions of dollars; and has a b.s.
degree in chemical engineering.
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EdenOne
Nicola,
The only "lesson" you gave here is how despicable the behavior of a Christian can be. You're an embarassment to your beliefs. (Some would argue that you're merely living up to your beliefs) If I had to choose between your flavor of Christianity and Vivian and Cofty's flavor of atheism, frankly, I'd rather be a rock in Mars.
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Scientific Proof that Evolution is NOT Scientific!
by Nicola.threeangelsmessage inbruce malone, an outstanding scientist has absolute scientific proof that evolution is not scientific!.
bruce, a leading researcher for dow chemical for 30 years; he is one of the top 100 inventors eighteen of his inventions raised millions of dollars; and has a b.s.
degree in chemical engineering.
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EdenOne
Nicola, you're a poor excuse for a Christian, let alone a human being. You're not the Joker here, you're the joke.
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Scientific Proof that Evolution is NOT Scientific!
by Nicola.threeangelsmessage inbruce malone, an outstanding scientist has absolute scientific proof that evolution is not scientific!.
bruce, a leading researcher for dow chemical for 30 years; he is one of the top 100 inventors eighteen of his inventions raised millions of dollars; and has a b.s.
degree in chemical engineering.
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EdenOne
Aww Cofty, you're no fun!