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  CREATIONISM----F.Y.I

  by nakedmvistar in

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  2. bible

  in the midst of the debates -- or wars -- concerning the issues of creation and evolution, there is a tendency to over-generalize.

  both sides often refer to the opposing side with the broad term of either "evolutionist" or "creationist.

  " and yet there exists within both sides a great deal of variety and even controversy.

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  Xander

  In any case, in your bio you mention that although you consider the WT corrupt, you believe 'most of their teachings are correct'.

  I assume this means you believe in the christian concept of deity?

  May I be so bold as to ask why you would belief in a single all-powerful being responsible for creation? I happen to be a fan of a more 'guided evolution' concept, but I can't justify the diversity, hardness of life in general, and cruelty in the animal world with a single, all powerful, unified and loving creator.
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  Amelie

  by joannadandy in

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  ok so i am really slow, but i finally saw amelie.

  despite everyone telling me how great it was, i was like "yeah whatever"...huge mistake...that movie rocked so much!!

  it's by far one of the sweetest love stories/just all around feel all mushy inside movies.

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  Xander

  Try 'Possession', then. They don't actually have anything at all in common. In fact, they are nothing alike at all. But...uhh....they're both good?
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  Can JWs attend other churches?

  by SusanHere in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have an odd situation that came up during a recent visit by my long-time jw sister.

  on sunday she agreed to attend our meetings (lds) with us "to see how other churches do things".

  i was totally blown away.

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  Xander

  Except for weddings and funerals, this is a no-no

  Ehhh?

  Last I heard, this was a no-no even FOR weddings and funerals. Well...at least, it's a 'conscience matter'. You know. Only between you and 'god'. And the judicial committee formed due to a self-righteous pioneer snitch 'being stumbled by your actions'.

  Maybe being safely in another state, where nobody knew her, she took a chance?

  That may well be. Did she talk to you about it afterward? Ask about things that were mentioned?

  If not, it may be she just went on a hunch. Her faith IS in doubt, so she just wanted to verify the false teachings of 'worldly' religions for herself (to prove to herself she had the truth).

  If she DID talk to you some about it afterward....well, I'd call that a VERY positive sign.

  With JWs, no news tends to be bad news, so....I think a lot hangs on what conversations you've had since.
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  Apology To Xander

  by hillary_step in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  xander,.

  yesterday i made a not very gracious comment about your intellectual abilities in an exchange that we had.

  i wish to offer my unreserved and public apology for this comment.. kindest regards - hs

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  Xander

  Oh, that's okay - I was considering the source...
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  Superman's quote 'bout JW's

  by orphanannie in

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  2. friends

  http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=579&e=1&cid=638&u=/nm/20020917/en_nm/health_superman_dc

  "there are religious groups -- the jehovah's witness, i believe -- who think it's a sin to have a blood transfusion.

  well, what if the president for some reason decided to listen to them, instead of to the catholics, which is the group he really listens to in making his decisions about embryonic stem cell research?

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  Xander

  extremely porous arguments about how no fetus is a human until their soul becomes alive

  Not my words, but I think the spirit of my point is there.

  May I be so bold as to ask then, what criteria do YOU use to define if something deserves the amount of protection we regard as the right of, say, adult humans?
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  Superman's quote 'bout JW's

  by orphanannie in

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  2. friends

  http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=579&e=1&cid=638&u=/nm/20020917/en_nm/health_superman_dc

  "there are religious groups -- the jehovah's witness, i believe -- who think it's a sin to have a blood transfusion.

  well, what if the president for some reason decided to listen to them, instead of to the catholics, which is the group he really listens to in making his decisions about embryonic stem cell research?

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  Xander

  

  And if looks are you only criteria for determining your position on things, I assume you also believe it is murder if the above sculpture would be destroyed?
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  Superman's quote 'bout JW's

  by orphanannie in

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  http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=579&e=1&cid=638&u=/nm/20020917/en_nm/health_superman_dc

  "there are religious groups -- the jehovah's witness, i believe -- who think it's a sin to have a blood transfusion.

  well, what if the president for some reason decided to listen to them, instead of to the catholics, which is the group he really listens to in making his decisions about embryonic stem cell research?

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  Xander

  an UNBORN HUMAN LIFE should not be terminated?

  Oh, good grief, not another one.

  This argument has been done to death here. Here are the last two threads on it:

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=34199&site=3

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  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=34421&site=3

  Do us the favor of at least reading through them.
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  Mental Illness/Depression = Sexual Stimulation?

  by Windchaser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  does mental illness and/or depression cause excessive sexual stimulation?

  just wondering.

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  Xander

  Depression can be a major turn on. That's why "goth" chicks are so hot.

  Hmmmm....no....I think goth chick are just hot because they are HOT....

  HOT!

  HOTHOT!!

  (for example)
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  How do you define evil?

  by kenpodragon in

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  how do you define evil?

  is evil what you are told is evil or is it a personal matter that you decide for yourself?.

  i ask, as many people will say something is evil.

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  Xander

  Well, from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary:

  evil\E"vil\ ([=e]"v'l) n. 1. Anything which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; anything which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; injury; mischief; harm; -- opposed to good.
  
  Evils which our own misdeeds have wrought. --Milton.
  
  The evil that men do lives after them. --Shak.
  
  2. Moral badness, or the deviation of a moral being from the principles of virtue imposed by conscience, or by the will of the Supreme Being, or by the principles of a lawful human authority; disposition to do wrong; moral offence; wickedness; depravity.
  
  The heart of the sons of men is full of evil. --Eccl. ix. 3.
  
  3. malady or disease; especially in the phrase king's evil, the scrofula. [R.] --Shak.

  1 is obviously valid. 2 is not. 3 is archaic and no longer used.
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  Mental Illness/Depression = Sexual Stimulation?

  by Windchaser in

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  does mental illness and/or depression cause excessive sexual stimulation?

  just wondering.

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  Xander

  You mean, like, being depressed as a turn on? Hmmm....don't really see that.

  A gloomy outlook can sometimes be a turn on. (Which reminds me....any goth chicks here? )

  But I don't think a negative attitude severe enough to be classified as 'depression' could turn anyone on:

  A psychiatric disorder characterized by an inability to concentrate, insomnia, loss of appetite, anhedonia, feelings of extreme sadness, guilt, helplessness and hopelessness, and thoughts of death