Posts by lriddle80

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Politics and Hope

by lriddle80 in

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so there are a lot of atheists on here.

my question: where does your hope come from?

that the right people will be put in political positions and will eventually form a utopian society that will meet all needs and we will have equality for all?.

Al Gore (and others probably) was predicting the climate changes that we see today unless we act, but the people that were placed in the political positions to help this coming crisis didn't believe him and the scientists and so here we are at a potential irreversible climate situation that we caused (according to scientists).

And I guess we can hope to escape earth and live on Mars, but that doesn't really sound realistic and a lot of people are going to die trying to make that happen, if it ever does.

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Politics and Hope

by lriddle80 in

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friends

so there are a lot of atheists on here.

my question: where does your hope come from?

that the right people will be put in political positions and will eventually form a utopian society that will meet all needs and we will have equality for all?.

lriddle80

I guess I was wondering if you put all your trust to make the world better on political leaders and if they keep failing, what else is there for you?

The human spirit of never giving up?

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Politics and Hope

by lriddle80 in

jw
friends

so there are a lot of atheists on here.

my question: where does your hope come from?

that the right people will be put in political positions and will eventually form a utopian society that will meet all needs and we will have equality for all?.

lriddle80

I agree! It's a great time to be alive in some ways. I think human connection was probably better in older civilizations or maybe it's just in America that we all seem a little disconnected in real life.

I was thinking about all of advances in technology and things like stoves and air conditioning. But now we have an advanced, maybe irreversible climate problem most likely caused by these advances, so I don't know it was such a good idea to become so advanced.

What humans want is to feel like they are accepted and are loved and to find a place to belong. Though I think now, faster internet speed and flying cars are high on the list.

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Politics and Hope

by lriddle80 in

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friends

so there are a lot of atheists on here.

my question: where does your hope come from?

that the right people will be put in political positions and will eventually form a utopian society that will meet all needs and we will have equality for all?.

lriddle80

Pistol pete

What you are describing is called The Prosperity Gospel.

It's a false gospel that basically says God wants you to have Prosperity in this life! He wants you to be healed, it's your fault if you aren't because you don't have enough faith or money.

The truth of real christianity is that you might not get healed of cancer, a huge storm can wipe out a whole people group, your whole life can fall apart. But we feel like in this life, we have the holy spirit to comfort us through our trials (if you are a believer in Christ!). And the suffering in this life is not comparable to the joy in the life to come.

Life can be wonderful, it can be a waking nightmare!! That doesn't mean there is no God just because someone dies. We're all going to die.

But I just wanted to clear up the Prosperity heresy that's out there!

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Politics and Hope

by lriddle80 in

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friends

so there are a lot of atheists on here.

my question: where does your hope come from?

that the right people will be put in political positions and will eventually form a utopian society that will meet all needs and we will have equality for all?.

lriddle80

I am confident in my prediction that people will always be unsatisfied and divided.

So, just getting better is the goal?

Just seems like people are demanding something more from political leaders than just "getting better" as a society. And then, there are different definitions of what it means to be "better." Different definitions on how to get "better." Some say all means necessary to their own end which is in direct contrast to another's end that they are using any means necessary to get. Division.

I guess I don't have much faith in humanity. I do have faith in individuals and I try to help as many as I can.

And I wasn't trying to start a fight, I genuinely am interested in what it's like to live with only this life as an option. Politics is "the answer" though, right? Besides individual responsibility?

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Politics and Hope

by lriddle80 in

jw
friends

so there are a lot of atheists on here.

my question: where does your hope come from?

that the right people will be put in political positions and will eventually form a utopian society that will meet all needs and we will have equality for all?.

lriddle80

So there are a lot of atheists on here.

My question: where does your hope come from? That the right people will be put in political positions and will eventually form a utopian society that will meet all needs and we will have equality for all?

Because we know that won't happen because people are always going to be divided and unsatisfied.

So where does that leave you?

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Anyone lose family over politicas?

by mickbobcat in

i have two brothers who are never trumpers.

they can not get past that the guy is a bit obnoxious.

i have argued and argued that forget that he is a bit of misogynist and crude.

lriddle80

I have definitely seen the tension and there has been some arguing. What I don't understand is why people think a government is going to create a utopia. So, if a person is an atheist, then all the hope they have is in a political system?

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How do you personally deal with your still in family JWS ?

by Finkelstein in

for myself i just try to avoid them intentionally maybe see them once every couple of years on average.

they used to be easy going but over the last 10 years or so they got more cult like and distant and i'm really not bothered by that, maybe a bit.

they stick to their own or other members like they are their family so, its makes it unattractive for myself to connect and reach out to them anymore.

lriddle80

For the 10 years I was out and not disfellowshipped:

I visited somewhat regularly so they could babysit. As my son got older, we didn't see each other that often. It was fine, though. Kind of like a family reunion. My dad rarely talked to me.

Now that I am DF'd. It's shunning, of course. My mom will message me on Facebook sometimes. At the beginning of the pandemic, she asked if we were all right. Our anniversary, she messaged happy anniversary.

It's not what the watchtower says, though, about that "little dose of association being enough." That "little dose" just kind of annoyed me.

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So in the assembly they put in no use of medical drugs

by tottenkopf in

so watching the cults assembly video i am a bit confused about the whole girl asking about marijuana.

non medical use what exactly is that.

what do they mean "medical?

lriddle80

I am from Florida and I had to get a diagnosis from a psychiatrist which was $300 because I didn't have insurance at the time. Then the exam from the weed doctor was $199, plus the money to get the card itself was over $100. Then, you pay about $189 every 7 months to keep the prescription active and $75 a year to keep the card active. Plus the cartridges and weed is really expensive, too!

But, I think it's worth it to do it the legal way.

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Did You Have Good Relationships With The Elders?

by minimus in

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my experience was that most jws wanted to have an elder “friend” just in case they got into any “trouble “.kinda like knowing that certain cop who might get you out of a jam.

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of course there was another group who did everything they could to either kiss the elders’ ass or stonewall them anytime they came snooping around.. how did you and the “older men” get along?.

lriddle80

I never trusted the elders. It's because of the fear of that "back room"