Posts by donkey

however, there does seem to be a finely drawn line that demands confession to elders.. interestingly, once that finely drawn line has been crossed that demands confession to elders, so too has the line of what constitues a disfellowshipping offence.. for example, occasional masturbation is just about one side of that line, do it while someone talks dirty to you and you've crossed that line and entered the disfellowshipping area.

donkey

Eman,

Jehovah wants them to stone your sorry ass!!!! Then you will be a good dubbie.

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Will science ever replace religion?

by onacruse in

first, there've been some really good threads here lately...i've been somewhat pre-occupied with a rather laborious personal project, so i haven't been able to engage myself in your conversations as much as i'd otherwise like; but i like to watch .

but, to the point: recently, scott atran (anthropologist, author of in gods we trust, and now working with the national center for scientific research in paris, and at the university of michigan) gave an interview in discover magazine.

the topic was "the surprises of suicide terrorism," but the concluding question (and answer) was what struck me most:.

donkey

When we don't understand something it is MYSTerious aka MYSTic.

Religion is all MYSTery and no fact. When we understand something it is factual and scientifically provable. Is this science replacing religion? The "thing" in question never changed - just our explanation.

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I need to get a life

by DazedAndConfused in

jw
friends

maybe jw's are right after all.

my life has been in this room for years.

i had held onto every word i could read in here.

donkey

OK - here I found the Rottweiler for you...feed him lots of beer and he will serve you well!!

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AMAZING HAS GONE UNDERGROUND

by Simon in

amazing is temporarily unavailable until further notice.

he is not deleted, and will be back to complete his governing buzzard series and regular posting.

something serious is afoot, but he is okay.. please do not post speculation on the reasons.

donkey

I took this pic of Amazing as he went underground:

Amazing digs deep

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I need to get a life

by DazedAndConfused in

jw
friends

maybe jw's are right after all.

my life has been in this room for years.

i had held onto every word i could read in here.

donkey

It's hard to switch between vigilance mode and welcome mode sometimes, especially when some people go to unbelievable lengths to stirr things up and make like difficult.

I like you much more in welcome mode, Simon.

Perhaps you need to buy a Rotweiler to be vigilant while you sit by the fire with your feet up and relax.

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shoot it down

by webclocker in

joseph was 30 when pharo gave him egypt,why because he prefigured jesus, david was 30 when god made him king,why because he prefigured jesus.why was jesus 30 when god gave him his ministry,because thats the age adam was when god gave him eve.. why would god put all of these scriptures in the bible if adam was only 25 or 26 when god made eve.

gen 41:46 num 4:3 num 4:23 2sam 5:4 1chron 23:3 luke 3:23 adam was the first king.

an age god decided a man was of age.because if jesus was 30 and adam was only 25 then the devil has a legal case that god is cheating, that jesus had longer to develop than adam.

donkey

BANG.....plop!!

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Children to Study Atheism in UK

by Faraon in

http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,5500,1148669,00.html

children to study atheism at school

national exam body plans new guidelines for re lessons.

donkey

If you simply quit teaching religion..then you have covered the atheist syllabus.