Posts by Oubliette

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I answer a P.M. Old memories

by Giordano in

heres a pm id like to share concerning my story about pioneering where the need was great parts 1, 2, and 3.. hi giordano,.

ive enjoyed reading your story about going to a hall that had a need back in the 1960s.

one thing ive wondered though, what it is like going to a tiny little congregation like that.

Oubliette

Great story. Thanks for bumpin' it Smiddy!

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You are simulation and physics can prove it

by Brokeback Watchtower in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chfoo9nbeow.

a little about george smoot.

http://bigbangtheory.wikia.com/wiki/george_smoot.

Oubliette

JD: But it I think it's just another human mammal who's unable to accept death.

You can't die if you're not alive. Even your death would only be simulated.

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Disowning the God of the OT is not an Option

by cofty in

it's to their credit that many modern christians prefer the jesus of the gospels to the god of the old testament.. ot god is an embarrassment.

i am not going to list his multitude of moral crimes here but my personal favourite is his brilliant idea that a girl who is raped must marry her rapist.

it's not his biggest crime but it demonstrates a disregard for human feelings that is beyond the comprehension of every moral person.

Oubliette

CalebInFlorida: Actually it may be worse than what any of you are thinking.

That sounds ominous. And then this sounds interesting, suggesting a detailed analysis or some thoughtful commentary:

CalebInFlorida: Critical research suggests that the Jews attributed their own savage warfare and acts to their gods which, under the Davidic dynasty, were condensed into the state religion of the cult of YHWH.

You drew me in, but then you wrote this incomprehensible mess of a sentence:

CalebInFlorida: Scripture is not as bad as the bad interpretations which make it out to be, and these "peculiarities" of Scripture may mean something far more different than many realize.

And completely lost me.

Seriously: what were you trying to say?!?

That last sentence made absolutely no sense at all. None whatsoever.

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"Your bad attitude is evident, because you don't bring a meeting bag to the meetings anymore!"

by stuckinarut2 in

yes friends.....this is the comment said to me by an elder!.

"your bad attitude is evident because you don't bring your meeting bag anymore!".

i calmly replied: "but everything i need is on the tablet now......".

Oubliette

This reminds me the thread about highlighters. I recall one forum member said the elders in their hall forbid blue highlighters.

You'd think they'd be happy you were there and (at least pretended to be) prepared.

Must've reminded them of Satanic Smurfs or something else so sinister.

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What I Learned Today

by OneFingerSalute in

just thought i would share what i learned today sitting for several miserable hours at the circus assembly.. while i took "notes" i just cannot stand trying to type out all the details.

so suffice it to say the entire program can be covered with these few observations.. do more!

give more!

Oubliette

OFS: Sickening the way they filed past him to grease his palms, as they greased their noses.

That wasn't grease on their noses.

Thanks for the update. Glad I wasn't there.

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Oxy-delirious Fly -On- Ear ( Part 1)

by Hairtrigger in

from an oxy-delirious fly-on-ear ( part 1) .

by hairtrigger.

i gonna tell one of my adventures on the circuit.

"Your bad attitude is evident, because you don't bring a meeting bag to the meetings anymore!"

by stuckinarut2 in

yes friends.....this is the comment said to me by an elder!.

"your bad attitude is evident because you don't bring your meeting bag anymore!".

i calmly replied: "but everything i need is on the tablet now......".

Oubliette

Geez, you think they'd be glad that you even show up!

Actually, Stuck's post brings up an important aspect of codependent relationships in general and this cult in particular: No matter what you do, it's never enough.

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"Your bad attitude is evident, because you don't bring a meeting bag to the meetings anymore!"

by stuckinarut2 in

yes friends.....this is the comment said to me by an elder!.

"your bad attitude is evident because you don't bring your meeting bag anymore!".

i calmly replied: "but everything i need is on the tablet now......".

Oubliette

Stuck: calmly replied: "but everything I need is on the tablet now......"

Priceless.

Tell him, "But Brother Elderly Elder, don't you know? Book bags are so, ... 20th Century!"

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Disowning the God of the OT is not an Option

by cofty in

it's to their credit that many modern christians prefer the jesus of the gospels to the god of the old testament.. ot god is an embarrassment.

i am not going to list his multitude of moral crimes here but my personal favourite is his brilliant idea that a girl who is raped must marry her rapist.

it's not his biggest crime but it demonstrates a disregard for human feelings that is beyond the comprehension of every moral person.

Oubliette

Cofty: The savage god who demanded infanticide. The wicked god who endorsed slavery of the worse kind.

You left out his many instances of genocide. ... Oh, I see you got to that in your reply to Faye!

Simon: "He seemed such a nice young man but then we met his family"

That'd be funny if it wasn't so tragically true in this case.

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You are simulation and physics can prove it

by Brokeback Watchtower in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chfoo9nbeow.

a little about george smoot.

http://bigbangtheory.wikia.com/wiki/george_smoot.

Oubliette

After pondering this TEDTalk a bit longer, here's my take on it, in what I believe are slightly more accurate terms:

Begin with a number of highly-questionable possibilities from the emerging field of astrobiology, all of undefinable certainty. String them together with some wild, sciency sounding speculation and link them with a chain of "what if?" conjectures and "then maybe" assumptions. Add a few pop-culture references (zombies and internet porn) to sound hip while also getting some grins and giggles. Throw in a couple of optical illusions for the "Wow!" factor.

Then attempt to tie it all together--no matter how tenuous or weak the connection--to the general subject of physics as support for your thesis by telling us a few of the things that we do not know or understand about physics or the ultimate nature of reality. Finally, offer that up as "proof" of what you initially asserted while hinting that there's actually much, much more "proof" but you've simply run out of time and have to go now.

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It's surprising to me that someone that actually won a Nobel Prize in physics would put together a presentation like this and expect to be take seriously.

It's an intriguing idea, yes it is. Great subject for discussion over a few glasses of your favorite adult beverage; this may, in fact, be a requirement for such discussions. But don't expect me to give it too much credence and start knocking on doors (real or simulated) to preach "the Good News of the Virtual Reality."

It shoulda' been titled: You Might Be in a Simulation, But We Really Don't Know for Sure and Nothing from the Field of Physics Can Disprove It!

If you'll excuse me, I have to go reboot the Universe. I don't like how this one is turning out.

Oubliette