Posts by GrreatTeacher

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Asshole Atheism – Not for me, now or ever.

by donny in

to start off with let me clarify that by asshole atheism i am not referring to strong atheism or any other type of upfront atheism.

what i am referring to is the belligerent, hateful atheism that smacks of trolls and other types who want to derail conversation or comments at any cost..

i enjoy hearing comments from both sides of the subjects of theism, nationalism or politics, especially from those who have intense opinions.

Asshole Atheism – Not for me, now or ever.

by donny in

to start off with let me clarify that by asshole atheism i am not referring to strong atheism or any other type of upfront atheism.

what i am referring to is the belligerent, hateful atheism that smacks of trolls and other types who want to derail conversation or comments at any cost..

i enjoy hearing comments from both sides of the subjects of theism, nationalism or politics, especially from those who have intense opinions.

The Edit

by compound complex in

original:.

mary had a little lamb.

whose fleece was white as snow,.

GrreatTeacher

There once was a girl

who had a little curl

right in the middle of her forehead.

When she was good

she was very, very good,

but when she was bad

she was horrid!

EDIT:

Patient: young female, curly hair

Diagnosis: bipolar

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Sad topic but wrongly worded.

by compound complex in

"glenn close stepped on the stage to honor the academy members who sadly passed away this evening.".

.. what did the reporter mean to say?

coco.

GrreatTeacher

Throw the horse over the fence some hay.

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A couple questions for atheists on Suffering

by little_Socrates in

who told you that the world should be free from suffering?.

do you find any value in suffering?.

do you think it is possible to experience all the beauty and goodness and pleasure the world offers without also experiencing the bad?

GrreatTeacher

The EXISTENCE of suffering is a problem for theists because it contradicts their worldview.

The EXISTENCE of suffering is not a problem for atheists because it is compatible with randomness of the universe.

That is not to say, however, that suffering cannot or should not be ameliorated. But, it is not intrinsically evil. Evil is a word with religious overtones. Suffering just is. And as humans who are empathetic to others' negative feeling states, we try to be as prosocial as possible and help others. We do this because humans are a strongly social species.

Something doesn't have to be intrinsically evil for us to want to do something about it. Sickness isn't evil, yet we want to cure it. Having a dirty house isn't evil, but we want to clean it. Getting bad grades isn't evil, but we want to improve them.

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A couple questions for atheists on Suffering

by little_Socrates in

who told you that the world should be free from suffering?.

do you find any value in suffering?.

do you think it is possible to experience all the beauty and goodness and pleasure the world offers without also experiencing the bad?

GrreatTeacher

Suffering isn't intrinsically evil. It just exists.

A god who claims to be loving and all powerful, who is prayed to to relieve suffering and who is given credit when the suffering remits, yet who deliberately allows suffering to exist and doesn't allow suffering to be relieved for others, well that god is evil.

Suffering is only a problem if you believe in an all powerful loving God.

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Another 'devoted witness' dies, without the fulfillment of the promises

by fulltimestudent in

jw
friends

another xjw called me this morning to tell me that a reasonably well-known 'old timer' had just died.

which set me thinking about death and the jws.

we were so positive that armageddon was coming in our life time that when death arrives on the door-step its hard for some to cope.. not that this man who just died may have been in that situation.

GrreatTeacher

More wasted skills and turned down scholarships. More children put in second place after the organization.

And this man stayed in for the long haul. I wonder if he ever reflected back on his life and what his judgment about it was.

Rest in peace, Farleigh James.

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WT loses appeal in UK!!!!!!!

by Viva la Vida in

the wt lost its appeals regarding the charity commission inquiry.

here is the ruling:.

http://www.charity.tribunals.gov.uk/documents/decisions/watch-tower-ruling-03mar15.pdf.

GrreatTeacher

It really annoys me that they arrogantly feel they are above the law.

They couldn't even follow the proper appeals procedure.

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50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" -- WHAT???

by Marvin Shilmer in

jw
friends

take a look at the linked ap photograph and tell me what you think:.

- miss black u.s., miss black georgia and miss black teen .

what would the likes of al sharpton say if the hallowed event this weekend at the edmund pettus bridge in selma, alabama had been attended by a miss white u.s., miss white georgia and miss white teen?

GrreatTeacher

Schools are nearly as segregated now as they were before "desegregation." Not by force of law, but de facto segregation anyhow.

Whites just vote with their feet and move to "better" areas leaving minorities behind.

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50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" -- WHAT???

by Marvin Shilmer in

jw
friends

take a look at the linked ap photograph and tell me what you think:.

- miss black u.s., miss black georgia and miss black teen .

what would the likes of al sharpton say if the hallowed event this weekend at the edmund pettus bridge in selma, alabama had been attended by a miss white u.s., miss white georgia and miss white teen?

GrreatTeacher

Tenacious, you certainly are very optimistic about how far America has come regarding black disadvantage.