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  Org quoting itself to prove arguments (circular reference?)

  by indoubt in

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  discussing recent earthquakes, the italian journal ?ii piccolo?

  in fact, during a period of 1,059 years (from 856 to 1914) reliable sources list only 24 major earthquakes causing 1,973,000 deaths.

  in the italian journal il piccolo, of october 8, 1978, geo malagoli observed:.

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  Humans have been on the earth for 6,000 years?

  by make yourself in

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  so i just heard this today at the meeting.

  honestly i've never really paid much attention too it, but i know it's out of place.

  can anyone shed some factual and historical light on this subject?

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  "And you know that Jesus traveled, healing the sick..."

  History folks!
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  Humans have been on the earth for 6,000 years?

  by make yourself in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i just heard this today at the meeting.

  honestly i've never really paid much attention too it, but i know it's out of place.

  can anyone shed some factual and historical light on this subject?

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  An excert from the book:

  "You can read about Jesus Christ in the Bible. You probably know the essentials of what he taught: That all men are God's children. That the love of this father is infinite. That.... sinners. That... mercy. You know what mercy is: The great and forgiving love of God. And that is why we should treat others as we hope our God, our Father, will treat us."
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  Humans have been on the earth for 6,000 years?

  by make yourself in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i just heard this today at the meeting.

  honestly i've never really paid much attention too it, but i know it's out of place.

  can anyone shed some factual and historical light on this subject?

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  James Brown I read that book too "A little history of the World".

  It's supposed to be a 'history' book - but then he starts preaching about how Jesus is the son of god and he came and did miracles, and we can only be saved through accepting his sacrifice etc etc etc. That book made me so angry. I would be wary of it's other 'facts'.
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  The official COSMOS thread

  by Jon Preston in

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  so what does everyone think this far?

  please theist feel free to add your opinions if you e watched so you can also appreciate certain facts weve learned....and hey theres speculation too!

  but non judgmental speculation;-).

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  It's very entertaining and interesting. Some of the speculation (particularly about the black holes) I didn't like, just spend more time on more solid hypothesis.

  Neil DeGrasse Tyson, in interviews and his podcast "StarTalk" is very funny and enigmatic, but is a bit flat on Cosmos - seems like a missed opportunity.

  Agree with the theme music - freakin' horrible, exactly like WT productions - has a 90's feel to it.

  Also, a bit odd to bring it up, but Seth Macfarlane's gross-out comedy (starring himself) "A million way to die in the west" which is being released shortly I thought by association brings Cosmos down a little - in my opinion he could have waited a bit before releasing it. The trailers show it to be pretty stupid and crude etc. For people who may be a bit apprehensive (for religious reasons) towards Cosmos, seeing the guy behind it making OTT fart and dick jokes might put them off further - bad timing in my opinion.

  Also the episodes seem a bit rushed - Carl meandered us through things, Tyson's on a tight schedule.
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  Our throw-away society

  by zound in

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  2. friends

  check out this video if you have 20 minutes to spare - it really is awesome.

  anyone want to add their thoughts on how to change societys throwaway mentality?.

  the story of stuff.

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  That was Victor Lebow:

  Our enormously productive economy demands that we make consumption our way of life, that we convert the buying and use of goods into rituals, that we seek our spiritual satisfactions, our ego satisfactions, in consumption. The measure of social status, of social acceptance, of prestige, is now to be found in our consumptive patterns. The very meaning and significance of our lives today expressed in consumptive terms. The greater the pressures upon the individual to conform to safe and accepted social standards, the more does he tend to express his aspirations and his individuality in terms of what he wears, drives, eats- his home, his car, his pattern of food serving, his hobbies.

  These commodities and services must be offered to the consumer with a special urgency. We require not only “forced draft” consumption, but “expensive” consumption as well. We need things consumed, burned up, worn out, replaced, and discarded at an ever increasing pace. We need to have people eat, drink, dress, ride, live, with ever more complicated and, therefore, constantly more expensive consumption. The home power tools and the whole “do-it-yourself” movement are excellent examples of “expensive” consumption.
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  Our throw-away society

  by zound in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  check out this video if you have 20 minutes to spare - it really is awesome.

  anyone want to add their thoughts on how to change societys throwaway mentality?.

  the story of stuff.

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  If you're interested there's a website called 'adbusters' that kind of pushes against this kind of thing - including a campaign "Buy nothing day". Their approach isn't for everyone, but I'm glad they do what they do.
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  Our throw-away society

  by zound in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  check out this video if you have 20 minutes to spare - it really is awesome.

  anyone want to add their thoughts on how to change societys throwaway mentality?.

  the story of stuff.

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  Actually when I googled "throw-away society" (for an assignment) a Watchtower article came up as the third hit (probably google spies on my website visits).

  The article from the Awake was pretty laughable - it points the fingers at 'society' as being wasteful and producing things that are only meant to be thrown away (*cough* Watchtowers) - then comments on the cheapness of life (*cough* bloodtransfusions, disfellowshipping) then tells the sheeple to live in poverty, under such paragraph headings as "Avoid Greediness".

  lol - fricken hypocrites.
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  Our throw-away society

  by zound in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  check out this video if you have 20 minutes to spare - it really is awesome.

  anyone want to add their thoughts on how to change societys throwaway mentality?.

  the story of stuff.

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  Check out this video if you have 20 minutes to spare - it really is awesome. Anyone want to add their thoughts on how to change societys throwaway mentality?

  The story of stuff
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  What do you do when your job makes you wanna puke your face off?

  by Julia Orwell in

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  2. friends

  i'm talking like makes you physically sick and emotionally frazzled just thinking about it.

  i'm talking like you hate it to the point you'd rather go without than work at it just for the money.

  you'd live on cheap korean packet noodles for the next year instead of exchanging your labor for this job's money.. well, this is how i feel about teaching and tutoring.

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  Maybe try studying? We have it pretty good in Aus with the subsidies etc.