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  my 10 year old son is paying attention at the meetings

  by user100 in

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  the public talk on sunday was about evolution.. my son pointed out flaws in the speakers arguments during and after the meeting... mostly about how animals aren't able to communicate etc.

  he even brought up coco the ape that is able to communicate via sign.. i told him that i heard a ton of inconsistencies but i am afraid to say anything because your mom will get angry :).

  im glad he is paying attention.. and the school system must be doing something right..

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  JamesThomas

  So, you are saying that the speaker implied that animals don't communicate???

  What a painfully egomaniacal and tiny-minded statement that is. All nature, all animals, insects, fungus and plants communicate in some way. Everyday science is blown-away by discovering more of the communication that occurs. Even individual cells and bacteria communicate. Atoms communicate so that molecules can function as a coherent whole. Subatomic particles somehow pass information so that the atom remain stable. Hell, it seems that the entire universe is nothing but data and the transference and communication of that.

  The only void seems to be in that particular speakers brain; and fortunately your dear son caught-on.
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  What's wrong with Christianity?

  by eyefell4it2 in

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  i found this comment on a yahoo article re same sex marriage and i happen to agree with it and thought i would share it.

  of course there are others that can be added if you specify what's wrong with jehovah's witnesses but i think this list is a good overview.

  would anyone else care to add anything to this list or comment?

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  JamesThomas

  If our eyes are even a little open it seem to be pretty clear and obvious that the Bible is nothing more than a mis-mash of beliefs, stories and concepts created by the confused and finite human mind.

  I's as if the words “Holy Bible”, could suitably and correctly be interpreted to mean: if you are looking for ultimate-truth, for a message most auspicious and pure then, don't look here”.

  Yet billion do; perhaps because it seems to so perfectly lull us back to sleep in the blanket of our own warm and familiar bewilderment.
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  Even if everything about the "truth" was all true...........

  by pontoon in

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  i will say that one of the most distasteful teachings for me is the idea of praising, thanking, worshiping, god every day for all eternity.

  what kind of ego needs that?

  like if i ever saved a person's life i would say buy me a bottle of scotch and we'll call it even.

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  JamesThomas

  Perhaps the root of what you are saying is that the worshipers of the Bible deity/God, are far, far more moral, wise, kind and compassionate than the repugnant idea of "God" to which they pay homage.

  We have eyes, but can not see.

  Forgive us for we know not what we do.
  
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  A Tutting of Christians

  by andrekish in

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  a tutting of christians:.

  a tutting of muslims:.

  a tutting of jews:.

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  JamesThomas

  tut

  (pronounced as an alveolar click; spelling pron. tʌt)

  also tut-tut,

  
  
  interj., n., v. tut•ted, tut•ting. interj.

  1. (used as an exclamation of contempt, disdain, impatience, etc.)

  2. for shame!
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  The boy who came back from heaven (the book), a hoax.

  by James Mixon in

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  oh really.

  the boy was six year old when he said he was in heaven with the angels.

  now he admit it was made up for attention..

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  JamesThomas

  I certainly have the equivalent of a fanciful and imaginative six year old weaving illusory stories within my mind about who I am and who others are, and what “reality” is. 
  
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  A Mind at War

  by cappytan in

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  right now, i feel like my mind is at war with itself.. on the one side is reason, logic.. on the other is tradition, hope and fear.. reason and logic are challenging life-long beliefs.

  they are telling me, "is this any more believable than the story of the lord of the rings?".

  certain doctrines of my belief system are crumbling.. my mind still wants to hold on to the belief in a creator, his son jesus and the bible.

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  JamesThomas

  Cappy,

  Look closer at your own innate wisdom.

  You are clearly aware that your mind is at war. So leave the battle for a while.

  Perhaps meditation and getting in-touch with the silent feelings and sensations in your body. may help.

  Many people find Eckhart Tolle's teachings supportive in this regard.

  The mind is a dumping ground for anything and everything. It helps to be grounded in a healthy silence in order to efficiently sift through all the stuff.
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  Whoopsie

  by Simon in

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  i was so proud of the optimizations i just did.

  some of it optimized things so much it didn't even load the scripts !.

  erm ... which may have stopped you posting.. sorry about that .

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  JamesThomas

  Ya, this morning I was going to post and then something in my head said: "NO, DON'T DO THAT CAUSE YOU'LL JUST SAY SOME CRAZY THING!"

  Is that what you mean?
  
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  2015 has an extra second is anyone afraid?

  by truthseeker100 in

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  the year 2015 will have an extra second which could wreak havoc on the infrastructure powering the internet.. at 11:59 p.m. on june 30, clocks will count up all the way to 60 seconds.

  that will allow the earth's spin to catch up with atomic time.. the earth's spin is gradually slowing down, by about two thousandths of a second per day, but atomic clocks are constant.

  that means that occasionally years have to be lengthened slightly, to allow the slowing earth to catch up with the constant clock.. but last time it happened, in 2012, it took down much of the internet.

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  JamesThomas

  Kinda like the Superman effect were he turned the earth backwards to save Lois Lane, only this time forward 1 second.

  Makes sense to me.
  
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  Freedom Post # 1 - First Timer

  by 7Starz in

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  synchronicity - the simultaneous occurrence of events that appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection.

  today is the first day of the rest of my life.

  freedom.

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  JamesThomas

  When you finally realize that most of what you had been taught was false and you wake up to the lie; you have to pinch yourself to see if you’re dreaming.  Then you wonder, how you could have been fooled when the answers were right in front of you.

  So very wise and true, 7starz (welcome).

  However, letting go of once cherished JW beliefs, is only the beginning of clear seeing of what is unreal.

  What answers remains in front of us -- unseen?

  Be diligent and watch as old beliefs are replaced by new ones. Perhaps even beliefs we call non-beliefs, but still we take our imaginations to be “true”.

  The characters may change, but the story remains the same.
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  Looking for Truth with a capital "T"?

  by Terry in

  1. jw
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  stop begging for crumbs like a pigeon in the park!.

  nobody anywhere has truth tied up with a red ribbon to hand to you so you.

  can go skipping down the road with a smile!.

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  JamesThomas

  As I've said many times and many ways: a mystic may not believe reality is anything but what the

  mind of man convinces him of--but--the mystic always enters and leaves the room through the door and NOT the WALL!

  As long as the mind is the sole arbitrator of “reality”, there is only the “room”, a seemingly door-less one.

  The “mystic” (or whatever) simply sees the always open portal, lets go and falls in (yet, from the view of others, everything remains pretty much the same).

  Seems like we're back at the Analogy of the Cave. Wouldn't it be nice to strip naked, run outside and get some sun?