"believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it.
no matter if i said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own commom sense.".
buddha.. sounds good on the surface doesnt it?
Thats my point Galaxie, many people dont care about the integrity of attributing statements to people that never made those statements.
And who cares? I care . But if you point these things out to people they often get pissed off . I mean if i had a webpage which said such a person said this and they didnt, i would want to be informed of my mistake so i could rectify it. But many people seem to think its ok, if the quote fits a perseption of what they think a person should have said.
when i believed in god i tried not to pray for anything selfish.. after a while i began to think that a lot of things i was asking my imaginary friend in the sky for were selfish for some reason.. i do not ever remember a single thing i prayed for ever being answered.
if there was the appearance of an answer it was because i did mental gymnastics to make it fit the delusion that god had actually answered me.
there was never an obvious message/answer from god.
Sorry punk my above comment didnt clarify he was saying " God is no where, God is Nowhere" its the play on words that impressed him.
when i believed in god i tried not to pray for anything selfish.. after a while i began to think that a lot of things i was asking my imaginary friend in the sky for were selfish for some reason.. i do not ever remember a single thing i prayed for ever being answered.
if there was the appearance of an answer it was because i did mental gymnastics to make it fit the delusion that god had actually answered me.
there was never an obvious message/answer from god.
I asked your question to a christian friend his answer was " before a prayer God is Nowhere but with the prayer he is Nowhere with you" Yes some can sleep better with these clever replies because i think some people need that, so they believe it.
"believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it.
no matter if i said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own commom sense.".
buddha.. sounds good on the surface doesnt it?
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it. No matter if i said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own commom sense."
BUDDHA.
Sounds good on the surface doesnt it? Accept isnt that how you accept things that arnt true, by trusting your own reason. So its not such a wise thing to say. Besides the Buddah never even said it.
So many of the Buddah quotes you see on twitter and facebook were never said by him.
" The oneness of love or the oneness of knowledge" sounds good doesnt it? i am not sure who said it, maybe i invented it...tell you what it has great power if it reads:-
" The oneness of love or the oneness of knowledge "
Buddah.
How has your critical thinking developed as you become less indoctrinated in the W.T ?
i recall when woody allen split and married his adopted daughter and this originally came out - dylan farrow put this out for everyone to see after allen won his latest award - some people have never believed her story - swife.
february 1, 2014, 3:04 pm.
an open letter from dylan farrowby dylan farrow frances silver dylan farrow.
david-10 i dont think the majority are so willing to judge anybody on rummer. i think we have a responsibility to report matters to the police and that it is wrong if elders suggest the police are part of satans system.
besides learning how to speak publicly, has the watchtower given you any benefits?
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Yes....organized religion is a business.
he once had the hard rugged and handsome face of a hollywood film star.
he was one of those i feared completely indoctinated,enforcing his indoctrination with out love.
everything anybody did for the organisation was a privalige and all outside organisations were apart of the world, this included law inforcement.
nerve.that was a very sincere post. I envy your understanding and compassion that see in this man a worthwhile person.
i've seen a lot of this lately here in the uk, where teens and young adults still depend on their parents when they live away from home.. some just don't seem able to earn enough.
some are on benefits.
some earn more than me and are in debt.
DOC...good point you made about generations and opportunities. Its a bit lame to say "in my day...."
i've seen a lot of this lately here in the uk, where teens and young adults still depend on their parents when they live away from home.. some just don't seem able to earn enough.
some are on benefits.
some earn more than me and are in debt.
prologue....being in front of a computer screen may be not be very work orintated for future development...but whats wrong with a simple and uncomplicated job. Maybe the ideas of 2.5 kids and a house in the country is a bogus superficial idea of success.
If only our kids could find something to love and dedicate there lifes to outside the perceived perception of being a worthwhile humun being...oh yes i forgot HELLO watchtower.
i've seen a lot of this lately here in the uk, where teens and young adults still depend on their parents when they live away from home.. some just don't seem able to earn enough.
some are on benefits.
some earn more than me and are in debt.
Intersting thought Punk...hmmm security maybe.
80% of wealth in U.K is inherited and some kids are so spoilt they dont have love or need from mum and dad. SAD. But many kids leave home i think they think they are all grown up but still need that love of dependency and the parents need to give love...so they do the kids washing and if the kid gets drunk and misses sunday dinner, but sends flowers in remorse ...its love. It doesnt have to be a bad thing...
