CyrusThePersian

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  Have You Divorced And/Or Remarried- What Did You Learn From It ?

  by flipper in

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  in seeing a lot of posters threads , i feel i see many people who have been divorced at one time , and either have remarried or have stayed single .

  i totally understand those who choose to stay single, as i was single for 6 years before i got married again !

  as experts say, next to death it's one of the hardest experiences you'll go through !

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  Lots of people here that are single and loving it.

  Count me in on that group. I've been divorced for many years now and have no intention of getting into another relationship. I guess I'm like an independent businessman, I like being my own boss and not having to account for my every movement in life.

  What have I learned? Not much. Maybe I've learned a little about myself. (see above). I learned a lot about the U.S. legal system. (I knew those old JW suits would come in handy!) I also learned that even though relationships with those you love are tremendously important, there sometimes comes a point when you have to let go, to acknowledge that while you still love that person, you are no longer IN love with that person.

  The bottom line for me, a relationship just isn't worth the effort. I didn't get out of my marriage a tenth, no, not even a hundreth, of what I put into it. So marriage for me is a road once taken, and having taken it, I shall not take it again.

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  First Witness visit - Ever!

  by Sawyer in

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  well, i had my very first jw visit in my entire life today.

  (and i'm not what you would call young).

  the weird part is that they came into my workplace?

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  I debated asking her about some of her doctrine (based on things I have learned here), but I was really busy and was afraid another customer might come in to the store in the middle of her diatribe.

  You did the right thing. After all, you are being paid to do a job, not argue with some yokel Jehovah's Witness.

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  Rainy Days- Love Em or Hate Em?

  by nvrgnbk in

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  I love 'em if I don't have to be out in them--unlike today.

  CyrusThePersian of the "spending his day in the rain" class
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  Wow, it just clicked. I'm agnostic!

  by marmot in

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  i honestly don't think i've ever been this happy in my life.

  of course, i've got bipolar ii so i might just be edging on a bout of hypomania but i'm good at taking my med so this could very well be genuine!

  i'm so excited at the new look on life this has given me.

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  People differ on what the correct term is. I can't disprove leprachauns, but I'm not agnostic regarding them. Without a belief in a god (atheism) isn't the same as saying god definitely doesn't exist.

  Serotonin_Wraith hit the nail on the head. Can you prove leprechauns don't exist? No. Do you therefore BELIEVE leprechauns exist? No! (At least I hope not.) Do you hold out the possibility that they might exist? Again no.

  We find it easy to dismiss leprechauns, unicorns, Greek gods and so-forth as being mythical. Why? Two reasons. One is that there is NO EVIDENCE that they exist or have ever existed. Mount Olympus is just a jagged rock, not the home of the gods. A rainbow is light being diffracted through water vapor in the atmosphere, there is no leprechaun with his pot of gold at the end of it.

  The second reason, and in many ways the most important reason, is that we were TOLD by our peers, our teachers, and our parents that this stuff was hogwash. So we find it easy to say that not only do we not believe these things but we also don't rationally hold out any ideas of their being proved true in the future.

  This second reason is what makes God different. In reality, there is NO MORE EVIDENCE that God exists than there is for leprechauns. However, it has been hammered into our wee little heads that God DOES exist. Our peers, our teachers, and our parents are all believers, because they were taught to believe.

  That's what makes it so hard to let go of the God concept and be an atheist. It's also why we are having an argument over what the terms "atheist" and "agnostic" mean. No one on this board is "agnostic" toward the Greek gods, we are all "atheists" towards them. I feel the exact same way toward the Bible God, and for the same reason-no evidence, and this despite what I was taught.

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  Wow, it just clicked. I'm agnostic!

  by marmot in

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  i honestly don't think i've ever been this happy in my life.

  of course, i've got bipolar ii so i might just be edging on a bout of hypomania but i'm good at taking my med so this could very well be genuine!

  i'm so excited at the new look on life this has given me.

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  Gopher is right. What you are saying sounds more like atheism ("There is no God.") as opposed to agnosticism ("I don't know if there is a God or not.")

  That being said though, isn't it liberating, knowing that you are accountable only to yourself? It's also important to remember that the evidence shows that when you die you no longer exist, period.

  That means that we have to live our lives NOW!

  I have seen too many people squander their lives WAITING, waiting for some "New System" that's right around the corner, or some "heavenly rapture" to take them away. It ain't gonna happen people, you need to live your life now, cuz once it's gone, it's gone for good!

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  Is There a Celebrity that You Resemble ?

  by flipper in

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  guys and gals, here we go !

  i started a serious thred tonight, now it's time to relax and have some fun!

  i think we have all been a bit stressed what with trevor gate and all, so it's friday night, let's loosen up a bit ?

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  Is Bigfoot a celebrity?

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  It seems I have my JW brother back

  by MegaDude in

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  with the shit going down on this board as of late i'd like to post something really good that happened to me lately.

  i got my brother jw brother back.

  back in 2001 of this same month i posted about letting jw relatives go because i got tired of the pain of hoping those relationships would be restored when it seemed impossible.

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  This is GREAT news Megadude!!!

  Congratulations! I'm glad you got your brother back. Keep those ties strong!

  I hope the Watchtower drones who we know monitor this site read this and realize that their grip on the rank and file is slipping...

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  Getting your car ready for winter

  by noni1974 in

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  any sugestions?

  ?i just got a car in march and this will be my first winter driving it.i know i need a snow brush but those are pretty common around here.. anything i should do to the car it's self?

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  I wouldn't worry about the tune up so much. Today's cars with their electronically controlled ignition systems can run for ages between tune ups. See your owners' manual. It may have some guidelines.

  The thing I would consider is your tires. On a car with 50,000 miles, it's a strong possibility that your tires are original. If so, they are worn out-even if they don't appear to be. Radial tires can still have what appears to be good tread and still be worn out.

  Also on a car that old in Ohio, you may also want to check your car for rust-through. This could be potentially dangerous, especially in the event of an accident. A friend of mine had a Datsun B210 that unknown to him had rusted out. He hit a guard rail on an icy road and his car practically disintegrated! He said afterward that he couldn't even tell that it was his car.

  Mainly though, check those tires and get your coolant flushed.

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  Does god hear your prayers?

  by LtCmd.Lore in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uazdcs-rmf4&mode=related&search=.

  mr. deity explains prayer to jesus.... trust me, it's hilarious.. .

  lore.

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  Gosh Darn it to Heck!

  Now you've got me watching all those #%$&* Mr. Diety videos!!

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  Getting your car ready for winter

  by noni1974 in

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  any sugestions?

  ?i just got a car in march and this will be my first winter driving it.i know i need a snow brush but those are pretty common around here.. anything i should do to the car it's self?

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  Did you buy a brand new car or a used car?

  If you bought a new car, this first winter your car should not need anything but routine maintenance. If you bought a used car, you should have the coolant checked and have your cooling system flushed and refilled, if necessary. Also check your tires. Driving on icy roads is hard enough, even with good tires.

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