the jw i dated hung around for 14 years before finally being baptised (i don't know how he got away with that).
i've heard that the way they treat you changes after you've signed on the dotted line, that the gloves come off and they start turning the screws.
i'd like to know if this was true for any of you and what your experiences in this area are.. thanks, little1
Wow! I had the exact opposite experience of most people here. After I was baptized I was love bombed. A sister actually told me that when people get baptized they glow. All the positive reinforcement I got made me want to pioneer and do more. I guess I was fortunate eh?
~Aztec
what an audacious question!
" wow, bradley -- how could you stoop to such levels?
do you consider most people as simple sleepwalkers through life not paying much attention to reason, logic, science, history and a desire to understand?
Walter,
I don't think muddling along can serve all a person's needs, maybe just some of the basic ones. We also have a need to grow intellectually. I prefer to challenge myself continuously, otherwise I feel I'm stagnating.
Well, that just proves that you're special. I know too many people, family members included, who are more than happy to muddle along through life without ever really challenging anything, beliefs included. I feel sorry for them.
~Aztec
what an audacious question!
" wow, bradley -- how could you stoop to such levels?
do you consider most people as simple sleepwalkers through life not paying much attention to reason, logic, science, history and a desire to understand?
Must.....back....away.......from...........................keyboa
Yes, oh pithy one, good idea.
~Aztec
some of these will surprise you: i have captured nearly all watchtower society corporations in the united states.
i have placed those of greatest interest at the top.
watchtower bible & tract society of new york inc brooklyn, ny headquarters.
Excellent work!
~Aztec
i'm starting this because i was chatting with someone this morning about pictures of ourselves as kids.
i realized i didn't have any of myself so i got my mother to email me a few.
i promised i'd start a thread about it and if that person doesn't post the pic they sent me this morning, i will.
Awwwww! Look at all the beautiful little kids!
Lisa, you looked like you were ready to go on stage! You were a natural born star!
Qwerty, where is your party afro?
Ray, you look exactly the same now but, without the hair....LOL!
Smack, you were a cute girl...LOL! J/K
Ihatescreennames, you and your mother were both gorgeous.
Yeru,
IG, you're sick in the head!
Jade, awwwwwww!
Jo, you've always been adorable I see.
Azaria, all of you were beautiful kids.
Thanks for sharing!
~Aztec
what an audacious question!
" wow, bradley -- how could you stoop to such levels?
do you consider most people as simple sleepwalkers through life not paying much attention to reason, logic, science, history and a desire to understand?
Walter,
I do think many people are mentally lazy though
I agree. Did you see my post on apathy? I think that is the real key. Why bother to intellectually challenge yourself when muddling along is serving all of your needs?
LT,
He just wants to get into your panties
Don't most men? Duck and run all you want but, he and I have formed a more brother/sister relationship. He tests me intellectually and I school him socially. It works.
~Aztec
well, more than a few people on this site and elsewhere know about this already...i managed to land a job in brisbane, australia.
i'll probably arrive there before the 5th of january.. this means that i won't be able to post very much for the forseeable future, but i'm still holding my supreme post in reserve for something new i've been writing recently.... i'm going to go and work for pandemic studios (www.pandemicstudios.com).
mostly i just wanted to thank all the amazing australian people who've been helping me out with information and things during the past couple of weeks - you guys rock!
a major crime wave is about to descend on the city later this week, in the form of 60000 "unpaid volunteers", who will claim that the publishing company they work for is really a "religion".
OMG, that's too funny Stephanus!
SYN, we luuurrrrv you too! If you should happen to visit the great, white, snowy North let me know cause I love Canada and go there whenever I can. Well, it's only 15 minutes away so why shouldn't I?
~Aztec
what an audacious question!
" wow, bradley -- how could you stoop to such levels?
do you consider most people as simple sleepwalkers through life not paying much attention to reason, logic, science, history and a desire to understand?
Stacy,
I think he suffers from a severe lack of self confidence otherwise he wouldn't be posting the threads that he does.
I can assure you that is not the case.
LT,
I'm starting to wonder if Minimus and Bradley have done a Jesus and John thing - "He must increase and I must decrease" - regarding questions
That's the funniest thing I've read all day. I've only been awake for half an hour but, it's still hilarious.
Czar,
Puppy shouldn't whine, or puppy get kicked.
The big silverback puts young Bradley-ape down and wipes his tears away, reassuring young Bradley-ape that he is still part of the group
Almost all of your post was haughty, scornful and, in my opinion, inflammatory. Bradley did not use a single ad hominem attack but talked about concepts. One of the most important principiles of debate is to discuss ideas and not the people involved in the debate. You broke that from the very inception of your post. I tend to agree that the concepts of fundamentalism, new age belief and blind nationalism are ridiculous. I don't choose to characterize those that believe in these things as stupid just wrong.
Since we're discussing Bradley; he may actually lack a few social graces but, he's a thoughtful, considerate and caring guy and I'm proud to have him as one of my closest friends. He's made me look at quite a few things differantly than I did before. I appreciate his candor and willingness to challenge my beliefs.
As you were...
~Aztec
PS Jgnat, he doesn't respond to half of my replies either and I yelled at him about it last night so don't feel slighted.
superbowl is around the corner and just wondering how many of you are football fans and who your favorite team is?.
me, i don't watch football as much as i used to.
i'm from huntington, wv and the football team there is marshall university "the thundering herd".
Ya gotta love Ohio football
No you don't!
~Aztec
a picture thread!.
time to come out of the closet.
i'm a bit of a voyeurist.
No, I don't see it.. The only reason you see something is because you happen to have a file with this exact name:C:\My Documents\My Pictures\Me.jpg
Thanks Doc, that was kind of creepy.
~Aztec
