Topics Started by runForever

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The worst mistake in my life
by outofthebox in
1. social
2. humour
i did a cartoon (in spanish) about the worst mistake everyone makes.

i hope you like it.. http://tejotitas.blogspot.com/2015/11/el-peor-error-de-mi-vida.html.
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Over-protective parent?
by GrownMidget in
1. jw
2. experiences
i was something like 20-21 and there was this young sister, maybe 16 who i happened to like back in the day ... uh oh ...we met in the summer convention because i made the first move while she was playing board games with her friend.

we kept in touch via skype and text messages because lived kinda far from each other.

eventually her mother heard of the stuff and said to her daughter that the chatting must stop.... well, when two people have a little crush on one another, it sure doesn't.
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How confident are you about various so called facts?
by slimboyfat in
1. social
2. entertainment
no facts about the world are absolutely certain.

that being the case i wonder how others would rank amd rate their confidence in various factual statements about the world.

i am going to rate my confidence in ten items of "knowledge" as a percentage.
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I Hate the Sound of the Word Jehovah
by cofty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
listening to clips of the latest manipulative video from the watchtower i realised how much i detest that word - jehovah.. sometimes i have thought it would be interesting to observe a meeting or part of a convention.

every time i heard that word i would be unable to stay in my seat.. i have a visceral reaction every time i hear it.

it stands for so much that i have contempt for.
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Some new treatments for Depression
by runForever in
1. jw
2. friends
here are some new treatments for depression.

i am not a doctor don't take this as medical advice do your own research.

but this is worth looking into.
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Belief in God Can Be Turned Off Like a Light Switch
by cofty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
researchers in york used magnetic stimulation to target an area of the brain called the medial frontal cortex in a group of volunteers.

a control group received a sham treatment.. both groups were asked to think about death.

the group who experienced the magnetic energy reported 32.8% less belief in angels, god and heaven.. when faced with difficult challenges people often take refuge in ideology.
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How to deal with anxiety?
by BlackWolf in
1. jw
2. friends
lately my mental health has been rapidly declining.

i have anorexia and deppression, and my anxiety has become overwhelming.

i have been to many doctors/therapists in the past, but because i have not been magically cured my parents dont want to get me any more help.
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My experience with a Judicial Committee, when in my early 20's
by Dunedain in
1. jw
2. experiences
i joined this wonderful site, only a few weeks ago, although i have been away from the borg, for almost 20 years.

i didnt introduce myself, on a personal level, but i jumped right in, commenting, making threads, and just immersing myself in this community.

what a time, indeed, to be here, its almost as if i was "called" here, because the week i lurked, and joined, was when all this recent stuff came out.
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EITHER or NEITHER or BOTH? FORGIVENESS vs ATONEMENT
by Terry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
on (new testament scholar) bart ehrman's blog, the topic of luke's view of the purpose of jesus'.

death has been discussed.. in that discussion, ehrman points out how luke did not set forth the idea of atonement, rather luke set forth the idea of forgiveness.. on the other hand, mark and paul teach atonement.. these two points of view have been "mashed together" into a package deal, apparently, throughout history by theologians.. _________________________.

someone pays a debt owed by another.
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If Jehovah's Witnesses were a cereal, what would they be?
by Zoos in
1. social
2. humour
cult flakes?.

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(welcome to the height of intellectual thread topics.