an athist made this casual statememt on another thread:.
this would suggest to me that there are at least some atheists that do have consistant beliefs.. .
as an atheist, how could he possibly trust the reason that suggests this to himself?
ADCMS - I don't play that silly game.
Let's rephrase, just to appease your sense of outrage " I do, however, see a few atheists here, who act like others may not choose to have their own belief system."
There, now go bug someone else. Like Metatron, who agreed with me.
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an athist made this casual statememt on another thread:.
this would suggest to me that there are at least some atheists that do have consistant beliefs.. .
as an atheist, how could he possibly trust the reason that suggests this to himself?
ADCMS -- hahaha, that's a good one. Well, I'm stuck at home these days, and must read a lot more threads than you.
Metatron - exactly.
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i am so angry and i need to vent.
a jw who was hired to be a caregiver for my grandfather in the early stages of dementia went and married him over the objection of family, the gal and the va social worker.
this happened several years ago.
My grandfather married a 50YO "sister" when he was 75, and moved several hours' drive away. She LOVED him ...... *rolls eyes*. She also LOVED the family silver, my grandmother's jewellry, and his $$$$$$$$$. I never saw him, nor was able to get him the phone (she always said he was lying down when I called) until the day he died.
Such a wonderful Sister who married him (greedy *****)
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this is me d i had to change my account i am now holden caufield.
how are you all?.
That's what I was wondering ... loved that book.
an athist made this casual statememt on another thread:.
this would suggest to me that there are at least some atheists that do have consistant beliefs.. .
as an atheist, how could he possibly trust the reason that suggests this to himself?
I don't know any atheists who 'struggle against God'. I do, however, see a few atheists here, who struggle with others' right to have their own belief system.
In RL, I have never met an atheist who tried to argue with a believer about the existence of a divine entity. It's only here, on JWN, where the need to be 'right' is so great, that I see these kind of nonsensical arguments. You can't argue with faith - it's based on things UNSEEN -- hello?
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this is me d i had to change my account i am now holden caufield.
how are you all?.
Hi, d! Ah, interesting character name to choose. :)
tal
oh i do enjoy a good laugh.
i watched the naked gun movie last night i was surprised at.
how funny it still is or maybe i was just in the mood for some silliness.
berrygerry, yup, another great Canadian American comedian ;P He was a national treasure, for sure.
happy@last, have you seen Airplane! Disaster spoof, he is the Captain. Police Squad, ah, smiles, I had forgotten those! Worth watchng again, thanks.
Also, any Monty Python movie (we have had a few MP threads), and for sure "The Pink Panther" and "The Party" with the great Peter Sellers, and oh, I laughed so hard at "Space Balls", for any Star Wars fan - too funny! John Candy and lots of great Canadian American comedians in that one, too.
Movies, love 'em.
xx
tal
if you are/were an active jw, you are now here on jwn so, for whatever your reasons, you woke up to some degree- hopefully a great degree.
so what i am saying may not apply to you.. i know that if i had not already left, i would have stormed out on the day they studied "overlapping generation.
" i am quite confident i couldn't have stayed for such an obvious switcharoo just to make the end seem imminent and try to explain how wts was wrong, but not entirely wrong in the past.. but i had to wonder how that change (or others) didn't cause most jw's to walk out.
I would guess that, the length of time a person is in the JWS, especially a born-in, would effect their fear factor. It's scary to realize that once you leave the WTS, you will be responsible for every decision in your life. Freedom = responsibility.
Once free, there are no elders, no 'mother' to tell you what is right and what is wrong. I would think that could be frightening (trying to step outside the box and think of how I would feel if I had stayed in the JWS). This fear would be deep, and the person may not even be aware of what is holding them back from accepting TTATT.
tal
i've been out nearly two years but it's not out of me.
i am on school holidays now til february so i thought without work to worry about i can come off my medication.
i phased it slowly, starting in early november to avoid the physical side effects of coming down.
Hi, there. I'm sorry to hear you've been feeling down. A metaphor I was told (Lessons Learned in Therapy) helps me to realize that it's okay to be how I am.
Life, and healing from the cult specifically, is like the ocean. Sometimes it's smooth as glass, and at other times there are swells. You're at the top of the world, and then down in the trough, with this giant wall of water seeming to tower over you. Just ride out those waves, and keep your head above water during the rough seas.
xo
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oh i do enjoy a good laugh.
i watched the naked gun movie last night i was surprised at.
how funny it still is or maybe i was just in the mood for some silliness.
It's a classic! Leslie Neilson is so great at that type of comedy. :P
I always laugh at Beverly Hills Cop and pretty much anything by Ben Stiller - Meet the Fokkers is side-splitting, and Zoolander, well, it must be seen. :D
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