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  Japan On High Alert

  by snowbird in

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  my g'daughter and her hubby are stationed in okinawa.. i talked with her a few hours earlier today, and she stated they're preparing for the worst.. young people are remarkably resilient, aren't they?.

  sylvia.

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  Kim Jong-un used nerve gas to kill his half brother in a crowded Airport.... yea I think we need to be paying attention.
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  June 2017 Watchtower - Jehovah's Sovereignty is at stake if you disagree with us

  by Listener in

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  four years ago the watchtower made the following demand.

  all of us must be ready to obey any instructions we may receive, whether these appear sound from a strategic or human standpoint or not.

  they are not content with obedience and in the upcoming june watchtower they have this to say -15. how does respect for theocratic headship reveal our love for jehovah’s way of ruling?15 what is our response to divinely authorized headship?

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  Two thoughts here....

  Obviously the Watchtower writers don't understand what the word "sovereignty" means.

  And secondly.... it is truly odd how often verses the watchtower points too, when read in context, actually mean the opposite of what is claimed and frequently actually condemns the specific teaching alluded to.
  
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  Why I believe the quality of my posts has improved.

  by The Rebel in

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  " thinking fast and slow" is a self help book by d kahneman.. according to my simplified understanding of the above self-help book we have 2 brains, which the author calls system 1 brain and system 2 brain.. system 1 brain is the brain that make the decisions, that we do as routine.. system 2 brain is the brain that uses conscious reasoning.

  thinking that requires conscious effort.. now the interesting thing is system1 brain is often making decisions system 2 brain isn't even aware are being made.

  this is because system 2 brain requires conscious reasoning, and thinking that requires effort.

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  Is all of this much different from the concept of "mindfulness"?
  
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  Should a Priest ,Elder ,Pastor withold a crime from the relevant authorities because of a confidential confessional ?

  by smiddy in

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  what do you believe , is a confessional something that is sacred between the the two parties involved ?

  or does it depend on the severity of the crime/sin.. or is their a responsability of the recpient of the confession to divulge what he/she knows about the crime.?.

  what we see in movies ,tv, etc shows it is a no no .but is that true ?the confessional is only between the two involved.?.

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  If someone confesses to something in the past..... and they have made an effort to actually repent of what ever the issue was it should stay between the clergy and the person.

  Now on the other hand if it is a currently happening crime, or there is reason to think any one might be in danger due to the persons actions... the clergy member has a very clear moral obligation to go to the authorities.

  The clergy going to the authorities should never be about making sure the person was punished... it should solely be to protect the innocent.
  
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  Election Post-Mortem

  by Simon in

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  i'm sure many people, republicans included, are shocked at the results of the 2016 presidential election.

  really, wtf!.

  the polls were wrong and although it's tempting to blame voter suppression and fbi interference, that would just avoid looking at the real issues for the loss.

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  I think people are still getting it wrong... People voted FOR Trump not against Hillary. If you watched MSM all you saw was all the crazy antics that Trump did. HOWEVER if you really paid attention.... it was Trumps campain that was issue based and talked about things that mattered to average Americans. In one simple paragraph I can tell you what Trump stands for and what his important issues are.

  Hillary never had a clear message. For all the "plans" she had, what was she passionate about? What did Hillary stand for? Her two biggest things where, more of the same (4 more years of Obama and the status quo). and secondly she wasn't trump. She wanted to be president because she thought it was her turn. Not because she had some great vision for this country.
  
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  Origin of Life

  by cofty in

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  2. beliefs

  in recent years significant progress has been made in solving the question of how life originated on our planet.. how do you think theists will respond when it finally happens?

  as a former christian i know my reaction would have been something like "well that just goes to show that it takes intelligent life to make life", but for two reasons that defense doesn't work.. firstly it would prove that life is not an ethereal force that originates with god.

  there is no 'ghost in the machine', no elan vital.

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  Understanding the physical processes that operate and shape our universe will not the eliminate the need for meaning and purpose and will never answer the question of "Why".
  
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  Racial Insensitivity

  by Coded Logic in

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  "blue" lives matter!

  - sheriff david clarke at the rnc.

  this bs really makes my blood boil.

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  There was a day when if there was a wanted man hiding in a residence... the police would just stake the place out, and wait for the suspect to emerge and then apprehend them in the least confrontational way possible. Now a days they come in at 3 in the morning on a no knock warrant and fill your house with a swat team with military weapons. Yea who thinks that is a good idea?
  
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  Racial Insensitivity

  by Coded Logic in

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  "blue" lives matter!

  - sheriff david clarke at the rnc.

  this bs really makes my blood boil.

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  I don't hate the police... I hate the police state we have become. Their supervisors and politicians are at fault. Police violence is NOT a racial issue. If I has a white man don't follow instructions just right in a police encounter I am as likely to be shot as any black man. The police are always taught to escalate and use overwhelming force. They are not trained in de-escalation tactics. If we only focus on racial problems we ignore the greater reform that is needed.

  The problem with blacks and police have three factors. Number one blacks are MUCH more likely to be involved in violent crime so therefore they are more likely to have police encounters. During these encounters police are aware of the crime statistics so they will be much more likely to be on edge. This isn't racism it is just acknowledgement of the facts. And thirdly... there are cultural difference between blacks and others in how they act during police encounters. I think it is Chris Rock who said if you have a run in with the police, just do what you are told.... if you feel like you are being mistreated, you go to the station the next day and file a complaint. These comments where considered controversial just highlighting the cultural differences I mentioned.
  

  Also most studies show that whites or Hispanics are actually more likely to be shot by the police.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2plo4FOgIU
  
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  Noah's ark once again. I hate beating a dead horse, but.

  by James Mixon in

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  the altitude problem.

  mt.

  everest today is 29042 feet high and i know some will say it.

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  Why does this forum often cut off big chunks of my posts? The theory I heard was Pangaea was suddenly and violently torn apart by the bursting of the fountains of the deep.
  
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  Noah's ark once again. I hate beating a dead horse, but.

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
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  the altitude problem.

  mt.

  everest today is 29042 feet high and i know some will say it.

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  What do you guys thing of this theory....