Posts by Viviane

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God Says Scripture is Enough

by Perry in

from the 2013 new world translation 2 tim.

all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, so that the man of god may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.. .

as jw's we must have read that scripture a thousand times.

Viviane

So, a person can be alive with a dead spirit? What is this spirit made of? How is it replaced? How does Jesus atypically change people's biochemistry? It is the dead spirit replaced or renewed? You've claimed both in your post, which is it? If attitude is different from spirit and attitude is largely determined by chemical reactions in the brain, how does this spirit affect your brain? Is every spirit unique or are there templates used?

It doesn't so much sound like mumbo jumbo as claims where you are not even aware of what you are claiming, just stringing words together.

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God Says Scripture is Enough

by Perry in

from the 2013 new world translation 2 tim.

all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, so that the man of god may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.. .

as jw's we must have read that scripture a thousand times.

Viviane

Vivane, You can find testimony all over the internet about this.

I am sure I could find claims about this. I am asking specifically how Jesus is changing your biochemistry, though. What specific changes is he making?

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2014 God's Kingdom Rules PDF!

by Atlantis in

2014 god's kingdom rules pdf!

we would like to thank cedars who contacted a friend who sent us the book to scan.

the sender was promised that the book would be rerurned to them unharmed.

Viviane

FYI, when I downloaded this, three different virus and malware scanners picked up adware embedded.

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God Says Scripture is Enough

by Perry in

from the 2013 new world translation 2 tim.

all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, so that the man of god may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.. .

as jw's we must have read that scripture a thousand times.

Viviane

What, specifically, is Jesus doing and how is he doing these things? Describe the mechanism by which he implements these changes.

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The movie Lucy, human only use 10% of their brain.

by jam in

so weird, you may remember we had a discussion about.

this myth.

lol..the movie cominng out soon, young lady.

Viviane

I mean a computer doesn't use all of it's memory at once or it will crash but you still use 100% of the computer.

The brain/computer analogy is a poor one at best. A computer can use more than 100% of it's physical memory!

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God Says Scripture is Enough

by Perry in

from the 2013 new world translation 2 tim.

all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, so that the man of god may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.. .

as jw's we must have read that scripture a thousand times.

Viviane

When I totally trusted in Jesus alone about 9 years ago, things started to change, steadily gaining momentum.

What, specifically, is Jesus doing and how is he doing these things? Describe the mechanism by which he implements these changes.

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The movie Lucy, human only use 10% of their brain.

by jam in

so weird, you may remember we had a discussion about.

this myth.

lol..the movie cominng out soon, young lady.

Viviane

Neurologist Barry Gordon describes the myth as laughably false, adding, "we use virtually every part of the brain, and that [most of] the brain is active almost all the time". [ 1 ] Neuroscientist Barry Beyerstein sets out seven kinds of evidence refuting the ten percent myth: [ 12 ]

Studies of brain damage: If 90% of the brain is normally unused, then damage to these areas should not impair performance. Instead, there is almost no area of the brain that can be damaged without loss of abilities. Even slight damage to small areas of the brain can have profound effects.
Brain scans have shown that no matter what we're doing, our brains are always active. Some areas are more active at any one time than others, but unless we have brain damage, there is no one part of the brain that is absolutely not functioning.
Evolution: The brain is enormously costly to the rest of the body, in terms of oxygen and nutrient consumption. It can require up to 20% of the body's energy—more than any other organ—despite making up only 2% of the human body by weight. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] If 90% of it were unnecessary, there would be a large survival advantage to humans with smaller, more efficient brains. If this were true, the process of natural selection would have eliminated the inefficient brains. It is also highly unlikely that a brain with so much redundant matter would have evolved in the first place.
Brain imaging: Technologies such as positron emission tomography (PET) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) allow the activity of the living brain to be monitored. They reveal that even during sleep, all parts of the brain show some level of activity. Only in the case of serious damage does a brain have "silent" areas.
Localization of function: Rather than acting as a single mass, the brain has distinct regions for different kinds of information processing. Decades of research have gone into mapping functions onto areas of the brain, and no function-less areas have been found.
Microstructural analysis: In the single-unit recording technique, researchers insert a tiny electrode into the brain to monitor the activity of a single cell. If 90% of cells were unused, then this technique would have revealed that.
Neural disease: Brain cells that are not used have a tendency to degenerate. Hence if 90% of the brain were inactive, autopsy of adult brains would reveal large-scale degeneration.

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US Supreme Court: Hobby Lobby wins we lose

by designs in

the old guys sided with hobby lobby today in denying birth control coverage to its female employees based on the owners religious views.

intact- is viagra for the guys.

funny how the far right evangelical owners of hobby lobby didn't want to touch that one.... read judge ginburg's scathing counter argument and opinion.. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/13pdf/13-354_olp1.pdf.

Viviane

That you have access to google to look it up.

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US Supreme Court: Hobby Lobby wins we lose

by designs in

the old guys sided with hobby lobby today in denying birth control coverage to its female employees based on the owners religious views.

intact- is viagra for the guys.

funny how the far right evangelical owners of hobby lobby didn't want to touch that one.... read judge ginburg's scathing counter argument and opinion.. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/13pdf/13-354_olp1.pdf.

Viviane

I read today that Hobby Lobby is self-insured. That is, it is there money going to directly pay for employee healthcare, rather than buying an insurance policy. That's why they can make their own decisions about not covering certain kinds of birth control and why its important to them.

That's not what self-insured means.

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US Supreme Court: Hobby Lobby wins we lose

by designs in

the old guys sided with hobby lobby today in denying birth control coverage to its female employees based on the owners religious views.

intact- is viagra for the guys.

funny how the far right evangelical owners of hobby lobby didn't want to touch that one.... read judge ginburg's scathing counter argument and opinion.. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/13pdf/13-354_olp1.pdf.

Viviane

I am not supporting "faux" christians.

Yes, you are.

I don't believe in any religion.

So?

I just don't believe that society should become so crippled that everybody expects free stuff all the time, and the people required to provide it dont have the right to the exercise of their own conscience.

People are paying for their insurance there and paying a co-pay. Where is this "free" stuff you mention?

I am old fashioned, I think freedom is a two way street.

It is. Why do you support corporation getting involved in medical care? Do you think "whites only" signs on businesses are OK? Would you support a company that offered adoption assistance refusing to help a mixed race couple or a white couple that was adopting a Hispanic or Asian child? Would you support a company that refused to provide health insurance to gay people or refused to hire people over 45? At which point do you think freedoms have limits?

We have abdicated PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.

None of that is relavant to the issue. People who are holding down a job and paying for their medical simply want to be able to make their own choices about that medical care. It's got nothing to do with "free" stuff. These are the people taking the personal responsibility you are complaining about. When they aren't responsible you complain. When they are responsible you complain. What would make you happy?

I know there is no solution to this stuff, but when you liberals run out of other people's money, you will realize that there is no free lunch.

Buy your own damn birth control. Pay for your own abortion. Put your hands in your own pocket, get it out of everyone elses pockets.

Again, the people involved already ARE paying for their insurance. The people you like, the one's taking personal responsibility. If they are ALREADY paying for it and it's no additional cost to Hobby Lobby, why don't you respect these people's freedom to choose what birth control they are actually paying for?

Or is it just birth control you have an issue with? Why aren't you complaining about Viagra and Cialis coverage? Why is it the complaint only comes up when it's women's issues?