http://www.salon.com/2013/09/10/richard_dawkins_defends_mild_pedophilia_says_it_does_not_cause_lasting_harm/.
Well thank you for telling us how you veiw it, so we can keep this in mind when we read your comments.
I think this is an interesting subject, if we increase our awareness of the subtle shade of gray but if this turns out to be a bash Richard Dawkins for his veiws then it will quickle become very boring as a venting thread.
don't know if this has been covered before, but who noticed that at every talk at the district convention (mine anyway), every speaker was introduced by name and then 'brother x has been serving for 25 years as a pioneer" or "he has served on the branch committee" etc etc.. what is it with these credentials?
i've been an elder on and off for most of the last twenty years.
big deal.
I would love for this as an introduction:
Lets listen to Brother Kiss Ass who has served more than 6 months as a bethelite and has graduated from the ministry school and is on the board of directors and a governing body helper. So please give your attention to this guy. So please brother Kiss Ass tell us more about "The Need To Always Obey The Governing Body As If Our Everlasting Lives Depended On It".
http://www.salon.com/2013/09/10/richard_dawkins_defends_mild_pedophilia_says_it_does_not_cause_lasting_harm/.
I think you are over reacting which is a symptom of black&white thinking, that all or nothing, 2 choices right or wrong, which leads to trouble if not kept in some sort of check.
http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=513
1) extreme black-or-white thinking patterns;
2) patterns of idealizing then devaluing other people or themselves;
3) patterns of distrustful, suspicious thoughts;
4) patterns that frequently include unusual or odd beliefs that are contrary to cultural standards; or,
5) patterns of thoughts that include perceptual distortions and bodily illusions.Let's look at these five thought patterns a little more closely:
Black-or-white thinking....
http://www.salon.com/2013/09/10/richard_dawkins_defends_mild_pedophilia_says_it_does_not_cause_lasting_harm/.
I think any talking down of such a vile crime is a terrible thing to do.
Classic example of black and white thinking or should we say to stop thinking. Why not allow room in your processing information for the subtle shades of gray, that way you got more to work with.
i regularly make time for listening to music, which usually spans many genres.
thank you you tube!
i'm interested in rhythms, and expert timming, the most esential part on good musianship.
And lets not forget this smoking fast and hot fiddler Micheal Cleveland's: "Lee Highway Blues":
http://www.salon.com/2013/09/10/richard_dawkins_defends_mild_pedophilia_says_it_does_not_cause_lasting_harm/.
As a person who has experienced both physical, and sexual abuse as a young person and now 60+,My opinion is that society as it is comming to grips with this problem of pedophillia(a rather recently developed word) that their is a tendency to swing too much(because of black&white thinking gut reactions) in the opposite direction initially and then become more pragmatic middle road and really looking at the problem and offer better solutions more in line with clear thinking.
So yes I think we are too harsh in our remedies and over state thing in an effort to be in harmony with what we percieve to be the vocal majority.
I think societies over reaction to some of these issues have tendancy to make the child feel more victimized and suffer because of this over reation from low self esteem more so than caused by the actual offence of abuse. This is my opinion and which doesn't really agree with Dawkins, I'm glad he give us some thing to think about that may go against our gut reaction to these issues
Richard Dawkins has his opinion which he is entitle to. He is brave to speak publically about this as it could hurt his reputation in the rather small mind of some that are quick to take offense. I'm sure he has well thought out his response to the subject and just take as the opinion of a rather smart insightful man and leave it at that.
i regularly make time for listening to music, which usually spans many genres.
thank you you tube!
i'm interested in rhythms, and expert timming, the most esential part on good musianship.
I regularly make time for listening to music, which usually spans many genres. Thank you You Tube! I'm interested in rhythms, and expert timming, the most esential part on good musianship. One video I feel particularly drawn to for it's rhythmic value and good editing is 'Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting' from a song that was very popular in the 70s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzPcMzy4WI8
Chi Energy(national Geographics:
like they say in the movies, "follow the money.
" the thought occurred to me the other day - the wt scam rakes in billions of dollars, and yeah some of that goes to operations and equipment.
but bethelites at farm and factory get only a bare little dorm room and a monthly pittance.
I really think the Watchtower isn't in a great a shape as some would like to suggest, in that they billions on top of billions to weather this rather recent bunch of lawsuits.
I think profitablity in their currant finacial situtation is not so great requiring the GB to deviate extencively from previous programs of making money, now they are using all the authority they have and requiring a plegde from every lackey and what ever it takes to remain solvent bottom line(with the exclusion of course giving up their Faithful and Discrete Slave of God Delusion).
if something terrible were to happen to the members of the current gb would you feel bad?.
While I do have an occasional(extremely rare) moments where I feel a very small amount of pity(lasting about 10 −43 seconds or Planck Time). So if something terrible were to befall them I wouldn't feel any pity for them, even if they all were tortured by haveing every tooth in the head pulled without any pain killer, then had their balls slowly smashed flatter than a pancake in a vice, and then left stretched out in the desert to to slowly die from exposure and thirst.
like they say in the movies, "follow the money.
" the thought occurred to me the other day - the wt scam rakes in billions of dollars, and yeah some of that goes to operations and equipment.
but bethelites at farm and factory get only a bare little dorm room and a monthly pittance.
Well maybe with the Nonprofit Revitalization Act, and a audit we might get some transparency with the WT Corporation's money flow and see any special interest that were not before known? I hope.
