AI can now generate faces of people that don’t exist - seems the perfect solution to the problem for Watchtower, because somebody who doesn’t exist can’t leave the truth. The same may soon be possible with video, or already for that matter the way AI is progressing.
slimboyfat
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It's official: JW celeb Nicolas King publicly out
by neat blue dog inafter years of speculation, jw movie star & chorus member nicolas king, who ironically starred as the bad guy espousing homosexuality in a jw movie, has coupled up with his performing partner and also performed in a church for pride month.. .
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How did you pass the time when the Kingdom Hall meetings became boring and repetitive/
by RULES & REGULATIONS inanother boring and repetitive ''watchtower study.
'' all the articles are about the ''faithful and discreet slave.''.
for whatever reason, you tolerate this for years.
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slimboyfat
Counted tiles on the ceiling like everyone else.
When I was about 22 I read a book called The Interpretation of Cultures by Clifford Geertz that uses a method for describing social situations called “thick description”. For a few months I would write “thick descriptions” of the meetings. This was quite entertaining. Unfortunately I don’t think I kept any of these “thick descriptions” and I don’t think I could replicate the process now because the method isn’t fresh in my mind, and my perspective on JW meetings has changed too.
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"Independent" Scotland joke!
by BoogerMan inhumza yousaf, scotland's first minister, said: "scotland, i'm afraid, is suffering because we are not independent.
" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-66012834.
try telling that to scotland's tourists and many island communities: the ferry services are dying month by month, and the two new overdue & over-budget ferries justify a serious legal/criminal enquiry.. any bunch of incompetents who can't provide a small country with a ferry service and a legally binding contract to build 2 new boats - having controlled scotland since 2007 - has no credibility in claiming they could run a country!.
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slimboyfat
It’s 50/50 want independence at the moment. It is much higher now than it was before the 2014 referendum. Many expect it to rise as time goes on but nothing in the future is certain. I certainly agree with you Scotland should only become independent when a majority vote in favour of it.
The other parts of the UK should get their own votes on whether to remain in the UK. A united Ireland looks like it could happen soon. Welsh independence could be further off. England could decide it wants to go alone if it wants to and preempt the votes of other parts of the UK, although there isn’t much call for that as yet.
Yes Ireland has made a good success of independence despite Westminster not wanting to let it choose its own sovereignty initially. The sooner Scotland becomes independent the better. I think Norway voted for independence from Sweden in 1905 with an overwhelming majority. They have made a great success of it too.
Like any normal country Scotland will decide what is in its best interests in terms of currency and economic and foreign policy at the time. Since countries make these sorts of decisions all the time the idea that Scotland would be incapable of doing so is what requires some sort of explanation. But the idea that Scotland wouldn’t have been wealthier outside the UK is an insult to our intelligence when we see what Norway has done with its oil revenue compared with Westminster frittering it away in profits for private companies instead of benefitting citizens as whole.
I agree both the assets and the liabilities of the UK state will need to be settled equitably when Scotland votes for independence. We want to go on having good relations with our neighbours - better in fact once the issue of independence is settled.
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would you be more happy not knowing what you now know?
by ExBethelitenowPIMA ina good question is would you be more happy not knowing what you now know?.
were you more happy pimi?
are all the pimis more happy than the the pimos or the pomos?.
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"Independent" Scotland joke!
by BoogerMan inhumza yousaf, scotland's first minister, said: "scotland, i'm afraid, is suffering because we are not independent.
" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-66012834.
try telling that to scotland's tourists and many island communities: the ferry services are dying month by month, and the two new overdue & over-budget ferries justify a serious legal/criminal enquiry.. any bunch of incompetents who can't provide a small country with a ferry service and a legally binding contract to build 2 new boats - having controlled scotland since 2007 - has no credibility in claiming they could run a country!.
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slimboyfat
Love Uni do you think Irish independence is a joke? Or is Norwegian independence a joke? Or is it just Scotland you think is incapable of independence? Please explain.
I agree that the rest of the UK will be affected when Scotland becomes independent. A spouse is affected when one partner decides to divorce, that doesn’t give them a veto. The union of Scotland and England is meant to be voluntary and the position of UK governments has always been that it is voluntary. If Westminster wants to change that position then they should be explicit about it. A country that is not allowed to determine its own status is a colony not a partner.
Have you thought through the implication of keeping Scotland in the union if it want to leave? Because if Westminster does attempt to keep Scotland in the union despite the majority of Scots wanting to leave, then that will affect England too, no? What a miserable situation for everyone involved, English as well as Scots. I can’t believe anyone seriously wants that.
The independence supporters I know are very pro England and the English. 👍
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"Independent" Scotland joke!
by BoogerMan inhumza yousaf, scotland's first minister, said: "scotland, i'm afraid, is suffering because we are not independent.
" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-66012834.
try telling that to scotland's tourists and many island communities: the ferry services are dying month by month, and the two new overdue & over-budget ferries justify a serious legal/criminal enquiry.. any bunch of incompetents who can't provide a small country with a ferry service and a legally binding contract to build 2 new boats - having controlled scotland since 2007 - has no credibility in claiming they could run a country!.
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slimboyfat
I understand your reasons for not supporting Scottish independence, but do you respect the right of Scotland to make that choice if they wish?
I have supported independence since 2003 and the illegal invasion of Iraq. I see Scottish independence as the only way to extricate ourselves from US/UK wars of aggression round the world and to remove nuclear weapons from the country. A smaller UK might help the rest of the UK reevaluate its own position on those issues as well.
Scotland should also be able to pursue membership of the EU, nationalise key services such as energy and transport, preserve the health service, and much more that Westminster curtails and blocks. Scotland frequently gets outvoted and endures policies against our inclination, as with Thatcherism in the 80s, Cameron/Osborne’s austerity, and the current destruction of public services. It’s a bit much to be lectured on the need for Scots to endure all this needlessly in the name of solidarity, and wrongheaded because a smaller UK state may be the thing to help the rest of the UK reorient toward social democracy too. In the meantime why should we be tethered to a political programme we don’t endorse? Scotland should decide its own future and direction as any other normal nation state in the world, no less and no more, just seeking to be a normal country that takes its own decisions and responsibility for those decisions good or bad.
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My defense speech before the judicial committee
by Disfellowshipped-Brother indear brothers!.
we have gathered here because, according to your claims, i have apostatized, and as elders, it is your duty to maintain the purity of the flock.
it seems now that someone has contaminated it, apparently.
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slimboyfat
I didn’t think they allowed speeches.
“What do you think this is, some kind of respectful exchange?”
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How do you feel about Brexit?
by SydBarrett inthe "independent scotland" thread got me thinking on this.
there are a lot of brits on this board.
what are your thoughts on brexit?
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slimboyfat
It’s a complete disaster as fas as I’m concerned. We don’t have freedom of movement any more. Even simple things like sending parcels to Europe has become needlessly complicated.
The inflation we currently have is worse than other countries which is partly down to Brexit. The economy overall is doing worse, again partly down to Brexit.
It’s not just Brexit. There are many other problems with the country, such as the lack of choice between parties and no genuine socialist programme offered by any. Most people in the country want to nationalise energy and transport but no mainstream party will offer it in their manifesto. Minor parties that do offer it are effectively excluded by our first past the post system. And where is the open debate on whether we want to be involved in this war in Ukraine? We have no choice in the matter we are dragged into it without a vote and whether we like it or not.
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"Independent" Scotland joke!
by BoogerMan inhumza yousaf, scotland's first minister, said: "scotland, i'm afraid, is suffering because we are not independent.
" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-66012834.
try telling that to scotland's tourists and many island communities: the ferry services are dying month by month, and the two new overdue & over-budget ferries justify a serious legal/criminal enquiry.. any bunch of incompetents who can't provide a small country with a ferry service and a legally binding contract to build 2 new boats - having controlled scotland since 2007 - has no credibility in claiming they could run a country!.
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slimboyfat
LoveUni how do you envisage Scotland becoming independent without “breaking up the UK”? Do you have in mind a way to do this, or is it simply an opaque way of saying you think Scotland is not allowed to choose independence?
Scotland entered the union voluntarily in 1707 and the position of the UK has always been that it can leave voluntarily. If that changed then it would be good to know where we stand as a vassal state and give up the pretence.
Could someone or anyone clarify why they think Scotland is a joke? Is it really your opinion that Ireland, Portugal, Denmark, and wherever else can run their own country, but Scots are incapable of doing so? Is this because you think Scots are too stupid, or lack some other core ability? Please clarify why you think it is a “joke”?
I agree the SNP is utterly hopeless. I have nothing but contempt for the current leadership. Despite the goodwill I had toward Sturgeon when she took the leadership in 2014 she has thoroughly squandered it with her behaviour. Much of the rest of the SNP are useless too, the good ones have left or been sidelined.
Scotland has thoroughly turned their backs on Sturgeon and her lackeys, and their suppor in the polls has plunged. Nevertheless support for independence in Scotland remains as strong as ever. If support for independence can survive the complete implosion of the SNP it speaks to the depth of conviction about the principle of sovereignty despite the betrayal (I don’t think that’s too strong a word) of those in the SNP who have squandered the trust of the people. This means the road to independence may be longer than we wished but the ultimate destination of an independent Scotland looks as sure as ever. That doesn’t mean it’s certain, but it remains the likely resolution to our ongoing journey.
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"Jehovah" In The New Testament.
by LostintheFog1999 ini see they have updated their list of translations or versions where some form of yhwh or jhvh appears in the new testament.. https://www.jw.org/en/library/bible/study-bible/appendix-c/divine-name-new-testament-2/.
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slimboyfat
Your post is too long. If you would like to be read with care you could make it easier by being more concise.
It’s interesting that you mention Carsten Thiede because I credit his book The Jesus Papyrus with getting me interested in Bible manuscripts and palaeography 25 years ago or so. It’s a well written book and certainly grabbed the attention of many people at the time, it’s central claim being that a small fragment of Greek text could be identified as a portion of Matthew from the first century. Unfortunately, as I didn’t appreciate at the time, the evidence he claimed in support of this was rather flimsy and relied on over-specific claims about how one or two letters of the alphabet were written in different time periods. While his work was popular in the media, scholars found his claims incredible based on shallow or non existent evidence.
Another sensationalist claim about a first century Mark fragment was made more recently by Daniel Wallace but again proved to be unfounded.
A real work of scholarship, God’s Library by Brent Nongbri has demonstrated to the satisfaction of many scholars that NT fragments generally should be dated later that previously believed, with no fragments definitely dated earlier than the third century.
David Trobisch’s thesis about the second century edition of the New Testament relies on a broad base of evidence relating to the titles of NT works, the order of their arrangement in MS, the use of nomina sacra, and editorial details including John 21 and much more. In other words a serious contribution to scholarship unlike Carsten Thiede.