Well Leander, as far as the Noah thing. You should know that that story is actually from Babylonian mythology. It was a morality tale verbally passed down. Of course, the Hebrews were monotheistic so the part about the Goddess in the original story was taken out. It was tweaked just enough to fit in with their theology but also left giant holes. The Babylonian's never intended for the story to be taken literally.
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A few bibical/religious questions
by Leander ini've had these questions on my mind for a while and i was just curious as to what some other people's thoughts might be.. .
first off is the issue of the flood and noah.
in the bible account noah was commisioned to preach to those around him about the coming flood.
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Chihuly
by joannadandy ini was stuck at home tonight and was dreading tv...woo hoo, dog eat dog-my lucky day!
(sarcasm).
but pbs to the rescue!
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I like his work as well. Haven't been to the glass museum yet even though it's only 30 minutes away. There is allot of construction going on in Tacoma right now so I'm staying away.
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So...anyone play 'America's Army'?
by Xander injust wondering - new game out, developed by the us army.
it's based on the unreal tournament 2003 engine, so it looks pretty good.
decent gameplay, a lot of innovative features for shooters.. best of all, it's free.. wondering if anyone else has taken a shot at it yet?
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gsx1138
So I finally got myself registered and made it all the way to the night vision training mission. I can't see a damn thing in those tunnels even with the night vision. I keep getting lost and killing the civilian because I use the muzzle flash of my rifle for light.
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Bitch-factor
by SPAZnik inhttp://test3.thespark.com/bitchtest/ .
i'm mildly disappointed in myself.
some funny questions though.
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Holy crap! I'm an asshole.
The results are in. You are certifiably:
57% bitch! which is higher than the worldwide average 38% Of course being a Virgo I have to live up to the overly critical ideal.
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Disadvantages since leaving the truth?
by haujobbz insince leaving the jws reality can be hard to get used to these are somethings i found hard to adapt to:.
1) starting to celebrate celebrations like birthdays and christmas(i dont mean that christmas is a disadvantage its just getting used to the whole idea).
2) tell others im not a jw because all i used to do is try to convert them and now im telling them i was mislead and dont beleive it anymore.. 3) should i swear,lie,etc.
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My biggest disadvantages came right after I was DF'd. I had no tools to deal with the real world and I didn't know anyone.
I can honestly say though that I am a much better person now than when I was a JW. There is nothing advantagous about being a JW. Well except for the somewhat instant acceptance regardless of the KH you go to.
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we were soldiers
by heathen inany one else seen this one?.i thought it was very good about viet nam with mel gibson.the horror of war and the the display of brutality was very realistic .just wondering if any viet nam vets experieced anything close what was portrayed in this community.
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gsx1138
I just saw the movie the other day. If you watch the DVD version you can see the making of this movie and realize that they wanted it as realistic as possible. Needless to say this movie is brutal and dirty. I would give it a 9.4
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Pagan Daybook
by gsx1138 inaugust 23, 2002. friday - the day of frigga, or venus, the goddess of love and transformation.. sevent day of odin's ordeal, nemesea, vertumnalia, vulcan and the nymphs.
today is nemesea, sacred to nemesis, the greek goddess of relics and the memeory of.
the dead.
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gsx1138
August 23, 2002
Friday - the day of Frigga, or Venus, the goddess of love and transformation.
Sevent day of Odin's ordeal, Nemesea, Vertumnalia, Vulcan and the nymphs
Today is Nemesea, sacred to Nemesis, the greek goddess of relics and the memeory of
the dead. It is also the Roman festival of the god Vertumnus, celebrating the change of
seasons.
8:06 am Full moon
The old Welsh tide of anterth
The modern tide of undernoon
The wind of Eurus
The direction of south-east
The virtues of gentleness, earning and gain
Full moon tonight so act crazy the Police will understand.
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Is the death penalty effective in usa?
by haujobbz in.
im asking this because lately in the uk 2 girls were murdered that were only 12 yrs old and now 59% population of the uk want the death penalty reinstated.. i assume you already have the death penalty in the usa, but do you think it is effective reducing 1st degree murder and potential child molesters,would you like to see the death penalty removed in the united states or not.. i wonder if the death penalty will be reinstated in the uk what do you think, personally i dont think it will maybe the politicians are afraid they wont get as many votes.
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Sorry I can't find the statistics anymore. I sat in on a presentation of this very subject. While it makes us feel better, here in the U.S. States without the death penalty have lower crime rates. In fact it was found that some serial killers actually move to States with the death penalty to commit their crimes. Ted Bundy being one example. Personally, I'm for the death penalty but statistically it does nothing for crime. Sometimes you just have to kill a bastard.
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So...anyone play 'America's Army'?
by Xander injust wondering - new game out, developed by the us army.
it's based on the unreal tournament 2003 engine, so it looks pretty good.
decent gameplay, a lot of innovative features for shooters.. best of all, it's free.. wondering if anyone else has taken a shot at it yet?
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So I got the game to work and applied online. They told me to see my email to know how to verify my account. Only problem is they never sent me an email. It pisses me off because I can only do the first marksmen course and I've gotten "Sharpshooter" every time so it's time to move on.
By the way, if hitting a target in this game is realistic then I'm a killing machine. I think I'll sleep better tonight in that knowledge.
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Words we no longer use
by sleepy in.
what are some words and phrases we no longer use (except when writing here) that we used to use as witnesses.. heres some,.
theocratic, other crowd, this system of things, new order
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gsx1138
I try to say Jehovah but can't seem to stop laughing everytime I do.
Field Service
public reproof (sp)
many more ubt most have been covered.