Life almost always wants to continue. That's why the antelope runs away from the lion instead of just lying down and salt & peppering itself. We humans have the capacity for abstract thought, so we can imagine life never ending.
So, yeah, never dying would be great. Living as a spirit forever? Maybe, as long as a pursuit of knowledge was never ending. But I am just a tad skeptical of the whole thing.
some posters seem to have the art of diplomacy-.
i re-read my previouse posts and felt i was less than diplomatic with terry-(i do admire his ability to reply without offence).
so do you need to be a tough minded, and insensitive to survive on discussion boards?.
Try not to take yourself or your opinions too seriously. And don't get too close to the monkey. He's a face-biter.
Hello? Hello, Zoiks? This is Future Zoiks and I have some advice for you. Hello? Hello? He hung up on me, dammit!
sorry, to be so blunt- for a whole day i have watched people here patting themselves on the back- we're a large army, oohh, look out wt, we might do something, well not today or tomorrow, but someday!
maybe, i have to just accept that a lot of jw's who are exiting the kh by the back door will never find a backbone to stand up to mummy and elder daddy.. jw's have a learned ability to see themselves in a better light than everyone else sees them.
ask a jw, if they are a charitable religion and they would likely all say they are, but when pressed to name a charity they will be unable to do so.
...is it too late to kiss the monkey? Just putting that out there...
sorry, to be so blunt- for a whole day i have watched people here patting themselves on the back- we're a large army, oohh, look out wt, we might do something, well not today or tomorrow, but someday!
maybe, i have to just accept that a lot of jw's who are exiting the kh by the back door will never find a backbone to stand up to mummy and elder daddy.. jw's have a learned ability to see themselves in a better light than everyone else sees them.
ask a jw, if they are a charitable religion and they would likely all say they are, but when pressed to name a charity they will be unable to do so.
Mad Sweeney - someone understands! I'm not alone
sorry, to be so blunt- for a whole day i have watched people here patting themselves on the back- we're a large army, oohh, look out wt, we might do something, well not today or tomorrow, but someday!
maybe, i have to just accept that a lot of jw's who are exiting the kh by the back door will never find a backbone to stand up to mummy and elder daddy.. jw's have a learned ability to see themselves in a better light than everyone else sees them.
ask a jw, if they are a charitable religion and they would likely all say they are, but when pressed to name a charity they will be unable to do so.
...and what about a crappy magician?
worth watching all the way through.. .
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rqw4krmoug.
Excellent
i have been reading your posts for 2 weeks now, and i am riveted!
i spend every spare moment on this site.
it has become rather like a drug to me!
Welcome! Glad to have you aboard.
lately, i've come to find out that a more than a few people in the area had killed themselves.
most of the people i know of were in their early twenties or forties.
for those loved ones surviving them, it was mostly a shock!
What a sad subject. Thanks for sharing, all.
3 friends' parents that I can think of right now. 2 by hanging and one by gunshot, all JWs. Also an uncle, by gunshot.
I've also spent my share of time in ERs after intervening in the attempts of both friends and loved ones.
Such a vast amount of pain involved...
"sd-7 is no longer one of jehovah's witnesses.".
i always imagined this day would come.
i'm not sure exactly how i knew.
You're already well above it, Christopher, and so is Jamie. No need to give it a second thought.
