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How do you feel about religion as a whole?
by FatherFirst init just seems to me religion in general primarily makes truly bad people worse, not genuinly good people better; and in many cases has even made good people do bad things in the name of their religion.
just curious, a personal poll if you will.
what are you guys' current views on religion as a whole?
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Book reviews by Steve Hassan
by paranoia agent ini have a small blog space which i do really short book reviews that i have read.. the latest entry are books by ex-cult councilor steven hassan.. http://psychbookreviews.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/combatting-cult-mind-control-ccmc.html.
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A couple questions for atheists on Suffering
by little_Socrates inwho told you that the world should be free from suffering?.
do you find any value in suffering?.
do you think it is possible to experience all the beauty and goodness and pleasure the world offers without also experiencing the bad?
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FEAR
by paranoia agent inwatch, wath it all.. .
http://youtu.be/o-vlhnpwju0.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-vlhnpwju0.
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To understand cults we need to start understanding ourselves
by paranoia agent inthere are books out there that talk about why it is so difficult to convince someone that they are wrong.
hassan and singer specifically address destructive cults.
hassan refers to cult members under mind control and singer under thought reform.
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Hello from Still Totally ADD glad to be back
by Still Totally ADD init's been 6 months now since my old computer died.
a good friend of our's had a spare computer her husband never used so she asked me if i would like to have it.
after cleaning it up inside and out i found out i could not remember my password and the e-mail i gave them i no longer use.
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"Writing . . . is a lonely life."
by compound complex in"writing, at its best, is a lonely life.
organizations for writers palliate the writer's loneliness but i doubt if they improve his writing.
he grows in public stature as he sheds his loneliness and often his work deteriorates.
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Jamie Coots, a Kentucky-based Pentecostal preacher is Dead of Snake Bite
by Scott77 in"...jamie coots lived and died consistent with his faith and his death will only inspire more people to obey an instruction from god in the gospel of mark that they shall take up serpents, said professor ralph hood, of the university of tennessee at chattanooga..." http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/17/jamie-coots-snake-handling-pastor-martyr?cmp=fb_us .
that jamie coots photograph: ap photo/courtesy national geographic channel.
apparently, he was bitted while handling a poisonous snake.
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How do JWs Not see how barbaric YHWH is? Its what started my awakening.
by BU2B inif one reads genesis from the first chapter through the end with an open mind, it is clear that not only is it not true, but that god is potrayed as a cruel, petty, childish micromanaging tyrant.
if one continues reading the ot this is just further solidified.
how do jws not see the obvious?
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Live debate tonight: Bill Nye (evolution) vs Ken Ham (creationism)
by EndofMysteries ini thought i'd share since i figured some on this forum would be interested being that the same topic has been debated numerous times here.
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2014/02/03/why-im-debating-the-science-guy-about-creationism/?hpt=hp_t2.
i wish i was able to see it but i'm assuming i'll be able to catch it on youtube or transcripts.