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  Why some people cannot be closer to god?

  by seraphinajade in

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  i have been speaking with 2 beautiful jw's for the past few months (after bagging the religion), but still have many, many unanswered questions.. one of the many that bothers me is this:.

  why does god allow mental illness?

  say a human is born with skitzophrenia or autism or a mental disorder that, not by their own fault, distances them from god because their minds simply cannot process the thought.

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  Your question pre-supposed that those people aren't closer to god than you are. Perhaps their "illness" is a result directly speaking with god.
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  Circuit Overseer talking Ray Franz in talk this morning (Phone number included)

  by LightsOut in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm still a semi member of the kh but not at all active and have major doubts when i started reading all kinds of opposing literature.

  talked to elders about this and also my father but my father but he still believes it's the "truth".

  anyways jist of this story is i gave my father a copy of "crisis of conscience".

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  "Where else are you going to go"

  To the bar to order another round, maybe some wings if I am little hungry.
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  A polite way to ask someone to keep their hands to themselves...

  by White Dove in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  what's a polite way to ask a man to keep his hands to himself while conversing in a group with you?.

  this neighbor of mine and i were sitting in chairs on the deck with other people.. he always touched me whenever he said anything to me or i said anything to him.. it was as if he was using touch like an antenna to send and receive signals.. i didn't know what to do, so instead of risking embarrassment for us both, i did nothing but stand up and step away.. i stepped away after he attempted to caress my hamstrings on one leg.. *shudder*.

  wonder why 60+ year old men think that a woman being nice to him means she's hot for him.. also wonders why it's only the smoking, beer guzzling, scrawny, bony, and smelly old men who do that.. .

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  When you have a question about social issues, who do you ask?

  People.

  If a situation is new to you and you wonder how to handle it, who do you go to for ideas and advice?

  People.

  Who'd you go to when you were newely out of the control of the WTS?

  I was never newly out of control of the WTS.

  You two obviously know better places and people than this board.

  I do? I surely haven't suggested such a thing. Why would you denigrate the fine people on this forum that way?

  Obviously, you two don't believe that questions of such nature are appropriate here.

  Hmmm....not sure how you could know that since I never said it. Perhaps you might try dealing your issues rather than projecting them on me.

  I suggest these folks just refrain from clicking on your threads if they are not interested in being supportive.

  As I have said before, being supportive doesn't necessarily mean telling someone what they want to hear. For instance, I suggest you just refrain from reading posts if you are not interested in supporting me.
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  The Serpent of Life and Wisdom

  by ProdigalSon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  rather than trying to make sense of the bible as it is written (which is impossible), it's very helpful to consult the mythical source of it all.

  "myth" does not mean "fairy tale" or "bs", it means an allegory that is attempting to convey wisdom as only a metaphor can.

  that being said, having done extensive research into these allegories and myths, the following rings very true to me.

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  It's a mashup of myth, god stories and cultures, an attempt to harmonize different stories across different cultures with different idea.
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  Carved Stone Balls: An Ancient Mystery

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  see:.

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/carved_stone_balls.

  i read about these on a science blog, in which it was claimed that someone demonstrated how to move extremely heavy stone with them.. metatron.

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  It's not a mystery. My reputation was so awesome it echoed back in time.
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  Carved Stone Balls: An Ancient Mystery

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  see:.

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/carved_stone_balls.

  i read about these on a science blog, in which it was claimed that someone demonstrated how to move extremely heavy stone with them.. metatron.

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  Stonehenge comes to mind, but how were the stones placed on top of each other?

  By lifting them?
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  Are intelligent people less likely to believe in God?

  by Snoozy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  professor richard lynn says so.

  in doing research he says :.

  "the more intelligent people become the more decline you see in religious service.

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  Intelligent people take things on faith with no evidence on a regualr basis, as long as someone with "authority" tells them those things are part of nature.

  Such as?

  I think that moment someone views themselves as "intelligent" they should stop and realize how ignorant they truly are.

  Like people that KNOW there is a god? ;)

  You are correct, people that RATE as higher on the intelligence scale tend to not view themselves as such and tend to ask questions. Pesky questions.
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  Whiskey for everybody

  by JRK in

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  more than anything in the world.

  more than anything in the world.

  more than anything in the world.

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  I bought a liter bottle of macallan the other night, but I am not sure that's enough for everybody...
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  A polite way to ask someone to keep their hands to themselves...

  by White Dove in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  what's a polite way to ask a man to keep his hands to himself while conversing in a group with you?.

  this neighbor of mine and i were sitting in chairs on the deck with other people.. he always touched me whenever he said anything to me or i said anything to him.. it was as if he was using touch like an antenna to send and receive signals.. i didn't know what to do, so instead of risking embarrassment for us both, i did nothing but stand up and step away.. i stepped away after he attempted to caress my hamstrings on one leg.. *shudder*.

  wonder why 60+ year old men think that a woman being nice to him means she's hot for him.. also wonders why it's only the smoking, beer guzzling, scrawny, bony, and smelly old men who do that.. .

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  Off-topic

  Not at all. My post was related to cultural differences in personal space, your response was about people moving to this country (whatever country you hail from) learning the behavior, my response was that you were incorrect about there being a single behavior specific to a single country. Your repsonse was off topic, then wrong, then wrong again. You may feel free to try again, but a smiley and the words "off topic" aren't going to get you very far. I mean, it'll get to wrong, but no further than that.

  Wrong

  Yes, you are. Let's take a looksy.

  Common assault:"Both in the common law and under statute, the actus reus of a common assault is committed when one person causes another to apprehend or fear that force is about to be used to cause some degree of personal contact and possible injury. There must be some quality of reasonableness to the apprehension on the part of the victim. If the physical contact is everyday social behaviour such as a handshake or friendly pat on the back, this is acceptable even though the victim may have a phobia although, if the defendant is aware of the psychological difficulty, this may be converted into an assault if the intention is to exploit the condition and embarrass the victim."

  Battery:"Battery requires (1) a volitional act that (2) results in a harmful or offensive contact with another person and (3) is committed for the purpose of causing a harmful or offensive contact or under circumstances that render such contact substantially certain to occur or with a reckless disregard as to whether such contact will result."

  Common assault requires fear of force of injury or contact. Battery simply requires that the contact be known to be offensive and happen anyway.

  Try again.

  Sarcasm, vs valid debating point

  It was. It was sarcasm in response to your ridiculous statement that suggested copping a feel is disrespectful to women. Women, as well as men, can cop a feel, commit rape, murder, drive drunk or do any number of naughty things. You really should open your mind and examine the facts before you write something.

  This is just too easy.

  When you don't let things like fact, information, knowledge, research or knowing what the hell you are talking about influence what you are writing, it IS easy. Unfortunately for you, it is also wrong and easily proven so.

  At this point, I'll just let you keep your sunglasses on since you'll need them to be in the glow of someone as awesome as me. Learn, grasshopper, and you too may one day get it right.

  NOTVERYLIKELY, IS THAT YOU?!

  It is.

  GO AWAY!

  Ladies first.

  Have fun with this one. It IS too easy! lol

  You must need sunglasses too. It's ok, I don't mind two students.

  My offer still stands to help you. You might notice that several others have endorsed the advice I gave you about a polite discussion on the first page and others have made similar suggestions and, despite your initial threats of violence (which, for someone who has spoken so much about rape, touching and other offensive acts, strikes me as horribly insensitive towards the victims of those crimes), you now endorse. You might be learning something.
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  A polite way to ask someone to keep their hands to themselves...

  by White Dove in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  what's a polite way to ask a man to keep his hands to himself while conversing in a group with you?.

  this neighbor of mine and i were sitting in chairs on the deck with other people.. he always touched me whenever he said anything to me or i said anything to him.. it was as if he was using touch like an antenna to send and receive signals.. i didn't know what to do, so instead of risking embarrassment for us both, i did nothing but stand up and step away.. i stepped away after he attempted to caress my hamstrings on one leg.. *shudder*.

  wonder why 60+ year old men think that a woman being nice to him means she's hot for him.. also wonders why it's only the smoking, beer guzzling, scrawny, bony, and smelly old men who do that.. .

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  You are right.

  Thanks!

  I sooo do not want your brand of "help."

  Children don't want bedtimes or to eat their veggies either. And it's not so much a brand as "you don't like what you hear", which, of course, in no way changes the truthfulness of any of it.

  I don't have any problems.

  Right, because not knowing how to ask a 60 year old man to not touch you is ... an asset?

  The ones on those threads don't exist anymore, thanks to the fantastic advice and ideas provided by the posters on this board.

  Yet somehow these people, through no fault of your own, keep finding their way into your life. I'll tell you the same thing I told my friend when, after his third divorce, complained he couldn't find a good woman, maybe, just maybe THEY aren't the problem. Something to think about.

  Things happen and I deal with them, like everyone else, and I prefer to handle them with grace.

  You may feel free to re-write history any way you wish. The way you handle people that disagree with you on this board show a distinct lack of grace. It takes no grace or tact whatsoever to deal with people telling what you want to hear. If the other situations that show your true mettle.

  I'm blessed.

  Being "blessed" is like being lucky. Generally you make your own of both.

  I was kidding about using mutilation tactics, of course.

  Mutilation jokes, tact and grace. Which of these things is not like the other things?