Mindchild
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Was Jehovah originally a volcano?
by Mindchild infor a change of pace, i thought some of you good folks might enjoy reading a speculative article about the evolution of the modern jehovah.
the link is at: http://www.earth360.com/his-jehovah-java.html.
while the author of this report has some interesting thoughts on the matter, i still subscribe to julian janes theory as presented in his seminal book, "the origins of conciousness and the breakdown of the bicamerial mind," as being a more likely evolution of relgious belief.. remember not to blow your top when you read the article (snicker).
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Bizarre Urban Myth...have you heard it?
by Preston ini remember a couple of years ago when i was out in field service i heard a story (haven't we all) about a district convention in california where the speaker was invited to give a talk, and as he was standing before the platform, he unexpectedly began to tell a slurry of sex jokes, profanities, and stories about his sex life.
everyone in attendance was shocked, and after he was removed from speaking, an elder had to inform the audience that what happened was completely unexpected and uncalled for.
being that i was a jw at the time i had no use for critical thinking, so i thought every word of it was true.
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Witnessing back in the year 1782
by Mindchild inwe all know that the belief system embraced by the jehovahs witnesses did not exist in the year 1782. however, there have been numerous individuals throughout history that have been infected with the evangelical mindset and there have also been atheists throughout history.
i recently read a most infamous book that had a dialog between a true believer and an atheist.
i quote a bit of it below hoping that some of you might find the arguments interesting and insightful.
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Religious belief systems can be deadly
by Mindchild ineven though the current propaganda from the white house paints the war in afghanistan as only the world united against terrorism (not a war against religious beliefs) the war is in fact being waged against those individuals intimately associated with deleterious belief systems.. it should come as no surprise to anyone after the terrorist attacks last month that some extreme forms of religion can kill you or make people want to kill you.
sadly, even less fundamental and peaceful forms of religious belief systems can be just as deadly.. i can never forgot or forgive the religious meme propagated by the witnesses that caused thousands of people to die from refusing blood transfusions or the deaths of many individuals who commit suicide because of the intolerable situation they find themselves in when their weltanschauung (comprehensive view of reality) collapses.
it took me years to recover from the damaging effects of this deleterious mind virus and i consider myself lucky to make such a significant recovery.
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What R U Reading lately?
by Tina ini'm interested in finding out what everyone is reading these days.. or what books have had an impact on your worldview since leaving the org.. what have you found helpful in re-constructing and broadening the way you think and feel?.
what have you found to be particularly enlightening on 'your journey?'.
thanks in advance,luv to all.tina.
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Meteor Strike!
by toddy inrecently we have seen the devastating effects just two planes can cause within a built up area,imagine what the effects would be if a meteor struck this planet.. my question is,are we taking this threat seriously,is enough money being put into discovering and tracking these meteors?
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Any Atheist Hijackers?
by patio34 ingreetings and felicitations,.
just a quick thought: would an atheist ever be a suicide hijacker/bomber?
i think not, because an atheist would not believe they would be in heaven/paradise, etc.
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NATO INVOKES ARTICLE V - Serious
by Amazing inwhen nato invokes article v, it is more than just one member asking for support from the other member states, but article v invocation means all member states view the attack as an attack on them all.
in other words, nato aliance is at war with those responsible, and will support the us lead, which will now hold not only the terrorists responsible, but hold those nations that host them as equally responsible.. "brussels, belgium (cnn) -- nato has unanimously declared the hijack attacks on the u.s. to be an assault against all member states.".
"it is the first time in 52 years that the alliance has invoked article v -- the nato self-defence charter that says if one member state is under attack all other member nations would defend it.".
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I'VE BEEN EXECUTED TODAY!!!
by exodus ina side of relief for me but angry for what happened after the announcement of my disfellowship from the wts.
i urged my mother not to attend because of the emotional trauma and agony you experience.
she's diabetics and any emotional let down can cause her serious problems.
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What is life? Why does it reproduce?
by bboyneko 2 ini always wondered why life needs to reproduce at all costs.
even viruses reproduce by invading cells.
i think i've stated this before, but fire is almost life isn't it?