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  Another Gem of a conversation with my PIMI Dad

  by joe134cd in

  1. jw
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  the following is a conversation i had with my pimi father regarding a news segment on tv dealing with csa.

  joe: that’s terrible the incidences of csa happening in the community.

  dad: yes it is.

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  CSA = Child Sexual Assault
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  Some Other Terms For The "Big Bang".....

  by titch in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  folks: as you probably all know, it has been speculated that the whole universe, or cosmos, started with what has been called "the big bang.

  " but, i've thought up some other terms for the "bb".

  how about the big boom....or, the big kaboom....or, the big explosion...the big ignition...or...the big cosmic fartation.

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  I don't mean to hijack this thread, but I prescribe more to the eternal universe model which uses the terms of The Big Crunch or The Big Bounce.

  This is where over an extremely long period of time referred to as an "aeon" the universe contracts after expanding. Once it contracts until all matter ceases, it suddenly expands again with an event that is described as The Big Bang.

  How long has this been going on? Time only exists when matter exists so it is hard to tell, but it may be that there is no beginning.
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  Another Gem of a conversation with my PIMI Dad

  by joe134cd in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the following is a conversation i had with my pimi father regarding a news segment on tv dealing with csa.

  joe: that’s terrible the incidences of csa happening in the community.

  dad: yes it is.

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  Because of Watchtower Doublethink, I am afraid it just won't click with your father. The Watchtower is a master at talking its way out of a painted corner.
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  In History Who Is The Most Influential Person To You?

  by minimus in

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  i think jesus christ was the most influential person in history.

  of course some people think he never really existed but everyone has an opinion.

  who do you think made the most influence on you?.

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  Schopenhauer is definitely a person worth reading.

  I've done research on the life of Wyatt Earp. There's much more to the story than the movie Tombstone.
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  Do You Think Trump Will Make A Comeback?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  do you think he could get reinstated as president?

  do you think trump will run again for president or do you think he will just be a force for the republican party behind the scenes?.

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  I did a little research (very little) in the history of U.S. Presidents who were elected into office, voted out of office, and then re-elected back to office.

  I give you President Grover Cleveland - both the 22nd and 24th President of the United States of America.

  https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/grover-cleveland/

  I am by no means a pro-Trump person or a MAGA follower. I do recognize that it is both possible and probable Donald J. Trump could be the 45th and 47th President of the United States of America. It has happened once before. It can happen again.
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  Then there was light.

  by Earnest in

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  the universe came into being 13.8 billion years ago in the big bang.

  after an initial flash, it went through a period known as the cosmic dark ages.

  according to a new study, probing cosmic dawn, 250 to 350 million years after the big bang the first stars emerged bringing light to the cosmos.

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  Also, there may have been no beginning. See "Big Bounce Theory"
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  Strong female characters in film before the 'Woke Era'

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  since about 2015, hollywood has congratulated itself and circle-jerked over the 'strong women' characters they've written.

  i'd say this roughly began with rey in the force awakens (2015).

  what hollywood forgets is that strong characters have to have a personality, otherwise audiences don't really relate to them.. well, hollywood should really stop patting themselves on the back as if they've done something special.. strong female characters have been a staple for decades.. here's one: private vasquez, from aliens (1986).

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  Princess Leia Organa - Leader of the Rebel Alliance.
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  Go Bag and Catastrophes

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i live with my parents in law and yesterday, my mother in-law was very nervous about an email she got from the brothers in her congregation.

  it was asking if she would be able to receive people over at our house should there be a catastrophe.

  so, she asked me if i would agree with this.

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  Get the labour for free then pressure the jw homeowner to donate the insurance money to the org.

  There's a term for that - Insurance Fraud. People get sent to prison for it. In the U.S. most states have State agency that investigates and enforces it. If the money goes through the banking system it becomes bank fraud and the United States Attorney's Office Prosecutes it. Those cases are usually investigated by the FBI or U.S. Secret Service.
  
  
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  Letter asking for RV’s

  by wasser30 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hello, my elder cousin from brazil wouldn’t believe they asked for rv’s here in the us.

  i’ve been out for 20 years and i’m soft shunned by my family.

  now my mom got sick and they are all trying to talk me into going back(no way on earth) and they keep on telling me how close armageddon is 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️ i was watching kim and mikey and they mentioned the rv’s for lodging the ramapo workers.

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  I would donate the same type of RV that Jesus and the Apostles used. Just like I would donate money to the same building projects Jesus and the Apostles built. Anything else would be improper.
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  In History Who Is The Most Influential Person To You?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  i think jesus christ was the most influential person in history.

  of course some people think he never really existed but everyone has an opinion.

  who do you think made the most influence on you?.

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  Siddhartha Gautama

  Born 563 BCE in northern India (Nepal) Gautama renounced his nobility around the age of 30 to seek the answer to why we suffer and how to end it. Gautama obtained enlightenment, thus becoming the first Buddha ("Enlighted One" or "Awakened One"). Gautama professed the 4 Noble Truths, the Noble Eightfold Path, and the Middle Way.

  This all created the practice of Buddhism. Buddhism is not a religion, but perhaps the first psychologic study or psychoanalysis. As such, in the 20th and now 21st century, neuro-science and psychology studies are acknowledging Gautama's views on human brain function and thinking. We see medical science now advocating Mindfulness as a means to deal with stress, anxiety, hypertension, and other stress related medical issues.

  As asked "Who is the most influential person in history to you?" I would say Gautama has influenced me tremendously. His teachings have greatly impacted my life and helped me reclaim my life.