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  Do you think there is an Omnipotent, Omniscient Being that lives forever and ever?

  by pistolpete in

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  notice that i left off "benevolent" .

  reason being is because i could argue that being all knowing and all powerful is not a prerequisite of being "good".

  yet i'm a firm believer that "something didn't come from nothing".

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  I think the totality of the universe and all consciousness are one. That is what you describe.
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  Another Gem of a conversation with my PIMI Dad

  by joe134cd in

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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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  I told him that even if the WT lost all of its assets, including kingdom halls and assemblies, this would not translate to the end of the religion. The members would still be able to connect (through teams, in parcs, in community centers, etc), share their beliefs and live their faith. With time, they would be able to start new, build new halls, new bethels and go on.

  When I was a Witness I thought the same thing in regards to the belief that at some point governments would turn on religion. It didn't make sense that only Christendom and other religions would have their assets seized and not the Watchtower. This would prove that the Watchtower is not the religion, Jehovah's Witnesses are.

  Now, I see that just can't be. Witnesses are lead to believe that any information that has a source outside of printed material from the Watchtower, JW.org website, or JW Broadcasting is not to be trusted. Therefor, the Watchtower is the modern day Golden Calf of El.
  
  
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  Do You Think Trump Will Make A Comeback?

  by minimus in

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  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 also echo the belief that De Santis will be the 2024 Republican Party Presidential Candidate.
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  Kingdom Hall in Barrington, Illinois

  by Expanded-Mind in

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  i often drive past a kingdom hall in barrington, illinois, where, when i was still a witness, i had visited a few times.

  it wasn't too far from the hall i attended and we got to know people from this congregation.. i recently passed it by and it appeared there was a new sign in place.

  yesterday i decided to pull into the parking lot on my way home, and it appears that the hall has been sold and is now occupied by seventh day adventists (i did a check online when i got home).

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  I don't know, but I imagine they were absorbed into another congregation.

  I also find it ironic that the Seventh Day Adventists are now using the old Kingdom Hall. Aren't they one of the splinter groups of the International Bible Students after the hostile takeover of the Watchtower by Rutherford?
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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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  truth_b_known

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

  by titch in

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  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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  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"