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  Does anyone here believe that things are worse than they were in the past?

  by Trismegistus in

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  i still hear this crop up every once in a while, so i figured that i'd open it up to a wide audience.. things are looking pretty good to me..

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  I personally think that life for a few has never been better. This is without a doubt mankind's golden age of achievement, but too few are able to enjoy the fruits. I think what is worse for a lot of people that are just getting a taste of what modern life could be, is the sad realization that they aren't going to have a chance to take part. Media only makes it worse in the sense that 3rd world people are now entirely aware of first world standards, but they might as well be living on another planet.

  We are facing peak everything and nobody wants to talk about it. I actually expect the long slow decline has already begun and if we are very lucky (cause nobody is doing any planning for it) we might see a few million living like their ancestors did. I am not in the 'cornucopian' camp. Enjoy it while you can...
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  JWN Silver Linings....

  by DATA-DOG in

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  i am just sitting at home, thinking about how crazy i am.

  i realized that i am crazy and probably need meds, but so is everyone else and i don't give a shit.

  are you dancing your dance, or their dance?

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  Like it. Great stuff. I always thought life would be much easier if we just accepted the fact that we are all crazy and got on with it. None of the ridiculous posturing we see all around us is necessary, beneficial or even warranted.

  Do we get a part 2, or was this a one-time event/episode?
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  glaring daggers.... If looks could shave.

  by Captain Blithering in

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  cowabunga dudes!

  sat on tge platform reading the scriptures for some bullpoop q and a parroting session..

  my po once said he felt physically ill seeing me give talks on the platform.

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  Just try what konceptual99 did and report something like 18 hours, 6 return visits, 42 mags placed, etc. Should be good for a laugh. Or you could go all out and submit some really off the wall numbers.
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  Breaking News - WT Sign for a New Site.

  by Slidin Fast in

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  bulletin.

  the wt has signed an agreement subject to ... blah, blah for an 80 acre site near chelmsford in essex.

  they have just though bought new accomodation in mill hill.

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  Or maybe they will add a wing/complex for the retired JW's? Seems llike they have the space and the money for it. I know that old folks are a financial drain, so probably not. They wouldn't want to do the right thing, would they? Even my uber-JW wife thinks some sort of long-term facility would not be out of order. I tried to explain to her, that it doesn't make sense from a corporate point of view.
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  Nye vs Ham

  by FadeToBlack in

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  just a heads up for those interested in the topic.

  i hope it is for real.. bill nye the science guy' to debate evolution at kentucky's creation museum

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  Just a heads up for those interested in the topic. I hope it is for real.

  Bill Nye the Science Guy' to Debate Evolution at Kentucky's Creation Museum
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  March 2014 - Food at the proper time regarding creation

  by konceptual99 in

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  dear brothers.

  after some struggling with trying to make the bible's account of creation square with the physical evidence presented by science i was so pleased to recieve the latest awake magazine (march 2014) via jw.org with it's lead article "the untold story of creation".. your detailed article provided vast amounts of credible and scientifically based evidence that counters even the most determined of evolutionists.

  this article shall be an absolute blessing in the ministry and shall no doubt be instrumental in changing the minds of countless ones we meet.. the material is certainly new, detailed and clearly presents more than compeling evidence of as yet unknown arguments and evidence for creation that are irrefutable.

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  Yes quellycatface, that is why I have several crates of old B&W material in the attic. I don't know why, but it seems to burn better than the stuff in color. Probably just less moisture content. So, it wasn't a total loss... Actually, it was. I am always happy to hear about people escaping while still young. Let's go you young lurkers - push the 'on' button.
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  Sound familiar?

  by FadeToBlack in

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  in a rare move, chinese president xi jinping on thursday acknowledged that 'chairman' mao zedong made "mistakes" but asked people to adopt a "correct" historical view to judge a revolutionary figure, who had changed the face of the nation.

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  In a rare move, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday acknowledged that 'chairman' Mao Zedong made "mistakes" but asked people to adopt a "correct" historical view to judge a revolutionary figure, who had changed the face of the nation.
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  New here

  by winnie12 in

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  hey i'm new here, i've been reading up so much here and on other sites about tatt and it has really settled a nagging feeling of doubt within me.

  truly i have been lied to and have been trapped in this cult.

  i've been suffering with depression, anxiety, attempted suicide, hospitalization, anti depressants, loneliness all this while being in supposedly surrounded by "the happiest people" on earth.

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  Welcome. You are not alone.
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  Tower of Babel built by Babies!

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

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  the weekly tms bible reading assignment is not read, or not carefully read, by most of the sheeples.

  it doesn't really matter, because the consideration of the bible reading material is one of the shortest parts on the meeting with a limited number of comments, and those comments are restricted to less than 30 seconds or you will get counselled.

  over and over, the dubs are told to read the bible, yet the organization gives no real encouragement to read the bible by keeping everyone busy in the recruiting work and using relatively few scriptures in their "talks".. why?

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  Glad to see this pop to the top. All the new ones joining us should have a chance to beneift from Leolaia's remarks. I personally don't see how the WT's mid 19th-century view of history could fail to get a few lurkers over to the other side of the fence.
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  They made me throw away a windchime!!!

  by quellycatface in

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  2. beliefs

  i had a lovely mirrored windchime in my house.

  my study conductor told me it attracted deemunz and i threw it in the trash.

  i've since bought another.. what's the reasoning behind that idiocy??

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  Going to get the wind chimes setup this spring. Thanks for the reminder. Should be lovely.