Topics Started by TD
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"Cocktailer" Phail (Computer Security)
by TD inwhen it comes to malware protection, a common mentality on internet discussion forums is to run a "cocktail" of security products.
the various products that get recommended are usually free and often second rate.. i've ranted several times against that sort of advice here and even said that i've yet to lose a bet with anyone who thinks that this makes it okay to visit the seamy underbelly of the 'net.
the bet is that i can find something malicious on their system that doesn't belong there.. .
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How can a JW say that?
by TD in--that's a question i keep coming back to.
it's probably a "human nature" question more than anything else, but perhaps someone who was a full-fledged jw (unlike myself) can explain it.
virtually the entire jw belief system, even their name, revolves around their public ministry and this ministry is based on certain ideas and premises:.
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Is This Unusual?
by TD inmy jw wife went shopping last night for christmas presents for the supervisors that report to her.
of course she didn't call them that, but we all know what a gift given by a manager on december 24 is..... is this unusual/progressive/liberal by jw standards?
i would say, "yes" but i've been out of the loop for so long now......
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No understanding without experience....
by TD inmany times i've tried to explain jw things to complete outsiders who try to understand, but don't quite "get it.".
a very good friend of mine recently met a nice lady and they started dating.
this lady was raised as a jw, but apparently was a 'wild' teenager and was disfellowshipped around the age of 16. she moved on with her life and never looked back.
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For those who accept the concept of "Race"
by TD in--i personally don't, but it appears that many here unhesitatingly do.. for those that do, i'm honestly curious why you do.
is there a rational basis for the acceptance of the concept of "race" that can be tested?.
for example, here are eight people from eight ethnic groups.
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Logic Teaser
by TD inin a remote village, half the population lies all the time; the other half tells the truth all the time.
a traveler approaches three natives in this village.
he asks the first one, "are you a liar?
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The Cross and Crown
by TD inhttp://www.daughtersofisabella.org/main.asp .
http://www.delawarestmary.org/virtual-tour/stained-glass-medallions.
http://www.slkschool.com/aboutslk.php.
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District Convention Observations
by TD inthis year, i again accompanied my jw wife to one day (sunday) of the district convention this weekend.
for any who are interested, i offer these observations from the sunday afternoon session:.
a couple of things about the audience struck me as interesting.
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JW's and Secular Societies
by TD inmost jw's have heard the title, "watchtower bible and tract society" many more times than they could possibly count.. i suspect that very few actually understand the significance of this term as it relates to their organization.
they really did start out as a society rather than a religion.
--that is to say, a largely non-denominational, loose-knit, democratic society of bible students.
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Did The Witnesses Predict the United Nations in Advance?
by TD init's been reported on this forum that bethel speakers at this summer's conventions are asserting that the establishment of the united nations in 1945 was predicted in advance by the witnesses.
this is being presented as validation of the claim that the witnesses are god's one true organization directed by holy spirit.. .
the basis for this claim originates with a public address entitled, peace - can it last given by n.h. knorr at the new world theocratic assembly, on september 20 of 1942. .