i am not much of a reader as i have two many distractions, but i fancy a challenging read, so please list any book that has changed your entire world view on everything.
i remember as a teenager buying at a yard sale, norman vincent peales " the power of positive thinking" and at the time that had a big impact on me.
but i am a little bit more in to " realistic positive thinking" now..
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Good story, monstrous philosophy ............. rabid capitalism .... but the movie was pretty good ....John Galt was played by, I think, John Garfield, who was highly underrated as an actor.
As for Ayn Rand, well ... as noted before, she was big on capitalism, but didn't mind living off the public purse. No surprise there, hypocracy is an huge part of capitalism.
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tal
i am not much of a reader as i have two many distractions, but i fancy a challenging read, so please list any book that has changed your entire world view on everything.
i remember as a teenager buying at a yard sale, norman vincent peales " the power of positive thinking" and at the time that had a big impact on me.
but i am a little bit more in to " realistic positive thinking" now..
The Women's Room, by Marilyn French
Also, A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess.
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it was a long time coming for me.....when i read about the extened generations, after being raised on1914 being the be all end all, and millions would never die....that was the end.
i was part of the 1975 fiasco, the 6 month only truth book studies, suffered through a disifellowshipping and their version of a rewind.
i finally am free and hope others can eventually look in instead of inside looking out!
My friend hung himself, and wasn't found for days.
He was gay, it was the 70s, he had only his mom (a fervent JW), and no gay community back then.
RIP Mark
I left the religion then, at age 18.
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if we have faith in science and scientific claims about the universe, origins of life etc.
is that absolute truth.
if so then if they declare that god exists with evidence then do all those who believe in science then believe in god or a creator.
To the OP
PURE science is absolutely truthful.
There is corruption in the world, so some scientific studies are slanted to benefit corporations or other agendas. Think, TOBACCO, and all the lies that scientists told.
That is a speciic incident, though, which involves a billion dollar industry, and scientists who were corrupt. Don't let that influence your opinion of true science.
HOWEVER, when the scientific community researches something ,,,,,,,, years of study and trials, and not hiding the evidence, then science can be trusted.
For decades, scientists have proved the Biblical account wrong. There is no doubt. There is no corporation that beneifts from this knowledge. So, yes, the science about the origins of life is real.
xo
tal
how can one not be a citizen of their own land??.
yes the act of 1924 granted u.s citizenship to those native .
americans who were not already u.s. citizens.. prior to the passage of the indian citizens act of 1924, nearly .
We have casinos here in Eastern Canada, Jam, and in other parts of Canada, that are owned by bands. Some of the abuses mentioned are NOT happening 'today' ... it's 2014, not 1964.
Also, another point to clear up (surprised you don't know this, Marmot) , is that NO, First Nations people are not pre-disposed to alcohol abuse. That is a fallacy.
Agreed, Para.
how can one not be a citizen of their own land??.
yes the act of 1924 granted u.s citizenship to those native .
americans who were not already u.s. citizens.. prior to the passage of the indian citizens act of 1924, nearly .
Thanks to the Indian Act, if you move off the reserve and marry out, your kids cease being native and relinquish all rights.
No, this is not true. There are certain tax benefits and monies you may not receive, but you do not reliquinsh all your rights. How do I know this? My cousin is Mi'kmaq and my close friend is just now doing the paperwork to get his First Nations status, after establishing ancestry. His family is Beothuk.
Your arguments have less impact when you make broad statements that are incorrect. One in an earlier comment was about how much land is owned - 28,000 km2 yes, on reserves - other lands are not counted in this. Also, the % of the population is 2.5, not what you stated according to the 2006 Census.
Accuracy counts - otherwise, all argument loses its efficacy.
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one of the things i have been wresting with mentally is unraveling the "us vs. them" mentality that has been driven into my skull in the organization.. i am starting this thread seeking advice on how others have come to grip with this.. this is what i struggle with:.
i like the feeling/thought of being among people that live, or try to live, or at least know they ought to live by higher standards of conduct (maybe it is just what i'm used to...).
when you walk out of a convention of people dressed up, clean-cut, shaven, non-smoking, less-profanity-speaking, fairly orderly etc and see what greets you in the streets outside, it is a big contrast.. i am also still trying to understand how a religion that has conned people (so is morally wrong) could also be so well organized and have a lot of truly decent folks among their ranks.
The M-B test is pretty accurate imho, at determining personality 'types', though I'm not much on standardized testing of any kind.
My beef with this test is that it 'lost' me 3 jobs. I am not suited for sales because I am not pushy enough according to M-B. The only interviews where I didn't get the job were the ones where the company required taking the M-B test.
And the recruiters were NOT happy. The one guy had recruited me twice (London Life) because he didn't believe the test was right on the first go-round, and wanted me to try it again (yes, I'm good at sales), and the second was pissed off because his hands were tied (CIBC) - he said to apply for Administrative jobs and he would give me a glowing reference to his HR counterparts. Unfortunately, I don't have the letters to get me an administrative position that would equal my skill set.
Sorry, had to vent because I would be on easy street right now if I had gotten that bank job. :(
I'm not disagreeing that it's a good tool for personal insight.
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how is the org really run?
what goes on behind the scenes?.
i just read an older post on this site that was recently bumped (http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/6600/1/don-adams-biography) the post mentioned the adams brothers don, karl, & joel and how influential they are/were at headquarters.
Are the GB members just puppets or figureheads? How does it work?
Think of it this way. The WT is a corporation, and the GB are the Executive. The Executive answers to the Board of Directors. We do not know who is on the Board of Directors. That is the truth.
Whoever is at the very TOP (ie, Chairman of the Board and minions) is the Puppetmaster. Do you really think that they don't know the religion part is just a scam? It's a corporation - corporations care about one thing: MONEY. The religion is just a means to an end.
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one of the things i have been wresting with mentally is unraveling the "us vs. them" mentality that has been driven into my skull in the organization.. i am starting this thread seeking advice on how others have come to grip with this.. this is what i struggle with:.
i like the feeling/thought of being among people that live, or try to live, or at least know they ought to live by higher standards of conduct (maybe it is just what i'm used to...).
when you walk out of a convention of people dressed up, clean-cut, shaven, non-smoking, less-profanity-speaking, fairly orderly etc and see what greets you in the streets outside, it is a big contrast.. i am also still trying to understand how a religion that has conned people (so is morally wrong) could also be so well organized and have a lot of truly decent folks among their ranks.
Sorry, berryg, that is a Mental Illness (MI).
Spot on, you are cautious, yet open. People are just fascinating, aren't they? And it doesn't take much, to make someone else's day so bright, like a blazing sun! It's a great feeling, what? :)
xx
tal
one of the things i have been wresting with mentally is unraveling the "us vs. them" mentality that has been driven into my skull in the organization.. i am starting this thread seeking advice on how others have come to grip with this.. this is what i struggle with:.
i like the feeling/thought of being among people that live, or try to live, or at least know they ought to live by higher standards of conduct (maybe it is just what i'm used to...).
when you walk out of a convention of people dressed up, clean-cut, shaven, non-smoking, less-profanity-speaking, fairly orderly etc and see what greets you in the streets outside, it is a big contrast.. i am also still trying to understand how a religion that has conned people (so is morally wrong) could also be so well organized and have a lot of truly decent folks among their ranks.
TTATTe
Not a slap, but a glimpse through a doorway into what is now a mysterious and formerly forbidden realm. It's not magical, and sometimes it can be ugly, but mostly it's just gloriously real.
Hugs are much better, and produce more results, than slaps.
Small steps, remember, will get you there! It's okay to feel however you feel. You are embarking on a new adventure, one that will never end. It's called LIFE!
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