How drunk was Jehovah when he made the Platypus!!!

by Witness 007 in

rare mammal that lays eggs!

meat eater!

when taken home to england from australia scientist thought it was a hoax.

Legalized marijuana. It's coming to canada and I want to try it.

by hoser in

jw
friends

as a good jw i never smoked a joint or nibbled on some brownies.

The police are still arresting people for simple possession. *rolls eyes* As if we don't have enough *real* crime that is left unattended. I'll be glad when this endless (and meaningless imho - let's talk about really destructive drugs - open up your medicine cabinets. and I'll have a go) debate is put to rest.

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Survey: How long were you in the cult vs what year you were baptized

by ILoveTTATT2 in

jw
friends

hi people,.

i want as much data as possible on the effect of the internet on the time captured by the cult.. please answer the three following questions about yourself or about someone you know (for example, if your parents or grandparents were jw's and left).

1) were you raised as a jw, or did you convert?.

talesin

Oh, yes, I hadn't thought of the date in those terms. For me, it was a coming of age thing, 18 YO and just didn't believe.

Thanks. .

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Survey: How long were you in the cult vs what year you were baptized

by ILoveTTATT2 in

jw
friends

hi people,.

i want as much data as possible on the effect of the internet on the time captured by the cult.. please answer the three following questions about yourself or about someone you know (for example, if your parents or grandparents were jw's and left).

1) were you raised as a jw, or did you convert?.

talesin

1) raised

2) 1972

3) 1976

Time in: 4 years

that may throw off your graph ... ; )

:sunglasses:

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Another mass shooting, three or four hours ago.

by James Mixon in

san bernardino california.

up to 12 people have been killed.. the center a private non-profit agency that assists people with developmental.

disabilities.

talesin

If I can ask an honest question. Which part leads to that mad dash to the gun store? The shooting? Or everyone saying ban guns immediately afterwards?
Honest question which is the strongest catalyst?

^^ false dichotomy ^^

There are many factors involved.

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Can everyone agree on an anti-Watchtower definition?

by WireRider in

i would like to see a unified effort from those that have defected.

certainly there are exceptional, very legitimate, detailed experiences from a few.

what about the regulars that chose to leave?

talesin

"Can everyone agree ..."

ROFLMAO

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Why designated hotels?

by punkofnice in

does anyone know why the congregations are urged to use only recommended hotels for a$$mbies?

talesin

BB, I have to call you on this one - it's absolutely not true. Product placement is advertising; TV and film are media by which this type of advertising is communicated.

Nope. Apple doesn't do this. They gave a handful of watches to AAA celebs and that's it. They do not do paid product placement in movies and TV shows either.
The place I work for spends over $1,000,000 a year on Apple products and we don't get shit.

Well, according to the Business Insider, this is just not true.

URL: http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-product-placements-in-tv-and-movies-2012-8

12 Excellent Examples Of How Apple Product Placements Rule Hollywood

Laura Stampler

Aug. 7, 2012, 8:30 PM
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Film stillJack Donaghy does not use an Android.

Last week, Apple revealed one of its biggest marketing secrets in federal court: The company relies heavily on free product placement in television shows and movies.

And Apple has a fascinating history of product placement, which it doesn't like to talk about.

tal :sunglasses:

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I've begun reading the Qur'an

by nicolaou in

i've reached the point where i feel legitimate comment needs to be backed by knowledge of the source.. i'll post occasional updates on how i'm doing and what i'm learning .

.

..

talesin

Great idea! I read parts of it when I was in my 20s, and interested in what other religions taught / believed. It can be difficult to wrap one's head around another culture's mindset - knowledge is power. Also, the more I learned about the topic, the similarities of world religions became apparent.

Looking forward to your updates/insights.

t :sunglasses:

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Very Sad ... Another Terrorist Attack here in the USA ... and not enough guns to defend us

by RubaDub in

if only there were more people with guns perhaps some lives would have been saved.. it's a sad state of affairs here in the us when enough people aren't armed when there is an attack.. if someone simply had a gun or was wearing a suicide vest to take the perpetrators out, other lives could have been saved.. rub a dub .

talesin

Lot of xenophobic attitudes towards Americans on this board.

Considering the most nationalistic and xenophobic country on this planet is the USofA, that's a bit ironic, if it's true.

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Which Spiritual belief system or non belief system is right for you?

by Giordano in

we have done this before but we have a fair number of newbie's on this site and some are struggling with the question about other belief systems and non belief.

where are you now in your own mind?

here's a quiz http://www.selectsmart.com/nontheism/ that is pretty accurate, at least in my case as to where i am at this point in my life.

talesin

Perhaps it means a person who really is an atheist, but won't give up that shadow of a doubt that there *may* be a divine entity. That could identify a LOT of atheists who do not reveal such traitorous thoughts to others! ahaha\

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Edit: keeping in mind always that reality is shades of gray, not black & white. That includes people's belief systems ,,, nothing is cut-and-dried.

talesin

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