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"Precision" |
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17 Mar 2006 12:38:57 AM |
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Every Normal Person Longs For Jehovah's Paradise |
I'm watching the satellite KTEH-54 channel's presentation of Andre Rieu: The
Flying Dutchman with the Johann Strauss Orchestra performing waltzes,
marches and melodies from around the world to a spectacular backdrop of
majestic mountains, rivers, streams and fields of flowers. This performance
was in 2005 to a packed stadium at the HP Pavilion in the city of San Jose
in northern California.
Watching this presentation hit home the fact that most normal, ordinary
people would love a pollution-free, clean global paradise where the air is
clean, the skies are clear and the stars are brightly magnified in
celestially illuminated night skies like thousands of years ago before man's
ruination of the biosphere.
What I find significant about this realization is that if you judged the
world based on the narrow minded individuals posting to these forums, you
would think that most people long for the entire planet to be covered with
neon lights, casinos, strip clubs and brothels. These newsgroups give a
distorted view of what normal, ordinary human beings long for in life!
Don't let these cynical and jaded atheists who keep harping there is nothing
beyond this life infect you with their hopelessness and "live it up now for
there is no tomorrow" that masks their despair.
Every time you hear husks of empty shells of philosophies crunching under
your heels as you walk through these newsgroups, remember an important fact.
This life is just the beginning of an adventure that will last an eternity,
and life is meaningful. Don't let anyone's words no matter how cynical lead
you into the darkness away from that lantern of truth.
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| User: "R. Pierce Butler" |
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| Title: Re: Every Normal Person Longs For Jehovah's Paradise |
17 Mar 2006 09:22:53 AM |
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"Precision" <precision@Usenet.com> wrote in
news:1142577396_9393@sp6iad.superfeed.net:
I'm watching the satellite KTEH-54 channel's presentation of Andre Rieu:
The Flying Dutchman with the Johann Strauss Orchestra performing
waltzes, marches and melodies from around the world to a spectacular
backdrop of majestic mountains, rivers, streams and fields of flowers.
This performance was in 2005 to a packed stadium at the HP Pavilion in
the city of San Jose in northern California.
And then you realize that Andre Rieu is just a fair violinist but is able to
put on a show. The difference between Andre and people like Sarah Chang,
Anne Sofie Mutter, and others of that caliber is that they don't need a fancy
backdrop, expensive lights, etc. All they have to do is show up and the
crowds appear.
When Andre has turned into a has-been, Sarah Chang will be there continuing
to perform, teach, etc.
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| User: "Mike Henry" |
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| Title: Re: Every Normal Person Longs For Jehovah's Paradise |
17 Mar 2006 09:51:04 AM |
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"Precision" <precision@Usenet.com> wrote in message
news:1142577396_9393@sp6iad.superfeed.net...
I'm watching the satellite KTEH-54 channel's presentation of Andre Rieu:
The
Flying Dutchman with the Johann Strauss Orchestra performing waltzes,
marches and melodies from around the world to a spectacular backdrop of
majestic mountains, rivers, streams and fields of flowers. This
performance
was in 2005 to a packed stadium at the HP Pavilion in the city of San Jose
in northern California.
Watching this presentation hit home the fact that most normal, ordinary
people would love a pollution-free, clean global paradise where the air is
clean, the skies are clear and the stars are brightly magnified in
celestially illuminated night skies like thousands of years ago before
man's
ruination of the biosphere.
What I find significant about this realization is that if you judged the
world based on the narrow minded individuals posting to these forums, you
would think that most people long for the entire planet to be covered with
neon lights, casinos, strip clubs and brothels. These newsgroups give a
distorted view of what normal, ordinary human beings long for in life!
Don't let these cynical and jaded atheists who keep harping there is
nothing
beyond this life infect you with their hopelessness and "live it up now
for
there is no tomorrow" that masks their despair.
Every time you hear husks of empty shells of philosophies crunching under
your heels as you walk through these newsgroups, remember an important
fact.
This life is just the beginning of an adventure that will last an
eternity,
and life is meaningful. Don't let anyone's words no matter how cynical
lead
you into the darkness away from that lantern of truth.
You have a strange view of 'normal'. I am thankful I'm not 'normal'.
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Geo. Michael Henry
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: Every Normal Person Longs For Jehovah's Paradise |
17 Mar 2006 10:04:11 AM |
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"Precision" <precision@Usenet.com> wrote in message
news:1142577396_9393@sp6iad.superfeed.net...
I'm watching the satellite KTEH-54 channel's presentation of Andre Rieu:
The Flying Dutchman with the Johann Strauss Orchestra performing waltzes,
marches and melodies from around the world to a spectacular backdrop of
majestic mountains, rivers, streams and fields of flowers. This
performance was in 2005 to a packed stadium at the HP Pavilion in the city
of San Jose in northern California.
Watching this presentation hit home the fact that most normal, ordinary
people would love a pollution-free, clean global paradise where the air is
clean, the skies are clear and the stars are brightly magnified in
celestially illuminated night skies like thousands of years ago before
man's ruination of the biosphere.
What I find significant about this realization is that if you judged the
world based on the narrow minded individuals posting to these forums, you
would think that most people long for the entire planet to be covered with
neon lights, casinos, strip clubs and brothels. These newsgroups give a
distorted view of what normal, ordinary human beings long for in life!
Don't let these cynical and jaded atheists
Shaddup, moron! <SMACK>
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
Atheist ***** Extraordinaire
#1557
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| User: "R Brown" |
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| Title: Re: Every Normal Person Longs For Jehovah's Paradise |
17 Mar 2006 06:01:59 PM |
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"Precision" <precision@Usenet.com> wrote in message
news:1142577396_9393@sp6iad.superfeed.net...
I'm watching the satellite KTEH-54 channel's presentation of Andre Rieu:
The Flying Dutchman with the Johann Strauss Orchestra performing waltzes,
marches and melodies from around the world to a spectacular backdrop of
majestic mountains, rivers, streams and fields of flowers. This
performance was in 2005 to a packed stadium at the HP Pavilion in the city
of San Jose in northern California.
Watching this presentation hit home the fact that most normal, ordinary
people would love a pollution-free, clean global paradise where the air is
clean, the skies are clear and the stars are brightly magnified in
celestially illuminated night skies like thousands of years ago before
man's ruination of the biosphere.
What I find significant about this realization is that if you judged the
world based on the narrow minded individuals posting to these forums, you
would think that most people long for the entire planet to be covered with
neon lights, casinos, strip clubs and brothels. These newsgroups give a
distorted view of what normal, ordinary human beings long for in life!
Don't let these cynical and jaded atheists who keep harping there is
nothing beyond this life infect you with their hopelessness and "live it
up now for there is no tomorrow" that masks their despair.
Every time you hear husks of empty shells of philosophies crunching under
your heels as you walk through these newsgroups, remember an important
fact. This life is just the beginning of an adventure that will last an
eternity, and life is meaningful. Don't let anyone's words no matter how
cynical lead you into the darkness away from that lantern of truth.
Actually, it has been a hallmark of the Christian tradition to go ahead and
foul the earth. Afterall, this life is nothing but corruption and sin
beginning with the Fall in Eden. Why not despoil it? What does suffering and
waste matter in this life, when the next life is paradise?
Athiests know that this is all we've got, so we'd better look after it -
there ain't no overtime.
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| User: "the14thdisciple" |
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| Title: Re: Every Normal Person Longs For Jehovah's Paradise |
17 Mar 2006 06:22:46 AM |
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Watching this presentation hit home the fact that most normal, ordinary
people would love a pollution-free, clean global paradise
what - And you had to watch a TV show befoar you realised THAT? bugger
Me, what a dummo!
14
http://www.littleboxes.nl/the14thdisciple
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: Every Normal Person Longs For Jehovah's Paradise |
17 Mar 2006 07:31:30 AM |
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In <1142577396_9393@sp6iad.superfeed.net>, "Precision"
<precision@Usenet.com> wrote:
I'm watching the satellite KTEH-54 channel's presentation of Andre Rieu:
The Flying Dutchman with the Johann Strauss Orchestra performing waltzes,
marches and melodies from around the world to a spectacular backdrop of
majestic mountains, rivers, streams and fields of flowers. This
performance was in 2005 to a packed stadium at the HP Pavilion in the city
of San Jose in northern California.
Watching this presentation hit home the fact that most normal, ordinary
people would love a pollution-free, clean global paradise where the air is
clean, the skies are clear and the stars are brightly magnified in
celestially illuminated night skies like thousands of years ago before
man's ruination of the biosphere.
What I find significant about this realization is that if you judged the
world based on the narrow minded individuals posting to these forums, you
would think that most people long for the entire planet to be covered with
neon lights, casinos, strip clubs and brothels. These newsgroups give a
distorted view of what normal, ordinary human beings long for in life!
Don't let these cynical and jaded atheists who keep harping there is
nothing beyond this life infect you with their hopelessness and "live it
up now for there is no tomorrow" that masks their despair.
Every time you hear husks of empty shells of philosophies crunching under
your heels as you walk through these newsgroups, remember an important
fact. This life is just the beginning of an adventure that will last an
eternity, and life is meaningful. Don't let anyone's words no matter how
cynical lead you into the darkness away from that lantern of truth.
It was under the influence of Judeo-Christianity that all those "neon
lights, casinos, strip clubs and brothels" were built in the first place...
--
Mark K. Bilbo
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I just love this...
"For those of us who grew up in Louisiana,
'The Wizard of Oz' was like a documentary.
Dorothy left Kansas and simply went to Mardi Gras."
http://makeashorterlink.com/?W2EA439BC
Um... didn't foresee what exactly?
http://makeashorterlink.com/?B5CA129BC
"Everything New Orleans"
http://www.nola.com
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| User: "Josef Balluch" |
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| Title: Re: Every Normal Person Longs For Jehovah's Paradise |
17 Mar 2006 11:55:06 AM |
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In a message sent 'round the world, Precision poured fuel on the fire
with the following:
....
Don't let these cynical and jaded atheists who keep harping there is nothing
beyond this life infect you with their hopelessness and "live it up now for
there is no tomorrow" that masks their despair.
My, but aren't you confused!
Haven't christians made the claim that there is no need to care for the
planet's resources because "Jesus will be coming soon"?
Every time you hear husks of empty shells of philosophies crunching under
your heels as you walk through these newsgroups, remember an important fact.
Theists simply make it up as they go.
This life is just the beginning of an adventure that will last an eternity, ...
Not that you can demonstrate.
... and life is meaningful.
Please demonstrate that eternal life would be "meaningful".
Don't let anyone's words no matter how cynical lead
you into the darkness away from that lantern of truth.
Thanks for your display of Invincible Ignorance.
Regards,
Josef
The origin of the absurd idea of immortal life is easy to discover: it
is kept alive by hope and fear, by childish faith, and by cowardice.
-- Clarence Darrow
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| User: "*nemo*" |
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| Title: Re: Every Normal Person Longs For Jehovah's Paradise |
17 Mar 2006 04:19:50 AM |
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In article <1142577396_9393@sp6iad.superfeed.net>,
"Precision" <precision@Usenet.com> wrote:
I'm watching the satellite KTEH-54 channel's presentation of Andre Rieu: The
Flying Dutchman with the Johann Strauss Orchestra performing waltzes,
marches and melodies from around the world to a spectacular backdrop of
majestic mountains, rivers, streams and fields of flowers. This performance
was in 2005 to a packed stadium at the HP Pavilion in the city of San Jose
in northern California.
Watching this presentation hit home the fact that most normal, ordinary
people would love a pollution-free, clean global paradise where the air is
clean, the skies are clear and the stars are brightly magnified in
celestially illuminated night skies like thousands of years ago before man's
ruination of the biosphere.
There are still plenty of places where this is true. All it takes is a
little effort to find them. I've been to many such places.
What I find significant about this realization is that if you judged the
world based on the narrow minded individuals posting to these forums, you
would think that most people long for the entire planet to be covered with
neon lights, casinos, strip clubs and brothels.
Nonsense. Las Vegas should be enough for anyone.
These newsgroups give a
distorted view of what normal, ordinary human beings long for in life!
When did you ever see me mention what I want in life?
Don't let these cynical and jaded atheists who keep harping there is nothing
beyond this life infect you with their hopelessness and "live it up now for
there is no tomorrow" that masks their despair.
There's always going to be a tomorrow, but you're only immortal for a
limited time.
Every time you hear husks of empty shells of philosophies crunching under
your heels as you walk through these newsgroups, remember an important fact.
This life is just the beginning of an adventure that will last an eternity,
and life is meaningful. Don't let anyone's words no matter how cynical lead
you into the darkness away from that lantern of truth.
Hark at you! "Lantern of truth"? Give me a break. You make a blanket
assumption of what all atheists want without even reading what we say.
How would you know even a tiny bit of "truth" if it crawled up into your
tiny, emaciated lap and bit you on the scrotum?
--
Nemo - EAC Commissioner for Bible Belt Underwater Operations.
Atheist #1331 (the Palindrome of doom!)
BAAWA Knight! - One of those warm Southern Knights, y'all!
Charter member, SMASH!!
http://home.earthlink.net/~jehdjh/Relpg.html
Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus
Quotemeister since March 2002
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| User: "=?iso-8859-1?B?0G/Wb1o=?=" |
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17 Mar 2006 10:22:03 AM |
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Moments before spontaneously combusting <Precision> at
<precision@Usenet.com> was heard opining:
Watching this presentation hit home the fact that most normal,
ordinary people would love a pollution-free, clean global paradise
where the air is clean, the skies are clear and the stars are
brightly magnified in celestially illuminated night skies like
thousands of years ago before man's ruination of the biosphere.
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And most people would make an effort to make it that way. They wont peddle
WTS wares door to door and wait for some god to land from outer-space and
fix everything as they helplessly wring their hands in despair.......
--
Do.......
Wise men stare at the unknown, and boldly asks, WHY?
Others... fall on their hands and knees, and start mumbling...
(God did it! God did it!)
~ Thus Spake God's Creator ~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~><> ><>
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| User: "Christopher A. Lee" |
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17 Mar 2006 07:38:15 AM |
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On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 22:38:57 -0800, "Precision" <precision@Usenet.com>
wrote:
I'm watching the satellite KTEH-54 channel's presentation of Andre Rieu: The
Flying Dutchman with the Johann Strauss Orchestra performing waltzes,
marches and melodies from around the world to a spectacular backdrop of
majestic mountains, rivers, streams and fields of flowers. This performance
was in 2005 to a packed stadium at the HP Pavilion in the city of San Jose
in northern California.
Of course the HP Pavilion is indoors in the main city of Silicon
Valley. There is no "spectacular backdrop of majestic mountains,
rivers, streams and fields of flowers", even outside it. Just the
railroad station and the rest of the urban landscape. If the pollution
smog clears you can see the wooded hills to the west between San
Francisco Bay and the Pacific. Or the East Bay hills which are green
(or brown) grass covered.
[snip]
Don't let these cynical and jaded atheists who keep harping there is nothing
beyond this life infect you with their hopelessness and "live it up now for
there is no tomorrow" that masks their despair.
Yet another stupid, lying in-your-face idiot who is too stupid to
grasp that being an atheist doesn't mean what his bigoted fantasies
tell him
Every time you hear husks of empty shells of philosophies crunching under
your heels as you walk through these newsgroups, remember an important fact.
This life is just the beginning of an adventure that will last an eternity,
What "fact", liar?
and life is meaningful. Don't let anyone's words no matter how cynical lead
you into the darkness away from that lantern of truth.
Why do you liars call your religious beliefs "truth"?
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| User: "Uncle Vic" |
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17 Mar 2006 10:38:31 AM |
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Once upon a time in alt.atheism, dear sweet Precision
(precision@Usenet.com) made the light shine upon us with this:
Every time you hear husks of empty shells of philosophies crunching
under your heels as you walk through these newsgroups, remember an
important fact. This life is just the beginning of an adventure that
will last an eternity, and life is meaningful. Don't let anyone's
words no matter how cynical lead you into the darkness away from that
lantern of truth.
Idiot. What makes you think your wetdreams have any meaning to those
outside your belief system?
--
Uncle Vic
aa Atheist #2011
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department
Atheists get to live their lives in accordance with their own desires. I
call that a win, compared to the collossal waste of time being an active
Christian. Atheist: win. Christian: lose. "No win" never comes into
play, because there are no gods.
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| User: "" |
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17 Mar 2006 01:09:45 AM |
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Precision schreef:
I'm watching the satellite KTEH-54 channel's presentation of Andre Rieu: The
Flying Dutchman with the Johann Strauss Orchestra performing waltzes,
marches and melodies from around the world to a spectacular backdrop of
majestic mountains, rivers, streams and fields of flowers. This performance
was in 2005 to a packed stadium at the HP Pavilion in the city of San Jose
in northern California.
Watching this presentation hit home the fact that most normal, ordinary
people would love a pollution-free, clean global paradise where the air is
clean, the skies are clear and the stars are brightly magnified in
celestially illuminated night skies like thousands of years ago before man's
ruination of the biosphere.
What I find significant about this realization is that if you judged the
world based on the narrow minded individuals posting to these forums, you
would think that most people long for the entire planet to be covered with
neon lights, casinos, strip clubs and brothels. These newsgroups give a
distorted view of what normal, ordinary human beings long for in life!
Don't let these cynical and jaded atheists who keep harping there is nothing
beyond this life infect you with their hopelessness and "live it up now for
there is no tomorrow" that masks their despair.
Every time you hear husks of empty shells of philosophies crunching under
your heels as you walk through these newsgroups, remember an important fact.
This life is just the beginning of an adventure that will last an eternity,
and life is meaningful. Don't let anyone's words no matter how cynical lead
you into the darkness away from that lantern of truth.
The neon-lights are not lanterns of thruth aye?
What makes you think Christians care much about pollution?
As far as I know they are to buzy harressing homosexuals,
to preoccupied with condemning sex of any kind,
to care one bit if the whole world goes down the drain.
In Holland where this violinist comes from,
we have about 9 political parties in parmliament,
three being "christian".
But of you want a clean environment, you don't vote for any of the
three.
So get your head clear and realize,
that no bible is going to give you clean air,
and praying won't stop glabal warming,
Use you free will And join the Green party:)
Peter van Velzen
March 2006
currently in Thung Song
Thailand
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| User: "DaveJr" |
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17 Mar 2006 01:22:17 AM |
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Precision schreef:
I'm watching the satellite KTEH-54 channel's presentation of Andre
Rieu: The
Flying Dutchman with the Johann Strauss Orchestra performing
waltzes,
marches and melodies from around the world to a spectacular
backdrop of
majestic mountains, rivers, streams and fields of flowers. This
performance
was in 2005 to a packed stadium at the HP Pavilion in the city of
San Jose
in northern California.
Watching this presentation hit home the fact that most normal,
ordinary
people would love a pollution-free, clean global paradise where
the air is
clean, the skies are clear and the stars are brightly magnified in
celestially illuminated night skies like thousands of years ago
before man's
ruination of the biosphere.
What I find significant about this realization is that if you
judged the
world based on the narrow minded individuals posting to these
forums, you
would think that most people long for the entire planet to be
covered with
neon lights, casinos, strip clubs and brothels. These newsgroups
give a
distorted view of what normal, ordinary human beings long for in
life!
Don't let these cynical and jaded atheists who keep harping there
is nothing
beyond this life infect you with their hopelessness and "live it
up now for
there is no tomorrow" that masks their despair.
Every time you hear husks of empty shells of philosophies
crunching under
your heels as you walk through these newsgroups, remember an
important fact.
This life is just the beginning of an adventure that will last an
eternity,
and life is meaningful. Don't let anyone's words no matter how
cynical lead
you into the darkness away from that lantern of truth.
The neon-lights are not lanterns of thruth aye?
What makes you think Christians care much about pollution?
As far as I know they are to buzy harressing homosexuals,
to preoccupied with condemning sex of any kind,
to care one bit if the whole world goes down the drain.
In Holland where this violinist comes from,
we have about 9 political parties in parmliament,
three being "christian".
But of you want a clean environment, you don't vote for any of the
three.
So get your head clear and realize,
that no bible is going to give you clean air,
and praying won't stop glabal warming,
Use you free will And join the Green party:)
They think this planet was somehow magically put here
for us and it's disposable as thier 'gawd' will fix everything.
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| User: "kathryn" |
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| Title: Re: Every Normal Person Longs For Jehovah's Paradise |
17 Mar 2006 04:23:53 AM |
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"DaveJr" <davesbrain@qwest.net> wrote in message
news:BztSf.89$go2.9885@news.uswest.net...
Precision schreef:
I'm watching the satellite KTEH-54 channel's presentation of Andre
Rieu: The
Flying Dutchman with the Johann Strauss Orchestra performing
waltzes,
marches and melodies from around the world to a spectacular
backdrop of
majestic mountains, rivers, streams and fields of flowers. This
performance
was in 2005 to a packed stadium at the HP Pavilion in the city of
San Jose
in northern California.
Watching this presentation hit home the fact that most normal,
ordinary
people would love a pollution-free, clean global paradise where
the air is
clean, the skies are clear and the stars are brightly magnified in
celestially illuminated night skies like thousands of years ago
before man's
ruination of the biosphere.
What I find significant about this realization is that if you
judged the
world based on the narrow minded individuals posting to these
forums, you
would think that most people long for the entire planet to be
covered with
neon lights, casinos, strip clubs and brothels. These newsgroups
give a
distorted view of what normal, ordinary human beings long for in
life!
Don't let these cynical and jaded atheists who keep harping there
is nothing
beyond this life infect you with their hopelessness and "live it
up now for
there is no tomorrow" that masks their despair.
Every time you hear husks of empty shells of philosophies
crunching under
your heels as you walk through these newsgroups, remember an
important fact.
This life is just the beginning of an adventure that will last an
eternity,
and life is meaningful. Don't let anyone's words no matter how
cynical lead
you into the darkness away from that lantern of truth.
The neon-lights are not lanterns of thruth aye?
What makes you think Christians care much about pollution?
As far as I know they are to buzy harressing homosexuals,
to preoccupied with condemning sex of any kind,
to care one bit if the whole world goes down the drain.
In Holland where this violinist comes from,
we have about 9 political parties in parmliament,
three being "christian".
But of you want a clean environment, you don't vote for any of the
three.
So get your head clear and realize,
that no bible is going to give you clean air,
and praying won't stop glabal warming,
Use you free will And join the Green party:)
They think this planet was somehow magically put here
for us and it's disposable as thier 'gawd' will fix everything.
Yeah he'll have to get a move on on that
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| User: "thomas p" |
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| Title: Re: Every Normal Person Longs For Jehovah's Paradise |
17 Mar 2006 07:30:23 AM |
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Precision wrote:
That he supports bearing false witness.
snip
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| User: "skyeyes" |
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17 Mar 2006 12:27:34 PM |
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Precision wrote:
<Snippage>
Watching this presentation hit home the fact that most normal, ordinary
people would love a pollution-free, clean global paradise where the air is
clean, the skies are clear and the stars are brightly magnified in
celestially illuminated night skies like thousands of years ago before man's
ruination of the biosphere.
As do I. And I'm an atheist.
What I find significant about this realization is that if you judged the
world based on the narrow minded individuals posting to these forums,
Atheists are no more narrow minded than theists, moron.
you
would think that most people long for the entire planet to be covered with
neon lights, casinos, strip clubs and brothels.
No, dear. That's Oral Roberts you're describing.
Now, since this statement sauces my tacos so badly, let me ask you a
question: why would I, as an atheist, want those things you claim I
want? I don't gamble (can't figure out why it's supposed to be fun), I
*hate* neon lights, and I'm a woman, so I'm not big on either strip
clubs *or* brothels. And the last time I even went into a bar was
October 21, 1994, so gee, it seems like your assessment of atheists is,
well...wrong.
As a matter of fact, what I love more than anything is spending time
out in the wilderness, fishing, hunting with a camera, or riding
horseback. I've been an environmentalist since 1960, when I was 11
years old and realized what humans were doing to this planet.
On there other hand, there are the fundamentalist Christians who
propose that we use up *all* the world's goods and resources as fast as
we possibly can, because only then will Jebus return. Atheists
generally don't hold to that philosophy, as we know there ain't nothin'
else, and we better take care of what we have.
These newsgroups give a
distorted view of what normal, ordinary human beings long for in life!
Now you're just flinging mud at us for the sake of doing it.
Don't let these cynical and jaded atheists who keep harping there is nothing
beyond this life infect you with their hopelessness and "live it up now for
there is no tomorrow" that masks their despair.
Hey, Precision: my idea of "living it up" and having a wild time is
sneaking cookies into a library.
I'm quite a happy little person, too, quite unplagued by hopelessness
and despair to claim I feel. Geez, can you get *anything* right? I
think not.
Every time you hear husks of empty shells of philosophies crunching under
your heels as you walk through these newsgroups, remember an important fact.
This life is just the beginning of an adventure that will last an eternity,
Got any actual *evidence* to support that assertion?
:::crickets:::
I didn't think so.
and life is meaningful.
Life can having meaning whether you're a theist or not. Personally, my
life has plenty of meaning to me. I don't have to look to some
invisible friend in the sky to give it meaning, either.
Don't let anyone's words no matter how cynical lead
you into the darkness away from that lantern of truth.
Don't let anyone's bald assertions, no matter how pious-sounding, lead
you into the darkness of superstition. Instead, come into the light of
reason and fact, you'll be much better served than you will be by
practicing what amounts to magic.
Brenda Nelson, A.A.#34
EAC Professor of Feline Thermometrics and Cat-Herding
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| User: "Midjis" |
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17 Mar 2006 06:01:06 AM |
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Precision wrote:
I'm watching the satellite KTEH-54 channel's presentation of Andre
Rieu: The Flying Dutchman with the Johann Strauss Orchestra performing
waltzes, marches and melodies from around the world to a spectacular
backdrop of majestic mountains, rivers, streams and fields of flowers.
This performance was in 2005 to a packed stadium at the HP Pavilion in
the city of San Jose in northern California.
So... I am wondering where they obtained these pictures of majestic
mountains, rivers, streams and fields of flowers? I take it someone drew
them? They cannot have been photographed, after all - you imply that
such scenes have not existed for thousands of years.
Watching this presentation hit home the fact that most normal,
ordinary people would love a pollution-free, clean global paradise
where the air is clean, the skies are clear and the stars are brightly
magnified in celestially illuminated night skies like thousands of
years ago before man's ruination of the biosphere.
What I find significant about this realization is that if you judged
the world based on the narrow minded individuals posting to these
forums, you would think that most people long for the entire planet to
be covered with neon lights, casinos, strip clubs and brothels. These
newsgroups give a distorted view of what normal, ordinary human beings
long for in life!
I tend to think that you yourself have a rather distorted view of life.
Perhaps based on your religious perception of the world? I have rarely
seen anyone post to these groups (I subscribe to ARC but regularly read
crossposted messages) suggesting that anyone wants a brothel-covered
planet. Certainly I would not - yet most militant fundamentalist
Christians tell me I am an atheist.
Don't let these cynical and jaded atheists who keep harping there is
nothing beyond this life infect you with their hopelessness and "live
it up now for there is no tomorrow" that masks their despair.
Actually, the message I have heard from most atheists has been "make the
most of life, it is all you have". You might believe that that implies
'hopelessness' or 'despair' - but in my experience (and I generalise
hugely for some are atheists simply because they do not bother thinking
about it) these people tend to have far more concern for their planet,
since they know that it is up to *us* to save it - whereas apocalyptic
Christians can simply kick back and wait for God to come and sort it all
out.
Every time you hear husks of empty shells of philosophies crunching
under your heels as you walk through these newsgroups, remember an
important fact. This life is just the beginning of an adventure that
will last an eternity, and life is meaningful. Don't let anyone's
words no matter how cynical lead you into the darkness away from that
lantern of truth.
That is not a fact. It is a belief. It may be true, or it may not. We
(and in 'we' I include you) simply cannot know. We can only believe,
though we might convince ourselves that that equates to knowledge.
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| User: "" |
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17 Mar 2006 06:46:21 AM |
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Precision wrote:
I'm watching the satellite KTEH-54 channel's presentation of Andre Rieu: The
Flying Dutchman with the Johann Strauss Orchestra performing waltzes,
marches and melodies from around the world
Melomania diluted and watered down for the Xtian crowd. As for me,
take me to Mussogorsky's Bald Mountain...or how about those witches
worshipping Cornutos as he enters in Symphonie Fantastique?...and the
same melody, the medieval dies irae, was used by Franz Liszt in his
Totentanz. That fat, provincial, contented, burgois kappelmeister had
to have been possessed by Shaitan when he wrote Toccatta and Fugue!
Don't get me wrong, but the only Xtianity I can stand is catholicism.
Why? Because the child molesting SOB's have most of the churches with
the right acoustics! Do you think that "confutatus, maledictus..."
will sound OK in one of those California megachurches where some big
haired ***** fleeces the flock? Give me a break! You need the
Bernini columnatas and the Notre Dame gargoyles and the thousand year
old picture windows, all enconsced within a dome with flying buttresses
to make the Requiem kick *****. That or the Met, of course.
Give to the World Wildlife Fund. There are too many Xtians and too few
lions.
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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17 Mar 2006 12:45:37 PM |
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<pomponiox@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1142599581.795506.66830@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
Precision wrote:
I'm watching the satellite KTEH-54 channel's presentation of Andre Rieu:
The
Flying Dutchman with the Johann Strauss Orchestra performing waltzes,
marches and melodies from around the world
Melomania diluted and watered down for the Xtian crowd. As for me,
take me to Mussogorsky's Bald Mountain...or how about those witches
worshipping Cornutos as he enters in Symphonie Fantastique?...and the
same melody, the medieval dies irae, was used by Franz Liszt in his
Totentanz. That fat, provincial, contented, burgois kappelmeister had
to have been possessed by Shaitan when he wrote Toccatta and Fugue!
Don't get me wrong, but the only Xtianity I can stand is catholicism.
Why? Because the child molesting SOB's have most of the churches with
the right acoustics! Do you think that "confutatus, maledictus..."
will sound OK in one of those California megachurches where some big
haired ***** fleeces the flock? Give me a break! You need the
Bernini columnatas and the Notre Dame gargoyles and the thousand year
old picture windows, all enconsced within a dome with flying buttresses
to make the Requiem kick *****. That or the Met, of course.
Wow - Sounds wonderful :)
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
Atheist ***** Extraordinaire
#1557
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| User: "Christopher A. Lee" |
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17 Mar 2006 07:05:07 AM |
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On 17 Mar 2006 04:46:21 -0800, wrote:
Precision wrote:
I'm watching the satellite KTEH-54 channel's presentation of Andre Rieu: The
Flying Dutchman with the Johann Strauss Orchestra performing waltzes,
marches and melodies from around the world
Melomania diluted and watered down for the Xtian crowd. As for me,
take me to Mussogorsky's Bald Mountain...or how about those witches
Bare mountain. Not bald - stupid US censors renamed it because prudes
didn't like one of the many meanings of bare. As though mountains can
have hair.
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| User: "Uncle Vic" |
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17 Mar 2006 11:16:03 AM |
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Once upon a time in alt.atheism, dear sweet Christopher A. Lee
(calee@optonline.net) made the light shine upon us with this:
On 17 Mar 2006 04:46:21 -0800, wrote:
Precision wrote:
I'm watching the satellite KTEH-54 channel's presentation of Andre
Rieu: The Flying Dutchman with the Johann Strauss Orchestra
performing waltzes, marches and melodies from around the world
Melomania diluted and watered down for the Xtian crowd. As for me,
take me to Mussogorsky's Bald Mountain...or how about those witches
Bare mountain. Not bald - stupid US censors renamed it because prudes
didn't like one of the many meanings of bare. As though mountains can
have hair.
I guess there'll be a new definition of "Broke" now. :-)
--
Uncle Vic
aa Atheist #2011
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department
Atheists get to live their lives in accordance with their own desires. I
call that a win, compared to the collossal waste of time being an active
Christian. Atheist: win. Christian: lose. "No win" never comes into
play, because there are no gods.
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| User: "Christopher A. Lee" |
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17 Mar 2006 12:08:12 PM |
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On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:16:03 -0600, Uncle Vic <address@withheld.com>
wrote:
Once upon a time in alt.atheism, dear sweet Christopher A. Lee
(calee@optonline.net) made the light shine upon us with this:
On 17 Mar 2006 04:46:21 -0800, wrote:
Precision wrote:
I'm watching the satellite KTEH-54 channel's presentation of Andre
Rieu: The Flying Dutchman with the Johann Strauss Orchestra
performing waltzes, marches and melodies from around the world
Melomania diluted and watered down for the Xtian crowd. As for me,
take me to Mussogorsky's Bald Mountain...or how about those witches
Bare mountain. Not bald - stupid US censors renamed it because prudes
didn't like one of the many meanings of bare. As though mountains can
have hair.
I guess there'll be a new definition of "Broke" now. :-)
We also thought it was silly that they replaced barefaced with bald
faced and titbit with tid-bit.
Tit is an old English word meaning small, that has largely fallen into
disuse. But it stayed on as the name of a small bird, a titbit, and a
few other words.
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| User: "thomas p" |
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| Title: Re: Every Normal Person Longs For Jehovah's Paradise |
17 Mar 2006 07:31:05 AM |
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Precision wrote:
I'm watching the satellite KTEH-54 channel's presentation of Andre Rieu: The
Flying Dutchman with the Johann Strauss Orchestra performing waltzes,
marches and melodies from around the world to a spectacular backdrop of
majestic mountains, rivers, streams and fields of flowers. This performance
was in 2005 to a packed stadium at the HP Pavilion in the city of San Jose
in northern California.
Watching this presentation hit home the fact that most normal, ordinary
people would love a pollution-free, clean global paradise where the air is
clean, the skies are clear and the stars are brightly magnified in
celestially illuminated night skies like thousands of years ago before man's
ruination of the biosphere.
What I find significant about this realization is that if you judged the
world based on the narrow minded individuals posting to these forums, you
would think that most people long for the entire planet to be covered with
neon lights, casinos, strip clubs and brothels. These newsgroups give a
distorted view of what normal, ordinary human beings long for in life!
Don't let these cynical and jaded atheists who keep harping there is nothing
beyond this life infect you with their hopelessness and "live it up now for
there is no tomorrow" that masks their despair.
Every time you hear husks of empty shells of philosophies crunching under
your heels as you walk through these newsgroups, remember an important fact.
This life is just the beginning of an adventure that will last an eternity,
and life is meaningful. Don't let anyone's words no matter how cynical lead
you into the darkness away from that lantern of truth.
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| User: "Neil Kelsey" |
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| Title: Re: Every Normal Person Longs For Jehovah's Paradise |
17 Mar 2006 10:34:09 AM |
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Precision wrote:
I'm watching the satellite KTEH-54 channel's presentation of Andre Rieu: The
Flying Dutchman with the Johann Strauss Orchestra performing waltzes,
marches and melodies from around the world to a spectacular backdrop of
majestic mountains, rivers, streams and fields of flowers. This performance
was in 2005 to a packed stadium at the HP Pavilion in the city of San Jose
in northern California.
Watching this presentation hit home the fact that most normal, ordinary
people would love a pollution-free, clean global paradise where the air is
clean, the skies are clear and the stars are brightly magnified in
celestially illuminated night skies like thousands of years ago before man's
ruination of the biosphere.
I will bet a million dollars that you aren't planning to move to the
wilderness and abandon your car, electricity, and central heating. I
can just imagine what it would be like if everyone did that.
What I find significant about this realization is that if you judged the
world based on the narrow minded individuals posting to these forums, you
would think that most people long for the entire planet to be covered with
neon lights, casinos, strip clubs and brothels. These newsgroups give a
distorted view of what normal, ordinary human beings long for in life!
Speaking of brothels, didn't your Lord and Saviour have some
familiarity with an alleged hooker? Didn't he live in towns and
cities?
Don't let these cynical and jaded atheists who keep harping there is nothing
beyond this life infect you with their hopelessness and "live it up now for
there is no tomorrow" that masks their despair.
Hey, I'd love to live forever too, but I'm realistic (and happy). If
anyone seems desparate, it's you, since you are so afraid of death you
will buy into ancient delusions of imortality to avoid facing the
truth.
Every time you hear husks of empty shells of philosophies crunching under
your heels as you walk through these newsgroups, remember an important fact.
This life is just the beginning of an adventure that will last an eternity,
and life is meaningful. Don't let anyone's words no matter how cynical lead
you into the darkness away from that lantern of truth.
That last sentence is just too weird. Do you realy mean to say that the
more cynical the words the more attractive they are?
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| User: "Uncle Vic" |
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17 Mar 2006 10:42:56 AM |
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Once upon a time in alt.atheism, dear sweet Neil Kelsey
(neil_kelsey@hotmail.com) made the light shine upon us with this:
I will bet a million dollars that you aren't planning to move to the
wilderness and abandon your car, electricity, and central heating. I
can just imagine what it would be like if everyone did that.
The pope would come in his dress.
--
Uncle Vic
aa Atheist #2011
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department
Atheists get to live their lives in accordance with their own desires. I
call that a win, compared to the collossal waste of time being an active
Christian. Atheist: win. Christian: lose. "No win" never comes into
play, because there are no gods.
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| User: "Neil Kelsey" |
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| Title: Re: Every Normal Person Longs For Jehovah's Paradise |
17 Mar 2006 10:58:39 AM |
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Uncle Vic wrote:
Once upon a time in alt.atheism, dear sweet Neil Kelsey
(neil_kelsey@hotmail.com) made the light shine upon us with this:
I will bet a million dollars that you aren't planning to move to the
wilderness and abandon your car, electricity, and central heating. I
can just imagine what it would be like if everyone did that.
The pope would come in his dress.
And would be cannibalizing people within three weeks after every other
edible species on Earth becomes extinct within two weeks.
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| User: "Olrik" |
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18 Mar 2006 01:11:05 AM |
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Precision wrote:
I'm watching the satellite KTEH-54 channel's presentation of Andre Rieu: The
Flying Dutchman with the Johann Strauss Orchestra performing waltzes,
marches and melodies from around the world to a spectacular backdrop of
majestic mountains, rivers, streams and fields of flowers.
Does this superb backdrop supports the life of billions of people?
This performance
was in 2005 to a packed stadium at the HP Pavilion in the city of San Jose
in northern California.
I've been to San Jose. I remember the trams and the "jumping cars".
Watching this presentation hit home the fact that most normal, ordinary
people would love a pollution-free, clean global paradise where the air is
clean, the skies are clear and the stars are brightly magnified in
celestially illuminated night skies like thousands of years ago before man's
ruination of the biosphere.
No computers, then.
What I find significant about this realization is that if you judged the
world based on the narrow minded individuals posting to these forums, you
would think that most people long for the entire planet to be covered with
neon lights, casinos, strip clubs and brothels. These newsgroups give a
distorted view of what normal, ordinary human beings long for in life!
Do you know what infrastructure is needed for you to post in these
boards? I guess not...
Don't let these cynical and jaded atheists who keep harping there is nothing
beyond this life infect you with their hopelessness and "live it up now for
there is no tomorrow" that masks their despair.
lol
Every time you hear husks of empty shells of philosophies crunching under
your heels as you walk through these newsgroups, remember an important fact.
This life is just the beginning of an adventure that will last an eternity,
and life is meaningful. Don't let anyone's words no matter how cynical lead
you into the darkness away from that lantern of truth.
I for one would like you to go to this "eternity" as soon as possible.
I think you'd like that. After all, the way you talk, you want to pretty
much end this life as soon as possible in order to join your "god".
--
Olrik
aa #1981
Qualified SMASH member
EAC Chief Food Inspector, Bacon Division
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| User: "=?iso-8859-1?B?0G/Wb1o=?=" |
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18 Mar 2006 11:00:28 AM |
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"Olrik" <olrik666@yahoo_BACON!_.com> wrote in message
news:eoOSf.6314$E97.180956@weber.videotron.net...
I think you'd like that. After all, the way you talk, you want to pretty
much end this life as soon as possible in order to join your "god".
===============
Precision put his proselytizing *here* on his time-card. The WTS is run
like a business and not a religion (it's a doomsday cult). That's less time
he has to put in out on the streets for them.
--
Do.......
Examples of FINE SPIRITUAL FOOD AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME FROM "THE SLAVE":
"We need not here repeat the evidences that the 'seventh trump' began its
sounding in A.D. 1840, and will continue until the end of the time of
trouble" {WT Nov 1880 p1}; "masturbation is no mere innocent pastime but
rather a practice that can lead to homosexual acts" {WT May 15 1970 p315;
also WT Oct 1 1970 p604}; "If heaven were made the receptacle of the
heathen, savages, barbarians, the idiotic, simple, insane and INFANTS, it
would cease to be heaven to a considerable extent, and become a pandemonium
.. billions of ignorant, imbecile and degraded .. never formed characters
[not] fit companions for saints" {WT Oct 15 1896 p245} Fine JW Wisdom!!
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| User: "Douglas Berry" |
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17 Mar 2006 10:33:17 AM |
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What's so funny about peace, love and "Precision"
<precision@Usenet.com> posting the following on Thu, 16 Mar 2006
22:38:57 -0800 iin alt.atheism?
I'm watching the satellite KTEH-54 channel's presentation of Andre Rieu: The
Flying Dutchman with the Johann Strauss Orchestra performing waltzes,
marches and melodies from around the world to a spectacular backdrop of
majestic mountains, rivers, streams and fields of flowers. This performance
was in 2005 to a packed stadium at the HP Pavilion in the city of San Jose
in northern California.
I attended that concert (and it's The Shark Tank. Nobody calls it HP
Pavilion.)
Watching this presentation hit home the fact that most normal, ordinary
people would love a pollution-free, clean global paradise where the air is
clean, the skies are clear and the stars are brightly magnified in
celestially illuminated night skies like thousands of years ago before man's
ruination of the biosphere.
Which we can get by driving south on Highhway 17 into the Coast Range.
Indeed, many of the people at the show that night were "over the hill"
folk; people who live in the mountains or in Santa Cruz.
What I find significant about this realization is that if you judged the
world based on the narrow minded individuals posting to these forums, you
would think that most people long for the entire planet to be covered with
neon lights, casinos, strip clubs and brothels. These newsgroups give a
distorted view of what normal, ordinary human beings long for in life!
The fact that the majority of humans choose to live in cities is
telling. We like modern settings. We like being able to get a
Twinkie at 0300 if we feel like it.
Don't let these cynical and jaded atheists who keep harping there is nothing
beyond this life infect you with their hopelessness and "live it up now for
there is no tomorrow" that masks their despair.
Ah, another loser who assumes that I live in despair. Buddy, I'm with
Frank Zappa. "It's fucking great to be alive, ladies and gentlemen!"
I'm a cancer survivor. I treasure every day. And baseball season is
almost her, meaning that this may be the year my Giants fianlly win
the World Series. Hope springs eternal in the heart of a baseball
fan, y'know.
Every time you hear husks of empty shells of philosophies crunching under
your heels as you walk through these newsgroups, remember an important fact.
This life is just the beginning of an adventure that will last an eternity,
and life is meaningful. Don't let anyone's words no matter how cynical lead
you into the darkness away from that lantern of truth.
Which truth would that be, and can you prove it?
--
Douglas E. Berry Do the OBVIOUS thing to send e-mail
Atheist #2147, Atheist Vet #5
"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as
when they do it from religious conviction."
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), Pense'es, #894.
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| User: "¬Saba Gracile¬" |
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17 Mar 2006 05:21:05 PM |
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Whoah, the great minds of JW's are preaching!
All we non.-JW's here want is disco lights juhuu!
Are they strong enough to find our own puke, Presicion? because
we desperately want to locate and go back to our own puke.
Glad for your deep insight, Presicion.
S
"Precision" <precision@Usenet.com> skrev i melding news:1142577396_9393@sp6iad.superfeed.net...
I'm watching the satellite KTEH-54 channel's presentation of Andre Rieu: The Flying Dutchman with
the Johann Strauss Orchestra performing waltzes, marches and melodies from around the world to a
spectacular backdrop of majestic mountains, rivers, streams and fields of flowers. This
performance was in 2005 to a packed stadium at the HP Pavilion in the city of San Jose in northern
California.
Watching this presentation hit home the fact that most normal, ordinary people would love a
pollution-free, clean global paradise where the air is clean, the skies are clear and the stars
are brightly magnified in celestially illuminated night skies like thousands of years ago before
man's ruination of the biosphere.
What I find significant about this realization is that if you judged the world based on the narrow
minded individuals posting to these forums, you would think that most people long for the entire
planet to be covered with neon lights, casinos, strip clubs and brothels. These newsgroups give a
distorted view of what normal, ordinary human beings long for in life!
Don't let these cynical and jaded atheists who keep harping there is nothing beyond this life
infect you with their hopelessness and "live it up now for there is no tomorrow" that masks their
despair.
Every time you hear husks of empty shells of philosophies crunching under your heels as you walk
through these newsgroups, remember an important fact. This life is just the beginning of an
adventure that will last an eternity, and life is meaningful. Don't let anyone's words no matter
how cynical lead you into the darkness away from that lantern of truth.
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