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Opinions on my drive to be an atheist
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RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist
(May 16, 2015 at 11:40 am)nicanica123 Wrote: Listen, you can be an asshole all you'd like. I don't believe that BEING an atheist is the cause of his problems. I believe his idiotic choices were the cause of his problems. If some old timer at Coca-cola back in the 90's  told the board that the he believes the New Coke idea is a bad one it wouldn't be his fault that that they rolled out shitty New Coke. It would be the board member who didn't listen to him! My brothers issues are twofold, bad choices and not learning from his bad choices. I am not invoking god in either of those. But I know that if out of fear of this so called petty, malevolent god he continued to follow the principles of a JW, he would not be in the position he is in today. You're the one who introduce the ad infinitum not me. 

Regarding your post above, isn't it possible that this is something you'll have to figure out for yourself -regardless- of whether or not -any- god exists, let alone the judeo christian god?  As to what is -directly- above.....why is it that you think continuing to follow JW principles would have had some effect?  JW's make shitty choices all the time...just like everyone else.

What you're saying, in effect, is that "had he not made shitty choices he would not have made shitty choices" - except that you're letting his religious affiliation stand in for the first invocation of "shitty choices" without any explanation as to why this particular faith is a talisman against shitty choices (which, by example of your brother...it doesn't seem to be) or, point of fact, whether or not his religious affiliation was -itself- a shitty choice....and it;s a "no shit" statement anyway, unpacked. 

You can call me an asshole all day long and nothing I've said will be any less to-the-point.  Eh? So, since we both know atheism doesn't -cause- peoples shitty choices, and since you can't even begin to explain how being a witness or following those principles actually leads to a situation where one does not make shitty choices, even the same shitty choices (ignoring that the community of faith itself could be the shitty choice)....what is it...again...that you are trying to say?......................

oh, right, right..Rhythms an asshole. Granted...lol? Since that's been established we won't have to cover that ground again.

Do you actually think that living a life in fear of ghosts is a good idea, or a better idea than those other "shitty ideas" your brother had? Do you actually care for your brother, have you thought this through? Presumably, there was a time where he -did- have a fear of petty, malevolent djinn....and it didn't work...judging by what you've shared...huh? You don't actually know what you claim to know about how your brother could have avoided his current situation, and everything you've told us thusfar argues against what you're proposing.....
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Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 13, 2015 at 11:09 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by AFTT47 - May 13, 2015 at 11:19 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Magilla - May 13, 2015 at 11:40 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 14, 2015 at 10:08 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Alex K - May 14, 2015 at 4:24 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 14, 2015 at 10:26 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by robvalue - May 14, 2015 at 10:18 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 14, 2015 at 10:37 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Jenny A - May 14, 2015 at 10:56 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by robvalue - May 14, 2015 at 10:27 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by KevinM1 - May 14, 2015 at 11:24 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by robvalue - May 14, 2015 at 11:36 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Tonus - May 15, 2015 at 11:20 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Alex K - May 14, 2015 at 3:27 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Pyrrho - May 14, 2015 at 5:03 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 15, 2015 at 10:44 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 15, 2015 at 11:52 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Cato - May 16, 2015 at 11:40 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Cato - May 14, 2015 at 5:13 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Jericho - May 15, 2015 at 5:15 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 16, 2015 at 11:40 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Cato - May 18, 2015 at 5:45 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by KevinM1 - May 16, 2015 at 12:06 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 16, 2015 at 9:47 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Tonus - May 17, 2015 at 6:10 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by The Grand Nudger - May 17, 2015 at 6:14 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 17, 2015 at 12:01 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Alex K - May 17, 2015 at 12:03 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 18, 2015 at 1:26 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Tonus - May 18, 2015 at 8:43 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Cato - May 18, 2015 at 9:10 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 18, 2015 at 2:07 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by KevinM1 - May 18, 2015 at 3:04 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Cato - May 18, 2015 at 3:04 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 18, 2015 at 3:35 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 18, 2015 at 11:44 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 23, 2015 at 11:34 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 24, 2015 at 1:03 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 25, 2015 at 12:37 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Spooky - May 18, 2015 at 6:31 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 23, 2015 at 4:45 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 23, 2015 at 7:36 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Tonus - May 24, 2015 at 9:48 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by IATIA - May 25, 2015 at 1:39 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 25, 2015 at 11:42 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 25, 2015 at 11:38 am

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