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Cockroaches will drink beer, when available. That’s why they need six legs.

…. and why worry about the UN confiscations of Kingdom Halls. …… the WTB&TS beat ‘em to the punch!

Think of how simple and uncomplicated each of our lives would be …. And CAN be …. If we make the decision to not be more than casually aware of things over which we have ABSOLUTELY no control or influence ! EXAMPLE: Tomorrow evening at 3:21PM there will be a massive total spasm launch of missiles resulting in Global Thermonuclear War, an all life on Earth (except cockroaches) will be killed. WHOA!!, Bummer! Time to stock up on beer?

You are MUCH too sensitive for good mental health. You worry about things over which you have NO CONTROL. Stop it!

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I think what I wrote is crystal clear, and even gave you the key to correctly understand my perspective. As usual, you ignored it, spouting agenda driven presumptions with false premises. …… same-oh same-oh.

All three points of view. To understand why I see it that way you would have to read the third chapter of Isaac Asimov’s “ I, Robot”. Here is the whole book in PDF FORMAT. I think, upon reflection, you will find it quite profound. I, robot.pdf

I absolutely do not think that the Governing Body or Elders are in anyway “taking a stand against God“ when they go beyond what is written. I think it’s done out of ignorance because of the intense pressure of basic organizational survival, and misplaced agenda driven loyalty, because they realize the importance of being loyal to God, but it’s not really clear in their/our minds how to do it. All people have different levels of confidence and competence in their abilities. …. but, as is so often the case it’s not what they know that’s important, it’s what they think they know, and are absolutely sure that they know, which is wrong. My three children, to the best of my knowledge are absolutely 100% committed to the organization and its teachings. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. One is an Elder in Texas. All three are model Citizens. They are doing much better than I in almost every measurable way. This is multiplied by a factor of about 2.5 million globally in improving peoples’ lives. That is why in my not so humble opinion, the Watchtower Bible and Tracy Society is humanitie’s best bet for being good citizens, blameless in every respect, and to become friends of God. Yes, policies and procedures and some theology is in serious, serious need of reform, but Jehovah knows who is His, from within or without, and JWs are civilization’s best bet for survival and prosperity. Yes, I am disfellowshipped, but facts are facts …. and the fact is that this time is no different than when the Jews fell away from serving Jehovah in a very big way, and He still claimed them until it was HIS TIME FOR A CHANGE. Collateral damage is an unavoidable fact of warfare, and any religious group over 200 people with real estate. ….. get used to it.

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…. Straight answer eh?

….. that’s why they were Stooges …

Anytime I was transferred the movers came and took my furniture to the new place … I know what “transferred” means.

Perhaps some nice resort area in Andromeda Galaxy?

I wonder where they went?

He also get transferred?

Watching that “movin’ right along” skit made me realize that too much association with Muppets and you don’t even want to be around people. ….. always nice to see a bear in his natural habitat … a Studebaker!

Everyone has different tastes in word salads …. We are from France, and like mass quantities (raw eggs and ANY beer except Anhauser-Busch products). Meeeeep!

I suspect that “getting ready for the Great Tribulation” could take either 15 minutes, or 15 years. Those people hiding in the underground basements and bunkers in the videos were apparently all killed at the beginning of the Great Tribulation …. but resurrected later after Armageddon was all over, at a vegan picnic. That’s my plan …. Get captured and killed the first day!, and miss the horror. Stand still and see the salvation of Jehovah! if I am, or are not resurrected is whole different topic. Dying is not that big a deal. A billion and more years of all living things dying (except for Enoch, who got transferred …) attest to that. As a young man I used to jump out of perfectly good airplanes, so I am sorta used to the idea. My only regret is that Jehovah will not allow me to die with a big grin, fallen into a scattered cone of hot, smoking brass.

I am glad they waived the requirements to go on a 3 year quest on wooden sailing ships, and slay monsters, dragons, and such.

Since I don’t care, it eliminates a LOT of reading by people that use 100,000 words that say nothing of certainty. Multiply that by 12 months x 50 years …. And it adds up to some SERIOUS brain rot.

Is this “ The hill you want to die on”? As a Practical matter … how could it possibly matter if we DO have perfect knowledge about when the resurrection during the “end times” will occur? …. Or we are totally ignorant about when? When it happens, it will be obvious, or NOT obvious for those heaven bound. For those resurrected to the Earth it will be VERY OBVIOUS …. If we are there! I am not even concerned about that …. soon …. perhaps to soon, we will ALL KNOW! Too much thinking about such things will only burn out your hair roots or give you a triple chin.

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FOR 90 DEGREE RIGHT TRIANGLES S = the sine of the angle being considered, in decimal degrees H = the hypotenuse of a triangle in units (feet, meters, miles or whatever) O = the opposite side of the triangle from the angle considered, in units (feet, meters, miles or whatever) C = the cosine of an angle being considered, in decimal degrees T = the tangent of an angle being considered, in decimal degrees A = the adjacent side of the triangle to the angle considered in units (feet, meters, miles or whatever) FROM LEFT TO TO RIGHT YOU MULTIPLY, FROM RIGHT TO LEFT YOU DIVIDE S x H = O C x H = A T x A = O ………………… O / H = S A / H = C O / A = T Just write down vertically SHOCHATAO before you start doing trig ! SHO CHA TAO But my very FAVORITE formula was simply SHOCHATAO = $. Somebody paid me a lot of money to do that, for 40 years!

As far as how and where the anointed or the other sheep are resurrected I have no interest unless it involves needing a Space Suit, or SCUBA gear, a waterproof solar powered GPS, or heavy winter clothes. Being resurrected AT ALL is the biggie. The rest is irrelevant details.

AudreyAnnaNana: Have you ever run across the trigonometric memnemonic: SHO CHA TAO for calculating the angles and distances of a triangle? It’s in common use now, and unknown to me may have been “invented” before I independently “invented” it about 40 years ago. It’s pronounced “shochatao”. Easy to remember. An essential tool for trig calcs. As bad as I am at math, I am stunned that this memnemonic was essential for me earning a living for 40 years and more, doing trig calcs. in surveying and civil and mechanical engineering. If it’s new to you, see if you can crack the code of how it works. If you already know, a patronizing grin.