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Pudgy

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  1. Anyone who can “downvote” straight historical fact is like wearing a sandwich board boldly proclaiming their deliberate decision to be stupid ….. on both sides!
  2. Yeah …. i lived through almost all of that, and remember it. However, if there was a “UNIVERSAL WAR FOR THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE UNIVERSE” …. which hasn’t happened yet, we would have seen some sparks …. or at the very least a 24 foot long golden arrow stuck deep into a burning Abrams or Russian T-1 Tank. ….. not so much as a surprised mouse, pissing on cotton.
  3. As I mentioned before, the fact that many here find the subject interesting… is what I find interesting … not the subject itself. I am more interested in things like the physics at the event horizon of a massive black hole. I have figured out what”dark matter” is in the same way Einstein ran thought experiments that gave him correct conclusions in 1905 he had to wait until 1919 to prove.
  4. Despite my initial resolve not to be interested in Babylonian Astronomy, clay tablets, and conflicting dates circa 500bce to 600 bce, I find myself fascinated that You Guys find it of sufficient interest to pour over it in such detail. Perhaps there is something here that I am missing. A rough analogy, I suppose would be like Quantum Physics, which I find fascinating, but unknowable, and can only be guessed at by trying to visualize what an esoteric equation is really representing in reality. Also far beyond my ability to comprehend, but at least I can see a practical use for quantum studies. Nowadays you need a good understanding of Quantum Physics to understand Astronomy, or solid state electronics, or even how light behaves. This has PRACTICAL applications, such as Smart Phones, GPS, FTL communications, etc. We use this each and every day in contemporary society. The people back in Babylonian times have been dead for 2600 and more years, and what they wrote in clay mud with sticks is not relevant anymore. I can see enjoying knowing, so there is that, but if the subtext of all of this research is to be able to prove that the Great Tribulation, and Armageddon, and God’s Kingdom established has already occurred … it’s a complete waste of time. You can stand in the street and look around and see those things have not yet happened. You know, Jonah was super ticked off that he did all that work, hardship and danger, and God changed his mind about Nineveh. At least he didn’t try to convince people they had been destroyed invisibly.
  5. I was afraid to look but when I did I realized the video had been filmed in front of a live studio ostrich.
  6. Some selected excerpts from the Court’s decision. To see the fines or court costs the WTB&TS having LOST the case is sentenced to pay in $USD, multiply Norwegian Kroner, NOK, by 0.0955.
  7. it does not really matter … at the Branch level and above there is zero financial accountability to the rank-and-file JWs. Below that, pennies are double counted.
  8. The Brothers and Sisters may have left the wedding early because of a disfellowshipped person being present, but if I had any significant money I would bet it all that if the Bride’s insanely rich mafia uncle had showed up with huge presents and a thick envelope and cases of fine wine and an orchestra, they would have partied ‘till dawn.
  9. If you have a Smart Phone “Sky Guide” App will do that. The super cool thing is that for the current time and location the real sky is always directly BEHIND the phone, and what’s on the screen.
  10. A pretty cool tool for angular “rule of fist” astronomical observations is available for any IPhone. Mine is about 8 years old. THEODOLITE - On the App Store.
  11. I have no idea what that means, but it sure sounds profound! F.Y.I., the ancient city of Babylon was located at approximately 32.5°N latitude. Some U.S. cities near that latitude include Phoenix, Arizona; San Diego, California; and Atlanta, Georgia. Cities at the same latitude globally will generally see a similar apparent solar ecliptic, but there might be slight variations due to factors like local geography and atmospheric conditions. The yellow line is the solar ecliptic.
  12. Sometimes … a scholarly treatise on the dead unicorn in your bathtub is best done with a chain saw.
  13. I guessed the same thing (?), that the expression “in front of” would mean ahead of the trajectory apparent of a heavenly body moving along its path apparent.
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