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Discussion in 'General Baptist Discussions' started by evangelist6589, Dec 27, 2015.

  1. evangelist6589

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    The book is pure self-help plain and simple no matter how you deny it. Oh and I never blasted you I blasted the book you were reading so get your facts straight mister.
     
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    I did not see any denial that the book was not a self-help book.

    By criticizing a book someone is reading, you are, by extension, criticizing the person.
     
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    What could have been an edifying and pleasant thread has now been turned into a childish and hostile interaction. What did not need to happen is the blasting of what someone else listed they will read.
     
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    I think a better observation is the book is not "self-help" as Evan described, but personal development.

    (It's not teaching reliance on oneself but instead developing skills to facilitate interpersonal relationships).
     
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    Hey JonC I saw Star Wars again for the 3rd time. What a excellent movie.
     
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    Correction: an excellent movie.

    You should check out The Martian.
     
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    I remember going to the first one when I was in elementary school. They did a good job on this last one.

    As long as you didn't go in costume...or as long as that costume wasn't an ewok...all is good.
     
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    Darn yes I made that grammar error. The Martian? Saw it but the cussing scared me off.
     
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    I saw it in a very noisy Chinese theater. Everyone thinks it's their living room and they feel free to carry on loud conversation --continually. But now and then I tried to view the movie. I thought it was a good product. I didn't note the cussing so much. I don't hear cussing in English at all while here. That's a plus.
     
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    Continuing through Karl Barth's "Church Dogmatics".
     
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    You've seen a movie three times in less than two weeks? There's some time and money you'll never get back again.
     
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    Oh go chase a rabbit!
     
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    Let me guess--$35 for three tickets, perhaps some munchies to go with it. Maybe $45 spent on going to the same movie three times and seven hours spent sitting in a theater. Not my gig.
     
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    Perhaps this should be the reply by those who respond to your next plea for financial, job, and personal relationship advice.

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    It was a good movie and I plan to buy a copy when it comes out on DVD.
     
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    I watched Cool Hand Luke twice in a weekend. Does that count?
     
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    "What we have here is a failure to communicate!"
     
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    Now that's original.
     
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    So three movies at $12 each, munchies at the theater, perhaps $5 each time, then buy the DVD for $24.99. About $75 spent to see the same movie four times. That doesn't strike you as a waste of money?
     
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