A random thread of absolute randomness...

[kejedo]

Most planets spin anti-clockwise if viewed from above, including the Earth. Venus spins clockwise; Uranus spins on its side,

 

[kejedo]

11 minutes ago, kejedo said:

Most planets spin anti-clockwise if viewed from above, including the Earth. Venus spins clockwise; Uranus spins on its side,

 

chromostereopsis, is an optical illusion where the eye's lens focuses different wavelengths (colors) at slightly different depths, making them appear to float or shift, especially noticeable with red/blue combos

 

[kejedo]

Gerald Ford is the only person to serve as US president and Vice president with out being elected to either office.

 

[kejedo]

Watched Gloria Gaynor receiving an award. Saw her live in a small club outside of Boston,. One of her eyelashes got stuck and she was performing with that eye closed. Finally she said, "now, you're going to see something really ugly," and pulled off the eyelash, altogether.  She  survived, and looked and sang just fine.  

 

[Pabo]

I wonder why the enemies of Spiderman just didn't use Baygon to elimimate him.

 

[kejedo]

Overdose of vitamin A can be fatal.

 

[kejedo]

A million or more are expected in Times Square tomorrow night. There are no public toilets available. I was told that in a previous year, someone gave a public address and said, "For those wearing an adult diaper, raise your hand if you have used it yet." Of course, I wasn't there and never wanted to be. 

 

[jps]

Will there be the possibility of fatal accidents in the new world?

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[jps]

If Jehovah has always existed, for how long was he alone?

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[dljbsp]

1 hour ago, jps said:

If Jehovah has always existed, for how long was he alone?

 

The wording of the question matters. Beginning with “if” introduces uncertainty about something the Scriptures present as settled fact. Jehovah does not merely have a very long past; He is described as existing outside the bounds of created time. “Even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.” — Psalm 90:2.

 

The second part of the question — “for how long was He alone?” — assumes that time already existed. Biblically, that assumption does not hold. Time is tied to creation. Genesis 1 does not describe Jehovah entering time; it describes time beginning as part of the created order. Before creation, there were no measurable intervals, no sequence of moments, and therefore no meaningful way to speak of duration.

 

So the difficulty is not that the Bible withholds an answer, but that the question imports a human framework — time — into a context where Scripture indicates it did not yet exist. Without time, “how long” is not a coherent category.

 

In short, Jehovah’s existence does not need to be measured, and it cannot be measured, by the tools of the created universe.

[dljbsp]

1 hour ago, jps said:

Will there be the possibility of fatal accidents in the new world?

 

The Bible doesn’t frame the new world in terms of hypothetical risks. Instead, it is very clear about outcomes.

 

Isaiah 11:9 states: “They will not cause any harm or any ruin in all my holy mountain.” That is a blanket statement. It does not qualify the source of harm or limit it to deliberate acts. Harm itself is excluded.

 

Revelation 21:4 goes further by removing death entirely: “Death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore.” If death is gone, then anything that would lead to fatality is also gone, regardless of how one might imagine it occurring.

 

So while Scripture does not describe mechanisms or scenarios, it leaves no room for harmful or fatal outcomes. The emphasis is not on what might happen, but on what will not happen.

[jps]

4 hours ago, dljbsp said:

 

The wording of the question matters. Beginning with “if” introduces uncertainty about something the Scriptures present as settled fact. Jehovah does not merely have a very long past; He is described as existing outside the bounds of created time. “Even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.” — Psalm 90:2.

 

The second part of the question — “for how long was He alone?” — assumes that time already existed. Biblically, that assumption does not hold. Time is tied to creation. Genesis 1 does not describe Jehovah entering time; it describes time beginning as part of the created order. Before creation, there were no measurable intervals, no sequence of moments, and therefore no meaningful way to speak of duration.

 

So the difficulty is not that the Bible withholds an answer, but that the question imports a human framework — time — into a context where Scripture indicates it did not yet exist. Without time, “how long” is not a coherent category.

 

In short, Jehovah’s existence does not need to be measured, and it cannot be measured, by the tools of the created universe.

 

exactly,

 

The reason for the question is that the Swedish "examining the scriptures" has translated the phrase “Before creation, Jehovah was alone” differently, as “En gång i tiden var Jehova helt ensam” (word by word: “once upon a time/during a period of time, Jehovah was completely alone”).

 

It gives the impression that Jehovah existed within time before creation, which becomes strange and self-contradictory.