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by oliblish
Sun Jan 15, 2017 10:06 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Should I accept a calling?
Replies: 2
Views: 1983

Should I accept a calling?

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I ended up turning down the calling. We will see how it goes...
by oliblish
Wed Jan 11, 2017 3:01 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Drive safe!
Replies: 15
Views: 6804

Re: Drive safe!

Would it be better to say "Drive safely"?

I prefer:
Drive fast, and take chances!
It actually gets people to think about it is easy to make dumb decisions behind the wheel that you may regret.
by oliblish
Tue Jan 10, 2017 2:49 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Airborne: an analogy to religion
Replies: 9
Views: 4425

Re: Airborne: an analogy to religion

My wife uses and pushes Airborne as well. One of the reasons it seems to be popular is that it was created by a school teacher. I am not sure why they would advertise that it was created by someone who has absolutely no qualifications. She has another cold remedy that is similar and a whole cupboard...
by oliblish
Mon Nov 28, 2016 2:48 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Faith and Evidence
Replies: 26
Views: 12026

Re: Faith and Evidence

You can only have faith in something that is true. I don't know about this statement... A lot of folks, particularly in mormonism, have "faith" in things which are patently not true . Book of Abraham? A book "translated" via magic, prehistoric spectacles? Plenty of folks have faith in things that a...
by oliblish
Wed Nov 16, 2016 10:06 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Everyone in SS class with cog. dis.
Replies: 13
Views: 6406

Re: Everyone in SS class with cog. dis.

As a class activity/homework assignment, I would have suggested that each person in the room get their DNA tested and come back with the results. Spoiler alert: you all have 10% neanderthal DNA! Wait, were those the descendants of Cain? :twisted: I think it is actually between 1% and 4% for most Eu...
by oliblish
Tue Nov 01, 2016 10:55 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Explain your avatar choice
Replies: 109
Views: 56610

Re: Explain your avatar choice

I was AbrahamsBook in NOM 1.0. Now I call myself Oliblish. Oliblish originates from Facsimile 2 in the Book of Abraham. The Book of Abraham is what blew me out of the water. I went from believer to nonbeliever in less than an hour after learning about the problems with the translation. Everyone seem...