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Oh well...

Speaking of free will, this video shares some insight on why and how brands influence our choices.

Israeli historian (his nationality, not the focus of his research) Yuval Noah Harari, apparently in his book Homo Deus, posits the notion of collective imagination. My current understanding of Victor Wierwille's ministry and organization approaches it as a very definite collective imagination which many of us embraced FOR A TIME. Based on the book 'Homo Deus' by Yuval Noah Harari (also author of Sapiens), this video explores the potential futures of humanity through the rise of humanism, the crisis of liberalism, and the emergence of god-like beings and dataism. Key topics covered include: How humanism replaced religion in modern society The flaws underlying liberal values like free will and the self Scenarios where AI renders many humans economically useless The prospect of a small elite upgrading to become god-like superhumans Dataism as a new techno-religion valuing information flow Reflections on finding meaning in life and imagination as our superpower Watch this video to understand the historical patterns shaping our possible futures and how we can prepare for the challenges ahead. https://youtu.be/Ucewn8J5fJA?si=rDqrY9U2RUIZXgUn How close are we to [becoming?] Homo Deus?

Could it also/rather have been Buck Dopp's close in that review, Undertow is a lively story and a cautionary tale for the youth who want to search for truth and then save the world. They may end up sacrificing their time, energy and money in the process. The money can be replaced, but the time is gone forever. What glitters isn’t always gold and as Edge discovers, the Word of God may not really be the true Word of God and therefore not the Will of God either.

You nailed it. Lovely faces. Lovely movement. Lovely wardrobes. Conveys much more authenticity. Thank you, Charity. Probably (I surmise) because New Knoxville doesn't get to lord it over these people.

Life is full of them, isn't it?

Pretty much, yes.

Oh. Okay. I'm glad a four year college offered you shelter this year.

This link captures how I think of art and artistic expression by humans. https://proactivecreative.com/different-types-of-art/

No, that's not it. I was referring to the dance routine by African (American) believers. That was SOOOOOO not what one would reasonably expect from Black people. It was what the white wayfer dancers did. e.g. this lame nonsense.

Hearing it in casual conversation (especially with twi followers) is not only no guarantee for truth or facts, but a particularly dangerous method for determining one's understanding of law. Dare I posit especially laws of countries with which we have no experience or other understanding. Just sayin'

Well, somebody, at some point, made the statement that the only members of the Way International were the board of trustees/directors.

Still? Wasn't that Howard Allen's line 50+ years ago?

Perhaps in theory but not necessarily in practice? Which makes Mike's possible misunderstanding potentially true also.

How did you come to that understanding?

Intriguing.

That's the most inauthentic piece of "art!" I may have ever seen.

I thought I had posted a comment responding to yours, but it's not here. Maybe I just closed my browser tab without posting it. Anyway, I very much appreciate the perspective you conveyed in your comment.

Seriously? Sounds like too much make work and ZERO spirituality. Apparently somewhere along the line they lost the concept of The Way fellowshipping freely. That sounds like abject drudgery.

Glad you liked it. My thought is the "word of knowledge" isn't necessarily limited to believers.

IF this is true (and it's entirely plausible), what does it mean for The Church (as defined in the NT), and gifts or manifestations of the spirit?

That, of course, is a brazen dismissiveness of and to intellectual honesty. Gaslighting? Modern, relevant teachers? Really? Isn't that just packaging their rationalization with a different label?

Isn't that what cultural hegemony is all about?

There's quite a bit of commonality in how, as young people we were drawn to Victor's mess of a ministry. I'm glad YOU (too, like me and so many others) are a survivor, Annio!