Thoughts?

by Adam 12 Replies latest jw friends

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  Seeker

  Adam,

  Yep, you and I took similar paths, and we wound up in a similar place.
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  waiting

  Hey Adam,

  Nice to meet you. "Ardent agnostic" - pretty much sums up me too.

  And the more important question:
  How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck would chuck wood?

  There ya go........not defined enough as to time period. Kinda like the WTBTS, always leave something important undefined.

  However, if I were to answer like the WTBTS, I would say, "One. No, perhaps two. New Light upon us - now would seem definitely perhaps three."

  waiting
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  garybuss

  Hi Adam, All

  Faith is belief without proof. That principle kept me in trouble for a lot of years. I did not have faith in god. I never saw any gods. I had faith in people. Those people were salespeople and they sold me on an idea. Only problem, their idea was not based on reality. In the end it all fell apart like a two dollar suitcase in the rain.

  All religions were man made. The history abounds. No question. The invisible god of the Jews is an easy critter for me to not like. The sacred writings of the religions were all man made. No magic . . . No ghosts . . . No gods . . . Just man.
  
  Religion was created to allow man to control man. Every religion I have looked at uses fear, dogmatism, tradition, ritual, blackmail, and superstition. If a businessman used those same tactics he would be in prison. Only religion is allowed the right to abuse with impunity.
  
  gb