Thanks to many fine posters I think we can make an intelligent choice. Cast your vote and debate if you like.
Cast your vote: Is Jehovah a Myth?
by frankiespeakin 44 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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Love_Truth
Well, if you are asking does God (YHWH) exist, i'd say YES.
In other words, NO, He's not a myth.
If you are asking whether "Jehovah" is the accurate pronunciation of the Hebrew YHWH, I think that matter's already been settled, the answer is NO.
Love_Truth- Vote(s) cast.
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Elsewhere
Yes
No more real than Zeus.
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Sirius Dogma
Undecieded and unprovable on both sides.
However, my gut tells me it is a load of dingos kidneys.
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Narkissos
Not one, several:
- the old Yhwh, Baal avatar of ancient Israel was one;
- the postexilic Yhwh as unique God was quite another;
- the Christ(ian) God was still another;
- the Jehovah as God of only JWs is a distinct one again.
In this non-exhaustive list, every new myth takes in features of the previous ones in a new blend. But it's still myth.
My (provisional) vote.
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robhic
As a non-JW and confirmed agnostic I'd like to somewhat echo what "Love_Truth" said. From all my reading of JW and non-JW religious literature alike, I'd have to say that the jehovah character in WTB&TS literature and many others is myth. Well-conceived myth to assert control and cause fear in the members of said religions but mythical, nonetheless.
Is a Supreme Creator a myth? That I don't really know. There is so much information against a creator but there is a lot of unproven and unproveable stuff, too. So, who really knows for sure? I think you should just live a good life, help others and let whomever sort it out at the end!
Robert
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FirstInLine
Jesus seems quite real. YHWH does not seem real. I dont know if Jehovah is a myth. I would not be shocked to find out he was.
One thing is certain though. The BORG is not a myth. Its out there. And they want to assimilate YOU!
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Valis
yes
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JH
Valis is a myth
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Wallflower
Aethism is myth understood.
Yes.