by badboy 26 Replies latest jw friends
You know you have a heart in your chest, one that is pumping blood throughout your entire body, serving every single cell with that stream of life. But do you have another ?heart? in your head, a ?figurative heart?? Is it part of your brain or is it that abstract capacity of the brain that we call the ?mind?? No! The brain, in which the mind resides, is one thing and the heart in our thorax, with its power of motivation, is another thing.
The Watchtower March 1, 1971 p. 134
TD-
Huhhh? Do you understand what that means? If so please translate. Looks like Klingon to me.
~Snapdragon
Hi Snapdragon,
Which one?
"The American woman wants her man to wait on her, and that is where her European sister wins out, she not only waits on her man but likes it. Awake! August 8, 1954 p.22
This was a 50's era rant about what's wrong with "modern women." It even makes my JW wife roll her eyes and laugh when I read this stuff out loud. "Men have made atomic powerhouses?thermonuclear reactors?and their output of energy is greater than that by any other means. But they have to be monitored constantly for fear of a devastating explosion." Life Does Have a Purpose p.10 This quote was wrong on two fronts. First of all, commercial generating reactors are not "thermonuclear," which is a term used in reference to hydrogen fusion. They are strictly fission reactors. Secondly, they are not capable of producing a bomb-like reaction under any circumstances. The fuel rods contain only something like 1/30th the necessary concentration of the fissionable isotope P239. "You know you have a heart in your chest, one that is pumping blood throughout your entire body, serving every single cell with that stream of life. But do you have another ?heart? in your head, a ?figurative heart?? Is it part of your brain or is it that abstract capacity of the brain that we call the ?mind?? No! The brain, in which the mind resides, is one thing and the heart in our thorax, with its power of motivation, is another thing." The Watchtower March 1, 1971 p. 134 This was Fred Franz at his finest. The above quote was part of a larger article claiming that Biblical references to the "heart" like, "Guard your heart," or "Out of the heart's abundance, the mouth speaks" were made in regard to the literal heart ---that organ in your chest which pumps your blood. In other words, there was no such thing as a figurative heart. You see, according to JW's at the time, your brain was responsible for information processing alone and your heart was responsible for all your emotions. (If you ask me, I think Freddy was secretly watching Star Trek.....) As an example of how your heart and mind could war with each other, consider a quote from the accompanying article. Keep in mind that all references to the "heart" were talking about the heart in your chest: "To illustrate, suppose the time comes when you must make a decision on buying a new suit or dress. First, the mind is confronted with certain facts. Perhaps older clothes are getting past their usefulness or there is a need for a change for some good reason. The heart comes very much into the picture too, as there is a desire at heart to look presentable. Heart and mind are in agreement that a new dress or suit be obtained. The mind now collects information on prices, quality, styles, and so forth, so that when you go shopping you have a pretty good idea which suit or dress should be purchased. But when you arrive at the store, there in the window is quite an eye-catcher, just waiting for the impulse buyer. It is not really practical for you; it involves much more money; it is rather extreme in styling; but how it tantalizes the heart! ?It?s the heart?s delight!? Now what will be done? What decision will be made? Will it be a practical, reasoned-out one, or one according to this new desire of the heart? If you are not very careful, the heart will overwhelm the mind. You will be motivated to follow a course against your better judgment." The Watchtower March 1, 1971 p. 140 At the Divine Name district assembly of JW's in 1971, there was a drama entitled "What Is In Your Heart?" As the characters in this drama were faced with difficult decisions, there were 8 foot tall models of the brain and heart in the background that would light up and argue with each other. I'm sure there are others here besides myself that remember it, maybe Blondie for example. (The main thing I remember was wanting to crawl under the chair in embarassment.) Tom
My favorite (of course): "We have a Bible-Based(tm) faith."
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Farkel
: At the Divine Name district assembly of JW's in 1971, there was a drama entitled "What Is In Your Heart?" As the characters in this drama were faced with difficult decisions, there were 8 foot tall models of the brain and heart in the background that would light up and argue with each other. I'm sure there are others here besides myself that remember it, maybe Blondie for example. (The main thing I remember was wanting to crawl under the chair in embarassment.) Yeah. I was there. Dodger Stadium. It made sense to me at the time, but I was braindead. I woke up and left that religion the next year. I was born and raised in it. It was Freddie's last stand for me. I never understood a thing he said, anyway. Neither did he. Farkel
I posted this one a few days ago. Maybe you've seen it. too bad.
That quote about having an emotional heart baffled me in the old days.
The heart is in the thorax,is that so?
A convection with a heart and brain arguing,GOOD GOD!
