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God is not an element both in religious fanaticism and atheism alike
by exWTslave in
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in my intimate conversations with many of my atheists friends i have found that their real problem is the human rights abuse of the religious fanaticssomething which god hates (not the lack of proof for gods existence) (means when the religions went to one extreme, their opponents go to another extremethus god is not at all an element in religious fanaticism and atheism alike) atheists shun, belittle or resist proofs for the existence of god, because they fear it will only further strengthen the religion from which the fanaticism arisethus object of atheists attack is fanaticism (not god) .

hence what atheists do is really a service to the humanity (while fanaticism is a crime against humanity).

hence when the atheists ask for proof for the existence of god, one need not take it seriously.
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Science is right in its details, but wrong in its direction
by exWTslave in
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science observes, studies and analyses the basic nature of all the components constituting the part of any experiment, follows the principle of cause and effect, and come out with equipments that would contribute to our comfort and save us lots of time and energyall of which are ultimately aimed at making life on this earth happier, longer and healthier, thus making this world a better place to live.. yet man day-by-day becomes more and more unhappy and discontented, and world is becoming bitter and bitter!

it means: though science is right in its details, it has gone wrong in its direction.

it failed to rightly judge and assess the true nature of its prime object (man) for whom it works.
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Pope Francis declares evolution and Big Bang theory are real (shows the way to JWs?)
by exWTslave in
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pope thus admits that every verse of the bible is not literally inspired.

it is like a story that is built to awaken the readers to some principles (not to educate the readers the historicity with all the minute details).. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pope-francis-declares-evolution-and-big-bang-theory-are-right-and-god-isnt-a-magician-with-a-magic-wand-9822514.html.

if gb is wise enough, they can come out of the mess they have gone into, making use of this opportunity that pope has opened saying bible is not to be taken literally.
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Glory of CREATOR is that
by exWTslave in
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glory of creator is that he has given us life and life support systems to enjoy the life to the full.

yet he doesnt want any glory for that nor thanks from ushence he remains away.

that means his life (or style of functioning) is the message (making all communicationoral or written unnecessary).
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Interpolated portions of the Bible are responsible for JW mistakes and arrogance
by exWTslave in
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bible is a mixture of truth and untruth.

(jeremiah 7:22; 8:8; act 20:28-30) everything that falls in harmony with our experience is truth.

for example, every action has equal and opposite reaction.
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What is this phenomenon?
by exWTslave in
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though my colleague had requested for one week extension of her leave as her typhoid was becoming more stubborn, she came to work after two days.

when asked what miracle took place, she had this to say: your wording seems to be correct.

you would rememberi contracted typhoid same time last year.
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Consciousness is from God, not an Emergent Property of the (flesh called) brain
by exWTslave in
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when people talk about emergent consciousness, it only shows they they do not understand the how of consciousness!.

has anyone shown a model that exhibits properties of self awareness and qualitative experience from chemical properties?

again, not even close!.
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China overtakes U.S. as the the world's largest economy'--WT predictions upside down?
by exWTslave in
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china overtakes u.s. as the the world's largest economy': imf says.*.

again problem for writing committee of jws?

after ussr disintegration, jws said: now we have only one world power (south king) on the world scene, and north king will appear in its own time, may be as one of the former ussr state or as some other communist country.. but now equations are now totally upside downwith a communist country replacing the south kings as the world power!?.
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A Marvel among the books!
by exWTslave in
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the road less traveled (written by m scott peck) is a marvel among the books ever written.

it has something to do with what we do here in jw.net.. though it's focus is on helping us explore the very nature of loving relationships and leading us toward a new serenity and fullness of life, learn how to distinguish dependency from love; how to become a more sensitive parent; and ultimately how to become ones own true self involving a change toward a higher level of self-understanding, it also touches on the maturity levels of various religions (which is of interest to us)--thus he lists people into four categories in ascending order:.

stage i: chaotic and antisocial (as if in infant stage), in the sense that they are extremely egoistic and unwilling to accept a will greater than their own.
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The teaching (God will destroy the world) arose from a wrong notion of what EVIL is
by exWTslave in
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evil is opposite of live, means not really living, but wasting!

if you are in harmony with yourself, fellow-humans and nature (and god if you believe in such an entity), then you feel light, at ease, hence you can say you are really living.. on the contrary, if you are not in harmony with yourself, fellow-humans and nature (and god), then you feel burdened, at dis-ease, draining energy, hence you can say you are not really living, but wasting your lifesomething which the biblical word for evil really means.compare mathew 7:17 where the word evil is used to refer to bad fruit (of a literal tree).. hence one can say evil is half-real!

if you think evil exists or doesnt exist, both are right.