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  If you were told today you would die next week, would you be happy and fine with that?

  by EndofMysteries in

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  i don't know how so many who seem to be certain this life is it after being jw's seem to happily accept it and be fine with it.

  i am living and trying to live as if this is it.

  i want there to be a future life/afterlife, something, but i see how fast life comes and goes and even if i'm living it to the fullest, there is no peace for me with the thought this may be it.

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  There are many that I've read who stated they would be bored if they had eternal life. However the life we live is very short. Those with great fortitude may live to 100 but that quality of life is not that great. I take care of the elderly and watch them die. Those that lived a long life by human standard look at death as a relief because of pain. But too often these elderly ones comment how fast life went by. I think so many of us both Atheist and Theist would be more accepting of death if our life wasn't so short. To think that on average the earth will revolve around our sun maybe 80 times then we die.

  So many never truly live. But I must agree with Dawkins how we has individuals won the biological lottery. Our chances of even existing was so remote. And to complain about dying is very selfish.
  
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  The misuse of historical objects/text to prove the bible is divine

  by adjusted knowledge in

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  i had a former high school teacher post on facebook about the cyrus cylinder proving the narrative in the book of ezra and daniel.

  the article i clicked on was by some christian organization that states the cylinder proves that god moved cyrus to allow the jews to go home and worship.. but no where on this cylinder does it mention the jews.

  yet all these people are commenting as if it is fact.

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  I had a former high school teacher post on facebook about the Cyrus cylinder proving the narrative in the book of Ezra and Daniel. The article I clicked on was by some Christian organization that states the cylinder proves that God moved Cyrus to allow the Jews to go home and worship.

  But no where on this cylinder does it mention the Jews. Yet all these people are commenting as if it is fact. Reminds me of the GB using misquote to prove their beliefs.
  
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  IMPORTANT TOOLS for parents who are Ex-J-Dubs

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  nobody is better at explaining deep subjects and making learning exciting and fun than isaac asimov.. keep this list (and links) for use in getting your school age kids accurately informed about science and developing a keen and rational mind.. isaac asimov's "science fact" masterpieces :.

  how we found out about microwaves - isaac asimov.

  how we found out beginning of life - isaac asimov.

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  Those three scientist were key to the discovery of the atoms and its parts. Surprised he didn't at least cover the gold foil experiment.

  I will definitely down load those pdfs for my daughter.
  
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  You too, invent your "new light"

  by coalize in

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  i had this idea of topic when john aquila made me laugh in one of his post when he said : new light!the governing body has the right to have sex with all the new virgins that get baptized before they get married.. and then i've decided to open this topic to ask this (stupid but funny) question : if you was in the gb, what's the "new light you will want to fight for?

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  All men must wear spandex, and all women wear tight pants.
  
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  Could this happen to you?

  by adjusted knowledge in

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  there was a jw who was a born in and faded about 10 years ago near a congregation i attended.

  he never married or had children and was in his late 30's.

  his parents shun him for the most part but then he had a major stroke.

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  There was a JW who was a born in and faded about 10 years ago near a congregation I attended. He never married or had children and was in his late 30's. His parents shun him for the most part but then he had a major stroke. His parents are now his care providers, and they take him to meetings. He has had memory issues but is slowing making progress.

  I also knew of a sister that was DF and was in a major car accident many years ago, and same thing happened to her. Her parents became guardian and got her reinstated and is now attending meetings. But she is not the same person and has a limited mental capacity.
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  Name "UNWRITTEN" Rules That JWs Are Supposed To Follow

  by minimus in

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  as with the scribes and pharisees, there are a number of unwritten rules that witnesses are supposed to follow.

  here's a couple : "worldly" kids in society depictions are shown quite often wearing their baseball caps backwards.

  jehovah's witness youths would not want to imitate that "look".

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  The WT are very simplistic and I see no reason to underline them. However, I find it useful for college ebooks. I'm able to sort all my highlighted text into several pages of study material.

  Years ago when I was active I would just take a yellow highlighter and mark my WT for appearance purposes. That was one of the rules I had to obey or I would be labeled bad association.
  
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  Help me identify a small cyst...

  by pronomono in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i'm having problems identifying a small cyst that i get every once in a great blue moon.

  i like to call it a lollipop cyst because it looks like a really small lollipop.

  so, it's basically a small cyst at the tip of a really small shaft (not my penis).

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  I see skin tags a lot on the elderly patients I take care of. They're rather common and harmless. We have a dermatologist that comes on site to remove them, but I think they can be freeze off like a wart.
  
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  How do you manage to keep JW friendships after you left the organization?

  by Bonsai in

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  it seems incredibly difficult.

  those who leave the org.

  (or fade) no longer have anything in common with jehovah's witnesses, nor do they want to stick around to get radiated by the fear and guilt that saturates every aspect of a witnesses' life.. i've lost all but one of my jw friends quite simply because i can no longer condone the evil things that they condone.

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  I left so long ago and moved when I left. I would of only wanted to keep one of my former friends, but his family are uber dubs. I tried last year making contact but it involved meeting up at his parent's home. He is 39 and his parents are in their late 70's.

  I was given grief for marrying a Catholic. Ummm I've been inactive for nearly 15-20 years, what did they expect.

  I don't know how you keep a friendship with a JW without being one.
  
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  October 15th Watchtower - Now We Know Who's Responsible!

  by The Searcher in

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  the self-promotion of glorious ones at hq continues apace, as all of the g.b.

  helpers have their names elevated worldwide!

  (in reality, named & shamed).

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  These JW helpers I think are the next in line for future GB. They've been around for 20 years now but I didn't really know about them till last year when I visited a convention.

  One of these helpers gave a talk and he was so full of himself. It was nauseating watching so many flock around him during lunch. It was as if he was some magical holy man. It was my first convention in 12-15 years and was disgusting what I saw there. Also I didn't notice that many young ones. It was either children or middle age ones, but very few in their twenties or thirties.
  
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  camping information.

  by James Brown in

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  my wife and i are planning on taking a year off and taking a jeep and a camper through all the 48 contiguous states and alaska and some of canada.. living in florida, i have always had guns and a concealed carry permit.

  but researching for our upcoming retirement vacation, it seems to me that i might not be able to legally carry firearms on my upcoming expedition.. it seems every state has different laws and licenses.

  what does a camper from florida do when he goes to new york or california?

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  I'll be honest I haven't read all the replies but just skimmed through them. I would take up the suggestion given of just carrying a shotgun. Remember the guy who had an unloaded, disassembled hand gun in his trunk was given 7 years in New Jersey. But I think New Jersey and other states allow people with legally owned guns to travel through their states.

  The gun laws I feel in this country are confusing as they can vary by state, city, and county. Then also I would imagine that federal parks have rules on guns too?

  Here is a good article that is only a few months old.

  https://www.nraila.org/articles/20150101/guide-to-the-interstate-transportation

  James, I want to do the same thing when my house is paid off. It will probably be another 7 years for me. Do us a favor and when you actually start your trip start a separate post about your experience. I would be interested in your trip and where you went.

  Thanks