OneEyedJoe

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  Site Update: Feb 9, 2015 - Vote feedback! (likes / dislikes)

  by Simon in

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  i just pushed out an update that should now show post votes and provide some feedback when you click the like / dislike button.

  the votes shows as a +5 / -2 next to the like and dislike options.. i just realize i linked the display to the ability to vote and given that the vote links are hidden on your own posts, that currently means you can't see the votes that others have given you (i'm almost wondering now if that may be for the best, lol).

  expect it to change when i push the next update out.. duplicate votes won't be counted even though they may appear to update in the ui so don't bother trying to go click-crazy - every member only get's one vote on each post.. just a word of caution: i take serious people who try to game the system.

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  OneEyedJoe

  I expect to be at the very bottom of the dislike pile so no one should worry that they will be the most disliked person on the forum 
  

  10 people in, and I guess I'm the only one that took this as an invitation to dislike your post. 
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  Andromeda awaits the "Great Crowd of Other Sheep"

  by Doug Mason in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the great crowd, the other sheep will live forever on planet earth.. years will move from centuries, millennia, and millions of years to billions of years.

  after 4 billion years, the sky will fill as their milky way galaxy and its neighbouring andomeda galaxy collide, with amazing changes in gravitational forces.

  what an amazing sight!.

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  OneEyedJoe

  Good stuff.  I always did wonder why god would create such an inherently unstable and disorganized (in spite of claims made by JWs) universe if he really intended for people to live together.  It would take constant tinkering to keep the universe around us from eventually becoming inhospitable to life.
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  Eyebrows up!... Eyebrows down!...

  by Splash in

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  2. humour

  today... i'm going to talk to you..... about "sisters!!".

  now our dear sisters... have a place ... in god's organisation.

  they are not permitted to teach!.

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  OneEyedJoe

  That's pretty good.  To really convey how this idiot talks, though, I think you need 3 pictures for each time he says GEE HOOOO VAAAAH.
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  Jw wedding talk giving questionable advice as usual

  by hoser in

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  2. friends

  i recently went to a wedding and listened to the wedding talk at the kingdom hall the couple had both heard the talk before as they were both married in kingdom halls before.

  this is his second time and her third.

  the advice given.

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  OneEyedJoe

  I'm so glad that I've brazenly defied this advice and always treated my wife as (gasp!) an equal.  Sure makes things go easier when you treat your wife like a person.
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  Regarding Dates---Have The Witnesses Ever Been Correct On Any Of Them?

  by minimus in

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  2. beliefs

  i can't think of any chronology that has not been changed.

  even their "absolute" dates are suspect.

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  OneEyedJoe

  I often wonder how many jws there would be had they not gotten lucky with 1914.  They got thee month wrong, but that kept me thinking "what if they're right?" for a long time.
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  Unity: the theme for the monthly TV program

  by leaving_quietly in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there's been numerous discussions about the singing cart thing in this month's video.

  i decided to watch at least a portion of the rest of the program though because sometimes things are said that are interesting to pick up on.

  this one started off on the topic of unity, and, unbelievably, herd talked about brainwashing and how we like to have our brains cleaned.

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  OneEyedJoe

  You know, somehow I'd never really applied that scripture to JWs, but you're absolutely right - they do just as the nations do.  Though a JW would tell you that they show love to everyone by waking them up on saturday and trying to force their cult on them.

  The comment about brainwashing is one I've heard before at a meeting.  It's the stock way of twisting a word to redefine it as a good thing, part of the loaded language of a cult.  It is telling that they're willing to admit that the common perception of JWs it that they're brainwashed, though.
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  Jesus died for US...technically

  by enigma1863 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for god so loved the world he gave his only begotten son and then took him back.

  that's not love, its a big legal loophole.

  people have technically died in the past, and by the standards of diagnosing death in bible times you could definitely beat 48 hrs and return.

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  OneEyedJoe

  Yeah, that always irritated me to.  They'd always say oh how horrible it must've been for got to watch his son tortured and killed.  A) if he'd wanted to he could've stopped the torture and had him die painlessly and B) it's not quite the same as a parent watching their child die because he knew he'd be back.  Anyone who thinks that god had it rough watching Jesus die must go through horrible trauma every time they watch their child fall asleep!

  Taking your point a little further, why is it that if someone is technically dead for a couple days that they don't come back perfect?  Death is the price of sin, and they've paid to the same standard as Jesus, so when they come back they should have been raised to perfection and live forever!
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  Mom says, "CO says there's only 15 years left!"

  by Separation of Powers in

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  2. beliefs

  i don't typically hear from my mom often, but i tell you, over the past couple of weeks, i have heard from her several times.

  you heard the comment about "our way of worship will be altered" and thank you for your posts by the way....but yesterday, she calls and is asking about the kids and then, in typical jw fashion mind you, says:.

  "you know, you should really get back to meetings.

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  OneEyedJoe

  I was told in the 1960's that I would never finish high school. Well let's see...I finished high school, my children finished high school and some of my grandchildren have finished high school.
  

  What they meant was that your overlapping generation wouldn't finish highschool!

  The comment from the CO was probably the standard "It sure doesn't seem possible that this system can go on for another 15 years!"  I think I've heard some comment like that in every CO talk since I was an infant.  Noncommittal but still does the job.
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  "Laughter trumps fear every time" - another method to chip away at WT's authority?

  by sir82 in

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  2. friends

  saw this article on slate.. it got me thinking - the wts are certainly providing lots of ammunition for spoofing.

  talks about tight pants, singing trolleys, rubber faced buffoonery from lett...... what if we start encouraging jws to laugh at their leadership, instead of kowtowing in reverential awe?.

  from the article:.

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  OneEyedJoe

  Interesting article, and I think there's something to it, while the situations are somewhat different.  The average JW doesn't realize that they're trapped by fear, and they often aren't consciously disenfranchised with the leadership the way people were with Milosevic.  

  I think one thing that really helped me think, though, was stand-up comedians like Ricky Gervais, Louie CK, Bill Burr and countless others that would incorporate bits about how absurd religious beliefs were when viewed objectively.  

  I also love to use the bit from the movie Office Space, where someone says to Peter "I've noticed you've been missing work a lot lately" and his reply was "well, I wouldn't say I've been missing it, bob."  This has become my stock response anytime someone notices that I've "missed" a meeting and it's quite enjoyable to watch their reactions.  Usually it's a sort of uncomfortable laughter as they recognize the reference while simultaneously trying to figure out why I'm not acting like the miserable wretch that I am and giving an excuse for my terrible behavior.

  Another fun one is if someone observes something relating to multiple generations (this works at family gatherings, or just when people talk about the next generation of iPhone) I like to correct them that it's one "overlapping generation."  
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  The WT is making a broadway musical about a cart, no joke!

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm literally speechless on this.

  mixed between a big wth, rofl, dumbest thing ever made, and shock that wt actually made this and is taking it seriously!

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxvnn04xd3u.

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  OneEyedJoe

  While it's obviously never that absurd, I've heard experiences like that all the time.  They usually go something like this:

  Andre's parents always encouraged him to do well in school.  Because of this, he got good grades and excelled.  In highschool, his teachers saw this and began to question him about his plans for the future.  His school counselor also encouraged him to seek out <menacing voice> higher education </menacing voice> even offering to spend extra time with him in order to help Andre with his college applications.  What did this faithful servant of jehovah do in this situation?  Andre explained to his teachers and school counselor that he would not be applying to college and instead he would be attending a trade school that would prepare him for a career in a few months, while allowing him to take part in the most important work ever - pioneering.  How did all this turn out for him?  After attending trade school while pioneering, Andre was able to find a part-time job that would allow him to continue his full-time service.  Interestingly, Andre relates that the pay in his new job is actually higher than he would have expected to receive after attending a 4-year college!  We can see clearly from Andre's example of faithfully serving Jehovah that putting kingdom interests first truly brings Jehovah's blessing on all that we do.

  Ugh it's sickening how easily that drivel just rolls effortlessly out of my brain.  Maybe I shouldn't post this, I wouldn't be surprised if they use that on their next convention.