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  Man is designed to be God-oriented, shows new scientific study!

  by abiather in

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  meditation slows age-related loss of grey matter in the brain, finds a new study.

  (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150205142951.htm) (see also http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/10/health/can-meditation-really-slow-aging/index.html).

  when we eat certain type of food, it shows how it affects our body.

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  Abiather - you drone on about there being no 'good' and 'bad' yet a few posts earlier say how 'amazing' the universe and the human body are.

  I notice you didn't deal with my examples of disturbing or shocking animal behaviour. I am trying to be an 'objective observer'. My post was simply a reminder that life is a mixed bag, not just 'amazing'.

  TBH, I'm not particularly interested in the existence of God. He may or may not exist - I don't know. I'm studying biology at uni and what I am sure of is that belief in intelligent design is nearly impossible to maintain for the 'objective observer'.  
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  Man is designed to be God-oriented, shows new scientific study!

  by abiather in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  meditation slows age-related loss of grey matter in the brain, finds a new study.

  (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150205142951.htm) (see also http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/10/health/can-meditation-really-slow-aging/index.html).

  when we eat certain type of food, it shows how it affects our body.

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  Abiather - I agree, there are many amazing things about the universe, the natural world and the human body. There are also things that are shocking or depressing.

  If I were to ask a religious person about cancer, for example, I might get an answer saying it's due to Man's sin.

  But animals suffer from cancer, too. This is not 'amazing'. It is sick.

  Consider also, various animal behaviours: rattlesnakes injecting rodents with lethal venom; hyenas selecting a pregnant zebra because the animal can't run away and the developing foetus means more food for the clan; victorious male lions committing infanticide upon takeover of a pride; a parasitic wasp using a caterpillar as a living food source for its young, eagle chicks pushing their weakest sibling out of the nest to reduce competition for food.

  All of the above are intellectually stimulating, and make sense when viewed from an evolutionary perspective. But the above examples certainly aren't amazing.

  Let's try to be honest - you can't just say 'the world's amazing'. It's a mixed bag.    

   
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  Man is designed to be God-oriented, shows new scientific study!

  by abiather in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  meditation slows age-related loss of grey matter in the brain, finds a new study.

  (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150205142951.htm) (see also http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/10/health/can-meditation-really-slow-aging/index.html).

  when we eat certain type of food, it shows how it affects our body.

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  Abiather - you seem to be saying that humans' self-awareness and ability to meditate is evidence for the existence of God. Correct?
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  Whom can we trust? Where can we turn to for protection?

  by abiather in

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  though we can easily dismiss many of jws teachings on many counts, the sad part is that we do not have any alternative.

  1) 1) though some of the things bible said may have gone wrong (most of which would not even touch our day-to-day lives), the worst thing it foretold (which very much affects our day-today-lives) has come true: people will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world.

  (luke 21:26).

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  Whom can we trust? - oneself 

  Where can we turn to for protection? - the authorities

  Next ...
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  What's your all-time favorite Song by musician ? Name Song and Artist

  by flipper in

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  flipper again.

  personally my all time favorite song?

  stairway to heaven by led zeppelin.one of my top favorite groups ,too.

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  It's very difficult to pick an all-time favourite song, so here's three ...

  Ordinary World - Duran Duran

  Jealous Guy - John Lennon

  This Is a Low - Blur
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  Will there ever be another campaign like the 2006 one with kn37 ("The End of False Religion Is Near!")?

  by Magnum in

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  remember the 2006 tract campaign with kingdom news 37 - the end of false relgion is near!?

  it seems to me that jwdom has changed to the point that there will not be anymore such campaigns.

  it seems that the new rebranded jwdom is too soft for such a campaign; it's too feel-good, happy-clappy, and mainstream.. i just can't imagine a tract campaign like that coming from the new jwdom.

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  Millie - I agree, the WTS have toned down attacking the catholic church. I don't think they ever really attacked other religions. I've always wondered why.

  The End of False Religion is Near - complete b*ll*cks. While the West allows atheism and freedom from religion, other countries do not and aren't likely to change in the near future.

  
  

   
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  Everyday expressions used by JWs that are NOT in the bible...

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  reading another thread made me realise that there are numerous expressions used as everyday witness terminology, that is not in the bible.... such as:.

  governing body.

  paradise earth.

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  '1914 and Jesus' invisible presence'
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  Everyday expressions used by JWs that are NOT in the bible...

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  reading another thread made me realise that there are numerous expressions used as everyday witness terminology, that is not in the bible.... such as:.

  governing body.

  paradise earth.

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  'Live forever in a paradise earth'
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  The Cruelty of JW's

  by Blackfalcon98 in

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  so i was scrolling my social media account and i saw this from a dub: .

  "i think the bible account of jael is probably my favorite.

  she was very courageous when she drove that pin into sisera's head....while he was asleep!

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  Jael is a hero - yeah, right up there with Sampson and Phineas.

  Very 'zealous', all three

  
  
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  Mom says, "CO says there's only 15 years left!"

  by Separation of Powers in

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  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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  I remember a brother at my old hall saying 'the end is so close we can smell it'