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  Confusing Opinions with Facts

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
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  in a discussion about the best flavour of ice cream everybody's opinion is equally valid.. in a discussion about the shape of the earth or the origin of species everybody's opinion is equally irrelevant.

  only objective facts and evidence matter.. confusing these two categories is a common feature of conversations in this forum.

  people deserve respect, errors do not..

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  kairos

  The earth is not flat = fact

  What's the farthest one can see with a telescope at sea level? ( in miles. Before the curvature obstructs one's view? )
  

  The earth curves 'how many inches' per mile?

  thanks
  
  
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  Is JW.org being played?

  by jw07 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wackkicmf4k.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5lsyndc1me.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnk52bu92oe.

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  kairos

  Maybe WTBTS is finally ready to 'cash in it's chips', so to speak.

  Sell everything and disappear.

  What would the JWs do?

  "Take it up with God?"
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  Do you work a lot of overtime?

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what is the normal attitude as to working overtime?

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  how many hours do you work in a week?.

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  kairos

  I work as little as possible.
  Self employed and semi-retired.

  I worked 10 hours this week. 10-15 gets me by just fine.
  I take time off as often as possible.

  These are the best years of our life!
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  The last video in the 2016 convention...

  by problemaddict 2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ...is an epic triumph is emotional manipulation.

  bringing together all of the stories they told thus far and placing them int he "new world" complete with the little boy who was killed in a car accident coming back from the dead.. i have a good friend who is stuck in with family and plays the role.

  he said everyone was crying, and the people next to him rated the videos by how many tissues they needed to dry their eyes.

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  kairos

  I find it cruel that the faithful are being lead along blindly hoping for their paradise all the while giving up a lifetime of hopes and dreams.

  Also, I noted the obvious respect for proper fitting pants in the video.
  

  What was up with the bearded guy?
  
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  Help - I'm going to be conducting the watchtower study

  by Saltheart Foamfollower in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it looks like i'm going to have to take the watchtower study for a while so i thought i'd seek help.. i wont be outing myself or stating anything too controversial, but so far i have come up with the following tactics : 1) ask questions which will get people thinking even if it is about something insignificant - developing a questioning mind is the key to discovering ttat as far as i am concerned.

  2) highlight any extreme points so that some might realise they are extreme.

  3) highlight any good points - helping others in need for example - just because it is the right thing to do.. if anyone has any general comments which could help, please post them here.

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  kairos

  During the part on beards, make sure to hold up a large picture of CT Russel...

  Take comments.

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  Or not :D
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  My 2016 RC Experience

  by wannabefree in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'm at the water park with my five year old in green bay.

  she was so happy to be spared another boring day like she endured at thursday's propaganda feast with her mother.

  after breakfast we drove by the convention site.

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  kairos

  Sadly, the conventions are 'for profit' ventures to support the WTBTS.

  They will continue until they no longer make money hosting them.

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  Glad you are able to skip the sessions.
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  Funny stories how u got caught while secretly smoking

  by Gefangene in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey folks.

  to those of you who were secrely smoking while being a jw how did your cover get blown?

  do you have any funny stories to share even if at that time they may not have been funny at all due to impending consequences.

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  kairos

  I started smoking after exiting JWs.

  Before being DF'd, two 'appointed' men were out riding their bikes when I came to a stop sign. They looked at me and said my name.
  I blew smoke out the window and drove away.

  Good times...
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  Please sum up the last decade in JW history

  by oldskool in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i used to be a member of this site, but jumped off a good number of years ago (08?).

  i don't have access to my old email, so i'm using a new account.. anyway, i was baptized jw in late 90's.

  da'd mid 2000s.. when i left there were three meets a week plus field service.

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  kairos

  No one knows what they believe or how to explain the doctrines from the bible.

  Overlapping Generations.
  Significance of 1914.

  They believe but may not question.
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  Remember when you 1st learned "The Truth"? Want to experience that tingle in a new way?

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  you can't unring a bell once rung.. you can't unknow nor can you forget being deceived, tricked, lied to and misled.. the truly awful aftershock of waking up to the 'truth about the truth' is the death of wonder,.

  belief, and absolute certainty that you know what life is all about.

  in fact, for most of us the path is the same.we begin investigating our foundational belief system.

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  kairos

  I enjoyed the video.
  
  

  It's worth looking at.

  So, why is Antarctica "off limits" by international treaty, then?
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  Someone anonymously tipped the elders?

  by raven in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so here an update on my current situation, in a nutshell i've been trying to quietly fade for the past 5 months.. well, my mom somehow found out that i am currently fading and that i live with my boyfriend (for more info on this check my previous posts) i told her yes i live with him and yes i no longer want to be a jw.

  anyways, yesterday she met my boyfriend.. awkward.

  and after lunch she pulled me aside to tell me that the po came up to her (he was part of my jc when i was reproved) he said to her "someone came to me and said - i cannot say who so they will remain anonymous- but that your daughter is living with someone" my mom confirmed and apparently he told her that i have one week to confess this, and if i don't my parents are obligated to tell them everything.. what kind of nonsense is that?

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  kairos

  I think your mother is the one stirring all this up.