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  How important are God and Jesus to you?

  by Nickolas in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i ask this question because it goes to:.

  - how disposed to objectively considering contrarian evidence you are, and.

  - how much i might be messing with your life and happiness by helping you see things the way i do.. i read the posts of many people on this board who are apparently happy, even deliriously happy, with their theism.

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  poppers

  My theory is that many, if not most, of these deeply pious individuals are incapable of considering contrarian evidence objectively because to do so would put their faith in danger.

  I agree, but it's not only their faith, but their very identity is put in danger. To question one's identity is a scary prospect, especially when one's identity rests so heavily on their faith, and who is willing to do that ? Hardly anyone.

  Would your life implode if you lost your faith?

  Again, a very scary thing to contemplate, and most are unwilling to find out what would happen. If they did they might be very surprised, and not in a bad way.
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  I'm back from vacation!

  by coffee_black in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in the past 2 weeks i have driven 4200 miles... from ma to va to switch cars with my son...to fl to pick up my daughter and 3 grandkids...to the outer banks of nc... where we stayed for a week....back to fl to drop off my daughter and 2 of the grandkids.. (aubrey came back to spend a month with me) ....to va to switch cars back... to ma.

  got home last night.... here are the kids in the back seat during the trip back to orlando from the outer banks.. .

  had a blast.... we shared a house with friends and family.

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  I hope you drove cars that got good mileage.
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  finally AWAKE! AWAKE magazine parody

  by TimeBandit in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i'm working on a film and pdf book in parody of the awake!

  magazine called finally awake!..

  i would love suggestions and input from the forum toward it's content and production.

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  I like the revised edition much better - but an observation: "pokes smot"? Was that intentional?
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  Secretariat - Oh Happy Day!

  by poppers in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just watched secretariat on netflix and really enjoyed it.

  this song was featured in it.

  i hadn't heard it in years, and am not a christian, but i really love this song.

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  I haven't seen the movie, Secretariat, but I remember the year he won the Triple Crown - 1973

  I watched all three of his Triple Crown races, and I distinctly remember the last one at the Belmont Stakes - absolutely amazing. Do yourself a favor and watch the mo vie.

  1973 - the year my first child was born

  Oh, Happy Day!
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  Terrible Analogy at a Convention

  by ApostateDance in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'd love to know what you guys think of this.

  brother jackson (from the governing body) had this "neat" analogy at the very end of the convention.

  he said; "what if you were watching a football game on tv, and it was the trojans against the fighting irish, and it's been a good game.

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  The WTS hides the goal posts, you don't know if you're a yard away or 50 yards away. And just when you think you're close, they move the goal post.

  Now that's a good analogy.
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  Secretariat - Oh Happy Day!

  by poppers in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just watched secretariat on netflix and really enjoyed it.

  this song was featured in it.

  i hadn't heard it in years, and am not a christian, but i really love this song.

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  I just watched Secretariat on Netflix and really enjoyed it. This song was featured in it. I hadn't heard it in years, and am not a Christian, but I really love this song. Enjoy.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNQXQKflJNA
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  LOOK WHAT I GOT!

  by Found Sheep in

  1. forum
  2. suggestions

  this says "learn to think".

  cult survivor.

  happy ex-jw.

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  poppers

  Very cool. Is this something you created yourself?
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  More weird JW FB conversation

  by serenitynow! in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  sometimes the things they talk about are so unrealistic.

  this person had everyone list occupations/industries that would cease to exist in the paradise.

  it's interesting how they think that everyone is going to turn into a carpenter, builder, farmer, etc.

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  Fire service - riiiiighhhhht! No need for that since everything will be fireproofed. Sheesh!
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  Who's the most intolerant religious group?

  by Wonderment in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i would like to hear people's opinions on intolerant religious groups?

  who wins?.

  somehow, i have this notion that pentecostals would win 1st place, followed by baptists, followed by jw's.

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  I find it amazingly sad that religious beliefs divide people from one another the way they do - beliefs that no one can be certain of because they are beliefs, yet look at the damage they do.
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  Why I want to drink Orange Juice

  by cantleave in

  1. social
  2. humour

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kckuzue695c.

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  poppers

  Nice marketing scheme; clever, sexy. I wonder how it has affected their sales.