Posts by Monski

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JW's and the question of alien existence

by Monski in

it seems to me that jw's do not believe in the existence of alien beings as the bible has nothing to say on the matter.

everything seems to revolve around the planet earth and the possibility of there being alien life is considered to be apostate.

sounds a bit like the oppression that galileo received from the catholic church when he suggested that the earth moved around the sun and not vice-versa!.

Monski

It seems to me that JW's do not believe in the existence of alien beings as the Bible has nothing to say on the matter. Everything seems to revolve around the planet earth and the possibility of there being alien life is considered to be apostate. Sounds a bit like the oppression that Galileo received from the Catholic church when he suggested that the earth moved around the sun and not vice-versa!

If the theory of creation is correct, then it could be that Jehovah has given us up as a bad job or is simply waiting to see how we deal with the mess we have made. Meanwhile, he might have created another civilisation of humans in another galaxy that have not rejected him and are still perfect. After all, why did he create such a vast universe? We can't even see most of it, even with the array of technology we have developed.

It would be ironic if the JW's are striving to be saved when all the attention is being directed to a "better" society elsewhere. There could be hundreds, thousands or millions of other experiments going on. He is the all-powerful after all. It would be stupid to believe that we are the only ones, unless of course there is no truth behind any of the WT's teachings!

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MY BREAKFAST WITH A JW THIS MORNING

by Terry in

jw
friends

johnny: "what do you mean?

johnny: "they aren't!

johnny: "yes?

Monski

I like your posts Terry. Always a thought provoking read.

This one just shows how blinded JW's are. It seems that everything inexplicable requires faith. An easy way out. Question askers are considered to be apostates and those who show reasoning are disfellowshipped! I'm glad I'm one of those "shunned" people! At least I don't have to listen to the drivel anymore.

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Dinosaurs?

by Monski in

a popular jw teaser, i know?

but does anyone know exactly how they stand on it?

i would love to know.

Monski

I think the question was "how do they stand on them?" not "how do they stand?" So, the "funny" reply would have been "on their backs".

Thank you to all who gave sensible replies, particularly Terry. Comprehensive or what? Cheers.

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CREATE your own definitions!

by Terry in

make up a word.

give it a religious definition.

1.praysturbate: to imagine god will grant you your deepest longing if you ask him.

Monski

Re-braindiffusing - getting reinstated!

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Dinosaurs?

by Monski in

a popular jw teaser, i know?

but does anyone know exactly how they stand on it?

i would love to know.

Monski

A popular JW teaser, I know? But does anyone know exactly how they stand on it? I would love to know.

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THE WEAKEST LINK---fatal flaws in Watchtower Chronology

by Terry in

watchtower chronology suffers from weak logical links.

after all, they start with an unproven premise and begin linking and linking and linking and suddenly they produce the rabbit out of the hat.

1914 is the rabbit .

Monski

You all have wonderful explanations of all this stuff found in the book of Daniel. Makes great reading. I just wonder why someone closer to recent times hasn't been inspired by god to write a modern bible that everyone can understand. Surely that would be a sensible way to "get the message across". Why doesn't Daniel be re-written to say:

"The Gentile times will end in A.D 1914 and the "end " will come within about 100 years of then." Or is that too easy?

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WT Now actively encouraging Education Awake Oct 8th

by stillajwexelder in

take a look at awake october 8th page 11 --- bullet point "try to get some education" "the wise are the ones that treasure up knowledge," says proverbs 10:14. while it is especially true of bible knowledge, it is also true of secular education.

you need to develop the necessary skills to make a living --------- .

--------- nicole was later able to get training to support herself as a paralegal.

Monski

Wish they'd come up with this idea when I was leaving school. I might not be in a dead-end job with no prospects now.

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Overpopulation in the "Paradise" Earth!

by Leolaia in

jw doctrine teaches that the 1,000 years of christ corresponds to "judgment day," and everyone who has not already been judged will be resurrected from the dead.

the exceptions would be those who died during the flood, the destruction of sodom and gomorrah, and a few odd individuals.

but that's only the people living today.

Monski

You really think that's what will happen? I getting my act together and getting reinstated! Possibilities of space travel and repopulating excercises! I can't miss that!

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Overpopulation in the "Paradise" Earth!

by Leolaia in

jw doctrine teaches that the 1,000 years of christ corresponds to "judgment day," and everyone who has not already been judged will be resurrected from the dead.

the exceptions would be those who died during the flood, the destruction of sodom and gomorrah, and a few odd individuals.

but that's only the people living today.

Monski

Oh - I get it! So, perhaps Jehovah will remove the DESIRE for sex and gender will no longer be important. In fact, eventually all humans will be the same gender. Ooops, am I implying evolution? Naughty me!

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Overpopulation in the "Paradise" Earth!

by Leolaia in

jw doctrine teaches that the 1,000 years of christ corresponds to "judgment day," and everyone who has not already been judged will be resurrected from the dead.

the exceptions would be those who died during the flood, the destruction of sodom and gomorrah, and a few odd individuals.

but that's only the people living today.

Monski

This one's bugged me as well. I asked someone about it and got the same reply about exponential growth over the past 1000 years and stuff. Then I thought, O.K, what about the future then? How long will it take for the population to reach the level it is at now, assuming that it starts off with the survivors of armageddon and the resurrected lot, and many are killed off after the 1,000 years? So there's this relatively small group of people left who will, no doubt be getting married and having children all over the place to bring them happiness in their new paradise home. Right, my question is this. What is going to happen when, eventually, the population is 70 billion? Well, let's face it, no-one is going to die or leave for Mars or evaporate or anything! Clearly, the only logical step is to control the rate of expansion of the population by reducing pregnancies.

So, is God going to ban sex? Hold up, there's been far too much for far too long so I'll have to build it into the commandments! Thou shalt not procreate - ever, with anyone! This is a concept that all single JW's have to come to terms with and have to obey right now. If such people reflected on these thoughts they would probably be very upset. No sex in this system and, guess what - none in the new one after a while - and then none forever!

That will be just Cosmic!