Posts by slimboyfat

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Is Trump Doing Better Than You Thought As President!

by minimus in

jw
friends

i know that some here detested him while others may have simply accepted the reality of who is president.. do you think he is better than you might have thought as a president?.

Pillowgate makes headlines in Finland

by Festus in

local newspaper in finland has published an article concerning wtbs:s "pillowgate@ videos.

the local "communications manager" of jehovah's witnesses - veikko leinonen - has declined to comment them.

according to him they are for internal use only.

It's "out of context", I suppose, in the sense that it's only intended to be seen by fully indoctrinated JWs at the core of the organisation, not for outsiders or less committed members to scrutinise. And in that sense, it's good that it's now being viewed out of context. Because it gives an insight into the minds of those at the heart of the organisation.

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A conversation with M. James Penton (Watchtower historian, author and former elder)

by oppostate in

john cedars' youtube channel has a new video interview with james penton.

lloyd asks some good questions and jim provides excellent insights about jw history and where the movement may be headed.. i had the pleasure of meeting jim and his former wife, now passed away, at the christian believers conference (of bible students).

http://www.cbconference.com/.

slimboyfat

Jim Penton did post here, and as on Chanel C he was most interested in liberal politics, and the Israel/Palestine situation. If it wasn't really him, whoever it was did a good impersonation. But I'm convinced it was him.

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/users/28006/James%20Penton

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WT studied by all congregations 4th Feb 2018.

by skin in

from the wt dated dec 2017 - study 1 para 11 studied by all congregations 4th feb 2018. the question asked on this paragraph is:.

what did the physician luke report happened to a young man, and how did that affect others?”.

paragraph 11 in this wt reads:.

slimboyfat

As already pointed out, it's part of the famous "we passages" in Acts.

http://cdn.bakerpublishinggroup.com/processed/esource-assets/files/858/original/hyperlink-09-02.pdf?1417403762

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Is Trump Doing Better Than You Thought As President!

by minimus in

jw
friends

i know that some here detested him while others may have simply accepted the reality of who is president.. do you think he is better than you might have thought as a president?.

slimboyfat

What on earth is wrong with being a socialist? Heaven forbid that the rest of the world become like Norway, that notorious socialist hell hole.

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Is Trump Doing Better Than You Thought As President!

by minimus in

jw
friends

i know that some here detested him while others may have simply accepted the reality of who is president.. do you think he is better than you might have thought as a president?.

slimboyfat

He has not blown up the planet, yet. So I must admit, yes, he has done better than my expectations so far.

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Sister may have had a slight heart attack, do I text her?

by Xanthippe in

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friends

so my cousin phoned and told me my jw sister was taken to hospital with chest pains and it may have been a slight heart attack or possibly she's starting with angina.

now as some of you know my sisters and brother have had little to do with me for 29 years.

we've met at funerals, or arranged them, but i just thought today what if she did die?

slimboyfat

I'm pleased for you Xan, but a little trepidatious too. Because I've read so many similar experiences on this site (over nearly 20 years now). Unfortunately what often happens is that the JW relative shows unexpected human connection, but then JW guilt kicks in, no doubt involving great inner turmoil for the JW, and they feel compelled to follow it up with a restatement of their support for shunning policy and strict adherence resumes. In the JW world no unauthorised act of human kindness can go unpunished.

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The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses Link?

by lambsbottom in

can someone give me the pdf or epub link to:.

the orwellian world of jehovah's witnesses .

thanks.

slimboyfat

Goes a little over the top on the 1984 parallels, but enjoyable book to read with some interesting perspectives.

Don't miss out the very interesting frontmatter where Gary Botting describes his precocious interest in zoology and encounter with “brother Noah”.

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Is our universe just a hologram?

by frankiespeakin in

i was doing a shearch on physicist alain aspect, and came across this :.

http://home.elp.rr.com/osiris/newpage1.htm.

the universe as a hologramdoes objective reality exist, or is the universe a phantasm?.

slimboyfat

Yes indeed. Or another way of putting it, believing in God in some sense is an acknowledgement of the limits of human understanding. And to be clear, not just the things we do not yet understand, but that there are things we cannot understand.

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Is our universe just a hologram?

by frankiespeakin in

i was doing a shearch on physicist alain aspect, and came across this :.

http://home.elp.rr.com/osiris/newpage1.htm.

the universe as a hologramdoes objective reality exist, or is the universe a phantasm?.

slimboyfat

I am not sure what the difference would be. If reality is a hologram then that's what reality is. It doesn't make it less real. Unless you are comparing reality to an alternative reality that could be more real in some sense. But what would that more real alternative be?

I think it all boils down to the idea that the universe springs from the mind of God. Which I find more and more plausible actually.

The idea that the material universe sprang into existence by itself, from nothing, and for no reason, seems the least plausible of the available explanations. But then, who are we to know?