Posts by GetBusyLiving

for my part i choose to believe in a god because i honestly believe there is one (though i did start doubting for a little while) i've always felt that there was more to our existance on earth - and that doesn't stem from me wanting to live forever or as a spirit, as i don't even know if that will happen.

i also believe in him because many many times when i could not carry on, on my own strength, i managed to pulled through.

GetBusyLiving

I don't believe in God because I can see the horrible destruction and pain all around me. GBL

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Ok...so then here is my 'proper' intro ;)

by Rubyvixen in

i actually have been reading these forums for about two years now and just decided to finally register.

where does one go to make a proper intro post?

edit: alrighty then, i guess i will do my little intro here.

GetBusyLiving

Welcome Ruby! Hope you like it here.

GBL

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Relationship??

by penton in

after meeting a wonderful fella who also is jw.

i've never felt this way about anyone before in my life.

the only thing is i don't know if its possible for us to have a stable relationship, as i am r.c, not actually i'm irish roman catholic which is a little bit "stricter".

GetBusyLiving

I advise you not to get any romantic delusions of making it work despite all odds. The cult's teachings are embedded in his brain,chances are since he was a little boy. JW's are not normal people, even though they may appear nice and normal on the outside. Many people need therapy to get over the Dubs, and as you can see lot's of people use resources like these internet forums to help them get over the conditioning. And that's only when they CHOOSE to leave!

The fact that you are an Irish Catholic only makes the situation more insane.. and would be morbidly funny if it were not so tragic. RUN AWAY.

GBL

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Questions You Could NEVER Ask Your Elders

by minimus in

jw
friends

jwd is great for giving us the opportunity to ask questions and get answers to things that you could never ask in a kingdom hall.

what are some questions that are simply taboo amongst the "friends"?

GetBusyLiving

I once asked an elder why we are allowed to take certain blood fractions and not others. He looked away and said quickly, "Because they are very small fractions", and changed the subject. Funny.

GBL

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Somethings just not true!

by defd in

jw
friends

ive been here for sometime now.

long enough to know that some peoples hatred toward th wtbts and some of its members are based on wrong information.

for instance: ive read on hear many times that the wt promotes the idea that everyone whos not a witness are not friend material or will be destroyed at armageddon.

GetBusyLiving

defd: I recommend you wholeheartedly follow this new light by the society. Make as many new worldly friends as you can in order to be spared Jehovah's wrath in his upcoming day of judgement.

GBL

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Why do/don't you believe in God

by LouBelle in

jw
friends

now for all the scientists out there this is not a question of proof or anything along those lines.

for my part i choose to believe in a god because i honestly believe there is one (though i did start doubting for a little while) i've always felt that there was more to our existance on earth - and that doesn't stem from me wanting to live forever or as a spirit, as i don't even know if that will happen.

i also believe in him because many many times when i could not carry on, on my own strength, i managed to pulled through.

GetBusyLiving

I don't believe in God simply because:

1. No evidence.

2. Id have to also believe it's hanging back watching people suffer.

Not believing in God makes more sense and make's life easier, IMO.

GBL

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The Atheist's Book of Bible Stories - Ch. 21 - Pascal Got It Wrong

by RunningMan in

pascal got it wrong

what if youre wrong?

one of my loyal readers (ok, my only reader) recently posed this question to me.

GetBusyLiving

In my opinion "believing" in God just because you don't want to die and you are scared you'll miss out if he really does exist is the biggest crock of shit I've ever heard. I would think that would be a huge slap in the face to "God" if it really does exist, since it to this point has given us absolutely *no* evidence that it's hanging back watching things. A steaming-pile-of-shit-offering-insult to it's intelligence.

GBL