unless hidden or confused by disinformation i believe that knowing the truth is found by following the path of least resistance.
if this criterion is not met then you cannot conclude that you have the truth.
the truth has a way of sorting itself out unless unatural forces are used to skew it.
This idea was put forth many centuries ago- it has a name- Occam's Razor. Wikipedia has a good explanation. Not many religiously inclined people would like to adhere to Occam's Razor techniques because followed to their conclusion it all but rules out the existence of a G-d who is actively involved in the affairs of mankind. It all comes down to faith in the belief system you have to explain the universe and it's creation , the purpose of man and belief in an afterlife.
peace,
Moshe
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does anyone have thoughts on this?
Did the survivors of the Holocaust say "You won, G-d" or "what took you so long?" or " G-d does not exist" ,when they left the concentration camps? Based on what I see, Jehovah does not care what the WTS does,says or doesn't do. Any credit for changing the world for the better goes to the humans who do the work.
peace,
Moshe
i got home from work yesterday and my wife tells me there is a letter from my daughter's school - this is it;.
can you imagine how proud and thrilled i was!!
but.... at the mere mention of it my daughter burst into tears.
Our school district stopped using the word "gifted" in its programs. They now have a "Challenge" program instead.
Moshe
my teenage daughter is out with her friends so i'm alone here tonight, but not lonely.
conventional wisdom suggests that a solitary life isn't healthy.
friends and close relationships help people live longer.
A true friend will loan you a $100- no questions. All the rest are aquaintances. A super-duper friend will pay your $1000 BAIL to spring you out of jail.
Moshe
i got involved with with the witnesses in 1971. some of the local kingdom halls would place a small notice in the paper about the upcoming sunday talk- bro.
so&so from chicago will give the lecture on "how to recognize the true religion", etc.
a general invite to all was given and a phone number to call for info and a "free bible study!
Gary, I remember that, too. And when the C.O. came they went to a lot of trouble to tell the community , special handbills were ordered from the society just to announce his royal hynie's visit- so much wasted time.
Moshe
i have always heard women say that men can't dance.
it seems they are right most of the time.
peace,.
Genesis- Latin dances are great- now when the slow dance plays ,that's when you want a pretty girl to dance with,right? I am going to tell you the secret to slow dancing- don't shuffle side to side in a circle. You must invite the woman to enter your space. Step forward with your left foot- step back with your left foot, leading her to step forward with her right foot- , left foot forward, left back-get a rhythm going- then make sure she is stepping between your feet into your space with her right foot.. If you brake your momentum at the right moment her forward movement will stop against your upper thigh- between her legs. You will find out very soon just how much she likes you and enjoys dancing with you. I used to go to singles dances and would have a whole table of women ask me to dance-one after the other. It is awkward at first for a woman to step into your space and some just refuse to do it. Maybe on the next dance.
Moshe
i spent about one year in 1982 living in a 32 ft travel trailer.
our home had burned down on jan 10th,1982 at night- -30 deg f. my wife, 2 yr old son, 4 yr old daughter and i traveled to many states that year.
many people dream of living the life of a free gypsy- no ties to any one place- north in the summer-south in the winter, living in a travel trailer or motorhome.
WOW- now that's an RV! You could outfit it for our mobile "Apostafest" welcome wagon. Now ,coming soon to your town ,Blondie !
Can't wait-
Moshe
i got involved with with the witnesses in 1971. some of the local kingdom halls would place a small notice in the paper about the upcoming sunday talk- bro.
so&so from chicago will give the lecture on "how to recognize the true religion", etc.
a general invite to all was given and a phone number to call for info and a "free bible study!
I got involved with with the Witnesses in 1971. Some of the local Kingdom Halls would place a small notice in the paper about the upcoming Sunday talk- Bro. so&so from Chicago will give the lecture on "how to recognize the true religion", etc. A general invite to all was given and a phone number to call for info and a "FREE Bible study!" They placed bigger adv for the visit of the circuit overseers. Funny, after 1975, I don't remember this being done any more.
Does anyone remember their KH doing this?
peace,
Moshe
i spent about one year in 1982 living in a 32 ft travel trailer.
our home had burned down on jan 10th,1982 at night- -30 deg f. my wife, 2 yr old son, 4 yr old daughter and i traveled to many states that year.
many people dream of living the life of a free gypsy- no ties to any one place- north in the summer-south in the winter, living in a travel trailer or motorhome.
Gary- I lived in a small trailer like that after my JW wife divorced me, too.
Blondie- to prepare for live in an RV move into no more than 2 rooms in your home/apt- take the door off your bathroom and just hang a curtain across the door way.(not much privacy in an RV) Now if you like this confinement, you'll enjoy the RV.
The best part is the freedom to travel.
if you had to write down just a few sentances about why you left the truth, what would you say?.......
jambon;.
wholeheartedly embraced it for a few years after love bombing etc then saw widespread hypocrisy.
Jehovah's Witness Truth? -ha ha! I discovered what is probably the world's biggest oxymoron.
