Posts by NomadSoul

hello all,so im in a rly bad situation,it all started when i became friends with a jw girl 2 years ago,we got along pretty well,we had and still have lots of things in commun,and i was helping her out with playing electric guitar and all,anyway,has time passed by i started to fall in love with her,and well i did about 6 months later,and was then i started to search info about the jws as i knew they were pretty strict.. well the more and more i learned the more weird and cultish this religion seemed,from the failed prophecies to the occultistic and masonic roots and many many more,well i still confessed i love her anyway about 4 months after,as she never tried to convert me or preach to me and we rly felt a strong connection.. from what ive seen her congregation isnt very strict her best friend is a non jw and the regular friends she usually hangs out are too,also she said there was no problem with any kind of sex even though i searched and saw oral sex was forbidden.. we talked some times about her religion wich didnt go to well for me,only last time sort of did wich was about 3 months ago where i asked if you are homosexual u can still be a witness?

and if so then its strange as u cant go to paradise?wich at first she stated that yeah you can,jehovah would change u into hetero in paradise earth wich i replied that it would be stupid cause part of the essency of the person would be lost and if he or she had someone that loved alot then they would stop loving each other and love should be unconditional so what other option there was than kill them?

wich she replied "dunno...".i still cant talk about her religion very openly cause im afraid she will think im trying to change her ways of thinking and will go in defense mode.. anyway was her mother supposly only would let her date at 16,she was 14 at the time and me 18,i said supposly cause it seems she developed some hatred for me,at first she was all nice(trying to convert me stage),and invited me to things ,told me i was very good at guitar,and let her daughter be with me many times,has time passed and she started to realize i had no interest for their religion she started getting more cold and letting her come to my house less and less and not allow her to go out with me so often.. she still is the same with me in the outside though,but i know she is faking it,even her daghter said she was rly cynic,and her mother told her she tough i was manipulative,vain and she was beeing illuded and used by me.

NomadSoul

Qual e o problema, entao? Voce quer dizer que ela vai mudar quando ele esta mais maduro. Que tem muito a aprender.

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In a a very bad situation...

by Vakian in

hello all,so im in a rly bad situation,it all started when i became friends with a jw girl 2 years ago,we got along pretty well,we had and still have lots of things in commun,and i was helping her out with playing electric guitar and all,anyway,has time passed by i started to fall in love with her,and well i did about 6 months later,and was then i started to search info about the jws as i knew they were pretty strict.. well the more and more i learned the more weird and cultish this religion seemed,from the failed prophecies to the occultistic and masonic roots and many many more,well i still confessed i love her anyway about 4 months after,as she never tried to convert me or preach to me and we rly felt a strong connection.. from what ive seen her congregation isnt very strict her best friend is a non jw and the regular friends she usually hangs out are too,also she said there was no problem with any kind of sex even though i searched and saw oral sex was forbidden.. we talked some times about her religion wich didnt go to well for me,only last time sort of did wich was about 3 months ago where i asked if you are homosexual u can still be a witness?

and if so then its strange as u cant go to paradise?wich at first she stated that yeah you can,jehovah would change u into hetero in paradise earth wich i replied that it would be stupid cause part of the essency of the person would be lost and if he or she had someone that loved alot then they would stop loving each other and love should be unconditional so what other option there was than kill them?

wich she replied "dunno...".i still cant talk about her religion very openly cause im afraid she will think im trying to change her ways of thinking and will go in defense mode.. anyway was her mother supposly only would let her date at 16,she was 14 at the time and me 18,i said supposly cause it seems she developed some hatred for me,at first she was all nice(trying to convert me stage),and invited me to things ,told me i was very good at guitar,and let her daughter be with me many times,has time passed and she started to realize i had no interest for their religion she started getting more cold and letting her come to my house less and less and not allow her to go out with me so often.. she still is the same with me in the outside though,but i know she is faking it,even her daghter said she was rly cynic,and her mother told her she tough i was manipulative,vain and she was beeing illuded and used by me.

NomadSoul

Well depending which state you are in you can be in a situation.

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What is the soul?

by losthobbit in

having been religious i often searched for evidence agreeing with my point of view.

i have since left my religion, because of the vast amount of evidence against it, but there are still two concepts that boggle my mind: the beginning of time, and the soul.. my understanding of what the soul is, is not a ghost that floats around, scaring people at night.

it is you, the thing that makes you alive, that allows you to experience pain and happiness, and differentiates you from a robot.. perhaps you're believe that pain and happiness are merely electrical signals travelling around in your brain, which i think is partly correct, but i will share some examples as to why i think it isn't that simple.. i don't think of humans as being their bodies.

NomadSoul

Example #1: As I see it now, the universe and all the trillion of stars and planets seem to not serve a purpose. The universe is indifferent to what we do. We are the one's that are trying to apply a purpose to all things. For thousands of years man believed that we were the center of the universe. Now we know we're not even in the center of our solar system and our galaxy! We want to feel special so we decided to create a concept called the soul or the spirit. As we learn more about our brains and how it functions we might once and for all answer this question.

Example #2: Are you referring to a robot that just acts human? Or a robot that is constructed exactly like we are with an artificial brain that functions EXACTLY like ours? Would that make a difference in your statement?

Example #3.1: What do you think the clone is going to say if you ask him the same question?

Alright, we know that our cells replace other cells all the time. That means that even our brain transfers information to other new cells. So let's say in the future they can make a replica of the brain, all it's functions, everything. They can theorically transfer all that information to this brain. All your thoughts, ideas, and memories will still function. You would also have feelings since the artificial brain would also have the same capabilities.

I don't know if you get what I'm saying, but that's my short take on it.

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Bible Humor

by PublishingCult in

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JW superstitions about the memorial -

by james_woods in

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friends

now that we are all thinking about jw memorial - i was just remembering all the silly superstitions the jws have put around this - their only holiday.

as far as i can tell, none of these are actually biblical:.

1) - it must be held only once per year.. 2) - it must be held on "nisan 14".. 3) - it must be held after sundown.. 4) - the bread must be unleavened.. 5) - the wine must be plain (not fortified) red wine.

NomadSoul

hahaha That's the one I got. It was my first one and only I ever got that was nice. The only thing I hated was that coating that came off and would stick to your fingers.

And I used to the same thing! When my parents start letting me sit away from them I would try not to sit besides anybody because then they would ask for the scriptures that they missed and I would be like..."Uhhhh sorry I didn't hear him either".

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JW superstitions about the memorial -

by james_woods in

jw
friends

now that we are all thinking about jw memorial - i was just remembering all the silly superstitions the jws have put around this - their only holiday.

as far as i can tell, none of these are actually biblical:.

1) - it must be held only once per year.. 2) - it must be held on "nisan 14".. 3) - it must be held after sundown.. 4) - the bread must be unleavened.. 5) - the wine must be plain (not fortified) red wine.