what impression do you think you make here at jwd?
what do people think of you?
My posts are usually too long, too preachy, dry and lack humour. I also tend to get into historical, biblical or doctrinal issues, a real turn off for many, so I no doubt have a reputation for making folks yawn.
In real life I'm quite the opposite, but I came to this board with a serious problem, so I'm on something of a mission!. When its resolved I'll lighten up & you'll see the real Jaffacake...Yippeee
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an old gypsy lady just came to my door and asked if she could tell my fortune, as i'm still freaked out by stuff like that i made the excuse of not being able to afford it, she told me as i have such a great future ahead of me she will tell me for free, and then proceeded to tell me something about my family which given the age of my mum could be believed and then told me something really good (however, shes told me not to tell anyone else as this will break my luck).. if it was you, would you believe her?
I forgot to mention, I taught myself a method of fortune telling, to debunk it. I have astounded one or two acquaintances. Its so easy, especially if people want to believe what you say. If they want to believe even 5% you are home and dry as a scam fortune teller.
I must admit, some are very good at the scam and some who are very sensitive to people's body language etc, and realy believe in what they are doing. Just like witnesses, if they believe it themselves, they are more likely to convince others. Wheras I just practiced for a day and pinched a couple of techniques I sussed out from TV guys.
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an old gypsy lady just came to my door and asked if she could tell my fortune, as i'm still freaked out by stuff like that i made the excuse of not being able to afford it, she told me as i have such a great future ahead of me she will tell me for free, and then proceeded to tell me something about my family which given the age of my mum could be believed and then told me something really good (however, shes told me not to tell anyone else as this will break my luck).. if it was you, would you believe her?
What Q and rem said!
this is serious part of my research.
the watchtower articles from the 1970s help, but there are gaps in my understanding.
russell was the founder of the watchtower society, and presumably part of the faithful & discreet slave?
How come the active JWs never step into these sort of threads to answer the really important questions, that's a shame and speaks volumes. They just avoid the questions that can stunmle and convince themselves someone, somewhere in the org must have answers.
well i am new to the board, i have faded away from the truth lies about 6 years ago.
it still has an effect on me today, so much so i gave the warning in the title.
this is because one of the things drilled into me, was that its far worse to lead a member of the flock away.
Void
Welcome and congratulations for the best thread title I have seen!
Although I'm not a JW I tend to agree with much of your thinking. Looking forward to discussion about the science, God & creation. I read some cool stuff by some of the best theologians, and you're in good company with the way you think.
Off on hols for 3 weeks, see ya in November
in thy kingdom come, c.t.
russell derives 4 dates that he believes correspond to biblical prophecy based upon several pyramid measurements.
he derived the 1914 (1915) dates from measurements of the entrance passage from one of the tombs to the entrance of the funerary pit, thus on page 342 he states:
that sometimes happens to me, usually when I am pasting a quote. Wonder if the forum censors out key words or quotes to protect copyright or something?
in thy kingdom come, c.t.
russell derives 4 dates that he believes correspond to biblical prophecy based upon several pyramid measurements.
he derived the 1914 (1915) dates from measurements of the entrance passage from one of the tombs to the entrance of the funerary pit, thus on page 342 he states:
i was wondering especially from some of the old timers out there jw's or ex-jw's that really understand the jw's concept of the reserrected dead during the 1000 reign of jesus christ.
do they believe that the people brought back from the dead will have to convert to jw's in order to live on for eternity?
i know this sounds like a stupid question but i was talking to a jw's elder the other day and he told me that people like my grandmother who was a "devout born-again baptist" would have to study and become a jw's in the 1000 year reign before she could enter into paradise.
Interesting. And can someone explain something for me, a non-JW, please.
If JWs forgo materialistic pleasures like a lovely house, lots of good things to eat and drink, wonderful holidays etc. to put spirituality first, why should they suddenly change their values in the new 'system' to something less spiritual.
Will they be more interested in those kinds of material things now considered worldly or materialistic? I hear JWs talking of wonderful material things in the new system. Will it be okay to be more materialistic in the new system than in this one? Is that the good news? spirituality now wins you materialism later? Interesting.
so, my life as a jw has been cast, before i can speak or understand even one word.
my folks relegated their parental authority to the wts (they told me that, explicitly), and were just tickled pink to see me grow up in accordance with the expectations that they themselves had adopted: the end is near, there is no need to worry about anything in the future, but just to devote my life to the "cause of the truth.".
but this is where the cognitive dissonance comes into play.
That's about what I was doing when I was 13 years old.
Me too, but as a Seventh Day Adventist, with their watchtower equivalent. Preparing for baptism by immersion at my local Hall.
as jw's it was out of the question to die.
the end was too close for that to happen, unless you had a bad accident or sickness.
most of us believed that we wouldn't die, and on top of that we were about to become young again.. since we will all die, do you make it a priority in your life right now to live it fully, and to love fully the ones you care for because every day you skip, its lost and won't come back..
Why yes, always have and always will, until I die.
