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How We Come Across On The Board

by minimus in

jw
friends

most people here have never met you.

we converse, discuss, argue, laugh, agree, question, share our lives..... quite often, you kind of get to know what a person is like.

some people, we tend to gravitate to and others, we shy away from.. how do you think you come across to other people?

Twitch

I don't really have a tic

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Theists, why does God allow suffering..

by The Quiet One in

..specifically, the suffering of animals.

you can talk about free will/sin/people choosing to not listen to god etc to explain human suffering being allowed.. but how can you love a god that allows animals, that haven't sinned or chosen to not have anything to do with god, to have their short lives ended in often long, drawn out, painful ways.

i could list stories i've read that would probably make you feel ill, but i'm not looking to shock anyone or start an emotional debate.

Twitch

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We'd Like to KILL the apostates, but we can't....

by betweenworlds in

jw
friends

i read this quote at tom's site (thanks tom!

) and then looked it up for myself on the wt cd.

this is truly disturbing and shows their true mindset....this is from the nov. !5th 1952 question from readers.

Twitch

FUBAR

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Atheism is a Belief System

by seekchristonly in

is atheism a belief system.

after all the atheist believes there is no god .so if that's the case then an atheist if a person of faith.

they have faith in the fact there is no god.

Twitch

No. A conviction of a lack of evidence? Yes.

Yes, of course.

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Atheism is a Belief System

by seekchristonly in

is atheism a belief system.

after all the atheist believes there is no god .so if that's the case then an atheist if a person of faith.

they have faith in the fact there is no god.

Twitch

It's stating that the claims believers make regarding the existence of gods is lacking substantive evidence. NOT a personal belief system.

Yes, evidence is lacking and most of the testimony is anecdotal, subjective and/or hearsay. There is no smoking gun. That doesn't mean a shot wasn't fired.

But unless more substantial evidence is presented, the court rules not guilty of the charge of creating this mess.

lol

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Atheism is a Belief System

by seekchristonly in

is atheism a belief system.

after all the atheist believes there is no god .so if that's the case then an atheist if a person of faith.

they have faith in the fact there is no god.

Twitch

If you believe there isn't a god, is this not a belief?

Is this not a conviction, a worldview?

Of course, this doesn't equate the opinion with that of one that believes there is a god. The burden of proof resides on the believer. This also doesn't mean the opposite opinion is any less a position of conviction.

Technically, if all the evidence available is not on the table, neither position can be validated. As regards god, it's a delicate matter.

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400 Million Atoms Know What to do at the same time

by seekchristonly in

it's claimed it takes 400 million atoms to become a single strand of dna.

how do the atoms know.

3. what order.

Twitch

Ecniv, is that you?

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IS Science Absolute Truth

by seekchristonly in

if we have faith in science and scientific claims about the universe, origins of life etc.

is that absolute truth.

if so then if they declare that god exists with evidence then do all those who believe in science then believe in god or a creator.

Twitch

"I do not entertain hypotheticals; the world as it is is vexing enough"

- True Grit

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Books that changed your life-

by new hope and happiness in

i am not much of a reader as i have two many distractions, but i fancy a challenging read, so please list any book that has changed your entire world view on everything.

i remember as a teenager buying at a yard sale, norman vincent peales " the power of positive thinking" and at the time that had a big impact on me.

but i am a little bit more in to " realistic positive thinking" now..