IMHO it wont be long before they will make announcements through the JW.borg website. That way they have full control. Maybe in the future dubs will go to the KH for a cup of tea and to watch some internet TV then all go home again!?
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It must be a concern of all the information that is now been leaked
by joe134cd ini have put up previous posts about this in the past, but i just thought that it was worth mentioning again.
it has to be of concern to them with how quickly information is getting leaked.
hell it even surprises at just how slowly information spreads by offical means.
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letter to congregationsOct 4th 2015
by inbetween inhi,.
not sure, if it is already mentioned, but there is a letter in jw.org preparing the congregations to read an upcoming letter from oct 4th after the meeting as sson as it is released.
so congregations, who have their weekend meeting on sunday, will even hear it after the wt study.. so they can catch up in knowledge with the apostates ;-).
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Won't get fooled again ...Moon Landing.
by The Rebel inso i was fooled by the witnesses.
what can i learn from that?
not to accept things at face value but to seek out opinion and different view points.. hence my question " do you believe man landed on the moon?.
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I am quite looking forward to the day we can prove some posters on this forum have landed on Earth, let alone mankind landing on a holographic proje.... sorry... on the moon. -
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Won't get fooled again ...Moon Landing.
by The Rebel inso i was fooled by the witnesses.
what can i learn from that?
not to accept things at face value but to seek out opinion and different view points.. hence my question " do you believe man landed on the moon?.
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So is this a good time to mention that the moon is actually a holographic projection? http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread844642/pg1 -
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Won't get fooled again ...Moon Landing.
by The Rebel inso i was fooled by the witnesses.
what can i learn from that?
not to accept things at face value but to seek out opinion and different view points.. hence my question " do you believe man landed on the moon?.
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Holy cow... just popped in to say hello and arrived here right at the end of this particularly stinky thread.
Now this topic is littered with links to and had much evidence posted that help demonstrates that 'we' went to the moon... I am wondering if anyone has changed their mind on the subject?
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I'm an ABSENTHEIST. Are you also?
by EdenOne init just dawned on me.
the existence of god can't be proved, neither is there evidence of god's inexistence.
so, i'm neither theist neither atheist.
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I consider myself an agnostic, sceptical atheist. As I mentioned previously... I
- do not believe in a god
- do not believe a god actually exists
- admit you cannot "prove" all gods do not exist
"Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence". I would say that well known expression is a big deal breaker for your new term.
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I'm an ABSENTHEIST. Are you also?
by EdenOne init just dawned on me.
the existence of god can't be proved, neither is there evidence of god's inexistence.
so, i'm neither theist neither atheist.
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Obviously this contribution is hearsay but, I know quite a few atheists;
- all do not believe in a god
- all do not believe a god actually exists
- all would admit you cannot "prove" all gods do not exist
- most (I think) agree some gods can be effectively dis-proven due to their definition
I think all are comfortable with the label atheist... as am I. Would other self professed atheists agree with this set of statements?
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I'm an ABSENTHEIST. Are you also?
by EdenOne init just dawned on me.
the existence of god can't be proved, neither is there evidence of god's inexistence.
so, i'm neither theist neither atheist.
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M*A*S*H
I am not sure I agree with your logic.
As others have pointed out the term Absentheist does IMHO suggest a bias (although I understand it is not intended). 'Absent' conjures up the idea that although we cannot find God in this universe, God probably does exist somewhere (perhaps heaven even)!?
I also disagree with saying you "... CAN prove that God is absent", especially using the definition you proposed. In the definition a) states god is "Immaterial"... by this definition god could be sat on your lap and but you would not be able to prove he is not. Once something is defined as immaterial or spiritual - what evidence can you suggest that proves this god is absent?
I think I understand why you would like a new term, but personally I do not like absentheist. Maybe others like the idea?
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I'm an ABSENTHEIST. Are you also?
by EdenOne init just dawned on me.
the existence of god can't be proved, neither is there evidence of god's inexistence.
so, i'm neither theist neither atheist.
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If you are using the word "absent" in the traditional sense of a person being absent, we would need to assume the person exists to be absent (which is bad in this case). If you are using the word "absent" in the sense there is no evidence for the person or god in our universe to prove their existence then I would say that is a pretty good estimation of the definition of the word "atheist". -
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The Science Is In: God Is The Answer...
by OUTLAW inthe science is in: god is the answer.
research shows kids raised with spirituality are happier and healthier in the vulnerable teen years.
why arent we all signing up?.
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For religion to be as successful as it is in our society there must be some benefits, otherwise it would die out; IMHO religion would die out if it was purely driven by fear.
It is an interesting study - although I would be worried the first study is suffering by a bit of confirmation bias...Lisa Miller seems to be part of the "SCP" which ...
Spirituality in Clinical Practice (SCP), a journal of the American Psychological Association, is a practice-oriented journal that encompasses spiritually-oriented psychotherapy and spirituality-sensitive cultural approaches to treatment and wellness. SCP is dedicated to integrating psychospiritual and other spiritually-oriented interventions involved in psychotherapy, consultation, coaching, health, and wellness.
It would be interesting to see if other unidentified factors were at play in the Miller study. Perhaps if the questions from the original study were followed up by "I have a healthy relationship with my parents... and I would turn to them when I need help"- I wonder if the responses to that question would yield similar results when related to depression?
Also, it would be interesting to follow up the outliers in the study... do fanatical religious groups have negative effects when compared to the study? Does the 'zeal' of one's spirituality (if that can be measured) have an effect? etc... The Dew study was interesting in this front.
Are there links between socio-economic factors and religion? That too would be interesting.
Why do I not 'sign up'? Well I realise that my two kiddies need something in their life to help them through the hard times... the something is our family, their education, their interests and hobbies which I support fully. I do not think religion would add anything. In fact if my experience is anything to go by, it would only detract.