Posts by freemindfade

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The Bible Does Not Say - But ...

by berrygerry in

painfully reading an article of may 15, 2015 (extra-simplified edition) and again observed this phraseology: the bible does not say, but .... so, did satan hope to tempt her with the luxurious palaces of pharaoh and abimelech?

did satan think that she would betray her husband and even jehovah by marrying one of those kings?

the bible does not say, but it is very likely that the devil would have been overjoyed if sarah had lost the opportunity to become part of the messiahs family line.. .

freemindfade

Pure simple loaded language. On paper it gives them an out for making any kind of claim. But they know in the fragile, hope hungry, persecution complex mind of the followers of watchtower that call themselves sheep, even with the qualifier that gives the watchtower an out, in their mind it amounts to this us exactly what happened. They take it in their heart and mind to be FACT. I hate this stuff.

I have known even se devout witnesses to proclaim that the "society" makes an awful lot of conjectures that they have no way of knowing. But on the other hand people like my mom who read between every line to predict how and when Armageddon will start, they eat it up.

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Assembly Survival Kit

by pronomono in

so, i've got the assembly tomorrow, or so the wife says.

i should have bought this in preparation..... .

http://cdn.blessthisstuff.com/imagens/stuff/gentlemans-survival-kit-2.jpg.

freemindfade

Jack Daniels Honey?? oh no...

I would suggest a portable sensory deprivation kit and real whiskey

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Coping With Atheism (Long-ish Post...sorry!)

by humblepotato in

jw
friends

long time lurker (2009-ish), first time poster.

first of all, i want to say thank you everyone who contributes to these boards and provokes stimulating conversations and thought processes.

all the opinions and different perspectives are very enlightening.

freemindfade

When you become Godless at last, these are the things that make you happy, clear headed, and at peace:

1. Reason, Not Superstition

2. Ethics, Not Dogma

3. Respect, Not Worship

4. Courage, Not Fear

5. Fact, Not Myth

6. Morality, Not Religion

7. Clarity, Not Delusion

8. Good, Not God

9. Skeptic, Not Cynic

10. Rationality, Not Ideology

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May’s ‘study WT’ admits having taught “far-fetched” ideas

by wheelwithinwheel in

not on the front page, not in the study articles, but carefully camouflaged in the questions from readers on page 18 (watchtower march 15, 2015).

you can bet most jws wont even read it..

there is no apology...just the usual excuses..

freemindfade

Vidiot

That book (that we studied 3 times) has got to now be one of their biggest abortions.

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A Taxi Driver Gave Me 4 Magazines This Morning

by Tempest in a Teacup in

jw
friends

as we had reached my destination, i paid him and was getting down when he handed me something.

then i saw it was the wt and awake.

i just had the time to say: "oh, okay, thank you!

freemindfade

Any thing to rack up numbers on a report Just like jesus

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Coping With Atheism (Long-ish Post...sorry!)

by humblepotato in

jw
friends

long time lurker (2009-ish), first time poster.

first of all, i want to say thank you everyone who contributes to these boards and provokes stimulating conversations and thought processes.

all the opinions and different perspectives are very enlightening.

freemindfade

Welcome. Before I was an atheist I feared the idea a bit. I could go into many reasons why I would and even others fear it, bottom line, when you are born in and raised believing otherwise, the prospects are scary. For me I first became agnostic. Then an atheist friend told me "you know what agnostic is? an atheist without balls" we both laughed, but I was always concerned life on that side would be empty, dark, and sad.

Well... I had to become an atheist all the way, really accepting that, yes indeed this is it, and through some other life experiences I won't get into, I found that actually life (I only speak for me) was much more beautiful on this side. Much much happier, much more at peace, much more loving and tolerant.

Often to we put religion up against atheism as a opposite side, when it not really. Atheism is not a religion. one of the best ways I heard it described once, and even some atheist would say this is not true, but it was said like this;

"Lack of belief in a god, is not a CLAIM that there is no god"

You need to be allowed to not believe. I Claim there is no YHWH the desert god based on what I observe, but "god" could be a broad vague term, who knows, if Aliens landed tomorrow and said yea, we planted you @$$holes here a long time ago, well, we may have not believed that, but it would completely change our idea of reality. It would be new evidence of origin, what I am getting at is that Atheist strictly base their beliefs on evidence, and usually pretty conclusive evidence; ie I can't disprove god, but i also can't prove him, so why would I ever insist he exists??? I don't believe in him until I see him.

But coping, everyone is different I guess, for me the atheism side is beautiful. I love people more, I hold much more value on my time, I think little of my own suffering, pain or otherwise (no more persecution complex) I just take the beauty that is life and enjoy it. Atheists have everything to live for. Again just my thoughts but I hope it helps.

If you see it all the way through, you may go from coping with atheism to enjoying it

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How Come the Watchtower does not admit "We Don't Know Anything About Bible Prophecy" and come clean?

by PokerPlayerPhil in

so many of us have been caught up in the negative effects this religion placed over our lives and those who we love very much.

i am the first one to tell my kids "i don't know s&^^ about this or that subject", if the watchtower is truly our brother or spiritual mother why don't they tell us the following questions we all have asked them?.

1. we screwed up about 1914 and "life is short, go live your life to the fullest while maintaining justice and morality, don't hurt your fellow man by making his life screwed up!.

freemindfade

They are trying a work around. They are slowly walking away from the prophecies of the past. So slow no one will notice. But they are doing it. In very small amount's in order not to draw attention to their being wrong. Slowly slowly slowly. The. One day they will be all the way away from it and their history will be rewritten and they will say we never claimed to know anything special.

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Convention Cartoon

by freemindfade in

so last night they played the convention cartoon.

there were a few laughs from the audience, overall though people seemed a little taken aback and tight lipped.

like no one gushed about it afterwards, no applause, just like it was nothing new at all.

freemindfade

cappytan yes!!!! lets break up the scenes and write the dialogue

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Convention Cartoon

by freemindfade in

so last night they played the convention cartoon.

there were a few laughs from the audience, overall though people seemed a little taken aback and tight lipped.

like no one gushed about it afterwards, no applause, just like it was nothing new at all.

freemindfade

The squeaking of the pen got really old too hearing that through the KH sound system. An effect better used in shorter videos.

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Do You Think Humanity Will Ever Be Completely Free From Religion?

by InjusticeSystem in

i realize that many here still have a form of spirituality or faith, and i mean no disrespect to those individuals.

i suppose i am posting this question to those, like myself, who have come to the conclusion that religion in general is a major hindrance to the progress of our species and needs to be put aside so that we can advance to our full potential.

so my question is, do you think this will ever actually happen, and how do you think we can get there?

freemindfade

Yes ignorance seems to be the manure that makes the religion tree grow. Think how nutty and fantastical scientology is in this day and age, (not to down play how nutty ancient religion is), but really as long as people need someone stronger to tell them what to do, governments, religions, and other entities will exploit it.