Posts by Doug Mason

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Rutherford's Death of Joshua still as 1450bc in 2013 Bible revision

by Elijehovah in

vomiting out what jehovah gives us to eat.

(this is not a suggestion, but rather refers to retractions made by the wt of truths that god jehovah has fed us, but they apparently feel it needs to be discarded.

) at the end of the concordance of the new 2013 revision of the nwt are the dates the bible books were written and time covered.

Doug Mason

EJ,

Are you referring to chronologies in the Masoretic Text or in the Septuagint?

Doug

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Bill Nye/Ken Ham Creation-Evolution Debate Here: V

by mind blown in

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in case some are interested and can't find it...... http://debatelive.org.

~mb.

Doug Mason

Could somebody please explain to me how it is possible for the subject of creationism to reach the stage in a first world country where it warrants a debate?

The Creation stories of Genesis are myths invented by primitive, superstitious non-observers. They are not real, literal accounts. They are fables: one was invented to justify the Sabbath (Gen 1:1-2:4a) the other was invented to justify heterosexual marriage (Gen 2:4b ff). Pure religious stories written by people during the 8th to 6th centuries BCE, several centuries after the "Moses-event".

What hope is there if an advanced nation can succumb so easily to ancient superstitions?

Doug

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Help needed with some research

by Doug Mason in

i was reading the wts 2103 brochure "how can you have a happy life?".

in section 3, it relies on "professor george zinsmeister, formerly of the university of massachusetts".. at: http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/06/jehovahs_witnesses_coming_to_a.html.

i located reference to:.

Doug Mason

Earnest,

I have nothing against Professor Zinsmeister. I completely respect his right to him holding to his views and to his beliefs.

In everything I write, I never address JWs individually, my argument is always against the ruling controlling body. Because I feel such sympathy for the individual, I try to help release the mental stranglehold that is applied by the WTS. My argument is driven by the way they rip families apart and the unnecessary deaths they cause through their "policy" on the medical use of blood.

My interest in this instance related to the WTS brochure referencing a Professor as supporting the WTS's position. The writers and publishers of the brochure should have made it very clear to the reader of the situation. This is yet another example where the WTS is not completely open.

The brochure is addressed at Jews. I therefore read it through those eyes. No Jew would comprehend that the WTS's expression "believes in God" should be understood to mean "is a Jehovah's Witness".

Overall, I believe that any knowledgeable Jew would find the brochure demeaning and simplistic. For example, while elevating the significance of the Name of God, which belief a Jew would share, the WTS uses the Name "Jehovah", which was invented by Christendom! How do you think any Jew would respond to that!

Rutherford saddled the WTS with a dead weight when he thought up the name "Jehovah's witnesses".

I can easily understand the views that would be held by Jews. I have immediate forefathers named Abraham, Yitzak (Isaac), and Mosche (Moses).

Doug

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Help needed with some research

by Doug Mason in

i was reading the wts 2103 brochure "how can you have a happy life?".

in section 3, it relies on "professor george zinsmeister, formerly of the university of massachusetts".. at: http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/06/jehovahs_witnesses_coming_to_a.html.

i located reference to:.

Doug Mason

Moments,

Thank you!

Doug

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Help needed with some research

by Doug Mason in

i was reading the wts 2103 brochure "how can you have a happy life?".

in section 3, it relies on "professor george zinsmeister, formerly of the university of massachusetts".. at: http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/06/jehovahs_witnesses_coming_to_a.html.

i located reference to:.

Doug Mason

Riley,

I simply put my stuff on my web site.

If anyone wants to make a donation, I suggest they go to their nearest blood transfusion service where their gift will give hope and life.

Doug

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Help needed with some research

by Doug Mason in

i was reading the wts 2103 brochure "how can you have a happy life?".

in section 3, it relies on "professor george zinsmeister, formerly of the university of massachusetts".. at: http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/06/jehovahs_witnesses_coming_to_a.html.

i located reference to:.

Doug Mason

Apologies for my slow old excuse for a brain. The answer was there all the time in front of my eyes.

The brochure says that the Professor "believes in God", which I take to be code for "is one of us". Who else on this planet "believes in God" apart from JWs?

Doug

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Help needed with some research

by Doug Mason in

i was reading the wts 2103 brochure "how can you have a happy life?".

in section 3, it relies on "professor george zinsmeister, formerly of the university of massachusetts".. at: http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/06/jehovahs_witnesses_coming_to_a.html.

i located reference to:.

Doug Mason

L3G,

Thanks for your support and help.

I am looking at the WTS's 2013 brochure "How Can You Have a Happy Life?" (My suggestions would make the WTS leaders decidely unhappy.) I am considering a range of areas presented in that booklet.

Our man George is presented immediately after this subheading:"How do we even know that there is a Creator?"

George is then written up as saying that he "believes in God and answers this question in a single word - entropy. He is referring to what scientists term 'the second law of thermodynamics.' "

Research at archive.org reveals that he worked in "heat transfer in composite materials".

In the overall scheme of things, George plays a most tiny part in my analysis of that brochure. Possible worth only two sentences out of many pages of notes. But that's the nature of research and investigation.

It's more an issue of the WTS failing to be completely honest, and open.

Any thoughts on the brochure are glady accepted.

Doug

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Help needed with some research

by Doug Mason in

i was reading the wts 2103 brochure "how can you have a happy life?".

in section 3, it relies on "professor george zinsmeister, formerly of the university of massachusetts".. at: http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/06/jehovahs_witnesses_coming_to_a.html.

i located reference to:.

Doug Mason

Riley,

My assumption is that this guy has reached retiring age. The WTS booklet says he is "formerly" of the Uni, so I have no email address to reference. I see a mention of a George Zinsmeister of Sunderland, Massachusetts in the obituary for a JW lady in New York (she might have been his mother-in-law):

http://hosting-5049.tributes.com/show/Doris-M.-Cantoni-88275629

If George has written a book, I would be able to contact him through his publisher; I have used this tactic several times, with success. I have emailed a newspaper reporter and I am hoping to receive a reply.

Thank you for your kind words.

Doug

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Help needed with some research

by Doug Mason in

i was reading the wts 2103 brochure "how can you have a happy life?".

in section 3, it relies on "professor george zinsmeister, formerly of the university of massachusetts".. at: http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/06/jehovahs_witnesses_coming_to_a.html.

i located reference to:.

Doug Mason

Thanks, blondie!

I will keep note of them.

Doug

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Help needed with some research

by Doug Mason in

i was reading the wts 2103 brochure "how can you have a happy life?".

in section 3, it relies on "professor george zinsmeister, formerly of the university of massachusetts".. at: http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/06/jehovahs_witnesses_coming_to_a.html.

i located reference to:.

Doug Mason

I was reading the WTS 2103 brochure "How Can You Have a Happy Life?". In Section 3, it relies on "Professor George Zinsmeister, formerly of the University of Massachusetts".

At: http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/06/jehovahs_witnesses_coming_to_a.html

I located reference to:

"George Zinsmeister of Sunderland, an elder of the Amherst congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses" arranging a meeting for them (June 22, 2012) at the University of Massachusetts.

Is anyone able to tell me if this "Professor George Zinsmeister" referenced in the WTS brochure is the JW Elder mentioned in the news article?

I have no interest in any communication with him; I simply want to know if the WTS has resorted to using one of its own as an authority (probably because it could not find another, particularly a Jewish source - given the intention of the brochure). I do not have a clue about US geography.

Doug