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  I am a bit screwed ... need some advice - non-JW issue

  by StarTrekAngel in

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  so i am having a bit of an issue at work and has been bothering me for a while.

  first, you may need to know a bit about the organizational structure that i am dealing with.

  there is our coo (chief op officer).

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  AnneB

  From my perspective it looks like you need to think seriously about finding another company. Not easy, for sure, but if push comes to shove it's going to be you that's pushed out. Be prepared.
  
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  Facing mortality after leaving the witnesses

  by truthseeker in

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  tell me i'm not overly thinking this.. i'm 39 years old...still youngish...but i worry about getting old.

  i look in the mirror and it depresses me.

  i suppose i still cling to watchtower utopia when no one would age over 25.. i used to look forward to paradise earth because it meant all the evil in the world, nuclear warfare, terrorist attacks and sickos would be no more, but we are deep in the 21st century with no end in sight.. appreciate your comments.

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  Growing old and dying is a heck of a lot better than seeing the whole human race annihilated in front of me and wondering if I'm good enough to live through...
  
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  My New Thoughts on Adam and Eve (don't laugh)

  by xjwsrock in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  warning for those that are still believers... this train of thought will not be faith strengthening.... i have come a long way since first stumbling on crumbs of ttatt in 2012.

  (i have not come nearly as far with the wife unfortunately, but such is life.

  ) my critical thinking ability, thankfully, is in another stratosphere since figuring out i was a jw lab rat.

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  And what proof or scripture(s) does WT have that God communicated with Adam in human language?
  
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  Splane "Bible writer's not logical"

  by Backinthebox in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  bethelite asked splane since mt 25 is set in the great trib because half way through mt 24 events turn to the great trib, does that not mean the generation starts when the great tribulation starts and has nothing to do with 1914. splane replied the bible writers were not logical they would pick a topic then randomly go back to another topic.

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  AnneB

  I have a feeling that Splane said "chronological" or meant to.
  
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  lf the paradise earth is real would you want to live there?

  by atomant in

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  2. beliefs

  l know l would.anyone that says no is kidding themselves.just imagine going up to the hole of a cobra and patting it on the head like a pet.or running like a deer through the woods.who knows we might grows wings and be able to fly as well.food for thought.

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  C'mon, you guys! The OP didn't condition or precondition the question. No WT, no doctrine, no fables, just 'if it's real would you like to live there'...

  Sure I would! Why not? Who wouldn't want to live in idyllic conditions?

  Nothing more is being asked, so no underlying assumptions are warranted.

  Don't read into the question more than is written, ok? OK.
  
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  God said be fruitful and multiply,fill the earth and govern it.

  by atomant in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  l have a problem with this.lf adam and eve didnt sin the earth would eventually have been full to the brim with perfect human beings.then what every man gets the chop or no more sex?then on the other hand we have the jw's sayingresurrected ones will not be allowed to marry in the earthly new system.. married survivors of armageddon will remain married.

  single survivors of armageddon may or may not be allowed to marry.so it seems that people reborn into new system wont be able to procreate.

  and married survivors will stay married so l assume that means they can still hanky panky and have babys thats a bit unfair..the earth can only accommodate a maximum number of humans then what for the married couples.

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  Atomant: Why do you even worry about it? Have they been there? Can they (the WT/JW's) show any evidence that it's true? Are there any "scriptures" that directly state these teachings?

  Let it go. If it's false you'll find out when the time is right; if it's true there's nothing you can do about it.

  Go out and garden or something.

  AB
  
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  "Ones"

  by Joe Grundy in

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  2. beliefs

  (i never was a dub).. this is something which has intrigued me for a while.

  i don't know whether it's dub-speak, or us-speak.. it's the use of the word 'ones' as in 'interested ones', 'worldly ones', 'disfellowshipped ones' and so on and so on.. in the 'normal world' we would probably use the word 'people'.. thoughts?.

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  AnneB

  In the 'normal world' we would probably use the word 'people'.

  That's just the point, "Ones" is used to distance the speaker/listeners from the humanity of the persons being discussed. No "he", no "she", no "they"; only an unthinking, unfeeling, less than human "something" that the God-chosen dubbies are forced to deal with...so let it be at arm's length and best dealt with as an object.

  Google the phrase "one is glad to be of service" or watch the movie "Bicentennial Man" for a deeper understanding.
  
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  RESPONSIBILITY vs. "moral" Responsibility (What is the distinction and what is the difference?)

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is not intended to be a highbrow discussion!.

  you ( ought ) to pay me back that $100.

  .. bank loan.

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  Let me Google that for you....

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsibility
  
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  A useful MacDonald's advert in Taiwan teaching tolerance attacked by religious bigots

  by fulltimestudent in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqlfpbfiuly

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  Why don't they just advertise their products and leave the moralizing out?
  
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  jw family loves to ask df'd ones for money!

  by Ghiagirl in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  well it finally happened!

  we have been waiting about a year for this, my dfd husbands family asked us for money.

  even though his own father hasn't met our 8 month old son.

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  AnneB

  Take collateral. Make them give you something of theirs that is worth at least, if not more, than the value of the loan. Don't give it back until the last penny is repaid. A lending institution would do this and that's what you are to them. Question: why don't they use a formal lending institution? Have they tried? Can they prove it? Question the bejesus out of them before you move forward and hand them any money; that's what would be done in a more formal setting. This is about money, not hearts and flowers. Do the business thing.

  Take control of any loan by doling out the funds yourselves, don't just hand them a chunk of cash. Whatever you do, don't sign or co-sign anything for them. If they genuinely need help they'll be open with you and glad their needs are being met; they won't stumble over who's doing the controlling.

  If they won't agree to terms such as these, just treat 'em like mushrooms (keep 'em in the dark and feed 'em BS!)