Would it have been any different if there was no God?
No. Because there is not. Creatures like humans will always find a way to justify in their own minds what they know is wrong. God is just one of many excuses and justifications.
hitler, lenin, stalin, mao et al: .
(the heart of this statement is: darwin put an end to the belief that the animal and vegetable species..were created by god....) .
1856; d. 1939) sigmund freuds impact on 20th century thinking is almost too great to measure.
Would it have been any different if there was no God?
No. Because there is not. Creatures like humans will always find a way to justify in their own minds what they know is wrong. God is just one of many excuses and justifications.
like most everyone here, i had a painful yet liberating exiting of the org.. one of the most difficult parts was saying goodbye to a dear friend.
he couldn't believe that i no longer was a "believer", and during our last conversation 3 years ago, he ran out in tears extremely upset.
i told him that i would always love him and thought there was a good chance that that was the last time i'd ever talk to him.. however last week......he called me!!!!.
Thanks for sharing that. I've been on the edge of giving up for a long time. It is good to hear such hopeful stories!
just found out today.
this will be our second child.
we have a 2yr old son and now one on the way.
Congratulations! I hope all goes well for you both!
if you see that something a poster states is actually inconsistent or inaccurate, will radar go off in your head to call the person on it?
i think we should be more aware, not paranoid or judgmental, but more alert to phony posters or those that try to spread inaccurate information.
If you question something someone posts, you should confront it head-on.
Why not?
There can be no harm in getting either a clarification, affirmation, or a nullification, unless you prefer to believe your own interpretation or possible misunderstandings, which does more harm than good.
you want to know how jw could use the osce, the cesnur and the european court of human right successfully... .
translate this.
http://www.tj-encyclopedie.org/alain_garay .
Sorry. I just realized this was an old thread; wondering if there's a special reason for its resurrection??
you want to know how jw could use the osce, the cesnur and the european court of human right successfully... .
translate this.
http://www.tj-encyclopedie.org/alain_garay .
Why the hall do they need a lobbyist if Ghoulhobo is on their side?
a few months ago i noticed that my mum had put her house up for sale, she doesn't live far from me and i had occasion to drive past her house.. well i've had a funny unsettled feeling all week, and i drove along the back of her house yesterday, and all the curtains were gone, she'd obviously left.
feeling brave i drove round the front, and yes its empty, doesnt look like she's been gone long.
i got out and went in the back garden, and looked through the windows.
Shell - That makes me feel so . . . empty.
I am sorry for your loss.
It is hard for me to imagine even the craziest of parents not loving their children.
I really don't think it's that she does not love you, but I know that it feels that way.
She is doing some very unloving things because her mind truly is not her own.
I'm not making excuses, but that's the only way I can come to terms with my own issues of abandonment.
Their minds are not truly their own while locked into this cult.
So sorry, shell!
apologies in advance for yet another post about trevorgate.
but, it might help to see how some folks.
think when they are scamming you.
Thankfully, we're not "all the same."We're all a little damaged or troubled, but some are completely lost. That is sad.
"my girlfriend was raised jw she was'nt allowed to use the phone, and was brought up very strict to say the least.
she has a 4 year old daughter, and recently moved back home with her family were she lives in their living room.
she can't call me and our only communication is through emails, when she can sneak to the computer.
Call the Department of Social Services in her town and ask them to please check on the well-being of the 4-year-old. It's probably too late for your gf, but maybe not for her daughter. Jeez! I wanna' puke.
mom used to laugh when i, as a little boy, would look into the mirror and ask my reflection, "why am i so uggily?
" well, i should have felt some reassurance when auntie rose took me into her capacious arms and declared, "you're a cute little fart!".
certainly the old dear was dotty as well as biased toward me - rightly so, i would imagine.
The people-pleaser in me has been in the slow process of eroding away for years and years; lately it seems to have shattered. I am in danger of recognizing the true and complete narcissist in me. Truly. It is a well-illuminated mirror; and many others are reflected in the background.