FreudianSlip

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  Are there any religions that worship God but do not believe in an Afterlife

  by jwfacts in

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  2. bible

  it seems that people only worship god for the reward of a resurrection.

  people normally do not admit that, and say that even if there was no resurrection they would worship god for the life that he has given them.

  a good indication of whether this could be true is if religions existed that worshipped god but do not believe in a soul or resurrection or everlasting life.

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  FreudianSlip

  I'm not sure this actually addressed my question FHN:

  We pay the consequences for bad decisions, those of our own and of others, right here on earth.

  Not everyone does. Some very sadistic people get to live out their lives the way they want to and then die. No "consequences" while alive. Even if what you say is true, does this mean (as I asked before) that they will receive a good reward after death?

  I have read some interesting books about people going into debriefing and rehabilitation upon death. And some have to work things out through community type service.

  Not sure what that means.

  But in Universalism, all intelligent creatures will eventually be drawn back to good and love, they won't be able to resist it forever.

  Drawn back to good before or after death? I hope you don't mean before death. Some people do vile things their whole lives and then die. Everyone does not die "good".
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  60% of us here on jehovahs-witness.com do not have college educations.

  by easyreader1970 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, at least according to quantcast:.

  http://www.quantcast.com/jehovahs-witness.com/demographics.

  i am curious where the site gets its data, though.

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  Weird.. I doubt only 12% have children.
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  Do You Feel Bad For Witnesses Who Are Still In?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think it's such a waste of time, energy and life.

  no question.

  i feel better about being out of "the truth" than ever before!.

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  FreudianSlip

  Some yes, some no. For people like my parents that have already wasted so much time believing (45+ years), I feel that them leaving now would be a bigger detriment than staying in. Right now they feel they have a purpose and have doznes of friends who share that purpose with them. If they lost this religion they would lose everything and everyone they know and at this late point in their lives I prefer they maintain the security that they have.

  Now my 19 year old brother is a different story. He's young and has his whole life ahead of him. I wish that he could see the light and live his life to the fullest.
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  Are there any religions that worship God but do not believe in an Afterlife

  by jwfacts in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it seems that people only worship god for the reward of a resurrection.

  people normally do not admit that, and say that even if there was no resurrection they would worship god for the life that he has given them.

  a good indication of whether this could be true is if religions existed that worshipped god but do not believe in a soul or resurrection or everlasting life.

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  FreudianSlip

  I don't believe in God or an afterlife, BUT if there is one, I hope this philosophy is correct:

  After life is not a reward from God. It's something we all deserve after being put here on earth at great disadvantage. Don't you think? I don't think you need to earn it. It's automatic. And God doesn't need anything from you.

  Still I wonder: Do you believe that even the "bad" (murderers, rapists, etc) people get the same good outcome?
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  Amputations and Phantom Pain

  by Gram in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  has anyone known of a person who has had a limb amputated?

  and then experienced what they call phantom pain?.

  i have seen this first hand and it is quite incredible.

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  I've always thought this was a weird phenomenon. I should look up some more info on it. Sci-fi stuff.
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  Dexter

  by leavingwt in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  any fans?

  love it.

  can't get enough.. if you have never seen it, don't judge it by the commercials.

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  LOVE the show. I thought the show was gone. Looks like it starts up again on the 28th? Yay!
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  John McCain Gets BarackRoll'd

  by darth frosty in

  1. jw
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tiqcjxpbkg

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  FreudianSlip

  LOL! Funny!
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  Baby High Heel Crib Shoes....

  by yknot in

  1. social
  2. family

  i was emailed this story by my expectant cousin.....(who really want the entire collection for her little girl due in dec.).

  http://www.heelarious.com/index.php.

  when you think babies, you think nappies, bibs and plastic bottles.

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  Hideous and ridiculous. Dress up for a 6 month old? No. Playing dress up is for older children 3+ and it's fun because you put mommy's clothes on. Baby high heels are just plain stupid.
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  Former J.W. Now atheist?

  by Aculama in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just curious.... did the disallusionment of j.w.

  experience make you hate god or disbelieve everything about god?

  could it be god's grace that kept you from or freed you from their hold on you?

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  Just curious.... Did the disallusionment of J.W. experience make you hate God or disbelieve everything about God? Could it be God's grace that kept you from or freed you from their hold on you?

  Leaving the JWs did help in my awakening. It helped me question religion, the Bible, "spirituality", etc. I now consider myself agnostic. If there is one (and that is a HUGE IF ), I am certain the one in the Bible is not accurate.
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  Why is the murder rate going down?

  by easyreader1970 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  many people flee to the wbts because of all of the negativity in the world, perceived or real.

  "the world is going to hell in a handbasket" is the general belief of most witnesses, especially those who are of middle to low income and have to deal with the unpleasantness of things a little bit more than the well-to-do witnesses who may have their paradise right now.

  anyway, something spurred me to check statistics.

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  FreudianSlip

  Not that that site isn't credible, but I checked the official FBI Uniform Crime Report and you are correct. Crime is down in all areas.

  http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/2007prelim/table3.htm

  Years	Violent crime	Murder	Forcible rape	Robbery	Aggravated assault	Property crime	Burglary	Larceny-theft	Motor vehicle theft	Arson
  2004/2003	-1.2	-2.4	+0.8	-3.1	-0.5	-1.1	-0.5	-1.1	-1.9	-6.4
  2005/2004	+2.3	+3.4	-1.2	+3.9	+1.8	-1.5	+0.5	-2.3	-0.2	-2.7
  2006/2005	+1.9	+1.8	-2.0	+7.2	-0.2	-1.9	+1.3	-2.6	-3.5	+2.1
  2007/2006	-1.4	-2.7	-4.3	-1.2	-1.2	-2.1	-0.8	-1.2	-8.9	-7.0

  I'm not sure why, but it's good to read.