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  Why more highly educated people are less into conspiracy theories

  by Mickey mouse in

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  2. friends

  i've seen discussions here about how jehovah's witnesses seem to be prone to believing conspiracy theories... https://digest.bps.org.uk/2017/04/05/why-more-highly-educated-people-are-less-into-conspiracy-theories/.

  this last paragraph seems particularly relevant:.

  importantly, van prooijen said his findings help make sense of why education can contribute to “a less paranoid society” even when conspiracy theories are not explicitly challenged.

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  Magwitch

  Thanks Mickey Mouse - very interesting article. Good to see you here! I miss seeing your posts :)
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  Were You Ever Disfellowshipped or Judicially Reproved?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i never got into trouble with the elders.

  i served on judicial committees too many times.

  i am happy that i no longer have to "judge" whether someone is a "sinner" any longer!

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  Village Idiot
  I was disfellowshipped in absentia

  Me too V.I. .... Only happens to the best of us :)
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  Red Alert - Propaganda is Being Used!!!!!!!!

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  check out the latest watchtower:.

  "your defense?

  be determined to stick to jehovah’s organization and loyally support the leadership he provides—no matter what imperfections may surface.

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  "Keep in mind that Satan does not want you to think clearly or reason things out well. Why? Because propaganda “is likely to be most effective,” says one source, “if people . . . are discouraged from thinking critically.”"

  Critical thinking skills are not even taught in this country until college, and since college is condemned, then what would anyone at the KH even begin to know about critical thinking?

  And I always love it when they give us detailed information on where their material is coming from ....."says one source"

  
  
  
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  ARC Case Study 54 - Witness List published for 10 March 2017

  by jwleaks in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/10908a67-70c5-4103-94cc-dac096fdb585/case-study-54,-march-2017,-sydney.

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  Magwitch

  I truly am in shock at what I saw last night. These two arrogant, ignorant, misogynist men showed up and for 3 hours basically said F*** You!

  We are discussing children being raped and these men simply run out the clock and get the hell out of there.

  ....And then the real icing on the cake (especially for those of us who are DF'ed) is that we shun them. Can you believe this?? Those poor men are "evidently" the real victims here.
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  Best statement a householder made to get you to leave them alone.

  by Esse quam videri in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  knocked on a door on a saturday morning.

  a window opened on the floor above me.

  a grizzled old man stuck his head out and said, " we're all heathens here!

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  Magwitch

  It was the first door of the morning some years back and we decided to start on the top floor. I climbed four floors and knocked on the door. I was a young, broke regular pioneer and could hardly afford any food. I weighed about 90 pounds soaking wet. I was totally out of breath when this handsome middle aged man answered the door. I started my presentation and he interrupted and said "For God's sake eat something and get in shape" and then slammed the door.

  I never worked that building again. It devastated me because I was literally starving, but was sure Jehovah would eventually provide .....
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  February 26, 2017 TO ALL BODIES OF ELDERS Re: Witnessing in Public Places

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  february 26, 2017 to all bodies of elders re: witnessing in public places.

  and.

  february 25, 2017 to all congregations re: magnetic boards and posters for public witnessing.

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  Chook
  The next scam is the publishers can purchase insurance from bethel.

  Spot on! I am willing to put a wager on this one ^^^^^^^^^
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  Convention program 2017 AM3

  by George One Time in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/convention-program-2017/friday/.

  why would our beloved gb member be on the top picture of the program?.

  any ideas?.

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  Magwitch

  I'm not sure I want to laugh or cry at the following talk. It is 3:15 on a Saturday afternoon; most people have worked M-TH and have already sat through 2 days of mind numbing and eye glazing lectures. That would also be two days of sitting in a hard chair with little movement, eating unhealthy food, smelling ungodly smells, wearing uncomfortable clothes....every one of our senses has been assaulted at this point.... and then we have this...."How to Endure.......

  3:15 SYMPOSIUM: Learn Endurance From Creation

  • Camels (Jude 20)

  • Alpine Trees (Colossians 2:6, 7; 1 Peter 5:9, 10)

  • Butterflies (2 Corinthians 4:16)

  • Arctic Terns (1 Corinthians 13:7)

  • Lapwings (Hebrews 10:39)

  • Acacia Trees (Ephesians 6:13)
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  Movies I'm Watching

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have, for about 6 months now, been trying to watch every single movie that was "cool" or interesting since 1960.it started out with a desire to watch as an adult all disney movies.

  then it morphed into all bond movies (except for the non-canonicals).now it's turned into pretty much any and all movies.

  here is my list, scratched out are ones i have seen, green are recent next-in line.turns out there was a lot i had never seen before, about 70% because of the cult restrictions!

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  No Hitchcock movies?
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  What have been some of the funniest local needs talks that you have heard?

  by DaPriest in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i remember once in berlin south germany there was a local needs part for the men only, and how they should use the toilet.

  in all seriousness for ten minutes a retarded nigerian was going on about how men need to sit down when using the toilet.

  no mention of anything else.. it transpired that some little kraut boy from an "interested" family would aim for the side of the toilet and leave a great big puddle for others to clean up.

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  Magwitch

  There was a sister and a brother that were reproved and right after the announcement, they had this local need talk about "threesomes".

  Thanks for starting my Thursday with a hearty laugh ...
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  Why so few XJWs online?

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  not too long ago, i posted a topic where i pointed out that there are about 1 million xjws alive right now.

  that number only represented the disfellowshipped ones... didn't account for those who had become publishers and left or anyone else who got hurt by that group by proxy.

  so, why are there so few of them online?

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  Magwitch

  Of my 39 first cousins and 4 siblings that have all left the JW cult, (all baptized and 4th generation), only two of us really care what is going on in JW land. I think it is because everyone got out at a young age, went to college, married "worldly" people and basically got on with their lives and never looked back. Now decades have passed and they really don't care what some insignificant religion is up to. Where as Nate and I went into full time service for years and years. When we finally had enough, it was hard to cope with the wasted years. The internet helps immensely, but I wish I did not need to come here every single day. I envy the ones who never look back.