i need to vent again here.
because i have no one else to talk with and no one who really understands except for the people here.
my wife is the most dangerous kind of jw.
My wife would never say a word that might seem to oppose the WT. She is disappointed in the people. For that reason, I don't think she would ever "report" me for anything to the elders. She knows that they won't handle things like she would expect God-loving men to do. I am not taking advantage of that and I'm hoping that she will arrive at the logical conclusion of why these people don't seem to be following "the perfect Law."
My disappointment is with the God, not so much the people.
i was reading today that the last star wars movie will be playing next week.
doing a little searching, i found that there have been 12 movies in the saga total, ( box office, total (12 films): $9.323 billion.)..
it got me thinking about when the empire strikes back came out, it was the second movie ( 1980).
please forgive me and do not castigate me for overthinking this.. there is a marketing "law" named veblen good (goods, effect) which says that if you make something very expensive, that will make it more desirable.
i know that sounds counter intuitive but think of the dyson fan, ferrari car, expensive perfume, and so on.
put the price really high and people will clamour for it.
I think of it as a cause and effect thing. The "everlasting life" thing may be outrageous when it's put forth by a branded religion, but crime and punishment / virtue and reward is deeply embedded in our makeup. How much effort we put into making improvements in ourselves will definitely affect our friendships. We may not reap rewards with everybody, but then, virtue is its' own reward too.
hello forum.
my aunt, flyinghighnow, has passed away.
i don't know if you remember her, but she was a long time member.
Sad to know that she's gone. She was a positive person here.
well these goof balls at jwbroadcast apparently think the study of pure science means not having any "practical application".
oi vey.
sanderson may speak russian but he is so ill educated he appears to think that researching a subject and formulating a theory about it means that's the end of it - in other words he's saying it has no practical use.
All he has to do is to sound sure of himself. The worst sort of ignorance isn't when somebody simply doesn't know about something. It's when they don't want to know.
The CRISPR work that is being developed, for instance , has the potential of being a huge healer for genetically-caused birth defects. Maybe if Mr Sanderson had been born with some horrible defect and he wanted to have children, he would change his tune.
one the jws like.. "get busy!
god is coming and he is pissed.".
one the that people who are not jws like.. "please god protect me from your people".
Sorry I'm driving so close in front of you
...that their web site is the most translated in the world.. https://www.tomedes.com/translator-hub/most-translated-website.php.
do jw's genuinely believe that statistics prove divine backing?
you can fool some of the people some of the time...there are lies, damned lies, and statistics!.
As the saying goes, " the figures don't lie, but liars can figure."
simon .
i sent you a pm but, not having received a response, i am assuming you didn't get it.
question.
Hairtrigger, you could just wait a bit. Your post will be so far back that most people will never see it again. It wouldn't be fair to the ones who responded to your original post if you were to edit it or delete it now. Keep the posts coming, though!
Smiddy! I never saw anything in any of your posts that would warrant that sort of reaction from Simon. Ever. Maybe something goofy in the computer. For a bit there I could start a thread but not reply to a thread. I got thinking, "Maybe Simon doesn't like my replies." Which is true, sometimes he doesn't, but he usually just mocks me and let's it go. So I decided that there was some sort of glitch in the program. That's probably all it is with you.
when i drive by the kingdom hall i grew up attending at but, was sold directly to a church, i get angry.
the elders who handled the sale didn't even remove the watchtower shaped bricks on each side of the sign near the street so, now they advertise for a baptist church.
how many times as i grew up i heard things like: you should not do work ( such as clean carpets for a church) you wouldn't want to work at a cigarette making plant or a facility that makes bombs for the military.
Always remember, and never forget that this Kingdom Halls are only brick and mortar, NOT the actual House of Jehovah. The House of Jehovah is a spiritual condition of united worship of the One living and true God, our father, Jehovah. These simple buildings which have been used as hubs for our Great Witnessing Work may be destroyed by the elements but true worship and and the speaking of the "one pure language of truth" will endure forever.
There. Does that help?
as jehovah’s witnesses, we were regularly told how awful a college education is.
i’m no longer associated with the religion but i am not so pro university.
it’s not because i think you are better off without a degree.
Rubadub, you're right. I was simply thinking about the love of knowledge being "truly" educated. Convincing others that I am educated is another matter. Plus, being self-taught doesn't round a person's knowledge out like "peer review" does.
My biggest regret is that I didn't go to college when I had a chance. I took the bait from the Watchtower, hook, line and sinker. I had a decent high school education, dropped out of college, and I'm just consoling myself.
