Posts by MadGiant

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Dinosaurs

by billie jean in

being brought up a j.w no one ever gave an accurate description of why the dinosaurs where actually put on the earth by jehovah.

if i ask this question to my parents now they still dont have an answer that makes any sense.

so far ive had .

MadGiant

Hi PrimateDave, hope all is well.

Sorry it took me this long but this is your answer:

The Cenozoic, is the most recent of the three classic geological eras and covers the period from 65.5 million years ago to the present.
The Cenozoic is the age of new life. During the Cenozoic, mammals diverged from a few small, simple, generalized forms into a diverse collection of terrestrial, marine, and flying animals. The Cenozoic is just as much the age of savannas, or the age of co-dependent flowering plants and insects. Birds also evolved substantially in the Cenozoic.

Take Care,

Ismael

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Dinosaurs

by billie jean in

being brought up a j.w no one ever gave an accurate description of why the dinosaurs where actually put on the earth by jehovah.

if i ask this question to my parents now they still dont have an answer that makes any sense.

so far ive had .

MadGiant

“But surely if Jehovah can make man and the earth etc how come he couldn’t prepare it first?”

That is a very good question. Hi billie jean, hope all is well.

The dinosaurs lived proximately 200 million years ago; they ruled the earth for 160 million years. And disappeared 65 million years ago (K–T extinction event, aka: the big rock).
Modern humans “prototypes” appears 4 million years ago, with means that the earth was almost empty for about 60 million years. The modern man emerges about 200,000 years ago.

The earth is about 4.5 billion years old, during that period, the planet have been “preparing for us” (not in the order that they occurred, you can do your own research and let me know how far off I am):

1. Bombarded by meteors
2. Created the moon.
3. Ice age.
4. Mini ice age.
5. Global flooding.
6. Global fires.
7. Rodinia supercontinent.
8. Pangaea supercontinent.
9. 5 mass extinctions.
10. Change magnetic field a couple of times.

To conclude, I don’t know the answer for your question, but the truth is that he took a lot of time to put this thing together.

Take care,

Ismael

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thinking vs. feeling.. must we choose just one ?

by caliber in

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friends

thinkingthinkers decide based primarily on logic, and when they do so, they consider a decision to be made.

they tend to see the world in black and white and dislike fuzziness.

feelingfeelers decide based primarily through social considerations, listening to their heart and considering the feelings of others.

MadGiant

Hi Caliber, hope all is well.
I am not from the WT but, don’t you think that even when you are not suppose to have independent thinking, the Witnesses use that (thinking wherever the teachings are wrong or not), more that what they feel (with the heart). As a matter of fact, a have read in a few sites that sometimes people are manipulated (correct me if I am wrong), “to never trust your own heart”, "wait on Jehovah", "leave it in Jehovah's hands", "don't run ahead". With means that every time that a situation arise that requires to trust your feelings, the teachings kicks in.
So, in my opinion, even if you think that those people are using their heart, they are not. They are using the thinks that are indoctrinated in their minds and overwriting all the feeling, guts, “social considerations, listening to their heart and considering the feelings of others” and replacing it with logic (whatever that is within the organization), so they “tend to see the world in black and white and dislike fuzziness”.
Sorry if a make no sense, as a matter of fact I use my feelings more.
Ismael

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Can Jehovah save you?

by Rooster in

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is jehovah the one who saves?

what if there is no jehovah?

is jehovah a god?.

MadGiant

My opinion:

There is no god, no jehovah, no mythical or mystical entities. Mankind created those mighty creatures, in order to induce and create fear and thru that, good behavior. Another explanation could be to understand thinks beyond our comprehension

Don’t get me wrong, sometimes, I will give anything to truly believe but then….. I keep thinking and I can’t find anything that makes me change my mind.

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Unconditional Love

by hamilcarr in

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friends

i'm struggling with the concept of 'unconditional love' or friendship.. does it really exist?.

if so, how would you define it?.

thanks..

MadGiant

“Unconditional love is a term that means to love someone regardless of his or her actions or beliefs. It is a concept comparable to true love, a term which is more frequently used to describe love between lovers. By contrast, unconditional love is frequently used to describe love between family members, comrades in arms and between others in highly committed relationships”.

I really believe it’s true. Sometimes you don’t have to do something or say anything , just be there.
Ismael

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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear At the 08-31-08 WT Study (FIRST LOVE)

by blondie in

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q 1, 2. how did you feel when you became convinced that what you were learning about jehovah was the .

truth?.

what convinced you of the truth?

MadGiant

Gracias

Ismael

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Your thoughts are not your own......................

by Warlock in

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your thoughts are not your own.. think about it.. warlock .

MadGiant

You are probably right. Usually a person takes a line of thoughts or an idea from other sources and analyzes it.

Then comes the important part, our experiences, values and believes kicks in and either modify, agrees, add, subtract or rejects parts or all thoughts.

Either way, ones we start with the analysis, the thoughts become our own.

Ismael

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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 08-17-08 WT Study (PURSUE)

by blondie in

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friends

comments you will not hear at the 08-17-08 wt study (june 15, 2008, pages 11-15)(pursue).

review comments will be in red.

wt material from today's wt will be in black.

MadGiant

Great post! I am trying to figure out how the mind of someone how goes to a meeting woks. You have to excuse my English, but it’s not that good. I have been wondering if someone can answer a couple of silly questions.

1.All the meetings are like this? Someone wrote something and then insert a scriptural reference for that particular man made paragraph or interpretation?

2.Do you have the time to look at the bible in real time; do you have the time to look at the previous or subsequently verse and find out if the quote its use in the right contexts? 3.I know that you are not allow to read the bible without the help of the watchtower but; when you are reading something that you don’t understand and you are studying in your home; don’t you get a little curious and check the bible to try find the answer for yourself?

4.What happens if you find something in the book that it’s in opposition to something that you read in the bible?

Ismael

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Needs a little tweaking...but it is a start! I am excited!

by Sparkplug in

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friends

so my site is up.

i am in the process of loading stuff up, but worked all night on it and this is what i have so far.

so i am finally throwing it out there.

MadGiant

The page is well built. The photos are beautifull.

Good luck.

Ismael

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This is my name, I was a witness, and this is why I will never be again.

by wanderlustguy in

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friends

thanks to this site, not only am i free of the mental imprisonment, but i am also free of the fear that the society used to keep me and others like me silent.. i am not a witness anymore because the truth is not what we are directred to think it is.

once we allow ourselves to think, it is clear as day that there is no real basis for anyone to take the title of faithful and discreet slave.

there are folders and lists which contain the names of pedophiles who were never turned over to the proper authorities for their crimes.

MadGiant

Bravo my friend!!!!!!!!