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  What would YOU do?

  by Adam in

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  the california super lotto plus is up to $131 million.

  our office has 35 people buying a single ticket together.

  since the organizer picked the "cash now" option instead of the "over 20-years" one, there will be a stiff penalty.

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  IslandWoman

  What would I do with $131 million?

  Buy the Governing Body!
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  Jonah, was he a false prophet?

  by HenryP in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was reading this week the book of jonah and it got me thinking.

  was he a false prophet?

  he prophesied that jehovah would destroy nineveh and it did not come true.

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  HenryP,

  Whether or not Jonah's word came true was much less important than what God decided should happen. God showed compassion. Jonah was unfortunately more preoccupied with his own reputation than with the will of God or even the lives of these repentant people.

  IMO, it will be the same with the GB. They feel that "apostates" should perish, yet maybe just maybe, God will feel differently!

  They will be sitting waiting and waiting, yet no harm will come to apostates or the so called "world". They will have to literally bite their tongue to keep from blaspheming God!

  IW
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  What is your idea of paradise?

  by sleepy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what is your idea of paradise?.

  imagine we could have an ideal world to live in , what would you like to see changed to make the world better for you and other people.. also what personnaly would make you happy just in your little part of the world.. does any of you answers fit in with the witness view of paradise?

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  IslandWoman

  islandwoman..

  dictionary.com

  dont play if you dont who know your comp is

  
  NY,

  If you don't like the Webster's Dictionary definition that's fine. Do your own thing. The Watchtower does the same, it refuses to accept any fact as true if that fact does not support it's narrow minded world view.

  So be it!

  Oh, BTW speaking of Catholics, I understand that Cardinal Bernard Law may have to step down for his lack of proper leadership regarding the pedophile problem in the Catholic Church. I would imagine that the GB is keeping a close tab on these developments. It is really fortuitous that the Dateline program has not been aired yet, think of the delicious opportunity they now have to compare Cardinal Law's failure to properly protect the Catholic children to the GB's own failure to do the very same thing for the JW children!

  "Trouble trouble toil and bubble, an eye of newt and hair of the falcon, please father tell us what will happen!"; may be the only prayer they have left. I suggest they repeat this several times while standing around Russell's grave pyramid and invoking his spirit to come and tell them what the hell is going on!! [8>]

  Been good to "talking" to you. This was fun.

  IW

  P.S. Don't be tempted to repeat that chant yourself, it has been uniquely designed for the GB alone and well, who knows what would happen if a "nobody" dared to repeat it!
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  JWs doctrines - GB's interest

  by tosko in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  who can prove to me or show me that jws have teachings or even doctrines that are there to servce the interest s of the gov.body.

  by this i mean, if it wasn't in their interest, they wouldn't stress these doctrines (teachings) or wouldn't even exist for them.

  what particular teachings serve their interests?.

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  IslandWoman

  Who can prove to me or show me that JWs have teachings or even doctrines that are there to servce the interest s of the Gov.Body. By this i mean, if it wasn't in their interest, they wouldn't stress these doctrines (teachings) or wouldn't even exist for them. What particular teachings serve their interests?

  Tosko,

  The only doctrine of JWs that serves the Governing Body directly is the exclusive right they have given themselves to direct and be the sole teachers of 6 million people.

  Their word comes above the Bible, the conscience, the love, and the common sense of so many sincere and God loving people.

  They have made themselves a god to the brothers and sisters. Moses provided proofs, Jesus provided proofs; the Governing Body asks us to have faith in them with NO proofs! Are they greater than Moses or Jesus?

  There could be no greater self-serving benefit than this!

  IW
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  Are these problems for evolution?

  by sleepy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  maybe not.. anyway here are some problems i see with the current theory of evolution as a complete explanation of how life got to the state it is in on earth.. of course i no expert (as some will no doubt point out )and am not fully up to date with every idea so please let me know were i have gone wrong.. also i am not saying that evolution is or isnt true or fully responsible for life, just that there are end s that haven't been tied up yet the results of which could lead us in another direction.

  i defiantly not saying that this proves there must be a god or anything like that.

  just trying to understand what is known and what is not.. (please dont laugh if i have said something stupid it just my naivety on the subject).

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  IslandWoman

  In the real world, you can never find such a thing. Do you also go around disbelieving the laws of thermodynamics, electricity, relativity, gravity, etc? No absolute "proof" is offered for either of these, but very solid convincing evidence.

  
  Well Jan, don't laugh now, I do believe in electricity(if I put my finger in the electrical outlet I get fried, that's proof). I do believe in gravity (if I jump off a building I fall!). I do believe in thermodynamics since we have evidence of it in everyday life from the kitchen to mechanical engineering. However, what proof do I have of Einstein's theory of relativity? Well, so far I have no concrete proof. That's not to say he was wrong, I just have no proof he was right! If you know of any I would sure like to hear about it because I do respect Einstein for his social and religious philosophies.

  As for primitive put-downs don't worry about it, I've done my share of the same!

  IW
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  Are these problems for evolution?

  by sleepy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  maybe not.. anyway here are some problems i see with the current theory of evolution as a complete explanation of how life got to the state it is in on earth.. of course i no expert (as some will no doubt point out )and am not fully up to date with every idea so please let me know were i have gone wrong.. also i am not saying that evolution is or isnt true or fully responsible for life, just that there are end s that haven't been tied up yet the results of which could lead us in another direction.

  i defiantly not saying that this proves there must be a god or anything like that.

  just trying to understand what is known and what is not.. (please dont laugh if i have said something stupid it just my naivety on the subject).

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  IslandWoman

  Rem,

  As I said, I am a simple person. Of course I know about amphibians etc, etc.

  The interesting thing about Evolutionists and Fundamentalists is that neither is open to contrary opinion, both are satisfied with their position and their "faith".

  My basic point is that there is no present living proof of interspecies evolution. Even the amphibians remain stagnant, they do not mate with others outside of their limited kind, they do not show progession.

  Evolutionists display an incomplete set of fossils and ask us to have faith in their word. Fundamentalists display old manuscripts and ask us to have faith. I don't want faith, I want proof. Undeniable living proof!!

  Until someone is able to provide such they have no right to assail my, or anyone elses, position on anything.

  IW
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  What is your idea of paradise?

  by sleepy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what is your idea of paradise?.

  imagine we could have an ideal world to live in , what would you like to see changed to make the world better for you and other people.. also what personnaly would make you happy just in your little part of the world.. does any of you answers fit in with the witness view of paradise?

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  IslandWoman

  a local geographic or global human population distinguished as a more or less distinct group by genetically transmitted physical characteristics

  
  NY,

  You should really consider expanding your understanding of the English language beyond the limited Watchtower education you have received.

  Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: race definition #5, "any group of people having the same activities, habits, ideas, etc."

  Your religion has kept you ignorant.

  IW
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  Were the Gospel Writers Really Eyewitnesses?

  by JosephAlward in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  in defense of the inerrancy of the bible, many believers make the assertion that the gospel writers wrote about what they witnessed firsthand.

  let's consider the case of the gospel called "mark.

  " the writer of those jesus stories does not tell us he walked and talked with jesus, or that he witnessed any of the events he described, so why should we not believe that he was only reporting what someone else said happened, or perhaps what he thought should have happened to fulfill scripture?.

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  IslandWoman

  What actually happened, the evidence shows

  
  What evidence? Your word or anothers?

  There is much we don't know about the so called Gospels, but certainly it is not necessary to add more supposition than what is already there!

  IW
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  Are these problems for evolution?

  by sleepy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  maybe not.. anyway here are some problems i see with the current theory of evolution as a complete explanation of how life got to the state it is in on earth.. of course i no expert (as some will no doubt point out )and am not fully up to date with every idea so please let me know were i have gone wrong.. also i am not saying that evolution is or isnt true or fully responsible for life, just that there are end s that haven't been tied up yet the results of which could lead us in another direction.

  i defiantly not saying that this proves there must be a god or anything like that.

  just trying to understand what is known and what is not.. (please dont laugh if i have said something stupid it just my naivety on the subject).

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  IslandWoman

  Well, I am a simple person with simple ideas. Why is it there are no interspecies? Why are there today no chimpanzees that are in various stages of evolving into humans? Why are there no sea creatures with rudimentary legs and lungs, attempting to venture onto land?

  If evolution were true it seems to me we should have partial humans still evolving, pre-humans who have evolved enough to stand erect, speak and have the ability to make rudimentary tools but are less human than the rest of mankind.

  Why have the transitory species disappeared? Natural selection does not answer the question because every change was due to some advantage yet the previous species which really should have been wiped out because of some weakness was not wiped out, but the newly changed transitory creature which supposedly changed to adapt WAS wiped out!

  IW
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  What is your idea of paradise?

  by sleepy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what is your idea of paradise?.

  imagine we could have an ideal world to live in , what would you like to see changed to make the world better for you and other people.. also what personnaly would make you happy just in your little part of the world.. does any of you answers fit in with the witness view of paradise?

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  IslandWoman

  NY,

  The reality is that the JW teaching is simply a variation of Hitler's master race philosophy. The JW community will NOT be the only race on this earth, the JW teachings will die just as Hitler and his master race philosophies have died.

  Your problem is pride. The Watchtower's problem is apostasy from the words of the Christ.

  IW