To answer the question "Does it Matter What You Believe?" In this context the answer is "NO" -- as long as what you believe is whatever the last statement from the WTBS said on the subject.
Posts by JeffT
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20Crazy public talk last Sunday: The Origin of Humans - Does It Matter What You Believe?
by 88JM infrom the congregation that brought you these watchtower comments, i thought you would enjoy some selected quotes from the public talk we had last sunday from the crazy talk outline: "the origin of humansdoes it matter what you believe?".
it's amazing this talk outline is still allowed - some of the material is hilarious, and the arguments are so wild and misrepresented.
i still have the audio file if you can bear to listen to it, i could pm you a link.
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Escape from the Watchtower Part I on my blog
by JeffT inhttp://pathologicallyintellectual.blogspot.com/.
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How do I tell my husband?
by dissonance_resolved ini'm a born in, baptized as a young teenager, whole family is jw.
i just recently woke up after the new understanding of the fds was announced and it seemed to me to smack of power-grabbing.
i started looking at all the websites we're not supposed to, and now i know why.
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JeffT
In a few days (end of the week at the latest) I'm going to post the story of our exit on my blog. You might find it interesting.
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If 1914 is wrong then how is it that it was such a landmark year?
by awakening inthis is the question that came up in my mind.
now dont get me wrong i know the dates from 607 - 1914 are rubbish, but how would you explain to a witness when they will automatically say, look at the momentus year 1914 was.
that is evidence enough that 607 is correct!.
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JeffT
Take a look at the blog post I put up over the weekend. I tried to poke a pretty big whole in ALL of these types of calculaitons.
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Possible Cure for HIV and AIDS?
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JeffT
Sounds intriguing, but its a long haul from finding something in a lab that works and making it work in a living human being.
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Does the WT have any legal grounds to go after "apostates" for defamation, slander, libel?
by never a jw inquestion to all those well versed in legal issues.
all jw's, when confronted with criticism, claim that apostates lie about the wt.
i always have wondered, given the litigious environment in which we live in western democracies, why the wts doesn't go after all those websites that publish so many "lies" about "the truth".. can this lack of action on the part of the wts be used as evidence of the truthfulness of the message in "apostate" sites such as jwfacts,.
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JeffT
Cagefighter, I agree they can say that and we can't sue them for it. The problem for the WTBS would show up if they tried to sue (for example) me. Discovery would be a nightmare. In order to frame my defense I can ask them pretty much anything I want and they have to answer it. I have no doubt some Watchtower heavies have wanted to go after any number of people. I also have no doubt that their legal dept is telling them not to do it. The potential downside is way bigger than any possible upside, especially when a jury is going to see a big secretive religion trying to squash a little guy for speaking up.
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Does the WT have any legal grounds to go after "apostates" for defamation, slander, libel?
by never a jw inquestion to all those well versed in legal issues.
all jw's, when confronted with criticism, claim that apostates lie about the wt.
i always have wondered, given the litigious environment in which we live in western democracies, why the wts doesn't go after all those websites that publish so many "lies" about "the truth".. can this lack of action on the part of the wts be used as evidence of the truthfulness of the message in "apostate" sites such as jwfacts,.
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JeffT
Defamation of character is another subject.
And another road the WTBS doesn't want to go down:
Q Is it true that you stated in your magazine that people that leave your religion are 'mentally diseased?' Remember you are under oath.
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JeffT
Got this one from a friend, she's a general in the Royal Thai Army her English makes some of her jokes even better.
There are four things a woman wants in a man:
1) she wants a man who is well educated and can provide for the family
2) she wants a man who will help care for the children and work around the house
3) she wants a man who is romantic and good at making sex
4) these three men should never meet
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My next blog post is up
by JeffT in.
this one starts to explain my comment about creating my own cult.
enjoy (i hope).. http://pathologicallyintellectual.blogspot.com/
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JeffT
This one starts to explain my comment about creating my own cult.
Enjoy (I hope).
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WTS vs. Star Trek
by Farkel instar trek claimed to be fantasy and in fact, was fantasy.. wts claims to be the sole truth on earth and in fact, is fantasy.. star trek had spock who solved problems with logic.. wts has a gb who solves problems with bullshit.. star trek had a pompous ass charismatic leader whom everyone loved to watch rant and emote.
wts had three pompous ass charismatic leaders whom everyone hated to watch rant and emote.. captain kirk was always saving his people from new disasters.. wt leaders are always leading its people into new disasters.. star trek made money by always giving its fans the stuff they wanted.. wts makes money by always charging its fans for stuff neither they nor anyone else else wants.. people had fun when star trek came on.. people would rather have a root canal when meetings come on.. star trek was all about making the cosmos a better place for all.. wts is all about making the cosmos a better place for a few and killing everyone else.. people love to go to star trek conventions.. people would rather be in an earthquake than go to wts conventions.. star trek had a transporter room.. people in meetings wish they also had a transporter room.. star trek had lots of insane villains.. wts had judge rutherford and fred franz.
same thing.. star trek also had lots of good guys.. good guys are banished from the wts.. star trek had the klingons who spoke a bizarre language.. wts had fred franz who spoke an even more bizarre language.. star trek had all sorts of devices which could cure most any medical problems, but of course, they were science fiction.. wts had the electronic radio biola which it sold and said could cure most any medical problem, but of course, that was science fiction.. star trek had floppy disks, computers you could talk to and flat screen monitors all of which were about 50 years ahead-of-their time.. wts had vaccines which were called "filthy animal pus", humans hearts which were the seat of all emotions, organ transplants which were cannibalistic, human personalities which were also transferred with blood transfusions and black people turning white by reading their literature, all of which were 100 years behihd-their-time.. if you missed a few star trek episodes in a row, no one came by to harrass you.. if you miss a few meetings in a row, you are in deep shit.. star trek tv shows and movies are still played all the time, even after 47 years.. wts dramas never even play a second time.
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JeffT
Star Trek TV shows and movies are still played all the time, even after 47 years.
WTS dramas never even play a second time. They are bad enough the first time.Disagree, the WTBS has been the same show over and over again. It's just that it wasn't even good the first time.