i was just thinking that the org has said lots of outrageous things over it's history and most jws just continue onward without a second thought.
so my question is what do you think would have to be said from the platform or wt to get people to get up and walk out immediately?
is it even possible?
They have people believing that generations overlap for god sake.... There is nothing they can say that at least some wont follow.
I disagree, no one actually believes it they are just going along with it. No one in my hall even mentioned Bro. Splanes explanation. The reason is that it makes no sense. I think most Witnesses wish that they would just stop talking about it. Splane thought by acting smart and trying to complicate a simple word definition he could fool people. It didn't happened.
i read some impressive figures here about the decline of the jw numbers in 2015.. could there be a correlation between this decline and the start of jw broadcasting?.
hence, that there would be an negative impact because the gb is standing so nearby, you can experience the idiot reasoning of their doctrines sitting in your own living room?.
the lett effect?
i was just thinking that the org has said lots of outrageous things over it's history and most jws just continue onward without a second thought.
so my question is what do you think would have to be said from the platform or wt to get people to get up and walk out immediately?
is it even possible?
from the watchtower november 15 study edition.. 19 when we are being represented in public prayer, we need to display reverential "fear of god.
" (1 pet 2:17) there may be a proper time and place for some actions that would be inappropriate at a christian meeting.
(eccl 3:1) for instance, suppose someone sought to have all in a group link arms or hold hands during prayer.
i am sure that it has been discussed before.
but just out of curiosity, what is the orgs view on extraterrestrial life?
the org certainly agrees that the universe is infinitely large.
i am sure that it has been discussed before.
but just out of curiosity, what is the orgs view on extraterrestrial life?
the org certainly agrees that the universe is infinitely large.
The view is that we do not know, probably there is no life, but IF there is, then Earth would still be the most important place in Universe because it was here that God's Son died for mankind and this has importance for all the Universe. So the reply goes "perhaps, but it is of lesser importance to us".
That explanation would work unless we found life that was similar to our own or more intelligent if that happened then that argument would fall flat.
i am sure that it has been discussed before.
but just out of curiosity, what is the orgs view on extraterrestrial life?
the org certainly agrees that the universe is infinitely large.
Is life the same as intelligent life? I believe that you are correct that the org has not addressed the possibly of "unintelligent" life on other planets.
No, and they will not bring it up because it is an argument that they will lose. I'd love to see that in an Awake "Was it designed?...Bacteria On Mars" LOL They ignore a lot of things that don't fit with their agenda. Just the other day me and my wife were watching a documentary on the Atom Bomb. In it they talked about how the Earth is filled with Uranium. My wife commented "I wonder what God's purpose was in that" I just shrugged "Who knows? There must be a good reason, right?"
i am sure that it has been discussed before.
but just out of curiosity, what is the orgs view on extraterrestrial life?
the org certainly agrees that the universe is infinitely large.
No. The Bible indicates that it is very unlikely that God at this point has created intelligent physical creatures on any planets other than our own
Very clever answer, "highly unlikely" so even if intelligent life were discovered they would try to come up with some "new light" to make it make sense.
i am sure that it has been discussed before.
but just out of curiosity, what is the orgs view on extraterrestrial life?
the org certainly agrees that the universe is infinitely large.
Yet, when i was still "in" there were those who thought that after the big A and the paradise earth is filled some other planet might be prepared (by God) to support human life. Then humans might be transferred there to beautify and fill it. I know, weird.
Yeah, this is still a popular idea although it has never been in a WT or AW. Normally this comes up when someone starts talking about how if everyone lives forever how the Earth would overpopulate. Then some brother who thinks he is super smart will say that maybe Jehovah will send us to other planets to transform them. Then someone will change the subject before everyone realizes how crazy it all sounds. LOL
i am sure that it has been discussed before.
but just out of curiosity, what is the orgs view on extraterrestrial life?
the org certainly agrees that the universe is infinitely large.
I don't believe they have ever responded to any claims of bacterial life on other planets, they seem to ignore those as unimportant. Even though in reality it implies that life either arose in other areas of the universe through evolution or that God created bacteria on other planets. The latter option doesn't really make much sense. Why would God create bacteria on planets where no other life resides? What purpose could the bacteria serve?
They would adamantly deny the possibility of any intelligent life on other planets. The reason being that intelligent life on other planets would pretty much blow up the whole bible concept of humans being caught in an epic battle for the sovereignty of the universe.
