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  This probably sounds uppity. I'm saying it anyhow

  by stillin in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  has anybody else noticed a pattern that is here among us outcasts?

  there seems to be, on average, a higher level of intelligence here than there is at the kingdom hall.

  actually, intelligent conversation seems to be looked down upon among the witnesses.. also, the simple language skills found here seem to be above average compared to those among the witnesses.

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  cofty

  Just compare this forum with some of the semi-literate ramblings on the pro-JW forum.
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  Do Jehovah's Witnesses Accept Evolution?

  by jukief in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  by evolution or by creation?

  by evolution or by creation?

  "the bible is a myth" and "evolution is true".

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  Quote-mine.

  Lewontin - a key player in the 'Marxist Radical Science' movement of the 60s - was describing the challenge that faced a naturalistic explanation for the diversity and adaptation of life. Parker's selective quote makes it sound as if Lewontin was conceding that these challenges remain unconquered.
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  Goodbye my friends.

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for almost 12 years now, i have been coming to this site on a regular basis and in the last 5, i “faded out”.

  i never regretted this and never will.

  unfortunately though, yesterday, i realized that, until i can publically tell all my old acquaintances why i have left, i will never be truly free.

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  Hi Steph welcome back.
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  Am I losing my mind or am I being stalked?

  by Michigan22 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi everyone, this is my first post.

  i studied the bible weekly with a wonderful jw.

  i suddenly stopped because things just seemed to be getting stranger.

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  cofty

  Hi Mich. Welcome to the forum.

  Rest assured Satan is a myth. Please stop worrying about imaginary enemies.
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  I was quite tolerant of this guy until now

  by never a jw in

  1. social
  2. current

  president trump is definitely a demagogue, a populist, and not a great extemporaneous speaker, just to mention few of his more conspicuous flaws.

  however, i was going along because "it's the economy stupid".

  now that has changed.

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  Being obnoxious but competent is tolerable.

  Being charming but incompetent is a problem.

  Being obnoxious and incompetent is unacceptable.
  
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  Is he interested?

  by Sunnybear in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i met a wonderful man on match.com several months ago.

  on our first date, there was amazing chemistry and we ended up having sex.

  it was not planned, it just happened.

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  Any advice? - SunnyBear

  So as it turns out quite a lot.

  To summarise - RUN.................
  
  
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  Im Writing An Ex-JW Self Help Book

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  we all know waking up from the cult and trying to leave is a very scary and life changing experience.

  for many it's traumatic and few find the transition easy.

  we have to deal with families cutting us off entirely or keeping us at arms length at best, lies being told about us by the organization, ex members gossiping about us and finding ourselves in a world very different from what we're prepared for.. for this reason, i've decided to start writing a self-help book informing jws of what to expect when they leave the org.

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  Fantastic idea!
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  Another School Shooting: The Gun Violence/Mental Illness Debate Continues

  by jp1692 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  in the aftermath of the valentine's day school shooting in florida, i have read quite a number of articles, blogs and posts about the event.

  it is disturbing--and i think inexcusable--that many people take the opportunity to use horrible tragedies such as this to push their own particular agenda.. in particularly insensitive and tone-deaf tweet, conservative political commentator tomi lahren wrote: "can the left let the families grieve for even 24 hours before they push their anti-gun and anti-gunowner agenda?

  my goodness.

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  Who deserves the title of king of apostasy ?

  by Chook in

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  2. experiences

  i think this would be a noble endeavour..

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  cofty

  Popularity threads are ridiculous.
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  Blood Issue.......something for thought, where is the logic.

  by CovertsadJW in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i have yet to read about the contradictions in the jw teachings on blood, but i have personally witnessed one.

  i am a medical professional and have seen hemopure administered for an active jw who did refuse a blood transfusion.

  its not fda approved here, but given in special life saving circumstances.

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  You are right it is completely irrational.

  I think the GB have backed themselves into a corner. They cannot retract on their basic doctrine that blood transfusions are against god's law but they are trying to do everything to find loopholes to reduce the death count and the legal exposure that comes with that.