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  Recommended Reading for ExJWs: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

  by Jehalapeno in

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  first off, this is a book you want to read.

  avoid the movie franchise at all costs.

  horrible movies.. here's why i recommend this book: its prime focus is using rational reasoning to form your life philosophy - whether that be relationships, career or faith.. it also gives insight into the mind of someone who survived the geopolitical equivalent of the jws - the communist regime of stalin.. the antagonists of the book are referred to as "collectivists".

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  I'm confused, is Jimmy Young a fan of Rand or not?

  More objective information about her philosophy can be found at the Ayan Rand Society website.

  I will read her. It's good to reflect on ideas that you are not instinctively attracted to.

  The late Christopher Hitchens observed in his usual witty style that it is incredible that there is a party in America who think we are not yet selfish enough.

  Stephen Hicks is a member of the Rand Society and I greatly admire his discourses on philosophy. I can't see me ever adopting full-blown Libertarianism.

  The distinction between individualism of liberal democracies and the collectivism of the Right (Fascist) and Left (Communist) systems is crucial.

  There is a happy place somewhere between Ayn Rand and Pol Pot.
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  My email to JW Following Trolley Conversation

  by cofty in

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  a few weeks ago i had an really interesting conversation with three male jws who were loitering around a trolley at the west end of princes street in edinburgh.. i managed to completely avoid giving any hint about my jw past and focussed on why they thought the bible was a reliable moral guide.

  i used the subject of slavery to illustrate my concerns.. one of the three was in his early twenties, knew a lot about his own beliefs but nothing about the real life and it was difficult to get through his thought-bubble.

  the second one was in his 60s and not very bright.

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  Attewc - thanks for your comments. I intend to continue to look for opportunities to start conversations along these themes. I wonder if it still bugs Andrew?
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  The Coronavirus Is Trump’s Fault!

  by minimus in

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  yes, it’s donald trump’s problem and he has no idea of how to take care of this!

  and he gets his vp mike pence to oversee this situation.

  donald trump doesn’t care about who could get this virus.

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  Death rate is less than 1 percent...

  It's actually about 2% but much higher among older people.
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  Prog rock

  by Fadeaway1962 in

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  going to see this year .

  nick mason's saucerful of secrets.. steve hackett seconds out.

  jethro tull the prog years (last time saw them live broadsword tour ).

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  Hi John. No I never got an invite to those. Went to a few house parties though. I was in Coatbridge.
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  Prog rock

  by Fadeaway1962 in

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  going to see this year .

  nick mason's saucerful of secrets.. steve hackett seconds out.

  jethro tull the prog years (last time saw them live broadsword tour ).

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  Yes I'm guessing your username includes your birth year? If so then I am a year younger. My family were quite strict bit fortunately I got to go to concerts at Edinburgh Playhouse and Glasgow Apollo.

  No smartphones so you had to look for concert adverts in the NME and local papers and then go to the box office!
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  Prog rock

  by Fadeaway1962 in

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  going to see this year .

  nick mason's saucerful of secrets.. steve hackett seconds out.

  jethro tull the prog years (last time saw them live broadsword tour ).

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  A Trick of The Tail is still one of the best albums ever. Saw Genesis live at the Highland Showground in Edinburgh back in the mid 80s. Awesome!
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  Circuit Overseer to Answer My Questions + Concerns...or Not

  by Research in

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  hello all, i'm 'researching', a jw who is in the first steps of taking a look at their beliefs.. i've semi-recently (about a couple weeks ago) heard about the sexual abuse cases (pennsylvania attorney general’s investigation request) and then the arc in 2015. this lead to a deep investigation, which lead to many questions arising.

  a jw friend of mine suggested i be careful (due to apostates) and ask the brothers.

  so i typed up my questions + concerns and emailed an elder my mother has known for a long time.

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  Welcome. I wish I could be more hopeful but realistically the CO will make a cursory effort to 'answer' your concerns but will not engage in genuine dialogue. It is even possible that he will decline to meet with you. His main concern will be to discover if you still accept the GB as god's 'channel' of communication on earth. His dialogue will be designed to trap you.

  If you fail this loyalty test he will leave instructions for your local body of elders to deal with you via a judicial committee investigation on a charge of apostasy.

  You must decide quickly if that is the outcome you want and proceed accordingly. There will be NO satisfactory answers. Accept that fact and decide on your strategy. Only you know your circumstances and whether getting out now as a DFd apostate is the best thing for you at this time.
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  Death of NASA Legend Aged 101

  by cofty in

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  katherine johnson passed away today aged 101. she was the subject of the excellent movie hidden figures that told the story of her amazing work as a mathematician calculating trajectories for space flights.. 'ms.

  johnson helped our nation enlarge the frontiers of space even as she made huge strides that also opened doors for women and people of color in the universal human quest to explore space.

  ' - nasa .

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  Katherine Johnson passed away today aged 101. She was the subject of the excellent movie Hidden Figures that told the story of her amazing work as a mathematician calculating trajectories for space flights.

  'Ms. Johnson helped our nation enlarge the frontiers of space even as she made huge strides that also opened doors for women and people of color in the universal human quest to explore space.' - NASA
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  Believers: How do you know your view of your chosen holy book is the correct one?

  by punkofnice in

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  don't start fighting, darlings.

  i am genuinely curious.

  after all i was a jobo 50 years and thought the wbt$ was 100% correct.. i ask this because i see that, for example, christian denominations (or whatever), likely have differing interpretations of the same writing.

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  religion has no place in society now.

  Religion does contribute to the coherence of a community. We seem to have replaced Christianity with identity politics and environmentalism.
  
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  Do you believe the Bible is the inspired word of God ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  if you answer yes to that question ,may i ask which bible are you referring to ?

  and why would god have a different number of bible books for different parts of the world.?.

  is he partial to different ethnic groups ?.

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  Where do they teach you to talk like this?