Big questions like why is there something rather than nothing are beyond our grasp.
Christianity - and theism in general - is a non-answer. 'God' is nothing but a placeholder for people who can't live with 'I don't know'.
Posts by cofty
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12Atheist philosopher Philip Goff becomes a Christian
by slimboyfat inphilip goff, professor of philosophy at durham university, in the past few weeks has said that he has become a christian of a fairly liberal and perhaps somewhat heretical variety.
it’s been a long journey from staunch atheism in his teens, to questioning the basis of his atheism and a purely materialist conception of reality as a professor of philosophy specialising in consciousness, to now considering himself a christian.
he says it’s the result of coming to terms with the fact that atheists and theists both have good arguments and looking for a middle ground that accommodates the best arguments of both.
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What made you look behind the jw curtain?
by Touchofgrey ini was listening to a lunchtime call in radio show about jws and the personal experiences of being disfellowshiped, and a former elder called in saying he was disfellowshiped for asking about jws and their involvement in the un in the 1990s ,and he just said look it up.. thinking that it was a made up lie ,so i looked it up and it was true even a letter confirming it from the un itself and that led me here and to jwfacts and further research into the history and teachings of jw and walked out the door about 5 years ago.
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cofty
It was after they came out with the 1995 changed teaching on Generation - LHG
Me too. But it wasn't just that they had made a huge u-turn on doctrine it was the way they tried to sneak it past our attention and treat us like infants. I can forgive genuine error but I will not be talked to like an idiot.
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2024 Annual Meeting Doctrinal Change
by Listener ina change to their doctrine came from jackson.
this isn't a transcript of his whole speech but i thought i would try and get some of his main speech in writing.. at around 1hr26 minutes he starts talking about some dangerous thinking in feeling there is some wiggle room in regards to the schedule for the gt.
but you see, we need to be careful about what we are thinking about the number of anointed ones left on earth.
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cofty
I cannot sympathise any longer with intelligent adults who allow themselves to be mentally abused by these charlatans.
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How did JWs arrive at a clearer understanding of what the Bible teaches than other Christian denominations?
by slimboyfat infor jws who believe that jehovah had a hand in reviving the truth in the nineteenth century this is enough explanation for how jws managed to achieve a closer approximation to early christian beliefs and practices than other groups.
but is there an explanation for this phenomenon that doesn’t rely on supernatural intervention?
new testament scholar james dunn explains the difficulty of interpreting the biblical texts in this way:.
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cofty
SBF have you had a stroke?
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Would you be able to survive a three day Assembly?
by RULES & REGULATIONS inthe last assembly i attended was over 10 years ago.
the monotone speakers, boring talks, uncomfortable seats, long prayers and nodding off after the lunch break did me in.
i survived the morning sessions, but the afternoon sessions were brutal.
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cofty
Grew up attending Murrayfield, Edinburgh - then it moved to McDiarmid Park Perth and finally we were assigned an indoor arena at Newcastle. I got through them by volunteering for buffet distribution which meant working through all the sessions. When they scrapped food service it was agony. I couldn't stay in my seat at my last convention around 95. The praise of the GB was offensive. A member of the GB was present and he actually used the phrase 'at lunchtime I walked among you all...' I walked out. After calming down I went back in and whispered to my wife that I wanted to go home - she was very very delighted. We never went back.
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cofty
Saw this window in a little rural church in the Cotswolds, England.
It occurred to me how theism is impervious to reason - it is 'Not Even Wrong'.
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cofty
WTF did Harry do?
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JWs Tortured in Russia
by blondie inhttps://www.upi.com/top_news/world-news/2024/06/16/russia-tortures-jehovahs-witness/3971718239875/ .
russia is amping up to severe torture for jws.
i don't think this is appropriate behaviour for anyone..
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cofty
Putin is a despicable tyrant. Sadly JW's will revel in stories of persecution as if it somehow proves they are right about something.
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VERY NEW AT THIS BUT LOST IN SPACE
by stephenlettclownface ini apologize if this post ends up in the wrong place.
i have been a lurker here for several years.
i thoroughly enjoy this site, have for years, and read something or another on this site many times a week.
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cofty
Here is a link to the series of evolution threads in case you find them useful... -
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VERY NEW AT THIS BUT LOST IN SPACE
by stephenlettclownface ini apologize if this post ends up in the wrong place.
i have been a lurker here for several years.
i thoroughly enjoy this site, have for years, and read something or another on this site many times a week.
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cofty
Hello and welcome.
I am fascinated by those who have gone completely atheist and evolutionist. I don't believe I'll ever change my mind on those things, but it's interesting to see the comments from those who went from full on JW to a complete 180 concerning God and the Bible. I'm open to opinions, always.
Personally I spent a decade as an evangelical christian after leaving the cult. Eventually I concluded that the bible is not a good moral guide and natural evil makes the existence of the god of xtian theism impossible. I'm always open for a conversation about these things,