Posts by notverylikely

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If Jehovah Disapproved Of Polygamy & Concubines Why Did He Bless Those Involved?

by minimus in

abraham, solomon and others got god's seal of approval.

if they were truly sinning, you would think it would've been clearly expressed in the 10 commandments and the law.

instead, god blessed those involved in adultery and fornication..

notverylikely

And yet he and his folowers were accused of breaking it, over and over again.

Just like the Christians that toss out the parts of the Bible they don't like? ;)

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Satan and demons

by XPeterX in

has anyone ever felt the presence of demons in the past?a lot of jws have told me that they had or got beaten,heard voices,whispers etc.is it true?.

I seems to be pretty common ... "I can't exoplain it therefore it's demons." Because, you know, demons love to inhabit things at yard sales waiting to be picked up and bought. Or something. I guess they are powerful enough to hurt people, make things fly across the room, etc., but they can't get out being trapped in a salad bowl sweet old Aunt Ida bought down at the yardsale for 25 cents.

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Perhaps Had a " Ghost " Experience the Last 6 weeks on a Job ? You tell me

by flipper in

jw
friends

i've never been one to believe in " ghosts " .

i'm open to the possibility that there may exist something in the afterlife or spirit world- i just don't know what it is.

having been out of the witnesses over 6 years i had my fill of being a jehovah's witness and being told how " scared " i should be of satan or the demons.

notverylikely

I see "shadow people" in my peripheral vision.

Sigh....why do people, still, in the age where you are do basic research on ANY subject in like, two minutes, still jump to the conclusion that something you saw must be a ghost when there IS a scientifc explanation? Literally, took me less than a minute to find this...

Images seen in peripheral areas of vision can be caused by pareidolia, a condition in which the brain incorrectly interprets random patterns of light/shadow or texture as being familiar patterns such as faces and human forms. [11] The same condition can also be observed in macular vision in low light conditions, or when viewing a complex but random image. A common example would be perceiving a shadow, thrown by an item of furniture in a darkened room, as being a person.

I've seen Polaroids of the energy of spirits flowing into or out of a camera.

No....this is like the people that see a picture of the flag on the moon and say "I saw a picture of the flag on the moon waving." The answer to both is "No, no you didn't. You saw a still frame and interpreted the motion, the waving, the flowing, the direction, into it. Just like with the shadow people, your mind filled in the blanks.

I'm a believer, and it's not harming anyone. It's actually entertaining me:)

It's so nice to be able to explore this stuff without fear.

Go for it! Have fun, if it entertains you, have at it. Don't let anyone stop you :)

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Perhaps Had a " Ghost " Experience the Last 6 weeks on a Job ? You tell me

by flipper in

jw
friends

i've never been one to believe in " ghosts " .

i'm open to the possibility that there may exist something in the afterlife or spirit world- i just don't know what it is.

having been out of the witnesses over 6 years i had my fill of being a jehovah's witness and being told how " scared " i should be of satan or the demons.

notverylikely

Well Mr. know it all in the paranormal intelligence. Let me say this , I have spent the better part of 35 years researching the paranormal. Paranormal means ( anything that cannot be explained)

par·a·nor·mal: of or pertaining to the claimed occurrence of an event or perception without scientific explanation, as psychokinesis, extrasensory perception, or other purportedly supernatural phenomena.

Just because you don't know the explanation doesn't mean that there isn't one. Like lens flare or electrical problems.

You see notverylikely it has come apparent especially since your profile name gives your personality away. and your personality was and is and probably still is run and controlled by the Borg.

Ooooh! Sweet! An "attack the messenger" response! Those are kinda fun, mainly because it means you just got all butt-hurt and that's the best you god. You have no idea where my name comes from, but I'll be happy to explain if you aren't too close-minded to hear it.

If you were in my area I would take you to a couple of places and I promise you after you leave you will have a different view of the afterlife.

So the ghosts are only in your area? Like, specifically in the area of your brain that processes sensory perception?

You should call him now because he has since bought his own ghost hunting gear and now search for the paranormal like I do . Why ? Because he now believes.

Wait, so he was a skeptic, listened to a man with no proof yet claimed to have special knowledge and now is a proselyte of yours? Where have I heard that story before....

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Worldwide religion SHAKEDOWN.......no scriptures...WHY it's coming NOW..

by EndofMysteries in

if you do 'or' do not believe in the bible, this is exciting to know!.

first a quick overview of the history of the bible we have today (did not include everything only some key points), which is a real eye opener when we get to today, 2010.. (you'll also see many similarities of the gb and wt to the clergy who persecuted those trying to get the bible in english)....... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

the dead sea scrolls date about date between 150 bce and 70 ce.

notverylikely

With each day more and more documents available, our ability to locate them and how easy, will be incredibly hard for many things of relgious nature to remain hidden.

Well that part I agree with. Religion can be easily exposed for the bunk that it is. Same with the bible, the koran, etc., etc.

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Worldwide religion SHAKEDOWN.......no scriptures...WHY it's coming NOW..

by EndofMysteries in

if you do 'or' do not believe in the bible, this is exciting to know!.

first a quick overview of the history of the bible we have today (did not include everything only some key points), which is a real eye opener when we get to today, 2010.. (you'll also see many similarities of the gb and wt to the clergy who persecuted those trying to get the bible in english)....... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

the dead sea scrolls date about date between 150 bce and 70 ce.

notverylikely

You have an amazingly poor grasp on history.

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If Jehovah Disapproved Of Polygamy & Concubines Why Did He Bless Those Involved?

by minimus in

abraham, solomon and others got god's seal of approval.

if they were truly sinning, you would think it would've been clearly expressed in the 10 commandments and the law.

instead, god blessed those involved in adultery and fornication..

notverylikely

But I also think calling someones well thought out, well presented thoughts "funny" a little to much.

Snowbird and I disagree on certain (ok, a lot) points, but she's a sweetheart. It's a friendly banter :)

Men made gods in their image, to justify the practices they embraced, to sanctify the barbarism they practiced.

Bingo....

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If Jehovah Disapproved Of Polygamy & Concubines Why Did He Bless Those Involved?

by minimus in

abraham, solomon and others got god's seal of approval.

if they were truly sinning, you would think it would've been clearly expressed in the 10 commandments and the law.

instead, god blessed those involved in adultery and fornication..

notverylikely

Of course, you know all this stuff, already.

Well, kinda. I know that god created a nation for....he never really says why, exactly, but the common idea is "so the child would be jewish!"

Well, being jewish was only special because god said so. Then he killed the shit out of them over and over, they go largely silent for around 500 years until the nations are kicking their ass, then JC comes along and says "kicking you to the curb, bitches, it's all gentile loving now".

So being a Jew obviously wasn't THAT special....

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If Jehovah Disapproved Of Polygamy & Concubines Why Did He Bless Those Involved?

by minimus in

abraham, solomon and others got god's seal of approval.

if they were truly sinning, you would think it would've been clearly expressed in the 10 commandments and the law.

instead, god blessed those involved in adultery and fornication..

notverylikely

The Messiah needed to be human.

Again, so? The angels made human bodies for themselves when necessary. If god wanted a human child, all he needed was a functioning uterus, not a nation.

Yes; He needed a people and a place to be born and return later.

Why? He could have been born any place and returned to it later. That doesn't answer the question.

They were not of the lineage of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Again, so? He didn't need a nation for Abraham's great grandson x30 to have a kid. People were knocking it up all the time and having babies without nations. God couldn't compete with them?

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If Jehovah Disapproved Of Polygamy & Concubines Why Did He Bless Those Involved?

by minimus in

abraham, solomon and others got god's seal of approval.

if they were truly sinning, you would think it would've been clearly expressed in the 10 commandments and the law.

instead, god blessed those involved in adultery and fornication..

notverylikely

It is my opinion that His sole purpose was to found a nation that would produce the Messiah.

Why? Was he constrained to need a nation? Nations already existed, why not use one of them?