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  Have you heard the one about "Back to the Future" Predicting 911??

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  when somebody posted this on fb, i was anxious to see how ridiculous it would be, probably worse then the gb prophecies, etc.

  after watching the clip, i honestly don't know what to believe.

  at the very least it's very entertaining and interesting.

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  I think this is a good example of deliberate data mining/lottery fallacy/cherry picking fallacy...

  In a large set of data you can easily pick individual details to prove a certain point.

  To be able to "foretell" 9/11 with the sample size of one movie is not likely, but if you look at all movies as a collective... The chance of finding one movie with all these connections is much higher.

  Lottery Fallacy
  The lottery fallacy is a misuse of statisics that generally argues that a particular phenomenon has such a low probability of happening that because it did happen, it cannot be by chance alone. This argument is often used by creationists in an attempt to argue that because the Earth’s conditions are perfect for life, the Earth must have been designed for us. Asking what is the probability that this particular phenomenon should occur? is asking the wrong question. The law of truly large numbers states that with a large enough sample size, any unlikely thing is likely to happen. A more meaningful question is what is the probability that any unlikely phenomenon should occur, given a large enough sample size?
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  You must be right Simon. I must be wrong.

  by umbertoecho in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  simon.

  this is your forum.

  for the rc have it all wrong.. i am wrong to follow the accurate guidance of these commissioners.

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  Was wondering the same thing, found it here:

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5212164105175040/australia-artemis-legal-launches-inquiry-into-group-class-action-lawsuits-against-jehovahs-witnesses?page=1&size=20

  Looks like a misunderstanding that escalated with lots of hurt feelings as a result :/

  I did not read the whole thing so I might be wrong.

  My advice: both of you can just take the high road, forgive and forget. It seems like such a petty thing to argue about. (please don't attack me for expressing this opinion :P)

  Hope this can be resolved in a loving manner :)
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  Hey! Wanted to say Hi!

  by Miss Worldly in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey!

  i've been hanging around her for a while.

  this is the third attempt at my 'hello'.

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  Welcome aboard Miss Worldly! :)
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  Belief in God Can Be Turned Off Like a Light Switch

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  researchers in york used magnetic stimulation to target an area of the brain called the medial frontal cortex in a group of volunteers.

  a control group received a sham treatment.. both groups were asked to think about death.

  the group who experienced the magnetic energy reported 32.8% less belief in angels, god and heaven.. when faced with difficult challenges people often take refuge in ideology.

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  The fool is the one that hangs on to a superstition and calls it faith.

  Is there a distinction? :P

  
  

  
  
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  Belief in God Can Be Turned Off Like a Light Switch

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  researchers in york used magnetic stimulation to target an area of the brain called the medial frontal cortex in a group of volunteers.

  a control group received a sham treatment.. both groups were asked to think about death.

  the group who experienced the magnetic energy reported 32.8% less belief in angels, god and heaven.. when faced with difficult challenges people often take refuge in ideology.

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  Sometimes missapplied, the quote in context:

  "Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people"
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  Belief in God Can Be Turned Off Like a Light Switch

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  researchers in york used magnetic stimulation to target an area of the brain called the medial frontal cortex in a group of volunteers.

  a control group received a sham treatment.. both groups were asked to think about death.

  the group who experienced the magnetic energy reported 32.8% less belief in angels, god and heaven.. when faced with difficult challenges people often take refuge in ideology.

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  Interesting!

  We who consider ourselves logical, rational thinkers should try this.

  That way we can find out a lot of our biases and our ideological thinking that we are unaware of.

  We humans like to think that we base our decisions and beliefs on rational thinking. But this is often not the case. We commonly resort to "lazy" thinking unconsciously. (cognitive shortcut that usually involve feelings instead of facts)
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  How many of us are 'perfectionists'?

  by FayeDunaway in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i made a medium level mistake at work today, and when i make mistakes it really shakes me up and takes me a long time to recover.

  it completely rattles me, makes me feel awful about myself.

  my mind keeps going back to the mistake reliving how i could have let it happen.

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  Same thing here, I am thinking however that it might simply be a human trait? I think many "worldly" people could identify with this too. Maybe it is stronger in us thou?
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  My Mother Died Two Weeks Ago

  by Perry in

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  2. friends

  none of my jehovah's witness relatives called to tell me or my family.

  just found out this morning.

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  That is horrible!...

  My condolences Perry
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  Does Anyone Still Believe in God?

  by LaurenM in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  do any of you ex-jw's still believe in god?

  even with the new rebranding/softening of this religion, i still don't see how people can believe in him.

  the god of the old testimate is an angry murderer who approved rapes and slavery and killed thousands of men, women and children.

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  I believe that the Universe is full of order and disorder but not intelligence nor, by my definition, "design". Why would a creator god smash two galaxies together with the horrific results that occur? It makes sense when you use non-anthropomorphic terms. It's spontaneous order and disorder that makes our Universe.

  Why would a creator god smash two galaxies together with the horrific results that occur?
  

  Not a very strong argument. It is similar to these;

  Why would a creator start a forest fire? Hurricane, or any other destructive fenomenen in the universe?

  A simple explanation would be that it is the cycle of creation, destroy and recreate.

  If you know how the universe started you would also know that these systems are a driving force in the creation of the universe we have today.

  However, to say that all these complex systems and galaxies where created for us humans in our small corner of the universe is quite ridiculous and arrogant...

  With my use of "creation" I am not implying a creator, it is just for lack of a better word.
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  Does Anyone Still Believe in God?

  by LaurenM in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  do any of you ex-jw's still believe in god?

  even with the new rebranding/softening of this religion, i still don't see how people can believe in him.

  the god of the old testimate is an angry murderer who approved rapes and slavery and killed thousands of men, women and children.

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  I have no interest in arguing against deism. It seems like such a vacuous position it isn't worth bothering about.

  Except Gnostic Deism that is? ;)