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A simple way to tell God probably doesn't exist
by poor places in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
when's the last time you prayed to god?

did he respond?

i prayed to him for years and years and received no response.
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Sabastious,
I'm not saying that just because God doesn't give me a sign, I don't believe in him. I'm saying that I don't believe in him because he doesn't give a lot of people a sign. There are tons of believers who have to struggle with their faith because they haven't been given a sign. If the God of the scriptures exists, his existence should be obvious. Then everyone would believe in him, and there wouldn't be conflicts between Christians and Muslims, etc. He should be telling us directly what he wants. Again, if he was omnipotent, why wouldn't he? I feel like this is an unanswerable question for believers.
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A simple way to tell God probably doesn't exist
by poor places in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
when's the last time you prayed to god?

did he respond?

i prayed to him for years and years and received no response.
poor places

@ Moshe,
I've never heard of the Heisenberg principle, but I guess that's one way of justifying God's silence. If He was omnipotent, though, wouldn't He be able to deal with electron problems and give a simple sign? He's the one who created electrons, right? Of course, this is from a believer's point of view. As an unbeliever, I can see what you're saying.
@ Sizemilk,
Exactly. You would expect God to be the most consistent creature of all time. But at some point, he stopped communicating with people. Why? Why wouldn't he communicate regularly with Jehovah's Witnesses if they were the only true religion? The Governing Body should be able to write Watchtower articles telling about conversations with God, but they don't, because he doesn't communicate with them or anyone else.
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A simple way to tell God probably doesn't exist
by poor places in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
when's the last time you prayed to god?

did he respond?

i prayed to him for years and years and received no response.
poor places

@ Sam Whiskey,
I've never asked to be spoon-fed. All I asked for was a little evidence. A sign. And I never received a sign. Neither have tons of Jehovah's Witnesses. Believe me, I've talked to many of them, and none have ever told me an experience in which God revealed himself to them.
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A simple way to tell God probably doesn't exist
by poor places in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
when's the last time you prayed to god?

did he respond?

i prayed to him for years and years and received no response.
poor places

@ Sam Whiskey
Your great great grandfather isn't God. He wouldn't have the ability to answer your prayers, mainly because he is dead. God would have that ability, according to believers, because he is alive and omnipotent.
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A simple way to tell God probably doesn't exist
by poor places in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
when's the last time you prayed to god?

did he respond?

i prayed to him for years and years and received no response.
poor places

@ Gladiator
What do you mean? Where is the clue?
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A simple way to tell God probably doesn't exist
by poor places in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
when's the last time you prayed to god?

did he respond?

i prayed to him for years and years and received no response.
poor places

@ Bohm,
Exactly.
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A simple way to tell God probably doesn't exist
by poor places in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
when's the last time you prayed to god?

did he respond?

i prayed to him for years and years and received no response.
poor places

@ Gladiator,
Mainly Jehovah and/or Yahweh, but I guess any God will do. Why doesn't the God give evidence of his or her existence if he or she is omnipotent? Why not make it a little easier for people?
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A simple way to tell God probably doesn't exist
by poor places in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
when's the last time you prayed to god?

did he respond?

i prayed to him for years and years and received no response.
poor places

When's the last time you prayed to God? Did he respond?
I prayed to him for years and years and received no response. At times, I would grasp at straws and try to interpret an experience of mine as an answer to a prayer. But it was only grasping at straws. He never responded. At times, all I would ask for is a sign. There were no signs.
At some point, you have to ask yourself why the God you love doesn't make it obvious that he exists. Why wouldn't he? It would be so easy for an omnipotent God. If he plans on destroying billions of people because they have no faith, why doesn't he give them a chance to have faith? God would know that people believe in what they see. So why doesn't he appeal to the eyes?
Maybe I put too much stock in the God of the Bible. Maybe God just doesn't care. But that's unlikely. I would expect a God to care more than we do, since he would have much more power to improve conditions on planets.
If this offends some, I'm sorry. But that's just how I see it.
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April 15th WT - WT Society says " Obeying Us is Same as Obeying God "
by flipper in
1. jw
2. friends
this is a non-study article in the witness only version of the april 15th titled " do you discern the evidence of god's guidance ?

" essentially in this article the alleged " faithful slave " is telling witnesses that to be approved to survive armageddon- they will have to recognize the " faithful & discreet slave's " authority in their lives.. notice these direct quotes from pg.

4 , " jesus christ is the assigned leader of the congregation.
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Punk of Nice,
I've heard about this 1980 "apology" but have never seen it before. Where can I find it? Or can someone provide the direct quote?
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The impossible delusion of evolution
by brotherdan in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1icjkwzeee.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azmgkrkj5la.
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If you haven't explored both sides of the topic in at least some depth, there's no reason to put one side down. You have to listen to both sides. It's really as simple as that.