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  why did the sacrafice have to be so BRUTAL

  by Tater-T in

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  why did the sacrifice have to be so brutal... i mean what value does that add to the equation of justice.couldn't he jesus have came down and just been slaughtered like a regular sacrifice without the brutal torture.why is justice served by brutalityanyone anyone bueller... lolnow you know i don't like to type for hours but this is always bothered me

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  paranoia agent

  is this directed at me? Which bit of - most executions were brutal - don't you understand?
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  why did the sacrafice have to be so BRUTAL

  by Tater-T in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  why did the sacrifice have to be so brutal... i mean what value does that add to the equation of justice.couldn't he jesus have came down and just been slaughtered like a regular sacrifice without the brutal torture.why is justice served by brutalityanyone anyone bueller... lolnow you know i don't like to type for hours but this is always bothered me

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  paranoia agent

  Back then most executions were brutal. Crucifixion is messed up but so was the wheel. As for a reason, well the bible is like a bunch of jigsaws that don't fit together, and when people try to fit them together you get incoherence. But hey who am I to know the mind of god (this is commonly known as an argument from ignorance).
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  On shunning

  by paranoia agent in

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  here is something interesting that pertains to the action of shunning.

  the book called extreme was written by psychologists.. 1.

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  paranoia agent

  Oubliette, yes that is the book.
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  On shunning

  by paranoia agent in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here is something interesting that pertains to the action of shunning.

  the book called extreme was written by psychologists.. 1.

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  paranoia agent

  I've provided links to two other pages but they don't appear to be showing up.

  Here is the link to the 2nd page - http://imageshack.com/a/img661/5378/COJ7KQ.jpg

  and third - http://imageshack.com/a/img913/3609/ci0q93.jpg
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  On shunning

  by paranoia agent in

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  this book titled extreme, written by two psychologists, with a section on ostracism.. .

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  paranoia agent

  This book titled Extreme, written by two psychologists, with a section on ostracism.

  
  

  
  
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  On shunning

  by paranoia agent in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here is something interesting that pertains to the action of shunning.

  the book called extreme was written by psychologists.. 1.

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  paranoia agent

  Here is something interesting that pertains to the action of shunning. The book called Extreme was written by psychologists.

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  On shunning

  by paranoia agent in

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  this book titled extreme, written by two psychologists, with a section on ostracism.. i've been having troubles adding these to see, and the best i can do is provide the links.

  http://imageshack.com/a/img538/5893/fnqoq5.jpg.

  http://imageshack.com/a/img661/5378/coj7kq.jpg.

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  paranoia agent

  This book titled Extreme, written by two psychologists, with a section on ostracism.

  I've been having troubles adding these to see, and the best I can do is provide the links

  http://imageshack.com/a/img538/5893/FnQoq5.jpg

  http://imageshack.com/a/img661/5378/COJ7KQ.jpg

  http://imageshack.com/a/img913/3609/ci0q93.jpg
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  Are the Governing Body Members Mentally Ill?

  by Oubliette in

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  data-dog: i believe that many of them would actually be considered mentally ill, if they were ever tested.. .

  great question and intriguing hypothesis.

  lets take an armchair psychologists view and see what we shall see.

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  paranoia agent

  Phizzy15 hours ago

  Anyone who lives a life of delusion is in fact mentally ill. Many such people function despite their illness, and do little harm.

  There is zero evidence. There is no psychologist, neurologist or psychiatrist that will support you with your comment from ignorance.
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  Are the Governing Body Members Mentally Ill?

  by Oubliette in

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  data-dog: i believe that many of them would actually be considered mentally ill, if they were ever tested.. .

  great question and intriguing hypothesis.

  lets take an armchair psychologists view and see what we shall see.

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  paranoia agent

  Oubliette:You can't possibly know that. You're certainly able to think it, but you can't know it and in fact you are wrong.

  In context of what is being discussed here, yes I do know. I have also mentioned a number of books in my post and run a blog dedicated to books on psychology - http://psychbookreviews.blogspot.com.au/

  Oubliette: OK, you just lost all credibility in this discussion.
  

  How so?

  
  

  Oubliette: Pretty ironic statement considering your JWN Username.

  
  BTW, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you!
  

  What about my username? It says nothing of me. What are you twelve?
  
  
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  Are the Governing Body Members Mentally Ill?

  by Oubliette in

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  2. beliefs

  data-dog: i believe that many of them would actually be considered mentally ill, if they were ever tested.. .

  great question and intriguing hypothesis.

  lets take an armchair psychologists view and see what we shall see.

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  paranoia agent

  I don’t think anyone here understand what is being mentally ill, so before any mention of who is mentally ill allow me to explain that nobody has mental disorders or illnesses.

  Firstly mental illness is a term used by psychiatrists that shouldn't be used. The mind is something that can't be seen, has no smell or taste. The brain on the other hand does, but there is little neurology can understand about the brain and mind without psychological interpretation. But how can the mind have an illness? This is just as ridiculous as saying that the soul has an illness.

  The other problem is that psychiatry has set the line for normality, to determine abnormal psychology, sadly as some tautology of theirs with little evidential support. Saving Normal is a book written by the person responsible for the DSM-IV, a past bible used by all psychiatrists, which (in the book Saving Normal) he explains the issues with normality. Some clinical psychologists (The New Laws of Psychology and The Book of Woe books) have gone so far to explain that there is no such thing as abnormal or normal psychology, just psychology.

  The other problem is of what the layperson thinks of mental illnesses and mental disorders. As if irrational behaviours explain some illness. Let me here explain briefly what is going on with JW’s. People are somewhat born as blank slats, and jws implement a system to control and monitor a members level of education and socialisations in such a way that makes it difficult for differentiation dialogue to take place to make way for change. The other problems are human problems, cognitive dissonance (- Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts – is an excellent book on this), cognitive biases (The Art of Thinking Clear) and other cognitive distortions and heurists (my favourite book Thinking, Fast and Slow). All this books explain how we think we are rational beings when in fact we are very irrational.