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  Jehovah's Witnesses: not even wrong?

  by slimboyfat in

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  in school we had a goofy teacher who used to make fun of some of the wrong answers we would give.

  if they were really bad his ultimate put down would be to say that our answer was "not even wrong".

  little did i know at the time this is actually a technical term coined by a theoretical physicist for a statement that is not susceptible to falsification, we just took it to mean that our answer was very wrong indeed.. the more i move away from the jw mindset the more i find myself disagreeing, not only with the answers jws give on various issues, but the questions themselves that frame the debate.

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  the very basic idea of calling the religion the "truth" is telling... very 1984-esque..
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  Are You Going To the Memorial?

  by headisspinning in

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  i can't see myself not attending.

  i would feel horrible not to go.

  i don't know where i'm going to land and if i had to look back and think i didn't go... well, i would feel awful..

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  I'm waiting with baited breath for my invitation... if I even get one..
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  They found crosses!

  by bottleofwater in

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  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12888421.

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  holy crap.. i can't wait..
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  Acts 5:42??

  by Curtains in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  has this verse been explained on this site?

  many translations say "from house to house".

  is this correct?

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  I've seen various translations (HCSB etc) that say "house to house" @ both Acts 5:42 and Acts 2:46 (same greek term), but in acts 2:46 the phrase "breaking bread from house to house" instead of in "private homes" just doesn't make much sense..
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  your last day before impending destruction, what act would you perform?

  by jam in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a large asteroid is heading for earth... it will destroy the earth.. i would tell my wife, thinks for making my life great.

  call my.

  daughter that i have not spoke with in 11yrs.

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  sit in the sun with my family till the end.
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  See you later

  by pirata in

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  2. friends

  it's been a year and a bit since i first joined jwn.

  the guilty fascination, turned anger, turned sadness, turned acceptance has been a journey that i'm honored all of you have have been a pat of, whether you realize it or not.

  although i haven't said much about myself personally, and probably won't as long as i still am a captive... er i mean a member of jehovah's witnesses, i appreciated reading all your posts, observations, stories and reality-checks.

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  be back soon!

  good wishes and luck and all that jazz :)
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  Are You Going To the Memorial?

  by headisspinning in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i can't see myself not attending.

  i would feel horrible not to go.

  i don't know where i'm going to land and if i had to look back and think i didn't go... well, i would feel awful..

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  I would have to be drugged and dragged to get there.. so no..
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  Just Tell Us In Plain English

  by headisspinning in

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  if god has instructions for sincere people why can't he just tell us what they are in plain language?.

  he could do that and some people would fall in line and others wouldn't.. if i was god, that's what i would do.. as a parent, that's what i do with my kids.. i am so tired of all the guesswork..

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  tec, thank you.. great posts (all around)..
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  Dr. Phil episode?

  by stillstuckcruz in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  there was an episode of dr. phil a couple of days ago, regarding mind-controlling cults.

  i missed it, but check this out on the dr.phil website(i apologize if this has been posted elsewhere.

  i didn't look too hard).

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  I understand the Mormons have at least 12+ million members.. not sure how they count an active member, though..
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  Does this mean what I think it means?

  by MrFreeze in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it's been about a month and a half since i last talked to the elders.

  today i got a call from one of them.

  he left me a voicemail saying he would like to have me meet with them on sunday after the meeting to discuss some things and to see if there is any way they can be of help.. i haven't been to a meeting since the end of october/beginning of november.

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  what MS said.. it's a "let's see what you've been doing" exploratory meeting.. because obviously you've been doing BAD things if you aren't doing GOOD things (attending said meetings etc etc)..