John_Mann

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  Proof for the IMMORTAL soul triggered my doubt on JW teachings!

  by abiather in

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  once i was talking to myself: religions are all about sacrifices (and rituals), viewing god as a means to get forgiveness of sins and material benefits, and bible is no exception.

  yet the foundation of the universe is on the never-failing principle of cause and consequences, something which god will never violate.

  forgiveness of sins is a violation of principle of cause and consequencessomething that bible itself ironically upholds in galatians 6:7 and in many other verses!

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  And how the corpse's brain keep oxigen and blood levels? 

  Consciousness is folk psychology it does not exist.  God, soul and consciousness are folk psychology.  Read about eliminative materialism. 
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  Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees

  by John_Mann in

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  jesus said about keeping off from the leaven (meaning influence?

  ) of the pharisees and that's why the use of azim bread in the supper.

  but what about the leavened grape juice aka wine?

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  Thank you. 
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  Just shovel the coal, don't question the captain

  by St George of England in

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  on jw broadcasting there is a video of a missionary couple who were sent to a navajo reservation.

  the sister says the thing she learned most at bethel was "shovel the coal, don't question the captain".

  it's worth watching about 60 seconds from the 4 minute mark.

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  There's some kind of beauty in this robotic life.  I think some people are truly happy being just a gear or a screw. In my case I just need to be the captain of my own life. 
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  Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees

  by John_Mann in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jesus said about keeping off from the leaven (meaning influence?

  ) of the pharisees and that's why the use of azim bread in the supper.

  but what about the leavened grape juice aka wine?

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  Jesus said about keeping off from the leaven (meaning influence? ) of the pharisees and that's why the use of azim bread in the supper. But what about the leavened grape juice aka wine? What's the point? Why not follow the logic and use unleavened grape juice too? 
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  Aspergers Syndrome

  by refiners fire in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  now whats this "aspergers" i keep hearing about?

  is it the latest "in thing"?

  the latest rage "psyche illness" replacing "bi polar"?.

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  Another aspie here. Well it's not just a case of personality because our neural structure is different.  Our brains are wired in a peculiar way.  
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  The Bizarre Free Will

  by John_Mann in

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  two years before i left jw world i came to a strange conclusion about the jw cosmology and the free will doctrine.. basically i came to conclusion that satan is right about the universal sovereign issue.

  and i came with that just only using jws premises, no outside apostasy.

  i just told to my sister what she thought about it, and she said to me: dont tell anyone about this!.

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  Anyone wants to discuss more about this subject?
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  Seen smoking a cigarette

  by Godsendconspirator in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i won't say i got "caught" because that would imply i was keeping my habit hidden.

  i'm tired of constantly doing that with these guys.

  yesterday, my friend and i were waiting for some people and decided to smoke a cigarette to pass the time.

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  Even a blind squirrel stumble on nuts so JW's get the right position toward smoking.  Smoking will really kill you. And makes Jehoovah sad...  Lol. 
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  New forum 'parousia' is upon us! (software version)

  by Simon in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  the time has nearly come to switch over to the new forum software.

  of course it's not completely finished yet (and never will be) but i think it's good enough to go live with and probably already better than the current one.

  i'll give you a quick overview of what to expect and post more detail about the changeover process later.. cloud platform.

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  Hello World! 

  I liked this new layout! 

  Much better to access in smartphones! 

  Broadcasting is coming soon? LOL

  Thank you Simon! 
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  What have you learned, Terry, from TEN YEARS on this discussion board?

  by Terry in

  1. jw
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  1. it's not all about me.. each of us has to grow up our own way at our own pace.

  when we regain our balance we can be of help to other people.

  life doesn't.

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  No matter how much access to information a person can have... people will still know what they WANT to know.

  And people can have very awful desires like "I believe because is absurd".

  And...

  Somewhere you will have the same "technical" knowledge than the best researchers, but you can always learn from their attitudes and methods towards the same knowledge you have.
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  To all secret faders who still believe in Christianity

  by Chris Tann in

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  i have been fading for six years now.

  i only continue to do the minimum to keep my family together and to keep association with close friends.

  i would like to hear your experience and how you are getting along.

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  Jesus Christ only reveals itself on burned toasts.

  I believe because is absurd. Prove me wrong.