Topics Started by losthobbit

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'God is love' . . . yeah right, dream on.
by 3Mozzies in
1. watchtower
2. bible
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc1vt9s9v8q.

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Anyone here have any experience with the "super-natural"?
by Knowsnothing in
1. jw
2. experiences
and if so, would that prove an existence of evil-spirits (demons)?.

i have heard of a couple of stories of possession, or of jw's talking to spiritists and the spiritists having seen 2 men following the jw, either dressed all in black, or all in white, and very strong looking.

yet, i have never experienced any of it.. another experience that i heard is about a brother whose mom had super-natural strength, and tossed something really heavy.
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They're Growing Hearts In The Lab
by metatron in
1. jw
2. friends
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1372938/live-human-heart-grown-lab-using-stem-cells-potential-transplant-breakthrough.html.

at this juncture, i will add my usual 'intercourse you, watchtower and your lying promises' ..................... realizing full well that a future witness will benefit from a lab grown heart while parking his flying car and while muttering 'everything is worse and worse'.

i guess that's no differerent than watching an ultra-orthodox rabbi in 18th century ghetto dress on satellite tv or jihadists using the internet to extol the virtues of a corrupt and ignorant caliphate in the middle ages.. if this keeps up, i will be hard pressed not to empathize with atheists who absolutely despise religion.
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Is it possible to define faith in a simple, logical, unambiguous way?
by losthobbit in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i was wondering if it's actually possible to define what faith is in a simple, logical, unambiguous way.. .

i have a theory that words which cannot be defined in a simple, logical, unambiguous way do not really mean anything specific, and therefore should probably be avoided.. .

i know there have been books written on this subject, but i think that anyone who has to write an entire book to define a simple word like faith, does not really understand what it means.. .
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When was the book of Matthew writtnen?
by ssn587 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the not willy truthful bible put out by the witless says it was 41 ce.

i am wondering just why they the wtbts saus ot was 41 ce instead of much later in 60 or even later ce.

if anyone has any info on this i would much appreciate this.
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Hidden implications of Genesis
by losthobbit in
1. watchtower
2. bible
today when i read it, i see a completely different story.. the bible is completely true, or at least that's what many people believe.

when asking them which translation is true, the person might pick their favourite translation.

when asking about things that contradict, be logically incorrect, or refer to unscientific things like the four corners of the earth, one might get a response that some of it is symbolic, and not meant to be taken literally, but everything else is entirely true.. the same principle can be applied to any piece of writing.
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Free novel
by losthobbit in
1. social
2. entertainment
hi you wonderful people.

they let anyone write a novel, and so i did.

it's called "the mischievous nerd's guide to world domination.
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A question to the ex-JW's...
by losthobbit in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'm curious about what made you realize that your ex-religion was not "true"?.

i've had discussions with many religious people, and they're always trying to protect their beliefs, rather than allowing anything i say challenge what they believe.

was there ever something someone said to you, or something you read that maybe made you doubt your beliefs for the first time, or had a similar effect?.
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Hello to everyone.... and could I ask a really basic question here please...
by JamesS in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm james i'm new to this forum as of today and i'm a ex-jw who was "born into the truth" and then left it officially at the age of twenty after "drifting out" of it for some time.

i'm now 34 and whilst i'm not exactly happy with the world i'm living in, i'm largely happy with my own life.. one question i've got about this forum - i didn't join for a long time because i thought it was for active jw's (based on the web-site url), not ex jw's, but then looking at the threads, it seems it is more for ex-jw's!

what is the demographic for the membership?
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The Evolution of God
by Spade in
1. watchtower
2. bible
http://www.watchtower21.org/2011/01/evolution-of-god.html.

in the evolution of god, robert wright takes us on a sweeping journey through history, unveiling a discovery of crucial importance to the present moment: there is a pattern in the evolution of judaism, christianity, and islam, and a hidden code in their scriptures.

straddling popular science, ancient history, and theology, this ambitious work sets out to resolve not only the clash of civilizations between the judeo-christian west and the muslim world but also the clash between science and religion.