Posts by losthobbit

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Is it exactly in time of Bible prophecy we live in?

by Kosonen in

hellow everyone,.

could it be that the japanees nuclear disaster is fullfilling this bible verse: and a third of the waters turned into wormwood, and many of the men died from the waters, because these had been made bitter.

(revelation 8:11).

losthobbit

No. You're thinking way too hard. The simplest answer is the most likely... that the book of Revelation is...

8

Can one be true to oneself and not appear selfish to your love ones?

by jam in

being true to oneself is a skill.

it might be the single most.

improtant skill we can acquire.

losthobbit

So... you may appear selfish by their rules, but stick to your own, and they'll just have to get over it.

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Can one be true to oneself and not appear selfish to your love ones?

by jam in

being true to oneself is a skill.

it might be the single most.

improtant skill we can acquire.

losthobbit

Everyone has rules, or expectations about how other people are supposed to behave. It's not your job to live by the rules / expectations set by other people. You have to define your own rules for your life.

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Extraordinary events and amazing coincidences: why do JWs always attribute them to God?

by MrMonroe in

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losthobbit

I don't know many Jehovah's Witnesses... and I only know of one family where both parents were killed in a car accident, leaving all three children behind... oh right, it was a JW family. I guess God decided to release them from the stress of having to raise three children, and hand over the stress to their Baptist gran (whom he later killed with cancer). What a wonderful God.

So, two questions come out of this:

1. Do JW's attribute all bad things to the devil?

2. Is dying good or bad?

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We're Making a Film About Post Armageddon

by God_Delusion in

hi guy's and gal's,.

the jwb crew is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a grant by the cyprus film and arts academy to create a short film based on on the diary of an armageddon survivor - http://www.jehovahswitnessblog.com/2010/01/diary-of-armageddon-survivor.html.

the grant is small (around $16,000), but includes the leasing of 4 very good cameras, lighting and sound equipment.

losthobbit

A holiday in the Mediterranean doesn't sound like a bad idea :)

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Is that really what Armageddon's supposed to be like?

by losthobbit in

blondie posted this: (diary of an armageddon survivor) http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j5tcmdhvppa/tyiq5pnnjei/aaaaaaaajgm/jnx6ctbvt5s/s1600/photo-793470.png.

i'm just wondering if that's really what jw's say armageddon's going to be like.

approximately one in a thousand people are active jw's, so that means that each jw will have a thousand dead bodies to clean up.

losthobbit

Oh, wow... what are the odds? :)

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We're Making a Film About Post Armageddon

by God_Delusion in

hi guy's and gal's,.

the jwb crew is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a grant by the cyprus film and arts academy to create a short film based on on the diary of an armageddon survivor - http://www.jehovahswitnessblog.com/2010/01/diary-of-armageddon-survivor.html.

the grant is small (around $16,000), but includes the leasing of 4 very good cameras, lighting and sound equipment.

losthobbit

I do video making, visual effects & 3D modelling as a hobby. Let me know if there's any way I can help :)

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Is that really what Armageddon's supposed to be like?

by losthobbit in

blondie posted this: (diary of an armageddon survivor) http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j5tcmdhvppa/tyiq5pnnjei/aaaaaaaajgm/jnx6ctbvt5s/s1600/photo-793470.png.

i'm just wondering if that's really what jw's say armageddon's going to be like.

approximately one in a thousand people are active jw's, so that means that each jw will have a thousand dead bodies to clean up.

losthobbit

Blondie posted this: (Diary of an Armageddon survivor) http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J5TCMdhVPpA/TYIq5pnnjEI/AAAAAAAAJGM/jnX6cTbVT5s/s1600/photo-793470.PNG

I'm just wondering if that's really what JW's say Armageddon's going to be like. Approximately one in a thousand people are active JW's, so that means that each JW will have a thousand dead bodies to clean up. What if it depresses you so much after picking the bits and pieces of families dead around their dinner table that you want to die?

Do JW's believe that after Armageddon they can no longer die? Do the laws of physics no longer apply? What if you're buried under cement, and cannot get out, and spend eternity like that?

After Armageddon are JW's going to be running around trying to figure out how to shut down unmanned nuclear reactors, or is God going to clean up all the mess himself?

What if you become an Athiest, or start to hate God after Armageddon? Or do you become a puppet with no free will?

What if you're born with a defect, or are retarded, do you stay like that?

I make videos as a hobby, and I think making an "accurately" depicted movie of what JW's expect Armageddon to be might actually show the ridiculousness of it (another idea to add to my endless list). Although I know JW's make up excuses for everything... so lay it on me, what are the excuses?

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What if you admitted you don't mind being destroyed @ Armaggedon?

by Knowsnothing in

isn't that pretty much the end of a conversation with a jw?.

honestly, now that i think about it, what is the difference between judgment day(armaggedon) and death?.

just curious to see how my friends and relatives would react if i responded that way... .

losthobbit

nice quote, Oz... you always write intelligent stuff :)

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How can one find out the truth?

by losthobbit in

how does one know that what one believes is the truth?.

i grew up going to church every sunday, being constantly reminded that if i do not believe the "holy" bible i will be tortured in hell eternally.. .

most people have a problem.

losthobbit

Thanks for the intelligent comments.

LouBelle, I totally agree with your statement "Man has complicated so many things and has lost the respect and love that they have for one another." Money is what makes the world go around, but it also complicates things. The driving force in the world needs to be simplified to love.