Posts by scotoma

now, i am with some friends minding my own business, and i find that i am standing right behind 3 active jw's - one of whom used to be my best friend.

this girl is as fake as they come: 1) she used to live with me and would bring non-jw guys home all the time, 2) was living with a man when she lived down south - until he dumped her, and then she decided to go back to jw's the 1st time and got reproved, and i supported her.

scotoma

All humans are hypocrites.

The "truth about the truth" is just the beginning.

The "truth about our selves" is the real hurdle.

Your x-friends were probably having more fun than you.

There is something about guilt- soaked pleasures that make them more intense.

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This thread is for proof that God exists

by juandefiero in

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however, i haven't found any evidence to support that belief.. have you?

if so please, show me the evidence that god exists, and i will believe along with you.. criteria:.

(1) you must specify which god you are talking about;.

scotoma

God (referring to a personal God not a philosophical function) either exists or he doesn't exist.

If such a God exists he apparently hasn't used all the tools available to him to prove his existence.

That leaves an open question: Is God using subtle ways to influence people or is he using everything possible to communicate his existence.

If God is all powerful he isn't using his power. This leaves it up to human apologists to explain what God is doing or not doing in the way of communicating with humans.

There are very simple things an all powerful God could do to show his existence.

Which would be more effective. Fill yankee stadium with ordinary people sleeping through 8 days of Bible lectures or filling yankee stadium with 20,000 down syndrome children along with their families and then instantly curing them of their genetic defect.

I am pretty sure that the world would take notice and be impressed.

Instead we get serpents and rocks.

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Disfelowshipping acknowledged by wt as a weapon

by poopie in

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insight volume 1 pg 787 para 5,6 very powerful weapon that jesus himself warned against.

scotoma

Does it even matter what the Bible Standards are? The backward people who wrote the Bible are the same as the crazy Allah worshippers.

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WT should admit that 1914

by bobld in

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was a man made date when jesus came and that a generation is not 102 plus years.. why not say something like this.when the disciples asked jesus for a sign and the end of the age.jesus gave them a composite sign and said all these things will take place.when-before the people now living(at the end of the age which no one knows)have all died..

scotoma

One of the things the watchtower uses to show that the Bible is a unique book is that unlike other historical accounts the Bible speaks about the errors of the leaders whether, kings, priests or judges. The candor of the bible writers seals their authenticity.

But JW's hide everything about their leaders. Rutheford was a drunk and a womanizer and loved to show off his big cars.

Russell had his problems. It appears the biggest job given to the faithful and discreet slave is to take their brooms and try to tidy up their mess.

If there is a new world the so called apostates will have much more credibility than the organization officials.

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Authoritarian vs Open To Experience

by scotoma in

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follow the smell of the "service department".

that's where the power rests in the watchtower.. do a little research on wikipedia about the psychological traits.

opennes and conscientiousness (big five personality traits).

scotoma

Follow the smell of the "service department"

That's where the power rests in the Watchtower.

Do a little research on Wikipedia about the psychological traits

Opennes and Conscientiousness (Big Five Personality Traits)

Conscientiousness although necessary for organization easily morphs into authoritarianism.

I am always prepared.
I pay attention to details.
I get chores done right away.
I like order.
I follow a schedule.
I am exacting in my work. (Wikipedia traits of the conscientious personality)

Look at this list of GB members and the departments they work in.

Sam Herd - Service Department

Lett - Service/Teaching

Splane - Service/Writing

Jackson - Translation

Losch - Service

Morris - Service

Sanderson - Hospital - Service

In the local congregations it's the Elders that make up the service committee that keep the organization orderly (clean).

Read the latest Organization book and you will see how little has changed. The Organization book is the product of the service department.

So who is going to be the next Ray Franz? Remember Ray Franz was a writer and worked in the writing department. Real change can only come from a creative mind. So you have to look to the Writing department for change to emerge.

Splane is in "writing" and is intelligent but unfortunately too pedantic and contaminated with "Service Department" thinking.

Lett works in "teaching" and is a beast of burden not too likely to think at all let alone independently.

This leaves Jackson. As a specialist in languages he would seem to be more open - almost anthropological in his orientation. We saw how he struggled to deal with the sexual predator issue when interrogated in Australia.

All the others are Service men.

So forget about it. Don't expect any relaxation in their authoritarian positions. The fact that they have been content with only 7 members of the governing body shows they aren't interested in "opening" up.

They have circled their wagons. There is no conflict at the top. The changes are all propaganda intended to keep the rank and file occupied so they don't think too deeply about the 100 years of failed expectations.

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Watchtower Content Producers Tardy With their Monthly Broadcast. WHY?

by scotoma in

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how hard is it to produce a monthly program and get it up on time?

they are late every month.. are these the same people that published 128 pages of magazines by the 1st,8th,15th and 22nd of every month for over 100 years?

are they understaffed?

scotoma

I apologize for basing this thread on a false premise. I thought monthly meant something like rent payment.

Due on the first. I should have remembered that time and number is a very loose concept with JW's.

1,260 days means approximately 1,260 days.

Generation never meant anything definite.

Everlasting means "time indefinite".

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Watchtower Content Producers Tardy With their Monthly Broadcast. WHY?

by scotoma in

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how hard is it to produce a monthly program and get it up on time?

they are late every month.. are these the same people that published 128 pages of magazines by the 1st,8th,15th and 22nd of every month for over 100 years?

are they understaffed?

scotoma

tim310d,

That's strange. How do you know that? Did you read it somewhere?

I guess if you can only put out one program per month you are entitled to let a quarter month pass before you get it together.

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Watchtower Content Producers Tardy With their Monthly Broadcast. WHY?

by scotoma in

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how hard is it to produce a monthly program and get it up on time?

they are late every month.. are these the same people that published 128 pages of magazines by the 1st,8th,15th and 22nd of every month for over 100 years?

are they understaffed?

scotoma

How hard is it to produce a monthly program and get it up on time? They are late every month.

Are these the same people that published 128 pages of magazines by the 1st,8th,15th and 22nd of every month for over 100 years?

Are they understaffed? Can't find enough creative people in the organization to get it done.

The Governing Body has cut their personal appearance on the programming in half and are relying on their "helpers" to take care of the other half.

The 700 club was able to produce current programming every day for close to 35 years.

Of course they had a format that wasn't scripted. They would sit around and chit chat. Why doesn't jw.tv show some casual conversation among smart JW's at Bethel. The real reason is they want to control everything.

They are afraid things will get out of hand. Also the last thing JW's talk about when they get together is the Bible.

To have an engaging broadcast requires spontaneity - which is discouraged by the organizations cookie cutter mentality.