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  If mathematics teacher made a mistake, would it mean mathematics itself is wrong!

  by venus in

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  many people point to the irrationality in the depiction of god by the religions and their scriptures, hence jump into the bottomless pit of atheism.

  in either camp, god is not a factor because religion is only a means that misrepresents god, hence religionists themselves are atheists (literally, those who live without god).

  it is like saying there exists no earth because you found out your friend who taught earth is flat is wrong; or it is like saying mathematics itself is wrong because you found out your mathematics teacher made a mistake.

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  Terrible analogy in OP.

  That being said, you have to prove math exists before you can even discuss the merits of a teacher discussing it.

  Math has been proven to exist, god has not.

  We can identify that a math teacher is flawed as the math result can’t be questioned. The answer to a math question will never change. Not only have you not got evidence of a god, you certainly don’t have all the parameters of a god set to a level of confidence comparable to a math answer, so you don’t have the means to judge a religions views on god.

  The analogy is flawed and doesn’t fit. It is also unnecessary, the topic can be discussed without an analogy. You state that religions are misrepresenting god. That’s a huge claim. First prove a god exists, then do tell us how you know the blueprint for representing god and how you came to know it, so as to be a able to judge others as misrepresenting him.

  it may be no surprise to you to hear that we are atheists because..... like us you too don’t have the means to do either. Stop pretending you KNOW something you can’t prove. Be humble and honest and admit we don’t know but you choose to believe. As atheists/agnostics we stick to what is evidential alone, just a you do with the god Thor or Zeus! We just include Yaweh
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  Are Beards becoming more acceptable due to decline in membership?

  by UnshackleTheChains in

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  2. beliefs

  i noticed a young brother with a beard being given more privelages within our hall.

  when he first grew his beard, he lost his privelages.

  but more and more recently he has been helping out a lot more.. the cobe is old school and a stickler for rules, but with the hall becoming more empty these days, and the need for young brothers, he seems to have relaxed on this particular watchtower/man made rule.

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  What a weird group!

  No beards!!!

  c.u.l.t !
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  Higher Education

  by Brian J in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just spent 8 hours in a 1 day elders school last weekend.

  clarification given: "moving forward any elder, ms, or pioneer who themselves or someone under their roof enrolls in higher education, may no longer qualify for privileges in the congregation.

  their qualifications will have to be reviewed by their boe.".

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  snare&racket

  Simple solution....

  Leave the cult and let your kids go to school.

  An Organisation that punishes people for getting an education?! enough said! That’s a crazy cult, there is no excuse to stay a day longer! Get out, get your kids out.

  Left 12 yrs ago, went to university, best thing I ever did.
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  Adam and the Dinosaurs

  by The Real Edward Gentry in

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  2. friends

  here is a fascinating subject.

  according to the bible , one of adam's first assignments was to name all the animals including the sea creatures and dinosaurs of course.

  we don't know how long this took but, as all witnesses know, the time period is crucial in working out the timing of armageddon).

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  There are 8 million species known today. Let’s make it easy and use that number, ignoring extinct animals.

  If he never slept, ate, rested etc and dedicated every second to naming just the animal species alive today, he’d have to name 20 animals every hour for 50 years.

  Ludicrous for an adult to even imagine any substance to such a fairytale.
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  Help with a punchline please

  by usualusername1 in

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  2. friends

  i have a joke in my comedy routine about never wrapping a gift in my life.

  it goes like this..... yesterday my girlfriend said "honey, when you go out shopping can you buy me sellotape?".

  sellotape.

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  The best comedy is unpredictable, if we can write/guess the sentiments of the punchline, so can the audience before you say it.

  An an ex jw I hadn't developed the skills of choosing or wrapping a good Christmas gift. I made the schoolboy error of buying my niece a puppy JUST FOR Christmas..... well Christmas Eve, that wrapping was just a little too tight.

  ta da! Lol 😆
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  My story and what I'm trying to do with it

  by Ft2188 in

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  2. experiences

  my dad was an elder my entire life and my sister a regular pioneer for most of my life, along with my mother.

  ill never forget being 4 years old and staring up at the stars outside and my dad leaning over to and saying "look what jehovah made for you".

  my response, "but how do you know god is real"?

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  snare&racket

  Amazing!

  You are such a brave human being! I also felt truth was more valuable to me than comfort. I also could not live a lie, despite the consequence.

  I told the elders how I felt and was told to foxtrot oscar....went back to school nearly 30yrs old, best decisions I ever made.

  You sound like an awesome person. Keep in touch! X
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  Today's Text - Justifying The Increase Of Annointed Ones!

  by Divergent in

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  thursday, august 31. jehovah knows those who belong to him.—2 tim.

  2:19.. in recent years, we have seen an increase in the number of those partaking at the memorial of christ’s death.

  that trend contrasts with the decrease in the number of partakers that we saw for many decades.

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  It's so sad that they put doctrine above even their loyal followers. Mentally diseased if you question anything and leave. Mentally diseased of you buy into everything all the way and stay.

  Basically you do as they say or you are clinically unwell.

  What a horrific hold they have.
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  Big trouble on the war front 11 - 12 September!

  by Chook in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the guy with the most advanced ai computer models dating back centuries has no no imput , these are are data chosen dates.

  these are advanced to the point of governments trying to source the codes.

  i've seen this guys history of predictions and he probably owns the worlds finest ancient coin collections in private hands.

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  Surely by now after all you experienced as a JW, you know the folly of ....... relying on the interpretations of men, predictions of catastrophe and the setting of dates ......

  So he can read the markets well..... and he had software that uses data to make predictions based on probability.... nothing special.

  It's the unseen 'black swan' events to be weary of.... as we can't expect them, though we know they are coming.
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  Need help with a reference dealing with the Generations and SPLAINE

  by ttdtt in

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  2. bible

  when originally explaining the "new generations" splaine used the example of joseph and his brothers.. he backed up the time difference between the original anointed, and the new ones by using what he said was a big age difference between the youngest "joseph" and his oldest brothers.. then more recently in a jw broadcast - he said that there was not a big age difference between joseph and his oldest brother.. can any one help me find both those, please?.

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  snare&racket

  It won't change anyone's minds and there are far bigger fish to fry .....

  How about the WT owning a NAVY military equipment company called Rand Cam....

  Aim higher my friend
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  why jw's commit suicide?

  by notalone in

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  2. friends

  we all know the rate of suicide is high among jw's.

  my question is this- was there some subliminal messages that encourage this.

  i was a born in and my entire life i would have these thoughts that could come out of nowhere,"kill yourself.

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  The JW lifestyle is unhealthy and psychologically burdensome. Just as many JWs (anecdotally)suffered physical burnout, many more seemed depressed and mentally worn out.

  I sincerely don't believe that WT subliminally or otherwise encouraged suicidal ideation, however the guilt, pressure and belief system lend to what I felt was a perfect storm of mental anguish.

  i can't tell you how good it is to be free. Don't subject your children to this! Whatever the cost!