Posts by Je.suis.oisif

Petra your correct about point 2 on my post. I've realised what I've done and can't seem to edit. Can't find a source for born/died up to 1987. The other figures are from the interweb.

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They would all fit on the isle of Wight?

by purrpurr in

i remember once asking how the planet could possibly accommodate all the people who have ever lived?

after the resurrection i mean.

the answer i was told is that the gb had calculated that all the people who have ever lived could all fit on to the isle of wight?!.

Je.suis.oisif

purrpurr - When I was coming along in the mid-eighties It was put to me this way:

1. World pop in 1987 could fit shoulder to shoulder on the Isle of Wight. It was just over 5 billion at the time.

2. The amount of people who'd ever lived & died up to 1987 could fit shoulder to shoulder on Madagascar. The

total - 108 billion ( 2 separate sources).

I've never given it any thought till your post.

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Any African in here?

by sankara23 in

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hello guys, i've been an off and on reader of the various discussion threads here.

i'm sankara (obviously not my real name), a third generation born-in, currently an m.s, and yeah, writing from nigeria.

discovered ttatt a couple of years back while i was in college.

A new member

by Kurteousmaximus in

hi... i am new and after nearly 20 years after being disassociated at 15 i would like to make contact with others who have similar difficulties.

my mother was disfellowshipped shortly after my rebellion and had all ties with both her mother and brother cut and that remains the case.. just really hacked off with not being able to put things in the proper place in my life after all these years.

for the record i don't know if i believe in god but am searching for some peace as i seem to self destruct on a regular basis.. any ideas anyone?.

Je.suis.oisif

Kurt......hiya. (((((((hugs))))))). Welcome aaaaand breath.

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Introducing...ME

by Heartsafire in

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long time lurker here.

i'm a fifth gen born-in baptized jw.

to say i've been struggling with doubts is an understatement.

Je.suis.oisif

Hearstafire, didn't want to read and run. Welcome sweetie xx

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My Mother Died Two Weeks Ago

by Perry in

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none of my jehovah's witness relatives called to tell me or my family.

just found out this morning.

Je.suis.oisif

Oh Perry, that is so awful for you. We've just experienced this from non-jw family. Not as close as your mum. But it's cruel to those who experience this, and it's too late to do anything. I really feel for you man.

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666 Jehovah Witnesses in Iceland

by disillusioned 2 in

just came across this news article and thought you all might like to see it.

quite funny.. figures on registration in icelands religious institutions have yielded some interesting results.. visir recently compiled data that they requested from the national registry on the numbers of people registered with different religious institutions in iceland.

unsurprisingly, the largest number of registrants belonged to the national church; some 240,395 icelanders out of the total population of 331,244 belong to the church, either by voluntary registration or from being autoregistered at birth.. where other religious institutions are concerned, one of the more interesting data points is that there are exactly 666 registered members of the jehovahs witnesses in iceland..

Je.suis.oisif

Cosmic.

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New member checking in

by Old Major in

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been reading for about 2 and a half years, thought i would take the plunge and sign up.. my circumstances... i live in uk, serving as ms. i am fully awake.

i can not leave due to family, so just treating the meetings as a bit of a social club.

i would like to give out more details, but i think you all know the drill.. complete disillusionment and i suppose natural curiosity woke me up.. don't know what else to say right now, just hello, and i hope to get to know some of you guys better.

Je.suis.oisif

Welcome too from UK