Posts by braincleaned

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Hi Im Out At Last

by nikiparker in

well its been a hell of a ride but im out at last.. .

my bio will be posted soon.. .

but for now check out my new facebook page.. .

Obvious question...

by braincleaned in

all of this construction, the buying, the selling... why?.

does anyone wonder why a publishing company has to be so huge?

paterson, walkill, now warwick... .

All of this construction, the buying, the selling... WHY?
Does anyone wonder why a publishing company has to be SO huge? Paterson, Walkill, now Warwick...
I was watching the promo video on JW.org, and it dawned on me that most of those buildings are for the maintenance of the compound itself.
It's building to cater to more building.

It seems obvious that they are building an empire worth billions on the back of volonteers that don't realize what size this thing should REALLY be for a publishing company (that has drastically shrunken their printing load if we look at the size of today's catalogue), and offices to organize the work.

Take time to look at how much space a company like Random House takes (3.4 billon this year alone) ! Do you see my point?
Look at what is produced, then look at the 3 main locations now — and ask yourself what would really be needed (given they also have branches all over the world).

Was THIS what Jesus had in mind? Did he think his "faithful and Discreet Slave" was going to be represented by rock stars, that have the 'high places' in these compounds (and they DO)? Did he say to build multimillion dollar buidings on the back of gullible volonteers who would be better off preaching as he ordered them to?
Did he tell his sheep that he will leave his place as mediator to the WTS?

What are YOUR thoughts on this explosion of real estate?

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Will AAWA Become another cult?

by His Excellency in

please sorry for english, i have only been learning for 18 months.

everyone please think about it, and beware of any initiative designed to solve "a community problem".

becasue russel also started his own cult on a similar premise like this , claiming to have all the answers to issues whose solutions seems obscured to the majority in his days, and here we are today, constantly bashing our fingers on the keyboard in a bid to finding comfort from the mess he had put all of us into.

braincleaned

I'm a strong supporter of AAWA. I'm also a very vocal atheist (some would say anti-theist).

Anyone who thinks that AAWA has anything to do with a cult is an ignorant donkey-hole.

Well said Gopher...

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D'oh. Just outed myself to a mate unintentionally.. Elephant - meet room.

by Captain Blithering in

jw
friends

picked up by a friend (not an appointed man) in his car, linked my phone to his bluetooth stereo for music, the big screen immediately showed what i'd been listening to previously.

a podcast from healing x outreach on jw's new light.

awkward much?

braincleaned

" closet apostate'' I love that term! :D

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Deliverance at Hand: The Redemption of a Devout Jehovah's Witness

by Shepherd Book in

jw
friends

i'm excited to announce that my book, deliverance at hand!, officially releases today.. if youd like to purchase a copy of the book, the easiest way to go about it is to click this link.

another option is to buy it from minnesota atheists website.

if you do, a portion of your payment will go toward that organization.. here's the facebook page.

braincleaned

Can't wait to read this... I am also ex-JW turned atheist. In fact I first question the character of God — became atheist — only THEN realized who the Borg was. A little unusual.

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Looking at the new NWT app

by stillin in

i always read the reviews.

i've never seen so many exclamation marks!!!.

any chance of downloading spyware into my computer?.

braincleaned

What I would like to know are the statistics of those leaving and at what rate per year. That would be interesting...

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My thoughts on Belief.

by braincleaned in

it would be a grave mistake to imagine we can change the convictions of anyone even thru the most persuasive arguments we can muster.

fact is, we are wired to deal with our cognitive dissonance by catering to it thru confirmation bias.. anything that contradicts our cherished beliefs will be rationalized against, or simply categorized as untrue.

if any logical fallacy is detected on either side it will be used as if a bad argument is automatically proof of a false one (which is a fallacy in itself, amusingly called the "fallacy fallacy").. either way, nobody has changed cherished beliefs on a presumingly lost argument.. but all the rhetoric is not fruitless.

braincleaned

It's looks from the perspective of an atheist, to be a security blanket (except that a blanket is real).
Don't get me wrong, I hung on to that blanket for 45 years!!! So I judge no one still hanging on.
But at the end, all logic considered, there is not ONE reason to believe in the Abrahamic God.

Not to mention his morals and character, far off the idea of a loving god.
He is the fruit of folklore, barbarism, and ignorance of the time.

Again, NO reason to rationalize belief in him.
Not ONE... except emotion.

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I am thinking about posting the following to my facebook page to help make the general public and my community better aware. Thoughts?

by outsmartthesystem in

i will apologize ahead of time for the longevity of this post.

most of my posts are short, to the point, and light hearted.

but even i have a serious side.

braincleaned

It's not easy to be concise, I will admit to that. But it's the only way to grasp attention and convey ideas and arguments efficiently.
Cedars' tract is a brilliant example of this.

I wish you the best in your endeavor to communicate your point across to the most possible.

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Looking at the new NWT app

by stillin in

i always read the reviews.

i've never seen so many exclamation marks!!!.

any chance of downloading spyware into my computer?.

braincleaned

" LOCATE APOSTATES?" Hahaha! I wouldn't be surprised if it would exist one day? :D

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who left the BORG after finding out about "Conspiracy Theories" ???

by crossquestions6995 in

im new here on the forum.

i been "dissasociated" for about a year n a half.

i left after reading the bible cover to cover and discovering the truth about 9/11, illuminati, masons, witchcraft, new world order, paranormal activity, ufos, etc.

braincleaned

" Reading the bible daily is a horrible thing for WT to recommend"... Lol! Indeed Comatose. Well said.