does anyone who has access to the collection of public talk outlines,and remember the quote "half the world's scientist work on weapons of war" (or words to that effect)?
i used to have them myself, but sadly they are gone.
i'd like to follow that quote back to its original source if i can.
For fear of spreading fake news, here is a link that relates to your question:
http://www.bmartin.cc/pubs/83Birch.html
from this article: " It is often noted that somewhere between a quarter and a half of scientists and engineers worldwide are engaged on military projects."
This obviously is not a primary source. Like they say, if you repeat a story enough times, people think it is true.
i am a subscriber on youtube for kim and mikey, marc and cora, susan gaskin, stacy lopez, spike r, and several others.
i recently found a channel called anonni mowse and she is just fantastic.
she is so down to earth, very educated, and speaks her mind so clearly about her being in the cult.
can you provide a link?
so... i am doing a crazy stat: how many pieces of paper has the wt ever published?.
i don't have the answer yet, but.... i do have the approximate answer for the awake!
and the watchtower magazines.... get ready... it's a whopping 1.1 trillion pages!.
They promoted the idea that all this printing was an indication that these were the most widely read magazines in the world. The reality was that they perpetrated the greatest "channel stuffing" scheme in history. Most of these magazines ended up in unused "stacks" in publisher's home. Those few magazines that ended up in the homes of people were never read. I am sure that most of the r&f never read the magazines.
with all the leaked information, it has to be a one way direction to the exit for the watchtower leadership and gb.. they can not stay.. it can take time, but this is the only scenario.. g..
i was born january 15, 1947in mt.
carmel hospital, detroit, michigan.. within six months of my birth, my mother would bundle her baby boy into a blanket and board an american airlines propeller-driven plane--in effect, leaving my father behind--to return to her hometown, ft. worth, texas.. my dad had an excellent job working for cadillac as an inspector.
it was a union job.
Happy birthday Terry.
this week i visited my sick father in law.. then an old elder from my far away congregation came in for coffee.
did not see him in 15 years.. nice chat.
had a lot to say, is alone, his sick wife disabled and away from home.. he told me: "living alone is so hard.
Those in the late 60s and 70s lived to see the peak of the organization. There was nothing more exciting than being a witness in the 1960s and early 1970s. There was absolute faith that the end was around the corner. Since then they have seen the demise of their dream. Every flash of new light pushed the end even further into the future. At the same time, their life options evaporated. It is hard to look back at a wasted life.
only stumbled upon this letter today:.
http://jw-wayback.org/jw-wb/english/letters/to%20congregations/1916-2006/1968-07-09%20to%20all%20congregations%20in%20the%20usa%20(jw%20involved%20in%20assassination%20of%20kennedy).pdf.
apparently, the father of bobby kennedy's killer was accused of being a jw.
Pale, Fascinating, thanks for posting this. I never knew this bit of news. I was only 11 at the time, so I may have missed it.
david splane explains newest understanding" of 'this generation" adding a 3rd group.... .
This is called the shingle generation. One overlaps the next, which overlaps the next... This could go on for a long time. At least until all the old farts die and the can start a new light with none of the historic clutter.
i left the jw organization last year during summer.
maybe some of you can relate.
who of you are agnostic or an atheist?
I have no interest in religion or any belief system. I am "religioned" out.
does anyone know why the written review was stopped?
i relished the half hour silence they'd give you to "write down your answers", time i spend doodling or thinking up cool song lyrics..
I remember when the r&f turned in their exam where it was graded and given back. I was just a kid. So, I never actually turned in my exam.
