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  The "circle" of the earth

  by stillin in

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  a fair bit of time was spent discussing the (one) scripture in the bible that "proves" that when the bible touches on scientific subjects, it is absolutely correct.

  this was at the most recent clam meeting this past week.

  from isaiah, the reference to the "circle" of the earth.

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  Every Circle I have ever made was FLAT - 1 dimensional.

  Surely the Creator of LANGUAGE would have been LESS ambiguous (if there was such a being).

  FYI - In the entire history the biblical Israelites, they NEVER discovered or invented ANYTHING.
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  Your Top Ten Favourite Movies?

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  just thought i'd start a thread about favourite movies.

  mine, in no particular order, are .... alien - a great visual film.

  the chest-bursting scene is still great to watch, no matter how many times i've seen the movie.

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  #1 - Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

  20 Tied for #2

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  Watchtower Ironically Warns It's Memeber About "Propaganda" - Watchtower July 2017

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/watchtower-study-july-2017/propaganda-winning-battle-for-your-mind/.

  in what is just the height of irony, watchtower warns us about propaganda, and accepting everything we hear/read.

  yes, we should ignore those that try to stop us thinking critically as this watchtower article will now teach us.

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  Did you cant catch the DIRECT PROPAGANDA USED in that article?

  WT writes on page 28: "Therefore, it is likely to be most effective if people ... are discouraged from thinking critically.

  Ah! Their infamous use of ellipses (...) I wonder what pertinent info they omitted this time?

  The quote is from page 78 of Media and Society In the Twentieth Century (you can access it on Amazon here, sign-in to see page 78) and in the newer edition, it's found on page 83 of "Media and Society Into the 21st Century: A Historical Introduction By Lyn Gorman, David McLean"

  The full quote is:

  "Therefore, it is likely to be most effective if people do not have access to multiple sources of informationand if they are discouraged from thinking critically. Michael Balfour has suggested that the "best touchstone for distinguishing propaganda from science is whether a plurality of sources of information and of interpretations is being discouraged or fostered."

  The WT then goes on to say that JW's "need a source of trustworthy, reliable information to prevent the enemy from playing tricks with your mind. Jehovah has provided this."

  Ironically, the entire article goes on to use the same propaganda methods they warned about:

  • "do not let terror tactics weaken you"
  • "shut your ears"

  And these doozies:

  • "Your defense? Be determined to stick to Jehovah’s organization and loyally support the leadership he provides—no matter what imperfections may surface"

  • "Do not be “quickly shaken from your reason” when faced with what appear to be damaging attacks by apostates or other such deceivers of the mind—however plausible their charges may seem."
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  Need help with a reference dealing with the Generations and SPLAINE

  by ttdtt in

  1. watchtower
  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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  Hi - I am still looking for help, conformation, or that it was all a dream:)
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  Today's Text - Justifying The Increase Of Annointed Ones!

  by Divergent in

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  2. friends

  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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  I think that the number increasing was a factor in their redefining who the FDS was.

  They dont want "nuts" to have a say in what everyone believes.
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  Need help with a reference dealing with the Generations and SPLAINE

  by ttdtt in

  1. watchtower
  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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  Yes but does anyone remember Splain or other GP - maybe at the 2014 international convention or on the broadcast - talk about how since Josephs brothers had a big age discrepancy that it aided the thought of the NEW Generations?
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  Organizational Accomplishments - Building a Solid Digital Foundation

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  organizational accomplishments - building a solid digital foundation.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aai46ng2f74.

  organizational accomplishments—building a solid digital foundation video will be considered the week of september 11, 2017.

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  I think the GB invented the Internets.

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  Need help with a reference dealing with the Generations and SPLAINE

  by ttdtt in

  1. watchtower
  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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  Does anyone recall what I am talking about?
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  Todays Text - Classic example of how to twist scripture to your own ends

  by doubtfull1799 in

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  2. beliefs

  you received a spirit of adoption as sons, by which spirit we cry out: “abba, father!”—rom.

  those who have received this special invitation from god do not need another witness from any other source.

  they do not need someone else to verify what has happened to them.

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  Kinda of a damning scripture in many ways. Anointed not needing to be taught, and there being NO LIE (or change of doctrine over and over)
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  Need help with a reference dealing with the Generations and SPLAINE

  by ttdtt in

  1. watchtower
  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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  Thanks Splash! If anyone can find the new one when he contradicts himself I would appreciate it.