Posts by cappytan

The anger passes as you continue to explore and expand your world view. For me it took about 6 weeks from when I admitted to myself I no longer believed to when I stopped being angry. (I am likely an exception as I just hate feeling angry. It angers me to feel angry :P)

I do still have some resentment. But that's different than anger.

Meditation has helped. Not the weird, transcendantal, metaphysical kind of meditation. Just finding a quiet place, being alone with my thoughts and focusing on nothing but enjoying each breath even for as little as 15 minutes a day has helped ease the anger and resentment.

I actually feel more of a pity now for those that still believe. It's a sad sad thing to see people waste their lives trying to please a made up thing.

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In a nutshell, what is the wackiest jw thing?

by stuckinarut2 in

what is the wackiest...strangest....most unusual jw teaching or practice?

cappytan

I was just discussing this with a fader friend this morning.

One of the things I can't just get my head around is, why can't they just have a calm, rational discussion about doubts? and why can't they just agree to disagree, have a drink and move on with their lives instead of making a federal case about it?

Anyway, that's not nearly as wacky as getting together every year to pass a plate of bread and a glass of wine that not even 1% of your followers will partake of.

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Calling all lovers of Jehovahs and His Christ

by vinman in

i must say that i have always loved jehovah and his son jesus christ.

i have a 12 inch diameter telescope.

i would go outside and listen to the psalms that praised to my god.

cappytan

Vinman:

Though I haven't come to the same conclusion you have, I'm glad you're moving on from the org.

I do encourage you to keep reading. Read things that challenge you. It's okay to challenge your beliefs. If your beliefs are true, it won't be a challenge and you'll understand the world and universe from someone else's perspective. Read some Dawkins or Hawking to understand how your fellow ex cult members feel about the world.

Cheers!

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Australian comedian absolutely nails American attitudes to GUN OWNERSHIP. Hilarious!

by nicolaou in

this is jim jeffries.

bear in mind that he's performing to an american audience in boston.

his routine does contain south strong language.. https://youtu.be/jl--yvnni0i.

cappytan

It's so liberating being rid of the Borg mentality of having to defend every belief.

Or maybe it's the new Dharma mentality I'm taking on.

I can disagree with this guy now without having to get mad or get in a discussion that might get me mad.

Now I can be like, "Well, good for him." And then go to the ranch the next weekend and shoot the hell out of some tannerite.

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I've decided I'm going to the Memorial this friday

by jdubsnub in

april fools...

cappytan

Bahahaha!

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Atheism

by Jonathan Drake in

jw
friends

recent events and book reads (one suggested by cofty i believe- thank you) have lead me to the only logical and acceptable conclusion:.

there is no god.. simple logical reasoning: matter can neither me created or destroyed.

so the amount of mass in the universe is constant.

cappytan

You will be tormented in Hell forever....................

Can't tell if trolling......

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Atheism

by Jonathan Drake in

jw
friends

recent events and book reads (one suggested by cofty i believe- thank you) have lead me to the only logical and acceptable conclusion:.

there is no god.. simple logical reasoning: matter can neither me created or destroyed.

so the amount of mass in the universe is constant.

cappytan

It's pretty liberating, isn't it?

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It's time to say goodbye to JWD - I sold it !

by Simon in

a week or so ago i posted that the forum was 15 years old (15 years of jehovahs-witness.com) and hinted that there may be some news to announce about the site:.

i also may have some other news to share soon about the future of the site so stay posted.

well, now i can announce it - i sold it !.

cappytan

Simon, you should have placed it as an announcement banner across the top of the screen like you did for that ABC Nightline announcement. That would have really got some folks. lol

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TYPES AND ANTITYPES: Transcript of discourse by David Splane at October 2014 Annual Meeting

by Gilgamesh in

while working on a comments for one of the articles in the march 15, 2015 watchtower (on types and antitypes) i decided to make a transcript of the talk that turned into that particular article.

as usual, the article that finally saw print had evolved quite a bit from the original.. anyway, here's the transcript that i also put up on the ad1914.com site.. the 2014 annual meeting program video can be found on tv.jw.org (currently found under programs and events).

the following speech can be found about the 2 hour and 8 minute mark in the video.

cappytan

I have to say, this talk was very instrumental in my waking up. I had just researched 607 BCE using non-apostate sources (purely secular sources) and had decided to just accept 607 for the time being on faith alone.

But then I heard this talk and it clicked - they're denouncing types/antitypes in one sentence, and lauding the 100 year anniversary of the made-up kingdom in the next breath.

All the reasonings for abandoning the type/antitype stuff can be used to abandon the reasoning for 1914.

Then it all came crashing down.

And then Tightpants happened and that very next week I started looking at JWN, JWfacts and downloaded Crisis of Conscience and read the parts about 1914.

Took me another month or so to completely wake up, but here I am.

Thanks to the Governing Body, I have come out of this cult!