Topics Started by Boredposter

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If mathematics teacher made a mistake, would it mean mathematics itself is wrong!
by venus in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
many people point to the irrationality in the depiction of god by the religions and their scriptures, hence jump into the bottomless pit of atheism.

in either camp, god is not a factor because religion is only a means that misrepresents god, hence religionists themselves are atheists (literally, those who live without god).

it is like saying there exists no earth because you found out your friend who taught earth is flat is wrong; or it is like saying mathematics itself is wrong because you found out your mathematics teacher made a mistake.
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Are Beards becoming more acceptable due to decline in membership?
by UnshackleTheChains in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i noticed a young brother with a beard being given more privelages within our hall.

when he first grew his beard, he lost his privelages.

but more and more recently he has been helping out a lot more.. the cobe is old school and a stickler for rules, but with the hall becoming more empty these days, and the need for young brothers, he seems to have relaxed on this particular watchtower/man made rule.
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Watchtower Writings vs Christian Philosophers
by Boredposter in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
watchtower writings used to have some meat to them.

they have been increasingly watered down and simplified.

i think we all recognize that.
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Is it really possible to disprove the Watchtower?
by Coded Logic in
1. watchtower
2. bible
dear brothers and sisters,.

considering the end is so near at hand we thought it important for to reiterate that it's absolutely impossible to prove god's "one true organisation" wrong.

there is nothing on heaven or earth that could ever be shown to be false or incorrect in our entire .
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Adam and the Dinosaurs
by The Real Edward Gentry in
1. jw
2. friends
here is a fascinating subject.

according to the bible , one of adam's first assignments was to name all the animals including the sea creatures and dinosaurs of course.

we don't know how long this took but, as all witnesses know, the time period is crucial in working out the timing of armageddon).
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Did Being a JW Make You a Better Person?
by Boredposter in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i heard many times when i was a witness how much "learning the truth" helped people.

many have been said to have become much better people.

addictions were given up.
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Checking Up On Disfellowshipped Ones
by Boredposter in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
if my memory serves me right in the 80's there was an effort to call on those who were disfellowshipped.

elders would seek them out (or we're supposed to) to see if there was anything they could do to help them come back.

it seemed like a good idea at the time to me.
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"Slaving For Jehovah Is Great, Because Your Life Won't Go Wrong." Sigh...
by Sorry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
granted, i'm a pimo status, so i normally just play on my cell phone and ignore everything during meetings and assemblies.

but at the assembly this past weekend, my ears were pricked for two experiences of two sisters dedicating themselves to pioneering.

this was probably because i was extremely freaked out by both of them.
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Why Do You No Longer Believe in God?
by Tenacious in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i know this question has popped up from time to time but i really would like to know how you guys, those that no longer believe, came to that conclusion?

was it the wts and all its crap?

was it something you read?
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Why remove John 8:1-11 in the NWT if these verses speak highly of Jesus
by I_love_Jeff in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i understand these verses were removed in the nwt as well as some other bibles because they were added later & considered uninspired.

jesus protected an adultress so why remove it?

it fits in nicely with his teachings, does it not?