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  Are all GB Born-ins?

  by Socrateswannabe in

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  are all present gb members "born-ins"?

  surely they are, right, and probably all gb members have been for decades?

  just wondering..

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  Socrateswannabe

  Are all present GB members "born-ins"? Surely they are, right, and probably all GB members have been for decades? Just wondering.
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  Do some GB know the truth about the truth?

  by Bob_NC in

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  do some of the gb consciously know the truth about the truth and they just can't say it?

  or are they all still under the spell?.

  how about cos or dos?

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  Of course the most direct answer to this question is, only they know for sure. But, consider this: If you were an enlightened GB member but so drunk on power that you go along with the conspiracy to manipulate the R&F with bogus teachings, couldn't you come up with something more convincing than the dribble that has come out of Bethel the past few years? Overlapping generations is a joke, and the motivation for the new light about the FDS/GB is completely transparent. To me, these are teachings of deluded minds, not coldly calculating ones.
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  New Article regarding the Global Flood of Noah

  by jwfacts in

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  i have put together a new article regarding whether the global flood of noah is possible.

  it utilises a lot of information from threads on jwn, and some of you may recognise your own comments.

  please feel free to proof read, make suggestions, provide further references, etc.. http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/flood-noah-global.php.

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  Thank you so much for this great synopsis! First-rate reasoning!
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  How BIG is Big Brother?

  by Socrateswannabe in

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  when i visit the jw.org website, can the wts it department know that i've also visited this site?

  i use a freeware program called ccleaner but i don't use it every time after i've visited here.

  i also don't know if my browser (i usually use ie9 or chrome) keeps records of my browsing history, independent of the ones on my pc that ccleaner deletes, that can be accessed by big brother wts.

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  Thanks to all of you! This is a great community!
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  How BIG is Big Brother?

  by Socrateswannabe in

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  when i visit the jw.org website, can the wts it department know that i've also visited this site?

  i use a freeware program called ccleaner but i don't use it every time after i've visited here.

  i also don't know if my browser (i usually use ie9 or chrome) keeps records of my browsing history, independent of the ones on my pc that ccleaner deletes, that can be accessed by big brother wts.

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  Socrateswannabe

  This site is an amazing resource with experts on virtually every subject. Thanks to you I've learned TTATT but also had techy stuff explained to me in plain English. Thanks to all!
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  How BIG is Big Brother?

  by Socrateswannabe in

  1. jw
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  when i visit the jw.org website, can the wts it department know that i've also visited this site?

  i use a freeware program called ccleaner but i don't use it every time after i've visited here.

  i also don't know if my browser (i usually use ie9 or chrome) keeps records of my browsing history, independent of the ones on my pc that ccleaner deletes, that can be accessed by big brother wts.

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  BB-Thank you for that assurance! Obviously you are well-informed. I should have also said that occasionally I have to login to the jw.org website for congregation business. So they can connect the dots between my login and my IP address, I assume. Can they use that information somehow to discover that I've visited here?
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  How BIG is Big Brother?

  by Socrateswannabe in

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  when i visit the jw.org website, can the wts it department know that i've also visited this site?

  i use a freeware program called ccleaner but i don't use it every time after i've visited here.

  i also don't know if my browser (i usually use ie9 or chrome) keeps records of my browsing history, independent of the ones on my pc that ccleaner deletes, that can be accessed by big brother wts.

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  When I visit the jw.org website, can the WTS IT Department know that I've also visited this site? I use a freeware program called CCleaner but I don't use it every time after I've visited here. I also don't know if my browser (I usually use IE9 or Chrome) keeps records of my browsing history, independent of the ones on my PC that CCleaner deletes, that can be accessed by Big Brother WTS. I googled this question and most of the forums that discuss this subject are in techno-speak, so I can't understand what they're saying. Does anyone have network security or IT experience with this issue, and can you give me an answer in layman's terms? I know it seems paranoid, but I'd like to know how to protect myself. Thank you.
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  From Colloquialisms to Creative Cursing

  by Socrateswannabe in

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  i love colloquialisms and creative cursing.

  i present to you a "top ten" list of sayings that i remember from my upbringing in texas.

  please share your favorites from your "neck of the woods"!

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  Socrateswannabe

  I love colloquialisms and creative cursing. I present to you a "top ten" list of sayings that I remember from my upbringing in Texas. Please share your favorites from your "neck of the woods"! By the way, these expressions were used by Texans, but I'm not implying that they originated with them.

  1. He's as tight as Dick's hatband

  2. He don't know shit from Shinola

  3. She's as ugly as the south end of a north-bound heifer

  4. He was havin' a conniption fit

  5. It was a knock-down-drag-out

  6. She can talk a blue streak

  7. He's nuthin' but a drug store cowboy (probably never been on a horse)

  8. He come in lookin' like he was rode hard and put up wet

  9. He's as crooked as a barrel of snakes

  10. It's colder than a well digger's ass

  Actually here's Number 11 and my personal favorite since it was so often spewed by my saintly old mom: "Shit fire and save the matches!"

  Enjoy!
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  New Pattern regarding Science in the Awake

  by konceptual99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  reading the first couple of awakes for 2013 i think there is a pattern developing.. they have the regular "could it have happened by chance" article on something amazing in nature but they are also interviewing a scientist who is also a witness.

  this is a pretty interesting tack on a number of levels.. firstly it is sending out the implicit message that "look, this educated person accepts creation, the flood and every other account that is at odds with generally accepted science, so that should give you confidence that you are right as well".

  secondly, as a magazine designed for public comsumption is suggests to non-witnesses that there are many well educated people who accept the bible.

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  Sorry to be a late-comer to this party but I just took a look at the hard copy of this rag that I got from the Hall, and was blown away by the last question of the interview:

  Has your study of science weakened your faith?

  Tistarelli said: "On the contrary, science has strengthened my faith."

  So if a study of science can strengthen a person's faith, why are we prohibited from pursuing it? I cannot believe the hypocrisy!
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  It's Not What You Know...

  by Socrateswannabe in

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  ...because most of what people are searching for is unknowable!.

  the more i use my brain instead of let the wts do my thinking for me, the more i believe that it's impossible to identify truth.

  i think we're capable only of identifying what is not true.

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  Socrateswannabe

  Thank you for your responses!

  @ Honeybucket and Goatshapeddemon: Yes, so true. My studies have taken me toward being agnostic. For me it is the only approach right now that makes sense, as really nothing related to god can be certain. SURELY though, if there is a god, he can't possibly be the god of the bible. Let us hope not. I would say he would be considerably more benign and benevolent than that.

  @Moshe: As in the personal opinion of the GB which becomes the personal opinion of 7 million JWs when it is revealed to them? I agree!

  @Clarity: I now think of how arrogant I was, along with my fellow JWs, to declare "the Truth" to poor, ignorant householders and bible students. You are so right, it is really a burden to think you know all and to then have to teach it to others. Actually reading the bible cover-to-cover convinced me that no one (aside from those on acid) could correctly "interpret" that jibberish, and no loving god would have presented the truth in such a ridiculous way!