Posts by Socrateswannabe

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Finally heard a Dub defend overlapping generations

by Socrateswannabe in

since the overlapping generations doctrine was introduced, i have found the jws i know to be uncharacteristically silent on the subject.

i can't remember hearing a single dub try to defend this idiocy.

but that all ended recently.

Finally heard a Dub defend overlapping generations

by Socrateswannabe in

since the overlapping generations doctrine was introduced, i have found the jws i know to be uncharacteristically silent on the subject.

i can't remember hearing a single dub try to defend this idiocy.

but that all ended recently.

Since the overlapping generations doctrine was introduced, I have found the JWs I know to be uncharacteristically silent on the subject. I can't remember hearing a single Dub try to defend this idiocy. But that all ended recently. I was at a party (get together in JW speak) and an uber dub sister pipes up about how grateful she is of Brother Splane's recent explanation of the overlapping generations. She said that she had been foggy on how this doctrine works but that the graphs and charts really pulled it all together for her, and that the example of Freddy Franz being overlapped was just what she needed to clear up her understanding. In her words, it now "all makes perfect sense". Of course the rest of the dubs in the room had no choice but agree, albeit with little enthusiasm.

I never cease to be amazed at how people can gobble up garbage and call it filet mignon. I'm starting to think that maybe the GB is not as clueless as I once thought. They obviously know their audience and realize that sooner or later, this insane doctrine will be accepted. Shame on them, though.

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Noah's Ark

by Darkknight757 in

so i'm reading the book "the atheist book of bible stories" and something just occurred to me.. noahs ark rested on the top of mount ararat.

how the hell did all the land animals, dinosaurs and other monsters get to ground level?

did noah and his family just push them off the mountain and hope for the best?

Socrateswannabe

Wizard of Oz: It was TURTLES all the way down.

Funny!

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Correlation decline JW numbers and JW broadcasting?

by Gorbatchov in

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i read some impressive figures here about the decline of the jw numbers in 2015.. could there be a correlation between this decline and the start of jw broadcasting?.

hence, that there would be an negative impact because the gb is standing so nearby, you can experience the idiot reasoning of their doctrines sitting in your own living room?.

the lett effect?

Socrateswannabe

I can't speak for JW Rogue but a David Splane moment that turned my stomach was when he "splained" the overlapping generation theory for the first time and said, "We LOVE this teaching!" I knew something was rotten in Denmark the moment he said that.

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Bethels all downsizing within a year?

by Formerbrother in

why is there a huge cull going on of all bethels around the world?.

about 80% cull within the next year?.

some have been in bethel for decades and will be sent packing, the 20% of bethelites who stay will have to do their own food, laundry and clean their flat.

Socrateswannabe

I agree with dropoffyourkeylee that most of the scuttlebutt about this indicates a 20% reduction in workforce, not 80. But what would you think about a major corporation saying they were laying off 20% of their employees? You would have to figure that they are in big financial trouble.

So did they begin all of these projects and "hire" all of these Bethelites while betting on the come (hoping contributions would rise)? I doubt it. The GB may not have better sense than that but somebody in the Org does. They have bean counters, you can bet on that. So what happened? Something catastrophic I would think. The few million that they are paying Candice Conte doesn't seem like enough to tip them over, but maybe they are putting together a massive war chest to protect themselves against additional lawsuits that they know are on the way. Or maybe they're stockpiling money for something else that hasn't been revealed yet. Maybe there's a time bomb ticking out there somewhere...

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2015 10-20-BOE!

by Atlantis in

2015, 10/20/boe.. .. re: making wise use of printed magazines.. .. page 2: .

this postscript should neither be read to the congregation nor be posted .

on the information board.. .

Socrateswannabe

By the way, this letter has not been released to elders in the US at this time.

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The Angels will guide a nuclear bomb away from the Governing Body!

by John Aquila in

this is one major reason why i dont try to wake up anyone anymore.

they need to take the first step, and then i will help---- if they ask.

otherwise i just listen and marvel at how some of them think.

Socrateswannabe

To John Aquila for the OP: My god, could anyone be more self centered than your elder buddy? The JWs aren't a pimple on the backside of this world but in the minds of JWs, it's all about them.

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Jeb Bush would kill a baby !

by Simon in

ok, specifically he was talking about hitler.

apparently he was asked whether, if he could go back in time, he would kill him when he was a baby.. and he said "hell yeah !".

but still wtf?

Socrateswannabe

My favorite hypothetical question of all time: Will Ferrell as Harry Caray to Jeff Goldblum on SNL: "It's a simple question doctor, would you eat the moon if it was made of ribs? It's not rocket science, just say yes and we'll move on!"

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2015 10-20-BOE!

by Atlantis in

2015, 10/20/boe.. .. re: making wise use of printed magazines.. .. page 2: .

this postscript should neither be read to the congregation nor be posted .

on the information board.. .

Socrateswannabe

Has the Watchtower ever sent out a letter that doesn't raise more questions than it answers? These guys couldn't write a set of instructions on how to nuke a pop tart without screwing something up. A guy I know once said that they can't communicate a simple set of instructions properly because they don't live in the real world and don't have to worry about implementing all the BS that they dream up. I believe that.

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Was that the annual meeting or did I view thte QVC channel instead?

by Socrateswannabe in

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friends

i have just started watching the 2015 annual meeting on jw broadcasting and if the first hour of the program is any indicator, i may not be able to finish it.

the rollout of the new midweek meeting by the two gb helpers was just too much.

replete with headphone mics and witty repartee, these guys were very apple-esque, or at least that was what they intended, i think.

Socrateswannabe

DD, that's true, everyone who is anyone has one!