Posts by lifestooshort

if jehovah created the universe, knows it all, et cetera, and then he has a direct line to the governing body, how come you're always told to "wait on jehovah"?

can a simple earthling be faster in his or her reasoning than yhwh?

can s/he notice something jehovah will miss?.

lifestooshort

Waiting on Jehovah is often what the publishers are told. It is a very nice way of saying "go away-eat shit-you are unworthy".

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Journal of Philosophical Psychology cites JWs as an example of a self-validating belief system

by slimboyfat in

a recent article in the journal of philosophical psychology titled: 'how convenient!

the epistemic rationale of self-validating belief systems' by maarten boudry says that one of the defense mechanisms of self-validating belief systems is "multiple endpoints and moving targets" and cites jws to illustrate the point.

here are the sections that discuss jws:.

lifestooshort

And then there are comments like "Only the spiritually weak experience spiritual shipwreck when facing disappiontment." And, "He that endures to the end will be saved". Using both guilt and blame to their advantage.

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Feeling down.... BIG time

by Free!! in

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i know i don't post here often.... i just lurk around and read most of the threads daily (from my phone)....but today is one of those days that i just feel like "blah"... i dont care about anything, i realize i dont have anything, all my friends are busy or with their own set of problems... and i just dont want to bother then.. it sucks..... i just need to vent, let everything out... i really want to scream, but i cant... i wish i could run away from everything and just start fresh, i feel like a failure and i just dont like me at all....i was so down a few days ago i was thinking about going back to the hall, because i feel so lonely... but i refused to let my depression make me do something so silly... .

thanks for even looking at this thread... i just need it to vent or i am going to explode.... :(.

lifestooshort

What you do is, "Hang in there. Hang on tight. It's gonna be a bumpy ride". But it will get better. If you dont believe me eat a big bowl of your favorite ice cream. Cookies and Cream is my favorite. By time you get to the bottom of the bowl you will believe me.

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I was just mean to hubby....

by PaintedToeNail in

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i gave him are really good thriller book to read today.

he got half way through it, was really into it, when i couldn't help myself.

i asked him, in light of this past sunday's watchtower, how can you read this book in good conscience.

lifestooshort

Tel you husband that you were bad and you need a spanking. Tell him while your cothed or he wont hear you.

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They all look alike now.

by AK - Jeff in

funny the way our minds unwind and refocus after leaving a high control religion.. when i first left the jdubs i saw them more closely to what the entire world sees them i suppose, but not truly clearly at those early stages.

they still looked to me to be 'good people' but misguided.

as time went on, though the misguided feature remained, the 'good people' supposition faded.

lifestooshort

Here is what my atheist freind told me a long time ago. And it is not based on scripture but obsevation. Illogic always supersedes logic.

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I think we have it backwards

by lrkr in

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you know how when people come out of being a jw they say things like- but the bible is a good book- its just the religion that is bad.

or when describing muslim extremists commit some atrocity, people say- the religion is bad- but the koran is a good book.

or when you observe orthodox jews abusing members of their family- it is said- its the religion that is confining and doent allow leaders to be held accoutable- but the torah is a good book.. i think we have it backwards!!

lifestooshort

I don't know. Maybe the problem is the extreme conviction allows them to do crazy things.

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Do YOU Believe That JWs Have A Huge Problem With Pedophiles?

by minimus in

i don't think there are more pedophiles in the religion than there are in others.. i understand that one is too many.

but i think some believe that it's an epidemic within the organization.

i believe their 2 witness rule can help pedophiles secretly abuse kids.. but i don't think that this particular crime dominates those in the religion.. .

lifestooshort

If you are unsure ask any victum to see what they think. Hello...

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Feeling down.... BIG time

by Free!! in

jw
friends

i know i don't post here often.... i just lurk around and read most of the threads daily (from my phone)....but today is one of those days that i just feel like "blah"... i dont care about anything, i realize i dont have anything, all my friends are busy or with their own set of problems... and i just dont want to bother then.. it sucks..... i just need to vent, let everything out... i really want to scream, but i cant... i wish i could run away from everything and just start fresh, i feel like a failure and i just dont like me at all....i was so down a few days ago i was thinking about going back to the hall, because i feel so lonely... but i refused to let my depression make me do something so silly... .

thanks for even looking at this thread... i just need it to vent or i am going to explode.... :(.

lifestooshort

Not only do I hear you but I have felt that way before too. But I didnt consider going back to the Borg that's for sure. And needing to vent is, of course, normal. Thank to this forum you can do this with others listening to you, not just waiting for you to stop talking so they can talk, but really considering your thoughts.