You sound like the Clergy explaining their Triune Polytheism!
Evvies KNOW they don't "have a leg to stand on", since they have NO idea what life IS, much less, how it began- so they use that PLOY.
That is the very BEGINNING of 'Evolution'; WHAT LIFE IS AND HOW IT BEGAN.
But they have NOTHING. Thus the Cheap Ploy.
Gladly!
How does evolution (via Abiogenesis) teach life began?
MCL- I read Scientific American , and Science magazines, and websites- like National Geographic.
No books.
so, if you expect to find 'saints' with halos, you will never find real christians.. after over 30 years of being a jw, there are many things about the org that disturb me- yet no one else even acknowledges the only true god, as jesus referred to him.. not a 'they' or 'them' ('trinity')- but him!and he has always had the name jehovah (yehovah in hebrew)- even though the koine greek had no version of it when the nt was written.. so among the many things real christians have to endure- is often each other!
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True, WA! Except that if it's "mental slavery", it is to those who CHOOSE it.
I never have, once they exposed my Catholic Cult!
i have a trove of old watchtower literature.
i know of course, and for example, to keep the three first volumes of the watchtower (bound) and a bunch of other items.
(and i handle them delicately.).
Ditch them all except the Bibles.
If you want Org Input- its all online.
PS- the above graphic is mine- not from the WTBS...
Cofty, the WTBS does not do my thinking for me.
I believed in Evolution until the they got me questioning; they the gaping holes suddenly appeared!
Endless guesses and assumptions taught as Absolute Fact!
Just like Church Dogma!
so, if you expect to find 'saints' with halos, you will never find real christians.. after over 30 years of being a jw, there are many things about the org that disturb me- yet no one else even acknowledges the only true god, as jesus referred to him.. not a 'they' or 'them' ('trinity')- but him!and he has always had the name jehovah (yehovah in hebrew)- even though the koine greek had no version of it when the nt was written.. so among the many things real christians have to endure- is often each other!
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First, EA, is seeing if God exists in the 1st Place.
Then, if you see He does, determining if He ever gave mankind guidance.
Examining all the 'Holy' books- only ONE stands out as real.
Finally, praying to God for understanding , then reading it starts the process!
Everything then falls into place!
so, if you expect to find 'saints' with halos, you will never find real christians.. after over 30 years of being a jw, there are many things about the org that disturb me- yet no one else even acknowledges the only true god, as jesus referred to him.. not a 'they' or 'them' ('trinity')- but him!and he has always had the name jehovah (yehovah in hebrew)- even though the koine greek had no version of it when the nt was written.. so among the many things real christians have to endure- is often each other!
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To begin with, Cofty- and thanks!-they are no longer training us to be speakers and teachers- just puppets reading their words.
"Stick to the outline, and do not add your own thoughts, or other scriptures" is the general rule!
the bible says this - acts 17:11 “...for they [the beroeans] accepted the word with the greatest eagerness of mind, carefully examining the scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.”.
km 9/07 p. 3 question box - does “the faithful and discreet slave” endorse independent groups of witnesses who meet together to engage in scriptural research...?.
and yet, in various parts of the world, a few associates of our organization have formed groups to do independent research on bible-related subjects... some have pursued an independent group study...so as to analyze the accuracy* of the new world translation... for those who wish to do extra bible study and research, we recommend that they explore insight on the scriptures, “all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial,” and our other publications...” .
No.
Once you cast of suppositions, and take a CLOSER LOOK at the Bible, you begin to understand.
Take, for example, what the soul is.
Churchianity & the World Religions echo Satan, who told Eve she would NOT die.
But genesis states man BECAME a soul, no 'immortal soul' was put INTO him.
Then, Jehovah even SPELLS OUT what death was-returning to the ground- returning to nothing.
