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  New JW.org Logo

  by Not_Culty in

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  Perry

  Good Job! So full of meaning. A picture says a thousand words.
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  Creation, evolution, ???

  by Freedom rocks in

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  was on the bus today and got into a discussion somehow with the driver and ok be ood his work colleagues about whether there's life in other planets, evolution and creation.

  the driver believes there must be other life out there, i agree with him that life can't be unique to this planet out of the billions that exist.

  his colleague who i think might be a jw by his attitude and reasoning skills thinks we're the only planet with life on it and it was made perfect and exact purposely for humans.

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  Perry

  Hi waton:

  Without that BB we would not be here, evolution would not have happened, a process made possible by the laws of nature and it's structure.

  So you believe a random explosion (Big Bang) caused evolution, logical processes, laws of physics and even your own consciousness?
  
  That is quite a belief!
  
  I also have an assumption (belief) about our origin: God-did-it
  

  Q: Why don't we see explosions today bring about more incredibly useful, logical and beautiful things?
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  How To Become Who You Are

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  being a jehovah's witness for many years has a very damaging effect on becoming who he really are, many of the drives we were born with get subverted to corporation's directives, and we stuff lots of ourselves into our shadow(jungian), as we take on the "new personality" we become an easy to manipulate corporate drone.

  in other words we really loose contact with authentic self, and to some extent a little hollow.. a search for our true self will require some alone time and can be scary and filled with some perils.

  i did it for some time and it can make you a little odd, and you could wind up doing some crazy shit but over all i will say it was necessary and eventually rewarding, and i gotten quite used to it and now a days i have people around but value my time alone when every i can get it.. anyway this video interest me and i thought i would share.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfyczlbcavk.

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  "if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee." - Nietzsche

  He was a nihilist, meaning that he believed in the meaninglessness of life, the world, and he rejected moral standards.....a predictable conclusion when exploring the deep recesses of the self.
  

  He eventually went insane.
  

  Poor man.
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  Creation, evolution, ???

  by Freedom rocks in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  was on the bus today and got into a discussion somehow with the driver and ok be ood his work colleagues about whether there's life in other planets, evolution and creation.

  the driver believes there must be other life out there, i agree with him that life can't be unique to this planet out of the billions that exist.

  his colleague who i think might be a jw by his attitude and reasoning skills thinks we're the only planet with life on it and it was made perfect and exact purposely for humans.

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  Perry

  How would you have argued this topic if you were In the conversation?

  Physical life forms may be unique to earth, maybe not. There is a difference between what we can test and replicate here, in the present; and that which we can theorize about far away or in the past.
  
  Present Science deals with current facts. Even if they are subject to world views, confirmation bias, and other selection criteria.
  
  Theoretical Science deals with beliefs and assumptions.
  
  The nice thing about freedom is that we are free to believe whatever we want. But theoretical science, is not science in the way most people think of as established-fact-observable-repeatable "present science".
  
  
  
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  2000+ y.o.Hellenistic Style Gold Earring Discovered in Jerusalem.

  by fulltimestudent in

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  in find of ancient gold earring, echoes of greek rule over jerusalem .

  jerusalem (reuters) - a gold earring believed to date back more than 2000 years has been unearthed near the site of the ancient jewish temples in jerusalem, in what israeli archaeologists called rare evidence of hellenistic influence.. see the reuters report: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-archaeology/in-find-of-ancient-gold-earring-echoes-of-greek-rule-over-jerusalem-iduskbn1kt18g.

  such material trinkets may be rare, but there is a lot of scholarly discussion as to the depth of greek influence in the minds and hearts of the jewish population of that time..

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  2000+ y.o.Hellenistic Style Gold Earring Discovered in Jerusalem.

  by fulltimestudent in

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  in find of ancient gold earring, echoes of greek rule over jerusalem .

  jerusalem (reuters) - a gold earring believed to date back more than 2000 years has been unearthed near the site of the ancient jewish temples in jerusalem, in what israeli archaeologists called rare evidence of hellenistic influence.. see the reuters report: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-archaeology/in-find-of-ancient-gold-earring-echoes-of-greek-rule-over-jerusalem-iduskbn1kt18g.

  such material trinkets may be rare, but there is a lot of scholarly discussion as to the depth of greek influence in the minds and hearts of the jewish population of that time..

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  Perry

  There's that darn thing. I been looking for that earring!
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  How were God’s true worshipers to determine virginity of pagan girls?

  by Ireneus in

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  in the genocidal instructions supposedly given by god we find this interesting command: “now kill all the boys.

  and kill every woman who has slept with a man, but save for yourselves every girl who has never slept with a man.” (numbers 31:17, 18).

  in the midst of killing and plundering, how were the israelites to determine whether each girl “has slept with a man” or not?.

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  Perry

  Ireneus,

  Did you read this link I posted the last time you posted something on this?
  
  Because I think it clears up a lot of the misconceptions.
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  First time

  by Deke in

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  good evening all, this is my first time posting.. been reading and following for two years.

  my story will come soon.... but i want to say to all, thanks for all the meaningful, intellectual, honest, and insightful words!!

  it’s been an interesting 48 years of service to an organization!

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  Perry

  48 years is a long time. Congratulations!
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  News? or not news?

  by eyeuse2badub in

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  10 dark and ungodly christian beliefs.

  joshua sigafus august 1, 2018. .

  christianity is one of the most widespread religions in the world, with more than two billion followers worldwide.

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  Perry

  Venus, there are a lot of misconceptions about this event. Once those are cleared up, it still may be shocking to modern sensibilities.

  But at least this fills out the picture... getting to the actual ethics involved.
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  News? or not news?

  by eyeuse2badub in

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  10 dark and ungodly christian beliefs.

  joshua sigafus august 1, 2018. .

  christianity is one of the most widespread religions in the world, with more than two billion followers worldwide.

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  Perry

  All of those topics have been covered here over the years. They are important questions!

  This search engine and topic index is the best I'VE FOUND , in researching the items you have listed. You may not find every objection overcome but many misconceptions will be revealed when viewed in their historical context.