Posts by amiable atheist

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The paranormal.

by Lost in the fog in

i know that a lot of the people on here have turned their backs on the idea of a deity deciding that god does not exist.

but what about the unseen spirit world generally such as poltergeists, jinns, voodoo, etc.

if you have become agnostic, atheist, or just don't care since leaving, do you think that there are spirits out there or have you decided that is also hokum?

amiable atheist

Ex-JW Annoni Mowse on "Superstition, Demons & Jehovah's Witnesses"

https://youtu.be/5-cO_4SdChQ?t=48

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A Cult Tactic: Removing Guilt By Dehumanising Others

by pale.emperor in

in the real world, very few parents would disown their own children simply because they read a magazine that told them to do it.

very few people would forever completely ignore their own parents because an elder got up on a platform one day and announced that they no longer follow the same religion as you.. in the real world it just doesn't happen.

and yet, for 8 million jehovah's witnesses it's very a normal part of their world to treat "other people" differently than they'd treat each other.

amiable atheist

Tameria2001 — […] my JW mother [...] said if it was not for the law of the land, and she would go away for murder, she would have no problem stoning me to death. This goes way beyond not being invited to the family BBQ.

This wraps it up for me. We don't have to look into history, we have just to look into any totalitarian regime. Add religion to it and you get theocracy with, for example, all the atrocities prescribed by Sharia Law in Saudi Arabia.

Imagine the WTorg could legally get away with applying the Mosaic Law. At conventions we'd have attendance skyrocketing for the Disfellowstoning Event. Performed only by Elders and, maybe, Ministerial servants, who would have to have earned that priviledge, of course. Sorry for your mom, Tameria2001, but lacking the anatomical God-Antenna she'd never be allowed to participate in the execution service.

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Serious Issue ....... that MUST be Addressed !!!!!

by Simon in

this is such an important issue, more and more people are succumbing to what must be some viral outbreak wreaking havoc in the world.. i'm talking about unnecessary punctuation.. it's easy to become infected.

you want to write something and add some emphasis so you add an exclamation mark to make it "important!

" but dang, it's not important enough is it??

amiable atheist

Punctuation matters:

"Let's eat Grandma." — "Let's eat, Grandma."

Correct punctuation saves lives.

A panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air. "Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes towards the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder. "I am a panda," he says, at the door. "Look it up." The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.

"Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."

So, punctuation really does matter, even if it is only occasionally a matter of life and death.

This book is fun and informative. I read it cover to cover in a day; and then I did it again ...

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Elders' Gems of Wisdom

by stephenw20 in

jw
friends

my dad asked the co about this one.

mat 27:52-53. and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, .

and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

amiable atheist

bsmart — Thanks for "resurrecting" this thread. I laughed myself to tears, absolutely hilarious.

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Things you will never hear a good Jehovah’s Witness say (to another Jehovah’s Witness)

by hoser in

i’ll start it off.

boy did we get drunk last night.

amiable atheist

I'll not be able to join the FS next Saturday; I've planned to go to the blood donation centre.

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Watchtower circular reasoning chart...

by stuckinarut2 in

i am sure that many have already seen this, but its worth sharing again:.

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amiable atheist

Hi Sacha

(I couldn't read the text, so I uploaded the chart in a higher resolution.)

The detachment from reality is stunning. This chart makes three (!) references to supernatural interference with the physical world. That's the way psychotics argue in order to maintain their delusions.

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Jehovah's Witnesses and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ

by JW Answers in

the bodily resurrection of the lord jesus is pivotal for the christian faith, yet the jehovah's witnesses do not believe that the lord jesus christ rose again in a body.

the watchtower have taught their followers that the lord jesus christ rose again as a spirit creature, and that his body was disposed, disintegrated and dissolved by god the father.

in this video, i explain the differences to what the jehovah's witnesses teach and what god's word teaches, showing without any dispute that the watchtower organisation is false, and that we can always rely on god's word.

amiable atheist

In case anyone could forget, 1 Cor 15 is the prophetic guide to resurrection: who, when, how, and in which order ...

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Watchtower attempts 997 mind trick segue to 1914

by Darth FayDehr in

fancy a mind trick?

here’s 2 for the price of 1; if you only want watchtower’s trick, skip to the next paragraph.

you may need to write this down or use a calculator:.

amiable atheist

9th letter = i

Only bible book beginning with "i" is Isaiah. "Isaiah" ends on a h. h is the 8th letter of the alphabet.

Isaiah 8:1 says

Young's Literal Translation
"And Jehovah saith unto me, 'Take to thee a great tablet, and write upon it with a graving tool of man, To haste spoil, enjoy prey.' "

So, Maher-shalal-hash-baz means "haste spoil, enjoy prey". That's a strange name to give to your child.

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Secret documents from WHQ: JWs do everything to avoid reporting CSA

by jochie in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clbnspvradui have seen the documents myself but i am not able to share them without jeopardizing the source.the rtl broadcasting company has spoken to the orginal source and we know that these documents are real..

amiable atheist

Oh yes, Listener, I am all for protecting the child abusers -

let them rot in jail (protection against the lynch mob)
bury them under the prison (protection against grave desecration)
feed them JW Broadcasting 24/7 full blast (protection against Satan's detrimental influence)

But only one episode of 'Caleb and Sophia' daily: It should be a bit of a punishment, after all.

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Belief in God

by jdash in

when did you guys start to doubt your faith in god?'.

what made you doubt your faith in god?.

thanks !.

amiable atheist

As stan livedeath reminds me, we are all born as atheists. Then childhood indoctrination commenced — in my case at the age of two. That was, when JWs persuaded my parents to join their cult.

When did you guys start to doubt your faith in God? &tc.

I distinctly remember an occasion shortly after Christmas 1965, when I was five years old. Ironically it was the WT-doctrine that there is no Santa Claus which got me thinking. All these other, worldly kids stood firm in the faith, as it were, yet I knew better because my parents had told me, and other grown-ups had confirmed. So, I thought, what if there is not only no Santa racing across the sky with his sleigh and lots of very special reindeer, but also no invisible god, who was allegedly a loving but menacing all-powerful being, who obviously never actually did anything?? After all, the non-existent and the invisible look very much alike, especially when it lacks any observable effect.