Posts by redpilltwice

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O.K. Everyone..Here it is!! Grayson v.s. Insight Book!!!

by Lady Liberty in

here are the scanned copies i promised i would post.

thanks to my wonderful husband, he made it all possible, as he is a computer whiz!

these copies show the out and out deception on the part of the organization.

redpilltwice

Thanks lady Liberty. Another nail in the coffin of the WT's integrity. SHAME ON THEM!!!

Reminds me of another example of a misquote regarding 607 BCE that can be found at jw.facts:

In the 2010 book God's Word for Us Through Jeremiah, a statement is made regarding a find by Eilat Mazar, supporting two Characters mentioned in Jeremiah.

"Archaeologist Eilat Mazar reports unearthing a small clay seal impression, or bulla. (below left) It was found in 2005 during a supervised excavation of a layer dating back to when Jerusalem was destroyed in 607 B.C.E." God's Word for Us Through Jeremiah p.55

The reader may get the impression that Eilat is supporting the year 607 B.C.E., whereas she presents that the destruction was in 587 B.C. (See articles at jpost.com and archaeology.hui.ac.il) There was no need to mention the date 607 B.C.E., as it was not relevant to the topic, and for the sake of accuracy the writer could have referred to "when Jerusalem was destroyed by Babylon." The Watchtower inserts this date to deceitfully condition Jehovah's Witnesses that 607 B.C.E. is historically accurate.

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Did I open the gate to the realm of demons?

by redpilltwice in

this is what happened.

i had a sore tendon in my wrist.

i could work with it, but nevertheless the pain was there.

redpilltwice

OrphanCrow wrote:

I think it is important to remember that the "gift" only works if the recipient of that "gift" accepts it.

Interesting. I will ask "my" healer about it. Hope she will be honest about her effectivity ;-)

Thanks for your input Anders, I will check the link.

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Did I open the gate to the realm of demons?

by redpilltwice in

this is what happened.

i had a sore tendon in my wrist.

i could work with it, but nevertheless the pain was there.

redpilltwice

jws > What would James Randi say?

lol Randy is a cool guy, and it's good to have a healthy dose of scepticism (and this forum absolutely contributes to that), but I don't think the paranormal and occult have to do with this. We're not talking about bending spoons here, which was clearly fake in Uri Geller's case.

Since I got rid of the WT fear of demons attacking "true" Christians, I'm open to a rational approach of this phenomena. I've heard all the "psychological" rationalizations all of my life, but now I'm thinking about it as something that isn't understood, but should and could be explained by (bio)chemistry and physics. It has to do with energy transfer, but I'm fascinated by the x-factor. What's the physical and psychological difference between the ones who have the "gift" and who don't? If such a difference can not be determined through science, then WHAT is the trigger that makes it happen? If it's only a matter of self-deceit, then why can't we all "self-deceit" ourselves free of pain? Just manipulate the right emotions and voila? I know this can happen, but this can't always be the answer...

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Did I open the gate to the realm of demons?

by redpilltwice in

this is what happened.

i had a sore tendon in my wrist.

i could work with it, but nevertheless the pain was there.

redpilltwice

Simon mentioned the placebo-effect, Anders mentioned phantom-pain, others had other ideas , but I really don't believe my situation was a case of "wanting" something or deceiving myself, it just happened the way I told. The pain never was unbearable and I could easily live with it. Therefore I wasn't expecting anything or in a desperate (vulnerable) state, I felt "neutral" during the healing. I had the same comfortable feeling as during a few foot-reflex massages I had so far, where certain areas that are pressed in the foot will influence your bloodstream and give certain "sensations" in other areas of the body. None of that caused lasting effects for the better, just a very comfortable, pleasant and relaxed feeling that lasted for about a day. This is different, the pain is simply GONE and didn't return after a few days, it's simply as that. I'm sure the pressure points have something to do with what is already known for ages within Chinese accupuncture and it's about certain knots, nerve intersections, energy release etc.

It's fascinating to see how some people have the "gift" and others don't. Probably the frequency and intensity of someone's brain waves, the molecular body structure/arrangement and bio magnetism can make a certain canalization/flow of energy possible that actually does have a healing effect. No magic, but just physics/chemistry and energy in a way we still don't understand well. I ackowledge and am aware of the placebo-effect, but I'm leaving out "suggestion" on purpose, because, I repeat, I don't like to consider my case as such.

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Beard's Coming to the Borg!

by DwainBowman in

wt sept study edition, page 17, paragraph 17!

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redpilltwice

So, in reality, its gonna be up to the local God squad to decide if you are allowed to wear your beard and get so called privileges.

HMMM, IN THAT CASE... I CAN ALWAYS GIVE IT A TRY!

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Did I open the gate to the realm of demons?

by redpilltwice in

this is what happened.

i had a sore tendon in my wrist.

i could work with it, but nevertheless the pain was there.

redpilltwice

EndofMysteries, the first time I visited her, she asked for my picture, but I didn't had a good one with me. She then gently pressed my wrist, and it helped anyway, but after that visit, she told me to bring her a good, clear picture of me so that I didn't need to return for future sessions. If she had the picture, she just would take it in her hand, press it and her energy would "heal" me from a distance.

She is very old and never made it her profession, no title...

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Jehovah's Witness Mentos Commercial Parody

by WatchtowerReviewz in

i made this quick little parody to showcase how simple and ridiculous the jw "cure all" solution is to all of life's problems.

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pray, read watchtower, and recruit more members = solution.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l4ig_zu4fi&feature=youtu.be.

redpilltwice

Great, great video. It's parody to us, but not to them.

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Nigel Forage and Stephen Lett

by ZAPPA-ESQUE in

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redpilltwice

Phizzy: who is Nigel Forage?

His name is Nigel Farage, but this is him, see some similarities?

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Did I open the gate to the realm of demons?

by redpilltwice in

this is what happened.

i had a sore tendon in my wrist.

i could work with it, but nevertheless the pain was there.

redpilltwice

just fine, thanks for your input. You wrote:

And she also believes there is an emotional aspect to long standing pain.

Hmm, interesting. OrphanCrow also mentioned it. Did she tell more about that emotional aspect? I'd like to know. Furthermore, -for the sake of argument-, isn't long standing pain usually due to aging and the wearing of the body or, as in some cases, work-related? My now not-sore-anymore tendon seemed to become painful a bit more often with the years.

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Did I open the gate to the realm of demons?

by redpilltwice in

this is what happened.

i had a sore tendon in my wrist.

i could work with it, but nevertheless the pain was there.

redpilltwice

HappyDad, amazing story.

OrphanCrow, you wrote:

So, my question to you: why did you still feel pain "for years"? Was your injury not healed already?

With all respect, I don't think so. Let me explain in more detail. The pain was caused by putting to much tension on my wrist during a hand movement, which gave a short painful sensation of burning fire in my tendon. It happened about 12 years ago and I never went to the doctor, but everytime when I had to use much more than average strength, the sensation came back, so it's quite clear to me why and when I felt the pain. Same with my collegue, who almost reported sick although she already used a brace. She had REAL, work related pain which she got just recently, not years ago.