a naughty attention grabbing heading i admit - i'm sorry, just couldn't resist.
obviously we all know atheists and agnostics have nothing in common with psychopaths.
in fact i would hold that atheists and agnostics generally have better functioning consciences than religionists.
I think that what we are, or are not, born with is inconsequential.
We are shaped by every passing second of our lives and these moments change and mould us, so by the time we put a conscience into play it has already been shaped by outward stimuli.
In other words we are what we experience regardless of what we're born with; this can be applied both positively and negatively.
the bible is god's infallible word.we are god's only and infallible representatives.
we are always right no matter how wrong we are.thinking for a minute about the outcome achieved using these premises, they simply can't be true and reflective of god's intent with the bible, and the reality of the bible's current content and condition..
@billy: You forgot the magical string on which to dangle the golden carrot.
the watchtower's position on logic and truth is basically that there are two logics (god's and man's) and two truths (god's and man's).
this position makes knowledge impossible (especially knowledge of god) and allows the society to contradict itself with impunity.. read my letter to the society:.
http://watchingthetower.blogspot.com/2009/05/letter-to-christian-congregation-of.html.
Their vagueness and ambiguity leave far more questions than the original query; thanks for posting this.
"purely vertical thinking leads to compliance, conformity, and a false sense of knowledge.
(false because its often just memorization in disguise.
the student knows what to do without understanding why.
What's your point?
How about electricity, plumbing, water systems, modern building and engineering, printing presses, shipping utilization, modern infrastructure, technology, modes of transportation, small and large appliances, government, modern tools and....? The list goes on.
If they want to keep using the “we're no part of the world” bullshight then they better start getting cozy with the Amish or else shut the hell up!
we all know how jw brag about their strong internal love.
all are treated equal no matter rank, color, money, status etc.
is this really true?
Class distinctions? YES
Financial distinctions? YES
Favortism? YES
Racism? YES
Misogyny? YES
Narcissism? YES
Megalomania? Yes
in where it matters, we have not been associating with the b**** congregation for over 6 years.
moreover, we have not identified ourselves as jehovahs witness for about 5 years.
as such, we are informing the congregations that we have already disassociated from the jehovahs witness.. in this regards, we do not wish to be called on when the door to door service is performed either for monthly magazine campaigns, circuit/district assembly notices and memorial night flyers.
i recently asked my jw elder brother (who thinks i'm just "inactive") what he makes of the reduction in pages of the wt & awake rags.... his response was something like:.
well this was something that has been discussed for a long time.
the society feels that the brothers need to start using the bible more in field service so they are slowly reducing the pages of the literature to encourage the brothers to read the bible more and not depend so much on the literature.
Yeah right! When pigs fly!
so far, i've been mostly ignored (in a good way)..
It’s all about control and power; the elderberries will usually leave alone anyone they believe can damage them. No matter your standing, they will never bite off more than they can chew by picking a fight they don’t think they can win and will naturally shy away from one’s they think have dirt on them who can threaten their position/standing in the congregation or world.
Kind of like a Pandora’s box, they know if they leave certain “friends” alone that box remains closed, but mess with just one and all hell will break loose.
I think this is why I’ve been left alone. I know far too much and may seem quiet but when you try to attack me I become a porcupine; come any closer and you're gonna get hurt. Pretty much I live by the rule of don't start nothin' there won't be nothin', so the only time the elderberries have ever tried to "shepherd" or single me out they were left licking their wounds.
just wondering if anyone knows if there will be any earth shattering information at it or will it just be a rehash of the same old nonsense..
They just keep doling out the same rubbish over and over again.
At least the original garbage had texture but now it's been rehashed so many times it's kinda like processed cheese, it has absolutely no nutritional value and may seem like a good idea at the time but will probably give you ass burning diarrhea.
