Posts by iwantoutnow

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I can't wait to see the first human clone

by JohnTron72 in

hi everyone, i sure have been getting all kinds of replies by many on here and that's great.

i read all the post even if some don't believe in god at all.

however, i do believe and anything i say on here is from the depths of my belief and knowledge.

iwantoutnow

Soul! - he said soul :) :) :)

So funny! You had me going there for a while.

12

Amber Scorah on cults

by dozy in

amber gives a superb talk here.

i couldn't help but contrast her delivery - fluent , articulate , without any notes - not even a rostrum or podium to hide behind - with the numerous talks and items i heard when i was a jw.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7wfpaqcqcw.

i am reading her book " leaving the witness " just now - it is superb - i just can't put it down.

iwantoutnow

She is awesome!
EVERYONE - READ HER BOOK!!!

Dozy - she owes it all to the Theocratic Ministry School ;)

11

For heaven's sake , Jan 1-5 weekly program

by waton in

january one.

genesis one wt mental gymnastics.

gen 1:1 earth created in the beginning, ?

iwantoutnow

WANTO - I disagree with you on those, and I am someone who used Isaiah the way you are describing in many talks.

It's all just poetic flowery language, the context is not about anything other than god being powerful and you should trust in him.

When I used those scriptures I knew I was using them to further MY point, not that it was there to shed light on the nature of the universe. Simply if god wanted to do that, it would have been in Genesis 1.

It's EASY to make just about anything say what you it to retroactively.

This is why the bible is such bullshit. You can make any argument you want with it, even Dinosaurs in Eden.

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Which songs give you goosebumps?

by LoveUniHateExams in

i don't know if this topic has been covered before - it might 've been.. i also recommend flipper's excellent music thread ('what songs have you been listening to?

', or similar).. but, i'd just like to start a thread about certain songs giving me goosebumps.

y'know, when you hear a song that profoundly effects you in some difficult-to-describe way and the hairs on your arm stand on end even though the room temperature's comfortably warm.. so, which songs give you goosebumps?.

iwantoutnow

Ok - so this gives me goosebumps and tears every time.
It is so beautiful that surpasses words.

Luciano Pavarotti & Mirella Freni - Puccini (La Boheme)

Pavarotti singing Che gelida manina, followed by Freni's response of si Mi chiamano Mimi

Magic.

Please watch and enjoy.

The Time code may not work here - so start at 22 min in if it doesnt.

https://youtu.be/yW7py67QqZU?t=1346

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For heaven's sake , Jan 1-5 weekly program

by waton in

january one.

genesis one wt mental gymnastics.

gen 1:1 earth created in the beginning, ?

iwantoutnow

Now if somewhere in the bible god had said something like, e=mc2, then you would have some proof of a god.

Genesis is like a low budget bad bad movie with 100 plot holes, a contradictory storyline, continuity issues, and a week story where you can't suspend belief.

And I bought it look line and sinker for most of my life :(

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Were You Willing To Die For Jehovah?

by minimus in

jw
friends

we were supposed to be dedicated unconditionally to jehovah god.

we were willing to be persecuted to the death if need be.

if it came to taking a blood transfusion or dying, we were loyal to jehovah and would be a martyr for god.

iwantoutnow

I think there was a long stretch of my life where I would have had to say YES to that question.

So sad to look back a that.

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How Much of the WT Teaching Did You Believe?

by Ding in

some people on this forum have said that they never really believed any aspect of wt teaching, that they couldn't wait to get free of it all.. others seems to have been really gung ho, believing it all until something happened that got you questioning "the truth.".

i would say my own high water mark was about 50%, which put me squarely on the fence, trying to decide if i should be in or out.. how about you?.

iwantoutnow

MOST OF IT!

I got it as a kid, and progressed to becoming an uber elder, model family....

I had issues with the Science stuff.
Like the Flood never seemed right, I had always tried to figure out other explanations.

But I was 100% in for most of my life.

Then there were just a series of dominos that fell rapidly.

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Which songs give you goosebumps?

by LoveUniHateExams in

i don't know if this topic has been covered before - it might 've been.. i also recommend flipper's excellent music thread ('what songs have you been listening to?

', or similar).. but, i'd just like to start a thread about certain songs giving me goosebumps.

y'know, when you hear a song that profoundly effects you in some difficult-to-describe way and the hairs on your arm stand on end even though the room temperature's comfortably warm.. so, which songs give you goosebumps?.

iwantoutnow

Also - Jungleland (when Carence does his solo)! BRUCEEEEEEE

Ghost of Tom Joad (when Tommy plays in my opinion best solo of all time!) BRUCEEEEE!

Baby Come Back - by Player (Because of childhood memories that are attached).

Defying Gravity - from Wicked - Idena Menzel (WOW)

Songs in Phantom.

Songs from La Boheme (with Pavarotti)

There are a lot for me.

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Oh How Far I've Come

by pale.emperor in

so this weekend my girlfriend and i will move into our own place together.

it turns out that “a cord of three strands is stronger” is bullshit and two people in a relationship are perfectly capable of being happy without outside influence.

what a journey i’ve had since leaving 3 and a half years ago!

iwantoutnow

WOW!!! VERY HAPPY FOR YOU!!!

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Which songs give you goosebumps?

by LoveUniHateExams in

i don't know if this topic has been covered before - it might 've been.. i also recommend flipper's excellent music thread ('what songs have you been listening to?

', or similar).. but, i'd just like to start a thread about certain songs giving me goosebumps.

y'know, when you hear a song that profoundly effects you in some difficult-to-describe way and the hairs on your arm stand on end even though the room temperature's comfortably warm.. so, which songs give you goosebumps?.

iwantoutnow

Under No Illusion - West Wing, my fave show of all time!